General

  • Target

    e94745332601452bdd93321f15ac5d525074177ce987cba71d66c9adcfc1748e

  • Size

    690KB

  • Sample

    221001-3mdgpaddej

  • MD5

    7452948372e58f80d9404640f6ea87c0

  • SHA1

    f8941540cc119bf345cf7160be14fe2952f8cd6d

  • SHA256

    e94745332601452bdd93321f15ac5d525074177ce987cba71d66c9adcfc1748e

  • SHA512

    2fdb3b745398ab71470a997e0e1fa1c3692292e45dee23fae11d9eedfbe54fe106a71ea5709fa691dcb53ccdac5465d0d55bf06d8c93b7377c070d0ea9ffa30f

  • SSDEEP

    12288:Z9HFJ9rJxRX1uVVjoaWSoynxdO1FVBaOiRZTERfIhNkNCCLo9Ek5C/hZp:jZ1xuVVjfFoynPaVBUR8f+kN10EBd

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkcomet

Botnet

Guest16

C2

popxmods.no-ip.biz:1604

Mutex

DC_MUTEX-0BXAEV3

Attributes
  • InstallPath

    Windows\explorer.exe

  • gencode

    qDHRQEzeyML8

  • install

    true

  • offline_keylogger

    true

  • persistence

    true

  • reg_key

    explorer

Targets

    • Target

      e94745332601452bdd93321f15ac5d525074177ce987cba71d66c9adcfc1748e

    • Size

      690KB

    • MD5

      7452948372e58f80d9404640f6ea87c0

    • SHA1

      f8941540cc119bf345cf7160be14fe2952f8cd6d

    • SHA256

      e94745332601452bdd93321f15ac5d525074177ce987cba71d66c9adcfc1748e

    • SHA512

      2fdb3b745398ab71470a997e0e1fa1c3692292e45dee23fae11d9eedfbe54fe106a71ea5709fa691dcb53ccdac5465d0d55bf06d8c93b7377c070d0ea9ffa30f

    • SSDEEP

      12288:Z9HFJ9rJxRX1uVVjoaWSoynxdO1FVBaOiRZTERfIhNkNCCLo9Ek5C/hZp:jZ1xuVVjfFoynPaVBUR8f+kN10EBd

    • Darkcomet

      DarkComet is a remote access trojan (RAT) developed by Jean-Pierre Lesueur.

    • Modifies WinLogon for persistence

    • Modifies security service

    • Windows security bypass

    • Disables RegEdit via registry modification

    • Disables Task Manager via registry modification

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Sets file to hidden

      Modifies file attributes to stop it showing in Explorer etc.

    • Checks computer location settings

      Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Windows security modification

    • Adds Run key to start application

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Persistence

Winlogon Helper DLL

1
T1004

Modify Existing Service

1
T1031

Hidden Files and Directories

2
T1158

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1060

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

6
T1112

Disabling Security Tools

2
T1089

Hidden Files and Directories

2
T1158

Discovery

Query Registry

1
T1012

System Information Discovery

2
T1082

Tasks