darkcomet | ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63

General

Target

ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.exe
Size

693KB
MD5

6de7cd0ab88ab2804c3406df023bb3a0
SHA1

edf82e682f3eed25b22755ae52226131d9ccaf66
SHA256

ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63
SHA512

2ac5d42ed2ba3282881e2df8afc59043793baad6499eea5fc7dc3ce4e650e986d8833a7eee541b29c74794edaff7ce1ae4630be6c95303687f5714055d0d5368
SSDEEP

12288:BZ8nw7Aaw+qphbSZmoTeBrp8pLKHxA/qnGIVuett6C63qGWKPMto3bybWBTBn/r:BZ8wEaL0oyBVSgJnGIVjGWFKbvn/r

Score

10^/10

darkcomet hacked evasion persistence rat trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkcomet

Botnet

HackEd

C2

net0.noip.me:1604

Mutex

DC_MUTEX-TEWLSPF

Attributes

InstallPath
Microsoft\windows\explorer.exe
gencode
J5KZ635fLizV
install
true
offline_keylogger
true
persistence
true
reg_key
Microsoft Windows

Signatures

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

Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Winlogon Helper DLL

T1004

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\UserInit = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\userinit.exe,C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\Windows\\INetCookies\\Microsoft\\windows\\explorer.exe"	ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.exe

Sets file to hidden 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Modifies file attributes to stop it showing in Explorer etc.
evasion

Hidden Files and Directories
T1158

Processes:

attrib.exeattrib.exe

pid process

4764 attrib.exe
4772 attrib.exe

pid	process
4764	attrib.exe
4772	attrib.exe

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2629973501-4017243118-3254762364-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2629973501-4017243118-3254762364-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Microsoft Windows = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\Windows\\INetCookies\\Microsoft\\windows\\explorer.exe"	ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s). Likely ransomware behaviour.

System Information Discovery
T1082

Modifies registry class 1 IoCs

Processes:

ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.exe

description	ioc	process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{1f3427c8-5c10-4210-aa03-2ee45287d668}\Instance\	ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 24 IoCs

Processes:

ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	4172	ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4172	ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	4172	ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	4172	ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	4172	ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	4172	ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	4172	ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4172	ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4172	ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4172	ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4172	ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4172	ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4172	ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	4172	ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	4172	ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	4172	ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	4172	ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	4172	ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	4172	ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	4172	ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.exe
Token: 33	4172	ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.exe
Token: 34	4172	ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.exe
Token: 35	4172	ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.exe
Token: 36	4172	ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 29 IoCs

Processes:

ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.execmd.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4172 wrote to memory of 4680	4172	ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4172 wrote to memory of 4680	4172	ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4172 wrote to memory of 4680	4172	ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4172 wrote to memory of 3996	4172	ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4172 wrote to memory of 3996	4172	ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4172 wrote to memory of 3996	4172	ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4172 wrote to memory of 4500	4172	ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.exe	notepad.exe
PID 4172 wrote to memory of 4500	4172	ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.exe	notepad.exe
PID 4172 wrote to memory of 4500	4172	ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.exe	notepad.exe
PID 4172 wrote to memory of 4500	4172	ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.exe	notepad.exe
PID 4172 wrote to memory of 4500	4172	ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.exe	notepad.exe
PID 4172 wrote to memory of 4500	4172	ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.exe	notepad.exe
PID 4172 wrote to memory of 4500	4172	ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.exe	notepad.exe
PID 4172 wrote to memory of 4500	4172	ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.exe	notepad.exe
PID 4172 wrote to memory of 4500	4172	ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.exe	notepad.exe
PID 4172 wrote to memory of 4500	4172	ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.exe	notepad.exe
PID 4172 wrote to memory of 4500	4172	ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.exe	notepad.exe
PID 4172 wrote to memory of 4500	4172	ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.exe	notepad.exe
PID 4172 wrote to memory of 4500	4172	ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.exe	notepad.exe
PID 4172 wrote to memory of 4500	4172	ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.exe	notepad.exe
PID 4172 wrote to memory of 4500	4172	ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.exe	notepad.exe
PID 4172 wrote to memory of 4500	4172	ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.exe	notepad.exe
PID 4172 wrote to memory of 4500	4172	ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.exe	notepad.exe
PID 4680 wrote to memory of 4772	4680	cmd.exe	attrib.exe
PID 4680 wrote to memory of 4772	4680	cmd.exe	attrib.exe
PID 4680 wrote to memory of 4772	4680	cmd.exe	attrib.exe
PID 3996 wrote to memory of 4764	3996	cmd.exe	attrib.exe
PID 3996 wrote to memory of 4764	3996	cmd.exe	attrib.exe
PID 3996 wrote to memory of 4764	3996	cmd.exe	attrib.exe

Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
evasion

Hidden Files and Directories
T1158

Processes:

attrib.exeattrib.exe

pid process

4764 attrib.exe
4772 attrib.exe

pid	process
4764	attrib.exe
4772	attrib.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.exe"
1⤵
- Modifies WinLogon for persistence
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4172

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.exe" +s +h
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4680

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ccc9396f0e4b7501d5a1e964ed76ce38cb933447ad1836956ecb56460cab9d63.exe" +s +h
3⤵
- Sets file to hidden
- Views/modifies file attributes
PID:4772

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp" +s +h
2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3996

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp" +s +h
3⤵
- Sets file to hidden
- Views/modifies file attributes
PID:4764

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
notepad
2⤵
PID:4500

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Winlogon Helper DLL

1

T1004

Hidden Files and Directories

2

T1158

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1060

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

2

T1112

Hidden Files and Directories

2

T1158

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

1

T1012

System Information Discovery

2

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Exfiltration

Command and Control

Impact

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memory/3996-135-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/4172-132-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000579000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.5MB

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memory/4172-133-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000579000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.5MB

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memory/4172-139-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000579000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.5MB

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memory/4500-136-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/4680-134-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/4764-138-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/4772-137-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

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