darkcomet | 5c2220564d9f14f1ff5416b4f124ae1cbaa8643a9a9c0c04cd760bbff749b737

Analysis

max time kernel
207s
max time network
209s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20221111-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20221111-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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26/11/2022, 02:04

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General

Target

5c2220564d9f14f1ff5416b4f124ae1cbaa8643a9a9c0c04cd760bbff749b737.exe
Size

690KB
MD5

b59596f3ff64d6b7888c5a3381041c99
SHA1

ab77498daa7a39c8f562bcb77f1a9e18ca130a8c
SHA256

5c2220564d9f14f1ff5416b4f124ae1cbaa8643a9a9c0c04cd760bbff749b737
SHA512

86734883456a8db190dcd734a631471376b562de7dd68c001425e9d6c5539ac1dce598db536bd9068de8a869097071f28748a677950d1e3700348c4754ac490b
SSDEEP

12288:J9HFJ9rJxRX1uVVjoaWSoynxdO1FVBaOiRZTERfIhNkNCCLo9Ek5C/hxZ:TZ1xuVVjfFoynPaVBUR8f+kN10EBd

Score

10^/10

darkcomet guest16 evasion persistence rat trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkcomet

Botnet

Guest16

127.0.0.1:1604

Mutex

DC_MUTEX-2QQNDNF

Attributes

InstallPath
Admin\Admin login.exe
gencode
SWpYKxw8bYYy
install
true
offline_keylogger
true
persistence
true
reg_key
Windows Update

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

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\UserInit = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\userinit.exe,C:\\Windows\\system32\\Admin\\Admin login.exe"	5c2220564d9f14f1ff5416b4f124ae1cbaa8643a9a9c0c04cd760bbff749b737.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4852	Admin login.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

pid	Process
4444	attrib.exe
3492	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

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2386679933-1492765628-3466841596-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	5c2220564d9f14f1ff5416b4f124ae1cbaa8643a9a9c0c04cd760bbff749b737.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2386679933-1492765628-3466841596-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Windows Update = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\Admin\\Admin login.exe"	5c2220564d9f14f1ff5416b4f124ae1cbaa8643a9a9c0c04cd760bbff749b737.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2386679933-1492765628-3466841596-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Windows Update = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\Admin\\Admin login.exe"	Admin login.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Admin\Admin login.exe	5c2220564d9f14f1ff5416b4f124ae1cbaa8643a9a9c0c04cd760bbff749b737.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Admin\	5c2220564d9f14f1ff5416b4f124ae1cbaa8643a9a9c0c04cd760bbff749b737.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Admin\Admin login.exe	5c2220564d9f14f1ff5416b4f124ae1cbaa8643a9a9c0c04cd760bbff749b737.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

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{1f3427c8-5c10-4210-aa03-2ee45287d668}\Instance\	5c2220564d9f14f1ff5416b4f124ae1cbaa8643a9a9c0c04cd760bbff749b737.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4852	Admin login.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 48 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	4256	5c2220564d9f14f1ff5416b4f124ae1cbaa8643a9a9c0c04cd760bbff749b737.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4256	5c2220564d9f14f1ff5416b4f124ae1cbaa8643a9a9c0c04cd760bbff749b737.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	4256	5c2220564d9f14f1ff5416b4f124ae1cbaa8643a9a9c0c04cd760bbff749b737.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	4256	5c2220564d9f14f1ff5416b4f124ae1cbaa8643a9a9c0c04cd760bbff749b737.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	4256	5c2220564d9f14f1ff5416b4f124ae1cbaa8643a9a9c0c04cd760bbff749b737.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	4256	5c2220564d9f14f1ff5416b4f124ae1cbaa8643a9a9c0c04cd760bbff749b737.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	4256	5c2220564d9f14f1ff5416b4f124ae1cbaa8643a9a9c0c04cd760bbff749b737.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4256	5c2220564d9f14f1ff5416b4f124ae1cbaa8643a9a9c0c04cd760bbff749b737.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4256	5c2220564d9f14f1ff5416b4f124ae1cbaa8643a9a9c0c04cd760bbff749b737.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4256	5c2220564d9f14f1ff5416b4f124ae1cbaa8643a9a9c0c04cd760bbff749b737.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4256	5c2220564d9f14f1ff5416b4f124ae1cbaa8643a9a9c0c04cd760bbff749b737.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4256	5c2220564d9f14f1ff5416b4f124ae1cbaa8643a9a9c0c04cd760bbff749b737.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4256	5c2220564d9f14f1ff5416b4f124ae1cbaa8643a9a9c0c04cd760bbff749b737.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	4256	5c2220564d9f14f1ff5416b4f124ae1cbaa8643a9a9c0c04cd760bbff749b737.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	4256	5c2220564d9f14f1ff5416b4f124ae1cbaa8643a9a9c0c04cd760bbff749b737.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	4256	5c2220564d9f14f1ff5416b4f124ae1cbaa8643a9a9c0c04cd760bbff749b737.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	4256	5c2220564d9f14f1ff5416b4f124ae1cbaa8643a9a9c0c04cd760bbff749b737.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	4256	5c2220564d9f14f1ff5416b4f124ae1cbaa8643a9a9c0c04cd760bbff749b737.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	4256	5c2220564d9f14f1ff5416b4f124ae1cbaa8643a9a9c0c04cd760bbff749b737.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	4256	5c2220564d9f14f1ff5416b4f124ae1cbaa8643a9a9c0c04cd760bbff749b737.exe
Token: 33	4256	5c2220564d9f14f1ff5416b4f124ae1cbaa8643a9a9c0c04cd760bbff749b737.exe
Token: 34	4256	5c2220564d9f14f1ff5416b4f124ae1cbaa8643a9a9c0c04cd760bbff749b737.exe
Token: 35	4256	5c2220564d9f14f1ff5416b4f124ae1cbaa8643a9a9c0c04cd760bbff749b737.exe
Token: 36	4256	5c2220564d9f14f1ff5416b4f124ae1cbaa8643a9a9c0c04cd760bbff749b737.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	4852	Admin login.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4852	Admin login.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	4852	Admin login.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	4852	Admin login.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	4852	Admin login.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	4852	Admin login.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	4852	Admin login.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4852	Admin login.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4852	Admin login.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4852	Admin login.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4852	Admin login.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4852	Admin login.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4852	Admin login.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	4852	Admin login.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	4852	Admin login.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	4852	Admin login.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	4852	Admin login.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	4852	Admin login.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	4852	Admin login.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	4852	Admin login.exe
Token: 33	4852	Admin login.exe
Token: 34	4852	Admin login.exe
Token: 35	4852	Admin login.exe
Token: 36	4852	Admin login.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4852	Admin login.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 37 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4256 wrote to memory of 4216	4256	5c2220564d9f14f1ff5416b4f124ae1cbaa8643a9a9c0c04cd760bbff749b737.exe	83
PID 4256 wrote to memory of 4216	4256	5c2220564d9f14f1ff5416b4f124ae1cbaa8643a9a9c0c04cd760bbff749b737.exe	83
PID 4256 wrote to memory of 4216	4256	5c2220564d9f14f1ff5416b4f124ae1cbaa8643a9a9c0c04cd760bbff749b737.exe	83
PID 4256 wrote to memory of 3216	4256	5c2220564d9f14f1ff5416b4f124ae1cbaa8643a9a9c0c04cd760bbff749b737.exe	84
PID 4256 wrote to memory of 3216	4256	5c2220564d9f14f1ff5416b4f124ae1cbaa8643a9a9c0c04cd760bbff749b737.exe	84
PID 4256 wrote to memory of 3216	4256	5c2220564d9f14f1ff5416b4f124ae1cbaa8643a9a9c0c04cd760bbff749b737.exe	84
PID 4216 wrote to memory of 3492	4216	cmd.exe	88
PID 4216 wrote to memory of 3492	4216	cmd.exe	88
PID 4216 wrote to memory of 3492	4216	cmd.exe	88
PID 3216 wrote to memory of 4444	3216	cmd.exe	87
PID 3216 wrote to memory of 4444	3216	cmd.exe	87
PID 3216 wrote to memory of 4444	3216	cmd.exe	87
PID 4256 wrote to memory of 4852	4256	5c2220564d9f14f1ff5416b4f124ae1cbaa8643a9a9c0c04cd760bbff749b737.exe	90
PID 4256 wrote to memory of 4852	4256	5c2220564d9f14f1ff5416b4f124ae1cbaa8643a9a9c0c04cd760bbff749b737.exe	90
PID 4256 wrote to memory of 4852	4256	5c2220564d9f14f1ff5416b4f124ae1cbaa8643a9a9c0c04cd760bbff749b737.exe	90
PID 4852 wrote to memory of 3456	4852	Admin login.exe	91
PID 4852 wrote to memory of 3456	4852	Admin login.exe	91
PID 4852 wrote to memory of 3456	4852	Admin login.exe	91
PID 4852 wrote to memory of 3456	4852	Admin login.exe	91
PID 4852 wrote to memory of 3456	4852	Admin login.exe	91
PID 4852 wrote to memory of 3456	4852	Admin login.exe	91
PID 4852 wrote to memory of 3456	4852	Admin login.exe	91
PID 4852 wrote to memory of 3456	4852	Admin login.exe	91
PID 4852 wrote to memory of 3456	4852	Admin login.exe	91
PID 4852 wrote to memory of 3456	4852	Admin login.exe	91
PID 4852 wrote to memory of 3456	4852	Admin login.exe	91
PID 4852 wrote to memory of 3456	4852	Admin login.exe	91
PID 4852 wrote to memory of 3456	4852	Admin login.exe	91
PID 4852 wrote to memory of 3456	4852	Admin login.exe	91
PID 4852 wrote to memory of 3456	4852	Admin login.exe	91
PID 4852 wrote to memory of 3456	4852	Admin login.exe	91
PID 4852 wrote to memory of 3456	4852	Admin login.exe	91
PID 4852 wrote to memory of 3456	4852	Admin login.exe	91
PID 4852 wrote to memory of 3456	4852	Admin login.exe	91
PID 4852 wrote to memory of 3456	4852	Admin login.exe	91
PID 4852 wrote to memory of 3456	4852	Admin login.exe	91
PID 4852 wrote to memory of 3456	4852	Admin login.exe	91

Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Hidden Files and Directories

T1158

pid	Process
4444	attrib.exe
3492	attrib.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5c2220564d9f14f1ff5416b4f124ae1cbaa8643a9a9c0c04cd760bbff749b737.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5c2220564d9f14f1ff5416b4f124ae1cbaa8643a9a9c0c04cd760bbff749b737.exe"
1⤵
- Modifies WinLogon for persistence
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4256
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5c2220564d9f14f1ff5416b4f124ae1cbaa8643a9a9c0c04cd760bbff749b737.exe" +s +h
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4216
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
    attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5c2220564d9f14f1ff5416b4f124ae1cbaa8643a9a9c0c04cd760bbff749b737.exe" +s +h
    3⤵
    - Sets file to hidden
    - Views/modifies file attributes
    PID:3492
- 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:3216
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
    attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp" +s +h
    3⤵
    - Sets file to hidden
    - Views/modifies file attributes
    PID:4444
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Admin\Admin login.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\Admin\Admin login.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4852
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
    notepad
    3⤵
    PID:3456

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Hidden Files and Directories

T1158

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Winlogon Helper DLL

T1004

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Hidden Files and Directories

T1158

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Admin\Admin login.exe

Filesize
690KB

MD5
b59596f3ff64d6b7888c5a3381041c99

SHA1
ab77498daa7a39c8f562bcb77f1a9e18ca130a8c

SHA256
5c2220564d9f14f1ff5416b4f124ae1cbaa8643a9a9c0c04cd760bbff749b737

SHA512
86734883456a8db190dcd734a631471376b562de7dd68c001425e9d6c5539ac1dce598db536bd9068de8a869097071f28748a677950d1e3700348c4754ac490b

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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Admin\Admin login.exe

Filesize
690KB

MD5
b59596f3ff64d6b7888c5a3381041c99

SHA1
ab77498daa7a39c8f562bcb77f1a9e18ca130a8c

SHA256
5c2220564d9f14f1ff5416b4f124ae1cbaa8643a9a9c0c04cd760bbff749b737

SHA512
86734883456a8db190dcd734a631471376b562de7dd68c001425e9d6c5539ac1dce598db536bd9068de8a869097071f28748a677950d1e3700348c4754ac490b

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Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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