Analysis

  • max time kernel
    151s
  • max time network
    158s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20220812-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20220812-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    28-11-2022 10:38

General

  • Target

    59ee343c2509ff9b795bba287ac8763cb0a059058945a9d8a4e7033e46299e04.exe

  • Size

    1.2MB

  • MD5

    3e7390c3eeeb28cb18eaa5b7f682b0da

  • SHA1

    9d8401994e982e037a4e395faf1597cb76470171

  • SHA256

    59ee343c2509ff9b795bba287ac8763cb0a059058945a9d8a4e7033e46299e04

  • SHA512

    4cc01a3b5629a8d029ebcda3f5f514f4da235edd554306640d200eb522c5909c7a2944fb85993ebfd2d4a63451507a32b4907c15551ffe0b0820fe0d1c8d65fc

  • SSDEEP

    24576:I0QtqBorTlYWBhE+V3mO20zwt/l1SRKgZ2eS:I7tqFWM4mNWI

Malware Config

Extracted

Credentials

  • Protocol:
    smtp
  • Host:
    smtp.gmail.com
  • Port:
    587
  • Username:
    nickflip2009@gmail.com
  • Password:
    nick5501

Extracted

Family

darkcomet

Botnet

Slaves

C2

nickflip2015.no-ip.org:1604

10.0.0.75:1604

Mutex

DC_MUTEX-D8AZQWD

Attributes
  • InstallPath

    MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe

  • gencode

    HhJKioBtXipk

  • install

    true

  • offline_keylogger

    false

  • persistence

    true

  • reg_key

    MicroUpdate

Signatures

  • Darkcomet

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

  • HawkEye

    HawkEye is a malware kit that has seen continuous development since at least 2013.

  • Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Modifies firewall policy service 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • NirSoft MailPassView 5 IoCs

    Password recovery tool for various email clients

  • NirSoft WebBrowserPassView 5 IoCs

    Password recovery tool for various web browsers

  • Nirsoft 10 IoCs
  • Disables RegEdit via registry modification 1 IoCs
  • Disables Task Manager via registry modification
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 12 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

  • Loads dropped DLL 4 IoCs
  • Uses the VBS compiler for execution 1 TTPs
  • Accesses Microsoft Outlook accounts 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Looks up external IP address via web service 3 IoCs

    Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s). Likely ransomware behaviour.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 47 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 63 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\59ee343c2509ff9b795bba287ac8763cb0a059058945a9d8a4e7033e46299e04.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\59ee343c2509ff9b795bba287ac8763cb0a059058945a9d8a4e7033e46299e04.exe"
    1⤵
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1088
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EBFile_1.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EBFile_1.exe"
      2⤵
      • Modifies WinLogon for persistence
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1144
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        cmd /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EXECUTE.BAT" "
        3⤵
          PID:1180
        • C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe"
          3⤵
          • Modifies firewall policy service
          • Disables RegEdit via registry modification
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Adds Run key to start application
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:1772
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
            cmd /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EXECUTE.BAT" "
            4⤵
              PID:584
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
              notepad
              4⤵
                PID:852
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
            cmd /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\BFile_2.bat" "
            2⤵
              PID:1700
            • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
              C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe /stext "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\holdermail.txt"
              2⤵
              • Accesses Microsoft Outlook accounts
              PID:1108
            • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
              C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe /stext "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\holderwb.txt"
              2⤵
                PID:1880

            Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

            Execution

            Scripting

            1
            T1064

            Persistence

            Winlogon Helper DLL

            1
            T1004

            Modify Existing Service

            1
            T1031

            Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

            1
            T1060

            Defense Evasion

            Modify Registry

            3
            T1112

            Scripting

            1
            T1064

            Discovery

            System Information Discovery

            1
            T1082

            Collection

            Email Collection

            1
            T1114

            Replay Monitor

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            Downloads

            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\BFile_2.bat
              Filesize

              2KB

              MD5

              4897f02d43de8724cd2f12370e148b8b

              SHA1

              be7e9a497f9f965004fcbcbcd8d292530a801aa0

              SHA256

              a7db7db9e13649d68104fae690602b8e49f9f3a8c27ce26b5f8785d8c16e3733

              SHA512

              0308159206d77cfec9e0f859a5d8880772ffd8ef8a32460e708dee8f9017b0dadfca04b06fb3a89b5772bc4a6e95f05d730877a60d8a4cb00311becfd9d5347e

            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EBFile_1.exe
              Filesize

              252KB

              MD5

              87f28094def9f264ba3afab60c1f2691

              SHA1

              16725fdf1ac2f1d62b1d6e01c336727bd0be7b72

              SHA256

              7c034f6c3abf1a84cf1fb1fd13c42cc7f47ccfd19e431df033378ee47355aca6

              SHA512

              0e47f746d03dacafc7c3b11d1ed6637b300eff7b0dddf43f237ea0997060312de4e905353f14ae5ccf21d18ecda7d77fa243bdf9a14cbf5f0b869d9755108ece

            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EBFile_1.exe
              Filesize

              252KB

              MD5

              87f28094def9f264ba3afab60c1f2691

              SHA1

              16725fdf1ac2f1d62b1d6e01c336727bd0be7b72

              SHA256

              7c034f6c3abf1a84cf1fb1fd13c42cc7f47ccfd19e431df033378ee47355aca6

              SHA512

              0e47f746d03dacafc7c3b11d1ed6637b300eff7b0dddf43f237ea0997060312de4e905353f14ae5ccf21d18ecda7d77fa243bdf9a14cbf5f0b869d9755108ece

            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EXECUTE.BAT
              Filesize

              2KB

              MD5

              4897f02d43de8724cd2f12370e148b8b

              SHA1

              be7e9a497f9f965004fcbcbcd8d292530a801aa0

              SHA256

              a7db7db9e13649d68104fae690602b8e49f9f3a8c27ce26b5f8785d8c16e3733

              SHA512

              0308159206d77cfec9e0f859a5d8880772ffd8ef8a32460e708dee8f9017b0dadfca04b06fb3a89b5772bc4a6e95f05d730877a60d8a4cb00311becfd9d5347e

            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EXECUTE.BAT
              Filesize

              2KB

              MD5

              4897f02d43de8724cd2f12370e148b8b

              SHA1

              be7e9a497f9f965004fcbcbcd8d292530a801aa0

              SHA256

              a7db7db9e13649d68104fae690602b8e49f9f3a8c27ce26b5f8785d8c16e3733

              SHA512

              0308159206d77cfec9e0f859a5d8880772ffd8ef8a32460e708dee8f9017b0dadfca04b06fb3a89b5772bc4a6e95f05d730877a60d8a4cb00311becfd9d5347e

            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\holderwb.txt
              Filesize

              2B

              MD5

              f3b25701fe362ec84616a93a45ce9998

              SHA1

              d62636d8caec13f04e28442a0a6fa1afeb024bbb

              SHA256

              b3d510ef04275ca8e698e5b3cbb0ece3949ef9252f0cdc839e9ee347409a2209

              SHA512

              98c5f56f3de340690c139e58eb7dac111979f0d4dffe9c4b24ff849510f4b6ffa9fd608c0a3de9ac3c9fd2190f0efaf715309061490f9755a9bfdf1c54ca0d84

            • C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
              Filesize

              252KB

              MD5

              87f28094def9f264ba3afab60c1f2691

              SHA1

              16725fdf1ac2f1d62b1d6e01c336727bd0be7b72

              SHA256

              7c034f6c3abf1a84cf1fb1fd13c42cc7f47ccfd19e431df033378ee47355aca6

              SHA512

              0e47f746d03dacafc7c3b11d1ed6637b300eff7b0dddf43f237ea0997060312de4e905353f14ae5ccf21d18ecda7d77fa243bdf9a14cbf5f0b869d9755108ece

            • C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
              Filesize

              252KB

              MD5

              87f28094def9f264ba3afab60c1f2691

              SHA1

              16725fdf1ac2f1d62b1d6e01c336727bd0be7b72

              SHA256

              7c034f6c3abf1a84cf1fb1fd13c42cc7f47ccfd19e431df033378ee47355aca6

              SHA512

              0e47f746d03dacafc7c3b11d1ed6637b300eff7b0dddf43f237ea0997060312de4e905353f14ae5ccf21d18ecda7d77fa243bdf9a14cbf5f0b869d9755108ece

            • \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EBFile_1.exe
              Filesize

              252KB

              MD5

              87f28094def9f264ba3afab60c1f2691

              SHA1

              16725fdf1ac2f1d62b1d6e01c336727bd0be7b72

              SHA256

              7c034f6c3abf1a84cf1fb1fd13c42cc7f47ccfd19e431df033378ee47355aca6

              SHA512

              0e47f746d03dacafc7c3b11d1ed6637b300eff7b0dddf43f237ea0997060312de4e905353f14ae5ccf21d18ecda7d77fa243bdf9a14cbf5f0b869d9755108ece

            • \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EBFile_1.exe
              Filesize

              252KB

              MD5

              87f28094def9f264ba3afab60c1f2691

              SHA1

              16725fdf1ac2f1d62b1d6e01c336727bd0be7b72

              SHA256

              7c034f6c3abf1a84cf1fb1fd13c42cc7f47ccfd19e431df033378ee47355aca6

              SHA512

              0e47f746d03dacafc7c3b11d1ed6637b300eff7b0dddf43f237ea0997060312de4e905353f14ae5ccf21d18ecda7d77fa243bdf9a14cbf5f0b869d9755108ece

            • \Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
              Filesize

              252KB

              MD5

              87f28094def9f264ba3afab60c1f2691

              SHA1

              16725fdf1ac2f1d62b1d6e01c336727bd0be7b72

              SHA256

              7c034f6c3abf1a84cf1fb1fd13c42cc7f47ccfd19e431df033378ee47355aca6

              SHA512

              0e47f746d03dacafc7c3b11d1ed6637b300eff7b0dddf43f237ea0997060312de4e905353f14ae5ccf21d18ecda7d77fa243bdf9a14cbf5f0b869d9755108ece

            • \Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
              Filesize

              252KB

              MD5

              87f28094def9f264ba3afab60c1f2691

              SHA1

              16725fdf1ac2f1d62b1d6e01c336727bd0be7b72

              SHA256

              7c034f6c3abf1a84cf1fb1fd13c42cc7f47ccfd19e431df033378ee47355aca6

              SHA512

              0e47f746d03dacafc7c3b11d1ed6637b300eff7b0dddf43f237ea0997060312de4e905353f14ae5ccf21d18ecda7d77fa243bdf9a14cbf5f0b869d9755108ece

            • memory/584-79-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
            • memory/852-87-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
            • memory/1088-64-0x0000000008B40000-0x0000000008BF7000-memory.dmp
              Filesize

              732KB

            • memory/1088-63-0x0000000008B40000-0x0000000008BF7000-memory.dmp
              Filesize

              732KB

            • memory/1088-96-0x0000000008B40000-0x0000000008BF7000-memory.dmp
              Filesize

              732KB

            • memory/1088-97-0x0000000008B40000-0x0000000008BF7000-memory.dmp
              Filesize

              732KB

            • memory/1088-56-0x0000000074B80000-0x000000007512B000-memory.dmp
              Filesize

              5.7MB

            • memory/1088-55-0x0000000074B80000-0x000000007512B000-memory.dmp
              Filesize

              5.7MB

            • memory/1088-54-0x0000000076681000-0x0000000076683000-memory.dmp
              Filesize

              8KB

            • memory/1108-76-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp
              Filesize

              108KB

            • memory/1108-82-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp
              Filesize

              108KB

            • memory/1108-77-0x0000000000411654-mapping.dmp
            • memory/1108-85-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp
              Filesize

              108KB

            • memory/1108-89-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp
              Filesize

              108KB

            • memory/1144-66-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
              Filesize

              732KB

            • memory/1144-59-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
            • memory/1144-83-0x0000000003250000-0x0000000003307000-memory.dmp
              Filesize

              732KB

            • memory/1144-86-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
              Filesize

              732KB

            • memory/1180-68-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
            • memory/1700-61-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
            • memory/1772-84-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
              Filesize

              732KB

            • memory/1772-72-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
            • memory/1772-100-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
              Filesize

              732KB

            • memory/1880-94-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp
              Filesize

              352KB

            • memory/1880-95-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp
              Filesize

              352KB

            • memory/1880-91-0x0000000000442628-mapping.dmp
            • memory/1880-90-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp
              Filesize

              352KB

            • memory/1880-99-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000458000-memory.dmp
              Filesize

              352KB