General

  • Target

    A1DB2DK7S9.CNT.exe

  • Size

    2.1MB

  • Sample

    230222-b9tzeahd67

  • MD5

    9cb1667d78bac6997eefe37a44397558

  • SHA1

    992651316c65ac2f6e0bd301543bea6c6cc507b1

  • SHA256

    8f130ed18524730bdeab3cb340518acddaa6fb8ed2947bcbf902b2b94b2cdb69

  • SHA512

    21e73434d0ba367f6eb45fd92b24f3d1567ef6aaccee2871620cf311f698b8ec3ac22261c95931f6a998ba1e3f8f3bc06b119d8164ddd2e4d376edb00c933a69

  • SSDEEP

    24576:RUMPXPReQkyrfVQHxsvw2HuSOVyrGYZF0CV8twiylCS9u+cY7KPJ+HlD9IExKMac:3pe9qNQHxfwGUlype8+cY7KUx3

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkcomet

Botnet

FEBEUARY 2023

C2

timmy08.ddns.net:39399

Mutex

DC_MUTEX-Q2S9RDY

Attributes
  • InstallPath

    MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe

  • gencode

    uwAzfkQN5QEN

  • install

    true

  • offline_keylogger

    true

  • persistence

    true

  • reg_key

    chrome

Extracted

Family

nanocore

Version

1.2.2.0

C2

timmy06.ddns.net:28289

timmy08.ddns.net:28289

Mutex

62f06349-2bb0-4c20-ac84-f82ad01a1521

Attributes
  • activate_away_mode

    false

  • backup_connection_host

    timmy08.ddns.net

  • backup_dns_server

    8.8.4.4

  • buffer_size

    65535

  • build_time

    2022-12-01T20:37:32.816492236Z

  • bypass_user_account_control

    false

  • bypass_user_account_control_data

    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

  • clear_access_control

    true

  • clear_zone_identifier

    false

  • connect_delay

    4000

  • connection_port

    28289

  • default_group

    FEBRUARY 2023

  • enable_debug_mode

    true

  • gc_threshold

    1.048576e+07

  • keep_alive_timeout

    30000

  • keyboard_logging

    false

  • lan_timeout

    2500

  • max_packet_size

    1.048576e+07

  • mutex

    62f06349-2bb0-4c20-ac84-f82ad01a1521

  • mutex_timeout

    5000

  • prevent_system_sleep

    true

  • primary_connection_host

    timmy06.ddns.net

  • primary_dns_server

    8.8.8.8

  • request_elevation

    true

  • restart_delay

    5000

  • run_delay

    0

  • run_on_startup

    false

  • set_critical_process

    true

  • timeout_interval

    5000

  • use_custom_dns_server

    false

  • version

    1.2.2.0

  • wan_timeout

    8000

Targets

    • Target

      A1DB2DK7S9.CNT.exe

    • Size

      2.1MB

    • MD5

      9cb1667d78bac6997eefe37a44397558

    • SHA1

      992651316c65ac2f6e0bd301543bea6c6cc507b1

    • SHA256

      8f130ed18524730bdeab3cb340518acddaa6fb8ed2947bcbf902b2b94b2cdb69

    • SHA512

      21e73434d0ba367f6eb45fd92b24f3d1567ef6aaccee2871620cf311f698b8ec3ac22261c95931f6a998ba1e3f8f3bc06b119d8164ddd2e4d376edb00c933a69

    • SSDEEP

      24576:RUMPXPReQkyrfVQHxsvw2HuSOVyrGYZF0CV8twiylCS9u+cY7KPJ+HlD9IExKMac:3pe9qNQHxfwGUlype8+cY7KUx3

    • Darkcomet

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

    • Modifies WinLogon for persistence

    • Modifies security service

    • NanoCore

      NanoCore is a remote access tool (RAT) with a variety of capabilities.

    • Windows security bypass

    • Disables Task Manager via registry modification

    • 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.

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Windows security modification

    • Adds Run key to start application

    • Checks whether UAC is enabled

    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Execution

Scheduled Task

1
T1053

Persistence

Winlogon Helper DLL

1
T1004

Modify Existing Service

1
T1031

Hidden Files and Directories

2
T1158

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1060

Scheduled Task

1
T1053

Privilege Escalation

Scheduled Task

1
T1053

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

5
T1112

Disabling Security Tools

2
T1089

Hidden Files and Directories

2
T1158

Discovery

Query Registry

1
T1012

System Information Discovery

3
T1082

Tasks