darkcomet | 5e9b31834d9951e950f884bea2a45bafb99c1761fbb8b7be4301467f55795d1a

General

Target

e75d27a4dec7334e548a776a58137877.exe
Size

318KB
MD5

e75d27a4dec7334e548a776a58137877
SHA1

85e46d71cd015e4714459d2fe73f6c9a066199f5
SHA256

5e9b31834d9951e950f884bea2a45bafb99c1761fbb8b7be4301467f55795d1a
SHA512

28669e18a2ea427fa90f11ec4ed5f024bd3a28a4602bfe091fc6155e3b2f170f9f7f245a0912aa6cca627c6bc9802d4b39a75043c57d6d5e4c4ac3896710755f
SSDEEP

6144:TKjZaimwIqlazWEIBk4ZAs3CaYo/TRg4w6kT1kYftg5d672:dZqIzW35RFn9g311kYfi6K

Score

10^/10

darkcomet hawkeye keylogger persistence rat spyware stealer trojan upx

Malware Config

Signatures

Darkcomet
DarkComet is a remote access trojan (RAT) developed by Jean-Pierre Lesueur.
trojan rat darkcomet
HawkEye
HawkEye is a malware kit that has seen continuous development since at least 2013.
keylogger trojan stealer spyware hawkeye

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

e75d27a4dec7334e548a776a58137877.exeexplorer.exenvxdsinc.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3073191680-435865314-2862784915-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	e75d27a4dec7334e548a776a58137877.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3073191680-435865314-2862784915-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	explorer.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3073191680-435865314-2862784915-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	nvxdsinc.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

Processes:

explorer.exenvxdsinc.exenwtray.exe

pid process

232 explorer.exe
4476 nvxdsinc.exe
2992 nwtray.exe

UPX packed file 8 IoCs

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

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/3712-25-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3712-26-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3712-27-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3712-29-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3712-28-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3712-44-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3712-45-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3712-46-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

nvxdsinc.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3073191680-435865314-2862784915-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Microsoft® Windows® Operating System = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\System\\nvxdsinc.exe"	nvxdsinc.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs

Processes:

explorer.exenwtray.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 232 set thread context of 3712	232	explorer.exe	AppLaunch.exe
PID 2992 set thread context of 4236	2992	nwtray.exe	AppLaunch.exe

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

System Information Discovery
T1082

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs

Processes:

explorer.exenvxdsinc.exenwtray.exe

pid	process
232	explorer.exe
4476	nvxdsinc.exe
232	explorer.exe
232	explorer.exe
2992	nwtray.exe
4476	nvxdsinc.exe
232	explorer.exe
2992	nwtray.exe
4476	nvxdsinc.exe
232	explorer.exe
2992	nwtray.exe
4476	nvxdsinc.exe
232	explorer.exe
2992	nwtray.exe
4476	nvxdsinc.exe
232	explorer.exe
2992	nwtray.exe
4476	nvxdsinc.exe
232	explorer.exe
2992	nwtray.exe
4476	nvxdsinc.exe
232	explorer.exe
2992	nwtray.exe
4476	nvxdsinc.exe
232	explorer.exe
2992	nwtray.exe
4476	nvxdsinc.exe
232	explorer.exe
2992	nwtray.exe
4476	nvxdsinc.exe
232	explorer.exe
2992	nwtray.exe
4476	nvxdsinc.exe
232	explorer.exe
2992	nwtray.exe
4476	nvxdsinc.exe
232	explorer.exe
2992	nwtray.exe
4476	nvxdsinc.exe
232	explorer.exe
232	explorer.exe
2992	nwtray.exe
2992	nwtray.exe
4476	nvxdsinc.exe
4476	nvxdsinc.exe
232	explorer.exe
232	explorer.exe
2992	nwtray.exe
2992	nwtray.exe
4476	nvxdsinc.exe
4476	nvxdsinc.exe
232	explorer.exe
232	explorer.exe
2992	nwtray.exe
2992	nwtray.exe
4476	nvxdsinc.exe
4476	nvxdsinc.exe
232	explorer.exe
232	explorer.exe
2992	nwtray.exe
2992	nwtray.exe
4476	nvxdsinc.exe
4476	nvxdsinc.exe
232	explorer.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 52 IoCs

Processes:

e75d27a4dec7334e548a776a58137877.exeexplorer.exenvxdsinc.exeAppLaunch.exenwtray.exeAppLaunch.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3244	e75d27a4dec7334e548a776a58137877.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	232	explorer.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4476	nvxdsinc.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	3712	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3712	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	3712	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	3712	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	3712	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	3712	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	3712	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3712	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3712	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3712	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3712	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3712	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3712	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	3712	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	3712	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	3712	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	3712	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	3712	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	3712	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	3712	AppLaunch.exe
Token: 33	3712	AppLaunch.exe
Token: 34	3712	AppLaunch.exe
Token: 35	3712	AppLaunch.exe
Token: 36	3712	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2992	nwtray.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	4236	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4236	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	4236	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	4236	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	4236	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	4236	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	4236	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4236	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4236	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4236	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4236	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4236	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4236	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	4236	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	4236	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	4236	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	4236	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	4236	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	4236	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	4236	AppLaunch.exe
Token: 33	4236	AppLaunch.exe
Token: 34	4236	AppLaunch.exe
Token: 35	4236	AppLaunch.exe
Token: 36	4236	AppLaunch.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

Processes:

AppLaunch.exe

pid process

3712 AppLaunch.exe

pid	process
3712	AppLaunch.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 25 IoCs

Processes:

e75d27a4dec7334e548a776a58137877.exeexplorer.exenvxdsinc.exenwtray.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 3244 wrote to memory of 232	3244	e75d27a4dec7334e548a776a58137877.exe	explorer.exe
PID 3244 wrote to memory of 232	3244	e75d27a4dec7334e548a776a58137877.exe	explorer.exe
PID 3244 wrote to memory of 232	3244	e75d27a4dec7334e548a776a58137877.exe	explorer.exe
PID 232 wrote to memory of 3712	232	explorer.exe	AppLaunch.exe
PID 232 wrote to memory of 3712	232	explorer.exe	AppLaunch.exe
PID 232 wrote to memory of 3712	232	explorer.exe	AppLaunch.exe
PID 232 wrote to memory of 3712	232	explorer.exe	AppLaunch.exe
PID 232 wrote to memory of 3712	232	explorer.exe	AppLaunch.exe
PID 232 wrote to memory of 3712	232	explorer.exe	AppLaunch.exe
PID 232 wrote to memory of 3712	232	explorer.exe	AppLaunch.exe
PID 232 wrote to memory of 3712	232	explorer.exe	AppLaunch.exe
PID 232 wrote to memory of 4476	232	explorer.exe	nvxdsinc.exe
PID 232 wrote to memory of 4476	232	explorer.exe	nvxdsinc.exe
PID 232 wrote to memory of 4476	232	explorer.exe	nvxdsinc.exe
PID 4476 wrote to memory of 2992	4476	nvxdsinc.exe	nwtray.exe
PID 4476 wrote to memory of 2992	4476	nvxdsinc.exe	nwtray.exe
PID 4476 wrote to memory of 2992	4476	nvxdsinc.exe	nwtray.exe
PID 2992 wrote to memory of 4236	2992	nwtray.exe	AppLaunch.exe
PID 2992 wrote to memory of 4236	2992	nwtray.exe	AppLaunch.exe
PID 2992 wrote to memory of 4236	2992	nwtray.exe	AppLaunch.exe
PID 2992 wrote to memory of 4236	2992	nwtray.exe	AppLaunch.exe
PID 2992 wrote to memory of 4236	2992	nwtray.exe	AppLaunch.exe
PID 2992 wrote to memory of 4236	2992	nwtray.exe	AppLaunch.exe
PID 2992 wrote to memory of 4236	2992	nwtray.exe	AppLaunch.exe
PID 2992 wrote to memory of 4236	2992	nwtray.exe	AppLaunch.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e75d27a4dec7334e548a776a58137877.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e75d27a4dec7334e548a776a58137877.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3244
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\explorer.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\explorer.exe"
  2⤵
  - Checks computer location settings
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:232
- - C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\AppLaunch.exe
    C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\AppLaunch.exe
    3⤵
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:3712
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\System\nvxdsinc.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\System\nvxdsinc.exe"
    3⤵
    - Checks computer location settings
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Adds Run key to start application
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4476
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\System\nwtray.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\System\nwtray.exe"
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
      Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2992
    - - C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\AppLaunch.exe
        
        C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\AppLaunch.exe
        5⤵
        Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        
        PID:4236

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

1

T1012

System Information Discovery

2

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SysInfo.txt

Filesize
70B

MD5
10f8e5ef710815f8042993d8a493148c

SHA1
ca1311ec6a490dd0cae48a970d9bd52347c26a66

SHA256
8b388565259a47221d1ea8753f40c174862c43b0e097026e8e99c7d785aaaea8

SHA512
d81dbf5ede3ae69894fecd63201b1b8b7b5529396643dda74ec96b415d7e50fb53dedf2b784f28e014d61892bd90b41d50f94aa1cad2a6b874c610c79826a157

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\System\nvxdsinc.exe

Filesize
39KB

MD5
38abcaec6ee62213f90b1717d830a1bb

SHA1
d8f5849d0d3f4ccc0dfb66a9a4a0442ac66a31b9

SHA256
6fee9a2c70b2cc48b0812f7cb2e09497c9c90941976f430a8f8279ad3c787768

SHA512
77eaabcbc6f7a3835b6220d72c4b1cae82d2125ea971907e33b15ceeede7e4da0741c6e63e988bd782ed6eb72ad3cbcba10ea83919eafd9b95d612c43a735274

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\explorer.exe

Filesize
318KB

MD5
e75d27a4dec7334e548a776a58137877

SHA1
85e46d71cd015e4714459d2fe73f6c9a066199f5

SHA256
5e9b31834d9951e950f884bea2a45bafb99c1761fbb8b7be4301467f55795d1a

SHA512
28669e18a2ea427fa90f11ec4ed5f024bd3a28a4602bfe091fc6155e3b2f170f9f7f245a0912aa6cca627c6bc9802d4b39a75043c57d6d5e4c4ac3896710755f

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memory/232-16-0x0000000000CA0000-0x0000000000CB0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/232-60-0x0000000000CA0000-0x0000000000CB0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/232-59-0x00000000751F0000-0x00000000757A1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/232-17-0x00000000751F0000-0x00000000757A1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/232-15-0x00000000751F0000-0x00000000757A1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2992-52-0x0000000000A60000-0x0000000000A70000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2992-49-0x00000000751F0000-0x00000000757A1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2992-65-0x0000000000A60000-0x0000000000A70000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2992-64-0x00000000751F0000-0x00000000757A1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2992-51-0x00000000751F0000-0x00000000757A1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/3244-7-0x00000000751F0000-0x00000000757A1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/3244-20-0x00000000751F0000-0x00000000757A1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/3244-1-0x00000000751F0000-0x00000000757A1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/3244-11-0x0000000001950000-0x0000000001960000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3244-2-0x0000000001950000-0x0000000001960000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3244-5-0x00000000751F0000-0x00000000757A1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/3244-0-0x00000000751F0000-0x00000000757A1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/3712-29-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/3712-27-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/3712-44-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/3712-45-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/3712-46-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/3712-43-0x0000000000C60000-0x0000000000C61000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3712-25-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/3712-26-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/3712-28-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/4236-58-0x00000000023D0000-0x00000000023D1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/4476-42-0x0000000000930000-0x0000000000940000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4476-61-0x00000000751F0000-0x00000000757A1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/4476-62-0x00000000751F0000-0x00000000757A1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/4476-63-0x0000000000930000-0x0000000000940000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4476-40-0x00000000751F0000-0x00000000757A1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/4476-41-0x00000000751F0000-0x00000000757A1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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