Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20231215-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20231215-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    21/01/2024, 01:34

General

  • Target
    68aea9b1f4605cd58556c62ec72f1f36.exe
  • Size 648KB
  • Sample240121-bzefzacfd8
  • SHA256 2c518676f1c6d40841ba7669bddc5ce8e25f6d7cb8ec1598563e46a73b580923
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Darkcomet

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

  • Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 48 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\68aea9b1f4605cd58556c62ec72f1f36.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\68aea9b1f4605cd58556c62ec72f1f36.exe"
    1⤵
    • Modifies WinLogon for persistence
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3056
    • C:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe
      "C:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4272
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k ping 127.0.0.1 -n 5 > NUL&del "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\68aea9b1f4605cd58556c62ec72f1f36.exe"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3820
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
        ping 127.0.0.1 -n 5
        3⤵
        • Runs ping.exe
        PID:2308

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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        Downloads

        winupdate.exe

        • Path C:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe
        • Size 648KB
        • SHA256 2c518676f1c6d40841ba7669bddc5ce8e25f6d7cb8ec1598563e46a73b580923
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        memory/3056-0-0x00000000022C0000-0x00000000022C1000-memory.dmp

        memory/3056-12-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B3000-memory.dmp

        memory/4272-11-0x00000000022A0000-0x00000000022A1000-memory.dmp

        memory/4272-13-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B3000-memory.dmp

        memory/4272-14-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B3000-memory.dmp