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
    25/03/2024, 17:36

General

  • Target
    de92fbec120a28b67b6889ec21f4be51.exe
  • Size 812KB
  • Sample240325-v6wtdaec42
  • SHA256 609d28163bc291bac0a6fed62a734b989eba03827df069f7aca7ee2872b3f3ae
  • 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
  • Modifies firewall policy service 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Modifies security service 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Disables RegEdit via registry modification 1 IoCs
  • Disables Task Manager via registry modification
  • Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

    BIOS information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Windows security modification 2 TTPs 2 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).

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 8 IoCs

    Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 48 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs
  • System policy modification 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\de92fbec120a28b67b6889ec21f4be51.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\de92fbec120a28b67b6889ec21f4be51.exe"
    1⤵
    • Modifies WinLogon for persistence
    • Checks BIOS information in registry
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Checks processor information in registry
    • Enumerates system info in registry
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3200
    • C:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe
      "C:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe"
      2⤵
      • Modifies firewall policy service
      • Modifies security service
      • Windows security bypass
      • Disables RegEdit via registry modification
      • Checks BIOS information in registry
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Windows security modification
      • Checks processor information in registry
      • Enumerates system info in registry
      • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • System policy modification
      PID:4968
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_dcsc_.bat" "
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2988
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
        ping 127.0.0.1 -n 2
        3⤵
        • Runs ping.exe
        PID:2664

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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        Downloads

        _dcsc_.bat

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_dcsc_.bat
        • Size 105B
        • SHA256 d3ec096bbf8e38627cb19ee8745cd62e4add0b87b2f1cf0cfdba46e99dc8f3ab
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        winupdate.exe

        • Path C:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe
        • Size 812KB
        • SHA256 609d28163bc291bac0a6fed62a734b989eba03827df069f7aca7ee2872b3f3ae
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        memory/3200-0-0x0000000000B70000-0x0000000000B71000-memory.dmp

        memory/3200-39-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004D9000-memory.dmp

        memory/4968-38-0x0000000002570000-0x0000000002571000-memory.dmp

        memory/4968-41-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004D9000-memory.dmp

        memory/4968-43-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004D9000-memory.dmp

        memory/4968-45-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004D9000-memory.dmp

        memory/4968-47-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004D9000-memory.dmp

        memory/4968-50-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004D9000-memory.dmp

        memory/4968-52-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004D9000-memory.dmp

        memory/4968-54-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004D9000-memory.dmp