Analysis Overview
SHA256
b8022c1aa5f5f6220ffce8f3f473bb8078bbf171fa00e50823bc0c79946c1121
Threat Level: Known bad
The file DarkNight.exe was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Darkcomet
Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry
Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
Looks for VMWare Tools registry key
Checks BIOS information in registry
Themida packer
Checks whether UAC is enabled
Looks up external IP address via web service
Maps connected drives based on registry
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Unsigned PE
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-04-15 23:28
Signatures
Themida packer
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-04-15 23:28
Reported
2024-04-15 23:30
Platform
win7-20240221-en
Max time kernel
37s
Max time network
19s
Command Line
Signatures
Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\ACPI\DSDT\VBOX__ | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DarkNight.exe | N/A |
Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Oracle\VirtualBox Guest Additions | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DarkNight.exe | N/A |
Looks for VMWare Tools registry key
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\VMware, Inc.\VMware Tools | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DarkNight.exe | N/A |
Checks BIOS information in registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosVersion | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DarkNight.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DarkNight.exe | N/A |
Themida packer
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Checks whether UAC is enabled
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DarkNight.exe | N/A |
Looks up external IP address via web service
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | wtfismyip.com | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | wtfismyip.com | N/A | N/A |
Maps connected drives based on registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Disk\Enum | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DarkNight.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Disk\Enum\0 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DarkNight.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DarkNight.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DarkNight.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeSecurityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeBackupPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeRestorePrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeShutdownPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeUndockPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: 34 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: 35 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeSecurityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeBackupPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeRestorePrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeShutdownPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeUndockPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: 34 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: 35 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeSecurityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeBackupPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeRestorePrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeShutdownPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeUndockPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: 34 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: 35 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeSecurityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DarkNight.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DarkNight.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DarkNight.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DarkNight.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CMD.exe
"CMD.exe" /C WMIC COMPUTERSYSTEM GET MODEL
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe
WMIC COMPUTERSYSTEM GET MODEL
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CMD.exe
"CMD.exe" /C WMIC BIOS GET VERSION
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe
WMIC BIOS GET VERSION
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | wtfismyip.com | udp |
| FI | 65.108.75.112:443 | wtfismyip.com | tcp |
| TR | 80.93.220.228:4443 | tcp |
Files
memory/2784-0-0x0000000000C30000-0x00000000015D2000-memory.dmp
memory/2784-1-0x0000000076000000-0x0000000076110000-memory.dmp
memory/2784-2-0x0000000076AB0000-0x0000000076AF7000-memory.dmp
memory/2784-3-0x0000000076000000-0x0000000076110000-memory.dmp
memory/2784-5-0x0000000076AB0000-0x0000000076AF7000-memory.dmp
memory/2784-8-0x0000000076000000-0x0000000076110000-memory.dmp
memory/2784-9-0x0000000076AB0000-0x0000000076AF7000-memory.dmp
memory/2784-10-0x0000000076000000-0x0000000076110000-memory.dmp
memory/2784-11-0x0000000076000000-0x0000000076110000-memory.dmp
memory/2784-12-0x0000000076000000-0x0000000076110000-memory.dmp
memory/2784-13-0x0000000076000000-0x0000000076110000-memory.dmp
memory/2784-14-0x0000000076AB0000-0x0000000076AF7000-memory.dmp
memory/2784-15-0x0000000076000000-0x0000000076110000-memory.dmp
memory/2784-16-0x0000000076000000-0x0000000076110000-memory.dmp
memory/2784-17-0x0000000076000000-0x0000000076110000-memory.dmp
memory/2784-18-0x0000000076000000-0x0000000076110000-memory.dmp
memory/2784-19-0x0000000076000000-0x0000000076110000-memory.dmp
memory/2784-20-0x0000000000C30000-0x00000000015D2000-memory.dmp
memory/2784-21-0x0000000076000000-0x0000000076110000-memory.dmp
memory/2784-22-0x0000000000C30000-0x00000000015D2000-memory.dmp
memory/2784-23-0x00000000741A0000-0x000000007488E000-memory.dmp
memory/2784-24-0x00000000008F0000-0x00000000008FE000-memory.dmp
memory/2784-25-0x00000000053E0000-0x0000000005D82000-memory.dmp
memory/2784-26-0x00000000055A0000-0x00000000055E0000-memory.dmp
memory/2784-27-0x00000000055A0000-0x00000000055E0000-memory.dmp
memory/2784-29-0x0000000000C30000-0x00000000015D2000-memory.dmp
memory/2784-30-0x0000000076000000-0x0000000076110000-memory.dmp
memory/2784-31-0x0000000076AB0000-0x0000000076AF7000-memory.dmp
memory/2784-32-0x00000000741A0000-0x000000007488E000-memory.dmp
memory/2784-33-0x00000000053E0000-0x000000000543F000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-04-15 23:28
Reported
2024-04-15 23:30
Platform
win10v2004-20240412-en
Max time kernel
61s
Max time network
66s
Command Line
Signatures
Darkcomet
Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\ACPI\DSDT\VBOX__ | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DarkNight.exe | N/A |
Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Oracle\VirtualBox Guest Additions | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DarkNight.exe | N/A |
Looks for VMWare Tools registry key
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\VMware, Inc.\VMware Tools | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DarkNight.exe | N/A |
Checks BIOS information in registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosVersion | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DarkNight.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\VideoBiosVersion | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DarkNight.exe | N/A |
Themida packer
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Checks whether UAC is enabled
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DarkNight.exe | N/A |
Looks up external IP address via web service
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | wtfismyip.com | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | wtfismyip.com | N/A | N/A |
Maps connected drives based on registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Disk\Enum | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DarkNight.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\disk\Enum\0 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DarkNight.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 1308 set thread context of 3776 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DarkNight.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DarkNight.exe |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DarkNight.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DarkNight.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DarkNight.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DarkNight.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DarkNight.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DarkNight.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CMD.exe
"CMD.exe" /C WMIC COMPUTERSYSTEM GET MODEL
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe
WMIC COMPUTERSYSTEM GET MODEL
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\CMD.exe
"CMD.exe" /C WMIC BIOS GET VERSION
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe
WMIC BIOS GET VERSION
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 22.160.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 9.228.82.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 21.114.53.23.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 26.35.223.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| TR | 80.93.220.228:1605 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | wtfismyip.com | udp |
| FI | 65.108.75.112:443 | wtfismyip.com | tcp |
| TR | 80.93.220.228:4443 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 112.75.108.65.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 228.220.93.80.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| TR | 80.93.220.228:1605 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 26.165.165.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 15.164.165.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 240.221.184.93.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| TR | 80.93.220.228:1605 | tcp |
Files
memory/1308-0-0x0000000000820000-0x00000000011C2000-memory.dmp
memory/1308-1-0x0000000075DB0000-0x0000000075EA0000-memory.dmp
memory/1308-2-0x0000000075DB0000-0x0000000075EA0000-memory.dmp
memory/1308-3-0x0000000075DB0000-0x0000000075EA0000-memory.dmp
memory/1308-4-0x0000000075DB0000-0x0000000075EA0000-memory.dmp
memory/1308-5-0x0000000075DB0000-0x0000000075EA0000-memory.dmp
memory/1308-6-0x0000000075DB0000-0x0000000075EA0000-memory.dmp
memory/1308-8-0x0000000075DB0000-0x0000000075EA0000-memory.dmp
memory/1308-10-0x0000000000820000-0x00000000011C2000-memory.dmp
memory/1308-11-0x0000000000820000-0x00000000011C2000-memory.dmp
memory/1308-12-0x00000000032F0000-0x00000000032FE000-memory.dmp
memory/1308-13-0x0000000005940000-0x00000000059DC000-memory.dmp
memory/3776-14-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/3776-15-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/3776-17-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/3776-16-0x0000000000820000-0x00000000011C2000-memory.dmp
memory/3776-18-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/3776-19-0x0000000003290000-0x0000000003291000-memory.dmp
memory/3776-20-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/3776-21-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/1308-22-0x00000000059E0000-0x0000000005A46000-memory.dmp
memory/1308-23-0x0000000005B00000-0x0000000005B10000-memory.dmp
memory/1308-25-0x0000000000820000-0x00000000011C2000-memory.dmp
memory/1308-26-0x0000000075DB0000-0x0000000075EA0000-memory.dmp
memory/1308-27-0x0000000075DB0000-0x0000000075EA0000-memory.dmp
memory/1308-29-0x0000000075DB0000-0x0000000075EA0000-memory.dmp
memory/1308-30-0x0000000075DB0000-0x0000000075EA0000-memory.dmp
memory/1308-31-0x0000000075DB0000-0x0000000075EA0000-memory.dmp
memory/1308-32-0x0000000075DB0000-0x0000000075EA0000-memory.dmp
memory/1308-33-0x0000000075DB0000-0x0000000075EA0000-memory.dmp
memory/3776-34-0x0000000000820000-0x00000000011C2000-memory.dmp
memory/3776-35-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/1308-37-0x0000000005B00000-0x0000000005B10000-memory.dmp