darkcomet | 42e5b68d620506fd7f6648b5280fcdeb5a69cffcf765dc1ef552d809dc3cffa3

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
150s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20240412-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240412-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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17-04-2024 04:03

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General

Target

Cheatsbot.exe
Size

741KB
MD5

40399abf2fd406ffe2b6243026cb79a1
SHA1

64388c49d752237ec715a319691864113d5faa34
SHA256

a4bdc360927c533b38e388c2dbce77dda3f03793557408fdf06f1935dc9cca80
SHA512

184915fbc8f44bf714bcd270e3c61b9e9778bec3877bea216f0858a72ca2aadb4cf9ef5ddf973e1b0d678e1a3dd4fe4fa8e5d2dc25bc7d0333017eba447355bd
SSDEEP

12288:UQkPrGW1QBtr6wk8KNv0l/sd6QJdi39MujlaXIU7I0UxjjEILY:UZD03RwvS/K62i39Mujos0gE

Score

10^/10

darkcomet persistence rat trojan

Malware Config

Signatures

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

Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Winlogon Helper DLL

T1547.004

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

Cheatsbot.exe

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\UserInit = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\userinit.exe,C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\Windupdt\\svchost.exe"	Cheatsbot.exe

Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

Cheatsbot.exesvchost.exe

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosDate	Cheatsbot.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosDate	svchost.exe

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

Cheatsbot.exe

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2177723727-746291240-1644359950-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	Cheatsbot.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exesvchost.exe

pid	Process
1912	svchost.exe
4116	svchost.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

Cheatsbot.exe

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2177723727-746291240-1644359950-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Nvidia = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\Windupdt\\svchost.exe"	Cheatsbot.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs

Processes:

Cheatsbot.exesvchost.exe

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1988 set thread context of 3080	1988	Cheatsbot.exe	86
PID 1912 set thread context of 4116	1912	svchost.exe	93

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

System Information Discovery
T1082

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 8 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

svchost.exeCheatsbot.exe

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	svchost.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\Identifier	svchost.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\VendorIdentifier	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	Cheatsbot.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	Cheatsbot.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\Identifier	Cheatsbot.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\VendorIdentifier	Cheatsbot.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	svchost.exe

Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

Cheatsbot.exesvchost.exe

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\Identifier	Cheatsbot.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\Identifier	svchost.exe

Modifies registry class 1 IoCs

Processes:

Cheatsbot.exe

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{1f3427c8-5c10-4210-aa03-2ee45287d668}\Instance\	Cheatsbot.exe

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

Processes:

PING.EXE

pid	Process
4132	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe

pid	Process
4116	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 48 IoCs

Processes:

Cheatsbot.exesvchost.exe

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	3080	Cheatsbot.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3080	Cheatsbot.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	3080	Cheatsbot.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	3080	Cheatsbot.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	3080	Cheatsbot.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	3080	Cheatsbot.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	3080	Cheatsbot.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3080	Cheatsbot.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3080	Cheatsbot.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3080	Cheatsbot.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3080	Cheatsbot.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3080	Cheatsbot.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3080	Cheatsbot.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	3080	Cheatsbot.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	3080	Cheatsbot.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	3080	Cheatsbot.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	3080	Cheatsbot.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	3080	Cheatsbot.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	3080	Cheatsbot.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	3080	Cheatsbot.exe
Token: 33	3080	Cheatsbot.exe
Token: 34	3080	Cheatsbot.exe
Token: 35	3080	Cheatsbot.exe
Token: 36	3080	Cheatsbot.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	4116	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4116	svchost.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	4116	svchost.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	4116	svchost.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	4116	svchost.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	4116	svchost.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	4116	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4116	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4116	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4116	svchost.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4116	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4116	svchost.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4116	svchost.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	4116	svchost.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	4116	svchost.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	4116	svchost.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	4116	svchost.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	4116	svchost.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	4116	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	4116	svchost.exe
Token: 33	4116	svchost.exe
Token: 34	4116	svchost.exe
Token: 35	4116	svchost.exe
Token: 36	4116	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs

Processes:

Cheatsbot.exesvchost.exesvchost.exe

pid	Process
1988	Cheatsbot.exe
1988	Cheatsbot.exe
1912	svchost.exe
1912	svchost.exe
4116	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 37 IoCs

Processes:

Cheatsbot.exeCheatsbot.exesvchost.execmd.exe

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1988 wrote to memory of 3080	1988	Cheatsbot.exe	86
PID 1988 wrote to memory of 3080	1988	Cheatsbot.exe	86
PID 1988 wrote to memory of 3080	1988	Cheatsbot.exe	86
PID 1988 wrote to memory of 3080	1988	Cheatsbot.exe	86
PID 1988 wrote to memory of 3080	1988	Cheatsbot.exe	86
PID 1988 wrote to memory of 3080	1988	Cheatsbot.exe	86
PID 1988 wrote to memory of 3080	1988	Cheatsbot.exe	86
PID 1988 wrote to memory of 3080	1988	Cheatsbot.exe	86
PID 1988 wrote to memory of 3080	1988	Cheatsbot.exe	86
PID 1988 wrote to memory of 3080	1988	Cheatsbot.exe	86
PID 1988 wrote to memory of 3080	1988	Cheatsbot.exe	86
PID 1988 wrote to memory of 3080	1988	Cheatsbot.exe	86
PID 1988 wrote to memory of 3080	1988	Cheatsbot.exe	86
PID 1988 wrote to memory of 3080	1988	Cheatsbot.exe	86
PID 3080 wrote to memory of 1912	3080	Cheatsbot.exe	90
PID 3080 wrote to memory of 1912	3080	Cheatsbot.exe	90
PID 3080 wrote to memory of 1912	3080	Cheatsbot.exe	90
PID 3080 wrote to memory of 4296	3080	Cheatsbot.exe	91
PID 3080 wrote to memory of 4296	3080	Cheatsbot.exe	91
PID 3080 wrote to memory of 4296	3080	Cheatsbot.exe	91
PID 1912 wrote to memory of 4116	1912	svchost.exe	93
PID 1912 wrote to memory of 4116	1912	svchost.exe	93
PID 1912 wrote to memory of 4116	1912	svchost.exe	93
PID 1912 wrote to memory of 4116	1912	svchost.exe	93
PID 1912 wrote to memory of 4116	1912	svchost.exe	93
PID 1912 wrote to memory of 4116	1912	svchost.exe	93
PID 1912 wrote to memory of 4116	1912	svchost.exe	93
PID 1912 wrote to memory of 4116	1912	svchost.exe	93
PID 1912 wrote to memory of 4116	1912	svchost.exe	93
PID 1912 wrote to memory of 4116	1912	svchost.exe	93
PID 1912 wrote to memory of 4116	1912	svchost.exe	93
PID 1912 wrote to memory of 4116	1912	svchost.exe	93
PID 1912 wrote to memory of 4116	1912	svchost.exe	93
PID 1912 wrote to memory of 4116	1912	svchost.exe	93
PID 4296 wrote to memory of 4132	4296	cmd.exe	94
PID 4296 wrote to memory of 4132	4296	cmd.exe	94
PID 4296 wrote to memory of 4132	4296	cmd.exe	94

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Cheatsbot.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Cheatsbot.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1988
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Cheatsbot.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Cheatsbot.exe"
  2⤵
  - 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:3080
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windupdt\svchost.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windupdt\svchost.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1912
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windupdt\svchost.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windupdt\svchost.exe"
      4⤵
      Checks BIOS information in registry
      Executes dropped EXE
      Checks processor information in registry
      Enumerates system info in registry
      Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
      Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:4116
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_dcsc_.bat" "
    3⤵
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4296
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
      ping 127.0.0.1 -n 2
      4⤵
      Runs ping.exe
      PID:4132

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Winlogon Helper DLL

T1547.004

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Winlogon Helper DLL

T1547.004

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

Remote System Discovery

T1018

System Information Discovery

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_dcsc_.bat

Filesize
82B

MD5
30ed56f98fc23ae84eeca15aeacc5577

SHA1
9b18203e5d9b9cb4e71c1fdb638644c81b42e1d7

SHA256
a714f7877620a5c4c6f1b6a642371f24ef2ee95312ccc6d6d7794e7ca03eafea

SHA512
cd8ec0e19e676d140adfbb23cadc9adf9899be586ab49bb1278f0d48adb7f79c24a555e553fe16d375677ff980ebcb3f1ec3d74190e181b4b63bcb1807fa129f

Download Submit
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windupdt\svchost.exe

Filesize
741KB

MD5
40399abf2fd406ffe2b6243026cb79a1

SHA1
64388c49d752237ec715a319691864113d5faa34

SHA256
a4bdc360927c533b38e388c2dbce77dda3f03793557408fdf06f1935dc9cca80

SHA512
184915fbc8f44bf714bcd270e3c61b9e9778bec3877bea216f0858a72ca2aadb4cf9ef5ddf973e1b0d678e1a3dd4fe4fa8e5d2dc25bc7d0333017eba447355bd

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memory/3080-3-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
768KB

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memory/3080-4-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
768KB

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memory/3080-5-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
768KB

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memory/3080-6-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
768KB

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memory/3080-7-0x0000000002410000-0x0000000002411000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3080-74-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
768KB

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memory/3080-2-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
768KB

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memory/4116-86-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
768KB

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memory/4116-92-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C0000-memory.dmp

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768KB

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memory/4116-84-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C0000-memory.dmp

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768KB

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memory/4116-85-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C0000-memory.dmp

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768KB

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memory/4116-83-0x00000000025D0000-0x00000000025D1000-memory.dmp

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4KB

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memory/4116-80-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
768KB

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memory/4116-87-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C0000-memory.dmp

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768KB

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memory/4116-88-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C0000-memory.dmp

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768KB

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memory/4116-89-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C0000-memory.dmp

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768KB

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memory/4116-90-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C0000-memory.dmp

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768KB

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memory/4116-91-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C0000-memory.dmp

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768KB

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memory/4116-81-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C0000-memory.dmp

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768KB

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memory/4116-93-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C0000-memory.dmp

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768KB

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memory/4116-94-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C0000-memory.dmp

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768KB

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memory/4116-95-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
768KB

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memory/4116-96-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
768KB

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memory/4116-97-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C0000-memory.dmp

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768KB

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memory/4116-98-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C0000-memory.dmp

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768KB

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memory/4116-99-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C0000-memory.dmp

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768KB

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memory/4116-100-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C0000-memory.dmp

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768KB

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memory/4116-101-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
768KB

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memory/4116-102-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
768KB

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