darkcomet | 88b021b7ca90fd43794747c2a417e74a70c494276d4ebc3cee4c5c9b0d1f68ad

Analysis

max time kernel
148s
max time network
149s
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 12:40

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General

Target

97e952e79c07ce103290267a4209cadcb96b010ea18d4d7932d4649eb242afc8.exe
Size

663KB
MD5

c4633cedf3f1b0c1527012a4f67d9a01
SHA1

221067b2868decbddcaf4e1758dfd9c1e7fced94
SHA256

97e952e79c07ce103290267a4209cadcb96b010ea18d4d7932d4649eb242afc8
SHA512

87c107bf0c04b2ffc94fe1f2dd9df5b3e19fee67e15620dab90fa8abac90002f62178ca5fd2d3994b76a156c9b7ae690cf76cc7397c915e75aa445aa60b7c2a4
SSDEEP

12288:O9HFJ9rJxRX1uVVjoaWSoynxdO1FVBaOiRZTERfIhNkNCCLo9EkNC/:aZ1xuVVjfFoynPaVBUR8f+kN10Ed

Score

10^/10

darkcomet sazan persistence rat trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkcomet

Botnet

Sazan

0.tcp.eu.ngrok.io:19165:19165

Mutex

DC_MUTEX-AZWBJ2E

Attributes

InstallPath
MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
gencode
Py8v2wbhf6PU
install
true
offline_keylogger
true
persistence
true
reg_key
MicroUpdate

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:

97e952e79c07ce103290267a4209cadcb96b010ea18d4d7932d4649eb242afc8.exe

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\UserInit = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\userinit.exe,C:\\Users\\Admin\\Documents\\MSDCSC\\msdcsc.exe"	97e952e79c07ce103290267a4209cadcb96b010ea18d4d7932d4649eb242afc8.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:

97e952e79c07ce103290267a4209cadcb96b010ea18d4d7932d4649eb242afc8.exe

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-259785868-298165991-4178590326-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	97e952e79c07ce103290267a4209cadcb96b010ea18d4d7932d4649eb242afc8.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

Processes:

notepad.exe

pid	Process
552	notepad.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

msdcsc.exe

pid	Process
2752	msdcsc.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

97e952e79c07ce103290267a4209cadcb96b010ea18d4d7932d4649eb242afc8.exemsdcsc.exe

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-259785868-298165991-4178590326-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MicroUpdate = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\Documents\\MSDCSC\\msdcsc.exe"	97e952e79c07ce103290267a4209cadcb96b010ea18d4d7932d4649eb242afc8.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-259785868-298165991-4178590326-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MicroUpdate = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\Documents\\MSDCSC\\msdcsc.exe"	msdcsc.exe

Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Web Service

T1102

Processes:

flow	ioc
10	0.tcp.eu.ngrok.io

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

System Information Discovery
T1082

Modifies registry class 1 IoCs

Processes:

97e952e79c07ce103290267a4209cadcb96b010ea18d4d7932d4649eb242afc8.exe

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{1f3427c8-5c10-4210-aa03-2ee45287d668}\Instance\	97e952e79c07ce103290267a4209cadcb96b010ea18d4d7932d4649eb242afc8.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 48 IoCs

Processes:

97e952e79c07ce103290267a4209cadcb96b010ea18d4d7932d4649eb242afc8.exemsdcsc.exe

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	3068	97e952e79c07ce103290267a4209cadcb96b010ea18d4d7932d4649eb242afc8.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3068	97e952e79c07ce103290267a4209cadcb96b010ea18d4d7932d4649eb242afc8.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	3068	97e952e79c07ce103290267a4209cadcb96b010ea18d4d7932d4649eb242afc8.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	3068	97e952e79c07ce103290267a4209cadcb96b010ea18d4d7932d4649eb242afc8.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	3068	97e952e79c07ce103290267a4209cadcb96b010ea18d4d7932d4649eb242afc8.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	3068	97e952e79c07ce103290267a4209cadcb96b010ea18d4d7932d4649eb242afc8.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	3068	97e952e79c07ce103290267a4209cadcb96b010ea18d4d7932d4649eb242afc8.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3068	97e952e79c07ce103290267a4209cadcb96b010ea18d4d7932d4649eb242afc8.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3068	97e952e79c07ce103290267a4209cadcb96b010ea18d4d7932d4649eb242afc8.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3068	97e952e79c07ce103290267a4209cadcb96b010ea18d4d7932d4649eb242afc8.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3068	97e952e79c07ce103290267a4209cadcb96b010ea18d4d7932d4649eb242afc8.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3068	97e952e79c07ce103290267a4209cadcb96b010ea18d4d7932d4649eb242afc8.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3068	97e952e79c07ce103290267a4209cadcb96b010ea18d4d7932d4649eb242afc8.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	3068	97e952e79c07ce103290267a4209cadcb96b010ea18d4d7932d4649eb242afc8.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	3068	97e952e79c07ce103290267a4209cadcb96b010ea18d4d7932d4649eb242afc8.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	3068	97e952e79c07ce103290267a4209cadcb96b010ea18d4d7932d4649eb242afc8.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	3068	97e952e79c07ce103290267a4209cadcb96b010ea18d4d7932d4649eb242afc8.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	3068	97e952e79c07ce103290267a4209cadcb96b010ea18d4d7932d4649eb242afc8.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	3068	97e952e79c07ce103290267a4209cadcb96b010ea18d4d7932d4649eb242afc8.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	3068	97e952e79c07ce103290267a4209cadcb96b010ea18d4d7932d4649eb242afc8.exe
Token: 33	3068	97e952e79c07ce103290267a4209cadcb96b010ea18d4d7932d4649eb242afc8.exe
Token: 34	3068	97e952e79c07ce103290267a4209cadcb96b010ea18d4d7932d4649eb242afc8.exe
Token: 35	3068	97e952e79c07ce103290267a4209cadcb96b010ea18d4d7932d4649eb242afc8.exe
Token: 36	3068	97e952e79c07ce103290267a4209cadcb96b010ea18d4d7932d4649eb242afc8.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2752	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2752	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	2752	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2752	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	2752	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	2752	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	2752	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2752	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2752	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2752	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2752	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2752	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2752	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	2752	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	2752	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	2752	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	2752	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	2752	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	2752	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	2752	msdcsc.exe
Token: 33	2752	msdcsc.exe
Token: 34	2752	msdcsc.exe
Token: 35	2752	msdcsc.exe
Token: 36	2752	msdcsc.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

Processes:

msdcsc.exe

pid	Process
2752	msdcsc.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 20 IoCs

Processes:

97e952e79c07ce103290267a4209cadcb96b010ea18d4d7932d4649eb242afc8.exe

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3068 wrote to memory of 552	3068	97e952e79c07ce103290267a4209cadcb96b010ea18d4d7932d4649eb242afc8.exe	87
PID 3068 wrote to memory of 552	3068	97e952e79c07ce103290267a4209cadcb96b010ea18d4d7932d4649eb242afc8.exe	87
PID 3068 wrote to memory of 552	3068	97e952e79c07ce103290267a4209cadcb96b010ea18d4d7932d4649eb242afc8.exe	87
PID 3068 wrote to memory of 552	3068	97e952e79c07ce103290267a4209cadcb96b010ea18d4d7932d4649eb242afc8.exe	87
PID 3068 wrote to memory of 552	3068	97e952e79c07ce103290267a4209cadcb96b010ea18d4d7932d4649eb242afc8.exe	87
PID 3068 wrote to memory of 552	3068	97e952e79c07ce103290267a4209cadcb96b010ea18d4d7932d4649eb242afc8.exe	87
PID 3068 wrote to memory of 552	3068	97e952e79c07ce103290267a4209cadcb96b010ea18d4d7932d4649eb242afc8.exe	87
PID 3068 wrote to memory of 552	3068	97e952e79c07ce103290267a4209cadcb96b010ea18d4d7932d4649eb242afc8.exe	87
PID 3068 wrote to memory of 552	3068	97e952e79c07ce103290267a4209cadcb96b010ea18d4d7932d4649eb242afc8.exe	87
PID 3068 wrote to memory of 552	3068	97e952e79c07ce103290267a4209cadcb96b010ea18d4d7932d4649eb242afc8.exe	87
PID 3068 wrote to memory of 552	3068	97e952e79c07ce103290267a4209cadcb96b010ea18d4d7932d4649eb242afc8.exe	87
PID 3068 wrote to memory of 552	3068	97e952e79c07ce103290267a4209cadcb96b010ea18d4d7932d4649eb242afc8.exe	87
PID 3068 wrote to memory of 552	3068	97e952e79c07ce103290267a4209cadcb96b010ea18d4d7932d4649eb242afc8.exe	87
PID 3068 wrote to memory of 552	3068	97e952e79c07ce103290267a4209cadcb96b010ea18d4d7932d4649eb242afc8.exe	87
PID 3068 wrote to memory of 552	3068	97e952e79c07ce103290267a4209cadcb96b010ea18d4d7932d4649eb242afc8.exe	87
PID 3068 wrote to memory of 552	3068	97e952e79c07ce103290267a4209cadcb96b010ea18d4d7932d4649eb242afc8.exe	87
PID 3068 wrote to memory of 552	3068	97e952e79c07ce103290267a4209cadcb96b010ea18d4d7932d4649eb242afc8.exe	87
PID 3068 wrote to memory of 2752	3068	97e952e79c07ce103290267a4209cadcb96b010ea18d4d7932d4649eb242afc8.exe	90
PID 3068 wrote to memory of 2752	3068	97e952e79c07ce103290267a4209cadcb96b010ea18d4d7932d4649eb242afc8.exe	90
PID 3068 wrote to memory of 2752	3068	97e952e79c07ce103290267a4209cadcb96b010ea18d4d7932d4649eb242afc8.exe	90

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\97e952e79c07ce103290267a4209cadcb96b010ea18d4d7932d4649eb242afc8.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\97e952e79c07ce103290267a4209cadcb96b010ea18d4d7932d4649eb242afc8.exe"
1⤵
- Modifies WinLogon for persistence
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3068
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
  notepad
  2⤵
  - Deletes itself
  PID:552
- C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:2752

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

System Information Discovery

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Web Service

T1102

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe

Filesize
663KB

MD5
c4633cedf3f1b0c1527012a4f67d9a01

SHA1
221067b2868decbddcaf4e1758dfd9c1e7fced94

SHA256
97e952e79c07ce103290267a4209cadcb96b010ea18d4d7932d4649eb242afc8

SHA512
87c107bf0c04b2ffc94fe1f2dd9df5b3e19fee67e15620dab90fa8abac90002f62178ca5fd2d3994b76a156c9b7ae690cf76cc7397c915e75aa445aa60b7c2a4

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memory/552-3-0x0000000000DF0000-0x0000000000DF1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2752-62-0x00000000023B0000-0x00000000023B1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2752-65-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
716KB

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memory/2752-67-0x00000000023B0000-0x00000000023B1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2752-68-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
716KB

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memory/3068-0-0x0000000000B10000-0x0000000000B11000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3068-63-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
716KB

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