General

  • Target

    https://github.com/SimpleCrea/SynapseX

  • Sample

    240427-1xzrkahe48

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkcomet

Botnet

skece

C2

tcp://5.tcp.eu.ngrok.io:19556

Mutex

DC_MUTEX-67FH6JT6

Attributes
  • InstallPath

    MSDCSC\win10defender.exe

  • gencode

    vU2KnHMvXcMY

  • install

    true

  • offline_keylogger

    true

  • persistence

    false

  • reg_key

    MicroUpdate

Targets

    • Target

      https://github.com/SimpleCrea/SynapseX

    • Darkcomet

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

    • Modifies WinLogon for persistence

    • Disables RegEdit via registry modification

    • Disables Task Manager via registry modification

    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Adds Run key to start application

    • Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2

    • Drops file in System32 directory

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

2
T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1547.001

Winlogon Helper DLL

1
T1547.004

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

2
T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1547.001

Winlogon Helper DLL

1
T1547.004

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

2
T1112

Discovery

Query Registry

2
T1012

System Information Discovery

3
T1082

Command and Control

Web Service

1
T1102

Tasks