Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    128s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240419-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240419-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    05-05-2024 19:02

General

  • Target

    ware.exe

  • Size

    658KB

  • MD5

    86809c06e4f5bedcffea7f983f2059af

  • SHA1

    53dd293ccf526894885c4dc2ca47b1ddf28e618b

  • SHA256

    09e297bd89610efce8e83e013b21a175dd47ca1bbb7df5284cf71cd5385daa78

  • SHA512

    c6425808f7d772578cdf988e8db92aa46b41672491cdbcf9e649c6ffa369d8ad4eb012412e880f19e8ac1a6ed4cafa05f85438a1be3bc42e6614be4659b35f37

  • SSDEEP

    12288:S9HFJ9rJxRX1uVVjoaWSoynxdO1FVBaOiRZTERfIhNkNCCLo9Ek5C/hd:+Z1xuVVjfFoynPaVBUR8f+kN10EBL

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkcomet

Botnet

Guest16

C2

5.39.43.50:1337

Mutex

DC_MUTEX-DPUDTLY

Attributes
  • gencode

    u31d2mspyHez

  • install

    false

  • offline_keylogger

    true

  • persistence

    false

Signatures

  • Darkcomet

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

  • 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
  • Sets file to hidden 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Modifies file attributes to stop it showing in Explorer etc.

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Windows security modification 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 26 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 34 IoCs
  • System policy modification 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ware.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ware.exe"
    1⤵
    • Modifies security service
    • Windows security bypass
    • Disables RegEdit via registry modification
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Windows security modification
    • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    • System policy modification
    PID:2464
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ware.exe" +s +h
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2424
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
        attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ware.exe" +s +h
        3⤵
        • Sets file to hidden
        • Views/modifies file attributes
        PID:2936
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp" +s +h
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1436
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
        attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp" +s +h
        3⤵
        • Sets file to hidden
        • Views/modifies file attributes
        PID:724
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
      notepad
      2⤵
        PID:3064
    • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
      C:\Windows\explorer.exe /factory,{5BD95610-9434-43C2-886C-57852CC8A120} -Embedding
      1⤵
      • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      PID:1412
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe /Processid:{06622D85-6856-4460-8DE1-A81921B41C4B}
      1⤵
        PID:1512

      Network

      MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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      Downloads

      • memory/2464-0-0x00000000023F0000-0x00000000023F1000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        4KB

      • memory/2464-2-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        712KB

      • memory/2464-15-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        712KB

      • memory/3064-1-0x0000000000CA0000-0x0000000000CA1000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        4KB