Analysis Overview
SHA256
bc8da42f92d2a29fd7e3a9b8dc1ef9c39fadeca1580de5aa539c341d5f68ec25
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 710df045be4b3c20897855d6d18322e0_NeikiAnalytics was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Darkcomet
Loads dropped DLL
Executes dropped EXE
Checks BIOS information in registry
UPX packed file
Checks computer location settings
Adds Run key to start application
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Enumerates physical storage devices
Unsigned PE
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Checks processor information in registry
Enumerates system info in registry
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
MITRE ATT&CK Matrix V13
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-05-12 05:32
Signatures
Unsigned PE
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Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-05-12 05:32
Reported
2024-05-12 05:35
Platform
win10v2004-20240508-en
Max time kernel
148s
Max time network
150s
Command Line
Signatures
Darkcomet
Checks BIOS information in registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosDate | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\mcsft.exe | N/A |
Checks computer location settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4124900551-4068476067-3491212533-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\710df045be4b3c20897855d6d18322e0_NeikiAnalytics.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\mcsft.exe | N/A |
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UPX packed file
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Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4124900551-4068476067-3491212533-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Mcrosoft = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\mcsft.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 1924 set thread context of 2168 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\mcsft.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\mcsft.exe |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Checks processor information in registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\mcsft.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\mcsft.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\Identifier | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\mcsft.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\VendorIdentifier | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\mcsft.exe | N/A |
Enumerates system info in registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\Identifier | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\mcsft.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\710df045be4b3c20897855d6d18322e0_NeikiAnalytics.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\mcsft.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\mcsft.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\710df045be4b3c20897855d6d18322e0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\710df045be4b3c20897855d6d18322e0_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\suyqZ.bat" "
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
REG ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /v "Mcrosoft" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\mcsft.exe" /f
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\mcsft.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\mcsft.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\mcsft.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\mcsft.exe
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 | 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| NL | 23.62.61.194:443 | www.bing.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ygo.no-ip.info | udp |
| ES | 94.73.33.36:1604 | ygo.no-ip.info | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 194.61.62.23.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| ES | 94.73.33.36:1604 | ygo.no-ip.info | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 50.23.12.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 206.23.85.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 98.58.20.217.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| ES | 94.73.33.36:1604 | ygo.no-ip.info | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ygo.no-ip.info | udp |
| ES | 94.73.33.36:1604 | ygo.no-ip.info | tcp |
| ES | 94.73.33.36:1604 | ygo.no-ip.info | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 31.243.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| ES | 94.73.33.36:1604 | ygo.no-ip.info | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ygo.no-ip.info | udp |
| ES | 94.73.33.36:1604 | ygo.no-ip.info | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 130.109.69.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
Files
memory/1836-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000007C4000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\suyqZ.txt
| MD5 | a5feca573884d76f559b996d45e8ad9a |
| SHA1 | 0e81a993f3af4e31d60653dc2513186f0495f1c8 |
| SHA256 | c98e20d46d6465febb5d29cfab51241521ea5d6cd621f5e18b9b7d6fbfac3f0f |
| SHA512 | a9239648b5f15eac4d4151b6e1bdc81065eeaeb101404c2a0126f03bc87f1e6a57206bfa07a44379e9d3bba889e4497a9991ff41fb109099b01512df3dc3cbda |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\mcsft.txt
| MD5 | 09061ac018edadea1c2c331a83cb5179 |
| SHA1 | fedf3555fe3c90d01bc639e1b189f7ea0fb5ba0e |
| SHA256 | 8d74aee38daf36f1ea428abc7b0a0106b00f89ba3f28215ee47c5817f8aa2124 |
| SHA512 | 18f6a80841c11300c71f9f4e40a9f4404b4d5a3fae47d3cca346d892d66d640046de05a13af347416637b992ab1535e7b4e04ba0641f12362d9e384fa060bac4 |
memory/2168-31-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp
memory/2168-34-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp
memory/2168-35-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp
memory/2168-36-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp
memory/2168-37-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp
memory/2168-41-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp
memory/2168-39-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp
memory/2168-38-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp
memory/2168-40-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp
memory/2168-42-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp
memory/2168-44-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp
memory/2168-46-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp
memory/2168-48-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp
memory/2168-50-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp
memory/2168-52-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp
memory/2168-54-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-05-12 05:32
Reported
2024-05-12 05:35
Platform
win7-20240419-en
Max time kernel
142s
Max time network
141s
Command Line
Signatures
Darkcomet
Checks BIOS information in registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosDate | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\mcsft.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\mcsft.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\mcsft.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
UPX packed file
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Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-481678230-3773327859-3495911762-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Mcrosoft = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\mcsft.exe" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 1808 set thread context of 2720 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\mcsft.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\mcsft.exe |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Checks processor information in registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0 | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\mcsft.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\mcsft.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\Identifier | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\mcsft.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\VendorIdentifier | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\mcsft.exe | N/A |
Enumerates system info in registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\Identifier | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\mcsft.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\710df045be4b3c20897855d6d18322e0_NeikiAnalytics.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\mcsft.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\mcsft.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\710df045be4b3c20897855d6d18322e0_NeikiAnalytics.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\710df045be4b3c20897855d6d18322e0_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
cmd /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\kqVaE.bat" "
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
REG ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /v "Mcrosoft" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\mcsft.exe" /f
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\mcsft.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\mcsft.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\mcsft.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\mcsft.exe
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ygo.no-ip.info | udp |
| ES | 94.73.33.36:1604 | ygo.no-ip.info | tcp |
| ES | 94.73.33.36:1604 | ygo.no-ip.info | tcp |
| ES | 94.73.33.36:1604 | ygo.no-ip.info | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ygo.no-ip.info | udp |
| ES | 94.73.33.36:1604 | ygo.no-ip.info | tcp |
| ES | 94.73.33.36:1604 | ygo.no-ip.info | tcp |
| ES | 94.73.33.36:1604 | ygo.no-ip.info | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ygo.no-ip.info | udp |
| ES | 94.73.33.36:1604 | ygo.no-ip.info | tcp |
Files
memory/2100-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000007C4000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\kqVaE.bat
| MD5 | a5feca573884d76f559b996d45e8ad9a |
| SHA1 | 0e81a993f3af4e31d60653dc2513186f0495f1c8 |
| SHA256 | c98e20d46d6465febb5d29cfab51241521ea5d6cd621f5e18b9b7d6fbfac3f0f |
| SHA512 | a9239648b5f15eac4d4151b6e1bdc81065eeaeb101404c2a0126f03bc87f1e6a57206bfa07a44379e9d3bba889e4497a9991ff41fb109099b01512df3dc3cbda |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\mcsft.exe
| MD5 | c96568b818553fcbd1dc46c2f9130516 |
| SHA1 | 2568b3f9c3b7a2af01f240ab219d05324ea03cf8 |
| SHA256 | 509e1abb767caeb6c316db99e86eb02e10bc4f1fa1e85e1e15da04144e5f29d4 |
| SHA512 | b64dda1e2fb22aa3c66b5c0a6a137d6370cee4c5ee204c0f102beaef1708c1905c6342d363f302a493d28a4722e07848f07ccb89c1c8694f93c84cfb43d5c0db |
memory/2720-51-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp
memory/2720-50-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp
memory/2720-48-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp
memory/2720-52-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp
memory/2720-53-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp
memory/2720-55-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp
memory/2720-54-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp
memory/2720-56-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp
memory/2720-58-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp
memory/2720-57-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp
memory/2720-59-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp
memory/2720-61-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp
memory/2720-64-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp
memory/2720-66-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp
memory/2720-68-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp
memory/2720-70-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp
memory/2720-72-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp