Analysis Overview
SHA256
d48deb109ed352cf5ffad2ae0665f061fcfd7f4278ac58e014bf9cc1b6ca8c7a
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 44ce7f3d52cfa9fb15673e316cc85973_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Modifies firewall policy service
Darkcomet
Modifies security service
Darkcomet family
Modifies WinLogon for persistence
Windows security bypass
Sets file to hidden
Disables RegEdit via registry modification
Disables Task Manager via registry modification
Checks computer location settings
Windows security modification
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Adds Run key to start application
Unsigned PE
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Views/modifies file attributes
Modifies registry class
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
System policy modification
MITRE ATT&CK Matrix V13
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-05-15 06:01
Signatures
Darkcomet family
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-05-15 06:01
Reported
2024-05-15 06:04
Platform
win7-20240221-en
Max time kernel
150s
Max time network
125s
Command Line
Signatures
Darkcomet
Modifies WinLogon for persistence
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\UserInit = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\userinit.exe,C:\\Users\\Admin\\Documents\\MSDCSC\\msdcsc.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\44ce7f3d52cfa9fb15673e316cc85973_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Modifies firewall policy service
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile | C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0" | C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "0" | C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe | N/A |
Modifies security service
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\wscsvc\Start = "4" | C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe | N/A |
Windows security bypass
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1" | C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe | N/A |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1" | C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe | N/A |
Disables RegEdit via registry modification
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-330940541-141609230-1670313778-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\DisableRegistryTools = "1" | C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe | N/A |
Disables Task Manager via registry modification
Sets file to hidden
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\44ce7f3d52cfa9fb15673e316cc85973_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\44ce7f3d52cfa9fb15673e316cc85973_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Windows security modification
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1" | C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe | N/A |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1" | C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-330940541-141609230-1670313778-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MicroUpdate = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\Documents\\MSDCSC\\msdcsc.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\44ce7f3d52cfa9fb15673e316cc85973_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
System policy modification
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\CurrentVersion | C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\CurrentVersion\Explorern | C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe | N/A |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\CurrentVersion\Explorern\NoControlPanel = "1" | C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe | N/A |
Views/modifies file attributes
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe | N/A |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\44ce7f3d52cfa9fb15673e316cc85973_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\44ce7f3d52cfa9fb15673e316cc85973_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\44ce7f3d52cfa9fb15673e316cc85973_JaffaCakes118.exe" +s +h
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp" +s +h
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp" +s +h
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\44ce7f3d52cfa9fb15673e316cc85973_JaffaCakes118.exe" +s +h
C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
notepad
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | freeqn.hopto.org | udp |
Files
memory/2236-0-0x0000000000240000-0x0000000000241000-memory.dmp
memory/2236-3-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
| MD5 | 44ce7f3d52cfa9fb15673e316cc85973 |
| SHA1 | f6a96fad3cbf3582724a3e7672c87fab00e8e6b8 |
| SHA256 | d48deb109ed352cf5ffad2ae0665f061fcfd7f4278ac58e014bf9cc1b6ca8c7a |
| SHA512 | 2e1a25643ed8639b669566e8d4984b245ec75563a784280c63d807a6bfa4db3b8b5586d75cad7807831600c5a63f957539ccd238a8fc721c556e132542a3a4bf |
memory/2032-14-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000081000-memory.dmp
memory/2032-52-0x00000000001C0000-0x00000000001C1000-memory.dmp
memory/2236-53-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/1272-54-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/1272-55-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/1272-56-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/1272-57-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/1272-58-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/1272-59-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/1272-60-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/1272-61-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/1272-62-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/1272-63-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/1272-64-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/1272-65-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-05-15 06:01
Reported
2024-05-15 06:04
Platform
win10v2004-20240508-en
Max time kernel
150s
Max time network
149s
Command Line
Signatures
Darkcomet
Modifies WinLogon for persistence
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\UserInit = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\userinit.exe,C:\\Users\\Admin\\Documents\\MSDCSC\\msdcsc.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\44ce7f3d52cfa9fb15673e316cc85973_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Modifies firewall policy service
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile | C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0" | C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe | N/A |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "0" | C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe | N/A |
Modifies security service
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\wscsvc\Start = "4" | C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe | N/A |
Windows security bypass
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1" | C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe | N/A |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1" | C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe | N/A |
Disables RegEdit via registry modification
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (int) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4124900551-4068476067-3491212533-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\DisableRegistryTools = "1" | C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe | N/A |
Disables Task Manager via registry modification
Sets file to hidden
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.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\44ce7f3d52cfa9fb15673e316cc85973_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe | N/A |
Windows security modification
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1" | C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe | N/A |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1" | C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe | N/A |
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\MicroUpdate = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\Documents\\MSDCSC\\msdcsc.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\44ce7f3d52cfa9fb15673e316cc85973_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Modifies registry class
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{1f3427c8-5c10-4210-aa03-2ee45287d668}\Instance\ | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\44ce7f3d52cfa9fb15673e316cc85973_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
System policy modification
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\CurrentVersion | C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe | N/A |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\CurrentVersion\Explorern | C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe | N/A |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\CurrentVersion\Explorern\NoControlPanel = "1" | C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe | N/A |
Views/modifies file attributes
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe | N/A |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\44ce7f3d52cfa9fb15673e316cc85973_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\44ce7f3d52cfa9fb15673e316cc85973_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\44ce7f3d52cfa9fb15673e316cc85973_JaffaCakes118.exe" +s +h
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp" +s +h
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\44ce7f3d52cfa9fb15673e316cc85973_JaffaCakes118.exe" +s +h
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp" +s +h
C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
notepad
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 74.32.126.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| BE | 2.17.107.122:443 | www.bing.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 122.107.17.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | freeqn.hopto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | freeqn.hopto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | freeqn.hopto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | freeqn.hopto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | freeqn.hopto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 183.59.114.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | freeqn.hopto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 171.39.242.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 25.14.97.104.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | freeqn.hopto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | freeqn.hopto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | freeqn.hopto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | freeqn.hopto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | freeqn.hopto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | freeqn.hopto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | freeqn.hopto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | freeqn.hopto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | freeqn.hopto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | freeqn.hopto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | freeqn.hopto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | freeqn.hopto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 19.229.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | freeqn.hopto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | freeqn.hopto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | freeqn.hopto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | freeqn.hopto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | freeqn.hopto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | freeqn.hopto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | freeqn.hopto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | freeqn.hopto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | freeqn.hopto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | freeqn.hopto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | freeqn.hopto.org | udp |
Files
memory/2160-0-0x0000000002130000-0x0000000002131000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
| MD5 | 44ce7f3d52cfa9fb15673e316cc85973 |
| SHA1 | f6a96fad3cbf3582724a3e7672c87fab00e8e6b8 |
| SHA256 | d48deb109ed352cf5ffad2ae0665f061fcfd7f4278ac58e014bf9cc1b6ca8c7a |
| SHA512 | 2e1a25643ed8639b669566e8d4984b245ec75563a784280c63d807a6bfa4db3b8b5586d75cad7807831600c5a63f957539ccd238a8fc721c556e132542a3a4bf |
memory/2652-62-0x00000000023D0000-0x00000000023D1000-memory.dmp
memory/4880-63-0x0000000001300000-0x0000000001301000-memory.dmp
memory/2160-64-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/2652-65-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/2652-66-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/2652-67-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/2652-68-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/2652-69-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/2652-70-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/2652-71-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/2652-72-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/2652-73-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/2652-74-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/2652-75-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/2652-76-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/2652-77-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/2652-78-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp