General

  • Target

    ae7226c180696a8bc5f0f7dd2dae4fa1_JaffaCakes118

  • Size

    817KB

  • Sample

    240615-pqw7ba1alg

  • MD5

    ae7226c180696a8bc5f0f7dd2dae4fa1

  • SHA1

    648b75fbc11cb83f4879c685201a6b9a846743be

  • SHA256

    5edfe16bcbb30e9cc55e17fccf34e2224d09695e7aa06fa243e1ab5429d6756a

  • SHA512

    8bf3c9e5c680e51566d646d0a3ea0057d57817aa973a71e2f455a6881f196032606bf6c05af4e19007506693bd2338530112debed65dc92b821dd83c8eac2a28

  • SSDEEP

    24576:giBIGkbxqEcjsWiDxguehC2SbwcsJkcMcz:TCUumo2qwcsJkcMcz

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkcomet

Botnet

Guest16

C2

127.0.0.1:1604

109.165.20.62:1604

Mutex

DC_MUTEX-GTS74MQ

Attributes
  • InstallPath

    MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe

  • gencode

    tcs3qK58msPn

  • install

    true

  • offline_keylogger

    true

  • persistence

    true

  • reg_key

    MicroUpdate

Targets

    • Target

      ae7226c180696a8bc5f0f7dd2dae4fa1_JaffaCakes118

    • Size

      817KB

    • MD5

      ae7226c180696a8bc5f0f7dd2dae4fa1

    • SHA1

      648b75fbc11cb83f4879c685201a6b9a846743be

    • SHA256

      5edfe16bcbb30e9cc55e17fccf34e2224d09695e7aa06fa243e1ab5429d6756a

    • SHA512

      8bf3c9e5c680e51566d646d0a3ea0057d57817aa973a71e2f455a6881f196032606bf6c05af4e19007506693bd2338530112debed65dc92b821dd83c8eac2a28

    • SSDEEP

      24576:giBIGkbxqEcjsWiDxguehC2SbwcsJkcMcz:TCUumo2qwcsJkcMcz

    • Darkcomet

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

    • Modifies WinLogon for persistence

    • Sets file to hidden

      Modifies file attributes to stop it showing in Explorer etc.

    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Deletes itself

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Adds Run key to start application

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

Hide Artifacts

2
T1564

Hidden Files and Directories

2
T1564.001

Discovery

Query Registry

1
T1012

System Information Discovery

2
T1082

Tasks