Analysis Overview
SHA256
3e319d191903a91e1d8dcf84ae11139be9dc064550cd896378134607c40e836a
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 068dca5294b5060298631f2adf944735_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Modifies WinLogon for persistence
Darkcomet
Checks computer location settings
Loads dropped DLL
Executes dropped EXE
UPX packed file
Adds Run key to start application
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Unsigned PE
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
MITRE ATT&CK Matrix V13
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-06-20 13:47
Signatures
Unsigned PE
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Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-06-20 13:47
Reported
2024-06-20 13:50
Platform
win7-20231129-en
Max time kernel
125s
Max time network
120s
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\\AppData\\Roaming\\MSDCSC\\Microsoft.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\068dca5294b5060298631f2adf944735_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\MSDCSC\Microsoft.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\MSDCSC\Microsoft.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\068dca5294b5060298631f2adf944735_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
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| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\MSDCSC\Microsoft.exe | N/A |
UPX packed file
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Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3627615824-4061627003-3019543961-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Microsoft.exe = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\MSDCSC\\Microsoft.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\068dca5294b5060298631f2adf944735_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3627615824-4061627003-3019543961-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Microsoft.exe = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\MSDCSC\\Microsoft.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\MSDCSC\Microsoft.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 2128 set thread context of 2988 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\068dca5294b5060298631f2adf944735_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\068dca5294b5060298631f2adf944735_JaffaCakes118.exe |
| PID 2540 set thread context of 2560 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\MSDCSC\Microsoft.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\MSDCSC\Microsoft.exe |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\068dca5294b5060298631f2adf944735_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\MSDCSC\Microsoft.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\MSDCSC\Microsoft.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\068dca5294b5060298631f2adf944735_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\068dca5294b5060298631f2adf944735_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\068dca5294b5060298631f2adf944735_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\068dca5294b5060298631f2adf944735_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\MSDCSC\Microsoft.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\MSDCSC\Microsoft.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\MSDCSC\Microsoft.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\MSDCSC\Microsoft.exe"
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | root-l.no-ip.biz | udp |
Files
memory/2988-2-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
memory/2988-3-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
memory/2988-4-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
memory/2988-5-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
memory/2988-6-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
memory/2988-7-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
memory/2988-8-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\MSDCSC\Microsoft.exe
| MD5 | 068dca5294b5060298631f2adf944735 |
| SHA1 | 6266c1dd5d7008a9322a253c56e5b42850d7a664 |
| SHA256 | 3e319d191903a91e1d8dcf84ae11139be9dc064550cd896378134607c40e836a |
| SHA512 | 93724ad5326747ee67ba9455c905e018697c8c4be32c9ba88cb5cd5f2a25535014cd5d45c5b311f71a84eeddb2965a74ce422262677cc23463ba01908560689f |
memory/2988-22-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
memory/2560-30-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
memory/2560-31-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
memory/2560-32-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
memory/2560-33-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
memory/2560-34-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
memory/2560-38-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
memory/2560-37-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
memory/2560-36-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
memory/2560-35-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
memory/2560-39-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
memory/2560-40-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
memory/2560-42-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
memory/2560-41-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
memory/2560-43-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
memory/2560-44-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
memory/2560-45-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
memory/2560-46-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
memory/2560-47-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
memory/2560-48-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
memory/2560-49-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
memory/2560-50-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
memory/2560-51-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
memory/2560-52-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
memory/2560-53-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
memory/2560-54-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-06-20 13:47
Reported
2024-06-20 13:50
Platform
win10v2004-20240611-en
Max time kernel
150s
Max time network
147s
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\\AppData\\Roaming\\MSDCSC\\Microsoft.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\068dca5294b5060298631f2adf944735_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Checks computer location settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2080292272-204036150-2159171770-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\068dca5294b5060298631f2adf944735_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\MSDCSC\Microsoft.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-1-5-21-2080292272-204036150-2159171770-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Microsoft.exe = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\MSDCSC\\Microsoft.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\MSDCSC\Microsoft.exe | N/A |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2080292272-204036150-2159171770-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Microsoft.exe = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\MSDCSC\\Microsoft.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\068dca5294b5060298631f2adf944735_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 936 set thread context of 4884 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\068dca5294b5060298631f2adf944735_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\068dca5294b5060298631f2adf944735_JaffaCakes118.exe |
| PID 3172 set thread context of 2392 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\MSDCSC\Microsoft.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\MSDCSC\Microsoft.exe |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\068dca5294b5060298631f2adf944735_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\MSDCSC\Microsoft.exe | N/A |
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Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\068dca5294b5060298631f2adf944735_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\068dca5294b5060298631f2adf944735_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\068dca5294b5060298631f2adf944735_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\068dca5294b5060298631f2adf944735_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\MSDCSC\Microsoft.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\MSDCSC\Microsoft.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\MSDCSC\Microsoft.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\MSDCSC\Microsoft.exe"
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 13.86.106.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | root-l.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.214.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 71.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 55.36.223.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | root-l.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | g.bing.com | udp |
| US | 204.79.197.237:443 | g.bing.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | root-l.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | root-l.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 209.205.72.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| NL | 23.62.61.171:443 | www.bing.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 154.239.44.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 171.61.62.23.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | root-l.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | root-l.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | root-l.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 26.165.165.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 15.164.165.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 92.12.20.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | root-l.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | root-l.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | root-l.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | root-l.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | root-l.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | root-l.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 203.107.17.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | root-l.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | root-l.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | root-l.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | root-l.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | root-l.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | root-l.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 30.243.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | root-l.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | root-l.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | root-l.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | root-l.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | root-l.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | root-l.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | root-l.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | root-l.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | tse1.mm.bing.net | udp |
| US | 150.171.27.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.27.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.27.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.27.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.27.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | root-l.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 10.27.171.150.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | root-l.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | root-l.no-ip.biz | udp |
Files
memory/4884-3-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
memory/4884-2-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
memory/4884-4-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
memory/4884-5-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
memory/4884-6-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
memory/4884-7-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\MSDCSC\Microsoft.exe
| MD5 | 068dca5294b5060298631f2adf944735 |
| SHA1 | 6266c1dd5d7008a9322a253c56e5b42850d7a664 |
| SHA256 | 3e319d191903a91e1d8dcf84ae11139be9dc064550cd896378134607c40e836a |
| SHA512 | 93724ad5326747ee67ba9455c905e018697c8c4be32c9ba88cb5cd5f2a25535014cd5d45c5b311f71a84eeddb2965a74ce422262677cc23463ba01908560689f |
memory/4884-23-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
memory/2392-32-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
memory/2392-31-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
memory/2392-30-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
memory/2392-33-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
memory/2392-35-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
memory/2392-37-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
memory/2392-36-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
memory/2392-34-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
memory/2392-38-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
memory/2392-39-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
memory/2392-40-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
memory/2392-41-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
memory/2392-42-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
memory/2392-43-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
memory/2392-44-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
memory/2392-45-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
memory/2392-46-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
memory/2392-47-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
memory/2392-48-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
memory/2392-49-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
memory/2392-50-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
memory/2392-51-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
memory/2392-52-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp
memory/2392-53-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C9000-memory.dmp