Analysis Overview
SHA256
3f1b7ec8bdee408951c0b30718f0ea9d35ab8ec0055e968f2ec920b016579a04
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 3f1b7ec8bdee408951c0b30718f0ea9d35ab8ec0055e968f2ec920b016579a04_NeikiAnalytics.exe was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Darkcomet
Loads dropped DLL
UPX packed file
Executes dropped EXE
Adds Run key to start application
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Enumerates physical storage devices
Unsigned PE
Program crash
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Gathers network information
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Modifies registry key
MITRE ATT&CK Matrix V13
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-06-21 04:50
Signatures
Unsigned PE
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Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-06-21 04:50
Reported
2024-06-21 04:52
Platform
win7-20240221-en
Max time kernel
150s
Max time network
120s
Command Line
Signatures
Darkcomet
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\winupd.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\winupd.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\winupd.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3f1b7ec8bdee408951c0b30718f0ea9d35ab8ec0055e968f2ec920b016579a04_NeikiAnalytics.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3f1b7ec8bdee408951c0b30718f0ea9d35ab8ec0055e968f2ec920b016579a04_NeikiAnalytics.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\winupd.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\winupd.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-1-5-21-2297530677-1229052932-2803917579-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WinUpdate = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\Microsoft\\winupd.exe -notray" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 1312 set thread context of 1732 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3f1b7ec8bdee408951c0b30718f0ea9d35ab8ec0055e968f2ec920b016579a04_NeikiAnalytics.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3f1b7ec8bdee408951c0b30718f0ea9d35ab8ec0055e968f2ec920b016579a04_NeikiAnalytics.exe |
| PID 2660 set thread context of 2604 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\winupd.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\winupd.exe |
| PID 2660 set thread context of 2564 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\winupd.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\winupd.exe |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Gathers network information
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ipconfig.exe | N/A |
Modifies registry key
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.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\3f1b7ec8bdee408951c0b30718f0ea9d35ab8ec0055e968f2ec920b016579a04_NeikiAnalytics.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3f1b7ec8bdee408951c0b30718f0ea9d35ab8ec0055e968f2ec920b016579a04_NeikiAnalytics.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\winupd.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\winupd.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\winupd.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3f1b7ec8bdee408951c0b30718f0ea9d35ab8ec0055e968f2ec920b016579a04_NeikiAnalytics.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3f1b7ec8bdee408951c0b30718f0ea9d35ab8ec0055e968f2ec920b016579a04_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3f1b7ec8bdee408951c0b30718f0ea9d35ab8ec0055e968f2ec920b016579a04_NeikiAnalytics.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3f1b7ec8bdee408951c0b30718f0ea9d35ab8ec0055e968f2ec920b016579a04_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\winupd.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\winupd.exe -notray
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\winupd.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\winupd.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\winupd.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\winupd.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ipconfig.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\ipconfig.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
cmd /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ORGAXGPF.bat" "
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
REG ADD HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run /v WinUpdate /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\winupd.exe -notray" /f
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ratblackshades.no-ip.biz | udp |
Files
memory/1312-2-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/1732-11-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp
memory/1732-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000407000-memory.dmp
memory/1312-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000483000-memory.dmp
memory/1312-16-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/1732-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000407000-memory.dmp
memory/1732-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000407000-memory.dmp
memory/1732-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000407000-memory.dmp
\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\winupd.exe
| MD5 | e2e447321cf4900a73f088e90c8c6629 |
| SHA1 | 321a897b3282275300536523f800af545f711da8 |
| SHA256 | 86d1345bcdcaa0d00385314fc4d1aba3e6bf80d2546dd09609f17c171f915c38 |
| SHA512 | 191772637d86808ae7a613b5580908d2175346015f803be35001e2479a96c78bcc06bbe5202a5279eb2e7e8c7ca0815f91294936ceb8a33367fa85128159fecb |
memory/2660-34-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000483000-memory.dmp
memory/2564-57-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/1732-64-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000407000-memory.dmp
memory/2564-61-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/2660-60-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000483000-memory.dmp
memory/2564-59-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/2564-54-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/2564-53-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/2564-50-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/2480-68-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000081000-memory.dmp
memory/2564-72-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/2564-71-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/2564-70-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/2564-73-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/2564-74-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/2564-75-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ORGAXGPF.bat
| MD5 | cac890d00365d07b9ca89def17cc3a36 |
| SHA1 | 6fa99679ede791c16b5d3e6d243a98e8bbdb7eab |
| SHA256 | 4f98ddee89760080a5c8a93666d2f5c97be52b741265ef4d1ce9aaebf05f12da |
| SHA512 | 124dc0b18e13425bde43bcbbe2a99005928e398bffcb458d498aac9e754bc5b92b703270667800876c60b0801343f2de8c6b9a1eebafd80bb4f6d5dc295dd9f1 |
memory/2604-79-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000407000-memory.dmp
memory/2564-80-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/2564-81-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/2564-82-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/2564-83-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/2564-84-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/2564-85-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/2564-86-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/2564-87-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/2564-88-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/2564-89-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/2564-90-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/2564-91-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/2564-92-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/2564-93-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/2564-94-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-06-21 04:50
Reported
2024-06-21 04:52
Platform
win10v2004-20240508-en
Max time kernel
150s
Max time network
151s
Command Line
Signatures
Darkcomet
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\winupd.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\winupd.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\winupd.exe | N/A |
UPX packed file
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Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 1044 set thread context of 992 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3f1b7ec8bdee408951c0b30718f0ea9d35ab8ec0055e968f2ec920b016579a04_NeikiAnalytics.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3f1b7ec8bdee408951c0b30718f0ea9d35ab8ec0055e968f2ec920b016579a04_NeikiAnalytics.exe |
| PID 1996 set thread context of 3136 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\winupd.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\winupd.exe |
| PID 1996 set thread context of 4340 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\winupd.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\winupd.exe |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Program crash
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ipconfig.exe |
Gathers network information
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ipconfig.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\3f1b7ec8bdee408951c0b30718f0ea9d35ab8ec0055e968f2ec920b016579a04_NeikiAnalytics.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3f1b7ec8bdee408951c0b30718f0ea9d35ab8ec0055e968f2ec920b016579a04_NeikiAnalytics.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\winupd.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\winupd.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\winupd.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3f1b7ec8bdee408951c0b30718f0ea9d35ab8ec0055e968f2ec920b016579a04_NeikiAnalytics.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3f1b7ec8bdee408951c0b30718f0ea9d35ab8ec0055e968f2ec920b016579a04_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=asset_store.mojom.AssetStoreService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=asset_store_service --no-appcompat-clear --field-trial-handle=4320,i,13879737908471496610,15335851594401413307,262144 --variations-seed-version --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4232 /prefetch:8
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3f1b7ec8bdee408951c0b30718f0ea9d35ab8ec0055e968f2ec920b016579a04_NeikiAnalytics.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3f1b7ec8bdee408951c0b30718f0ea9d35ab8ec0055e968f2ec920b016579a04_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\winupd.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\winupd.exe -notray
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\winupd.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\winupd.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\winupd.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\winupd.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ipconfig.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\ipconfig.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 3944 -ip 3944
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3944 -s 272
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 8.8.8.8.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 83.210.23.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 28.118.140.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 74.32.126.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 97.17.167.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 86.23.85.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 198.187.3.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ratblackshades.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 31.243.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ratblackshades.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ratblackshades.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 144.107.17.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ratblackshades.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ratblackshades.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ratblackshades.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ratblackshades.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ratblackshades.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ratblackshades.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ratblackshades.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ratblackshades.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ratblackshades.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ratblackshades.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ratblackshades.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ratblackshades.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ratblackshades.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ratblackshades.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ratblackshades.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ratblackshades.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ratblackshades.no-ip.biz | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ratblackshades.no-ip.biz | udp |
Files
memory/992-2-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000407000-memory.dmp
memory/1044-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000483000-memory.dmp
memory/1044-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
memory/992-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000407000-memory.dmp
memory/1044-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\winupd.exe
| MD5 | 26b6d78aa810cae21cb58c2106ef3741 |
| SHA1 | 957dbda51c93f77062c6b1d31956d8d2f4a0227a |
| SHA256 | 927db7561b47d0ef29620062039739cdb775701dc340fa87fb4db38395bd628d |
| SHA512 | d3f19d5b2ad6bfa153517da8602ac48f880af61f76abd9a45d3fc46f8a901d19d256c6449584720e078ad9e3e964dc668d1a8970a23b034e07beff1521e58945 |
memory/992-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000407000-memory.dmp
memory/4340-28-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/3136-36-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000407000-memory.dmp
memory/4340-35-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/4340-34-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/4340-38-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/4340-37-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/1996-33-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000483000-memory.dmp
memory/1996-32-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000483000-memory.dmp
memory/4340-31-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/4340-25-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/1996-24-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000483000-memory.dmp
memory/3136-39-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000407000-memory.dmp
memory/4340-41-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/4340-42-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/4340-43-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/4340-44-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/4340-45-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/4340-46-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/4340-47-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/4340-48-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/4340-49-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/4340-50-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp