Analysis Overview
SHA256
542c5c49bcadb7fa60ff96f55b43dc40638cb8b30de7fa61fc309085ae5a45bc
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 0438b81ee3750308f9f569d031c21643_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Darkcomet
Modifies WinLogon for persistence
ASPack v2.12-2.42
Loads dropped DLL
Executes dropped EXE
UPX packed file
Checks computer location settings
Adds Run key to start application
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Unsigned PE
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Modifies registry class
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
MITRE ATT&CK Matrix V13
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-06-22 22:46
Signatures
ASPack v2.12-2.42
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Unsigned PE
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Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-06-22 22:46
Reported
2024-06-22 22:48
Platform
win10v2004-20240611-en
Max time kernel
150s
Max time network
148s
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:\\MSDCSC\\lsass.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0438b81ee3750308f9f569d031c21643_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
ASPack v2.12-2.42
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Checks computer location settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2447855248-390457009-3660902674-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0438b81ee3750308f9f569d031c21643_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\MSDCSC\lsass.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-1-5-21-2447855248-390457009-3660902674-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\lsass.exe = "C:\\MSDCSC\\lsass.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0438b81ee3750308f9f569d031c21643_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2447855248-390457009-3660902674-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\lsass.exe = "C:\\MSDCSC\\lsass.exe" | C:\MSDCSC\lsass.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 708 set thread context of 4996 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0438b81ee3750308f9f569d031c21643_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0438b81ee3750308f9f569d031c21643_JaffaCakes118.exe |
| PID 4956 set thread context of 2836 | N/A | C:\MSDCSC\lsass.exe | C:\MSDCSC\lsass.exe |
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\0438b81ee3750308f9f569d031c21643_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\MSDCSC\lsass.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0438b81ee3750308f9f569d031c21643_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0438b81ee3750308f9f569d031c21643_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0438b81ee3750308f9f569d031c21643_JaffaCakes118.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0438b81ee3750308f9f569d031c21643_JaffaCakes118.exe
C:\MSDCSC\lsass.exe
"C:\MSDCSC\lsass.exe"
C:\MSDCSC\lsass.exe
C:\MSDCSC\lsass.exe
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 133.211.185.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 203.107.17.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 14.160.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | g.bing.com | udp |
| US | 13.107.21.237:443 | g.bing.com | tcp |
| NL | 23.62.61.194:443 | www.bing.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 55.36.223.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 194.61.62.23.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | smr9.no-ip.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | smr9.no-ip.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | smr9.no-ip.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 209.205.72.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | smr9.no-ip.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | smr9.no-ip.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | smr9.no-ip.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 26.165.165.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | smr9.no-ip.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 18.31.95.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 92.12.20.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | smr9.no-ip.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | smr9.no-ip.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | smr9.no-ip.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | smr9.no-ip.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | smr9.no-ip.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | smr9.no-ip.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | smr9.no-ip.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 88.156.103.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | smr9.no-ip.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | smr9.no-ip.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | smr9.no-ip.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | smr9.no-ip.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | smr9.no-ip.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 14.227.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | smr9.no-ip.org | 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 | smr9.no-ip.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 10.27.171.150.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | smr9.no-ip.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | smr9.no-ip.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | smr9.no-ip.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | smr9.no-ip.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | smr9.no-ip.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | smr9.no-ip.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | smr9.no-ip.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | smr9.no-ip.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | smr9.no-ip.org | udp |
Files
memory/708-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000460000-memory.dmp
memory/4996-1-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/4996-5-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/708-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000460000-memory.dmp
memory/4996-7-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/4996-9-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/4996-8-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/4996-10-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/4996-3-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/4996-2-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
C:\MSDCSC\lsass.exe
| MD5 | 0438b81ee3750308f9f569d031c21643 |
| SHA1 | d89cc337a1fc42612c6f8bbadd3e7710ad59defe |
| SHA256 | 542c5c49bcadb7fa60ff96f55b43dc40638cb8b30de7fa61fc309085ae5a45bc |
| SHA512 | 5347343b9f18e64f67332925640884c458b01d41afb86e391355722ea7c8200c337211fae48008012a6c08aa114eca8ebaef8d72780060cac033514b16352969 |
memory/4956-45-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000460000-memory.dmp
memory/2836-57-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/2836-62-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/2836-60-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/2836-58-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/2836-61-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/4956-52-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000460000-memory.dmp
memory/2836-59-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/4996-63-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/2836-65-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/2836-66-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/2836-67-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/2836-68-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/2836-69-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/2836-70-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/2836-71-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/2836-72-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/2836-73-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/2836-74-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/2836-75-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/2836-76-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/2836-77-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/2836-78-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/2836-79-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/2836-80-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-06-22 22:46
Reported
2024-06-22 22:48
Platform
win7-20240221-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:\\MSDCSC\\lsass.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0438b81ee3750308f9f569d031c21643_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
ASPack v2.12-2.42
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Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\MSDCSC\lsass.exe | N/A |
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Loads dropped DLL
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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-1-5-21-1298544033-3225604241-2703760938-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\lsass.exe = "C:\\MSDCSC\\lsass.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0438b81ee3750308f9f569d031c21643_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1298544033-3225604241-2703760938-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\lsass.exe = "C:\\MSDCSC\\lsass.exe" | C:\MSDCSC\lsass.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 2164 set thread context of 860 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0438b81ee3750308f9f569d031c21643_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0438b81ee3750308f9f569d031c21643_JaffaCakes118.exe |
| PID 2152 set thread context of 1804 | N/A | C:\MSDCSC\lsass.exe | C:\MSDCSC\lsass.exe |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\MSDCSC\lsass.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0438b81ee3750308f9f569d031c21643_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0438b81ee3750308f9f569d031c21643_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0438b81ee3750308f9f569d031c21643_JaffaCakes118.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0438b81ee3750308f9f569d031c21643_JaffaCakes118.exe
C:\MSDCSC\lsass.exe
"C:\MSDCSC\lsass.exe"
C:\MSDCSC\lsass.exe
C:\MSDCSC\lsass.exe
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | smr9.no-ip.org | udp |
Files
memory/2164-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000460000-memory.dmp
memory/860-3-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/860-13-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/860-14-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/860-10-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/860-8-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp
memory/860-5-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/860-1-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/2164-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000460000-memory.dmp
memory/860-15-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/860-16-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/860-17-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/860-18-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/860-19-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
\MSDCSC\lsass.exe
| MD5 | 0438b81ee3750308f9f569d031c21643 |
| SHA1 | d89cc337a1fc42612c6f8bbadd3e7710ad59defe |
| SHA256 | 542c5c49bcadb7fa60ff96f55b43dc40638cb8b30de7fa61fc309085ae5a45bc |
| SHA512 | 5347343b9f18e64f67332925640884c458b01d41afb86e391355722ea7c8200c337211fae48008012a6c08aa114eca8ebaef8d72780060cac033514b16352969 |
memory/860-25-0x00000000040C0000-0x0000000004120000-memory.dmp
memory/2152-32-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000460000-memory.dmp
memory/2152-48-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000460000-memory.dmp
memory/1804-54-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/1804-57-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/1804-56-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/1804-55-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/860-58-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/1804-60-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/1804-61-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/1804-62-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/1804-63-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/1804-64-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/1804-65-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/1804-66-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/1804-67-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/1804-68-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/1804-69-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/1804-70-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/1804-71-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/1804-72-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/1804-73-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp
memory/1804-74-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp