General

  • Target

    0159d763fead2257c9c1f9e72b526d69_JaffaCakes118

  • Size

    349KB

  • Sample

    240622-fhbqzasgmm

  • MD5

    0159d763fead2257c9c1f9e72b526d69

  • SHA1

    9fd106c97732e16e8081d0eba4036a4811917924

  • SHA256

    4eb9c39961652b2e9b2ff894fcb023349fa91d01186560510aab235a22a91776

  • SHA512

    db2e9e5052cb9cc80ef1c415e9a99e72aa18e3e72ed6093774b2293b1bef4aa63371fba3c433d0d33790fceb15d49d87f93fb245a8e20f803e01fc2420332aeb

  • SSDEEP

    6144:vcNYS996KFifeVjBpeExgVTFSXFoMc5RhCaL37x:vcW7KEZlPzCy37

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkcomet

Botnet

YouTubeMerkMods

C2

99.251.151.240:101

Mutex

DC_MUTEX-5GU39QQ

Attributes
  • InstallPath

    MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe

  • gencode

    8GlqgU0TkxSs

  • install

    true

  • offline_keylogger

    true

  • persistence

    true

  • reg_key

    MicroUpdate

Targets

    • Target

      0159d763fead2257c9c1f9e72b526d69_JaffaCakes118

    • Size

      349KB

    • MD5

      0159d763fead2257c9c1f9e72b526d69

    • SHA1

      9fd106c97732e16e8081d0eba4036a4811917924

    • SHA256

      4eb9c39961652b2e9b2ff894fcb023349fa91d01186560510aab235a22a91776

    • SHA512

      db2e9e5052cb9cc80ef1c415e9a99e72aa18e3e72ed6093774b2293b1bef4aa63371fba3c433d0d33790fceb15d49d87f93fb245a8e20f803e01fc2420332aeb

    • SSDEEP

      6144:vcNYS996KFifeVjBpeExgVTFSXFoMc5RhCaL37x:vcW7KEZlPzCy37

    • Darkcomet

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

    • Modifies WinLogon for persistence

    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Deletes itself

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • UPX packed file

      Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

    • 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

Discovery

Query Registry

1
T1012

System Information Discovery

2
T1082

Tasks