Analysis Overview
SHA256
803c89efe08eb9dd7dc35bd886818e61ffa82762d75f63c9d2691dd66e703524
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 1df9fece0dd4500c39dbe9544959a9b7_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
LatentBot
Windows security bypass
Modifies WinLogon for persistence
Darkcomet
Sets file to hidden
Executes dropped EXE
Checks computer location settings
Windows security modification
Loads dropped DLL
Adds Run key to start application
Drops file in System32 directory
Program crash
Unsigned PE
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Views/modifies file attributes
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
Modifies registry class
MITRE ATT&CK Matrix V13
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-07-02 04:18
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-07-02 04:18
Reported
2024-07-02 04:21
Platform
win10v2004-20240611-en
Max time kernel
150s
Max time network
149s
Command Line
Signatures
Darkcomet
LatentBot
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:\\Windows\\system32\\MSDCSC\\msdcsc.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1df9fece0dd4500c39dbe9544959a9b7_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Windows security bypass
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe | N/A |
Sets file to hidden
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe | N/A |
Checks computer location settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3169499791-3545231813-3156325206-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1df9fece0dd4500c39dbe9544959a9b7_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe | N/A |
Windows security modification
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3169499791-3545231813-3156325206-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MicroUpdate = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\MSDCSC\\msdcsc.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1df9fece0dd4500c39dbe9544959a9b7_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1df9fece0dd4500c39dbe9544959a9b7_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1df9fece0dd4500c39dbe9544959a9b7_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MSDCSC\ | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1df9fece0dd4500c39dbe9544959a9b7_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Program crash
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe |
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\1df9fece0dd4500c39dbe9544959a9b7_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Views/modifies file attributes
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe | N/A |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1df9fece0dd4500c39dbe9544959a9b7_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1df9fece0dd4500c39dbe9544959a9b7_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1df9fece0dd4500c39dbe9544959a9b7_JaffaCakes118.exe" +s +h
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp" +s +h
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp" +s +h
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1df9fece0dd4500c39dbe9544959a9b7_JaffaCakes118.exe" +s +h
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
notepad
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 4424 -ip 4424
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4424 -s 416
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
notepad
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 420 -p 4504 -ip 4504
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4504 -s 184
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 | 97.17.167.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 144.107.17.2.in-addr.arpa | 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 | 14.160.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | romanticboy.zapto.org | udp |
| BE | 88.221.83.187:443 | www.bing.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 187.83.221.88.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 205.47.74.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | romanticboy.zapto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 217.106.137.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | romanticboy.zapto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | romanticboy.zapto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | romanticboy.zapto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | romanticboy.zapto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 26.165.165.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | romanticboy.zapto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 15.164.165.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 21.121.18.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | romanticboy.zapto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | romanticboy.zapto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | romanticboy.zapto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | romanticboy.zapto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | romanticboy.zapto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.214.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | romanticboy.zapto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 43.58.199.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | romanticboy.zapto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | romanticboy.zapto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | romanticboy.zapto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | romanticboy.zapto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | romanticboy.zapto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 11.227.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | romanticboy.zapto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | romanticboy.zapto.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 | 8.8.8.8:53 | 10.27.171.150.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | romanticboy.zapto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | romanticboy.zapto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | romanticboy.zapto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | romanticboy.zapto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | romanticboy.zapto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | romanticboy.zapto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | romanticboy.zapto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | romanticboy.zapto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | romanticboy.zapto.org | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | romanticboy.zapto.org | udp |
Files
memory/384-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004EE000-memory.dmp
memory/384-1-0x0000000002200000-0x0000000002201000-memory.dmp
memory/4424-5-0x0000000000510000-0x0000000000511000-memory.dmp
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
| MD5 | 1df9fece0dd4500c39dbe9544959a9b7 |
| SHA1 | 5e3a78348a7c8227324e7c586c9f1705d9f1e042 |
| SHA256 | 803c89efe08eb9dd7dc35bd886818e61ffa82762d75f63c9d2691dd66e703524 |
| SHA512 | 0bce0589f10d9c76db128dd74d284fe9708f43099dd7a2827f108a82ac5116f906e4f5fb4c0892f9f00f9aa856dd6b478e9ffc7849e7a25b696aafcf9ca8a9a6 |
memory/3172-64-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004EE000-memory.dmp
memory/4504-66-0x0000000000BA0000-0x0000000000BA1000-memory.dmp
memory/384-68-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004EE000-memory.dmp
memory/3172-70-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004EE000-memory.dmp
memory/3172-71-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004EE000-memory.dmp
memory/3172-72-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004EE000-memory.dmp
memory/3172-73-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004EE000-memory.dmp
memory/3172-74-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004EE000-memory.dmp
memory/3172-75-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004EE000-memory.dmp
memory/3172-76-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004EE000-memory.dmp
memory/3172-77-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004EE000-memory.dmp
memory/3172-78-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004EE000-memory.dmp
memory/3172-79-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004EE000-memory.dmp
memory/3172-80-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004EE000-memory.dmp
memory/3172-81-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004EE000-memory.dmp
memory/3172-82-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004EE000-memory.dmp
memory/3172-83-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004EE000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-07-02 04:18
Reported
2024-07-02 04:21
Platform
win7-20240611-en
Max time kernel
150s
Max time network
123s
Command Line
Signatures
Darkcomet
LatentBot
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:\\Windows\\system32\\MSDCSC\\msdcsc.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1df9fece0dd4500c39dbe9544959a9b7_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Windows security bypass
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe | N/A |
Sets file to hidden
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1df9fece0dd4500c39dbe9544959a9b7_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1df9fece0dd4500c39dbe9544959a9b7_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Windows security modification
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2812790648-3157963462-487717889-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MicroUpdate = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\MSDCSC\\msdcsc.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1df9fece0dd4500c39dbe9544959a9b7_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Drops file in System32 directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1df9fece0dd4500c39dbe9544959a9b7_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1df9fece0dd4500c39dbe9544959a9b7_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MSDCSC\ | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1df9fece0dd4500c39dbe9544959a9b7_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Program crash
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe |
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Views/modifies file attributes
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe | N/A |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1df9fece0dd4500c39dbe9544959a9b7_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1df9fece0dd4500c39dbe9544959a9b7_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1df9fece0dd4500c39dbe9544959a9b7_JaffaCakes118.exe" +s +h
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp" +s +h
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1df9fece0dd4500c39dbe9544959a9b7_JaffaCakes118.exe" +s +h
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp" +s +h
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
notepad
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2392 -s 264
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
notepad
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1708 -s 196
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | romanticboy.zapto.org | udp |
Files
memory/2092-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004EE000-memory.dmp
memory/2092-1-0x0000000000520000-0x0000000000521000-memory.dmp
memory/2392-5-0x00000000000C0000-0x00000000000C1000-memory.dmp
memory/2392-33-0x00000000001B0000-0x00000000001B1000-memory.dmp
\Windows\SysWOW64\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
| MD5 | 1df9fece0dd4500c39dbe9544959a9b7 |
| SHA1 | 5e3a78348a7c8227324e7c586c9f1705d9f1e042 |
| SHA256 | 803c89efe08eb9dd7dc35bd886818e61ffa82762d75f63c9d2691dd66e703524 |
| SHA512 | 0bce0589f10d9c76db128dd74d284fe9708f43099dd7a2827f108a82ac5116f906e4f5fb4c0892f9f00f9aa856dd6b478e9ffc7849e7a25b696aafcf9ca8a9a6 |
memory/2092-41-0x0000000004760000-0x000000000484E000-memory.dmp
memory/2532-43-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004EE000-memory.dmp
memory/2092-85-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004EE000-memory.dmp
memory/2532-88-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004EE000-memory.dmp