darkcomet | 57432410d0b28e935b02053b4e2b6cf649e8ff3bbf8bd68e7a1ff181cb658c37

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
146s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20240709-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240709-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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19-07-2024 13:36

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General

Target

5c28e2a53486ba7c8c6d5d5cd4b4175c_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

678KB
MD5

5c28e2a53486ba7c8c6d5d5cd4b4175c
SHA1

0769d9e40455267aaf47a6a8dc4c65fce664ae0f
SHA256

57432410d0b28e935b02053b4e2b6cf649e8ff3bbf8bd68e7a1ff181cb658c37
SHA512

913e5eb7be5d1541f388d5fff394969f6007ed9bbd370ad98fb317ee81a4cd814ed14fa5b8562f37ea1a3d4e25f6622ccd381e3b942ea407cc9c386c119b2ee1
SSDEEP

12288:E8UaT9XY2siA0bMG09xD7I3Gg8ecgVvfBoCDBOQQYbVXpuy1f/gORixD:1UKoN0bUxgGa/pfBHDb+y1HgZ

Score

10^/10

darkcomet latentbot persistence rat trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

latentbot

rustyslaves.zapto.org

Signatures

Darkcomet
DarkComet is a remote access trojan (RAT) developed by Jean-Pierre Lesueur.
trojan rat darkcomet
LatentBot
Modular trojan written in Delphi which has been in-the-wild since 2013.
trojan latentbot

Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Winlogon Helper DLL

T1547.004

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\UserInit = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\userinit.exe,C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\Update\\googleupdate.exe"	5c28e2a53486ba7c8c6d5d5cd4b4175c_JaffaCakes118.exe

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2650514177-1034912467-4025611726-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	5c28e2a53486ba7c8c6d5d5cd4b4175c_JaffaCakes118.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4752	googleupdate.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2650514177-1034912467-4025611726-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\GoogleUpdate = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\Update\\googleupdate.exe"	5c28e2a53486ba7c8c6d5d5cd4b4175c_JaffaCakes118.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 48 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	3540	5c28e2a53486ba7c8c6d5d5cd4b4175c_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3540	5c28e2a53486ba7c8c6d5d5cd4b4175c_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	3540	5c28e2a53486ba7c8c6d5d5cd4b4175c_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	3540	5c28e2a53486ba7c8c6d5d5cd4b4175c_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	3540	5c28e2a53486ba7c8c6d5d5cd4b4175c_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	3540	5c28e2a53486ba7c8c6d5d5cd4b4175c_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	3540	5c28e2a53486ba7c8c6d5d5cd4b4175c_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3540	5c28e2a53486ba7c8c6d5d5cd4b4175c_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3540	5c28e2a53486ba7c8c6d5d5cd4b4175c_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3540	5c28e2a53486ba7c8c6d5d5cd4b4175c_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3540	5c28e2a53486ba7c8c6d5d5cd4b4175c_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3540	5c28e2a53486ba7c8c6d5d5cd4b4175c_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3540	5c28e2a53486ba7c8c6d5d5cd4b4175c_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	3540	5c28e2a53486ba7c8c6d5d5cd4b4175c_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	3540	5c28e2a53486ba7c8c6d5d5cd4b4175c_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	3540	5c28e2a53486ba7c8c6d5d5cd4b4175c_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	3540	5c28e2a53486ba7c8c6d5d5cd4b4175c_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	3540	5c28e2a53486ba7c8c6d5d5cd4b4175c_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	3540	5c28e2a53486ba7c8c6d5d5cd4b4175c_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	3540	5c28e2a53486ba7c8c6d5d5cd4b4175c_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: 33	3540	5c28e2a53486ba7c8c6d5d5cd4b4175c_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: 34	3540	5c28e2a53486ba7c8c6d5d5cd4b4175c_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: 35	3540	5c28e2a53486ba7c8c6d5d5cd4b4175c_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: 36	3540	5c28e2a53486ba7c8c6d5d5cd4b4175c_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	4752	googleupdate.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4752	googleupdate.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	4752	googleupdate.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	4752	googleupdate.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	4752	googleupdate.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	4752	googleupdate.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	4752	googleupdate.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4752	googleupdate.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4752	googleupdate.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4752	googleupdate.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4752	googleupdate.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4752	googleupdate.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4752	googleupdate.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	4752	googleupdate.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	4752	googleupdate.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	4752	googleupdate.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	4752	googleupdate.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	4752	googleupdate.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	4752	googleupdate.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	4752	googleupdate.exe
Token: 33	4752	googleupdate.exe
Token: 34	4752	googleupdate.exe
Token: 35	4752	googleupdate.exe
Token: 36	4752	googleupdate.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4752	googleupdate.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3540 wrote to memory of 4752	3540	5c28e2a53486ba7c8c6d5d5cd4b4175c_JaffaCakes118.exe	85
PID 3540 wrote to memory of 4752	3540	5c28e2a53486ba7c8c6d5d5cd4b4175c_JaffaCakes118.exe	85
PID 3540 wrote to memory of 4752	3540	5c28e2a53486ba7c8c6d5d5cd4b4175c_JaffaCakes118.exe	85

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5c28e2a53486ba7c8c6d5d5cd4b4175c_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5c28e2a53486ba7c8c6d5d5cd4b4175c_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Modifies WinLogon for persistence
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3540
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Update\googleupdate.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Update\googleupdate.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:4752

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Winlogon Helper DLL

T1547.004

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Winlogon Helper DLL

T1547.004

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Update\googleupdate.exe

Filesize
678KB

MD5
5c28e2a53486ba7c8c6d5d5cd4b4175c

SHA1
0769d9e40455267aaf47a6a8dc4c65fce664ae0f

SHA256
57432410d0b28e935b02053b4e2b6cf649e8ff3bbf8bd68e7a1ff181cb658c37

SHA512
913e5eb7be5d1541f388d5fff394969f6007ed9bbd370ad98fb317ee81a4cd814ed14fa5b8562f37ea1a3d4e25f6622ccd381e3b942ea407cc9c386c119b2ee1

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memory/3540-0-0x0000000002280000-0x0000000002281000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3540-13-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/4752-19-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/4752-21-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/4752-16-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/4752-17-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/4752-18-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/4752-14-0x00000000022D0000-0x00000000022D1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/4752-20-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/4752-15-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/4752-22-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/4752-23-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/4752-24-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/4752-25-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/4752-26-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/4752-27-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/4752-28-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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Signatures

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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