Analysis Overview
SHA256
5411328545b710cb32a614bb9ab5f78ec1f4ba48d9ce0de2e528bf275cd6071c
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 721434506fe64e46ea824ab914eff1a2_JaffaCakes118 was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Darkcomet
Modifies WinLogon for persistence
Molebox Virtualization software
Loads dropped DLL
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Adds Run key to start application
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Unsigned PE
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-07-26 01:30
Signatures
Molebox Virtualization software
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-07-26 01:30
Reported
2024-07-26 01:46
Platform
win7-20240708-en
Max time kernel
150s
Max time network
118s
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:\\ProgramData\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Start Menu\\MSDCSC\\msdcsc.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\721434506fe64e46ea824ab914eff1a2_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\721434506fe64e46ea824ab914eff1a2_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\721434506fe64e46ea824ab914eff1a2_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Molebox Virtualization software
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1506706701-1246725540-2219210854-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MicroUpdate = "C:\\ProgramData\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Start Menu\\MSDCSC\\msdcsc.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\721434506fe64e46ea824ab914eff1a2_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\721434506fe64e46ea824ab914eff1a2_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 2420 wrote to memory of 2560 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\721434506fe64e46ea824ab914eff1a2_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe |
| PID 2420 wrote to memory of 2560 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\721434506fe64e46ea824ab914eff1a2_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe |
| PID 2420 wrote to memory of 2560 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\721434506fe64e46ea824ab914eff1a2_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe |
| PID 2420 wrote to memory of 2560 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\721434506fe64e46ea824ab914eff1a2_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\721434506fe64e46ea824ab914eff1a2_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\721434506fe64e46ea824ab914eff1a2_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\DllHost.exe /Processid:{76D0CB12-7604-4048-B83C-1005C7DDC503}
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
"C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe"
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ayoub1.sytes.net | udp |
Files
memory/2420-5-0x0000000075501000-0x0000000075502000-memory.dmp
memory/2420-4-0x0000000077220000-0x0000000077221000-memory.dmp
memory/2420-3-0x0000000001FB0000-0x0000000001FC0000-memory.dmp
memory/2420-2-0x0000000000320000-0x000000000036E000-memory.dmp
memory/2420-1-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp
memory/2420-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F8000-memory.dmp
memory/2420-6-0x00000000754F0000-0x0000000075600000-memory.dmp
memory/2716-11-0x00000000001F0000-0x00000000001F2000-memory.dmp
memory/2420-10-0x00000000025C0000-0x00000000025C2000-memory.dmp
memory/2716-12-0x00000000754F0000-0x0000000075600000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\POPULAR-SEXY-CELEBRITY-TATTOOS4.JPG
| MD5 | f9d090e8041fd66cd278ce4af611f424 |
| SHA1 | 483be5d62c3d99104fafe4d0c0a812ba27b609f5 |
| SHA256 | 9ba39d873451ba6e1862e8d725afdad8d491993b6c3246eda56331513341a263 |
| SHA512 | c16d3008eb5147df98a4bf0c0d572598c9c2e291efdae79b06efa43a296df1cc8aeca8f5c9289e3f5825dd2e0dbc328d93220f5d1654be5ca55c28e018bbd895 |
memory/2560-27-0x00000000754F0000-0x0000000075600000-memory.dmp
memory/2560-26-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F8000-memory.dmp
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
| MD5 | 721434506fe64e46ea824ab914eff1a2 |
| SHA1 | 589c9c129788ae0aa34748be2a224e4a50ad10ae |
| SHA256 | 5411328545b710cb32a614bb9ab5f78ec1f4ba48d9ce0de2e528bf275cd6071c |
| SHA512 | b218ceb4afda4a654b0365f9f05bd3c410a287b2e981170b2d2e721b3557b32acf672c9144fe39b2255a986a76d68662cce8190201f48b8b4b26137ea124342e |
memory/2420-24-0x00000000754F0000-0x0000000075600000-memory.dmp
memory/2420-23-0x0000000000320000-0x000000000036E000-memory.dmp
memory/2420-22-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F8000-memory.dmp
memory/2560-28-0x00000000754F0000-0x0000000075600000-memory.dmp
memory/2560-29-0x00000000754F0000-0x0000000075600000-memory.dmp
memory/2560-30-0x00000000754F0000-0x0000000075600000-memory.dmp
memory/2560-31-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F8000-memory.dmp
memory/2560-32-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F8000-memory.dmp
memory/2716-33-0x00000000754F0000-0x0000000075600000-memory.dmp
memory/2560-34-0x00000000754F0000-0x0000000075600000-memory.dmp
memory/2560-35-0x00000000754F0000-0x0000000075600000-memory.dmp
memory/2560-36-0x00000000754F0000-0x0000000075600000-memory.dmp
memory/2560-37-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F8000-memory.dmp
memory/2560-38-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F8000-memory.dmp
memory/2560-39-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F8000-memory.dmp
memory/2560-40-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F8000-memory.dmp
memory/2560-41-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F8000-memory.dmp
memory/2560-42-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F8000-memory.dmp
memory/2560-43-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F8000-memory.dmp
memory/2560-44-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F8000-memory.dmp
memory/2560-45-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F8000-memory.dmp
memory/2560-46-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F8000-memory.dmp
memory/2560-47-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F8000-memory.dmp
memory/2560-48-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F8000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-07-26 01:30
Reported
2024-07-26 01:45
Platform
win10v2004-20240709-en
Max time kernel
150s
Max time network
151s
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:\\ProgramData\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Start Menu\\MSDCSC\\msdcsc.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\721434506fe64e46ea824ab914eff1a2_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Checks computer location settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1705699165-553239100-4129523827-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\721434506fe64e46ea824ab914eff1a2_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe | N/A |
Molebox Virtualization software
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1705699165-553239100-4129523827-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MicroUpdate = "C:\\ProgramData\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Start Menu\\MSDCSC\\msdcsc.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\721434506fe64e46ea824ab914eff1a2_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\721434506fe64e46ea824ab914eff1a2_JaffaCakes118.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 1636 wrote to memory of 1472 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\721434506fe64e46ea824ab914eff1a2_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe |
| PID 1636 wrote to memory of 1472 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\721434506fe64e46ea824ab914eff1a2_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe |
| PID 1636 wrote to memory of 1472 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\721434506fe64e46ea824ab914eff1a2_JaffaCakes118.exe | C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\721434506fe64e46ea824ab914eff1a2_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\721434506fe64e46ea824ab914eff1a2_JaffaCakes118.exe"
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
"C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe"
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 183.142.211.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 81.144.22.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 76.32.126.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ayoub1.sytes.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | tse1.mm.bing.net | udp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 88.156.103.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 10.28.171.150.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ayoub1.sytes.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ayoub1.sytes.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 28.118.140.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ayoub1.sytes.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ayoub1.sytes.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ayoub1.sytes.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 103.169.127.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 206.23.85.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ayoub1.sytes.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 147.142.123.92.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ayoub1.sytes.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ayoub1.sytes.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ayoub1.sytes.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ayoub1.sytes.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ayoub1.sytes.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ayoub1.sytes.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ayoub1.sytes.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ayoub1.sytes.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ayoub1.sytes.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ayoub1.sytes.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ayoub1.sytes.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 23.236.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ayoub1.sytes.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ayoub1.sytes.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ayoub1.sytes.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ayoub1.sytes.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ayoub1.sytes.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ayoub1.sytes.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ayoub1.sytes.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ayoub1.sytes.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ayoub1.sytes.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ayoub1.sytes.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ayoub1.sytes.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ayoub1.sytes.net | udp |
Files
memory/1636-1-0x0000000000AE0000-0x0000000000B2E000-memory.dmp
memory/1636-0-0x0000000000AB0000-0x0000000000AB1000-memory.dmp
memory/1636-2-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F8000-memory.dmp
memory/1636-8-0x00000000765B0000-0x00000000765B1000-memory.dmp
memory/1636-7-0x0000000000BF0000-0x0000000000C00000-memory.dmp
memory/1636-6-0x0000000000BF0000-0x0000000000C00000-memory.dmp
memory/1636-5-0x0000000076EE2000-0x0000000076EE3000-memory.dmp
memory/1636-4-0x0000000000C10000-0x0000000000C20000-memory.dmp
memory/1636-3-0x00000000024F0000-0x0000000002500000-memory.dmp
memory/1636-9-0x0000000076590000-0x0000000076680000-memory.dmp
memory/1636-10-0x0000000076590000-0x0000000076680000-memory.dmp
memory/1636-11-0x0000000076590000-0x0000000076680000-memory.dmp
memory/1636-12-0x0000000076590000-0x0000000076680000-memory.dmp
memory/1636-13-0x0000000076590000-0x0000000076680000-memory.dmp
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
| MD5 | 721434506fe64e46ea824ab914eff1a2 |
| SHA1 | 589c9c129788ae0aa34748be2a224e4a50ad10ae |
| SHA256 | 5411328545b710cb32a614bb9ab5f78ec1f4ba48d9ce0de2e528bf275cd6071c |
| SHA512 | b218ceb4afda4a654b0365f9f05bd3c410a287b2e981170b2d2e721b3557b32acf672c9144fe39b2255a986a76d68662cce8190201f48b8b4b26137ea124342e |
memory/1636-28-0x0000000000AE0000-0x0000000000B2E000-memory.dmp
memory/1472-30-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F8000-memory.dmp
memory/1472-35-0x0000000076590000-0x0000000076680000-memory.dmp
memory/1472-40-0x0000000076590000-0x0000000076680000-memory.dmp
memory/1472-42-0x0000000076590000-0x0000000076680000-memory.dmp
memory/1472-41-0x0000000076590000-0x0000000076680000-memory.dmp
memory/1472-39-0x0000000076590000-0x0000000076680000-memory.dmp
memory/1472-38-0x0000000076590000-0x0000000076680000-memory.dmp
memory/1472-37-0x0000000076590000-0x0000000076680000-memory.dmp
memory/1472-36-0x0000000076590000-0x0000000076680000-memory.dmp
memory/1472-34-0x0000000076590000-0x0000000076680000-memory.dmp
memory/1472-33-0x0000000076590000-0x0000000076680000-memory.dmp
memory/1472-32-0x0000000076590000-0x0000000076680000-memory.dmp
memory/1472-31-0x0000000076590000-0x0000000076680000-memory.dmp
memory/1636-29-0x0000000076590000-0x0000000076680000-memory.dmp
memory/1636-27-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F8000-memory.dmp
memory/1472-43-0x0000000076590000-0x0000000076680000-memory.dmp
memory/1472-44-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F8000-memory.dmp
memory/1472-45-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F8000-memory.dmp
memory/1472-46-0x0000000076590000-0x0000000076680000-memory.dmp
memory/1472-50-0x0000000076590000-0x0000000076680000-memory.dmp
memory/1472-54-0x0000000076590000-0x0000000076680000-memory.dmp
memory/1472-55-0x0000000076590000-0x0000000076680000-memory.dmp
memory/1472-53-0x0000000076590000-0x0000000076680000-memory.dmp
memory/1472-52-0x0000000076590000-0x0000000076680000-memory.dmp
memory/1472-51-0x0000000076590000-0x0000000076680000-memory.dmp
memory/1472-49-0x0000000076590000-0x0000000076680000-memory.dmp
memory/1472-48-0x0000000076590000-0x0000000076680000-memory.dmp
memory/1472-47-0x0000000076590000-0x0000000076680000-memory.dmp
memory/1472-56-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F8000-memory.dmp
memory/1472-57-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F8000-memory.dmp
memory/1472-58-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F8000-memory.dmp
memory/1472-59-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F8000-memory.dmp
memory/1472-60-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F8000-memory.dmp
memory/1472-61-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F8000-memory.dmp
memory/1472-62-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F8000-memory.dmp
memory/1472-63-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F8000-memory.dmp
memory/1472-64-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F8000-memory.dmp
memory/1472-65-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F8000-memory.dmp
memory/1472-66-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F8000-memory.dmp
memory/1472-67-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F8000-memory.dmp