darkcomet | 04c1494cf3a15ada715f4867dc12788eb61b828d8fadd3d9d8b1e81d461a5b2d

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
124s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240708-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240708-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
27-07-2024 04:08

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General

Target

76fea28420b8f95ebd8f92d49ea23b34_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

236KB
MD5

76fea28420b8f95ebd8f92d49ea23b34
SHA1

8e36074e63a4cab1d75618463a1c63ffcd8581cb
SHA256

04c1494cf3a15ada715f4867dc12788eb61b828d8fadd3d9d8b1e81d461a5b2d
SHA512

33d344a659b9607d524ac0dba7e9a4239334d08840d4ec71e34c77d4248bf88bc91ee9c27cb26d319b00fb99b0e5e10e78e40481559b9f0581bcb97b9c281191
SSDEEP

6144:dMMWJH007FoGoyy4LozdtSMxuzhXv67fRCwsp9WONUff6:sJH0NGoyz4uzpifRCwGWON

Score

10^/10

darkcomet latentbot sheepception discovery evasion persistence rat trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkcomet

Botnet

sheepception

thematrixx.zapto.org:1333

sheepception.zapto.org:1333

Mutex

DC_MUTEX-F54S21D

Attributes

InstallPath
MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
gencode
fXfsZcmQgzoa
install
true
offline_keylogger
true
persistence
true
reg_key
MicroUpdate

Extracted

Family

latentbot

sheepception.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\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Cookies\\MSDCSC\\msdcsc.exe"	76fea28420b8f95ebd8f92d49ea23b34_JaffaCakes118.exe

Sets file to hidden 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Modifies file attributes to stop it showing in Explorer etc.

evasion

Hidden Files and Directories

T1564.001

pid	Process
2736	attrib.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2764	msdcsc.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2172	76fea28420b8f95ebd8f92d49ea23b34_JaffaCakes118.exe
2172	76fea28420b8f95ebd8f92d49ea23b34_JaffaCakes118.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1506706701-1246725540-2219210854-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MicroUpdate = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Cookies\\MSDCSC\\msdcsc.exe"	76fea28420b8f95ebd8f92d49ea23b34_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1506706701-1246725540-2219210854-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MicroUpdate = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Cookies\\MSDCSC\\msdcsc.exe"	msdcsc.exe

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

System Information Discovery
T1082

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	attrib.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	msdcsc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	notepad.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	76fea28420b8f95ebd8f92d49ea23b34_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 46 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2172	76fea28420b8f95ebd8f92d49ea23b34_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2172	76fea28420b8f95ebd8f92d49ea23b34_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	2172	76fea28420b8f95ebd8f92d49ea23b34_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2172	76fea28420b8f95ebd8f92d49ea23b34_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	2172	76fea28420b8f95ebd8f92d49ea23b34_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	2172	76fea28420b8f95ebd8f92d49ea23b34_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	2172	76fea28420b8f95ebd8f92d49ea23b34_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2172	76fea28420b8f95ebd8f92d49ea23b34_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2172	76fea28420b8f95ebd8f92d49ea23b34_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2172	76fea28420b8f95ebd8f92d49ea23b34_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2172	76fea28420b8f95ebd8f92d49ea23b34_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2172	76fea28420b8f95ebd8f92d49ea23b34_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2172	76fea28420b8f95ebd8f92d49ea23b34_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	2172	76fea28420b8f95ebd8f92d49ea23b34_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	2172	76fea28420b8f95ebd8f92d49ea23b34_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	2172	76fea28420b8f95ebd8f92d49ea23b34_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	2172	76fea28420b8f95ebd8f92d49ea23b34_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	2172	76fea28420b8f95ebd8f92d49ea23b34_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	2172	76fea28420b8f95ebd8f92d49ea23b34_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	2172	76fea28420b8f95ebd8f92d49ea23b34_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: 33	2172	76fea28420b8f95ebd8f92d49ea23b34_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: 34	2172	76fea28420b8f95ebd8f92d49ea23b34_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: 35	2172	76fea28420b8f95ebd8f92d49ea23b34_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2764	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2764	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	2764	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2764	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	2764	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	2764	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	2764	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2764	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2764	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2764	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2764	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2764	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2764	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	2764	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	2764	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	2764	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	2764	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	2764	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	2764	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	2764	msdcsc.exe
Token: 33	2764	msdcsc.exe
Token: 34	2764	msdcsc.exe
Token: 35	2764	msdcsc.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2764	msdcsc.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 35 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2172 wrote to memory of 2284	2172	76fea28420b8f95ebd8f92d49ea23b34_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2172 wrote to memory of 2284	2172	76fea28420b8f95ebd8f92d49ea23b34_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2172 wrote to memory of 2284	2172	76fea28420b8f95ebd8f92d49ea23b34_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2172 wrote to memory of 2284	2172	76fea28420b8f95ebd8f92d49ea23b34_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2284 wrote to memory of 2736	2284	cmd.exe	32
PID 2284 wrote to memory of 2736	2284	cmd.exe	32
PID 2284 wrote to memory of 2736	2284	cmd.exe	32
PID 2284 wrote to memory of 2736	2284	cmd.exe	32
PID 2172 wrote to memory of 2764	2172	76fea28420b8f95ebd8f92d49ea23b34_JaffaCakes118.exe	33
PID 2172 wrote to memory of 2764	2172	76fea28420b8f95ebd8f92d49ea23b34_JaffaCakes118.exe	33
PID 2172 wrote to memory of 2764	2172	76fea28420b8f95ebd8f92d49ea23b34_JaffaCakes118.exe	33
PID 2172 wrote to memory of 2764	2172	76fea28420b8f95ebd8f92d49ea23b34_JaffaCakes118.exe	33
PID 2764 wrote to memory of 2248	2764	msdcsc.exe	34
PID 2764 wrote to memory of 2248	2764	msdcsc.exe	34
PID 2764 wrote to memory of 2248	2764	msdcsc.exe	34
PID 2764 wrote to memory of 2248	2764	msdcsc.exe	34
PID 2764 wrote to memory of 2248	2764	msdcsc.exe	34
PID 2764 wrote to memory of 2248	2764	msdcsc.exe	34
PID 2764 wrote to memory of 2248	2764	msdcsc.exe	34
PID 2764 wrote to memory of 2248	2764	msdcsc.exe	34
PID 2764 wrote to memory of 2248	2764	msdcsc.exe	34
PID 2764 wrote to memory of 2248	2764	msdcsc.exe	34
PID 2764 wrote to memory of 2248	2764	msdcsc.exe	34
PID 2764 wrote to memory of 2248	2764	msdcsc.exe	34
PID 2764 wrote to memory of 2248	2764	msdcsc.exe	34
PID 2764 wrote to memory of 2248	2764	msdcsc.exe	34
PID 2764 wrote to memory of 2248	2764	msdcsc.exe	34
PID 2764 wrote to memory of 2248	2764	msdcsc.exe	34
PID 2764 wrote to memory of 2248	2764	msdcsc.exe	34
PID 2764 wrote to memory of 2248	2764	msdcsc.exe	34
PID 2764 wrote to memory of 2248	2764	msdcsc.exe	34
PID 2764 wrote to memory of 2248	2764	msdcsc.exe	34
PID 2764 wrote to memory of 2248	2764	msdcsc.exe	34
PID 2764 wrote to memory of 2248	2764	msdcsc.exe	34
PID 2764 wrote to memory of 2248	2764	msdcsc.exe	34

Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion

Hidden Files and Directories

T1564.001

pid	Process
2736	attrib.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\76fea28420b8f95ebd8f92d49ea23b34_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\76fea28420b8f95ebd8f92d49ea23b34_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Modifies WinLogon for persistence
- Loads dropped DLL
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2172
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\76fea28420b8f95ebd8f92d49ea23b34_JaffaCakes118.exe" +s +h
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2284
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
    attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\76fea28420b8f95ebd8f92d49ea23b34_JaffaCakes118.exe" +s +h
    3⤵
    - Sets file to hidden
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Views/modifies file attributes
    PID:2736
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2764
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
    notepad
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2248

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

Hide Artifacts

T1564

Hidden Files and Directories

T1564.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe

Filesize
236KB

MD5
76fea28420b8f95ebd8f92d49ea23b34

SHA1
8e36074e63a4cab1d75618463a1c63ffcd8581cb

SHA256
04c1494cf3a15ada715f4867dc12788eb61b828d8fadd3d9d8b1e81d461a5b2d

SHA512
33d344a659b9607d524ac0dba7e9a4239334d08840d4ec71e34c77d4248bf88bc91ee9c27cb26d319b00fb99b0e5e10e78e40481559b9f0581bcb97b9c281191

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memory/2172-53-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B8000-memory.dmp

Filesize
736KB

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memory/2172-1-0x00000000003E0000-0x00000000003E1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2172-11-0x0000000003FB0000-0x0000000004068000-memory.dmp

Filesize
736KB

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memory/2172-12-0x0000000003FB0000-0x0000000004068000-memory.dmp

Filesize
736KB

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memory/2172-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B8000-memory.dmp

Filesize
736KB

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memory/2248-52-0x00000000001A0000-0x00000000001A1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2248-14-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000081000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2764-55-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B8000-memory.dmp

Filesize
736KB

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memory/2764-60-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B8000-memory.dmp

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736KB

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memory/2764-13-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B8000-memory.dmp

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736KB

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memory/2764-56-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B8000-memory.dmp

Filesize
736KB

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memory/2764-57-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B8000-memory.dmp

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736KB

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memory/2764-58-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B8000-memory.dmp

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736KB

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memory/2764-59-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B8000-memory.dmp

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736KB

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memory/2764-54-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B8000-memory.dmp

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736KB

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memory/2764-61-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B8000-memory.dmp

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736KB

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memory/2764-62-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B8000-memory.dmp

Filesize
736KB

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memory/2764-63-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B8000-memory.dmp

Filesize
736KB

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memory/2764-64-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B8000-memory.dmp

Filesize
736KB

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memory/2764-65-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B8000-memory.dmp

Filesize
736KB

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memory/2764-66-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B8000-memory.dmp

Filesize
736KB

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memory/2764-67-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B8000-memory.dmp

Filesize
736KB

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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