darkcomet | b18abeeb054a9f0bb83ec277c93e61b5e00d25a4edc80b1dff39fe1c4de2a5b8

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
151s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20240802-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240802-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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25/08/2024, 06:31

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General

Target

c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

690KB
MD5

c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896
SHA1

093b6680099771887c91b9b7e8bd1bb9d0900cff
SHA256

b18abeeb054a9f0bb83ec277c93e61b5e00d25a4edc80b1dff39fe1c4de2a5b8
SHA512

1cf854af7421f4ee673eb31de2ddd4102b58abc835a381ff4628e6bb50d313342a7656e77884eca0626d22afaaa643a32d8a0d5de1d88c16aff75bd75fcdee19
SSDEEP

12288:t9HFJ9rJxRX1uVVjoaWSoynxdO1FVBaOiRZTERfIhNkNCCLo9Ek5C/hq3:HZ1xuVVjfFoynPaVBUR8f+kN10EBW

Score

10^/10

darkcomet guest16 discovery evasion rat trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkcomet

Botnet

Guest16

12345poebalylovi.ddns.net:1604

12345poebalylovi.ddns.net:27015

Mutex

DC_MUTEX-GTTG3R1

Attributes

gencode
cr291lnLucP6
install
false
offline_keylogger
true
persistence
false

Signatures

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

Modifies firewall policy service 3 TTPs 3 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Windows Service

T1543.003

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "0"	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe

Modifies security service 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Windows Service

T1543.003

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\wscsvc\Start = "4"	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion trojan

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe

Disables RegEdit via registry modification 1 IoCs

evasion

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2412658365-3084825385-3340777666-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\DisableRegistryTools = "1"	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe

Disables Task Manager via registry modification
evasion

Sets file to hidden 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Modifies file attributes to stop it showing in Explorer etc.

evasion

Hidden Files and Directories

T1564.001

pid	Process
2792	attrib.exe
2820	attrib.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-1-5-21-2412658365-3084825385-3340777666-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion trojan

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.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 6 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	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	notepad.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	attrib.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4228	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 24 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	4228	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4228	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	4228	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	4228	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	4228	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	4228	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	4228	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4228	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4228	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4228	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4228	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4228	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4228	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	4228	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	4228	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	4228	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	4228	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	4228	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	4228	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	4228	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: 33	4228	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: 34	4228	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: 35	4228	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: 36	4228	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4228	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 34 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4228 wrote to memory of 2084	4228	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 4228 wrote to memory of 2084	4228	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 4228 wrote to memory of 2084	4228	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 4228 wrote to memory of 1216	4228	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe	86
PID 4228 wrote to memory of 1216	4228	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe	86
PID 4228 wrote to memory of 1216	4228	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe	86
PID 4228 wrote to memory of 4880	4228	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 4228 wrote to memory of 4880	4228	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 4228 wrote to memory of 4880	4228	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 4228 wrote to memory of 4880	4228	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 4228 wrote to memory of 4880	4228	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 4228 wrote to memory of 4880	4228	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 4228 wrote to memory of 4880	4228	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 4228 wrote to memory of 4880	4228	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 4228 wrote to memory of 4880	4228	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 4228 wrote to memory of 4880	4228	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 4228 wrote to memory of 4880	4228	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 4228 wrote to memory of 4880	4228	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 4228 wrote to memory of 4880	4228	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 4228 wrote to memory of 4880	4228	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 4228 wrote to memory of 4880	4228	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 4228 wrote to memory of 4880	4228	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 4228 wrote to memory of 4880	4228	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 4228 wrote to memory of 4880	4228	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 4228 wrote to memory of 4880	4228	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 4228 wrote to memory of 4880	4228	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 4228 wrote to memory of 4880	4228	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 4228 wrote to memory of 4880	4228	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 2084 wrote to memory of 2792	2084	cmd.exe	89
PID 2084 wrote to memory of 2792	2084	cmd.exe	89
PID 2084 wrote to memory of 2792	2084	cmd.exe	89
PID 1216 wrote to memory of 2820	1216	cmd.exe	90
PID 1216 wrote to memory of 2820	1216	cmd.exe	90
PID 1216 wrote to memory of 2820	1216	cmd.exe	90

System policy modification 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\CurrentVersion\Explorern\NoControlPanel = "1"	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\CurrentVersion	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\CurrentVersion\Explorern	c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe

Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Hidden Files and Directories

T1564.001

pid	Process
2792	attrib.exe
2820	attrib.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Modifies firewall policy service
- Modifies security service
- Windows security bypass
- Disables RegEdit via registry modification
- Checks computer location settings
- Windows security modification
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
- System policy modification
PID:4228
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe" +s +h
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2084
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
    attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c0261de6f8482d655c503f1010dc8896_JaffaCakes118.exe" +s +h
    3⤵
    - Sets file to hidden
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Views/modifies file attributes
    PID:2792
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp" +s +h
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1216
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
    attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp" +s +h
    3⤵
    - Sets file to hidden
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Views/modifies file attributes
    PID:2820
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
  notepad
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:4880

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Privilege Escalation

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Defense Evasion

Hide Artifacts

T1564

Hidden Files and Directories

T1564.001

Impair Defenses

T1562

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

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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memory/4228-8-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

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744KB

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memory/4228-9-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

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744KB

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memory/4228-2-0x0000000002110000-0x0000000002111000-memory.dmp

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4KB

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memory/4228-3-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

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744KB

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memory/4228-4-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

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744KB

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memory/4228-5-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

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744KB

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memory/4228-6-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

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744KB

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memory/4228-7-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

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744KB

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memory/4228-16-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

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744KB

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memory/4228-10-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

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744KB

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memory/4228-0-0x0000000002110000-0x0000000002111000-memory.dmp

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4KB

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memory/4228-11-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

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744KB

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memory/4228-12-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

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744KB

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memory/4228-13-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

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744KB

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memory/4228-14-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

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744KB

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memory/4228-15-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
744KB

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memory/4880-1-0x0000000001020000-0x0000000001021000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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