darkcomet | c8eed6ec8e5c6368c01cab8671a358c3f768cb82ff21741c68eb70d64abfffa9

General

Target

c2816fee0f8901057c1098ac52cef62f_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

1.1MB
MD5

c2816fee0f8901057c1098ac52cef62f
SHA1

00485869998c0cfb6b1bbe2cc268b3a6f7265675
SHA256

c8eed6ec8e5c6368c01cab8671a358c3f768cb82ff21741c68eb70d64abfffa9
SHA512

e13717ed20c8a8dc7a4155e5625a9e57d3b1e4823ee01f3d5e67b28ca2a379f23d8f387f99dd414aa9954d4719ec848a5a6ddfc623c425cab142f68f4d725dfa
SSDEEP

12288:P/Bv17kMLTTTdfIX1y6hgpcKiaqb7MybKbeLSVNIYntkypxCJfFSzk+wDvCXP56/:tdshJMXiJo7jWy8a1VXiNhbnQ+

Score

10^/10

darkcomet discovery persistence rat trojan

Malware Config

Signatures

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

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2668	svchost.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1908	c2816fee0f8901057c1098ac52cef62f_JaffaCakes118.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-1-5-21-3551809350-4263495960-1443967649-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\1 = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\c2816fee0f8901057c1098ac52cef62f_JaffaCakes118.exe"	c2816fee0f8901057c1098ac52cef62f_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1908 set thread context of 2668	1908	c2816fee0f8901057c1098ac52cef62f_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2668 set thread context of 2676	2668	svchost.exe	31

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 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	c2816fee0f8901057c1098ac52cef62f_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 23 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2668	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2668	svchost.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	2668	svchost.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2668	svchost.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	2668	svchost.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	2668	svchost.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	2668	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2668	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2668	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2668	svchost.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2668	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2668	svchost.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2668	svchost.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	2668	svchost.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	2668	svchost.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	2668	svchost.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	2668	svchost.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	2668	svchost.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	2668	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	2668	svchost.exe
Token: 33	2668	svchost.exe
Token: 34	2668	svchost.exe
Token: 35	2668	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 19 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1908 wrote to memory of 2668	1908	c2816fee0f8901057c1098ac52cef62f_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 1908 wrote to memory of 2668	1908	c2816fee0f8901057c1098ac52cef62f_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 1908 wrote to memory of 2668	1908	c2816fee0f8901057c1098ac52cef62f_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 1908 wrote to memory of 2668	1908	c2816fee0f8901057c1098ac52cef62f_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 1908 wrote to memory of 2668	1908	c2816fee0f8901057c1098ac52cef62f_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 1908 wrote to memory of 2668	1908	c2816fee0f8901057c1098ac52cef62f_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 1908 wrote to memory of 2668	1908	c2816fee0f8901057c1098ac52cef62f_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 1908 wrote to memory of 2668	1908	c2816fee0f8901057c1098ac52cef62f_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 1908 wrote to memory of 2668	1908	c2816fee0f8901057c1098ac52cef62f_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 1908 wrote to memory of 2668	1908	c2816fee0f8901057c1098ac52cef62f_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 1908 wrote to memory of 2668	1908	c2816fee0f8901057c1098ac52cef62f_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 1908 wrote to memory of 2668	1908	c2816fee0f8901057c1098ac52cef62f_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 1908 wrote to memory of 2668	1908	c2816fee0f8901057c1098ac52cef62f_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2668 wrote to memory of 2676	2668	svchost.exe	31
PID 2668 wrote to memory of 2676	2668	svchost.exe	31
PID 2668 wrote to memory of 2676	2668	svchost.exe	31
PID 2668 wrote to memory of 2676	2668	svchost.exe	31
PID 2668 wrote to memory of 2676	2668	svchost.exe	31
PID 2668 wrote to memory of 2676	2668	svchost.exe	31

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c2816fee0f8901057c1098ac52cef62f_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c2816fee0f8901057c1098ac52cef62f_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1908
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchost.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchost.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2668
- - C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"
    3⤵
    PID:2676

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchost.exe

Filesize
1.1MB

MD5
34aa912defa18c2c129f1e09d75c1d7e

SHA1
9c3046324657505a30ecd9b1fdb46c05bde7d470

SHA256
6df94b7fa33f1b87142adc39b3db0613fc520d9e7a5fd6a5301dd7f51f8d0386

SHA512
d1ea9368f5d7166180612fd763c87afb647d088498887961f5e7fb0a10f4a808bd5928e8a3666d70ff794093c51ecca8816f75dd47652fd4eb23dce7f9aa1f98

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memory/1908-28-0x0000000074BC0000-0x000000007516B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1908-1-0x0000000074BC0000-0x000000007516B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1908-2-0x0000000074BC0000-0x000000007516B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1908-0-0x0000000074BC1000-0x0000000074BC2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2668-21-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
780KB

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memory/2668-17-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
780KB

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memory/2668-30-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
780KB

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memory/2668-15-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
780KB

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memory/2668-27-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
780KB

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memory/2668-14-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
780KB

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memory/2668-19-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
780KB

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memory/2668-29-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
780KB

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memory/2668-25-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
780KB

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memory/2668-11-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
780KB

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memory/2668-10-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
780KB

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memory/2668-23-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2668-13-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
780KB

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memory/2668-35-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
780KB

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memory/2676-32-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000051E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.1MB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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