darkcomet | b5ee0db5d1c48ee5332bfc4c05d7cfafd56a70da866895e7734ad3f9064e6a67

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
146s
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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28-09-2024 17:57

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General

Target

fcd7b2c234bb370899961b06f1dd2783_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

696KB
MD5

fcd7b2c234bb370899961b06f1dd2783
SHA1

04c7d556f6a5cbba897324bbb8de1aa0ae988c5a
SHA256

b5ee0db5d1c48ee5332bfc4c05d7cfafd56a70da866895e7734ad3f9064e6a67
SHA512

523595c1dda22eabebbcd44a261581c114fe736d21b89603e59aaacfb3c9b3c42d83be88171d0a63e356ee522683afcd86a042122bd674336b84158024a5d582
SSDEEP

12288:nNX7HlO0Isvp4lak7gvdyjW46fZo1a60tXMQO8v+eA7XehOgOs:nzOxI4la5VCoow658v+eA76R

Score

10^/10

darkcomet latentbot hf discovery persistence rat trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkcomet

Botnet

192.168.0.2:100

surfingforus.zapto.org:100

Mutex

DC_MUTEX-B4DJA70

Attributes

InstallPath
MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
gencode
ShXk49WH4tyF
install
true
offline_keylogger
true
persistence
false
reg_key
MicroUpdate

Extracted

Family

latentbot

surfingforus.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\\Documents\\MSDCSC\\msdcsc.exe"	fcd7b2c234bb370899961b06f1dd2783_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-1-5-21-2718105630-359604950-2820636825-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	fcd7b2c234bb370899961b06f1dd2783_JaffaCakes118.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
3416	msdcsc.exe
4412	msdcsc.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-1-5-21-2718105630-359604950-2820636825-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MicroUpdate = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\Documents\\MSDCSC\\msdcsc.exe"	fcd7b2c234bb370899961b06f1dd2783_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3660 set thread context of 4608	3660	fcd7b2c234bb370899961b06f1dd2783_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 3416 set thread context of 4412	3416	msdcsc.exe	84

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	msdcsc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	notepad.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	fcd7b2c234bb370899961b06f1dd2783_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	fcd7b2c234bb370899961b06f1dd2783_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	msdcsc.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 48 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	4608	fcd7b2c234bb370899961b06f1dd2783_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4608	fcd7b2c234bb370899961b06f1dd2783_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	4608	fcd7b2c234bb370899961b06f1dd2783_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	4608	fcd7b2c234bb370899961b06f1dd2783_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	4608	fcd7b2c234bb370899961b06f1dd2783_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	4608	fcd7b2c234bb370899961b06f1dd2783_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	4608	fcd7b2c234bb370899961b06f1dd2783_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4608	fcd7b2c234bb370899961b06f1dd2783_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4608	fcd7b2c234bb370899961b06f1dd2783_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4608	fcd7b2c234bb370899961b06f1dd2783_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4608	fcd7b2c234bb370899961b06f1dd2783_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4608	fcd7b2c234bb370899961b06f1dd2783_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4608	fcd7b2c234bb370899961b06f1dd2783_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	4608	fcd7b2c234bb370899961b06f1dd2783_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	4608	fcd7b2c234bb370899961b06f1dd2783_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	4608	fcd7b2c234bb370899961b06f1dd2783_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	4608	fcd7b2c234bb370899961b06f1dd2783_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	4608	fcd7b2c234bb370899961b06f1dd2783_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	4608	fcd7b2c234bb370899961b06f1dd2783_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	4608	fcd7b2c234bb370899961b06f1dd2783_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: 33	4608	fcd7b2c234bb370899961b06f1dd2783_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: 34	4608	fcd7b2c234bb370899961b06f1dd2783_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: 35	4608	fcd7b2c234bb370899961b06f1dd2783_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: 36	4608	fcd7b2c234bb370899961b06f1dd2783_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	4412	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4412	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	4412	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	4412	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	4412	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	4412	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	4412	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4412	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4412	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4412	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4412	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4412	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4412	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	4412	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	4412	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	4412	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	4412	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	4412	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	4412	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	4412	msdcsc.exe
Token: 33	4412	msdcsc.exe
Token: 34	4412	msdcsc.exe
Token: 35	4412	msdcsc.exe
Token: 36	4412	msdcsc.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs

pid	Process
3660	fcd7b2c234bb370899961b06f1dd2783_JaffaCakes118.exe
3416	msdcsc.exe
4412	msdcsc.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 53 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3660 wrote to memory of 4608	3660	fcd7b2c234bb370899961b06f1dd2783_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 3660 wrote to memory of 4608	3660	fcd7b2c234bb370899961b06f1dd2783_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 3660 wrote to memory of 4608	3660	fcd7b2c234bb370899961b06f1dd2783_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 3660 wrote to memory of 4608	3660	fcd7b2c234bb370899961b06f1dd2783_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 3660 wrote to memory of 4608	3660	fcd7b2c234bb370899961b06f1dd2783_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 3660 wrote to memory of 4608	3660	fcd7b2c234bb370899961b06f1dd2783_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 3660 wrote to memory of 4608	3660	fcd7b2c234bb370899961b06f1dd2783_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 3660 wrote to memory of 4608	3660	fcd7b2c234bb370899961b06f1dd2783_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 3660 wrote to memory of 4608	3660	fcd7b2c234bb370899961b06f1dd2783_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 3660 wrote to memory of 4608	3660	fcd7b2c234bb370899961b06f1dd2783_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 3660 wrote to memory of 4608	3660	fcd7b2c234bb370899961b06f1dd2783_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 3660 wrote to memory of 4608	3660	fcd7b2c234bb370899961b06f1dd2783_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 3660 wrote to memory of 4608	3660	fcd7b2c234bb370899961b06f1dd2783_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 3660 wrote to memory of 4608	3660	fcd7b2c234bb370899961b06f1dd2783_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 4608 wrote to memory of 3416	4608	fcd7b2c234bb370899961b06f1dd2783_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 4608 wrote to memory of 3416	4608	fcd7b2c234bb370899961b06f1dd2783_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 4608 wrote to memory of 3416	4608	fcd7b2c234bb370899961b06f1dd2783_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 3416 wrote to memory of 4412	3416	msdcsc.exe	84
PID 3416 wrote to memory of 4412	3416	msdcsc.exe	84
PID 3416 wrote to memory of 4412	3416	msdcsc.exe	84
PID 3416 wrote to memory of 4412	3416	msdcsc.exe	84
PID 3416 wrote to memory of 4412	3416	msdcsc.exe	84
PID 3416 wrote to memory of 4412	3416	msdcsc.exe	84
PID 3416 wrote to memory of 4412	3416	msdcsc.exe	84
PID 3416 wrote to memory of 4412	3416	msdcsc.exe	84
PID 3416 wrote to memory of 4412	3416	msdcsc.exe	84
PID 3416 wrote to memory of 4412	3416	msdcsc.exe	84
PID 3416 wrote to memory of 4412	3416	msdcsc.exe	84
PID 3416 wrote to memory of 4412	3416	msdcsc.exe	84
PID 3416 wrote to memory of 4412	3416	msdcsc.exe	84
PID 3416 wrote to memory of 4412	3416	msdcsc.exe	84
PID 4412 wrote to memory of 2344	4412	msdcsc.exe	85
PID 4412 wrote to memory of 2344	4412	msdcsc.exe	85
PID 4412 wrote to memory of 2344	4412	msdcsc.exe	85
PID 4412 wrote to memory of 2344	4412	msdcsc.exe	85
PID 4412 wrote to memory of 2344	4412	msdcsc.exe	85
PID 4412 wrote to memory of 2344	4412	msdcsc.exe	85
PID 4412 wrote to memory of 2344	4412	msdcsc.exe	85
PID 4412 wrote to memory of 2344	4412	msdcsc.exe	85
PID 4412 wrote to memory of 2344	4412	msdcsc.exe	85
PID 4412 wrote to memory of 2344	4412	msdcsc.exe	85
PID 4412 wrote to memory of 2344	4412	msdcsc.exe	85
PID 4412 wrote to memory of 2344	4412	msdcsc.exe	85
PID 4412 wrote to memory of 2344	4412	msdcsc.exe	85
PID 4412 wrote to memory of 2344	4412	msdcsc.exe	85
PID 4412 wrote to memory of 2344	4412	msdcsc.exe	85
PID 4412 wrote to memory of 2344	4412	msdcsc.exe	85
PID 4412 wrote to memory of 2344	4412	msdcsc.exe	85
PID 4412 wrote to memory of 2344	4412	msdcsc.exe	85
PID 4412 wrote to memory of 2344	4412	msdcsc.exe	85
PID 4412 wrote to memory of 2344	4412	msdcsc.exe	85
PID 4412 wrote to memory of 2344	4412	msdcsc.exe	85
PID 4412 wrote to memory of 2344	4412	msdcsc.exe	85

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fcd7b2c234bb370899961b06f1dd2783_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fcd7b2c234bb370899961b06f1dd2783_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3660
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fcd7b2c234bb370899961b06f1dd2783_JaffaCakes118.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fcd7b2c234bb370899961b06f1dd2783_JaffaCakes118.exe
  2⤵
  - Modifies WinLogon for persistence
  - Checks computer location settings
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4608
- - C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3416
  - - C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4412
    - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
        
        notepad
        5⤵
        System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        
        PID:2344

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

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe

Filesize
696KB

MD5
fcd7b2c234bb370899961b06f1dd2783

SHA1
04c7d556f6a5cbba897324bbb8de1aa0ae988c5a

SHA256
b5ee0db5d1c48ee5332bfc4c05d7cfafd56a70da866895e7734ad3f9064e6a67

SHA512
523595c1dda22eabebbcd44a261581c114fe736d21b89603e59aaacfb3c9b3c42d83be88171d0a63e356ee522683afcd86a042122bd674336b84158024a5d582

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memory/2344-28-0x00000000010B0000-0x00000000010B1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/4412-33-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/4412-40-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/4412-46-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/4412-44-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/4412-26-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/4412-27-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/4412-29-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/4412-30-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/4412-42-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/4412-38-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/4412-36-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/4608-2-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/4608-31-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/4608-5-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/4608-3-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/4608-4-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/4608-6-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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