darkcomet | fe3e8583a30fc407ec72a0e4a180db0f8815c260b70f3df3c1ea3cb9a5d55684

General

Target

fd23df75aaecb8464e12d29a6a7c2163_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

777KB
MD5

fd23df75aaecb8464e12d29a6a7c2163
SHA1

2fb6b1585193996e143b3f5f2d0d138052c00fa4
SHA256

fe3e8583a30fc407ec72a0e4a180db0f8815c260b70f3df3c1ea3cb9a5d55684
SHA512

f69a08375b1179b60e5770d8da0d430412fa72cd36f6d1056e13b06f569979fb640741283163d366d6bb3912428f9f861a41e3f3e6f8f573e891e47c17741e4f
SSDEEP

24576:aoQk4lKhQuWRCO7/nNUMWkrb4lc6nebuSV5:aPBlhdCO7vNy6OkuW

Score

10^/10

darkcomet latentbot discovery persistence rat trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

latentbot

C2

duckling232.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

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	fd23df75aaecb8464e12d29a6a7c2163_JaffaCakes118.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
652	svchost.exe
3624	EpicBot.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-1-5-21-2412658365-3084825385-3340777666-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Microsoft Essentials = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\MsMpEng.exe"	fd23df75aaecb8464e12d29a6a7c2163_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1196 set thread context of 652	1196	fd23df75aaecb8464e12d29a6a7c2163_JaffaCakes118.exe	82

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 3 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	fd23df75aaecb8464e12d29a6a7c2163_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	EpicBot.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 25 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1196	fd23df75aaecb8464e12d29a6a7c2163_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	652	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	652	svchost.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	652	svchost.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	652	svchost.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	652	svchost.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	652	svchost.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	652	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	652	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	652	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	652	svchost.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	652	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	652	svchost.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	652	svchost.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	652	svchost.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	652	svchost.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	652	svchost.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	652	svchost.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	652	svchost.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	652	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	652	svchost.exe
Token: 33	652	svchost.exe
Token: 34	652	svchost.exe
Token: 35	652	svchost.exe
Token: 36	652	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
652	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 19 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1196 wrote to memory of 652	1196	fd23df75aaecb8464e12d29a6a7c2163_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 1196 wrote to memory of 652	1196	fd23df75aaecb8464e12d29a6a7c2163_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 1196 wrote to memory of 652	1196	fd23df75aaecb8464e12d29a6a7c2163_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 1196 wrote to memory of 652	1196	fd23df75aaecb8464e12d29a6a7c2163_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 1196 wrote to memory of 652	1196	fd23df75aaecb8464e12d29a6a7c2163_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 1196 wrote to memory of 652	1196	fd23df75aaecb8464e12d29a6a7c2163_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 1196 wrote to memory of 652	1196	fd23df75aaecb8464e12d29a6a7c2163_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 1196 wrote to memory of 652	1196	fd23df75aaecb8464e12d29a6a7c2163_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 1196 wrote to memory of 652	1196	fd23df75aaecb8464e12d29a6a7c2163_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 1196 wrote to memory of 652	1196	fd23df75aaecb8464e12d29a6a7c2163_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 1196 wrote to memory of 652	1196	fd23df75aaecb8464e12d29a6a7c2163_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 1196 wrote to memory of 652	1196	fd23df75aaecb8464e12d29a6a7c2163_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 1196 wrote to memory of 652	1196	fd23df75aaecb8464e12d29a6a7c2163_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 1196 wrote to memory of 652	1196	fd23df75aaecb8464e12d29a6a7c2163_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 1196 wrote to memory of 3624	1196	fd23df75aaecb8464e12d29a6a7c2163_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 1196 wrote to memory of 3624	1196	fd23df75aaecb8464e12d29a6a7c2163_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 1196 wrote to memory of 3624	1196	fd23df75aaecb8464e12d29a6a7c2163_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 3624 wrote to memory of 1748	3624	EpicBot.exe	84
PID 3624 wrote to memory of 1748	3624	EpicBot.exe	84

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fd23df75aaecb8464e12d29a6a7c2163_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fd23df75aaecb8464e12d29a6a7c2163_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1196
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchost.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchost.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:652
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EpicBot.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EpicBot.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3624
- - C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaw.exe
    "C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaw.exe" -jar "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EpicBot.jar"
    3⤵
    PID:1748

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

Query Registry

1

T1012

System Information Discovery

2

T1082

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EpicBot.exe

Filesize
43KB

MD5
eb8a2dcc1474b87f78fa342c95771c33

SHA1
26082d5c99d23a5af76d19751c1b21e13b2f4970

SHA256
90a95868f25a28202a04b04aea80594ff1db275f1d5247cda7d86c7dd41e1ab0

SHA512
b6d622549fd50440673d6cedafb3a571291e8f5b90c7ecd0e7db55b9d926a84850e665c27207bea7d4da17f2ccb05299f851f8759a7b53b856fea6babd77676b

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

Filesize
34KB

MD5
e118330b4629b12368d91b9df6488be0

SHA1
ce90218c7e3b90df2a3409ec253048bb6472c2fd

SHA256
3a0f2936b8c45e8ba3458d69d7859a63844469e698652e15fb56639d32f40cc9

SHA512
ac91c04cb20223dbaaf594440cb778dff36e857921be427c8528ba4c6cdb3e8bf8e71e1ae8af7bde9c04ff5b97b379231625bc1a2b66aba2f98cd340cd8a94b0

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memory/652-31-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
700KB

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memory/652-38-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
700KB

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memory/652-25-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
700KB

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memory/652-37-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
700KB

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memory/652-11-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
700KB

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memory/652-13-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
700KB

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memory/652-14-0x00000000025B0000-0x00000000025B1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/652-15-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
700KB

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memory/652-17-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
700KB

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memory/652-16-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
700KB

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memory/652-36-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
700KB

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memory/652-35-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
700KB

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memory/652-9-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
700KB

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memory/652-6-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
700KB

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memory/652-33-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
700KB

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memory/652-27-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
700KB

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memory/652-28-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
700KB

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memory/652-29-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
700KB

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memory/652-30-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
700KB

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memory/652-34-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
700KB

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memory/652-32-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
700KB

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memory/652-26-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
700KB

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memory/1196-0-0x0000000075242000-0x0000000075243000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1196-23-0x0000000075240000-0x00000000757F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1196-1-0x0000000075240000-0x00000000757F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1196-2-0x0000000075240000-0x00000000757F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/3624-24-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000417000-memory.dmp

Filesize
92KB

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General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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