darkcomet | e21fc9e8e52450fa6930eb29fa6768576498a0bd20005a3f8558b16bce03441d

System Information Discovery

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosDate	Soundcrd.exe

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1194130065-3471212556-1656947724-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	e21fc9e8e52450fa6930eb29fa6768576498a0bd20005a3f8558b16bce03441dN.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2196	Soundcrd.exe
568	Soundcrd.exe
1256	Soundcrd.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-1-5-21-1194130065-3471212556-1656947724-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Mcrosoftt = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\Soundcrd.exe"	reg.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2196 set thread context of 568	2196	Soundcrd.exe	87
PID 2196 set thread context of 1256	2196	Soundcrd.exe	88

UPX packed file 18 IoCs

Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/568-35-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1256-40-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1256-42-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/568-46-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/568-48-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/568-50-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/568-49-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/568-45-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1256-37-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/568-36-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/568-32-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/568-51-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1256-52-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/568-57-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/568-61-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/568-65-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/568-69-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/568-73-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx

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	reg.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Soundcrd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Soundcrd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Soundcrd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	e21fc9e8e52450fa6930eb29fa6768576498a0bd20005a3f8558b16bce03441dN.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 4 IoCs

Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	Soundcrd.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\Identifier	Soundcrd.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\VendorIdentifier	Soundcrd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	Soundcrd.exe

Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\Identifier	Soundcrd.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 25 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1256	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	568	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	568	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	568	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	568	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	568	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	568	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	568	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	568	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	568	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	568	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	568	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	568	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	568	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	568	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	568	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	568	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	568	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	568	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	568	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	568	Soundcrd.exe
Token: 33	568	Soundcrd.exe
Token: 34	568	Soundcrd.exe
Token: 35	568	Soundcrd.exe
Token: 36	568	Soundcrd.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs

pid	Process
5092	e21fc9e8e52450fa6930eb29fa6768576498a0bd20005a3f8558b16bce03441dN.exe
2196	Soundcrd.exe
1256	Soundcrd.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 25 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 5092 wrote to memory of 552	5092	e21fc9e8e52450fa6930eb29fa6768576498a0bd20005a3f8558b16bce03441dN.exe	82
PID 5092 wrote to memory of 552	5092	e21fc9e8e52450fa6930eb29fa6768576498a0bd20005a3f8558b16bce03441dN.exe	82
PID 5092 wrote to memory of 552	5092	e21fc9e8e52450fa6930eb29fa6768576498a0bd20005a3f8558b16bce03441dN.exe	82
PID 552 wrote to memory of 2292	552	cmd.exe	85
PID 552 wrote to memory of 2292	552	cmd.exe	85
PID 552 wrote to memory of 2292	552	cmd.exe	85
PID 5092 wrote to memory of 2196	5092	e21fc9e8e52450fa6930eb29fa6768576498a0bd20005a3f8558b16bce03441dN.exe	86
PID 5092 wrote to memory of 2196	5092	e21fc9e8e52450fa6930eb29fa6768576498a0bd20005a3f8558b16bce03441dN.exe	86
PID 5092 wrote to memory of 2196	5092	e21fc9e8e52450fa6930eb29fa6768576498a0bd20005a3f8558b16bce03441dN.exe	86
PID 2196 wrote to memory of 568	2196	Soundcrd.exe	87
PID 2196 wrote to memory of 568	2196	Soundcrd.exe	87
PID 2196 wrote to memory of 568	2196	Soundcrd.exe	87
PID 2196 wrote to memory of 568	2196	Soundcrd.exe	87
PID 2196 wrote to memory of 568	2196	Soundcrd.exe	87
PID 2196 wrote to memory of 568	2196	Soundcrd.exe	87
PID 2196 wrote to memory of 568	2196	Soundcrd.exe	87
PID 2196 wrote to memory of 568	2196	Soundcrd.exe	87
PID 2196 wrote to memory of 1256	2196	Soundcrd.exe	88
PID 2196 wrote to memory of 1256	2196	Soundcrd.exe	88
PID 2196 wrote to memory of 1256	2196	Soundcrd.exe	88
PID 2196 wrote to memory of 1256	2196	Soundcrd.exe	88
PID 2196 wrote to memory of 1256	2196	Soundcrd.exe	88
PID 2196 wrote to memory of 1256	2196	Soundcrd.exe	88
PID 2196 wrote to memory of 1256	2196	Soundcrd.exe	88
PID 2196 wrote to memory of 1256	2196	Soundcrd.exe	88

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e21fc9e8e52450fa6930eb29fa6768576498a0bd20005a3f8558b16bce03441dN.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e21fc9e8e52450fa6930eb29fa6768576498a0bd20005a3f8558b16bce03441dN.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5092
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HVQPx.bat" "
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:552
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
    REG ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /v "Mcrosoftt" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Soundcrd.exe" /f
    3⤵
    - Adds Run key to start application
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2292
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Soundcrd.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Soundcrd.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2196
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Soundcrd.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Soundcrd.exe
    3⤵
    - Checks BIOS information in registry
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Checks processor information in registry
    - Enumerates system info in registry
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:568
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Soundcrd.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Soundcrd.exe
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:1256

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

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

4

System Information Discovery

5

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery