darkcomet | dbb565ece62394c8c288037a7d1e214ff83c2f55103e9ddc2b4f79c7e0264964

General

Target

43a4fee32be19010f5362c6392012ff0_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

701KB
MD5

43a4fee32be19010f5362c6392012ff0
SHA1

032800acaef48eb6dad5dbd7daf47f15186f0bf2
SHA256

dbb565ece62394c8c288037a7d1e214ff83c2f55103e9ddc2b4f79c7e0264964
SHA512

26548205df7c038d648c2ff639fa25cd762af3187c46afe7ff5aedd24d129c975be66a7250e4dde85a131c80806b02c1ed37fd05faba3e12180cacebff73116c
SSDEEP

12288:U3hC5WptkkSS7lvfKjSRimWEms0gZcOo8lzeKHk41JI4KuMlLoce:bApGkSKhKOR3U0Zch8lzBE41JI4DMR

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
1504	svchost.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2956	43a4fee32be19010f5362c6392012ff0_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-1-5-21-1846800975-3917212583-2893086201-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Microsoft Essentials = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\MsMpEng.exe"	43a4fee32be19010f5362c6392012ff0_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2956 set thread context of 1504	2956	43a4fee32be19010f5362c6392012ff0_JaffaCakes118.exe	30

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	43a4fee32be19010f5362c6392012ff0_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 24 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2956	43a4fee32be19010f5362c6392012ff0_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	1504	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1504	svchost.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	1504	svchost.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	1504	svchost.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	1504	svchost.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	1504	svchost.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	1504	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1504	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1504	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1504	svchost.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1504	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1504	svchost.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1504	svchost.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	1504	svchost.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	1504	svchost.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	1504	svchost.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	1504	svchost.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	1504	svchost.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	1504	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	1504	svchost.exe
Token: 33	1504	svchost.exe
Token: 34	1504	svchost.exe
Token: 35	1504	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1504	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 13 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2956 wrote to memory of 1504	2956	43a4fee32be19010f5362c6392012ff0_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2956 wrote to memory of 1504	2956	43a4fee32be19010f5362c6392012ff0_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2956 wrote to memory of 1504	2956	43a4fee32be19010f5362c6392012ff0_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2956 wrote to memory of 1504	2956	43a4fee32be19010f5362c6392012ff0_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2956 wrote to memory of 1504	2956	43a4fee32be19010f5362c6392012ff0_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2956 wrote to memory of 1504	2956	43a4fee32be19010f5362c6392012ff0_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2956 wrote to memory of 1504	2956	43a4fee32be19010f5362c6392012ff0_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2956 wrote to memory of 1504	2956	43a4fee32be19010f5362c6392012ff0_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2956 wrote to memory of 1504	2956	43a4fee32be19010f5362c6392012ff0_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2956 wrote to memory of 1504	2956	43a4fee32be19010f5362c6392012ff0_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2956 wrote to memory of 1504	2956	43a4fee32be19010f5362c6392012ff0_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2956 wrote to memory of 1504	2956	43a4fee32be19010f5362c6392012ff0_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 2956 wrote to memory of 1504	2956	43a4fee32be19010f5362c6392012ff0_JaffaCakes118.exe	30

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\43a4fee32be19010f5362c6392012ff0_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\43a4fee32be19010f5362c6392012ff0_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 AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2956
- 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:1504

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
31KB

MD5
ed797d8dc2c92401985d162e42ffa450

SHA1
0f02fc517c7facc4baefde4fe9467fb6488ebabe

SHA256
b746362010a101cb5931bc066f0f4d3fc740c02a68c1f37fc3c8e6c87fd7cb1e

SHA512
e831a6ff987f3ef29982da16afad06938b68eddd43c234ba88d1c96a1b5547f2284baf35cbb3a5bfd75e7f0445d14daa014e0ba00b4db72c67f83f0a314c80c2

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memory/1504-12-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
700KB

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memory/1504-10-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AF000-memory.dmp

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700KB

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memory/1504-44-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AF000-memory.dmp

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700KB

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memory/1504-8-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
700KB

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memory/1504-22-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AF000-memory.dmp

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700KB

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memory/1504-43-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
700KB

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memory/1504-25-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
700KB

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memory/1504-20-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AF000-memory.dmp

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700KB

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memory/1504-16-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AF000-memory.dmp

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700KB

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memory/1504-14-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AF000-memory.dmp

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700KB

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memory/1504-9-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AF000-memory.dmp

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700KB

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memory/1504-30-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
700KB

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memory/1504-29-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
700KB

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memory/1504-28-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
700KB

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memory/1504-27-0x0000000000280000-0x0000000000281000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1504-42-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
700KB

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memory/1504-41-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
700KB

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memory/1504-11-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
700KB

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memory/1504-13-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
700KB

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memory/1504-18-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1504-31-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
700KB

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memory/1504-32-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
700KB

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memory/1504-33-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AF000-memory.dmp

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700KB

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memory/1504-34-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
700KB

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memory/1504-35-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AF000-memory.dmp

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700KB

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memory/1504-36-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AF000-memory.dmp

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700KB

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memory/1504-37-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AF000-memory.dmp

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700KB

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memory/1504-38-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AF000-memory.dmp

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700KB

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memory/1504-39-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AF000-memory.dmp

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700KB

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memory/1504-40-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
700KB

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memory/2956-3-0x0000000074C80000-0x000000007522B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2956-0-0x0000000074C81000-0x0000000074C82000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2956-26-0x0000000074C80000-0x000000007522B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2956-1-0x0000000074C80000-0x000000007522B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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