darkcomet | be38cb3c0c4e26338bcc25159f502d2931808a2e316acc0717afdc7d0f4ad3cd

General

Target

5aaa757bb1158c535dc9d0dc2ceb5c6e_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

1.4MB
MD5

5aaa757bb1158c535dc9d0dc2ceb5c6e
SHA1

64d6a07b83fea91ff896d385bbadc71e7329200b
SHA256

be38cb3c0c4e26338bcc25159f502d2931808a2e316acc0717afdc7d0f4ad3cd
SHA512

621786e5ed3d50aee265b0af25e34999a1c12fc286bf56f4ef6f9104815dce934203a5a4f91d70a2b6e2e19b0b661ace176f0a53d066a556a2ba1c6b3418e039
SSDEEP

24576:ZYOYRzRTPDDP1G20kJ795e2Jc5eJ0dpnMiQi6U6lCTQvzR5:mldTPDFspnBHOOQbR5

Score

10^/10

darkcomet urge discovery persistence rat trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkcomet

Botnet

urge

C2

me.codeunix.net:8443

Mutex

DCMIN_MUTEX-56DZ3GP

Attributes

gencode
6JzvfhV2X1iq
install
false
offline_keylogger
true
persistence
false

Signatures

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

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

Processes:

firefox.exesvchost.exe

pid	Process
2576	firefox.exe
2864	svchost.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

Processes:

5aaa757bb1158c535dc9d0dc2ceb5c6e_JaffaCakes118.exe

pid	Process
2756	5aaa757bb1158c535dc9d0dc2ceb5c6e_JaffaCakes118.exe
2756	5aaa757bb1158c535dc9d0dc2ceb5c6e_JaffaCakes118.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

5aaa757bb1158c535dc9d0dc2ceb5c6e_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3551809350-4263495960-1443967649-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\GoogleUpdate = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\GoogleUpdate\\GoogleUpdate.exe"	5aaa757bb1158c535dc9d0dc2ceb5c6e_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

Processes:

5aaa757bb1158c535dc9d0dc2ceb5c6e_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2756 set thread context of 2864	2756	5aaa757bb1158c535dc9d0dc2ceb5c6e_JaffaCakes118.exe	33

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

Processes:

svchost.exe5aaa757bb1158c535dc9d0dc2ceb5c6e_JaffaCakes118.exefirefox.exe

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	5aaa757bb1158c535dc9d0dc2ceb5c6e_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	firefox.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

Processes:

5aaa757bb1158c535dc9d0dc2ceb5c6e_JaffaCakes118.exe

pid	Process
2756	5aaa757bb1158c535dc9d0dc2ceb5c6e_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 24 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe5aaa757bb1158c535dc9d0dc2ceb5c6e_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2864	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2864	svchost.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	2864	svchost.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2864	svchost.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	2864	svchost.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	2864	svchost.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	2864	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2864	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2864	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2864	svchost.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2864	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2864	svchost.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2864	svchost.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	2864	svchost.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	2864	svchost.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	2864	svchost.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	2864	svchost.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	2864	svchost.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	2864	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	2864	svchost.exe
Token: 33	2864	svchost.exe
Token: 34	2864	svchost.exe
Token: 35	2864	svchost.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2756	5aaa757bb1158c535dc9d0dc2ceb5c6e_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe

pid	Process
2864	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 17 IoCs

Processes:

5aaa757bb1158c535dc9d0dc2ceb5c6e_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2756 wrote to memory of 2576	2756	5aaa757bb1158c535dc9d0dc2ceb5c6e_JaffaCakes118.exe	32
PID 2756 wrote to memory of 2576	2756	5aaa757bb1158c535dc9d0dc2ceb5c6e_JaffaCakes118.exe	32
PID 2756 wrote to memory of 2576	2756	5aaa757bb1158c535dc9d0dc2ceb5c6e_JaffaCakes118.exe	32
PID 2756 wrote to memory of 2576	2756	5aaa757bb1158c535dc9d0dc2ceb5c6e_JaffaCakes118.exe	32
PID 2756 wrote to memory of 2864	2756	5aaa757bb1158c535dc9d0dc2ceb5c6e_JaffaCakes118.exe	33
PID 2756 wrote to memory of 2864	2756	5aaa757bb1158c535dc9d0dc2ceb5c6e_JaffaCakes118.exe	33
PID 2756 wrote to memory of 2864	2756	5aaa757bb1158c535dc9d0dc2ceb5c6e_JaffaCakes118.exe	33
PID 2756 wrote to memory of 2864	2756	5aaa757bb1158c535dc9d0dc2ceb5c6e_JaffaCakes118.exe	33
PID 2756 wrote to memory of 2864	2756	5aaa757bb1158c535dc9d0dc2ceb5c6e_JaffaCakes118.exe	33
PID 2756 wrote to memory of 2864	2756	5aaa757bb1158c535dc9d0dc2ceb5c6e_JaffaCakes118.exe	33
PID 2756 wrote to memory of 2864	2756	5aaa757bb1158c535dc9d0dc2ceb5c6e_JaffaCakes118.exe	33
PID 2756 wrote to memory of 2864	2756	5aaa757bb1158c535dc9d0dc2ceb5c6e_JaffaCakes118.exe	33
PID 2756 wrote to memory of 2864	2756	5aaa757bb1158c535dc9d0dc2ceb5c6e_JaffaCakes118.exe	33
PID 2756 wrote to memory of 2864	2756	5aaa757bb1158c535dc9d0dc2ceb5c6e_JaffaCakes118.exe	33
PID 2756 wrote to memory of 2864	2756	5aaa757bb1158c535dc9d0dc2ceb5c6e_JaffaCakes118.exe	33
PID 2756 wrote to memory of 2864	2756	5aaa757bb1158c535dc9d0dc2ceb5c6e_JaffaCakes118.exe	33
PID 2756 wrote to memory of 2864	2756	5aaa757bb1158c535dc9d0dc2ceb5c6e_JaffaCakes118.exe	33

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5aaa757bb1158c535dc9d0dc2ceb5c6e_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5aaa757bb1158c535dc9d0dc2ceb5c6e_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2756
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\firefox.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\firefox.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2576
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AppLunch\svchost.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\AppLunch\svchost.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:2864

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 Information Discovery

1

T1082

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\AppLunch\svchost.exe

Filesize
1.1MB

MD5
34aa912defa18c2c129f1e09d75c1d7e

SHA1
9c3046324657505a30ecd9b1fdb46c05bde7d470

SHA256
6df94b7fa33f1b87142adc39b3db0613fc520d9e7a5fd6a5301dd7f51f8d0386

SHA512
d1ea9368f5d7166180612fd763c87afb647d088498887961f5e7fb0a10f4a808bd5928e8a3666d70ff794093c51ecca8816f75dd47652fd4eb23dce7f9aa1f98

Download Submit
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\firefox.exe

Filesize
898KB

MD5
c8d28f8b498cadbb9445ac4545bd41b7

SHA1
b0efe230c29e5545b73dcc6dea472b7725353812

SHA256
fb013cbcbfe22507dc4bbbc60267f5c28c749dfc04b6808c9870588ec816521d

SHA512
69d38dab476f552db08683038db9934601c7aed45602499cec02ca899d1779d8e14c831e3fff2a05b88690f327b65231cc7c907a9a3b24148d7ffe23dcfe060d

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memory/2756-0-0x0000000074DF1000-0x0000000074DF2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2756-1-0x0000000074DF0000-0x000000007539B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2756-2-0x0000000074DF0000-0x000000007539B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2756-45-0x00000000020D0000-0x0000000002110000-memory.dmp

Filesize
256KB

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memory/2756-42-0x0000000074DF0000-0x000000007539B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2756-41-0x00000000020D0000-0x0000000002110000-memory.dmp

Filesize
256KB

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memory/2864-15-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2864-44-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2864-29-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2864-26-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2864-24-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2864-23-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2864-40-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2864-39-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2864-20-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2864-18-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2864-35-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2864-30-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2864-37-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2864-36-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2864-43-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2864-32-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2864-17-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2864-46-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2864-47-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2864-48-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2864-49-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2864-50-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2864-51-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2864-52-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2864-53-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2864-54-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2864-55-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2864-56-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2864-57-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2864-58-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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