darkcomet | df7b910bbc8fdb3e6f99037236ac9c84b42c42639ccf9c63939a79b6457b6185

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-1-5-21-940901362-3608833189-1915618603-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	df7b910bbc8fdb3e6f99037236ac9c84b42c42639ccf9c63939a79b6457b6185N.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
5096	Soundcrd.exe
2560	Soundcrd.exe
4472	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-1-5-21-940901362-3608833189-1915618603-1000\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 5096 set thread context of 2560	5096	Soundcrd.exe	91
PID 5096 set thread context of 4472	5096	Soundcrd.exe	92

UPX packed file 19 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/2560-36-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2560-33-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2560-37-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2560-38-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2560-40-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2560-43-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2560-42-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2560-41-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2560-39-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4472-44-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4472-48-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4472-46-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2560-53-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4472-55-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2560-58-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2560-62-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2560-66-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2560-70-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2560-74-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-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	df7b910bbc8fdb3e6f99037236ac9c84b42c42639ccf9c63939a79b6457b6185N.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
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

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 opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	Soundcrd.exe
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

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: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2560	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2560	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	2560	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2560	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	2560	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	2560	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	2560	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2560	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2560	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2560	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2560	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2560	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2560	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	2560	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	2560	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	2560	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	2560	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	2560	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	2560	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	2560	Soundcrd.exe
Token: 33	2560	Soundcrd.exe
Token: 34	2560	Soundcrd.exe
Token: 35	2560	Soundcrd.exe
Token: 36	2560	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4472	Soundcrd.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs

pid	Process
5060	df7b910bbc8fdb3e6f99037236ac9c84b42c42639ccf9c63939a79b6457b6185N.exe
5096	Soundcrd.exe
4472	Soundcrd.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 25 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 5060 wrote to memory of 1892	5060	df7b910bbc8fdb3e6f99037236ac9c84b42c42639ccf9c63939a79b6457b6185N.exe	85
PID 5060 wrote to memory of 1892	5060	df7b910bbc8fdb3e6f99037236ac9c84b42c42639ccf9c63939a79b6457b6185N.exe	85
PID 5060 wrote to memory of 1892	5060	df7b910bbc8fdb3e6f99037236ac9c84b42c42639ccf9c63939a79b6457b6185N.exe	85
PID 1892 wrote to memory of 1616	1892	cmd.exe	89
PID 1892 wrote to memory of 1616	1892	cmd.exe	89
PID 1892 wrote to memory of 1616	1892	cmd.exe	89
PID 5060 wrote to memory of 5096	5060	df7b910bbc8fdb3e6f99037236ac9c84b42c42639ccf9c63939a79b6457b6185N.exe	90
PID 5060 wrote to memory of 5096	5060	df7b910bbc8fdb3e6f99037236ac9c84b42c42639ccf9c63939a79b6457b6185N.exe	90
PID 5060 wrote to memory of 5096	5060	df7b910bbc8fdb3e6f99037236ac9c84b42c42639ccf9c63939a79b6457b6185N.exe	90
PID 5096 wrote to memory of 2560	5096	Soundcrd.exe	91
PID 5096 wrote to memory of 2560	5096	Soundcrd.exe	91
PID 5096 wrote to memory of 2560	5096	Soundcrd.exe	91
PID 5096 wrote to memory of 2560	5096	Soundcrd.exe	91
PID 5096 wrote to memory of 2560	5096	Soundcrd.exe	91
PID 5096 wrote to memory of 2560	5096	Soundcrd.exe	91
PID 5096 wrote to memory of 2560	5096	Soundcrd.exe	91
PID 5096 wrote to memory of 2560	5096	Soundcrd.exe	91
PID 5096 wrote to memory of 4472	5096	Soundcrd.exe	92
PID 5096 wrote to memory of 4472	5096	Soundcrd.exe	92
PID 5096 wrote to memory of 4472	5096	Soundcrd.exe	92
PID 5096 wrote to memory of 4472	5096	Soundcrd.exe	92
PID 5096 wrote to memory of 4472	5096	Soundcrd.exe	92
PID 5096 wrote to memory of 4472	5096	Soundcrd.exe	92
PID 5096 wrote to memory of 4472	5096	Soundcrd.exe	92
PID 5096 wrote to memory of 4472	5096	Soundcrd.exe	92

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\df7b910bbc8fdb3e6f99037236ac9c84b42c42639ccf9c63939a79b6457b6185N.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\df7b910bbc8fdb3e6f99037236ac9c84b42c42639ccf9c63939a79b6457b6185N.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5060
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xqZTS.bat" "
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1892
- - 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:1616
- 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:5096
- - 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:2560
- - 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:4472

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