darkcomet | f6e90bc9e9a52188f5867cab5f98c215e64bdb10ec2776ef1367e1d0f914d70e

General

Target

91db0e5f1bdc9c34b637e1486af2ba20_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

363KB
MD5

91db0e5f1bdc9c34b637e1486af2ba20
SHA1

4c074d5aff5729d91d727ece6d69468bb0856907
SHA256

f6e90bc9e9a52188f5867cab5f98c215e64bdb10ec2776ef1367e1d0f914d70e
SHA512

227a3be706b2690e549407cad8f4259e1f235db751b83888cfa14fa0a500a4f78182694bab5a1781b4c7107e83531778a748896f3478286b64483ea7910f8286
SSDEEP

6144:zw7mFvX4PWlLnTb2mpF4jb6dnUCL/AFKWkkeLJvEZhURqPmha/sV56e5t+R3IIh2:MkvYILnTtpG/2JzLpyhfekWEIIhII

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
Darkcomet family
darkcomet

Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Winlogon Helper DLL

T1547.004

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

91db0e5f1bdc9c34b637e1486af2ba20_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\UserInit = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\userinit.exe,C:\\Users\\Admin\\Documents\\MSDCSC\\msdcsc.exe"	91db0e5f1bdc9c34b637e1486af2ba20_JaffaCakes118.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

msdcsc.exe

pid process

2156 msdcsc.exe
Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

Processes:

91db0e5f1bdc9c34b637e1486af2ba20_JaffaCakes118.exe

pid process

2412 91db0e5f1bdc9c34b637e1486af2ba20_JaffaCakes118.exe
2412 91db0e5f1bdc9c34b637e1486af2ba20_JaffaCakes118.exe

pid	process
2156	msdcsc.exe

pid	process
2412	91db0e5f1bdc9c34b637e1486af2ba20_JaffaCakes118.exe
2412	91db0e5f1bdc9c34b637e1486af2ba20_JaffaCakes118.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

msdcsc.exe91db0e5f1bdc9c34b637e1486af2ba20_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3692679935-4019334568-335155002-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MicroUpdate = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\Documents\\MSDCSC\\msdcsc.exe"	msdcsc.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3692679935-4019334568-335155002-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MicroUpdate = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\Documents\\MSDCSC\\msdcsc.exe"	91db0e5f1bdc9c34b637e1486af2ba20_JaffaCakes118.exe

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 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

Processes:

msdcsc.exe91db0e5f1bdc9c34b637e1486af2ba20_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	msdcsc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	91db0e5f1bdc9c34b637e1486af2ba20_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 46 IoCs

Processes:

91db0e5f1bdc9c34b637e1486af2ba20_JaffaCakes118.exemsdcsc.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2412	91db0e5f1bdc9c34b637e1486af2ba20_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2412	91db0e5f1bdc9c34b637e1486af2ba20_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	2412	91db0e5f1bdc9c34b637e1486af2ba20_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2412	91db0e5f1bdc9c34b637e1486af2ba20_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	2412	91db0e5f1bdc9c34b637e1486af2ba20_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	2412	91db0e5f1bdc9c34b637e1486af2ba20_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	2412	91db0e5f1bdc9c34b637e1486af2ba20_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2412	91db0e5f1bdc9c34b637e1486af2ba20_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2412	91db0e5f1bdc9c34b637e1486af2ba20_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2412	91db0e5f1bdc9c34b637e1486af2ba20_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2412	91db0e5f1bdc9c34b637e1486af2ba20_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2412	91db0e5f1bdc9c34b637e1486af2ba20_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2412	91db0e5f1bdc9c34b637e1486af2ba20_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	2412	91db0e5f1bdc9c34b637e1486af2ba20_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	2412	91db0e5f1bdc9c34b637e1486af2ba20_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	2412	91db0e5f1bdc9c34b637e1486af2ba20_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	2412	91db0e5f1bdc9c34b637e1486af2ba20_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	2412	91db0e5f1bdc9c34b637e1486af2ba20_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	2412	91db0e5f1bdc9c34b637e1486af2ba20_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	2412	91db0e5f1bdc9c34b637e1486af2ba20_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: 33	2412	91db0e5f1bdc9c34b637e1486af2ba20_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: 34	2412	91db0e5f1bdc9c34b637e1486af2ba20_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: 35	2412	91db0e5f1bdc9c34b637e1486af2ba20_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2156	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2156	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	2156	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2156	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	2156	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	2156	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	2156	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2156	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2156	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2156	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2156	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2156	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2156	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	2156	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	2156	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	2156	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	2156	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	2156	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	2156	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	2156	msdcsc.exe
Token: 33	2156	msdcsc.exe
Token: 34	2156	msdcsc.exe
Token: 35	2156	msdcsc.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

Processes:

msdcsc.exe

pid process

2156 msdcsc.exe

pid	process
2156	msdcsc.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

Processes:

91db0e5f1bdc9c34b637e1486af2ba20_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2412 wrote to memory of 2156	2412	91db0e5f1bdc9c34b637e1486af2ba20_JaffaCakes118.exe	msdcsc.exe
PID 2412 wrote to memory of 2156	2412	91db0e5f1bdc9c34b637e1486af2ba20_JaffaCakes118.exe	msdcsc.exe
PID 2412 wrote to memory of 2156	2412	91db0e5f1bdc9c34b637e1486af2ba20_JaffaCakes118.exe	msdcsc.exe
PID 2412 wrote to memory of 2156	2412	91db0e5f1bdc9c34b637e1486af2ba20_JaffaCakes118.exe	msdcsc.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\91db0e5f1bdc9c34b637e1486af2ba20_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\91db0e5f1bdc9c34b637e1486af2ba20_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Modifies WinLogon for persistence
- Loads dropped DLL
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2412
- C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:2156

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

2

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Winlogon Helper DLL

1

T1547.004

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

2

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Winlogon Helper DLL

1

T1547.004

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

2

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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Downloads

\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe

Filesize
363KB

MD5
91db0e5f1bdc9c34b637e1486af2ba20

SHA1
4c074d5aff5729d91d727ece6d69468bb0856907

SHA256
f6e90bc9e9a52188f5867cab5f98c215e64bdb10ec2776ef1367e1d0f914d70e

SHA512
227a3be706b2690e549407cad8f4259e1f235db751b83888cfa14fa0a500a4f78182694bab5a1781b4c7107e83531778a748896f3478286b64483ea7910f8286

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memory/2156-26-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
988KB

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memory/2156-28-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
988KB

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memory/2156-22-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
988KB

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memory/2156-24-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
988KB

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memory/2156-23-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
988KB

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memory/2156-32-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
988KB

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memory/2156-18-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
988KB

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memory/2156-19-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
988KB

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memory/2156-20-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
988KB

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memory/2156-21-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
988KB

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memory/2156-17-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
988KB

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memory/2156-31-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
988KB

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memory/2156-30-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
988KB

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memory/2156-25-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
988KB

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memory/2156-29-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
988KB

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memory/2156-27-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
988KB

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memory/2412-1-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000251000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2412-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
988KB

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memory/2412-15-0x0000000003CD0000-0x0000000003DC7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
988KB

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memory/2412-14-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004F7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
988KB

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memory/2412-12-0x0000000003CD0000-0x0000000003DC7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
988KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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