Analysis
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max time kernel
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max time network
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platform
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resource
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resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system -
submitted
25-11-2024 01:41
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
98763ac353971441fa30d67cb10a5c1b_JaffaCakes118.exe
Resource
win7-20240903-en
General
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Target
98763ac353971441fa30d67cb10a5c1b_JaffaCakes118.exe
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Size
304KB
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MD5
98763ac353971441fa30d67cb10a5c1b
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SHA1
94e781c77f374c406c1bb8a3ff9feb54f3078f16
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SHA256
f72ffb67efe93075a9686032026933a10fd68e4730ee327a1e08c523015ede13
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SHA512
ba1cd80158a9e8e1e96f3207022ffa39c21ed742c1cd2cb199067f5edc4372763a0fc0623aad7446e7e4016270d9d31b0a18e98aa8880246d2f1b8399db8b1bc
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SSDEEP
6144:6dLGw3F69JYdLdSM9mMeqOhdwmetwsfRuwOT/GFvxnH5:YGw+moUmq+dFetwspuwCGf5
Malware Config
Extracted
darkcomet
Zhinola
taziyane.no-ip.org:1604
DC_MUTEX-31MMF7V
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InstallPath
MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
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gencode
kn8aQWvvLTgX
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install
true
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offline_keylogger
true
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persistence
false
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reg_key
MicroUpdate
Signatures
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Darkcomet family
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Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\UserInit = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\userinit.exe,C:\\Windows\\system32\\MSDCSC\\msdcsc.exe" 98763ac353971441fa30d67cb10a5c1b_JaffaCakes118.exe -
Modifies firewall policy service 3 TTPs 3 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "0" msdcsc.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile msdcsc.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0" msdcsc.exe -
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1" msdcsc.exe -
Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2437139445-1151884604-3026847218-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation 98763ac353971441fa30d67cb10a5c1b_JaffaCakes118.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2437139445-1151884604-3026847218-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation msdcsc.exe -
Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
pid Process 2560 msdcsc.exe 4576 msdcsc.exe -
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1" msdcsc.exe -
Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2437139445-1151884604-3026847218-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MicroUpdate = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\MSDCSC\\msdcsc.exe" 98763ac353971441fa30d67cb10a5c1b_JaffaCakes118.exe -
Drops file in System32 directory 3 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe 98763ac353971441fa30d67cb10a5c1b_JaffaCakes118.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe 98763ac353971441fa30d67cb10a5c1b_JaffaCakes118.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MSDCSC\ 98763ac353971441fa30d67cb10a5c1b_JaffaCakes118.exe -
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 3216 set thread context of 4204 3216 98763ac353971441fa30d67cb10a5c1b_JaffaCakes118.exe 83 PID 2560 set thread context of 4576 2560 msdcsc.exe 97 -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/4204-2-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C7000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/4204-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C7000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/4204-4-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C7000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/4204-5-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C7000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/4204-6-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C7000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/4204-7-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C7000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/4204-24-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C7000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/4576-28-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C7000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/4576-34-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C7000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/4576-33-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C7000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/4204-35-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C7000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/4576-37-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C7000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/4576-38-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C7000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/4576-39-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C7000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/4576-40-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C7000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/4576-41-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C7000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/4576-42-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C7000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/4576-43-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C7000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/4576-44-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C7000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/4576-45-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C7000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/4576-46-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C7000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/4576-47-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C7000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/4576-48-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C7000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/4576-49-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C7000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/4576-50-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C7000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/4576-51-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C7000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/4576-52-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C7000-memory.dmp upx -
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
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System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 8 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language regsvr32.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language msdcsc.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language msdcsc.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language regsvr32.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 98763ac353971441fa30d67cb10a5c1b_JaffaCakes118.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 98763ac353971441fa30d67cb10a5c1b_JaffaCakes118.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 48 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 4204 98763ac353971441fa30d67cb10a5c1b_JaffaCakes118.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 4204 98763ac353971441fa30d67cb10a5c1b_JaffaCakes118.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 4204 98763ac353971441fa30d67cb10a5c1b_JaffaCakes118.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 4204 98763ac353971441fa30d67cb10a5c1b_JaffaCakes118.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 4204 98763ac353971441fa30d67cb10a5c1b_JaffaCakes118.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 4204 98763ac353971441fa30d67cb10a5c1b_JaffaCakes118.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 4204 98763ac353971441fa30d67cb10a5c1b_JaffaCakes118.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 4204 98763ac353971441fa30d67cb10a5c1b_JaffaCakes118.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 4204 98763ac353971441fa30d67cb10a5c1b_JaffaCakes118.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 4204 98763ac353971441fa30d67cb10a5c1b_JaffaCakes118.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 4204 98763ac353971441fa30d67cb10a5c1b_JaffaCakes118.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 4204 98763ac353971441fa30d67cb10a5c1b_JaffaCakes118.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4204 98763ac353971441fa30d67cb10a5c1b_JaffaCakes118.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 4204 98763ac353971441fa30d67cb10a5c1b_JaffaCakes118.exe Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege 4204 98763ac353971441fa30d67cb10a5c1b_JaffaCakes118.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 4204 98763ac353971441fa30d67cb10a5c1b_JaffaCakes118.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 4204 98763ac353971441fa30d67cb10a5c1b_JaffaCakes118.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 4204 98763ac353971441fa30d67cb10a5c1b_JaffaCakes118.exe Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege 4204 98763ac353971441fa30d67cb10a5c1b_JaffaCakes118.exe Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege 4204 98763ac353971441fa30d67cb10a5c1b_JaffaCakes118.exe Token: 33 4204 98763ac353971441fa30d67cb10a5c1b_JaffaCakes118.exe Token: 34 4204 98763ac353971441fa30d67cb10a5c1b_JaffaCakes118.exe Token: 35 4204 98763ac353971441fa30d67cb10a5c1b_JaffaCakes118.exe Token: 36 4204 98763ac353971441fa30d67cb10a5c1b_JaffaCakes118.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 4576 msdcsc.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 4576 msdcsc.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 4576 msdcsc.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 4576 msdcsc.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 4576 msdcsc.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 4576 msdcsc.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 4576 msdcsc.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 4576 msdcsc.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 4576 msdcsc.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 4576 msdcsc.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 4576 msdcsc.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 4576 msdcsc.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4576 msdcsc.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 4576 msdcsc.exe Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege 4576 msdcsc.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 4576 msdcsc.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 4576 msdcsc.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 4576 msdcsc.exe Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege 4576 msdcsc.exe Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege 4576 msdcsc.exe Token: 33 4576 msdcsc.exe Token: 34 4576 msdcsc.exe Token: 35 4576 msdcsc.exe Token: 36 4576 msdcsc.exe -
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
pid Process 4576 msdcsc.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 25 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 3216 wrote to memory of 4204 3216 98763ac353971441fa30d67cb10a5c1b_JaffaCakes118.exe 83 PID 3216 wrote to memory of 4204 3216 98763ac353971441fa30d67cb10a5c1b_JaffaCakes118.exe 83 PID 3216 wrote to memory of 4204 3216 98763ac353971441fa30d67cb10a5c1b_JaffaCakes118.exe 83 PID 3216 wrote to memory of 4204 3216 98763ac353971441fa30d67cb10a5c1b_JaffaCakes118.exe 83 PID 3216 wrote to memory of 4204 3216 98763ac353971441fa30d67cb10a5c1b_JaffaCakes118.exe 83 PID 4204 wrote to memory of 3776 4204 98763ac353971441fa30d67cb10a5c1b_JaffaCakes118.exe 93 PID 4204 wrote to memory of 3776 4204 98763ac353971441fa30d67cb10a5c1b_JaffaCakes118.exe 93 PID 4204 wrote to memory of 3776 4204 98763ac353971441fa30d67cb10a5c1b_JaffaCakes118.exe 93 PID 3776 wrote to memory of 684 3776 cmd.exe 95 PID 3776 wrote to memory of 684 3776 cmd.exe 95 PID 3776 wrote to memory of 684 3776 cmd.exe 95 PID 4204 wrote to memory of 2560 4204 98763ac353971441fa30d67cb10a5c1b_JaffaCakes118.exe 96 PID 4204 wrote to memory of 2560 4204 98763ac353971441fa30d67cb10a5c1b_JaffaCakes118.exe 96 PID 4204 wrote to memory of 2560 4204 98763ac353971441fa30d67cb10a5c1b_JaffaCakes118.exe 96 PID 2560 wrote to memory of 4576 2560 msdcsc.exe 97 PID 2560 wrote to memory of 4576 2560 msdcsc.exe 97 PID 2560 wrote to memory of 4576 2560 msdcsc.exe 97 PID 2560 wrote to memory of 4576 2560 msdcsc.exe 97 PID 2560 wrote to memory of 4576 2560 msdcsc.exe 97 PID 4576 wrote to memory of 1696 4576 msdcsc.exe 98 PID 4576 wrote to memory of 1696 4576 msdcsc.exe 98 PID 4576 wrote to memory of 1696 4576 msdcsc.exe 98 PID 1696 wrote to memory of 556 1696 cmd.exe 100 PID 1696 wrote to memory of 556 1696 cmd.exe 100 PID 1696 wrote to memory of 556 1696 cmd.exe 100
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\98763ac353971441fa30d67cb10a5c1b_JaffaCakes118.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\98763ac353971441fa30d67cb10a5c1b_JaffaCakes118.exe"1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3216 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\98763ac353971441fa30d67cb10a5c1b_JaffaCakes118.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\98763ac353971441fa30d67cb10a5c1b_JaffaCakes118.exe"2⤵
- Modifies WinLogon for persistence
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4204 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\REGISTER.BAT" "3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3776 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exeregsvr32 C:\Windows\System32\SkinCrafter2.dll4⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:684
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe"C:\Windows\system32\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe"3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2560 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe"4⤵
- Modifies firewall policy service
- Windows security bypass
- Checks computer location settings
- Executes dropped EXE
- Windows security modification
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4576 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\REGISTER.BAT" "5⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\regsvr32.exeregsvr32 C:\Windows\System32\SkinCrafter2.dll6⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:556
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15
Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Winlogon Helper DLL
1Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Winlogon Helper DLL
1Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Defense Evasion
Impair Defenses
3Disable or Modify System Firewall
1Disable or Modify Tools
2Modify Registry
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Downloads
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Filesize
365B
MD51a1fbcb52768d8aa5ca24b2ec4c597b5
SHA10df05cdac850709cece0b19d956de45f57cf0a6d
SHA2561348640e021316be9ef666fd5cf9bcc2e266a5456e42769cfb224dca6c6f6ede
SHA5125043ca8fc1a594d4e9696eb2a3233baabfbfbc5d88335ea3d7ea8461c30cd800e86ffa7fced9065ccb6950651b0b650e59d14c38e99d6cbbc695727515e67159
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Filesize
304KB
MD598763ac353971441fa30d67cb10a5c1b
SHA194e781c77f374c406c1bb8a3ff9feb54f3078f16
SHA256f72ffb67efe93075a9686032026933a10fd68e4730ee327a1e08c523015ede13
SHA512ba1cd80158a9e8e1e96f3207022ffa39c21ed742c1cd2cb199067f5edc4372763a0fc0623aad7446e7e4016270d9d31b0a18e98aa8880246d2f1b8399db8b1bc