darkcomet | ec4d2662a6d0c7bf402622ea0ed0782e0aeadf93cf71738c2b8a3498fe97dd8b

Processes:

af492ad9898a50b7cc80c200f33878c3_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"	af492ad9898a50b7cc80c200f33878c3_JaffaCakes118.exe

Modifies firewall policy service 3 TTPs 3 IoCs

Modify Registry

Windows Service

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

Processes:

msdcsc.exe

description	ioc	Process
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
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "0"	msdcsc.exe

Modifies security service 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Modify Registry

Windows Service

Processes:

msdcsc.exe

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\wscsvc\Start = "4"	msdcsc.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion trojan

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

msdcsc.exe

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	msdcsc.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	msdcsc.exe

Disables RegEdit via registry modification 1 IoCs

Processes:

msdcsc.exe

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3756129449-3121373848-4276368241-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\DisableRegistryTools = "1"	msdcsc.exe

Disables Task Manager via registry modification
evasion

Sets file to hidden 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Modifies file attributes to stop it showing in Explorer etc.

Hidden Files and Directories

T1564.001

Processes:

attrib.exeattrib.exe

pid	Process
2584	attrib.exe
4300	attrib.exe

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

af492ad9898a50b7cc80c200f33878c3_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3756129449-3121373848-4276368241-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	af492ad9898a50b7cc80c200f33878c3_JaffaCakes118.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

msdcsc.exe

pid	Process
812	msdcsc.exe

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion trojan

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

msdcsc.exe

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	msdcsc.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	msdcsc.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

Processes:

af492ad9898a50b7cc80c200f33878c3_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3756129449-3121373848-4276368241-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MicroUpdate = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\Documents\\MSDCSC\\msdcsc.exe"	af492ad9898a50b7cc80c200f33878c3_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 7 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:

notepad.exeattrib.exeaf492ad9898a50b7cc80c200f33878c3_JaffaCakes118.exemsdcsc.execmd.execmd.exeattrib.exe

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	notepad.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	attrib.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	af492ad9898a50b7cc80c200f33878c3_JaffaCakes118.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	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	attrib.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

Processes:

msdcsc.exe

pid	Process
812	msdcsc.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 48 IoCs

Processes:

af492ad9898a50b7cc80c200f33878c3_JaffaCakes118.exemsdcsc.exe

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2552	af492ad9898a50b7cc80c200f33878c3_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2552	af492ad9898a50b7cc80c200f33878c3_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	2552	af492ad9898a50b7cc80c200f33878c3_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2552	af492ad9898a50b7cc80c200f33878c3_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	2552	af492ad9898a50b7cc80c200f33878c3_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	2552	af492ad9898a50b7cc80c200f33878c3_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	2552	af492ad9898a50b7cc80c200f33878c3_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2552	af492ad9898a50b7cc80c200f33878c3_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2552	af492ad9898a50b7cc80c200f33878c3_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2552	af492ad9898a50b7cc80c200f33878c3_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2552	af492ad9898a50b7cc80c200f33878c3_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2552	af492ad9898a50b7cc80c200f33878c3_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2552	af492ad9898a50b7cc80c200f33878c3_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	2552	af492ad9898a50b7cc80c200f33878c3_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	2552	af492ad9898a50b7cc80c200f33878c3_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	2552	af492ad9898a50b7cc80c200f33878c3_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	2552	af492ad9898a50b7cc80c200f33878c3_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	2552	af492ad9898a50b7cc80c200f33878c3_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	2552	af492ad9898a50b7cc80c200f33878c3_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	2552	af492ad9898a50b7cc80c200f33878c3_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: 33	2552	af492ad9898a50b7cc80c200f33878c3_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: 34	2552	af492ad9898a50b7cc80c200f33878c3_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: 35	2552	af492ad9898a50b7cc80c200f33878c3_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: 36	2552	af492ad9898a50b7cc80c200f33878c3_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	812	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	812	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	812	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	812	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	812	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	812	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	812	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	812	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	812	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	812	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	812	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	812	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	812	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	812	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	812	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	812	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	812	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	812	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	812	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	812	msdcsc.exe
Token: 33	812	msdcsc.exe
Token: 34	812	msdcsc.exe
Token: 35	812	msdcsc.exe
Token: 36	812	msdcsc.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

Processes:

msdcsc.exe

pid	Process
812	msdcsc.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 37 IoCs

Processes:

af492ad9898a50b7cc80c200f33878c3_JaffaCakes118.execmd.exemsdcsc.execmd.exe

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 2028	2552	af492ad9898a50b7cc80c200f33878c3_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 2028	2552	af492ad9898a50b7cc80c200f33878c3_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 2028	2552	af492ad9898a50b7cc80c200f33878c3_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 316	2552	af492ad9898a50b7cc80c200f33878c3_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 316	2552	af492ad9898a50b7cc80c200f33878c3_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 316	2552	af492ad9898a50b7cc80c200f33878c3_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 812	2552	af492ad9898a50b7cc80c200f33878c3_JaffaCakes118.exe	86
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 812	2552	af492ad9898a50b7cc80c200f33878c3_JaffaCakes118.exe	86
PID 2552 wrote to memory of 812	2552	af492ad9898a50b7cc80c200f33878c3_JaffaCakes118.exe	86
PID 316 wrote to memory of 2584	316	cmd.exe	87
PID 316 wrote to memory of 2584	316	cmd.exe	87
PID 316 wrote to memory of 2584	316	cmd.exe	87
PID 812 wrote to memory of 3644	812	msdcsc.exe	88
PID 812 wrote to memory of 3644	812	msdcsc.exe	88
PID 812 wrote to memory of 3644	812	msdcsc.exe	88
PID 812 wrote to memory of 3644	812	msdcsc.exe	88
PID 812 wrote to memory of 3644	812	msdcsc.exe	88
PID 812 wrote to memory of 3644	812	msdcsc.exe	88
PID 812 wrote to memory of 3644	812	msdcsc.exe	88
PID 812 wrote to memory of 3644	812	msdcsc.exe	88
PID 812 wrote to memory of 3644	812	msdcsc.exe	88
PID 812 wrote to memory of 3644	812	msdcsc.exe	88
PID 812 wrote to memory of 3644	812	msdcsc.exe	88
PID 812 wrote to memory of 3644	812	msdcsc.exe	88
PID 812 wrote to memory of 3644	812	msdcsc.exe	88
PID 812 wrote to memory of 3644	812	msdcsc.exe	88
PID 812 wrote to memory of 3644	812	msdcsc.exe	88
PID 812 wrote to memory of 3644	812	msdcsc.exe	88
PID 812 wrote to memory of 3644	812	msdcsc.exe	88
PID 812 wrote to memory of 3644	812	msdcsc.exe	88
PID 812 wrote to memory of 3644	812	msdcsc.exe	88
PID 812 wrote to memory of 3644	812	msdcsc.exe	88
PID 812 wrote to memory of 3644	812	msdcsc.exe	88
PID 812 wrote to memory of 3644	812	msdcsc.exe	88
PID 2028 wrote to memory of 4300	2028	cmd.exe	89
PID 2028 wrote to memory of 4300	2028	cmd.exe	89
PID 2028 wrote to memory of 4300	2028	cmd.exe	89

System policy modification 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

Modify Registry

Processes:

msdcsc.exe

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\CurrentVersion	msdcsc.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\CurrentVersion\Explorern	msdcsc.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\CurrentVersion\Explorern\NoControlPanel = "1"	msdcsc.exe

Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Hidden Files and Directories

T1564.001

Processes:

attrib.exeattrib.exe

pid	Process
2584	attrib.exe
4300	attrib.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\af492ad9898a50b7cc80c200f33878c3_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\af492ad9898a50b7cc80c200f33878c3_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Modifies WinLogon for persistence
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2552
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\af492ad9898a50b7cc80c200f33878c3_JaffaCakes118.exe" +s +h
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2028
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
    attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\af492ad9898a50b7cc80c200f33878c3_JaffaCakes118.exe" +s +h
    3⤵
    - Sets file to hidden
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Views/modifies file attributes
    PID:4300
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp" +s +h
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:316
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
    attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp" +s +h
    3⤵
    - Sets file to hidden
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Views/modifies file attributes
    PID:2584
- C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe"
  2⤵
  - Modifies firewall policy service
  - Modifies security service
  - Windows security bypass
  - Disables RegEdit via registry modification
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Windows security modification
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  - System policy modification
  PID:812
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
    notepad
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3644

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

Winlogon Helper DLL

T1547.004

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Winlogon Helper DLL

T1547.004

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

Defense Evasion

Hide Artifacts

T1564

Hidden Files and Directories

T1564.001

Impair Defenses

T1562

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry