Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    149s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20241007-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    01-12-2024 20:40

General

  • Target

    c0e342ac962f7922722645e8bc2315a7c37e13d8b1f1e76dbb4cf8ad9e64fa83.exe

  • Size

    911KB

  • MD5

    4f166133072870ee10e716ce07dce7d7

  • SHA1

    a45d9d51f63d7169f61a8298c3c1a6360836ac15

  • SHA256

    c0e342ac962f7922722645e8bc2315a7c37e13d8b1f1e76dbb4cf8ad9e64fa83

  • SHA512

    e219c7af0b7d3fd28c0c67e7b255ee0ab581cafc110f7204577ca22e50cc3fb64d9dd528c7dcaa8e5cf7434c284b35c836dcf8c985540325a156aad6c5f8af10

  • SSDEEP

    12288:GJd7xDyNZHN32RDRua9FZzrGHQTMDPnA46X3/aeSGxF10mhXWty7Xy5mQmkR/zEm:6dtuNtN32rRLZqQyp4HSGxZhXWO5m

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkcomet

Botnet

Guest16

C2

efosa94949.no-ip.biz:1604

Mutex

DC_MUTEX-7SCGJWM

Attributes
  • InstallPath

    MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe

  • gencode

    k0FWSrLTENGX

  • install

    true

  • offline_keylogger

    true

  • persistence

    false

  • reg_key

    MicroUpdate

Signatures

  • Darkcomet

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

  • Darkcomet family
  • Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Modifies firewall policy service 3 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Modifies security service 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Disables RegEdit via registry modification 1 IoCs
  • Disables Task Manager via registry modification
  • Sets file to hidden 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Modifies file attributes to stop it showing in Explorer etc.

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Deletes itself 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Windows security modification 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • 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.

  • Modifies registry class 21 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 16 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 48 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs
  • Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c0e342ac962f7922722645e8bc2315a7c37e13d8b1f1e76dbb4cf8ad9e64fa83.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c0e342ac962f7922722645e8bc2315a7c37e13d8b1f1e76dbb4cf8ad9e64fa83.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1056
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c0e342ac962f7922722645e8bc2315a7c37e13d8b1f1e76dbb4cf8ad9e64fa83.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c0e342ac962f7922722645e8bc2315a7c37e13d8b1f1e76dbb4cf8ad9e64fa83.exe
      2⤵
      • Modifies WinLogon for persistence
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5112
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp" +s +h
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1236
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
          attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp" +s +h
          4⤵
          • Sets file to hidden
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Views/modifies file attributes
          PID:4396
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
        notepad
        3⤵
        • Deletes itself
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5116
      • C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2596
        • C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
          C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
          4⤵
          • 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
          PID:1424
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
            notepad
            5⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            PID:440

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe

    Filesize

    911KB

    MD5

    4f166133072870ee10e716ce07dce7d7

    SHA1

    a45d9d51f63d7169f61a8298c3c1a6360836ac15

    SHA256

    c0e342ac962f7922722645e8bc2315a7c37e13d8b1f1e76dbb4cf8ad9e64fa83

    SHA512

    e219c7af0b7d3fd28c0c67e7b255ee0ab581cafc110f7204577ca22e50cc3fb64d9dd528c7dcaa8e5cf7434c284b35c836dcf8c985540325a156aad6c5f8af10

  • memory/440-46-0x0000000000460000-0x0000000000461000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/1056-0-0x0000000000AB0000-0x0000000000AB4000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    16KB

  • memory/1424-57-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    808KB

  • memory/1424-53-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    808KB

  • memory/1424-65-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    808KB

  • memory/1424-64-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    808KB

  • memory/1424-63-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    808KB

  • memory/1424-62-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    808KB

  • memory/1424-45-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    808KB

  • memory/1424-47-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    808KB

  • memory/1424-48-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    808KB

  • memory/1424-61-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    808KB

  • memory/1424-52-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    808KB

  • memory/1424-60-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    808KB

  • memory/1424-54-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    808KB

  • memory/1424-55-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    808KB

  • memory/1424-56-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    808KB

  • memory/1424-59-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    808KB

  • memory/1424-58-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    808KB

  • memory/5112-1-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    808KB

  • memory/5112-4-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    808KB

  • memory/5112-2-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    808KB

  • memory/5112-44-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    808KB

  • memory/5112-3-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    808KB

  • memory/5112-5-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    808KB

  • memory/5116-9-0x0000000000C00000-0x0000000000C01000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB