darkcomet | 86cac4fc2f7d45a0713923a867416c8d908496260b3f15f746139208ad508430

General

Target

ba6dea90299724a179a017ed93506be3_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

727KB
MD5

ba6dea90299724a179a017ed93506be3
SHA1

d811f71bf8e1da7cdf9ac391edbe6e7b96afbaaf
SHA256

86cac4fc2f7d45a0713923a867416c8d908496260b3f15f746139208ad508430
SHA512

78d45b4f16c2464a676098546adff674c1991e195b2f98003c654890801a390cf7d8cf41b180b7e9b23973836d1a5eeb171642d83482661676c0083695b32d9e
SSDEEP

12288:fPYouHf5XPXbbaeWOLh+p/Oyu2kQyPhSYXK+trUVon+EPfxZVfHa7fbT6TOX/b:3YVfdbba1pGBPQyp5K+trson+EPL9+v3

Score

10^/10

darkcomet hon discovery rat trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkcomet

Botnet

HoN

C2

127.0.0.1:1604

tanbark.zapto.org:1604

Mutex

DC_MUTEX-4ZE1Q04

Attributes

gencode
KJQAYBHrPfLy
install
false
offline_keylogger
true
persistence
false

Signatures

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

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

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-493223053-2004649691-1575712786-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	ba6dea90299724a179a017ed93506be3_JaffaCakes118.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4588	svqhost.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3320 set thread context of 4588	3320	ba6dea90299724a179a017ed93506be3_JaffaCakes118.exe	84

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 3 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

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	ba6dea90299724a179a017ed93506be3_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svqhost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	WScript.exe

Modifies registry class 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-493223053-2004649691-1575712786-1000_Classes\Local Settings	ba6dea90299724a179a017ed93506be3_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 25 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3320	ba6dea90299724a179a017ed93506be3_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	4588	svqhost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4588	svqhost.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	4588	svqhost.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	4588	svqhost.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	4588	svqhost.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	4588	svqhost.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	4588	svqhost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4588	svqhost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4588	svqhost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4588	svqhost.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4588	svqhost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4588	svqhost.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4588	svqhost.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	4588	svqhost.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	4588	svqhost.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	4588	svqhost.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	4588	svqhost.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	4588	svqhost.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	4588	svqhost.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	4588	svqhost.exe
Token: 33	4588	svqhost.exe
Token: 34	4588	svqhost.exe
Token: 35	4588	svqhost.exe
Token: 36	4588	svqhost.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4588	svqhost.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 17 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3320 wrote to memory of 4588	3320	ba6dea90299724a179a017ed93506be3_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 3320 wrote to memory of 4588	3320	ba6dea90299724a179a017ed93506be3_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 3320 wrote to memory of 4588	3320	ba6dea90299724a179a017ed93506be3_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 3320 wrote to memory of 4588	3320	ba6dea90299724a179a017ed93506be3_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 3320 wrote to memory of 4588	3320	ba6dea90299724a179a017ed93506be3_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 3320 wrote to memory of 4588	3320	ba6dea90299724a179a017ed93506be3_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 3320 wrote to memory of 4588	3320	ba6dea90299724a179a017ed93506be3_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 3320 wrote to memory of 4588	3320	ba6dea90299724a179a017ed93506be3_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 3320 wrote to memory of 4588	3320	ba6dea90299724a179a017ed93506be3_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 3320 wrote to memory of 4588	3320	ba6dea90299724a179a017ed93506be3_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 3320 wrote to memory of 4588	3320	ba6dea90299724a179a017ed93506be3_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 3320 wrote to memory of 4588	3320	ba6dea90299724a179a017ed93506be3_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 3320 wrote to memory of 4588	3320	ba6dea90299724a179a017ed93506be3_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 3320 wrote to memory of 4588	3320	ba6dea90299724a179a017ed93506be3_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 3320 wrote to memory of 1988	3320	ba6dea90299724a179a017ed93506be3_JaffaCakes118.exe	85
PID 3320 wrote to memory of 1988	3320	ba6dea90299724a179a017ed93506be3_JaffaCakes118.exe	85
PID 3320 wrote to memory of 1988	3320	ba6dea90299724a179a017ed93506be3_JaffaCakes118.exe	85

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ba6dea90299724a179a017ed93506be3_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ba6dea90299724a179a017ed93506be3_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3320
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svqhost.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svqhost.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:4588
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WScript.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\j.vbs"
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:1988

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

1

T1012

System Information Discovery

2

T1082

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\j.vbs

Filesize
336B

MD5
ee73e8de7beef671dd620361c84c7588

SHA1
9efa3e66894c538c1030af06afb6342a8a62957f

SHA256
94a924a48e25fc6af9fe9ebc557cb3a4947fc8dd673bed27f63ae4f1d3575cf3

SHA512
6cf1818fbd7cb655dd5dad2b4e180c3ce544aea0ff5ef269da34a667f833503f0849853247b28779cd36d7dbbf418b2505bdb45f3a75e7b3baa4695e1ce1df37

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svqhost.exe

Filesize
34KB

MD5
e118330b4629b12368d91b9df6488be0

SHA1
ce90218c7e3b90df2a3409ec253048bb6472c2fd

SHA256
3a0f2936b8c45e8ba3458d69d7859a63844469e698652e15fb56639d32f40cc9

SHA512
ac91c04cb20223dbaaf594440cb778dff36e857921be427c8528ba4c6cdb3e8bf8e71e1ae8af7bde9c04ff5b97b379231625bc1a2b66aba2f98cd340cd8a94b0

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memory/3320-1-0x00000000745E0000-0x0000000074B91000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/3320-2-0x00000000745E0000-0x0000000074B91000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/3320-3-0x00000000745E0000-0x0000000074B91000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/3320-0-0x00000000745E2000-0x00000000745E3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3320-22-0x00000000745E0000-0x0000000074B91000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/4588-23-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/4588-27-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/4588-15-0x0000000002860000-0x0000000002861000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/4588-17-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/4588-16-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/4588-12-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/4588-9-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/4588-6-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/4588-24-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/4588-25-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/4588-26-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/4588-14-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/4588-28-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/4588-29-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/4588-30-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/4588-31-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/4588-32-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/4588-33-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/4588-34-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/4588-35-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/4588-36-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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