darkcomet | d6bf9497d6ceec5a40a538c2470371343318a71aa490a48ea59abac338c92473

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
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General

Target

d0e0f6380b41345ddd15c2eaa2e1d058_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

350KB
MD5

d0e0f6380b41345ddd15c2eaa2e1d058
SHA1

83c58927d06b1bb4b649797a369ed24ff422043a
SHA256

d6bf9497d6ceec5a40a538c2470371343318a71aa490a48ea59abac338c92473
SHA512

d945882062f607d3df1149a4f7d0d22115523ed9db06a057891dfa2a911c458e83ae9cade18f90227c7263596752ba1b2dd3635e300fa1cdc3e1a3475aa2376b
SSDEEP

6144:kD7cY2fgssM7Wirg9KXylmRiL+QMeC/i6isqX7UovnONztByipwxZTlI2hgplSZJ:kl8E4w5huat7UovONzbXw3Nh/NVR

Score

10^/10

darkcomet guest16 discovery evasion rat trojan upx

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkcomet

Botnet

Guest16

zarloc.weuns.fr:1604

zarloc.dyndns.org:1604

Mutex

DC_MUTEX-F54S21D

Attributes

gencode
qzavXgkDi3Kh
install
false
offline_keylogger
true
password
jet'aieuconnard
persistence
false

Signatures

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

Sets file to hidden 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Modifies file attributes to stop it showing in Explorer etc.

evasion

Hidden Files and Directories

T1564.001

pid	Process
3212	attrib.exe
4556	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

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3350944739-639801879-157714471-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	d0e0f6380b41345ddd15c2eaa2e1d058_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3372 set thread context of 2248	3372	d0e0f6380b41345ddd15c2eaa2e1d058_JaffaCakes118.exe	87

UPX packed file 3 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/3372-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004EB000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2248-2-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004EB000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3372-4-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004EB000-memory.dmp	upx

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

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	d0e0f6380b41345ddd15c2eaa2e1d058_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	iexplore.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 use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 48 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	3372	d0e0f6380b41345ddd15c2eaa2e1d058_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3372	d0e0f6380b41345ddd15c2eaa2e1d058_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	3372	d0e0f6380b41345ddd15c2eaa2e1d058_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	3372	d0e0f6380b41345ddd15c2eaa2e1d058_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	3372	d0e0f6380b41345ddd15c2eaa2e1d058_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	3372	d0e0f6380b41345ddd15c2eaa2e1d058_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	3372	d0e0f6380b41345ddd15c2eaa2e1d058_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3372	d0e0f6380b41345ddd15c2eaa2e1d058_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3372	d0e0f6380b41345ddd15c2eaa2e1d058_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3372	d0e0f6380b41345ddd15c2eaa2e1d058_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3372	d0e0f6380b41345ddd15c2eaa2e1d058_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3372	d0e0f6380b41345ddd15c2eaa2e1d058_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3372	d0e0f6380b41345ddd15c2eaa2e1d058_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	3372	d0e0f6380b41345ddd15c2eaa2e1d058_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	3372	d0e0f6380b41345ddd15c2eaa2e1d058_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	3372	d0e0f6380b41345ddd15c2eaa2e1d058_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	3372	d0e0f6380b41345ddd15c2eaa2e1d058_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	3372	d0e0f6380b41345ddd15c2eaa2e1d058_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	3372	d0e0f6380b41345ddd15c2eaa2e1d058_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	3372	d0e0f6380b41345ddd15c2eaa2e1d058_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: 33	3372	d0e0f6380b41345ddd15c2eaa2e1d058_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: 34	3372	d0e0f6380b41345ddd15c2eaa2e1d058_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: 35	3372	d0e0f6380b41345ddd15c2eaa2e1d058_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: 36	3372	d0e0f6380b41345ddd15c2eaa2e1d058_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2248	iexplore.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2248	iexplore.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	2248	iexplore.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2248	iexplore.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	2248	iexplore.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	2248	iexplore.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	2248	iexplore.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2248	iexplore.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2248	iexplore.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2248	iexplore.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2248	iexplore.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2248	iexplore.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2248	iexplore.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	2248	iexplore.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	2248	iexplore.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	2248	iexplore.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	2248	iexplore.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	2248	iexplore.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	2248	iexplore.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	2248	iexplore.exe
Token: 33	2248	iexplore.exe
Token: 34	2248	iexplore.exe
Token: 35	2248	iexplore.exe
Token: 36	2248	iexplore.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2248	iexplore.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 39 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3372 wrote to memory of 1944	3372	d0e0f6380b41345ddd15c2eaa2e1d058_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 3372 wrote to memory of 1944	3372	d0e0f6380b41345ddd15c2eaa2e1d058_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 3372 wrote to memory of 1944	3372	d0e0f6380b41345ddd15c2eaa2e1d058_JaffaCakes118.exe	84
PID 3372 wrote to memory of 1140	3372	d0e0f6380b41345ddd15c2eaa2e1d058_JaffaCakes118.exe	86
PID 3372 wrote to memory of 1140	3372	d0e0f6380b41345ddd15c2eaa2e1d058_JaffaCakes118.exe	86
PID 3372 wrote to memory of 1140	3372	d0e0f6380b41345ddd15c2eaa2e1d058_JaffaCakes118.exe	86
PID 3372 wrote to memory of 2248	3372	d0e0f6380b41345ddd15c2eaa2e1d058_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 3372 wrote to memory of 2248	3372	d0e0f6380b41345ddd15c2eaa2e1d058_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 3372 wrote to memory of 2248	3372	d0e0f6380b41345ddd15c2eaa2e1d058_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 3372 wrote to memory of 2248	3372	d0e0f6380b41345ddd15c2eaa2e1d058_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 3372 wrote to memory of 2248	3372	d0e0f6380b41345ddd15c2eaa2e1d058_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 1944 wrote to memory of 3212	1944	cmd.exe	90
PID 1944 wrote to memory of 3212	1944	cmd.exe	90
PID 1944 wrote to memory of 3212	1944	cmd.exe	90
PID 2248 wrote to memory of 3164	2248	iexplore.exe	89
PID 2248 wrote to memory of 3164	2248	iexplore.exe	89
PID 2248 wrote to memory of 3164	2248	iexplore.exe	89
PID 2248 wrote to memory of 3164	2248	iexplore.exe	89
PID 2248 wrote to memory of 3164	2248	iexplore.exe	89
PID 2248 wrote to memory of 3164	2248	iexplore.exe	89
PID 2248 wrote to memory of 3164	2248	iexplore.exe	89
PID 2248 wrote to memory of 3164	2248	iexplore.exe	89
PID 2248 wrote to memory of 3164	2248	iexplore.exe	89
PID 2248 wrote to memory of 3164	2248	iexplore.exe	89
PID 2248 wrote to memory of 3164	2248	iexplore.exe	89
PID 2248 wrote to memory of 3164	2248	iexplore.exe	89
PID 2248 wrote to memory of 3164	2248	iexplore.exe	89
PID 2248 wrote to memory of 3164	2248	iexplore.exe	89
PID 2248 wrote to memory of 3164	2248	iexplore.exe	89
PID 2248 wrote to memory of 3164	2248	iexplore.exe	89
PID 2248 wrote to memory of 3164	2248	iexplore.exe	89
PID 2248 wrote to memory of 3164	2248	iexplore.exe	89
PID 1140 wrote to memory of 4556	1140	cmd.exe	91
PID 1140 wrote to memory of 4556	1140	cmd.exe	91
PID 1140 wrote to memory of 4556	1140	cmd.exe	91
PID 2248 wrote to memory of 3164	2248	iexplore.exe	89
PID 2248 wrote to memory of 3164	2248	iexplore.exe	89
PID 2248 wrote to memory of 3164	2248	iexplore.exe	89
PID 2248 wrote to memory of 3164	2248	iexplore.exe	89

Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Hidden Files and Directories

T1564.001

pid	Process
3212	attrib.exe
4556	attrib.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d0e0f6380b41345ddd15c2eaa2e1d058_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d0e0f6380b41345ddd15c2eaa2e1d058_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3372
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d0e0f6380b41345ddd15c2eaa2e1d058_JaffaCakes118.exe" +s +h
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1944
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
    attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d0e0f6380b41345ddd15c2eaa2e1d058_JaffaCakes118.exe" +s +h
    3⤵
    - Sets file to hidden
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Views/modifies file attributes
    PID:3212
- 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:1140
- - 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:4556
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2248
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
    notepad
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3164

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Hide Artifacts

T1564

Hidden Files and Directories

T1564.001

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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memory/2248-2-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004EB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
940KB

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memory/3164-5-0x0000000000FC0000-0x0000000000FC1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3372-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004EB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
940KB

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memory/3372-1-0x0000000000620000-0x0000000000621000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3372-4-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004EB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
940KB

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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