darkcomet | 85a625a3480d944b9a0e5584920262f8598b34fa040d379bc0804dec4ad74662

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\UserInit = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\userinit.exe,C:\\System\\windows.exe"	d258470d532e4862e1b83afe624eb15a_JaffaCakes118.exe

Modifies firewall policy service 3 TTPs 3 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Windows Service

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "1"	windows.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile	windows.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "1"	windows.exe

Modifies security service 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion

Modify Registry

Windows Service

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

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion trojan

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	windows.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	windows.exe

Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

BIOS information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosDate	d258470d532e4862e1b83afe624eb15a_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosDate	windows.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2308	cmd.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2508	windows.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1952	d258470d532e4862e1b83afe624eb15a_JaffaCakes118.exe
1952	d258470d532e4862e1b83afe624eb15a_JaffaCakes118.exe

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion trojan

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	windows.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	windows.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3551809350-4263495960-1443967649-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\winupdater = "C:\\System\\windows.exe"	d258470d532e4862e1b83afe624eb15a_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 4 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	windows.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	PING.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	d258470d532e4862e1b83afe624eb15a_JaffaCakes118.exe

System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

discovery

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

pid	Process
2784	PING.EXE

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 8 IoCs

Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\VendorIdentifier	windows.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	d258470d532e4862e1b83afe624eb15a_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	d258470d532e4862e1b83afe624eb15a_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\Identifier	d258470d532e4862e1b83afe624eb15a_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\VendorIdentifier	d258470d532e4862e1b83afe624eb15a_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	windows.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	windows.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\Identifier	windows.exe

Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\Identifier	d258470d532e4862e1b83afe624eb15a_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\Identifier	windows.exe

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
2784	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2508	windows.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 46 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	1952	d258470d532e4862e1b83afe624eb15a_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1952	d258470d532e4862e1b83afe624eb15a_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	1952	d258470d532e4862e1b83afe624eb15a_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	1952	d258470d532e4862e1b83afe624eb15a_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	1952	d258470d532e4862e1b83afe624eb15a_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	1952	d258470d532e4862e1b83afe624eb15a_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	1952	d258470d532e4862e1b83afe624eb15a_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1952	d258470d532e4862e1b83afe624eb15a_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1952	d258470d532e4862e1b83afe624eb15a_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1952	d258470d532e4862e1b83afe624eb15a_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1952	d258470d532e4862e1b83afe624eb15a_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1952	d258470d532e4862e1b83afe624eb15a_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1952	d258470d532e4862e1b83afe624eb15a_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	1952	d258470d532e4862e1b83afe624eb15a_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	1952	d258470d532e4862e1b83afe624eb15a_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	1952	d258470d532e4862e1b83afe624eb15a_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	1952	d258470d532e4862e1b83afe624eb15a_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	1952	d258470d532e4862e1b83afe624eb15a_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	1952	d258470d532e4862e1b83afe624eb15a_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	1952	d258470d532e4862e1b83afe624eb15a_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: 33	1952	d258470d532e4862e1b83afe624eb15a_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: 34	1952	d258470d532e4862e1b83afe624eb15a_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: 35	1952	d258470d532e4862e1b83afe624eb15a_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2508	windows.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2508	windows.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	2508	windows.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2508	windows.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	2508	windows.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	2508	windows.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	2508	windows.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2508	windows.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2508	windows.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2508	windows.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2508	windows.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2508	windows.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2508	windows.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	2508	windows.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	2508	windows.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	2508	windows.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	2508	windows.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	2508	windows.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	2508	windows.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	2508	windows.exe
Token: 33	2508	windows.exe
Token: 34	2508	windows.exe
Token: 35	2508	windows.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2508	windows.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1952 wrote to memory of 2508	1952	d258470d532e4862e1b83afe624eb15a_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 1952 wrote to memory of 2508	1952	d258470d532e4862e1b83afe624eb15a_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 1952 wrote to memory of 2508	1952	d258470d532e4862e1b83afe624eb15a_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 1952 wrote to memory of 2508	1952	d258470d532e4862e1b83afe624eb15a_JaffaCakes118.exe	30
PID 1952 wrote to memory of 2308	1952	d258470d532e4862e1b83afe624eb15a_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 1952 wrote to memory of 2308	1952	d258470d532e4862e1b83afe624eb15a_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 1952 wrote to memory of 2308	1952	d258470d532e4862e1b83afe624eb15a_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 1952 wrote to memory of 2308	1952	d258470d532e4862e1b83afe624eb15a_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 2308 wrote to memory of 2784	2308	cmd.exe	33
PID 2308 wrote to memory of 2784	2308	cmd.exe	33
PID 2308 wrote to memory of 2784	2308	cmd.exe	33
PID 2308 wrote to memory of 2784	2308	cmd.exe	33

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d258470d532e4862e1b83afe624eb15a_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d258470d532e4862e1b83afe624eb15a_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Modifies WinLogon for persistence
- Checks BIOS information in registry
- Loads dropped DLL
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Checks processor information in registry
- Enumerates system info in registry
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1952
- C:\System\windows.exe
  "C:\System\windows.exe"
  2⤵
  - Modifies firewall policy service
  - Modifies security service
  - Windows security bypass
  - Checks BIOS information in registry
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Windows security modification
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Checks processor information in registry
  - Enumerates system info in registry
  - Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:2508
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  cmd /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_dcsc_.bat" "
  2⤵
  - Deletes itself
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2308
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
    ping 127.0.0.1 -n 2
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
    - Runs ping.exe
    PID:2784

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

Impair Defenses

T1562

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

Remote System Discovery

T1018

System Information Discovery