darkcomet | ea5c1ca56477a08c4167692518ba413dccd4324b074b2480197d64d755a2b960

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
120s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
12-12-2024 17:46

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General

Target

e78c0891b24f900206dafbadae9c5328_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

16.6MB
MD5

e78c0891b24f900206dafbadae9c5328
SHA1

0d6f5c6067d91a2dfbc866a0413fcf6a9d46d3ee
SHA256

ea5c1ca56477a08c4167692518ba413dccd4324b074b2480197d64d755a2b960
SHA512

ab1aeaf9cfed2ed71ec26c65a81022793fc80812e9cb012e3f33da5214b4610f9f4826c30bfecd012bcf945102fc3a5abe34fd6c14d1ec96e7d7fb4e677d323a
SSDEEP

196608:VQ3M+06ySEoFc1je68GysIdcpdigxFIcx0S46nIh:VaNySEGcpe67ysIdATx54Jh

Score

10^/10

darkcomet guest16 discovery persistence rat trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkcomet

Botnet

Guest16

fugax.bounceme.net:1604

Mutex

DC_MUTEX-MNB51GL

Attributes

InstallPath
MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
gencode
RxVJE1qvAvCU
install
true
offline_keylogger
true
persistence
true
reg_key
MicroUpdate

Signatures

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

Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Winlogon Helper DLL

T1547.004

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\UserInit = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\userinit.exe,C:\\Users\\Admin\\Documents\\MSDCSC\\msdcsc.exe"	e78c0891b24f900206dafbadae9c5328_JaffaCakes118.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2292	AVSVIDEOCONVERTER.EXE
2120	msdcsc.exe

Loads dropped DLL 4 IoCs

pid	Process
1404	e78c0891b24f900206dafbadae9c5328_JaffaCakes118.exe
1404	e78c0891b24f900206dafbadae9c5328_JaffaCakes118.exe
1404	e78c0891b24f900206dafbadae9c5328_JaffaCakes118.exe
1404	e78c0891b24f900206dafbadae9c5328_JaffaCakes118.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3290804112-2823094203-3137964600-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MicroUpdate = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\Documents\\MSDCSC\\msdcsc.exe"	e78c0891b24f900206dafbadae9c5328_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3290804112-2823094203-3137964600-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MicroUpdate = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\Documents\\MSDCSC\\msdcsc.exe"	msdcsc.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	e78c0891b24f900206dafbadae9c5328_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	AVSVIDEOCONVERTER.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	msdcsc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	notepad.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2120	msdcsc.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 46 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	1404	e78c0891b24f900206dafbadae9c5328_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1404	e78c0891b24f900206dafbadae9c5328_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	1404	e78c0891b24f900206dafbadae9c5328_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	1404	e78c0891b24f900206dafbadae9c5328_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	1404	e78c0891b24f900206dafbadae9c5328_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	1404	e78c0891b24f900206dafbadae9c5328_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	1404	e78c0891b24f900206dafbadae9c5328_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1404	e78c0891b24f900206dafbadae9c5328_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1404	e78c0891b24f900206dafbadae9c5328_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1404	e78c0891b24f900206dafbadae9c5328_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1404	e78c0891b24f900206dafbadae9c5328_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1404	e78c0891b24f900206dafbadae9c5328_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1404	e78c0891b24f900206dafbadae9c5328_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	1404	e78c0891b24f900206dafbadae9c5328_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	1404	e78c0891b24f900206dafbadae9c5328_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	1404	e78c0891b24f900206dafbadae9c5328_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	1404	e78c0891b24f900206dafbadae9c5328_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	1404	e78c0891b24f900206dafbadae9c5328_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	1404	e78c0891b24f900206dafbadae9c5328_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	1404	e78c0891b24f900206dafbadae9c5328_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: 33	1404	e78c0891b24f900206dafbadae9c5328_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: 34	1404	e78c0891b24f900206dafbadae9c5328_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: 35	1404	e78c0891b24f900206dafbadae9c5328_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2120	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2120	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	2120	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2120	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	2120	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	2120	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	2120	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2120	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2120	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2120	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2120	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2120	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2120	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	2120	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	2120	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	2120	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	2120	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	2120	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	2120	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	2120	msdcsc.exe
Token: 33	2120	msdcsc.exe
Token: 34	2120	msdcsc.exe
Token: 35	2120	msdcsc.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2120	msdcsc.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 31 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1404 wrote to memory of 2292	1404	e78c0891b24f900206dafbadae9c5328_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 1404 wrote to memory of 2292	1404	e78c0891b24f900206dafbadae9c5328_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 1404 wrote to memory of 2292	1404	e78c0891b24f900206dafbadae9c5328_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 1404 wrote to memory of 2292	1404	e78c0891b24f900206dafbadae9c5328_JaffaCakes118.exe	31
PID 1404 wrote to memory of 2120	1404	e78c0891b24f900206dafbadae9c5328_JaffaCakes118.exe	32
PID 1404 wrote to memory of 2120	1404	e78c0891b24f900206dafbadae9c5328_JaffaCakes118.exe	32
PID 1404 wrote to memory of 2120	1404	e78c0891b24f900206dafbadae9c5328_JaffaCakes118.exe	32
PID 1404 wrote to memory of 2120	1404	e78c0891b24f900206dafbadae9c5328_JaffaCakes118.exe	32
PID 2120 wrote to memory of 2700	2120	msdcsc.exe	33
PID 2120 wrote to memory of 2700	2120	msdcsc.exe	33
PID 2120 wrote to memory of 2700	2120	msdcsc.exe	33
PID 2120 wrote to memory of 2700	2120	msdcsc.exe	33
PID 2120 wrote to memory of 2700	2120	msdcsc.exe	33
PID 2120 wrote to memory of 2700	2120	msdcsc.exe	33
PID 2120 wrote to memory of 2700	2120	msdcsc.exe	33
PID 2120 wrote to memory of 2700	2120	msdcsc.exe	33
PID 2120 wrote to memory of 2700	2120	msdcsc.exe	33
PID 2120 wrote to memory of 2700	2120	msdcsc.exe	33
PID 2120 wrote to memory of 2700	2120	msdcsc.exe	33
PID 2120 wrote to memory of 2700	2120	msdcsc.exe	33
PID 2120 wrote to memory of 2700	2120	msdcsc.exe	33
PID 2120 wrote to memory of 2700	2120	msdcsc.exe	33
PID 2120 wrote to memory of 2700	2120	msdcsc.exe	33
PID 2120 wrote to memory of 2700	2120	msdcsc.exe	33
PID 2120 wrote to memory of 2700	2120	msdcsc.exe	33
PID 2120 wrote to memory of 2700	2120	msdcsc.exe	33
PID 2120 wrote to memory of 2700	2120	msdcsc.exe	33
PID 2120 wrote to memory of 2700	2120	msdcsc.exe	33
PID 2120 wrote to memory of 2700	2120	msdcsc.exe	33
PID 2120 wrote to memory of 2700	2120	msdcsc.exe	33
PID 2120 wrote to memory of 2700	2120	msdcsc.exe	33

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e78c0891b24f900206dafbadae9c5328_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e78c0891b24f900206dafbadae9c5328_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Modifies WinLogon for persistence
- Loads dropped DLL
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1404
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AVSVIDEOCONVERTER.EXE
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AVSVIDEOCONVERTER.EXE"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2292
- C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2120
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
    notepad
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2700

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

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Winlogon Helper DLL

T1547.004

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

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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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AVSVIDEOCONVERTER.EXE

Filesize
16.0MB

MD5
6b4983067b6bea178fdaabf8e565ffd9

SHA1
e782a8655bd41a29c3e3b12f9c12bced26d6dfe9

SHA256
317abde542a00e2988850e0d3125ef895c9bf0f7ea504a62afcbadef51c4702c

SHA512
ce0904c06ae893d60e10633ac1ad9a435bdbd5fd88d3c3fe1f336fa9be1384ee9605e57c7f49aa841378e43aab3c6de721d6e0b2441b93ed4bd06344bb0a3c34

Download Submit
\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe

Filesize
16.6MB

MD5
e78c0891b24f900206dafbadae9c5328

SHA1
0d6f5c6067d91a2dfbc866a0413fcf6a9d46d3ee

SHA256
ea5c1ca56477a08c4167692518ba413dccd4324b074b2480197d64d755a2b960

SHA512
ab1aeaf9cfed2ed71ec26c65a81022793fc80812e9cb012e3f33da5214b4610f9f4826c30bfecd012bcf945102fc3a5abe34fd6c14d1ec96e7d7fb4e677d323a

Download Submit
memory/1404-61-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000014AF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16.7MB

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memory/1404-0-0x0000000000280000-0x0000000000281000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2120-70-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000014AF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16.7MB

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memory/2120-68-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000014AF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16.7MB

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memory/2120-76-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000014AF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16.7MB

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memory/2120-75-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000014AF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16.7MB

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memory/2120-63-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000014AF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16.7MB

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memory/2120-64-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000014AF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16.7MB

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memory/2120-65-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000014AF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16.7MB

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memory/2120-66-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000014AF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16.7MB

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memory/2120-67-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000014AF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16.7MB

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memory/2120-74-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000014AF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16.7MB

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memory/2120-69-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000014AF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16.7MB

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memory/2120-73-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000014AF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16.7MB

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memory/2120-71-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000014AF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16.7MB

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memory/2120-72-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000014AF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16.7MB

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memory/2292-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001409000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16.0MB

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memory/2292-62-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000001409000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16.0MB

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memory/2700-22-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000081000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2700-60-0x00000000001E0000-0x00000000001E1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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Signatures

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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