darkcomet | dc171a147f2b811cce1a408893b0b28a1c422e975100eb3e810d94c9cad05ce6

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
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
submitted
14-12-2024 20:42

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General

Target

f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

994KB
MD5

f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3
SHA1

c6d431c82c2f51d947b7dab195958f93316bc5e6
SHA256

dc171a147f2b811cce1a408893b0b28a1c422e975100eb3e810d94c9cad05ce6
SHA512

1e68cfba1a84d431d0f95305d20960d08a9fdcebc117e1341e922efa9473594d92e22ef06b8699f19eafc8a9bc82bcc5bad33a65da9b2c2e095739ad8db77638
SSDEEP

24576:V2vsI2u+v3xG6/jEn0r3Kd3YJs4PKxzOT29XnBNeze3zV7rwQ7VCJuOemqsHG6YC:V2h0LL6Dx0yMxMiMlfl8B3

Score

10^/10

darkcomet kingspyulen discovery persistence rat trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkcomet

Botnet

kingspyulen

127.0.0.1:1604

delikralll.dyndns.org:1604

Mutex

DC_MUTEX-U3PPGJ4

Attributes

InstallPath
MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
gencode
6o6pESzMr3zh
install
true
offline_keylogger
true
persistence
false
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"	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.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-1-5-21-3442511616-637977696-3186306149-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
232	msdcsc.exe
2188	msdcsc.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3442511616-637977696-3186306149-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MicroUpdate = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\Documents\\MSDCSC\\msdcsc.exe"	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4896 set thread context of 4928	4896	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 232 set thread context of 2188	232	msdcsc.exe	88

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

Program crash 1 IoCs

pid	pid_target	Process	procid_target
3080	876	WerFault.exe	83

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	msdcsc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	msdcsc.exe

Modifies registry class 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{1f3427c8-5c10-4210-aa03-2ee45287d668}\Instance\	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 48 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	4928	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4928	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	4928	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	4928	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	4928	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	4928	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	4928	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4928	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4928	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4928	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4928	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4928	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4928	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	4928	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	4928	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	4928	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	4928	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	4928	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	4928	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	4928	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: 33	4928	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: 34	4928	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: 35	4928	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: 36	4928	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2188	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2188	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	2188	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2188	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	2188	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	2188	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	2188	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2188	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2188	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2188	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2188	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2188	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2188	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	2188	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	2188	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	2188	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	2188	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	2188	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	2188	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	2188	msdcsc.exe
Token: 33	2188	msdcsc.exe
Token: 34	2188	msdcsc.exe
Token: 35	2188	msdcsc.exe
Token: 36	2188	msdcsc.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs

pid	Process
4896	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe
232	msdcsc.exe
2188	msdcsc.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 48 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4896 wrote to memory of 4928	4896	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 4896 wrote to memory of 4928	4896	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 4896 wrote to memory of 4928	4896	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 4896 wrote to memory of 4928	4896	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 4896 wrote to memory of 4928	4896	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 4896 wrote to memory of 4928	4896	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 4896 wrote to memory of 4928	4896	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 4896 wrote to memory of 4928	4896	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 4896 wrote to memory of 4928	4896	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 4896 wrote to memory of 4928	4896	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 4896 wrote to memory of 4928	4896	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 4896 wrote to memory of 4928	4896	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 4896 wrote to memory of 4928	4896	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 4896 wrote to memory of 4928	4896	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe	82
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 876	4928	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 876	4928	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 876	4928	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 876	4928	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 876	4928	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 876	4928	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 876	4928	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 876	4928	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 876	4928	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 876	4928	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 876	4928	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 876	4928	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 876	4928	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 876	4928	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 876	4928	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 876	4928	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 876	4928	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe	83
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 232	4928	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 232	4928	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 4928 wrote to memory of 232	4928	f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe	87
PID 232 wrote to memory of 2188	232	msdcsc.exe	88
PID 232 wrote to memory of 2188	232	msdcsc.exe	88
PID 232 wrote to memory of 2188	232	msdcsc.exe	88
PID 232 wrote to memory of 2188	232	msdcsc.exe	88
PID 232 wrote to memory of 2188	232	msdcsc.exe	88
PID 232 wrote to memory of 2188	232	msdcsc.exe	88
PID 232 wrote to memory of 2188	232	msdcsc.exe	88
PID 232 wrote to memory of 2188	232	msdcsc.exe	88
PID 232 wrote to memory of 2188	232	msdcsc.exe	88
PID 232 wrote to memory of 2188	232	msdcsc.exe	88
PID 232 wrote to memory of 2188	232	msdcsc.exe	88
PID 232 wrote to memory of 2188	232	msdcsc.exe	88
PID 232 wrote to memory of 2188	232	msdcsc.exe	88
PID 232 wrote to memory of 2188	232	msdcsc.exe	88

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4896
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3_JaffaCakes118.exe
  2⤵
  - Modifies WinLogon for persistence
  - Checks computer location settings
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Modifies registry class
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4928
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
    notepad
    3⤵
    PID:876
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 876 -s 80
      4⤵
      Program crash
      PID:3080
- - C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:232
  - - C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:2188

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 444 -p 876 -ip 876
1⤵
PID:4784

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

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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C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe

Filesize
994KB

MD5
f09ac1ca6f0a58119f285ce700aa4db3

SHA1
c6d431c82c2f51d947b7dab195958f93316bc5e6

SHA256
dc171a147f2b811cce1a408893b0b28a1c422e975100eb3e810d94c9cad05ce6

SHA512
1e68cfba1a84d431d0f95305d20960d08a9fdcebc117e1341e922efa9473594d92e22ef06b8699f19eafc8a9bc82bcc5bad33a65da9b2c2e095739ad8db77638

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memory/876-8-0x0000000000CE0000-0x0000000000CE1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2188-79-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2188-87-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2188-91-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

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724KB

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memory/2188-90-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2188-73-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2188-74-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2188-89-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2188-78-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

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724KB

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memory/2188-88-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2188-80-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2188-81-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

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724KB

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memory/2188-82-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2188-83-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2188-84-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

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724KB

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memory/2188-85-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2188-86-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/4928-5-0x0000000002280000-0x0000000002281000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/4928-2-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/4928-75-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/4928-3-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/4928-4-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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