darkcomet | 57363792a68885ded84ef6194bce438ec924cb4bca78bc49717437dc0ed5e38e

System Information Discovery

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

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2045521122-590294423-3465680274-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	57363792a68885ded84ef6194bce438ec924cb4bca78bc49717437dc0ed5e38e.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
3840	Soundcrd.exe
2864	Soundcrd.exe
988	Soundcrd.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-1-5-21-2045521122-590294423-3465680274-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Mcrosoftt = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\Soundcrd.exe"	reg.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3840 set thread context of 2864	3840	Soundcrd.exe	88
PID 3840 set thread context of 988	3840	Soundcrd.exe	89

UPX packed file 19 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/2864-32-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2864-35-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2864-36-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2864-46-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/988-45-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2864-49-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2864-51-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2864-50-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2864-44-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/988-42-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/988-37-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2864-52-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/988-53-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2864-58-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2864-62-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2864-66-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2864-70-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2864-74-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2864-80-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-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 6 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	Soundcrd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Soundcrd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	57363792a68885ded84ef6194bce438ec924cb4bca78bc49717437dc0ed5e38e.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	reg.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Soundcrd.exe

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 4 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\ProcessorNameString	Soundcrd.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\Identifier	Soundcrd.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\VendorIdentifier	Soundcrd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	Soundcrd.exe

Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

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

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 25 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	988	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2864	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2864	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	2864	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2864	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	2864	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	2864	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	2864	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2864	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2864	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2864	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2864	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2864	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2864	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	2864	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	2864	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	2864	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	2864	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	2864	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	2864	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	2864	Soundcrd.exe
Token: 33	2864	Soundcrd.exe
Token: 34	2864	Soundcrd.exe
Token: 35	2864	Soundcrd.exe
Token: 36	2864	Soundcrd.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs

pid	Process
3916	57363792a68885ded84ef6194bce438ec924cb4bca78bc49717437dc0ed5e38e.exe
3840	Soundcrd.exe
988	Soundcrd.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 25 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3916 wrote to memory of 5096	3916	57363792a68885ded84ef6194bce438ec924cb4bca78bc49717437dc0ed5e38e.exe	83
PID 3916 wrote to memory of 5096	3916	57363792a68885ded84ef6194bce438ec924cb4bca78bc49717437dc0ed5e38e.exe	83
PID 3916 wrote to memory of 5096	3916	57363792a68885ded84ef6194bce438ec924cb4bca78bc49717437dc0ed5e38e.exe	83
PID 5096 wrote to memory of 3884	5096	cmd.exe	86
PID 5096 wrote to memory of 3884	5096	cmd.exe	86
PID 5096 wrote to memory of 3884	5096	cmd.exe	86
PID 3916 wrote to memory of 3840	3916	57363792a68885ded84ef6194bce438ec924cb4bca78bc49717437dc0ed5e38e.exe	87
PID 3916 wrote to memory of 3840	3916	57363792a68885ded84ef6194bce438ec924cb4bca78bc49717437dc0ed5e38e.exe	87
PID 3916 wrote to memory of 3840	3916	57363792a68885ded84ef6194bce438ec924cb4bca78bc49717437dc0ed5e38e.exe	87
PID 3840 wrote to memory of 2864	3840	Soundcrd.exe	88
PID 3840 wrote to memory of 2864	3840	Soundcrd.exe	88
PID 3840 wrote to memory of 2864	3840	Soundcrd.exe	88
PID 3840 wrote to memory of 2864	3840	Soundcrd.exe	88
PID 3840 wrote to memory of 2864	3840	Soundcrd.exe	88
PID 3840 wrote to memory of 2864	3840	Soundcrd.exe	88
PID 3840 wrote to memory of 2864	3840	Soundcrd.exe	88
PID 3840 wrote to memory of 2864	3840	Soundcrd.exe	88
PID 3840 wrote to memory of 988	3840	Soundcrd.exe	89
PID 3840 wrote to memory of 988	3840	Soundcrd.exe	89
PID 3840 wrote to memory of 988	3840	Soundcrd.exe	89
PID 3840 wrote to memory of 988	3840	Soundcrd.exe	89
PID 3840 wrote to memory of 988	3840	Soundcrd.exe	89
PID 3840 wrote to memory of 988	3840	Soundcrd.exe	89
PID 3840 wrote to memory of 988	3840	Soundcrd.exe	89
PID 3840 wrote to memory of 988	3840	Soundcrd.exe	89

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\57363792a68885ded84ef6194bce438ec924cb4bca78bc49717437dc0ed5e38e.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\57363792a68885ded84ef6194bce438ec924cb4bca78bc49717437dc0ed5e38e.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3916
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JESNM.bat" "
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:5096
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
    REG ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /v "Mcrosoftt" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Soundcrd.exe" /f
    3⤵
    - Adds Run key to start application
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3884
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Soundcrd.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Soundcrd.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3840
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Soundcrd.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Soundcrd.exe
    3⤵
    - Checks BIOS information in registry
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Checks processor information in registry
    - Enumerates system info in registry
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2864
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Soundcrd.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Soundcrd.exe
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:988

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

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

4

System Information Discovery

5

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery