darkcomet | 8a3de78cf177be4c37c1525becf05af336c1dc2a4d181cae79f6903754902efa

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
145s
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

8a3de78cf177be4c37c1525becf05af336c1dc2a4d181cae79f6903754902efa.exe
Size

251KB
MD5

57bd4f73690590693b5b921f29679410
SHA1

c2cb47bf602541043589e979f21c3d7c1698e3ac
SHA256

8a3de78cf177be4c37c1525becf05af336c1dc2a4d181cae79f6903754902efa
SHA512

00b543644058a93f1c0a13e4d40b1c4e76f9581325f1773d79983761ca6903643e5a44717e7785b27a8fac2a6609c19032e3f412d3339e9cc5dc697791890318
SSDEEP

6144:ZcNYS996KFifeVjBpeExgVTFSXFoMc5RhCaL37:ZcW7KEZlPzCy37

Score

10^/10

darkcomet googledebugger discovery evasion persistence rat trojan upx

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkcomet

Botnet

GoogleDebugger

147.185.221.24:14161

Mutex

RO_MUTEX-8HU43EZ

Attributes

InstallPath
ChromeCookies\ChromeCookie.exe
gencode
WN0BLB8aPxBw
install
true
offline_keylogger
true
persistence
true
reg_key
GoogleDebugJ

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\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\ChromeCookies\\ChromeCookie.exe"	8a3de78cf177be4c37c1525becf05af336c1dc2a4d181cae79f6903754902efa.exe

Disables Task Manager via registry modification
evasion

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
3092	attrib.exe
5016	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-1-5-21-2878641211-696417878-3864914810-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	8a3de78cf177be4c37c1525becf05af336c1dc2a4d181cae79f6903754902efa.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2236	ChromeCookie.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2878641211-696417878-3864914810-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\GoogleDebugJ = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\ChromeCookies\\ChromeCookie.exe"	8a3de78cf177be4c37c1525becf05af336c1dc2a4d181cae79f6903754902efa.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2878641211-696417878-3864914810-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\GoogleDebugJ = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\ChromeCookies\\ChromeCookie.exe"	ChromeCookie.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2878641211-696417878-3864914810-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\GoogleDebugJ = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\ChromeCookies\\ChromeCookie.exe"	iexplore.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2236 set thread context of 5076	2236	ChromeCookie.exe	94

UPX packed file 5 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4864-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/files/0x000b000000023c71-6.dat	upx
behavioral2/memory/5076-37-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/2236-39-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4864-42-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-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 8 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	8a3de78cf177be4c37c1525becf05af336c1dc2a4d181cae79f6903754902efa.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
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	attrib.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	ChromeCookie.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	iexplore.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	notepad.exe

Modifies registry class 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{1f3427c8-5c10-4210-aa03-2ee45287d668}\Instance\	8a3de78cf177be4c37c1525becf05af336c1dc2a4d181cae79f6903754902efa.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	4864	8a3de78cf177be4c37c1525becf05af336c1dc2a4d181cae79f6903754902efa.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4864	8a3de78cf177be4c37c1525becf05af336c1dc2a4d181cae79f6903754902efa.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	4864	8a3de78cf177be4c37c1525becf05af336c1dc2a4d181cae79f6903754902efa.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	4864	8a3de78cf177be4c37c1525becf05af336c1dc2a4d181cae79f6903754902efa.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	4864	8a3de78cf177be4c37c1525becf05af336c1dc2a4d181cae79f6903754902efa.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	4864	8a3de78cf177be4c37c1525becf05af336c1dc2a4d181cae79f6903754902efa.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	4864	8a3de78cf177be4c37c1525becf05af336c1dc2a4d181cae79f6903754902efa.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4864	8a3de78cf177be4c37c1525becf05af336c1dc2a4d181cae79f6903754902efa.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4864	8a3de78cf177be4c37c1525becf05af336c1dc2a4d181cae79f6903754902efa.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4864	8a3de78cf177be4c37c1525becf05af336c1dc2a4d181cae79f6903754902efa.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4864	8a3de78cf177be4c37c1525becf05af336c1dc2a4d181cae79f6903754902efa.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4864	8a3de78cf177be4c37c1525becf05af336c1dc2a4d181cae79f6903754902efa.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4864	8a3de78cf177be4c37c1525becf05af336c1dc2a4d181cae79f6903754902efa.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	4864	8a3de78cf177be4c37c1525becf05af336c1dc2a4d181cae79f6903754902efa.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	4864	8a3de78cf177be4c37c1525becf05af336c1dc2a4d181cae79f6903754902efa.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	4864	8a3de78cf177be4c37c1525becf05af336c1dc2a4d181cae79f6903754902efa.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	4864	8a3de78cf177be4c37c1525becf05af336c1dc2a4d181cae79f6903754902efa.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	4864	8a3de78cf177be4c37c1525becf05af336c1dc2a4d181cae79f6903754902efa.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	4864	8a3de78cf177be4c37c1525becf05af336c1dc2a4d181cae79f6903754902efa.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	4864	8a3de78cf177be4c37c1525becf05af336c1dc2a4d181cae79f6903754902efa.exe
Token: 33	4864	8a3de78cf177be4c37c1525becf05af336c1dc2a4d181cae79f6903754902efa.exe
Token: 34	4864	8a3de78cf177be4c37c1525becf05af336c1dc2a4d181cae79f6903754902efa.exe
Token: 35	4864	8a3de78cf177be4c37c1525becf05af336c1dc2a4d181cae79f6903754902efa.exe
Token: 36	4864	8a3de78cf177be4c37c1525becf05af336c1dc2a4d181cae79f6903754902efa.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2236	ChromeCookie.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2236	ChromeCookie.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	2236	ChromeCookie.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2236	ChromeCookie.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	2236	ChromeCookie.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	2236	ChromeCookie.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	2236	ChromeCookie.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2236	ChromeCookie.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2236	ChromeCookie.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2236	ChromeCookie.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2236	ChromeCookie.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2236	ChromeCookie.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2236	ChromeCookie.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	2236	ChromeCookie.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	2236	ChromeCookie.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	2236	ChromeCookie.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	2236	ChromeCookie.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	2236	ChromeCookie.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	2236	ChromeCookie.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	2236	ChromeCookie.exe
Token: 33	2236	ChromeCookie.exe
Token: 34	2236	ChromeCookie.exe
Token: 35	2236	ChromeCookie.exe
Token: 36	2236	ChromeCookie.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	5076	iexplore.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5076	iexplore.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	5076	iexplore.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	5076	iexplore.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	5076	iexplore.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	5076	iexplore.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	5076	iexplore.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	5076	iexplore.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	5076	iexplore.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5076	iexplore.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5076	iexplore.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	5076	iexplore.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5076	iexplore.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	5076	iexplore.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	5076	iexplore.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	5076	iexplore.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
5076	iexplore.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 42 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4864 wrote to memory of 4876	4864	8a3de78cf177be4c37c1525becf05af336c1dc2a4d181cae79f6903754902efa.exe	87
PID 4864 wrote to memory of 4876	4864	8a3de78cf177be4c37c1525becf05af336c1dc2a4d181cae79f6903754902efa.exe	87
PID 4864 wrote to memory of 4876	4864	8a3de78cf177be4c37c1525becf05af336c1dc2a4d181cae79f6903754902efa.exe	87
PID 4864 wrote to memory of 5000	4864	8a3de78cf177be4c37c1525becf05af336c1dc2a4d181cae79f6903754902efa.exe	88
PID 4864 wrote to memory of 5000	4864	8a3de78cf177be4c37c1525becf05af336c1dc2a4d181cae79f6903754902efa.exe	88
PID 4864 wrote to memory of 5000	4864	8a3de78cf177be4c37c1525becf05af336c1dc2a4d181cae79f6903754902efa.exe	88
PID 4876 wrote to memory of 3092	4876	cmd.exe	91
PID 4876 wrote to memory of 3092	4876	cmd.exe	91
PID 4876 wrote to memory of 3092	4876	cmd.exe	91
PID 5000 wrote to memory of 5016	5000	cmd.exe	92
PID 5000 wrote to memory of 5016	5000	cmd.exe	92
PID 5000 wrote to memory of 5016	5000	cmd.exe	92
PID 4864 wrote to memory of 2236	4864	8a3de78cf177be4c37c1525becf05af336c1dc2a4d181cae79f6903754902efa.exe	93
PID 4864 wrote to memory of 2236	4864	8a3de78cf177be4c37c1525becf05af336c1dc2a4d181cae79f6903754902efa.exe	93
PID 4864 wrote to memory of 2236	4864	8a3de78cf177be4c37c1525becf05af336c1dc2a4d181cae79f6903754902efa.exe	93
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 5076	2236	ChromeCookie.exe	94
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 5076	2236	ChromeCookie.exe	94
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 5076	2236	ChromeCookie.exe	94
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 5076	2236	ChromeCookie.exe	94
PID 2236 wrote to memory of 5076	2236	ChromeCookie.exe	94
PID 5076 wrote to memory of 4848	5076	iexplore.exe	95
PID 5076 wrote to memory of 4848	5076	iexplore.exe	95
PID 5076 wrote to memory of 4848	5076	iexplore.exe	95
PID 5076 wrote to memory of 4848	5076	iexplore.exe	95
PID 5076 wrote to memory of 4848	5076	iexplore.exe	95
PID 5076 wrote to memory of 4848	5076	iexplore.exe	95
PID 5076 wrote to memory of 4848	5076	iexplore.exe	95
PID 5076 wrote to memory of 4848	5076	iexplore.exe	95
PID 5076 wrote to memory of 4848	5076	iexplore.exe	95
PID 5076 wrote to memory of 4848	5076	iexplore.exe	95
PID 5076 wrote to memory of 4848	5076	iexplore.exe	95
PID 5076 wrote to memory of 4848	5076	iexplore.exe	95
PID 5076 wrote to memory of 4848	5076	iexplore.exe	95
PID 5076 wrote to memory of 4848	5076	iexplore.exe	95
PID 5076 wrote to memory of 4848	5076	iexplore.exe	95
PID 5076 wrote to memory of 4848	5076	iexplore.exe	95
PID 5076 wrote to memory of 4848	5076	iexplore.exe	95
PID 5076 wrote to memory of 4848	5076	iexplore.exe	95
PID 5076 wrote to memory of 4848	5076	iexplore.exe	95
PID 5076 wrote to memory of 4848	5076	iexplore.exe	95
PID 5076 wrote to memory of 4848	5076	iexplore.exe	95
PID 5076 wrote to memory of 4848	5076	iexplore.exe	95

Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Hidden Files and Directories

T1564.001

pid	Process
3092	attrib.exe
5016	attrib.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8a3de78cf177be4c37c1525becf05af336c1dc2a4d181cae79f6903754902efa.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8a3de78cf177be4c37c1525becf05af336c1dc2a4d181cae79f6903754902efa.exe"
1⤵
- 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:4864
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8a3de78cf177be4c37c1525becf05af336c1dc2a4d181cae79f6903754902efa.exe" +s +h
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4876
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
    attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8a3de78cf177be4c37c1525becf05af336c1dc2a4d181cae79f6903754902efa.exe" +s +h
    3⤵
    - Sets file to hidden
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Views/modifies file attributes
    PID:3092
- 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:5000
- - 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:5016
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ChromeCookies\ChromeCookie.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ChromeCookies\ChromeCookie.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2236
- - C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"
    3⤵
    - Adds Run key to start application
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5076
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
      notepad
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4848

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

Hide Artifacts

T1564

Hidden Files and Directories

T1564.001

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\AppData\Local\Temp\ChromeCookies\ChromeCookie.exe

Filesize
251KB

MD5
57bd4f73690590693b5b921f29679410

SHA1
c2cb47bf602541043589e979f21c3d7c1698e3ac

SHA256
8a3de78cf177be4c37c1525becf05af336c1dc2a4d181cae79f6903754902efa

SHA512
00b543644058a93f1c0a13e4d40b1c4e76f9581325f1773d79983761ca6903643e5a44717e7785b27a8fac2a6609c19032e3f412d3339e9cc5dc697791890318

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memory/2236-36-0x00000000008E0000-0x00000000008E1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2236-39-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/4848-40-0x0000000000E20000-0x0000000000E21000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/4864-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/4864-1-0x00000000005E0000-0x00000000005E1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/4864-42-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/5076-37-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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Analysis

Sharing

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Malware Config

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Signatures

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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