darkcomet | 5a153fbd6e42b3c15c4a52b9ba1bf688ade2148921d10a08314b17173dbdbb99

System Information Discovery

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosDate	mcsft.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-1-5-21-3756129449-3121373848-4276368241-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	5a153fbd6e42b3c15c4a52b9ba1bf688ade2148921d10a08314b17173dbdbb99.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4944	mcsft.exe
4824	mcsft.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-1-5-21-3756129449-3121373848-4276368241-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Mcrosoft = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\mcsft.exe"	reg.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4944 set thread context of 4824	4944	mcsft.exe	87

UPX packed file 20 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4488-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000007C8000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/files/0x000b000000023b77-16.dat	upx
behavioral2/memory/4488-29-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000007C8000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4824-32-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4824-34-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4824-35-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4944-37-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000007C8000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4824-39-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4824-38-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4824-43-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4824-42-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4824-41-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4824-40-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4824-44-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4824-45-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4824-48-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4824-50-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4824-52-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4824-54-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4824-56-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-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 5 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	5a153fbd6e42b3c15c4a52b9ba1bf688ade2148921d10a08314b17173dbdbb99.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	mcsft.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	mcsft.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 opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	mcsft.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	mcsft.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\Identifier	mcsft.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\VendorIdentifier	mcsft.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	mcsft.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 24 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	4824	mcsft.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4824	mcsft.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	4824	mcsft.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	4824	mcsft.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	4824	mcsft.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	4824	mcsft.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	4824	mcsft.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4824	mcsft.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4824	mcsft.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4824	mcsft.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4824	mcsft.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4824	mcsft.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4824	mcsft.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	4824	mcsft.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	4824	mcsft.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	4824	mcsft.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	4824	mcsft.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	4824	mcsft.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	4824	mcsft.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	4824	mcsft.exe
Token: 33	4824	mcsft.exe
Token: 34	4824	mcsft.exe
Token: 35	4824	mcsft.exe
Token: 36	4824	mcsft.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs

pid	Process
4488	5a153fbd6e42b3c15c4a52b9ba1bf688ade2148921d10a08314b17173dbdbb99.exe
4944	mcsft.exe
4824	mcsft.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 17 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4488 wrote to memory of 4976	4488	5a153fbd6e42b3c15c4a52b9ba1bf688ade2148921d10a08314b17173dbdbb99.exe	82
PID 4488 wrote to memory of 4976	4488	5a153fbd6e42b3c15c4a52b9ba1bf688ade2148921d10a08314b17173dbdbb99.exe	82
PID 4488 wrote to memory of 4976	4488	5a153fbd6e42b3c15c4a52b9ba1bf688ade2148921d10a08314b17173dbdbb99.exe	82
PID 4976 wrote to memory of 5008	4976	cmd.exe	85
PID 4976 wrote to memory of 5008	4976	cmd.exe	85
PID 4976 wrote to memory of 5008	4976	cmd.exe	85
PID 4488 wrote to memory of 4944	4488	5a153fbd6e42b3c15c4a52b9ba1bf688ade2148921d10a08314b17173dbdbb99.exe	86
PID 4488 wrote to memory of 4944	4488	5a153fbd6e42b3c15c4a52b9ba1bf688ade2148921d10a08314b17173dbdbb99.exe	86
PID 4488 wrote to memory of 4944	4488	5a153fbd6e42b3c15c4a52b9ba1bf688ade2148921d10a08314b17173dbdbb99.exe	86
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 4824	4944	mcsft.exe	87
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 4824	4944	mcsft.exe	87
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 4824	4944	mcsft.exe	87
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 4824	4944	mcsft.exe	87
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 4824	4944	mcsft.exe	87
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 4824	4944	mcsft.exe	87
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 4824	4944	mcsft.exe	87
PID 4944 wrote to memory of 4824	4944	mcsft.exe	87

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5a153fbd6e42b3c15c4a52b9ba1bf688ade2148921d10a08314b17173dbdbb99.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5a153fbd6e42b3c15c4a52b9ba1bf688ade2148921d10a08314b17173dbdbb99.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4488
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VBPKJ.bat" "
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4976
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
    REG ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /v "Mcrosoft" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\mcsft.exe" /f
    3⤵
    - Adds Run key to start application
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:5008
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\mcsft.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\mcsft.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4944
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\mcsft.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\mcsft.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
    - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:4824

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