darkcomet | 1dff388a94114268eac691658a947853f16bba4d18a7c75b65680b8c827a39d7

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-1-5-21-4089630652-1596403869-279772308-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	1dff388a94114268eac691658a947853f16bba4d18a7c75b65680b8c827a39d7.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
4908	Soundcrd.exe
4980	Soundcrd.exe
3512	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-1-5-21-4089630652-1596403869-279772308-1000\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 4908 set thread context of 4980	4908	Soundcrd.exe	87
PID 4908 set thread context of 3512	4908	Soundcrd.exe	88

UPX packed file 19 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4980-34-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4980-48-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4980-47-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4980-46-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4980-45-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4980-44-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3512-41-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3512-39-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3512-36-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4980-35-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4980-31-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4980-49-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3512-50-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4980-55-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4980-59-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4980-63-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4980-67-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4980-71-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4980-75-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-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	1dff388a94114268eac691658a947853f16bba4d18a7c75b65680b8c827a39d7.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
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Soundcrd.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 opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	Soundcrd.exe
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

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	3512	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	4980	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4980	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	4980	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	4980	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	4980	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	4980	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	4980	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4980	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4980	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4980	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4980	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4980	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4980	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	4980	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	4980	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	4980	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	4980	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	4980	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	4980	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	4980	Soundcrd.exe
Token: 33	4980	Soundcrd.exe
Token: 34	4980	Soundcrd.exe
Token: 35	4980	Soundcrd.exe
Token: 36	4980	Soundcrd.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs

pid	Process
3188	1dff388a94114268eac691658a947853f16bba4d18a7c75b65680b8c827a39d7.exe
4908	Soundcrd.exe
3512	Soundcrd.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 25 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3188 wrote to memory of 1256	3188	1dff388a94114268eac691658a947853f16bba4d18a7c75b65680b8c827a39d7.exe	82
PID 3188 wrote to memory of 1256	3188	1dff388a94114268eac691658a947853f16bba4d18a7c75b65680b8c827a39d7.exe	82
PID 3188 wrote to memory of 1256	3188	1dff388a94114268eac691658a947853f16bba4d18a7c75b65680b8c827a39d7.exe	82
PID 1256 wrote to memory of 4288	1256	cmd.exe	85
PID 1256 wrote to memory of 4288	1256	cmd.exe	85
PID 1256 wrote to memory of 4288	1256	cmd.exe	85
PID 3188 wrote to memory of 4908	3188	1dff388a94114268eac691658a947853f16bba4d18a7c75b65680b8c827a39d7.exe	86
PID 3188 wrote to memory of 4908	3188	1dff388a94114268eac691658a947853f16bba4d18a7c75b65680b8c827a39d7.exe	86
PID 3188 wrote to memory of 4908	3188	1dff388a94114268eac691658a947853f16bba4d18a7c75b65680b8c827a39d7.exe	86
PID 4908 wrote to memory of 4980	4908	Soundcrd.exe	87
PID 4908 wrote to memory of 4980	4908	Soundcrd.exe	87
PID 4908 wrote to memory of 4980	4908	Soundcrd.exe	87
PID 4908 wrote to memory of 4980	4908	Soundcrd.exe	87
PID 4908 wrote to memory of 4980	4908	Soundcrd.exe	87
PID 4908 wrote to memory of 4980	4908	Soundcrd.exe	87
PID 4908 wrote to memory of 4980	4908	Soundcrd.exe	87
PID 4908 wrote to memory of 4980	4908	Soundcrd.exe	87
PID 4908 wrote to memory of 3512	4908	Soundcrd.exe	88
PID 4908 wrote to memory of 3512	4908	Soundcrd.exe	88
PID 4908 wrote to memory of 3512	4908	Soundcrd.exe	88
PID 4908 wrote to memory of 3512	4908	Soundcrd.exe	88
PID 4908 wrote to memory of 3512	4908	Soundcrd.exe	88
PID 4908 wrote to memory of 3512	4908	Soundcrd.exe	88
PID 4908 wrote to memory of 3512	4908	Soundcrd.exe	88
PID 4908 wrote to memory of 3512	4908	Soundcrd.exe	88

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1dff388a94114268eac691658a947853f16bba4d18a7c75b65680b8c827a39d7.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1dff388a94114268eac691658a947853f16bba4d18a7c75b65680b8c827a39d7.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3188
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\gpSnr.bat" "
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1256
- - 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:4288
- 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:4908
- - 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:4980
- - 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:3512

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