darkcomet | 4b5b3bcf64bf987609edccc18ac229d0d77885433c509dc77e75720654180f09

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
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
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02/01/2025, 00:07

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_6175fb4ce25460dbcaa710d318bd8220.exe
Size

658KB
MD5

6175fb4ce25460dbcaa710d318bd8220
SHA1

8439e1e22da15221b0f853c49ec835e341d632f2
SHA256

4b5b3bcf64bf987609edccc18ac229d0d77885433c509dc77e75720654180f09
SHA512

31f4f7c81ea924cc48ca76dfadcc78eddd08947058a94528d9acca6e572bcf68a074a523df7d9daf89611027668037a37951727d65c05108108a7c8953f41cd0
SSDEEP

12288:y9HFJ9rJxRX1uVVjoaWSoynxdO1FVBaOiRZTERfIhNkNCCLo9Ek5C/hX:eZ1xuVVjfFoynPaVBUR8f+kN10EBd

Score

10^/10

darkcomet guest16_min discovery persistence rat trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkcomet

Botnet

Guest16_min

hani12345.zapto.org:1604

Mutex

DCMIN_MUTEX-MM0CEU6

Attributes

InstallPath
DCSCMIN\IMDCSC.exe
gencode
cD076TjWElhu
install
true
offline_keylogger
true
persistence
false
reg_key
DarkComet RAT

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\\DCSCMIN\\IMDCSC.exe"	JaffaCakes118_6175fb4ce25460dbcaa710d318bd8220.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-1-5-21-3350944739-639801879-157714471-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	JaffaCakes118_6175fb4ce25460dbcaa710d318bd8220.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3084	IMDCSC.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-1-5-21-3350944739-639801879-157714471-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\DarkComet RAT = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\Documents\\DCSCMIN\\IMDCSC.exe"	JaffaCakes118_6175fb4ce25460dbcaa710d318bd8220.exe

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 2 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	IMDCSC.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_6175fb4ce25460dbcaa710d318bd8220.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 48 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2488	JaffaCakes118_6175fb4ce25460dbcaa710d318bd8220.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2488	JaffaCakes118_6175fb4ce25460dbcaa710d318bd8220.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	2488	JaffaCakes118_6175fb4ce25460dbcaa710d318bd8220.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2488	JaffaCakes118_6175fb4ce25460dbcaa710d318bd8220.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	2488	JaffaCakes118_6175fb4ce25460dbcaa710d318bd8220.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	2488	JaffaCakes118_6175fb4ce25460dbcaa710d318bd8220.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	2488	JaffaCakes118_6175fb4ce25460dbcaa710d318bd8220.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2488	JaffaCakes118_6175fb4ce25460dbcaa710d318bd8220.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2488	JaffaCakes118_6175fb4ce25460dbcaa710d318bd8220.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2488	JaffaCakes118_6175fb4ce25460dbcaa710d318bd8220.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2488	JaffaCakes118_6175fb4ce25460dbcaa710d318bd8220.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2488	JaffaCakes118_6175fb4ce25460dbcaa710d318bd8220.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2488	JaffaCakes118_6175fb4ce25460dbcaa710d318bd8220.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	2488	JaffaCakes118_6175fb4ce25460dbcaa710d318bd8220.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	2488	JaffaCakes118_6175fb4ce25460dbcaa710d318bd8220.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	2488	JaffaCakes118_6175fb4ce25460dbcaa710d318bd8220.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	2488	JaffaCakes118_6175fb4ce25460dbcaa710d318bd8220.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	2488	JaffaCakes118_6175fb4ce25460dbcaa710d318bd8220.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	2488	JaffaCakes118_6175fb4ce25460dbcaa710d318bd8220.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	2488	JaffaCakes118_6175fb4ce25460dbcaa710d318bd8220.exe
Token: 33	2488	JaffaCakes118_6175fb4ce25460dbcaa710d318bd8220.exe
Token: 34	2488	JaffaCakes118_6175fb4ce25460dbcaa710d318bd8220.exe
Token: 35	2488	JaffaCakes118_6175fb4ce25460dbcaa710d318bd8220.exe
Token: 36	2488	JaffaCakes118_6175fb4ce25460dbcaa710d318bd8220.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	3084	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3084	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	3084	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	3084	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	3084	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	3084	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	3084	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3084	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3084	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3084	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3084	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3084	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3084	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	3084	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	3084	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	3084	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	3084	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	3084	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	3084	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	3084	IMDCSC.exe
Token: 33	3084	IMDCSC.exe
Token: 34	3084	IMDCSC.exe
Token: 35	3084	IMDCSC.exe
Token: 36	3084	IMDCSC.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3084	IMDCSC.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2488 wrote to memory of 3084	2488	JaffaCakes118_6175fb4ce25460dbcaa710d318bd8220.exe	83
PID 2488 wrote to memory of 3084	2488	JaffaCakes118_6175fb4ce25460dbcaa710d318bd8220.exe	83
PID 2488 wrote to memory of 3084	2488	JaffaCakes118_6175fb4ce25460dbcaa710d318bd8220.exe	83

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_6175fb4ce25460dbcaa710d318bd8220.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_6175fb4ce25460dbcaa710d318bd8220.exe"
1⤵
- Modifies WinLogon for persistence
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2488
- C:\Users\Admin\Documents\DCSCMIN\IMDCSC.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\Documents\DCSCMIN\IMDCSC.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:3084

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\DCSCMIN\IMDCSC.exe

Filesize
658KB

MD5
6175fb4ce25460dbcaa710d318bd8220

SHA1
8439e1e22da15221b0f853c49ec835e341d632f2

SHA256
4b5b3bcf64bf987609edccc18ac229d0d77885433c509dc77e75720654180f09

SHA512
31f4f7c81ea924cc48ca76dfadcc78eddd08947058a94528d9acca6e572bcf68a074a523df7d9daf89611027668037a37951727d65c05108108a7c8953f41cd0

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memory/2488-13-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2488-0-0x00000000005E0000-0x00000000005E1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3084-18-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/3084-20-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/3084-15-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/3084-16-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/3084-17-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/3084-12-0x0000000002180000-0x0000000002181000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3084-19-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/3084-14-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/3084-21-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/3084-22-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/3084-23-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/3084-24-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/3084-25-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/3084-26-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/3084-27-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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Signatures

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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