darkcomet | d97683cdad0e427bea3e835be08c61924915dbac045ea3ad4fbd9c29f80b8112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\UserInit = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\userinit.exe,C:\\Users\\Admin\\Documents\\MSDCSC\\Updata.exe"	JaffaCakes118_6362d63c9c4c72682c59aa47678de600.exe

Modifies firewall policy service 3 TTPs 3 IoCs

Modify Registry

Windows Service

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\DisableNotifications = "0"	Updata.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile	Updata.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\EnableFirewall = "0"	Updata.exe

Modifies security service 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Modify Registry

Windows Service

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\wscsvc\Start = "4"	Updata.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion trojan

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	Updata.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	Updata.exe

Sets file to hidden 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Modifies file attributes to stop it showing in Explorer etc.

Hidden Files and Directories

T1564.001

pid	Process
2224	attrib.exe
2528	attrib.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2660	Updata.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2664	JaffaCakes118_6362d63c9c4c72682c59aa47678de600.exe
2664	JaffaCakes118_6362d63c9c4c72682c59aa47678de600.exe

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion trojan

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	Updata.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	Updata.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4177215427-74451935-3209572229-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Update = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\Documents\\MSDCSC\\Updata.exe"	JaffaCakes118_6362d63c9c4c72682c59aa47678de600.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 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	JaffaCakes118_6362d63c9c4c72682c59aa47678de600.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	Updata.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 46 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2664	JaffaCakes118_6362d63c9c4c72682c59aa47678de600.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2664	JaffaCakes118_6362d63c9c4c72682c59aa47678de600.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	2664	JaffaCakes118_6362d63c9c4c72682c59aa47678de600.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2664	JaffaCakes118_6362d63c9c4c72682c59aa47678de600.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	2664	JaffaCakes118_6362d63c9c4c72682c59aa47678de600.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	2664	JaffaCakes118_6362d63c9c4c72682c59aa47678de600.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	2664	JaffaCakes118_6362d63c9c4c72682c59aa47678de600.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2664	JaffaCakes118_6362d63c9c4c72682c59aa47678de600.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2664	JaffaCakes118_6362d63c9c4c72682c59aa47678de600.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2664	JaffaCakes118_6362d63c9c4c72682c59aa47678de600.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2664	JaffaCakes118_6362d63c9c4c72682c59aa47678de600.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2664	JaffaCakes118_6362d63c9c4c72682c59aa47678de600.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2664	JaffaCakes118_6362d63c9c4c72682c59aa47678de600.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	2664	JaffaCakes118_6362d63c9c4c72682c59aa47678de600.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	2664	JaffaCakes118_6362d63c9c4c72682c59aa47678de600.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	2664	JaffaCakes118_6362d63c9c4c72682c59aa47678de600.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	2664	JaffaCakes118_6362d63c9c4c72682c59aa47678de600.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	2664	JaffaCakes118_6362d63c9c4c72682c59aa47678de600.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	2664	JaffaCakes118_6362d63c9c4c72682c59aa47678de600.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	2664	JaffaCakes118_6362d63c9c4c72682c59aa47678de600.exe
Token: 33	2664	JaffaCakes118_6362d63c9c4c72682c59aa47678de600.exe
Token: 34	2664	JaffaCakes118_6362d63c9c4c72682c59aa47678de600.exe
Token: 35	2664	JaffaCakes118_6362d63c9c4c72682c59aa47678de600.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2660	Updata.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2660	Updata.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	2660	Updata.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2660	Updata.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	2660	Updata.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	2660	Updata.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	2660	Updata.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2660	Updata.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2660	Updata.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2660	Updata.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2660	Updata.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2660	Updata.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2660	Updata.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	2660	Updata.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	2660	Updata.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	2660	Updata.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	2660	Updata.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	2660	Updata.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	2660	Updata.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	2660	Updata.exe
Token: 33	2660	Updata.exe
Token: 34	2660	Updata.exe
Token: 35	2660	Updata.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2660	Updata.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 20 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 2896	2664	JaffaCakes118_6362d63c9c4c72682c59aa47678de600.exe	30
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 2896	2664	JaffaCakes118_6362d63c9c4c72682c59aa47678de600.exe	30
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 2896	2664	JaffaCakes118_6362d63c9c4c72682c59aa47678de600.exe	30
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 2896	2664	JaffaCakes118_6362d63c9c4c72682c59aa47678de600.exe	30
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 2884	2664	JaffaCakes118_6362d63c9c4c72682c59aa47678de600.exe	32
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 2884	2664	JaffaCakes118_6362d63c9c4c72682c59aa47678de600.exe	32
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 2884	2664	JaffaCakes118_6362d63c9c4c72682c59aa47678de600.exe	32
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 2884	2664	JaffaCakes118_6362d63c9c4c72682c59aa47678de600.exe	32
PID 2884 wrote to memory of 2528	2884	cmd.exe	34
PID 2884 wrote to memory of 2528	2884	cmd.exe	34
PID 2884 wrote to memory of 2528	2884	cmd.exe	34
PID 2884 wrote to memory of 2528	2884	cmd.exe	34
PID 2896 wrote to memory of 2224	2896	cmd.exe	35
PID 2896 wrote to memory of 2224	2896	cmd.exe	35
PID 2896 wrote to memory of 2224	2896	cmd.exe	35
PID 2896 wrote to memory of 2224	2896	cmd.exe	35
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 2660	2664	JaffaCakes118_6362d63c9c4c72682c59aa47678de600.exe	36
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 2660	2664	JaffaCakes118_6362d63c9c4c72682c59aa47678de600.exe	36
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 2660	2664	JaffaCakes118_6362d63c9c4c72682c59aa47678de600.exe	36
PID 2664 wrote to memory of 2660	2664	JaffaCakes118_6362d63c9c4c72682c59aa47678de600.exe	36

System policy modification 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\CurrentVersion	Updata.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\CurrentVersion\Explorern	Updata.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\CurrentVersion\Explorern\NoControlPanel = "1"	Updata.exe

Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Hidden Files and Directories

T1564.001

pid	Process
2224	attrib.exe
2528	attrib.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_6362d63c9c4c72682c59aa47678de600.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_6362d63c9c4c72682c59aa47678de600.exe"
1⤵
- Modifies WinLogon for persistence
- Loads dropped DLL
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2664
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_6362d63c9c4c72682c59aa47678de600.exe" +s +h
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2896
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
    attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_6362d63c9c4c72682c59aa47678de600.exe" +s +h
    3⤵
    - Sets file to hidden
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Views/modifies file attributes
    PID:2224
- 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:2884
- - 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:2528
- C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\Updata.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\Updata.exe"
  2⤵
  - Modifies firewall policy service
  - Modifies security service
  - Windows security bypass
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Windows security modification
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  - System policy modification
  PID:2660

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

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Winlogon Helper DLL

T1547.004

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

Defense Evasion

Hide Artifacts

T1564

Hidden Files and Directories

T1564.001

Impair Defenses

T1562

Disable or Modify System Firewall

T1562.004

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry