darkcomet | df79e29a27d9717c4863660d8120f4cdb277137ec9b9b2fd3bf64e02cd8d84c2

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
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
submitted
03-01-2025 00:17

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_69136ff5b1a0f8735de3f32531e67110.exe
Size

720KB
MD5

69136ff5b1a0f8735de3f32531e67110
SHA1

c3609f69f694f4f665067e89ed959fd9fa09d331
SHA256

df79e29a27d9717c4863660d8120f4cdb277137ec9b9b2fd3bf64e02cd8d84c2
SHA512

4234d119fd9862ea478d166eeb195bd61737ee457d8da22edc1c02b834454229e6f43d4b993a8c9eb6b5a5e4224e656afeeb4df0964367775ad1206a4fbd0dba
SSDEEP

12288:qJ4ujPhwhjOJY7nGjEfQwgDGeZUsllnI2BI9dWmHSqECBPUttxVZj:orhYjO6KUQ3GeqynI2e90mHSQx6X

Score

10^/10

darkcomet guest16_min discovery persistence rat trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkcomet

Botnet

Guest16_min

192.168.56.1:1604

Mutex

DCMIN_MUTEX-T718HKK

Attributes

InstallPath
DCSCMIN\IMDCSC.exe
gencode
ZxsAwCG0815X
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_69136ff5b1a0f8735de3f32531e67110.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-1-5-21-4050598569-1597076380-177084960-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	JaffaCakes118_69136ff5b1a0f8735de3f32531e67110.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4476	IMDCSC.exe
1272	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-1-5-21-4050598569-1597076380-177084960-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\DarkComet RAT = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\Documents\\DCSCMIN\\IMDCSC.exe"	JaffaCakes118_69136ff5b1a0f8735de3f32531e67110.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3736 set thread context of 3380	3736	JaffaCakes118_69136ff5b1a0f8735de3f32531e67110.exe	82
PID 4476 set thread context of 1272	4476	IMDCSC.exe	84

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 4 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_69136ff5b1a0f8735de3f32531e67110.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_69136ff5b1a0f8735de3f32531e67110.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	IMDCSC.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	IMDCSC.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 48 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	3380	JaffaCakes118_69136ff5b1a0f8735de3f32531e67110.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3380	JaffaCakes118_69136ff5b1a0f8735de3f32531e67110.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	3380	JaffaCakes118_69136ff5b1a0f8735de3f32531e67110.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	3380	JaffaCakes118_69136ff5b1a0f8735de3f32531e67110.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	3380	JaffaCakes118_69136ff5b1a0f8735de3f32531e67110.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	3380	JaffaCakes118_69136ff5b1a0f8735de3f32531e67110.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	3380	JaffaCakes118_69136ff5b1a0f8735de3f32531e67110.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3380	JaffaCakes118_69136ff5b1a0f8735de3f32531e67110.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3380	JaffaCakes118_69136ff5b1a0f8735de3f32531e67110.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3380	JaffaCakes118_69136ff5b1a0f8735de3f32531e67110.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3380	JaffaCakes118_69136ff5b1a0f8735de3f32531e67110.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3380	JaffaCakes118_69136ff5b1a0f8735de3f32531e67110.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3380	JaffaCakes118_69136ff5b1a0f8735de3f32531e67110.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	3380	JaffaCakes118_69136ff5b1a0f8735de3f32531e67110.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	3380	JaffaCakes118_69136ff5b1a0f8735de3f32531e67110.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	3380	JaffaCakes118_69136ff5b1a0f8735de3f32531e67110.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	3380	JaffaCakes118_69136ff5b1a0f8735de3f32531e67110.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	3380	JaffaCakes118_69136ff5b1a0f8735de3f32531e67110.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	3380	JaffaCakes118_69136ff5b1a0f8735de3f32531e67110.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	3380	JaffaCakes118_69136ff5b1a0f8735de3f32531e67110.exe
Token: 33	3380	JaffaCakes118_69136ff5b1a0f8735de3f32531e67110.exe
Token: 34	3380	JaffaCakes118_69136ff5b1a0f8735de3f32531e67110.exe
Token: 35	3380	JaffaCakes118_69136ff5b1a0f8735de3f32531e67110.exe
Token: 36	3380	JaffaCakes118_69136ff5b1a0f8735de3f32531e67110.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	1272	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1272	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	1272	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	1272	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	1272	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	1272	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	1272	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1272	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1272	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1272	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1272	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1272	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1272	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	1272	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	1272	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	1272	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	1272	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	1272	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	1272	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	1272	IMDCSC.exe
Token: 33	1272	IMDCSC.exe
Token: 34	1272	IMDCSC.exe
Token: 35	1272	IMDCSC.exe
Token: 36	1272	IMDCSC.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs

pid	Process
3736	JaffaCakes118_69136ff5b1a0f8735de3f32531e67110.exe
3736	JaffaCakes118_69136ff5b1a0f8735de3f32531e67110.exe
4476	IMDCSC.exe
4476	IMDCSC.exe
1272	IMDCSC.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 31 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3736 wrote to memory of 3380	3736	JaffaCakes118_69136ff5b1a0f8735de3f32531e67110.exe	82
PID 3736 wrote to memory of 3380	3736	JaffaCakes118_69136ff5b1a0f8735de3f32531e67110.exe	82
PID 3736 wrote to memory of 3380	3736	JaffaCakes118_69136ff5b1a0f8735de3f32531e67110.exe	82
PID 3736 wrote to memory of 3380	3736	JaffaCakes118_69136ff5b1a0f8735de3f32531e67110.exe	82
PID 3736 wrote to memory of 3380	3736	JaffaCakes118_69136ff5b1a0f8735de3f32531e67110.exe	82
PID 3736 wrote to memory of 3380	3736	JaffaCakes118_69136ff5b1a0f8735de3f32531e67110.exe	82
PID 3736 wrote to memory of 3380	3736	JaffaCakes118_69136ff5b1a0f8735de3f32531e67110.exe	82
PID 3736 wrote to memory of 3380	3736	JaffaCakes118_69136ff5b1a0f8735de3f32531e67110.exe	82
PID 3736 wrote to memory of 3380	3736	JaffaCakes118_69136ff5b1a0f8735de3f32531e67110.exe	82
PID 3736 wrote to memory of 3380	3736	JaffaCakes118_69136ff5b1a0f8735de3f32531e67110.exe	82
PID 3736 wrote to memory of 3380	3736	JaffaCakes118_69136ff5b1a0f8735de3f32531e67110.exe	82
PID 3736 wrote to memory of 3380	3736	JaffaCakes118_69136ff5b1a0f8735de3f32531e67110.exe	82
PID 3736 wrote to memory of 3380	3736	JaffaCakes118_69136ff5b1a0f8735de3f32531e67110.exe	82
PID 3736 wrote to memory of 3380	3736	JaffaCakes118_69136ff5b1a0f8735de3f32531e67110.exe	82
PID 3380 wrote to memory of 4476	3380	JaffaCakes118_69136ff5b1a0f8735de3f32531e67110.exe	83
PID 3380 wrote to memory of 4476	3380	JaffaCakes118_69136ff5b1a0f8735de3f32531e67110.exe	83
PID 3380 wrote to memory of 4476	3380	JaffaCakes118_69136ff5b1a0f8735de3f32531e67110.exe	83
PID 4476 wrote to memory of 1272	4476	IMDCSC.exe	84
PID 4476 wrote to memory of 1272	4476	IMDCSC.exe	84
PID 4476 wrote to memory of 1272	4476	IMDCSC.exe	84
PID 4476 wrote to memory of 1272	4476	IMDCSC.exe	84
PID 4476 wrote to memory of 1272	4476	IMDCSC.exe	84
PID 4476 wrote to memory of 1272	4476	IMDCSC.exe	84
PID 4476 wrote to memory of 1272	4476	IMDCSC.exe	84
PID 4476 wrote to memory of 1272	4476	IMDCSC.exe	84
PID 4476 wrote to memory of 1272	4476	IMDCSC.exe	84
PID 4476 wrote to memory of 1272	4476	IMDCSC.exe	84
PID 4476 wrote to memory of 1272	4476	IMDCSC.exe	84
PID 4476 wrote to memory of 1272	4476	IMDCSC.exe	84
PID 4476 wrote to memory of 1272	4476	IMDCSC.exe	84
PID 4476 wrote to memory of 1272	4476	IMDCSC.exe	84

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_69136ff5b1a0f8735de3f32531e67110.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_69136ff5b1a0f8735de3f32531e67110.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3736
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_69136ff5b1a0f8735de3f32531e67110.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_69136ff5b1a0f8735de3f32531e67110.exe
  2⤵
  - 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:3380
- - C:\Users\Admin\Documents\DCSCMIN\IMDCSC.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\Documents\DCSCMIN\IMDCSC.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4476
  - - C:\Users\Admin\Documents\DCSCMIN\IMDCSC.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\Documents\DCSCMIN\IMDCSC.exe
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:1272

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
720KB

MD5
69136ff5b1a0f8735de3f32531e67110

SHA1
c3609f69f694f4f665067e89ed959fd9fa09d331

SHA256
df79e29a27d9717c4863660d8120f4cdb277137ec9b9b2fd3bf64e02cd8d84c2

SHA512
4234d119fd9862ea478d166eeb195bd61737ee457d8da22edc1c02b834454229e6f43d4b993a8c9eb6b5a5e4224e656afeeb4df0964367775ad1206a4fbd0dba

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memory/1272-20-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/1272-30-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/1272-28-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/1272-25-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/1272-23-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/1272-24-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/1272-22-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/1272-21-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/3380-4-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/3380-13-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/3380-5-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/3380-3-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/3380-1-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/3380-2-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/3736-0-0x00000000005F0000-0x00000000005F4000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16KB

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memory/4476-16-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

Filesize
36KB

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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