darkcomet | e84f12fc4446f4abdf9b609d66c3442ee137bac480e208ef66054b9f2caddd51

Analysis

max time kernel
143s
max time network
122s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
03-01-2025 10:16

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_6bebbd0bb25f3d16b25824eae92f12c9.exe
Size

1011KB
MD5

6bebbd0bb25f3d16b25824eae92f12c9
SHA1

89dd5df3a49460906aa048f52f6649b2974a1b8f
SHA256

e84f12fc4446f4abdf9b609d66c3442ee137bac480e208ef66054b9f2caddd51
SHA512

cd41dbe2d362347afb2c220689bfab2221872117a0ac38bf4107de24de032f4cd496b1ebcd47b876796c790909d3ff0619a06c463bb31564816de93ce057e86d
SSDEEP

12288:zjPG0Ond0VO5iICxcNVM82OKQhfAvhIcQjFDk/yXcrnvMftGowccQyYE33lEFUk5:7wJTwZAuTUlErCUkHNFpwzk

Score

10^/10

darkcomet discovery persistence rat trojan

Malware Config

Signatures

Darkcomet
DarkComet is a remote access trojan (RAT) developed by Jean-Pierre Lesueur.
trojan rat darkcomet
Darkcomet family
darkcomet

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2300	vbc.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2464	JaffaCakes118_6bebbd0bb25f3d16b25824eae92f12c9.exe

Uses the VBS compiler for execution 1 TTPs

Command and Scripting Interpreter
T1059

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-1-5-21-2872745919-2748461613-2989606286-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\1 = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\JaffaCakes118_6bebbd0bb25f3d16b25824eae92f12c9.exe"	JaffaCakes118_6bebbd0bb25f3d16b25824eae92f12c9.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2464 set thread context of 2300	2464	JaffaCakes118_6bebbd0bb25f3d16b25824eae92f12c9.exe	31

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	JaffaCakes118_6bebbd0bb25f3d16b25824eae92f12c9.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	vbc.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 23 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2300	vbc.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2300	vbc.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	2300	vbc.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2300	vbc.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	2300	vbc.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	2300	vbc.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	2300	vbc.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2300	vbc.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2300	vbc.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2300	vbc.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2300	vbc.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2300	vbc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2300	vbc.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	2300	vbc.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	2300	vbc.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	2300	vbc.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	2300	vbc.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	2300	vbc.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	2300	vbc.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	2300	vbc.exe
Token: 33	2300	vbc.exe
Token: 34	2300	vbc.exe
Token: 35	2300	vbc.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2300	vbc.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 13 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 2300	2464	JaffaCakes118_6bebbd0bb25f3d16b25824eae92f12c9.exe	31
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 2300	2464	JaffaCakes118_6bebbd0bb25f3d16b25824eae92f12c9.exe	31
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 2300	2464	JaffaCakes118_6bebbd0bb25f3d16b25824eae92f12c9.exe	31
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 2300	2464	JaffaCakes118_6bebbd0bb25f3d16b25824eae92f12c9.exe	31
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 2300	2464	JaffaCakes118_6bebbd0bb25f3d16b25824eae92f12c9.exe	31
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 2300	2464	JaffaCakes118_6bebbd0bb25f3d16b25824eae92f12c9.exe	31
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 2300	2464	JaffaCakes118_6bebbd0bb25f3d16b25824eae92f12c9.exe	31
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 2300	2464	JaffaCakes118_6bebbd0bb25f3d16b25824eae92f12c9.exe	31
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 2300	2464	JaffaCakes118_6bebbd0bb25f3d16b25824eae92f12c9.exe	31
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 2300	2464	JaffaCakes118_6bebbd0bb25f3d16b25824eae92f12c9.exe	31
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 2300	2464	JaffaCakes118_6bebbd0bb25f3d16b25824eae92f12c9.exe	31
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 2300	2464	JaffaCakes118_6bebbd0bb25f3d16b25824eae92f12c9.exe	31
PID 2464 wrote to memory of 2300	2464	JaffaCakes118_6bebbd0bb25f3d16b25824eae92f12c9.exe	31

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_6bebbd0bb25f3d16b25824eae92f12c9.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_6bebbd0bb25f3d16b25824eae92f12c9.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2464
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vbc.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vbc.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:2300

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

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

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vbc.exe

Filesize
1.1MB

MD5
34aa912defa18c2c129f1e09d75c1d7e

SHA1
9c3046324657505a30ecd9b1fdb46c05bde7d470

SHA256
6df94b7fa33f1b87142adc39b3db0613fc520d9e7a5fd6a5301dd7f51f8d0386

SHA512
d1ea9368f5d7166180612fd763c87afb647d088498887961f5e7fb0a10f4a808bd5928e8a3666d70ff794093c51ecca8816f75dd47652fd4eb23dce7f9aa1f98

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memory/2300-38-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B4000-memory.dmp

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720KB

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memory/2300-47-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B4000-memory.dmp

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720KB

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memory/2300-48-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B4000-memory.dmp

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720KB

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memory/2300-30-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B4000-memory.dmp

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720KB

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memory/2300-25-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B4000-memory.dmp

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720KB

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memory/2300-23-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B4000-memory.dmp

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720KB

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memory/2300-21-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

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4KB

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memory/2300-20-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B4000-memory.dmp

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720KB

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memory/2300-19-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B4000-memory.dmp

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720KB

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memory/2300-18-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B4000-memory.dmp

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720KB

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memory/2300-16-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B4000-memory.dmp

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720KB

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memory/2300-15-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B4000-memory.dmp

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720KB

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memory/2300-13-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B4000-memory.dmp

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720KB

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memory/2300-11-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B4000-memory.dmp

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720KB

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memory/2300-26-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B4000-memory.dmp

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720KB

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memory/2300-27-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B4000-memory.dmp

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720KB

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memory/2300-28-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B4000-memory.dmp

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720KB

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memory/2300-32-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B4000-memory.dmp

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720KB

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memory/2300-9-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B4000-memory.dmp

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720KB

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memory/2300-46-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B4000-memory.dmp

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720KB

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memory/2300-33-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B4000-memory.dmp

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720KB

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memory/2300-31-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B4000-memory.dmp

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720KB

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memory/2300-35-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B4000-memory.dmp

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720KB

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memory/2300-34-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B4000-memory.dmp

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720KB

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memory/2300-36-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B4000-memory.dmp

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720KB

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memory/2300-37-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B4000-memory.dmp

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720KB

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memory/2300-45-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B4000-memory.dmp

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720KB

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memory/2300-39-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B4000-memory.dmp

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720KB

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memory/2300-40-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B4000-memory.dmp

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720KB

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memory/2300-41-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B4000-memory.dmp

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720KB

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memory/2300-42-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B4000-memory.dmp

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720KB

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memory/2300-43-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B4000-memory.dmp

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720KB

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memory/2300-44-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B4000-memory.dmp

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720KB

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memory/2464-0-0x0000000074FD1000-0x0000000074FD2000-memory.dmp

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4KB

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memory/2464-2-0x0000000074FD0000-0x000000007557B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2464-29-0x0000000074FD0000-0x000000007557B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2464-1-0x0000000074FD0000-0x000000007557B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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