Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • 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
  • submitted
    03-01-2025 10:41

General

  • Target

    JaffaCakes118_6c0de5b944735fb6574dcdd8b7d563c0.exe

  • Size

    864KB

  • MD5

    6c0de5b944735fb6574dcdd8b7d563c0

  • SHA1

    c2c1032481f7194cbf3e24933ef6671af38f0c2c

  • SHA256

    46277ff9b64c1e0c101dbfcbcd3b6522c53246cf2b5d87456cebe1f2efb72838

  • SHA512

    f80bfabbcb0dafd0ec94abe4c9deac50ecce54cd4ce341e9ff1072d4a63f4266051d8ce2c818dc5e8558a94e32b0c0321175d19992537d9beb50dc66c4f28b33

  • SSDEEP

    24576:lJzKTyB6LIVewBV5nmEY9OY847pKdLCAN:fz16LIzpmHD84O

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Darkcomet

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

  • Darkcomet family
  • Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Modifies firewall policy service 3 TTPs 6 IoCs
  • Modifies security service 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Disables RegEdit via registry modification 2 IoCs
  • Disables Task Manager via registry modification
  • Sets file to hidden 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Modifies file attributes to stop it showing in Explorer etc.

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Windows security modification 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 6 IoCs
  • Program crash 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 4 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 17 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Runs net.exe
  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 16 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs
  • System policy modification 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_6c0de5b944735fb6574dcdd8b7d563c0.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_6c0de5b944735fb6574dcdd8b7d563c0.exe"
    1⤵
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:224
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      /c net stop MpsSvc
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:396
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop MpsSvc
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1132
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop MpsSvc
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:2592
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:3760
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3760 -s 84
          3⤵
          • Program crash
          PID:4092
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_6c0de5b944735fb6574dcdd8b7d563c0.exe
        C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_6c0de5b944735fb6574dcdd8b7d563c0.exe
        2⤵
        • Modifies WinLogon for persistence
        • Checks computer location settings
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Adds Run key to start application
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2716
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_6c0de5b944735fb6574dcdd8b7d563c0.exe" +s +h
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:4368
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
            attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_6c0de5b944735fb6574dcdd8b7d563c0.exe" +s +h
            4⤵
            • Sets file to hidden
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Views/modifies file attributes
            PID:3852
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp" +s +h
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:5040
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
            attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp" +s +h
            4⤵
            • Sets file to hidden
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Views/modifies file attributes
            PID:548
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k ping 127.0.0.1 -n 4 && del "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_6c0de5b944735fb6574dcdd8b7d563c0.exe"
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2452
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
            ping 127.0.0.1 -n 4
            4⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
            • Runs ping.exe
            PID:3360
        • C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe"
          3⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Adds Run key to start application
          • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:1604
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
            /c net stop MpsSvc
            4⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            PID:3964
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
              net stop MpsSvc
              5⤵
              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
              PID:3680
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
                C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop MpsSvc
                6⤵
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                PID:1468
          • C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
            "C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"
            4⤵
            • Modifies firewall policy service
            • Modifies security service
            • Windows security bypass
            • Disables RegEdit via registry modification
            • Adds Run key to start application
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
            PID:2480
          • C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
            C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
            4⤵
            • Modifies firewall policy service
            • Modifies security service
            • Windows security bypass
            • Disables RegEdit via registry modification
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Windows security modification
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            • System policy modification
            PID:448
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 3760 -ip 3760
      1⤵
        PID:3468

      Network

      MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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      Downloads

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_6c0de5b944735fb6574dcdd8b7d563c0.exe

        Filesize

        864KB

        MD5

        6c0de5b944735fb6574dcdd8b7d563c0

        SHA1

        c2c1032481f7194cbf3e24933ef6671af38f0c2c

        SHA256

        46277ff9b64c1e0c101dbfcbcd3b6522c53246cf2b5d87456cebe1f2efb72838

        SHA512

        f80bfabbcb0dafd0ec94abe4c9deac50ecce54cd4ce341e9ff1072d4a63f4266051d8ce2c818dc5e8558a94e32b0c0321175d19992537d9beb50dc66c4f28b33

      • memory/224-0-0x0000000000B80000-0x0000000000B84000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        16KB

      • memory/448-51-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C7000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        796KB

      • memory/448-53-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C7000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        796KB

      • memory/448-52-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C7000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        796KB

      • memory/448-50-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C7000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        796KB

      • memory/2716-2-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C7000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        796KB

      • memory/2716-44-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C7000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        796KB

      • memory/2716-7-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C7000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        796KB

      • memory/2716-6-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C7000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        796KB

      • memory/2716-5-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C7000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        796KB

      • memory/2716-4-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C7000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        796KB