Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    151s
  • 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 12:27

General

  • Target

    JaffaCakes118_6c9f7afb7c09c420a413b5f7f2c5cdb0.exe

  • Size

    374KB

  • MD5

    6c9f7afb7c09c420a413b5f7f2c5cdb0

  • SHA1

    bc05b30655eee5f223c9f0d634ba354b8f585486

  • SHA256

    87a862ecd148181c318d98a64f0cb24ae19d1ebcabf379f0d8254181ffb2cd0b

  • SHA512

    c5cd584abd1c3ce3aea2ac52713d46bfa241ad50f1be32e8ca20aee373b7c163aee7797b4a2b53e5ae06f3647331dc95cbb382ceac1f4c9170cce3008c14113f

  • SSDEEP

    6144:HcNYS996KFifeVjBpeExgVTFSXFoMc5RhCaL37yEAvDNeqQeld94a3ovBa0:HcW7KEZlPzCy37MDN18vV

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkcomet

Botnet

kazantip

C2

93.116.48.67:27015

Mutex

DC_MUTEX-9FW9Z8Q

Attributes
  • InstallPath

    winlogon\winlogon.exe

  • gencode

    gpLuj6pfvQbs

  • install

    true

  • offline_keylogger

    true

  • persistence

    true

  • reg_key

    winlogon.exe

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 3 IoCs
  • Modifies security service 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Ramnit

    Ramnit is a versatile family that holds viruses, worms, and Trojans.

  • Ramnit family
  • Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Disables RegEdit via registry modification 1 IoCs
  • Disables Task Manager via registry modification
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs
  • Windows security modification 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 4 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 19 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 5 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 9 IoCs

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

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 38 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 16 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 48 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 11 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 47 IoCs
  • System policy modification 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_6c9f7afb7c09c420a413b5f7f2c5cdb0.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_6c9f7afb7c09c420a413b5f7f2c5cdb0.exe"
    1⤵
    • Modifies WinLogon for persistence
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4608
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_6c9f7afb7c09c420a413b5f7f2c5cdb0Srv.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_6c9f7afb7c09c420a413b5f7f2c5cdb0Srv.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2052
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\DesktopLayer.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\DesktopLayer.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1904
        • C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
          "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"
          4⤵
          • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
          • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:3340
          • C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
            "C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" SCODEF:3340 CREDAT:17410 /prefetch:2
            5⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
            • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
            PID:1084
          • C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
            "C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" SCODEF:3340 CREDAT:17414 /prefetch:2
            5⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
            • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
            PID:4732
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\winlogon\winlogon.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\winlogon\winlogon.exe"
      2⤵
      • Modifies firewall policy service
      • Modifies security service
      • Windows security bypass
      • Disables RegEdit via registry modification
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Windows security modification
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      • System policy modification
      PID:3788
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\winlogon\winlogonSrv.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\winlogon\winlogonSrv.exe
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Drops file in Program Files directory
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2208
        • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\DesktopLayer.exe
          "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\DesktopLayer.exe"
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:1336
          • C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
            "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"
            5⤵
            • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
            PID:3488
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
        notepad
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1924

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\7423F88C7F265F0DEFC08EA88C3BDE45_AA1E8580D4EBC816148CE81268683776

    Filesize

    471B

    MD5

    8fad2e07a4c7a80a9b50d87e76420c29

    SHA1

    7faa7310d52e1b97b5f7597dda3fa439f4ec04d8

    SHA256

    be210b4b624d55d076fdc5b6d9f6b98acb116c646e43c56e52790d910bca942d

    SHA512

    459a02e6817f3ba0a1edc2590a266a772127f39f651c9a5ee1170fbaefedeadff6a6ff948f97ed09670413dabe611c2c34e00e7600b4ff501455c35776da7895

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\7423F88C7F265F0DEFC08EA88C3BDE45_AA1E8580D4EBC816148CE81268683776

    Filesize

    404B

    MD5

    2430a24a6d74e4b26526ae77b8936e2c

    SHA1

    de5d06d267b1e737bc6feaa3264424eba165308a

    SHA256

    a88ec6911f1e32d444cbb735d31d2150ca987eb8fb5a6c60e25a6226625a8a39

    SHA512

    9601d57b242189d8ba8208fadf4cb9b78e666c965f56a0de396595794edc41badb933bf8c50210c8cdb4be7c736be3cf2e35a503d92d709468309777bed87a6f

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\VersionManager\ver26FB.tmp

    Filesize

    15KB

    MD5

    1a545d0052b581fbb2ab4c52133846bc

    SHA1

    62f3266a9b9925cd6d98658b92adec673cbe3dd3

    SHA256

    557472aeaebf4c1c800b9df14c190f66d62cbabb011300dbedde2dcddd27a6c1

    SHA512

    bd326d111589d87cd6d019378ec725ac9ac7ad4c36f22453941f7d52f90b747ede4783a83dfff6cae1b3bb46690ad49cffa77f2afda019b22863ac485b406e8d

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\0GUUC90F\suggestions[1].en-US

    Filesize

    17KB

    MD5

    5a34cb996293fde2cb7a4ac89587393a

    SHA1

    3c96c993500690d1a77873cd62bc639b3a10653f

    SHA256

    c6a5377cbc07eece33790cfc70572e12c7a48ad8296be25c0cc805a1f384dbad

    SHA512

    e1b7d0107733f81937415104e70f68b1be6fd0ca65dccf4ff72637943d44278d3a77f704aedff59d2dbc0d56a609b2590c8ec0dd6bc48ab30f1dad0c07a0a3ee

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_6c9f7afb7c09c420a413b5f7f2c5cdb0Srv.exe

    Filesize

    55KB

    MD5

    ff5e1f27193ce51eec318714ef038bef

    SHA1

    b4fa74a6f4dab3a7ba702b6c8c129f889db32ca6

    SHA256

    fd6c69c345f1e32924f0a5bb7393e191b393a78d58e2c6413b03ced7482f2320

    SHA512

    c9d654ead35f40eea484a3dc5b5d0a44294b9e7b41a9bacdafdd463d3de9daa2a43237a5f113f6a9c8ea5e1366823fd3d83da18cd8197aa69a55e9f345512a7a

  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\winlogon\winlogon.exe

    Filesize

    374KB

    MD5

    6c9f7afb7c09c420a413b5f7f2c5cdb0

    SHA1

    bc05b30655eee5f223c9f0d634ba354b8f585486

    SHA256

    87a862ecd148181c318d98a64f0cb24ae19d1ebcabf379f0d8254181ffb2cd0b

    SHA512

    c5cd584abd1c3ce3aea2ac52713d46bfa241ad50f1be32e8ca20aee373b7c163aee7797b4a2b53e5ae06f3647331dc95cbb382ceac1f4c9170cce3008c14113f

  • memory/1336-91-0x00000000005D0000-0x00000000005D1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/1904-15-0x00000000005B0000-0x00000000005B1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/1904-16-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042E000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    184KB

  • memory/1904-20-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042E000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    184KB

  • memory/1904-13-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042E000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    184KB

  • memory/1924-92-0x0000000000AD0000-0x0000000000AD1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/2052-4-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042E000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    184KB

  • memory/2052-6-0x0000000000480000-0x000000000048F000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    60KB

  • memory/2052-9-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042E000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    184KB

  • memory/2208-87-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042E000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    184KB

  • memory/3788-81-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004E7000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    924KB

  • memory/3788-96-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004E7000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    924KB

  • memory/3788-112-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004E7000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    924KB

  • memory/3788-114-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004E7000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    924KB

  • memory/3788-126-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004E7000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    924KB

  • memory/3788-128-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004E7000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    924KB

  • memory/3788-132-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004E7000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    924KB

  • memory/4608-95-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004E7000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    924KB

  • memory/4608-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004E7000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    924KB

  • memory/4608-11-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004E7000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    924KB

  • memory/4608-19-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004E7000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    924KB