darkcomet | 3e2b70491923a6e129272cb9a61a16034c9775ef0c4602a06737dd4035f19df3

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
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 15:07

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_6d818dc8eac5696f3169d335aa12db90.exe
Size

756KB
MD5

6d818dc8eac5696f3169d335aa12db90
SHA1

add3b0edfc541372fbf4181ea78483de04c21c7d
SHA256

3e2b70491923a6e129272cb9a61a16034c9775ef0c4602a06737dd4035f19df3
SHA512

acecbf393b2029985a166ed938230f201ff33b01f35e01af42762289d1651d91b12d63f63c92b1315ec81eac5a91c007d32a3d81b9e18efbb181e4540caf42ff
SSDEEP

12288:o9HFJ9rJxRX1uVVjoaWSoynxdO1FVBaOiRZTERfIhNkNCCLo9Ek5C/hiGC:cZ1xuVVjfFoynPaVBUR8f+kN10EBJC

Score

10^/10

darkcomet newhack discovery evasion persistence rat trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkcomet

Botnet

newHack

hackerproff.no-ip.biz:1604

Mutex

DC_MUTEX-AEEZXYW

Attributes

InstallPath
MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
gencode
kFnezybML1Fw
install
true
offline_keylogger
true
persistence
true
reg_key
MicroUpdate

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\\MSDCSC\\msdcsc.exe"	JaffaCakes118_6d818dc8eac5696f3169d335aa12db90.exe

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion trojan

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

T1112

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

Sets file to hidden 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Modifies file attributes to stop it showing in Explorer etc.

evasion

Hidden Files and Directories

T1564.001

pid	Process
856	attrib.exe
2760	attrib.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1244	msdcsc.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1836	JaffaCakes118_6d818dc8eac5696f3169d335aa12db90.exe
1836	JaffaCakes118_6d818dc8eac5696f3169d335aa12db90.exe

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion trojan

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

T1112

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

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4177215427-74451935-3209572229-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MicroUpdate = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\Documents\\MSDCSC\\msdcsc.exe"	JaffaCakes118_6d818dc8eac5696f3169d335aa12db90.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4177215427-74451935-3209572229-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MicroUpdate = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\Documents\\MSDCSC\\msdcsc.exe"	msdcsc.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 7 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_6d818dc8eac5696f3169d335aa12db90.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	msdcsc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	notepad.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1244	msdcsc.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 46 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	1836	JaffaCakes118_6d818dc8eac5696f3169d335aa12db90.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1836	JaffaCakes118_6d818dc8eac5696f3169d335aa12db90.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	1836	JaffaCakes118_6d818dc8eac5696f3169d335aa12db90.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	1836	JaffaCakes118_6d818dc8eac5696f3169d335aa12db90.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	1836	JaffaCakes118_6d818dc8eac5696f3169d335aa12db90.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	1836	JaffaCakes118_6d818dc8eac5696f3169d335aa12db90.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	1836	JaffaCakes118_6d818dc8eac5696f3169d335aa12db90.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1836	JaffaCakes118_6d818dc8eac5696f3169d335aa12db90.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1836	JaffaCakes118_6d818dc8eac5696f3169d335aa12db90.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1836	JaffaCakes118_6d818dc8eac5696f3169d335aa12db90.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1836	JaffaCakes118_6d818dc8eac5696f3169d335aa12db90.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1836	JaffaCakes118_6d818dc8eac5696f3169d335aa12db90.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1836	JaffaCakes118_6d818dc8eac5696f3169d335aa12db90.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	1836	JaffaCakes118_6d818dc8eac5696f3169d335aa12db90.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	1836	JaffaCakes118_6d818dc8eac5696f3169d335aa12db90.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	1836	JaffaCakes118_6d818dc8eac5696f3169d335aa12db90.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	1836	JaffaCakes118_6d818dc8eac5696f3169d335aa12db90.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	1836	JaffaCakes118_6d818dc8eac5696f3169d335aa12db90.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	1836	JaffaCakes118_6d818dc8eac5696f3169d335aa12db90.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	1836	JaffaCakes118_6d818dc8eac5696f3169d335aa12db90.exe
Token: 33	1836	JaffaCakes118_6d818dc8eac5696f3169d335aa12db90.exe
Token: 34	1836	JaffaCakes118_6d818dc8eac5696f3169d335aa12db90.exe
Token: 35	1836	JaffaCakes118_6d818dc8eac5696f3169d335aa12db90.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	1244	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1244	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	1244	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	1244	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	1244	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	1244	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	1244	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1244	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1244	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1244	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1244	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1244	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1244	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	1244	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	1244	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	1244	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	1244	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	1244	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	1244	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	1244	msdcsc.exe
Token: 33	1244	msdcsc.exe
Token: 34	1244	msdcsc.exe
Token: 35	1244	msdcsc.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1244	msdcsc.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 43 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1836 wrote to memory of 1532	1836	JaffaCakes118_6d818dc8eac5696f3169d335aa12db90.exe	31
PID 1836 wrote to memory of 1532	1836	JaffaCakes118_6d818dc8eac5696f3169d335aa12db90.exe	31
PID 1836 wrote to memory of 1532	1836	JaffaCakes118_6d818dc8eac5696f3169d335aa12db90.exe	31
PID 1836 wrote to memory of 1532	1836	JaffaCakes118_6d818dc8eac5696f3169d335aa12db90.exe	31
PID 1836 wrote to memory of 1940	1836	JaffaCakes118_6d818dc8eac5696f3169d335aa12db90.exe	32
PID 1836 wrote to memory of 1940	1836	JaffaCakes118_6d818dc8eac5696f3169d335aa12db90.exe	32
PID 1836 wrote to memory of 1940	1836	JaffaCakes118_6d818dc8eac5696f3169d335aa12db90.exe	32
PID 1836 wrote to memory of 1940	1836	JaffaCakes118_6d818dc8eac5696f3169d335aa12db90.exe	32
PID 1940 wrote to memory of 856	1940	cmd.exe	35
PID 1940 wrote to memory of 856	1940	cmd.exe	35
PID 1940 wrote to memory of 856	1940	cmd.exe	35
PID 1940 wrote to memory of 856	1940	cmd.exe	35
PID 1532 wrote to memory of 2760	1532	cmd.exe	36
PID 1532 wrote to memory of 2760	1532	cmd.exe	36
PID 1532 wrote to memory of 2760	1532	cmd.exe	36
PID 1532 wrote to memory of 2760	1532	cmd.exe	36
PID 1836 wrote to memory of 1244	1836	JaffaCakes118_6d818dc8eac5696f3169d335aa12db90.exe	37
PID 1836 wrote to memory of 1244	1836	JaffaCakes118_6d818dc8eac5696f3169d335aa12db90.exe	37
PID 1836 wrote to memory of 1244	1836	JaffaCakes118_6d818dc8eac5696f3169d335aa12db90.exe	37
PID 1836 wrote to memory of 1244	1836	JaffaCakes118_6d818dc8eac5696f3169d335aa12db90.exe	37
PID 1244 wrote to memory of 2724	1244	msdcsc.exe	38
PID 1244 wrote to memory of 2724	1244	msdcsc.exe	38
PID 1244 wrote to memory of 2724	1244	msdcsc.exe	38
PID 1244 wrote to memory of 2724	1244	msdcsc.exe	38
PID 1244 wrote to memory of 2724	1244	msdcsc.exe	38
PID 1244 wrote to memory of 2724	1244	msdcsc.exe	38
PID 1244 wrote to memory of 2724	1244	msdcsc.exe	38
PID 1244 wrote to memory of 2724	1244	msdcsc.exe	38
PID 1244 wrote to memory of 2724	1244	msdcsc.exe	38
PID 1244 wrote to memory of 2724	1244	msdcsc.exe	38
PID 1244 wrote to memory of 2724	1244	msdcsc.exe	38
PID 1244 wrote to memory of 2724	1244	msdcsc.exe	38
PID 1244 wrote to memory of 2724	1244	msdcsc.exe	38
PID 1244 wrote to memory of 2724	1244	msdcsc.exe	38
PID 1244 wrote to memory of 2724	1244	msdcsc.exe	38
PID 1244 wrote to memory of 2724	1244	msdcsc.exe	38
PID 1244 wrote to memory of 2724	1244	msdcsc.exe	38
PID 1244 wrote to memory of 2724	1244	msdcsc.exe	38
PID 1244 wrote to memory of 2724	1244	msdcsc.exe	38
PID 1244 wrote to memory of 2724	1244	msdcsc.exe	38
PID 1244 wrote to memory of 2724	1244	msdcsc.exe	38
PID 1244 wrote to memory of 2724	1244	msdcsc.exe	38
PID 1244 wrote to memory of 2724	1244	msdcsc.exe	38

Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

evasion

Hidden Files and Directories

T1564.001

pid	Process
856	attrib.exe
2760	attrib.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_6d818dc8eac5696f3169d335aa12db90.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_6d818dc8eac5696f3169d335aa12db90.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:1836
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_6d818dc8eac5696f3169d335aa12db90.exe" +s +h
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1532
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
    attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_6d818dc8eac5696f3169d335aa12db90.exe" +s +h
    3⤵
    - Sets file to hidden
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Views/modifies file attributes
    PID:2760
- 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:1940
- - 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:856
- C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe"
  2⤵
  - Windows security bypass
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Windows security modification
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1244
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
    notepad
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2724

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

Hide Artifacts

T1564

Hidden Files and Directories

T1564.001

Impair Defenses

T1562

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

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\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe

Filesize
756KB

MD5
6d818dc8eac5696f3169d335aa12db90

SHA1
add3b0edfc541372fbf4181ea78483de04c21c7d

SHA256
3e2b70491923a6e129272cb9a61a16034c9775ef0c4602a06737dd4035f19df3

SHA512
acecbf393b2029985a166ed938230f201ff33b01f35e01af42762289d1651d91b12d63f63c92b1315ec81eac5a91c007d32a3d81b9e18efbb181e4540caf42ff

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memory/1244-60-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
808KB

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memory/1244-62-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CA000-memory.dmp

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808KB

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memory/1244-58-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CA000-memory.dmp

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808KB

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memory/1244-59-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
808KB

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memory/1244-53-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CA000-memory.dmp

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808KB

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memory/1244-54-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CA000-memory.dmp

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808KB

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memory/1244-55-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
808KB

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memory/1244-56-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
808KB

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memory/1244-66-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
808KB

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memory/1244-57-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
808KB

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memory/1244-65-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
808KB

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memory/1244-64-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
808KB

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memory/1244-61-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
808KB

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memory/1244-63-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
808KB

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memory/1836-0-0x0000000000270000-0x0000000000271000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1836-52-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
808KB

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memory/2724-13-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000081000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2724-51-0x00000000001F0000-0x00000000001F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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