darkcomet | 1a29bb4d7510af7ddc962ee6bfcebf56eace4eea9ec32b10e3540d81ab5926a1

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
118s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20241023-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20241023-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
04/01/2025, 00:40

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_76a1e8958e7dd2305ea7b7418d716460.exe
Size

660KB
MD5

76a1e8958e7dd2305ea7b7418d716460
SHA1

32fef7cf68bac0b07ddea566e133b1b675feed6f
SHA256

1a29bb4d7510af7ddc962ee6bfcebf56eace4eea9ec32b10e3540d81ab5926a1
SHA512

140b935f6ecedcab3dd4edd7b5f950a5e6c7ebd6db5829480143b2df71743070bd86b51c7a2808f22edc1208ac268af1c1116d70357a9da6f8334b70ea41fff5
SSDEEP

12288:UXhpvNWw276S/DuoeFcfbmiJ99VPhYR5MTSHvLenELrWv1lZw4JuMkMh/fy452U1:CnAw2WWeFcfbP9VPSPMTSPL/rWvzq4Jl

Score

10^/10

darkcomet guest16 discovery persistence rat trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkcomet

Botnet

Guest16

statixrat.no-ip.info:4444

Mutex

DC_MUTEX-F54S21D

Attributes

InstallPath
MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
gencode
bsjvNpURtHvd
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_76a1e8958e7dd2305ea7b7418d716460.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2764	notepad.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2992	msdcsc.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2592	JaffaCakes118_76a1e8958e7dd2305ea7b7418d716460.exe
2592	JaffaCakes118_76a1e8958e7dd2305ea7b7418d716460.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-1-5-21-1163522206-1469769407-485553996-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MicroUpdate = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\Documents\\MSDCSC\\msdcsc.exe"	JaffaCakes118_76a1e8958e7dd2305ea7b7418d716460.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1163522206-1469769407-485553996-1000\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 3 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_76a1e8958e7dd2305ea7b7418d716460.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	notepad.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	msdcsc.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 46 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2592	JaffaCakes118_76a1e8958e7dd2305ea7b7418d716460.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2592	JaffaCakes118_76a1e8958e7dd2305ea7b7418d716460.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	2592	JaffaCakes118_76a1e8958e7dd2305ea7b7418d716460.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2592	JaffaCakes118_76a1e8958e7dd2305ea7b7418d716460.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	2592	JaffaCakes118_76a1e8958e7dd2305ea7b7418d716460.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	2592	JaffaCakes118_76a1e8958e7dd2305ea7b7418d716460.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	2592	JaffaCakes118_76a1e8958e7dd2305ea7b7418d716460.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2592	JaffaCakes118_76a1e8958e7dd2305ea7b7418d716460.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2592	JaffaCakes118_76a1e8958e7dd2305ea7b7418d716460.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2592	JaffaCakes118_76a1e8958e7dd2305ea7b7418d716460.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2592	JaffaCakes118_76a1e8958e7dd2305ea7b7418d716460.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2592	JaffaCakes118_76a1e8958e7dd2305ea7b7418d716460.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2592	JaffaCakes118_76a1e8958e7dd2305ea7b7418d716460.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	2592	JaffaCakes118_76a1e8958e7dd2305ea7b7418d716460.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	2592	JaffaCakes118_76a1e8958e7dd2305ea7b7418d716460.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	2592	JaffaCakes118_76a1e8958e7dd2305ea7b7418d716460.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	2592	JaffaCakes118_76a1e8958e7dd2305ea7b7418d716460.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	2592	JaffaCakes118_76a1e8958e7dd2305ea7b7418d716460.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	2592	JaffaCakes118_76a1e8958e7dd2305ea7b7418d716460.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	2592	JaffaCakes118_76a1e8958e7dd2305ea7b7418d716460.exe
Token: 33	2592	JaffaCakes118_76a1e8958e7dd2305ea7b7418d716460.exe
Token: 34	2592	JaffaCakes118_76a1e8958e7dd2305ea7b7418d716460.exe
Token: 35	2592	JaffaCakes118_76a1e8958e7dd2305ea7b7418d716460.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2992	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2992	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	2992	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2992	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	2992	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	2992	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	2992	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2992	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2992	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2992	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2992	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2992	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2992	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	2992	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	2992	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	2992	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	2992	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	2992	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	2992	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	2992	msdcsc.exe
Token: 33	2992	msdcsc.exe
Token: 34	2992	msdcsc.exe
Token: 35	2992	msdcsc.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2992	msdcsc.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 22 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2592 wrote to memory of 2764	2592	JaffaCakes118_76a1e8958e7dd2305ea7b7418d716460.exe	30
PID 2592 wrote to memory of 2764	2592	JaffaCakes118_76a1e8958e7dd2305ea7b7418d716460.exe	30
PID 2592 wrote to memory of 2764	2592	JaffaCakes118_76a1e8958e7dd2305ea7b7418d716460.exe	30
PID 2592 wrote to memory of 2764	2592	JaffaCakes118_76a1e8958e7dd2305ea7b7418d716460.exe	30
PID 2592 wrote to memory of 2764	2592	JaffaCakes118_76a1e8958e7dd2305ea7b7418d716460.exe	30
PID 2592 wrote to memory of 2764	2592	JaffaCakes118_76a1e8958e7dd2305ea7b7418d716460.exe	30
PID 2592 wrote to memory of 2764	2592	JaffaCakes118_76a1e8958e7dd2305ea7b7418d716460.exe	30
PID 2592 wrote to memory of 2764	2592	JaffaCakes118_76a1e8958e7dd2305ea7b7418d716460.exe	30
PID 2592 wrote to memory of 2764	2592	JaffaCakes118_76a1e8958e7dd2305ea7b7418d716460.exe	30
PID 2592 wrote to memory of 2764	2592	JaffaCakes118_76a1e8958e7dd2305ea7b7418d716460.exe	30
PID 2592 wrote to memory of 2764	2592	JaffaCakes118_76a1e8958e7dd2305ea7b7418d716460.exe	30
PID 2592 wrote to memory of 2764	2592	JaffaCakes118_76a1e8958e7dd2305ea7b7418d716460.exe	30
PID 2592 wrote to memory of 2764	2592	JaffaCakes118_76a1e8958e7dd2305ea7b7418d716460.exe	30
PID 2592 wrote to memory of 2764	2592	JaffaCakes118_76a1e8958e7dd2305ea7b7418d716460.exe	30
PID 2592 wrote to memory of 2764	2592	JaffaCakes118_76a1e8958e7dd2305ea7b7418d716460.exe	30
PID 2592 wrote to memory of 2764	2592	JaffaCakes118_76a1e8958e7dd2305ea7b7418d716460.exe	30
PID 2592 wrote to memory of 2764	2592	JaffaCakes118_76a1e8958e7dd2305ea7b7418d716460.exe	30
PID 2592 wrote to memory of 2764	2592	JaffaCakes118_76a1e8958e7dd2305ea7b7418d716460.exe	30
PID 2592 wrote to memory of 2992	2592	JaffaCakes118_76a1e8958e7dd2305ea7b7418d716460.exe	31
PID 2592 wrote to memory of 2992	2592	JaffaCakes118_76a1e8958e7dd2305ea7b7418d716460.exe	31
PID 2592 wrote to memory of 2992	2592	JaffaCakes118_76a1e8958e7dd2305ea7b7418d716460.exe	31
PID 2592 wrote to memory of 2992	2592	JaffaCakes118_76a1e8958e7dd2305ea7b7418d716460.exe	31

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_76a1e8958e7dd2305ea7b7418d716460.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_76a1e8958e7dd2305ea7b7418d716460.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:2592
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
  notepad
  2⤵
  - Deletes itself
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2764
- C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:2992

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

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
660KB

MD5
76a1e8958e7dd2305ea7b7418d716460

SHA1
32fef7cf68bac0b07ddea566e133b1b675feed6f

SHA256
1a29bb4d7510af7ddc962ee6bfcebf56eace4eea9ec32b10e3540d81ab5926a1

SHA512
140b935f6ecedcab3dd4edd7b5f950a5e6c7ebd6db5829480143b2df71743070bd86b51c7a2808f22edc1208ac268af1c1116d70357a9da6f8334b70ea41fff5

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memory/2592-0-0x00000000003E0000-0x00000000003E1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2592-27-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2764-18-0x00000000001D0000-0x00000000001D1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2764-3-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000081000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2992-32-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2992-36-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2992-31-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2992-29-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2992-33-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2992-34-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2992-35-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2992-30-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2992-37-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2992-38-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2992-39-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2992-40-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2992-41-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2992-42-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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