darkcomet | 0ad978b8fcf97c61ed88bba430a452a75e4156e4b7c854506ae5677b2653a5bf

System Information Discovery

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosDate	Soundcrd.exe

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1045960512-3948844814-3059691613-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	0ad978b8fcf97c61ed88bba430a452a75e4156e4b7c854506ae5677b2653a5bfN.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
4228	Soundcrd.exe
532	Soundcrd.exe
1852	Soundcrd.exe

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-1-5-21-1045960512-3948844814-3059691613-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Mcrosoftt = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\Soundcrd.exe"	reg.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4228 set thread context of 532	4228	Soundcrd.exe	88
PID 4228 set thread context of 1852	4228	Soundcrd.exe	89

UPX packed file 18 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/532-31-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/532-34-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/532-35-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1852-36-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1852-39-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/532-41-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/532-40-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1852-46-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/532-44-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/532-43-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/532-42-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/532-49-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/1852-50-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/532-55-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/532-59-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/532-63-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/532-67-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/532-71-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp	upx

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 6 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	0ad978b8fcf97c61ed88bba430a452a75e4156e4b7c854506ae5677b2653a5bfN.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	reg.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Soundcrd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Soundcrd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Soundcrd.exe

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 4 IoCs

Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	Soundcrd.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	Soundcrd.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\Identifier	Soundcrd.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\VendorIdentifier	Soundcrd.exe

Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\Identifier	Soundcrd.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 25 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	532	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	532	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	532	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	532	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	532	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	532	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	532	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	532	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	532	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	532	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	532	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	532	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	532	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	532	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	532	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	532	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	532	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	532	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	532	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	532	Soundcrd.exe
Token: 33	532	Soundcrd.exe
Token: 34	532	Soundcrd.exe
Token: 35	532	Soundcrd.exe
Token: 36	532	Soundcrd.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1852	Soundcrd.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs

pid	Process
4736	0ad978b8fcf97c61ed88bba430a452a75e4156e4b7c854506ae5677b2653a5bfN.exe
4228	Soundcrd.exe
1852	Soundcrd.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 25 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4736 wrote to memory of 4728	4736	0ad978b8fcf97c61ed88bba430a452a75e4156e4b7c854506ae5677b2653a5bfN.exe	83
PID 4736 wrote to memory of 4728	4736	0ad978b8fcf97c61ed88bba430a452a75e4156e4b7c854506ae5677b2653a5bfN.exe	83
PID 4736 wrote to memory of 4728	4736	0ad978b8fcf97c61ed88bba430a452a75e4156e4b7c854506ae5677b2653a5bfN.exe	83
PID 4728 wrote to memory of 3104	4728	cmd.exe	86
PID 4728 wrote to memory of 3104	4728	cmd.exe	86
PID 4728 wrote to memory of 3104	4728	cmd.exe	86
PID 4736 wrote to memory of 4228	4736	0ad978b8fcf97c61ed88bba430a452a75e4156e4b7c854506ae5677b2653a5bfN.exe	87
PID 4736 wrote to memory of 4228	4736	0ad978b8fcf97c61ed88bba430a452a75e4156e4b7c854506ae5677b2653a5bfN.exe	87
PID 4736 wrote to memory of 4228	4736	0ad978b8fcf97c61ed88bba430a452a75e4156e4b7c854506ae5677b2653a5bfN.exe	87
PID 4228 wrote to memory of 532	4228	Soundcrd.exe	88
PID 4228 wrote to memory of 532	4228	Soundcrd.exe	88
PID 4228 wrote to memory of 532	4228	Soundcrd.exe	88
PID 4228 wrote to memory of 532	4228	Soundcrd.exe	88
PID 4228 wrote to memory of 532	4228	Soundcrd.exe	88
PID 4228 wrote to memory of 532	4228	Soundcrd.exe	88
PID 4228 wrote to memory of 532	4228	Soundcrd.exe	88
PID 4228 wrote to memory of 532	4228	Soundcrd.exe	88
PID 4228 wrote to memory of 1852	4228	Soundcrd.exe	89
PID 4228 wrote to memory of 1852	4228	Soundcrd.exe	89
PID 4228 wrote to memory of 1852	4228	Soundcrd.exe	89
PID 4228 wrote to memory of 1852	4228	Soundcrd.exe	89
PID 4228 wrote to memory of 1852	4228	Soundcrd.exe	89
PID 4228 wrote to memory of 1852	4228	Soundcrd.exe	89
PID 4228 wrote to memory of 1852	4228	Soundcrd.exe	89
PID 4228 wrote to memory of 1852	4228	Soundcrd.exe	89

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ad978b8fcf97c61ed88bba430a452a75e4156e4b7c854506ae5677b2653a5bfN.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0ad978b8fcf97c61ed88bba430a452a75e4156e4b7c854506ae5677b2653a5bfN.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4736
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GsAxh.bat" "
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4728
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
    REG ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /v "Mcrosoftt" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Soundcrd.exe" /f
    3⤵
    - Adds Run key to start application
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3104
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Soundcrd.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Soundcrd.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4228
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Soundcrd.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Soundcrd.exe
    3⤵
    - Checks BIOS information in registry
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Checks processor information in registry
    - Enumerates system info in registry
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:532
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Soundcrd.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Soundcrd.exe
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:1852

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

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

4

System Information Discovery

5

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery