Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    129s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240903-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    04-01-2025 07:25

General

  • Target

    JaffaCakes118_786b98bcff876f951273fed95487eb00.exe

  • Size

    818KB

  • MD5

    786b98bcff876f951273fed95487eb00

  • SHA1

    cb93b11234aa9ac2d2b6bf6a40dadb59c435f448

  • SHA256

    78461eb689a9ffe0edb5b3481cbd5f90c7418a2472be81b886563973314a4654

  • SHA512

    95f6c959f3fe51f234d315d749d1cc4cafb4ba027638c72b6a75a7de3339d5484a77d6244ca38fc8f958ef331093a76cd92ab54f1088354cd905e87e51909e82

  • SSDEEP

    24576:BK4U9Ot+ogFV7gxzq6SOEo9no4DtLIBbl+z2kT:o4Uw+LF9gJL+om61j

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkcomet

Botnet

Slave

C2

ghost1997.no-ip.biz:1337

Mutex

DC_MUTEX-AZZ26SG

Attributes
  • gencode

    v1pe6tD2bNTU

  • install

    false

  • offline_keylogger

    true

  • persistence

    false

Signatures

  • Darkcomet

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

  • Darkcomet family
  • Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Sets file to hidden 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Modifies file attributes to stop it showing in Explorer etc.

  • Drops startup file 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
  • Windows security modification 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 11 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 28 IoCs
  • Runs net.exe
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 23 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 7 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs
  • Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_786b98bcff876f951273fed95487eb00.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_786b98bcff876f951273fed95487eb00.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops startup file
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1960
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      /c net stop MpsSvc
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2916
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop MpsSvc
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2128
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop MpsSvc
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:864
    • C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
      "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"
      2⤵
      • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2980
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" SCODEF:2980 CREDAT:275457 /prefetch:2
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:1884
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_786b98bcff876f951273fed95487eb00.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_786b98bcff876f951273fed95487eb00.exe
      2⤵
      • Windows security bypass
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Windows security modification
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2764
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_786b98bcff876f951273fed95487eb00.exe" +s +h
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2556
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
          attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_786b98bcff876f951273fed95487eb00.exe" +s +h
          4⤵
          • Sets file to hidden
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Views/modifies file attributes
          PID:1360
      • 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
        PID:3016
        • 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:1020
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
        notepad
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2504

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\94308059B57B3142E455B38A6EB92015

    Filesize

    342B

    MD5

    032f6b6ef629b6a54c701aff2dcd1d86

    SHA1

    35dbeabde73eed976c1ff7779949bf5f958c54de

    SHA256

    2c41a4612a3b00506ff740bac14a87cbd1fad7881e8982b13d9a08c66959ceee

    SHA512

    b55f992652b48c10ba0a5ff912baf1979ffd3302a5d096e30d24e95518cbd6b8835519d36b1c25b492df488e5c3053f0b7574240ffc8add87cae012619280e1d

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\94308059B57B3142E455B38A6EB92015

    Filesize

    342B

    MD5

    426ea3f4e59e922f3d80e2a65c780b17

    SHA1

    fd0e952cc5e74aad7b93ea4d37522cb95ee6d403

    SHA256

    a71946f76758b9c0031b016d125242ce9072ae58aa6d4d99f2453fad53ee760d

    SHA512

    a2a419dec700b84b73b27e01e558f8fc986f772d3b24026b7e2a104096ff8d9aca835a046d680550dc23f7dfecd2dc9e5a51d34f878ba0d5efa151198415f6eb

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\94308059B57B3142E455B38A6EB92015

    Filesize

    342B

    MD5

    894742cde7d0ea82df45b8b85ce371d6

    SHA1

    4dc99334c408e2fb37fc28628dc189eb7f25d177

    SHA256

    623c842c5744fdc4fcbe7f4562576e2129d362170759e28e782c4b53ee0921f0

    SHA512

    4b940de8b8f63230ee381b997a4511c87cb9d100897ff4b754dbcd2dfe2c73202430ee46313216f5ef5cd5da15cef0b1d401a032a00177bef33b4c8f7f59dae1

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\94308059B57B3142E455B38A6EB92015

    Filesize

    342B

    MD5

    1afd57a51a779dbc6d06956d1204106f

    SHA1

    6f5e0db64b161568408923f9c084256556c651b7

    SHA256

    6aa07c6a44c7ae17026264ce6a937b1dba3c024d98075508e9f26bdabee4c55d

    SHA512

    4452d5a28809fdb639128c3606885acd4cfcda1f68010506437c28bc681e1dfb4b7a9df7f95d4529bbf8b749af20efb2baa585d87af03595ee1ed9f1bc403164

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\94308059B57B3142E455B38A6EB92015

    Filesize

    342B

    MD5

    a2b598136dc08e14a6df25280bbb5921

    SHA1

    6ba7871c204f2cbf6927372348b544f7564e386c

    SHA256

    b3eec377d1ad7cd6899499ea5594883e6cb0a7053224a72a3451ed7fb30d6b4d

    SHA512

    2e9c6ccf32a496e261085c9d8a26fedac99c3d53a8ba601d5692a5475b855ae2f554ea7da44431566fb0b550cfa69101e1db4db167d1eba65210fe07b0e9004c

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\94308059B57B3142E455B38A6EB92015

    Filesize

    342B

    MD5

    37a6fdb27a069b0332bd8c51fff97ae7

    SHA1

    b9f6b58ba51c4f303a5a25f7582094fa12b70d2c

    SHA256

    92107157cd16ee5b8cc5170e1daf56a473503766a4f554e365e1cbd5853695c4

    SHA512

    989d5e37ccf0ae56605f64ec3f891168aa67e3f31c9bbc40bcaac97b5c4133ce71d951d752643c6256adaad8f0b59ee65b658f98e306b842f62e574f1eb52917

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\94308059B57B3142E455B38A6EB92015

    Filesize

    342B

    MD5

    46b7eeb2131c719ccedf401057ba8fc9

    SHA1

    0a0694c6962bb4f593da247bb894c04eec224a6d

    SHA256

    e6fe257bc53eaeebe1ca3055fdd40bd58343876c9b8d88f8491ce6666fbb89de

    SHA512

    7cf6c6b76c33928804475109b36af96b8e8c2c0f00072f7fa1e44b228c7543554c077e96d1707a47ae74f60f087221a4bf406505f642f76f90daf54ec073532f

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\94308059B57B3142E455B38A6EB92015

    Filesize

    342B

    MD5

    67995dc73afabc06311f829b8ec2b1f4

    SHA1

    4ca23575f9f5face8940aad024e151336cdfa49d

    SHA256

    566f30e3bb7b8c6d33ec10a6665cca5a1d3e568348bde11ae03a19bb62aa30cc

    SHA512

    089539aed73be3fe18017260607e3bbdb5dadd415f20e537cb29cb3e259b9bdddeb1f800f243e8bd65f4f3f87a4e0054911661bcc1b2b2833347c7515fdce87d

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\94308059B57B3142E455B38A6EB92015

    Filesize

    342B

    MD5

    575653e1e633ebebb8e37d31b298aaa7

    SHA1

    2ccdfdbbdd72ea033385d9e615f7023629317bae

    SHA256

    5ebe8aa35333682d68e9075066dcc1e26551d1be07079b8dd56ec1f2fc2a9d22

    SHA512

    d172bb6ef36c4896bdc1585b7ab1e8214a020c1f9818f1d74af152a799cf7e232590a13a9da051e03e0fe30b4ce52c50ceb8a913d84366d78b28d8c15b03165c

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\94308059B57B3142E455B38A6EB92015

    Filesize

    342B

    MD5

    060a6e2de48b3d41bb001644b11f1424

    SHA1

    9be8323afd19809095efca0401a10c132ac01119

    SHA256

    1ef623171cd93b1e88f212b6bc4361051076e78799884d23046744c2f8134e49

    SHA512

    092861188f6a70794322f1eec69662b905c7169b5482994faf269e8f146569bfa275dfdc126eac38b0cb1d6080c33d63c92756ab562df6ba6873d5c2360c1b8b

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\94308059B57B3142E455B38A6EB92015

    Filesize

    342B

    MD5

    32529292b5bd8aca724e560659da60a9

    SHA1

    329f5fea3ea883c7604912f3a350dd64a806a5b6

    SHA256

    a429da8dd8ad27e4fa53795a5c2bcb16c85e4311fa3ddf1ca9711babb708bbe1

    SHA512

    9ad5788336e5e988198618e8bab3ec2f077f958a9ff8adc4a1bcd8110ec1b18fde632a174bfaf313dbdab7ed41fdcc2cb6917828e3c29ffc99237bece70a200e

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\94308059B57B3142E455B38A6EB92015

    Filesize

    342B

    MD5

    3f4617f53c9703fb195b9d82f2a99e3f

    SHA1

    88865c003912a23b3026f0aef7827ac89aaaef7a

    SHA256

    c46866251a85d393b2fa58883d233e208fe06ffac84ac6c469d84d9d12d53d72

    SHA512

    3c72c20b20abc2d5061e1d76e19a63fd5466fd9bde74726a1b46d9c93b9f11d82b8dfc9825a6c345b3ff5548881cce4c34c3431f6e142d71c9418ce31466a5e5

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\94308059B57B3142E455B38A6EB92015

    Filesize

    342B

    MD5

    2fe1a49d147bd0c40f864a66ba73c068

    SHA1

    af19ff55ddac9622a1ed0bb9029c968e5f715c59

    SHA256

    9c302fa66fa6b3bac888b0e4fa1841cca5a3b07ced917d72de2aedf58cc38359

    SHA512

    916c1d29cd9d760375039df87f418fddefa396d3ee48aa2e1e2f868c8a8cfcb2176f43736aed9fb480b96970148d8cb7d345ceac3b51b0835c5beb44d9c81dea

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\94308059B57B3142E455B38A6EB92015

    Filesize

    342B

    MD5

    88a3b3f31a317cd510a8d099c54bf689

    SHA1

    2981e719a03971268b375bfc43531216d441ef39

    SHA256

    ef3ad50c9c6ca8a51acc9d4e6e63a1a96fe7c48f04bd26dbef5a5c315501b988

    SHA512

    02a76b895c7f839d13a1d3aabf18e1ac418e333c745bd2119c90e9ae5e4d4fe3edbe8ec8d99223bd757a77279127c41dff37cdd9ce8a8ade4a78fc37adbe89b2

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\94308059B57B3142E455B38A6EB92015

    Filesize

    342B

    MD5

    3bff65867dba4dd826b866807009be96

    SHA1

    16026c3b778a030d721a815fbc3b671b1867119d

    SHA256

    946f8cfebd8c3e2bf2d6ee6e987d841fb84ff051ae225c9a0d780720e8387b1f

    SHA512

    80cfc7d485981cefac12cd46db6c8b374448780e2e83fac837f8bbb5653a0bc77a59ea3297bf46bdd0ce65bf56bb66babc09ceeeddc9b7e07da6e1fd54d9725f

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\94308059B57B3142E455B38A6EB92015

    Filesize

    342B

    MD5

    65f0bae9d1a190063ac4725cc832c60c

    SHA1

    ebe7af0aa05f8931b2dca4e38a7d4696e97f9a0c

    SHA256

    cc00398e2defecefb716e62f7e71607613d483a11cda3ae2ff2b535d0066745f

    SHA512

    b0e343d5b91ad8c469d4d7644faa26946f8c5d6a49a903debab5e170b10137a19276124c41cf95471d665f034c2f456946beef0b9416b362dce3e3f7569e2ef8

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CabCD41.tmp

    Filesize

    70KB

    MD5

    49aebf8cbd62d92ac215b2923fb1b9f5

    SHA1

    1723be06719828dda65ad804298d0431f6aff976

    SHA256

    b33efcb95235b98b48508e019afa4b7655e80cf071defabd8b2123fc8b29307f

    SHA512

    bf86116b015fb56709516d686e168e7c9c68365136231cc51d0b6542ae95323a71d2c7acec84aad7dcecc2e410843f6d82a0a6d51b9acfc721a9c84fdd877b5b

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TarCDFF.tmp

    Filesize

    181KB

    MD5

    4ea6026cf93ec6338144661bf1202cd1

    SHA1

    a1dec9044f750ad887935a01430bf49322fbdcb7

    SHA256

    8efbc21559ef8b1bcf526800d8070baad42474ce7198e26fa771dbb41a76b1d8

    SHA512

    6c7e0980e39aacf4c3689802353f464a08cd17753bd210ee997e5f2a455deb4f287a9ef74d84579dbde49bc96213cd2b8b247723919c412ea980aa6e6bfe218b

  • \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_786b98bcff876f951273fed95487eb00.exe

    Filesize

    818KB

    MD5

    786b98bcff876f951273fed95487eb00

    SHA1

    cb93b11234aa9ac2d2b6bf6a40dadb59c435f448

    SHA256

    78461eb689a9ffe0edb5b3481cbd5f90c7418a2472be81b886563973314a4654

    SHA512

    95f6c959f3fe51f234d315d749d1cc4cafb4ba027638c72b6a75a7de3339d5484a77d6244ca38fc8f958ef331093a76cd92ab54f1088354cd905e87e51909e82

  • memory/1960-0-0x0000000000220000-0x0000000000221000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/1960-1-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000234000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    16KB

  • memory/2504-59-0x00000000001E0000-0x00000000001E1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/2504-34-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000081000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/2764-10-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    744KB

  • memory/2764-496-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    744KB

  • memory/2764-94-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    744KB

  • memory/2764-61-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    744KB

  • memory/2764-33-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    744KB

  • memory/2764-32-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    744KB

  • memory/2764-8-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    744KB

  • memory/2764-18-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    744KB

  • memory/2764-12-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    744KB

  • memory/2764-16-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    744KB

  • memory/2764-30-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    744KB

  • memory/2764-383-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    744KB

  • memory/2764-31-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    744KB

  • memory/2764-492-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    744KB

  • memory/2764-493-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    744KB

  • memory/2764-494-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    744KB

  • memory/2764-495-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    744KB

  • memory/2764-60-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    744KB

  • memory/2764-497-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    744KB

  • memory/2764-498-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    744KB

  • memory/2764-20-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    744KB

  • memory/2764-22-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    744KB

  • memory/2764-24-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/2764-29-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    744KB

  • memory/2764-28-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    744KB

  • memory/2764-14-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    744KB

  • memory/2764-937-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    744KB

  • memory/2764-931-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    744KB

  • memory/2764-932-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    744KB

  • memory/2764-933-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    744KB

  • memory/2764-934-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    744KB

  • memory/2764-935-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    744KB

  • memory/2764-936-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    744KB

  • memory/2980-6-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    744KB