Analysis

  • max time kernel
    110s
  • max time network
    118s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240903-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    07-01-2025 05:48

General

  • Target

    38ddbd7df2d92bc13ccce06c95ee3fcb4ee3151095662330df9438b2e1a0c92e.exe

  • Size

    864KB

  • MD5

    154831ca12b23ff1b10b3900ec4cbb99

  • SHA1

    7183eace34de8cb38e5b57845096188342f394ca

  • SHA256

    38ddbd7df2d92bc13ccce06c95ee3fcb4ee3151095662330df9438b2e1a0c92e

  • SHA512

    b106e8ba82bd694e662abab6117ef293eeb01c5d01efc456326c692e5bfa20a4ebea8678e60f3a8f9eaa5ec3d22f4c7c24d98d6ded07fed5493ce94bb1b9afab

  • SSDEEP

    24576:lJzKTyB6LIVewBV5nmEY9OY847pKdLCAv:fz16LIzpmHD84q

Malware Config

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 9 IoCs
  • Modifies security service 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 6 IoCs
  • Disables RegEdit via registry modification 3 IoCs
  • Disables Task Manager via registry modification
  • Sets file to hidden 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Modifies file attributes to stop it showing in Explorer etc.

  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs
  • Windows security modification 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 4 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 18 IoCs

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

  • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

  • Runs net.exe
  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs
  • System policy modification 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\38ddbd7df2d92bc13ccce06c95ee3fcb4ee3151095662330df9438b2e1a0c92e.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\38ddbd7df2d92bc13ccce06c95ee3fcb4ee3151095662330df9438b2e1a0c92e.exe"
    1⤵
    • 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 SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2364
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      /c net stop MpsSvc
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2404
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop MpsSvc
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1824
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop MpsSvc
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:1812
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"
      2⤵
      • Modifies firewall policy service
      • Modifies security service
      • Windows security bypass
      • Disables RegEdit via registry modification
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:2352
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\38ddbd7df2d92bc13ccce06c95ee3fcb4ee3151095662330df9438b2e1a0c92e.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\38ddbd7df2d92bc13ccce06c95ee3fcb4ee3151095662330df9438b2e1a0c92e.exe
      2⤵
      • Modifies WinLogon for persistence
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1832
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\38ddbd7df2d92bc13ccce06c95ee3fcb4ee3151095662330df9438b2e1a0c92e.exe" +s +h
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2632
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
          attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\38ddbd7df2d92bc13ccce06c95ee3fcb4ee3151095662330df9438b2e1a0c92e.exe" +s +h
          4⤵
          • Sets file to hidden
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Views/modifies file attributes
          PID:2644
      • 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
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2988
        • 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:2592
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k ping 127.0.0.1 -n 4 && del "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\38ddbd7df2d92bc13ccce06c95ee3fcb4ee3151095662330df9438b2e1a0c92e.exe"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2624
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
          ping 127.0.0.1 -n 4
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
          • Runs ping.exe
          PID:2612
      • C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Adds Run key to start application
        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:2720
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
          /c net stop MpsSvc
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:1700
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
            net stop MpsSvc
            5⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            PID:1568
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
              C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop MpsSvc
              6⤵
              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
              PID:868
        • C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
          "C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"
          4⤵
          • Modifies firewall policy service
          • Modifies security service
          • Windows security bypass
          • Disables RegEdit via registry modification
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:2032
        • C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
          C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
          4⤵
          • Modifies firewall policy service
          • Modifies security service
          • Windows security bypass
          • Disables RegEdit via registry modification
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Windows security modification
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • System policy modification
          PID:2700

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\38ddbd7df2d92bc13ccce06c95ee3fcb4ee3151095662330df9438b2e1a0c92e.exe

    Filesize

    864KB

    MD5

    154831ca12b23ff1b10b3900ec4cbb99

    SHA1

    7183eace34de8cb38e5b57845096188342f394ca

    SHA256

    38ddbd7df2d92bc13ccce06c95ee3fcb4ee3151095662330df9438b2e1a0c92e

    SHA512

    b106e8ba82bd694e662abab6117ef293eeb01c5d01efc456326c692e5bfa20a4ebea8678e60f3a8f9eaa5ec3d22f4c7c24d98d6ded07fed5493ce94bb1b9afab

  • memory/1832-12-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C7000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    796KB

  • memory/1832-4-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C7000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    796KB

  • memory/1832-16-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C7000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    796KB

  • memory/1832-25-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C7000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    796KB

  • memory/1832-27-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C7000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    796KB

  • memory/1832-24-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C7000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    796KB

  • memory/1832-20-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/1832-18-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C7000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    796KB

  • memory/1832-26-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C7000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    796KB

  • memory/1832-41-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C7000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    796KB

  • memory/1832-8-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C7000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    796KB

  • memory/1832-10-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C7000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    796KB

  • memory/1832-6-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C7000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    796KB

  • memory/1832-14-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C7000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    796KB

  • memory/2352-2-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C7000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    796KB

  • memory/2364-0-0x0000000000360000-0x0000000000364000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    16KB

  • memory/2700-67-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C7000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    796KB

  • memory/2700-66-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C7000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    796KB

  • memory/2700-68-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C7000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    796KB