darkcomet | e608dbda1dd28a2ebc5cd824438da519fb5f891792e3e700975132a01ce1b575

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
150s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240708-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240708-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
20/01/2025, 21:28

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe
Size

1.1MB
MD5

001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809
SHA1

395843f369dd1447fa29a2272384e1b73c87012c
SHA256

e608dbda1dd28a2ebc5cd824438da519fb5f891792e3e700975132a01ce1b575
SHA512

a0fad88a2cf00d3324baed656123ddce7e314558f98029a829d8c1e27a9e4ba126b402b45894d26d49a96e94f4e0a3a896b51bd65d5ba4614d6266bc8db0f29d
SSDEEP

24576:7MwVWXpMrfQZMzHfmExF5qiTdT6srVDXleHXcwvtlc:7ps8tzdT6yVDXleHsAtm

Score

10^/10

darkcomet guest16 discovery persistence rat trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkcomet

Botnet

Guest16

cgate.no-ip.biz:1604

60.229.1.182:1604

dark132.no-ip.org:1604

Mutex

DC_MUTEX-NFQFG4V

Attributes

InstallPath
MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
gencode
bGc1YKkXWoLk
install
true
offline_keylogger
true
persistence
false
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_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
3044	msdcsc.exe
2672	msdcsc.exe
2840	msdcsc.exe

Loads dropped DLL 4 IoCs

pid	Process
2764	JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe
2764	JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe
3044	msdcsc.exe
2672	msdcsc.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-1-5-21-3551809350-4263495960-1443967649-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MicroUpdate = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\Documents\\MSDCSC\\msdcsc.exe"	JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1908 set thread context of 2648	1908	JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe	30
PID 2648 set thread context of 2764	2648	JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe	31
PID 3044 set thread context of 2672	3044	msdcsc.exe	33
PID 2672 set thread context of 2840	2672	msdcsc.exe	34

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	JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	msdcsc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	msdcsc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	msdcsc.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 46 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2764	JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2764	JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	2764	JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2764	JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	2764	JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	2764	JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	2764	JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2764	JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2764	JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2764	JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2764	JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2764	JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2764	JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	2764	JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	2764	JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	2764	JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	2764	JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	2764	JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	2764	JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	2764	JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe
Token: 33	2764	JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe
Token: 34	2764	JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe
Token: 35	2764	JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2840	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2840	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	2840	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2840	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	2840	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	2840	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	2840	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2840	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2840	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2840	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2840	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2840	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2840	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	2840	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	2840	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	2840	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	2840	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	2840	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	2840	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	2840	msdcsc.exe
Token: 33	2840	msdcsc.exe
Token: 34	2840	msdcsc.exe
Token: 35	2840	msdcsc.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2840	msdcsc.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 50 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1908 wrote to memory of 2648	1908	JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe	30
PID 1908 wrote to memory of 2648	1908	JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe	30
PID 1908 wrote to memory of 2648	1908	JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe	30
PID 1908 wrote to memory of 2648	1908	JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe	30
PID 1908 wrote to memory of 2648	1908	JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe	30
PID 1908 wrote to memory of 2648	1908	JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe	30
PID 1908 wrote to memory of 2648	1908	JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe	30
PID 1908 wrote to memory of 2648	1908	JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe	30
PID 1908 wrote to memory of 2648	1908	JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe	30
PID 1908 wrote to memory of 2648	1908	JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe	30
PID 2648 wrote to memory of 2764	2648	JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe	31
PID 2648 wrote to memory of 2764	2648	JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe	31
PID 2648 wrote to memory of 2764	2648	JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe	31
PID 2648 wrote to memory of 2764	2648	JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe	31
PID 2648 wrote to memory of 2764	2648	JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe	31
PID 2648 wrote to memory of 2764	2648	JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe	31
PID 2648 wrote to memory of 2764	2648	JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe	31
PID 2648 wrote to memory of 2764	2648	JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe	31
PID 2648 wrote to memory of 2764	2648	JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe	31
PID 2648 wrote to memory of 2764	2648	JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe	31
PID 2648 wrote to memory of 2764	2648	JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe	31
PID 2648 wrote to memory of 2764	2648	JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe	31
PID 2648 wrote to memory of 2764	2648	JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe	31
PID 2764 wrote to memory of 3044	2764	JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe	32
PID 2764 wrote to memory of 3044	2764	JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe	32
PID 2764 wrote to memory of 3044	2764	JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe	32
PID 2764 wrote to memory of 3044	2764	JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe	32
PID 3044 wrote to memory of 2672	3044	msdcsc.exe	33
PID 3044 wrote to memory of 2672	3044	msdcsc.exe	33
PID 3044 wrote to memory of 2672	3044	msdcsc.exe	33
PID 3044 wrote to memory of 2672	3044	msdcsc.exe	33
PID 3044 wrote to memory of 2672	3044	msdcsc.exe	33
PID 3044 wrote to memory of 2672	3044	msdcsc.exe	33
PID 3044 wrote to memory of 2672	3044	msdcsc.exe	33
PID 3044 wrote to memory of 2672	3044	msdcsc.exe	33
PID 3044 wrote to memory of 2672	3044	msdcsc.exe	33
PID 3044 wrote to memory of 2672	3044	msdcsc.exe	33
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 2840	2672	msdcsc.exe	34
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 2840	2672	msdcsc.exe	34
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 2840	2672	msdcsc.exe	34
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 2840	2672	msdcsc.exe	34
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 2840	2672	msdcsc.exe	34
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 2840	2672	msdcsc.exe	34
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 2840	2672	msdcsc.exe	34
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 2840	2672	msdcsc.exe	34
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 2840	2672	msdcsc.exe	34
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 2840	2672	msdcsc.exe	34
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 2840	2672	msdcsc.exe	34
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 2840	2672	msdcsc.exe	34
PID 2672 wrote to memory of 2840	2672	msdcsc.exe	34

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1908
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2648
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809.exe
    3⤵
    - 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:2764
  - - C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe"
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      Loads dropped DLL
      Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3044
    - - C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
        
        C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
        5⤵
        Executes dropped EXE
        Loads dropped DLL
        Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        
        PID:2672
      - C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
        
        C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
        6⤵
        Executes dropped EXE
        System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        
        PID:2840

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
1.1MB

MD5
001869f0c707119d1c61a28d39807809

SHA1
395843f369dd1447fa29a2272384e1b73c87012c

SHA256
e608dbda1dd28a2ebc5cd824438da519fb5f891792e3e700975132a01ce1b575

SHA512
a0fad88a2cf00d3324baed656123ddce7e314558f98029a829d8c1e27a9e4ba126b402b45894d26d49a96e94f4e0a3a896b51bd65d5ba4614d6266bc8db0f29d

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memory/1908-0-0x0000000000220000-0x0000000000221000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1908-1-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000234000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16KB

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memory/2648-14-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004E7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
924KB

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memory/2648-36-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004E7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
924KB

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memory/2648-39-0x0000000000401000-0x0000000000422000-memory.dmp

Filesize
132KB

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memory/2648-2-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004E7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
924KB

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memory/2648-4-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004E7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
924KB

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memory/2648-6-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004E7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
924KB

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memory/2648-8-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004E7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
924KB

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memory/2648-10-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004E7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
924KB

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memory/2648-16-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004E7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
924KB

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memory/2672-72-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004E7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
924KB

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memory/2672-93-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004E7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
924KB

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memory/2764-19-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
744KB

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memory/2764-38-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
744KB

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memory/2764-23-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
744KB

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memory/2764-41-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
744KB

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memory/2764-21-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
744KB

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memory/2764-100-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
744KB

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memory/2764-40-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
744KB

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memory/2764-42-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
744KB

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memory/2764-17-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
744KB

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memory/2764-35-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
744KB

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memory/2764-33-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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

Filesize
744KB

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memory/2764-27-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
744KB

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memory/2764-25-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
744KB

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

Filesize
744KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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