darkcomet | 14b45ff4c27d6738ec3d9e5272ea6564c8856c0a258eda9fa6ed9a549abfce12

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
150s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20250129-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250129-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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05/02/2025, 12:24

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_9f956784f072d795aab1a8332befa330.exe
Size

660KB
MD5

9f956784f072d795aab1a8332befa330
SHA1

c441ef334e7f5ba9761fca1f0b30a721216d7210
SHA256

14b45ff4c27d6738ec3d9e5272ea6564c8856c0a258eda9fa6ed9a549abfce12
SHA512

90d65db5e202a55aee443f78936b0f48cf1e3b4111b31bc7a5a0380896822bbadf0bfb4bc0032f058f8eae32bce00677aaad82c3bc1cfa0a2c6cb7fbee19de0d
SSDEEP

12288:MXhpvNWw276S/DuoeFcfbmiJ99VPhYR5MTSHvLenELrWv1lZw4JuMkMh/fy452UE:anAw2WWeFcfbP9VPSPMTSPL/rWvzq4J0

Score

10^/10

darkcomet slaaf discovery persistence rat trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkcomet

Botnet

Slaaf

windows030.no-ip.biz:1604

Mutex

DC_MUTEX-0MQV7A8

Attributes

InstallPath
MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
gencode
wDMAbJ6rbj3z
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_9f956784f072d795aab1a8332befa330.exe

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2436272344-4274332273-444425594-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	JaffaCakes118_9f956784f072d795aab1a8332befa330.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3544	msdcsc.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-1-5-21-2436272344-4274332273-444425594-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MicroUpdate = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\Documents\\MSDCSC\\msdcsc.exe"	JaffaCakes118_9f956784f072d795aab1a8332befa330.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2436272344-4274332273-444425594-1000\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 2 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	msdcsc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_9f956784f072d795aab1a8332befa330.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 48 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	4532	JaffaCakes118_9f956784f072d795aab1a8332befa330.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4532	JaffaCakes118_9f956784f072d795aab1a8332befa330.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	4532	JaffaCakes118_9f956784f072d795aab1a8332befa330.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	4532	JaffaCakes118_9f956784f072d795aab1a8332befa330.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	4532	JaffaCakes118_9f956784f072d795aab1a8332befa330.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	4532	JaffaCakes118_9f956784f072d795aab1a8332befa330.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	4532	JaffaCakes118_9f956784f072d795aab1a8332befa330.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4532	JaffaCakes118_9f956784f072d795aab1a8332befa330.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4532	JaffaCakes118_9f956784f072d795aab1a8332befa330.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4532	JaffaCakes118_9f956784f072d795aab1a8332befa330.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4532	JaffaCakes118_9f956784f072d795aab1a8332befa330.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4532	JaffaCakes118_9f956784f072d795aab1a8332befa330.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4532	JaffaCakes118_9f956784f072d795aab1a8332befa330.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	4532	JaffaCakes118_9f956784f072d795aab1a8332befa330.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	4532	JaffaCakes118_9f956784f072d795aab1a8332befa330.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	4532	JaffaCakes118_9f956784f072d795aab1a8332befa330.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	4532	JaffaCakes118_9f956784f072d795aab1a8332befa330.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	4532	JaffaCakes118_9f956784f072d795aab1a8332befa330.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	4532	JaffaCakes118_9f956784f072d795aab1a8332befa330.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	4532	JaffaCakes118_9f956784f072d795aab1a8332befa330.exe
Token: 33	4532	JaffaCakes118_9f956784f072d795aab1a8332befa330.exe
Token: 34	4532	JaffaCakes118_9f956784f072d795aab1a8332befa330.exe
Token: 35	4532	JaffaCakes118_9f956784f072d795aab1a8332befa330.exe
Token: 36	4532	JaffaCakes118_9f956784f072d795aab1a8332befa330.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	3544	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3544	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	3544	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	3544	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	3544	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	3544	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	3544	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3544	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3544	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3544	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3544	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3544	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3544	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	3544	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	3544	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	3544	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	3544	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	3544	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	3544	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	3544	msdcsc.exe
Token: 33	3544	msdcsc.exe
Token: 34	3544	msdcsc.exe
Token: 35	3544	msdcsc.exe
Token: 36	3544	msdcsc.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3544	msdcsc.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4532 wrote to memory of 3544	4532	JaffaCakes118_9f956784f072d795aab1a8332befa330.exe	84
PID 4532 wrote to memory of 3544	4532	JaffaCakes118_9f956784f072d795aab1a8332befa330.exe	84
PID 4532 wrote to memory of 3544	4532	JaffaCakes118_9f956784f072d795aab1a8332befa330.exe	84

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_9f956784f072d795aab1a8332befa330.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_9f956784f072d795aab1a8332befa330.exe"
1⤵
- Modifies WinLogon for persistence
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4532
- 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:3544

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

Query Registry

T1012

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
9f956784f072d795aab1a8332befa330

SHA1
c441ef334e7f5ba9761fca1f0b30a721216d7210

SHA256
14b45ff4c27d6738ec3d9e5272ea6564c8856c0a258eda9fa6ed9a549abfce12

SHA512
90d65db5e202a55aee443f78936b0f48cf1e3b4111b31bc7a5a0380896822bbadf0bfb4bc0032f058f8eae32bce00677aaad82c3bc1cfa0a2c6cb7fbee19de0d

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memory/3544-19-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/3544-21-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/3544-14-0x0000000002070000-0x0000000002071000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3544-15-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/3544-16-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/3544-17-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/3544-18-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/3544-28-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/3544-27-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/3544-22-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/3544-20-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/3544-23-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/3544-24-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/3544-25-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/3544-26-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/4532-13-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/4532-0-0x0000000002280000-0x0000000002281000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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