darkcomet | 7e6a4187c63b71f6e3ee87adeda48474a0d9787161e2d375d5c9e3a449c902f7

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
146s
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, 17:23

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_a1f5a8ee77c66ba3b74b55f37be7b5e5.exe
Size

660KB
MD5

a1f5a8ee77c66ba3b74b55f37be7b5e5
SHA1

33c06f5fc98557b20be2719eb6b167de5db97833
SHA256

7e6a4187c63b71f6e3ee87adeda48474a0d9787161e2d375d5c9e3a449c902f7
SHA512

fcd3db5feeeec9a1fe83b8c934d0a8dbf264cafdf7cbaf20084febccda09ae863d34c6819b00ef01e18b94bddec6f89217d25e60d0e1b9ec1c607cc3a234be81
SSDEEP

12288:gXhpvNWw276S/DuoeFcfbmiJ99VPhYR5MTSHvLenELrWv1lZw4JuMkMh/fy452Uv:mnAw2WWeFcfbP9VPSPMTSPL/rWvzq4Jf

Score

10^/10

darkcomet guest16_min discovery persistence rat trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkcomet

Botnet

Guest16_min

chememo1.no-ip.org:81

Mutex

DCMIN_MUTEX-7W4BBR2

Attributes

InstallPath
DCSCMIN\IMDCSC.exe
gencode
1xSDcZWTTQQQ
install
true
offline_keylogger
true
persistence
false
reg_key
DarkComet RAT

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\\DCSCMIN\\IMDCSC.exe"	JaffaCakes118_a1f5a8ee77c66ba3b74b55f37be7b5e5.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-1-5-21-2089655958-977706906-1981639424-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	JaffaCakes118_a1f5a8ee77c66ba3b74b55f37be7b5e5.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2376	IMDCSC.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-1-5-21-2089655958-977706906-1981639424-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\DarkComet RAT = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\Documents\\DCSCMIN\\IMDCSC.exe"	JaffaCakes118_a1f5a8ee77c66ba3b74b55f37be7b5e5.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	JaffaCakes118_a1f5a8ee77c66ba3b74b55f37be7b5e5.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	IMDCSC.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 48 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	64	JaffaCakes118_a1f5a8ee77c66ba3b74b55f37be7b5e5.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	64	JaffaCakes118_a1f5a8ee77c66ba3b74b55f37be7b5e5.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	64	JaffaCakes118_a1f5a8ee77c66ba3b74b55f37be7b5e5.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	64	JaffaCakes118_a1f5a8ee77c66ba3b74b55f37be7b5e5.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	64	JaffaCakes118_a1f5a8ee77c66ba3b74b55f37be7b5e5.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	64	JaffaCakes118_a1f5a8ee77c66ba3b74b55f37be7b5e5.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	64	JaffaCakes118_a1f5a8ee77c66ba3b74b55f37be7b5e5.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	64	JaffaCakes118_a1f5a8ee77c66ba3b74b55f37be7b5e5.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	64	JaffaCakes118_a1f5a8ee77c66ba3b74b55f37be7b5e5.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	64	JaffaCakes118_a1f5a8ee77c66ba3b74b55f37be7b5e5.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	64	JaffaCakes118_a1f5a8ee77c66ba3b74b55f37be7b5e5.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	64	JaffaCakes118_a1f5a8ee77c66ba3b74b55f37be7b5e5.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	64	JaffaCakes118_a1f5a8ee77c66ba3b74b55f37be7b5e5.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	64	JaffaCakes118_a1f5a8ee77c66ba3b74b55f37be7b5e5.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	64	JaffaCakes118_a1f5a8ee77c66ba3b74b55f37be7b5e5.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	64	JaffaCakes118_a1f5a8ee77c66ba3b74b55f37be7b5e5.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	64	JaffaCakes118_a1f5a8ee77c66ba3b74b55f37be7b5e5.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	64	JaffaCakes118_a1f5a8ee77c66ba3b74b55f37be7b5e5.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	64	JaffaCakes118_a1f5a8ee77c66ba3b74b55f37be7b5e5.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	64	JaffaCakes118_a1f5a8ee77c66ba3b74b55f37be7b5e5.exe
Token: 33	64	JaffaCakes118_a1f5a8ee77c66ba3b74b55f37be7b5e5.exe
Token: 34	64	JaffaCakes118_a1f5a8ee77c66ba3b74b55f37be7b5e5.exe
Token: 35	64	JaffaCakes118_a1f5a8ee77c66ba3b74b55f37be7b5e5.exe
Token: 36	64	JaffaCakes118_a1f5a8ee77c66ba3b74b55f37be7b5e5.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2376	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2376	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	2376	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2376	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	2376	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	2376	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	2376	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2376	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2376	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2376	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2376	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2376	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2376	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	2376	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	2376	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	2376	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	2376	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	2376	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	2376	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	2376	IMDCSC.exe
Token: 33	2376	IMDCSC.exe
Token: 34	2376	IMDCSC.exe
Token: 35	2376	IMDCSC.exe
Token: 36	2376	IMDCSC.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2376	IMDCSC.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 64 wrote to memory of 2376	64	JaffaCakes118_a1f5a8ee77c66ba3b74b55f37be7b5e5.exe	84
PID 64 wrote to memory of 2376	64	JaffaCakes118_a1f5a8ee77c66ba3b74b55f37be7b5e5.exe	84
PID 64 wrote to memory of 2376	64	JaffaCakes118_a1f5a8ee77c66ba3b74b55f37be7b5e5.exe	84

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_a1f5a8ee77c66ba3b74b55f37be7b5e5.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_a1f5a8ee77c66ba3b74b55f37be7b5e5.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:64
- C:\Users\Admin\Documents\DCSCMIN\IMDCSC.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\Documents\DCSCMIN\IMDCSC.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:2376

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\DCSCMIN\IMDCSC.exe

Filesize
660KB

MD5
a1f5a8ee77c66ba3b74b55f37be7b5e5

SHA1
33c06f5fc98557b20be2719eb6b167de5db97833

SHA256
7e6a4187c63b71f6e3ee87adeda48474a0d9787161e2d375d5c9e3a449c902f7

SHA512
fcd3db5feeeec9a1fe83b8c934d0a8dbf264cafdf7cbaf20084febccda09ae863d34c6819b00ef01e18b94bddec6f89217d25e60d0e1b9ec1c607cc3a234be81

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memory/64-0-0x00000000005B0000-0x00000000005B1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/64-12-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2376-18-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2376-20-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2376-14-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2376-16-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2376-17-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2376-13-0x0000000000600000-0x0000000000601000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2376-19-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2376-15-0x0000000000600000-0x0000000000601000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2376-21-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2376-22-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2376-23-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2376-24-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2376-25-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2376-26-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2376-27-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2376-28-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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