darkcomet | 3f3be2c601c7ee51d244779e9d3a6f847c3fb1754dcf3caef0885d809d488e58

General

Target

JaffaCakes118_a5e22653e3058b0b804eef1f961ad398.exe
Size

1.1MB
MD5

a5e22653e3058b0b804eef1f961ad398
SHA1

bf634599868679a3c215aba59ae0040e867d3022
SHA256

3f3be2c601c7ee51d244779e9d3a6f847c3fb1754dcf3caef0885d809d488e58
SHA512

40e538627d1187008fdb1d6e27890d6ffb3b0d3e3005dfba3861169223c862e7484670fcee69b7b06b4b5675109365df2f4e8dce9ce628570e26b0a6a9721f13
SSDEEP

12288:Yl+aV+ZtWsMxXvl7lJ4d77ppwZP5b5Bkh9mU+o55avzAkIbSrzY8CtkU7Uw6G08w:E+SEcF3g/ppEtTprk6zwAtL1hiH3u1

Score

10^/10

darkcomet discovery persistence rat trojan

Malware Config

Signatures

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

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4864	svchost.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-1-5-21-4174397412-4125106315-2776226590-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Windows Defender = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\WSGaR.exe"	JaffaCakes118_a5e22653e3058b0b804eef1f961ad398.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4480 set thread context of 4864	4480	JaffaCakes118_a5e22653e3058b0b804eef1f961ad398.exe	92

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_a5e22653e3058b0b804eef1f961ad398.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 24 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	4864	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4864	svchost.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	4864	svchost.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	4864	svchost.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	4864	svchost.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	4864	svchost.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	4864	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4864	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4864	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4864	svchost.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4864	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4864	svchost.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4864	svchost.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	4864	svchost.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	4864	svchost.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	4864	svchost.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	4864	svchost.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	4864	svchost.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	4864	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	4864	svchost.exe
Token: 33	4864	svchost.exe
Token: 34	4864	svchost.exe
Token: 35	4864	svchost.exe
Token: 36	4864	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4864	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 14 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4480 wrote to memory of 4864	4480	JaffaCakes118_a5e22653e3058b0b804eef1f961ad398.exe	92
PID 4480 wrote to memory of 4864	4480	JaffaCakes118_a5e22653e3058b0b804eef1f961ad398.exe	92
PID 4480 wrote to memory of 4864	4480	JaffaCakes118_a5e22653e3058b0b804eef1f961ad398.exe	92
PID 4480 wrote to memory of 4864	4480	JaffaCakes118_a5e22653e3058b0b804eef1f961ad398.exe	92
PID 4480 wrote to memory of 4864	4480	JaffaCakes118_a5e22653e3058b0b804eef1f961ad398.exe	92
PID 4480 wrote to memory of 4864	4480	JaffaCakes118_a5e22653e3058b0b804eef1f961ad398.exe	92
PID 4480 wrote to memory of 4864	4480	JaffaCakes118_a5e22653e3058b0b804eef1f961ad398.exe	92
PID 4480 wrote to memory of 4864	4480	JaffaCakes118_a5e22653e3058b0b804eef1f961ad398.exe	92
PID 4480 wrote to memory of 4864	4480	JaffaCakes118_a5e22653e3058b0b804eef1f961ad398.exe	92
PID 4480 wrote to memory of 4864	4480	JaffaCakes118_a5e22653e3058b0b804eef1f961ad398.exe	92
PID 4480 wrote to memory of 4864	4480	JaffaCakes118_a5e22653e3058b0b804eef1f961ad398.exe	92
PID 4480 wrote to memory of 4864	4480	JaffaCakes118_a5e22653e3058b0b804eef1f961ad398.exe	92
PID 4480 wrote to memory of 4864	4480	JaffaCakes118_a5e22653e3058b0b804eef1f961ad398.exe	92
PID 4480 wrote to memory of 4864	4480	JaffaCakes118_a5e22653e3058b0b804eef1f961ad398.exe	92

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_a5e22653e3058b0b804eef1f961ad398.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_a5e22653e3058b0b804eef1f961ad398.exe"
1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4480
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchost.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchost.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:4864

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchost.exe

Filesize
34KB

MD5
e118330b4629b12368d91b9df6488be0

SHA1
ce90218c7e3b90df2a3409ec253048bb6472c2fd

SHA256
3a0f2936b8c45e8ba3458d69d7859a63844469e698652e15fb56639d32f40cc9

SHA512
ac91c04cb20223dbaaf594440cb778dff36e857921be427c8528ba4c6cdb3e8bf8e71e1ae8af7bde9c04ff5b97b379231625bc1a2b66aba2f98cd340cd8a94b0

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memory/4480-18-0x0000000074F40000-0x00000000754F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/4480-1-0x0000000074F40000-0x00000000754F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/4480-2-0x0000000074F40000-0x00000000754F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/4480-0-0x0000000074F42000-0x0000000074F43000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/4864-16-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
780KB

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memory/4864-22-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
780KB

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memory/4864-11-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
780KB

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memory/4864-14-0x00000000025C0000-0x00000000025C1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/4864-15-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
780KB

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memory/4864-17-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
780KB

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memory/4864-8-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
780KB

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memory/4864-5-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
780KB

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memory/4864-19-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
780KB

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memory/4864-20-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
780KB

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memory/4864-21-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
780KB

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memory/4864-9-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
780KB

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memory/4864-23-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
780KB

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memory/4864-24-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
780KB

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memory/4864-25-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
780KB

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memory/4864-26-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
780KB

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memory/4864-27-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
780KB

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memory/4864-28-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
780KB

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memory/4864-29-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
780KB

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memory/4864-30-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
780KB

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memory/4864-31-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
780KB

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memory/4864-32-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
780KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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