darkcomet | 3f360968208debe2e41ca60fd7900c68b91308bcfa27bc603a054e1de4032d51

Analysis

max time kernel
142s
max time network
140s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20241023-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20241023-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
06/02/2025, 14:58

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_ac7630a48e6db27c2a3023d640f9924f.exe
Size

720KB
MD5

ac7630a48e6db27c2a3023d640f9924f
SHA1

4e84a8adc5764bccf9ed3959d704fe23be2ef036
SHA256

3f360968208debe2e41ca60fd7900c68b91308bcfa27bc603a054e1de4032d51
SHA512

71ffb9a8508fc933e51fc8b638ffcfd48347d55580276ff4160d00e1fb3af2c22fd9a00bda083d6dceebf4e99e8ebdb97b57d40ea8bd83e6e5119707e03373ea
SSDEEP

12288:jrd1a2SRfuvVr74yAA4cVrkopwEzSW6pQIi3E8L33no5x/A6pfi5sqbviAh+XnCJ:V1aRmvF73Lltu5pQIi3tHazfimqGR3b

Score

10^/10

darkcomet forceop discovery persistence rat trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkcomet

Botnet

ForceOP

jclient.no-ip.org:16000

Mutex

DC_MUTEX-7U9FRE3

Attributes

InstallPath
MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
gencode
ozr8aPZuomMg
install
true
offline_keylogger
false
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_ac7630a48e6db27c2a3023d640f9924f.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1988	msdcsc.exe
2868	msdcsc.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2356	JaffaCakes118_ac7630a48e6db27c2a3023d640f9924f.exe
2356	JaffaCakes118_ac7630a48e6db27c2a3023d640f9924f.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-1-5-21-1163522206-1469769407-485553996-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MicroUpdate = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\Documents\\MSDCSC\\msdcsc.exe"	JaffaCakes118_ac7630a48e6db27c2a3023d640f9924f.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1720 set thread context of 2356	1720	JaffaCakes118_ac7630a48e6db27c2a3023d640f9924f.exe	30
PID 1988 set thread context of 2868	1988	msdcsc.exe	32

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 4 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_ac7630a48e6db27c2a3023d640f9924f.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_ac7630a48e6db27c2a3023d640f9924f.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	2356	JaffaCakes118_ac7630a48e6db27c2a3023d640f9924f.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2356	JaffaCakes118_ac7630a48e6db27c2a3023d640f9924f.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	2356	JaffaCakes118_ac7630a48e6db27c2a3023d640f9924f.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2356	JaffaCakes118_ac7630a48e6db27c2a3023d640f9924f.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	2356	JaffaCakes118_ac7630a48e6db27c2a3023d640f9924f.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	2356	JaffaCakes118_ac7630a48e6db27c2a3023d640f9924f.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	2356	JaffaCakes118_ac7630a48e6db27c2a3023d640f9924f.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2356	JaffaCakes118_ac7630a48e6db27c2a3023d640f9924f.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2356	JaffaCakes118_ac7630a48e6db27c2a3023d640f9924f.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2356	JaffaCakes118_ac7630a48e6db27c2a3023d640f9924f.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2356	JaffaCakes118_ac7630a48e6db27c2a3023d640f9924f.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2356	JaffaCakes118_ac7630a48e6db27c2a3023d640f9924f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2356	JaffaCakes118_ac7630a48e6db27c2a3023d640f9924f.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	2356	JaffaCakes118_ac7630a48e6db27c2a3023d640f9924f.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	2356	JaffaCakes118_ac7630a48e6db27c2a3023d640f9924f.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	2356	JaffaCakes118_ac7630a48e6db27c2a3023d640f9924f.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	2356	JaffaCakes118_ac7630a48e6db27c2a3023d640f9924f.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	2356	JaffaCakes118_ac7630a48e6db27c2a3023d640f9924f.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	2356	JaffaCakes118_ac7630a48e6db27c2a3023d640f9924f.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	2356	JaffaCakes118_ac7630a48e6db27c2a3023d640f9924f.exe
Token: 33	2356	JaffaCakes118_ac7630a48e6db27c2a3023d640f9924f.exe
Token: 34	2356	JaffaCakes118_ac7630a48e6db27c2a3023d640f9924f.exe
Token: 35	2356	JaffaCakes118_ac7630a48e6db27c2a3023d640f9924f.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2868	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2868	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	2868	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2868	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	2868	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	2868	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	2868	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2868	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2868	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2868	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2868	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2868	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2868	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	2868	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	2868	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	2868	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	2868	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	2868	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	2868	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	2868	msdcsc.exe
Token: 33	2868	msdcsc.exe
Token: 34	2868	msdcsc.exe
Token: 35	2868	msdcsc.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 30 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1720 wrote to memory of 2356	1720	JaffaCakes118_ac7630a48e6db27c2a3023d640f9924f.exe	30
PID 1720 wrote to memory of 2356	1720	JaffaCakes118_ac7630a48e6db27c2a3023d640f9924f.exe	30
PID 1720 wrote to memory of 2356	1720	JaffaCakes118_ac7630a48e6db27c2a3023d640f9924f.exe	30
PID 1720 wrote to memory of 2356	1720	JaffaCakes118_ac7630a48e6db27c2a3023d640f9924f.exe	30
PID 1720 wrote to memory of 2356	1720	JaffaCakes118_ac7630a48e6db27c2a3023d640f9924f.exe	30
PID 1720 wrote to memory of 2356	1720	JaffaCakes118_ac7630a48e6db27c2a3023d640f9924f.exe	30
PID 1720 wrote to memory of 2356	1720	JaffaCakes118_ac7630a48e6db27c2a3023d640f9924f.exe	30
PID 1720 wrote to memory of 2356	1720	JaffaCakes118_ac7630a48e6db27c2a3023d640f9924f.exe	30
PID 1720 wrote to memory of 2356	1720	JaffaCakes118_ac7630a48e6db27c2a3023d640f9924f.exe	30
PID 1720 wrote to memory of 2356	1720	JaffaCakes118_ac7630a48e6db27c2a3023d640f9924f.exe	30
PID 1720 wrote to memory of 2356	1720	JaffaCakes118_ac7630a48e6db27c2a3023d640f9924f.exe	30
PID 1720 wrote to memory of 2356	1720	JaffaCakes118_ac7630a48e6db27c2a3023d640f9924f.exe	30
PID 1720 wrote to memory of 2356	1720	JaffaCakes118_ac7630a48e6db27c2a3023d640f9924f.exe	30
PID 2356 wrote to memory of 1988	2356	JaffaCakes118_ac7630a48e6db27c2a3023d640f9924f.exe	31
PID 2356 wrote to memory of 1988	2356	JaffaCakes118_ac7630a48e6db27c2a3023d640f9924f.exe	31
PID 2356 wrote to memory of 1988	2356	JaffaCakes118_ac7630a48e6db27c2a3023d640f9924f.exe	31
PID 2356 wrote to memory of 1988	2356	JaffaCakes118_ac7630a48e6db27c2a3023d640f9924f.exe	31
PID 1988 wrote to memory of 2868	1988	msdcsc.exe	32
PID 1988 wrote to memory of 2868	1988	msdcsc.exe	32
PID 1988 wrote to memory of 2868	1988	msdcsc.exe	32
PID 1988 wrote to memory of 2868	1988	msdcsc.exe	32
PID 1988 wrote to memory of 2868	1988	msdcsc.exe	32
PID 1988 wrote to memory of 2868	1988	msdcsc.exe	32
PID 1988 wrote to memory of 2868	1988	msdcsc.exe	32
PID 1988 wrote to memory of 2868	1988	msdcsc.exe	32
PID 1988 wrote to memory of 2868	1988	msdcsc.exe	32
PID 1988 wrote to memory of 2868	1988	msdcsc.exe	32
PID 1988 wrote to memory of 2868	1988	msdcsc.exe	32
PID 1988 wrote to memory of 2868	1988	msdcsc.exe	32
PID 1988 wrote to memory of 2868	1988	msdcsc.exe	32

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_ac7630a48e6db27c2a3023d640f9924f.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_ac7630a48e6db27c2a3023d640f9924f.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1720
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_ac7630a48e6db27c2a3023d640f9924f.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_ac7630a48e6db27c2a3023d640f9924f.exe
  2⤵
  - 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:2356
- - C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1988
  - - C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2868

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
720KB

MD5
ac7630a48e6db27c2a3023d640f9924f

SHA1
4e84a8adc5764bccf9ed3959d704fe23be2ef036

SHA256
3f360968208debe2e41ca60fd7900c68b91308bcfa27bc603a054e1de4032d51

SHA512
71ffb9a8508fc933e51fc8b638ffcfd48347d55580276ff4160d00e1fb3af2c22fd9a00bda083d6dceebf4e99e8ebdb97b57d40ea8bd83e6e5119707e03373ea

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memory/1720-0-0x00000000002A0000-0x00000000002A4000-memory.dmp

Filesize
16KB

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memory/1988-35-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
728KB

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memory/2356-19-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2356-21-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2356-7-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2356-17-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2356-15-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2356-14-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2356-11-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2356-9-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2356-5-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2356-20-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2356-22-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2356-23-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2356-3-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2356-1-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2356-61-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2868-59-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2868-60-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2868-58-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2868-63-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2868-66-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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