darkcomet | 18dbc083f5602407dfe76b2d2649895ccd786af4a3068506d54463b3faaa15e0

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
149s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20250129-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250129-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
submitted
07/02/2025, 00:04

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_b0c0b4a1913c57d54e3c06ba148838f3.exe
Size

302KB
MD5

b0c0b4a1913c57d54e3c06ba148838f3
SHA1

778e7cab50fbea1e9cd011d57af6fd879ecfee13
SHA256

18dbc083f5602407dfe76b2d2649895ccd786af4a3068506d54463b3faaa15e0
SHA512

91c59bf0084b44313338bce55aa7a24532eb4c697e6696712880e32f54652a4d99cd8b15364e9c7a5ba5834b9631460a2c12eaaa8e680d85736b4fbbf6a0aaac
SSDEEP

6144:kMmdZk09v+8MGSl9P/75ggARi+UF5SGUc7lGZpeBBi8dPIJGeZwIY3s9KTUcEMsg:kMJ09v+8sLPf0oDUcphIPqjqqxJSs

Score

10^/10

darkcomet test discovery persistence rat trojan upx

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkcomet

Botnet

Test

runescapeman500.no-ip.org:123

Mutex

DC_MUTEX-3RZSAWA

Attributes

gencode
QHQQNJbtSqQQ
install
false
offline_keylogger
true
persistence
false

Signatures

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

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 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-1-5-21-4003209913-3868522715-854928974-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	JaffaCakes118_b0c0b4a1913c57d54e3c06ba148838f3.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4003209913-3868522715-854928974-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	InteliTrace.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1616	InteliTrace.exe
1148	SearchFillterHost.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-1-5-21-4003209913-3868522715-854928974-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Microsoft® Windows® Operating System = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Templates\\InteliTrace.exe"	InteliTrace.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 432 set thread context of 3884	432	JaffaCakes118_b0c0b4a1913c57d54e3c06ba148838f3.exe	97
PID 1148 set thread context of 4292	1148	SearchFillterHost.exe	102

UPX packed file 7 IoCs

Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/3884-9-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3884-10-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3884-11-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3884-13-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3884-12-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3884-15-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3884-16-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp	upx

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 5 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_b0c0b4a1913c57d54e3c06ba148838f3.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	AppLaunch.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	InteliTrace.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	SearchFillterHost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	AppLaunch.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs

pid	Process
432	JaffaCakes118_b0c0b4a1913c57d54e3c06ba148838f3.exe
432	JaffaCakes118_b0c0b4a1913c57d54e3c06ba148838f3.exe
1616	InteliTrace.exe
432	JaffaCakes118_b0c0b4a1913c57d54e3c06ba148838f3.exe
432	JaffaCakes118_b0c0b4a1913c57d54e3c06ba148838f3.exe
432	JaffaCakes118_b0c0b4a1913c57d54e3c06ba148838f3.exe
432	JaffaCakes118_b0c0b4a1913c57d54e3c06ba148838f3.exe
432	JaffaCakes118_b0c0b4a1913c57d54e3c06ba148838f3.exe
1616	InteliTrace.exe
432	JaffaCakes118_b0c0b4a1913c57d54e3c06ba148838f3.exe
432	JaffaCakes118_b0c0b4a1913c57d54e3c06ba148838f3.exe
1616	InteliTrace.exe
1616	InteliTrace.exe
432	JaffaCakes118_b0c0b4a1913c57d54e3c06ba148838f3.exe
432	JaffaCakes118_b0c0b4a1913c57d54e3c06ba148838f3.exe
1616	InteliTrace.exe
432	JaffaCakes118_b0c0b4a1913c57d54e3c06ba148838f3.exe
1616	InteliTrace.exe
432	JaffaCakes118_b0c0b4a1913c57d54e3c06ba148838f3.exe
1616	InteliTrace.exe
432	JaffaCakes118_b0c0b4a1913c57d54e3c06ba148838f3.exe
1616	InteliTrace.exe
1616	InteliTrace.exe
432	JaffaCakes118_b0c0b4a1913c57d54e3c06ba148838f3.exe
1616	InteliTrace.exe
432	JaffaCakes118_b0c0b4a1913c57d54e3c06ba148838f3.exe
1616	InteliTrace.exe
432	JaffaCakes118_b0c0b4a1913c57d54e3c06ba148838f3.exe
432	JaffaCakes118_b0c0b4a1913c57d54e3c06ba148838f3.exe
1616	InteliTrace.exe
1616	InteliTrace.exe
432	JaffaCakes118_b0c0b4a1913c57d54e3c06ba148838f3.exe
1616	InteliTrace.exe
432	JaffaCakes118_b0c0b4a1913c57d54e3c06ba148838f3.exe
432	JaffaCakes118_b0c0b4a1913c57d54e3c06ba148838f3.exe
1616	InteliTrace.exe
432	JaffaCakes118_b0c0b4a1913c57d54e3c06ba148838f3.exe
1616	InteliTrace.exe
1616	InteliTrace.exe
432	JaffaCakes118_b0c0b4a1913c57d54e3c06ba148838f3.exe
1616	InteliTrace.exe
432	JaffaCakes118_b0c0b4a1913c57d54e3c06ba148838f3.exe
1616	InteliTrace.exe
432	JaffaCakes118_b0c0b4a1913c57d54e3c06ba148838f3.exe
1616	InteliTrace.exe
432	JaffaCakes118_b0c0b4a1913c57d54e3c06ba148838f3.exe
1616	InteliTrace.exe
432	JaffaCakes118_b0c0b4a1913c57d54e3c06ba148838f3.exe
1616	InteliTrace.exe
432	JaffaCakes118_b0c0b4a1913c57d54e3c06ba148838f3.exe
1616	InteliTrace.exe
432	JaffaCakes118_b0c0b4a1913c57d54e3c06ba148838f3.exe
1616	InteliTrace.exe
432	JaffaCakes118_b0c0b4a1913c57d54e3c06ba148838f3.exe
432	JaffaCakes118_b0c0b4a1913c57d54e3c06ba148838f3.exe
1616	InteliTrace.exe
1616	InteliTrace.exe
432	JaffaCakes118_b0c0b4a1913c57d54e3c06ba148838f3.exe
432	JaffaCakes118_b0c0b4a1913c57d54e3c06ba148838f3.exe
1616	InteliTrace.exe
1616	InteliTrace.exe
432	JaffaCakes118_b0c0b4a1913c57d54e3c06ba148838f3.exe
1616	InteliTrace.exe
432	JaffaCakes118_b0c0b4a1913c57d54e3c06ba148838f3.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 51 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	432	JaffaCakes118_b0c0b4a1913c57d54e3c06ba148838f3.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	3884	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3884	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	3884	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	3884	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	3884	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	3884	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	3884	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3884	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3884	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3884	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3884	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3884	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3884	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	3884	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	3884	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	3884	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	3884	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	3884	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	3884	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	3884	AppLaunch.exe
Token: 33	3884	AppLaunch.exe
Token: 34	3884	AppLaunch.exe
Token: 35	3884	AppLaunch.exe
Token: 36	3884	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1616	InteliTrace.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1148	SearchFillterHost.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	4292	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4292	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	4292	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	4292	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	4292	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	4292	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	4292	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4292	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4292	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4292	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4292	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4292	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4292	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	4292	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	4292	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	4292	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	4292	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	4292	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	4292	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	4292	AppLaunch.exe
Token: 33	4292	AppLaunch.exe
Token: 34	4292	AppLaunch.exe
Token: 35	4292	AppLaunch.exe
Token: 36	4292	AppLaunch.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3884	AppLaunch.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 22 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 432 wrote to memory of 3884	432	JaffaCakes118_b0c0b4a1913c57d54e3c06ba148838f3.exe	97
PID 432 wrote to memory of 3884	432	JaffaCakes118_b0c0b4a1913c57d54e3c06ba148838f3.exe	97
PID 432 wrote to memory of 3884	432	JaffaCakes118_b0c0b4a1913c57d54e3c06ba148838f3.exe	97
PID 432 wrote to memory of 3884	432	JaffaCakes118_b0c0b4a1913c57d54e3c06ba148838f3.exe	97
PID 432 wrote to memory of 3884	432	JaffaCakes118_b0c0b4a1913c57d54e3c06ba148838f3.exe	97
PID 432 wrote to memory of 3884	432	JaffaCakes118_b0c0b4a1913c57d54e3c06ba148838f3.exe	97
PID 432 wrote to memory of 3884	432	JaffaCakes118_b0c0b4a1913c57d54e3c06ba148838f3.exe	97
PID 432 wrote to memory of 3884	432	JaffaCakes118_b0c0b4a1913c57d54e3c06ba148838f3.exe	97
PID 432 wrote to memory of 1616	432	JaffaCakes118_b0c0b4a1913c57d54e3c06ba148838f3.exe	98
PID 432 wrote to memory of 1616	432	JaffaCakes118_b0c0b4a1913c57d54e3c06ba148838f3.exe	98
PID 432 wrote to memory of 1616	432	JaffaCakes118_b0c0b4a1913c57d54e3c06ba148838f3.exe	98
PID 1616 wrote to memory of 1148	1616	InteliTrace.exe	99
PID 1616 wrote to memory of 1148	1616	InteliTrace.exe	99
PID 1616 wrote to memory of 1148	1616	InteliTrace.exe	99
PID 1148 wrote to memory of 4292	1148	SearchFillterHost.exe	102
PID 1148 wrote to memory of 4292	1148	SearchFillterHost.exe	102
PID 1148 wrote to memory of 4292	1148	SearchFillterHost.exe	102
PID 1148 wrote to memory of 4292	1148	SearchFillterHost.exe	102
PID 1148 wrote to memory of 4292	1148	SearchFillterHost.exe	102
PID 1148 wrote to memory of 4292	1148	SearchFillterHost.exe	102
PID 1148 wrote to memory of 4292	1148	SearchFillterHost.exe	102
PID 1148 wrote to memory of 4292	1148	SearchFillterHost.exe	102

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_b0c0b4a1913c57d54e3c06ba148838f3.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_b0c0b4a1913c57d54e3c06ba148838f3.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:432
- C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\AppLaunch.exe
  C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\AppLaunch.exe
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:3884
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\InteliTrace.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\InteliTrace.exe"
  2⤵
  - Checks computer location settings
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1616
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SearchFillterHost.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SearchFillterHost.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1148
  - - C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\AppLaunch.exe
      C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\AppLaunch.exe
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4292

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

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

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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Downloads

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

Filesize
302KB

MD5
b0c0b4a1913c57d54e3c06ba148838f3

SHA1
778e7cab50fbea1e9cd011d57af6fd879ecfee13

SHA256
18dbc083f5602407dfe76b2d2649895ccd786af4a3068506d54463b3faaa15e0

SHA512
91c59bf0084b44313338bce55aa7a24532eb4c697e6696712880e32f54652a4d99cd8b15364e9c7a5ba5834b9631460a2c12eaaa8e680d85736b4fbbf6a0aaac

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\InteliTrace.exe

Filesize
11KB

MD5
82274e023841b436b2e9712a440207af

SHA1
aeb58de5109e196f7ff32f6c6ca6310b1c345b76

SHA256
00aaefeef165468c1d803cef232ec42ba587577c8fa0975e81add916f78960cc

SHA512
5ceabbcffe9ea04084e56d51d733d99ab71b9a83585b7f8d342bf4d2a6488f82b0387fc2f472f48b77edd7f63a73c674718690bb6d3d8f1253ccb0b907477abc

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memory/432-1-0x00000000749D0000-0x0000000074F81000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/432-2-0x00000000749D0000-0x0000000074F81000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/432-7-0x00000000749D2000-0x00000000749D3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/432-8-0x00000000749D0000-0x0000000074F81000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/432-0-0x00000000749D2000-0x00000000749D3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1616-34-0x00000000749D0000-0x0000000074F81000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1616-33-0x00000000749D2000-0x00000000749D3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1616-29-0x00000000749D0000-0x0000000074F81000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1616-28-0x00000000749D0000-0x0000000074F81000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1616-27-0x00000000749D2000-0x00000000749D3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3884-9-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/3884-16-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/3884-15-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/3884-14-0x0000000002180000-0x0000000002181000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3884-12-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/3884-13-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/3884-32-0x0000000002180000-0x0000000002181000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3884-11-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/3884-10-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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