darkcomet | 2d2cb66feb848fd2242d7876f4914fa8f4ac7793ba7f416d17fa3d93deaa0fba

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
118s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20241010-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20241010-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
07/02/2025, 08:45

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_b52bb7d593fdfefbf59e3bf21e1b3853.exe
Size

629KB
MD5

b52bb7d593fdfefbf59e3bf21e1b3853
SHA1

247912905107a9a2d0e540f6c026d8fc29d3d480
SHA256

2d2cb66feb848fd2242d7876f4914fa8f4ac7793ba7f416d17fa3d93deaa0fba
SHA512

12ea4eb359dbce559d1a62d42d923f01dc320325e62a9c3befc1ee52ce2e5dd43d45b1e781e121b1ba73c1876b10231b54f5500b05225861471a474a630917ac
SSDEEP

12288:DB0hps3/cUseAZUhmqe77j9ab1Xirk+LGghVgZRYbfwE:DOhO9GZQmqexabYr5L1PgYboE

Score

10^/10

darkcomet guest16_min discovery persistence rat trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkcomet

Botnet

Guest16_min

127.0.0.1:1604

Mutex

DCMIN_MUTEX-5QQ6WPK

Attributes

InstallPath
DCSCMIN\IMDCSC.exe
gencode
JLHXAKF5YbYE
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_b52bb7d593fdfefbf59e3bf21e1b3853.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2856	IMDCSC.exe
2868	IMDCSC.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2144	JaffaCakes118_b52bb7d593fdfefbf59e3bf21e1b3853.exe
2144	JaffaCakes118_b52bb7d593fdfefbf59e3bf21e1b3853.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-1-5-21-2039016743-699959520-214465309-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\DarkComet RAT = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\Documents\\DCSCMIN\\IMDCSC.exe"	JaffaCakes118_b52bb7d593fdfefbf59e3bf21e1b3853.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2100 set thread context of 2144	2100	JaffaCakes118_b52bb7d593fdfefbf59e3bf21e1b3853.exe	30
PID 2856 set thread context of 2868	2856	IMDCSC.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_b52bb7d593fdfefbf59e3bf21e1b3853.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_b52bb7d593fdfefbf59e3bf21e1b3853.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	IMDCSC.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	IMDCSC.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 48 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2100	JaffaCakes118_b52bb7d593fdfefbf59e3bf21e1b3853.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2144	JaffaCakes118_b52bb7d593fdfefbf59e3bf21e1b3853.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2144	JaffaCakes118_b52bb7d593fdfefbf59e3bf21e1b3853.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	2144	JaffaCakes118_b52bb7d593fdfefbf59e3bf21e1b3853.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2144	JaffaCakes118_b52bb7d593fdfefbf59e3bf21e1b3853.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	2144	JaffaCakes118_b52bb7d593fdfefbf59e3bf21e1b3853.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	2144	JaffaCakes118_b52bb7d593fdfefbf59e3bf21e1b3853.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	2144	JaffaCakes118_b52bb7d593fdfefbf59e3bf21e1b3853.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2144	JaffaCakes118_b52bb7d593fdfefbf59e3bf21e1b3853.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2144	JaffaCakes118_b52bb7d593fdfefbf59e3bf21e1b3853.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2144	JaffaCakes118_b52bb7d593fdfefbf59e3bf21e1b3853.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2144	JaffaCakes118_b52bb7d593fdfefbf59e3bf21e1b3853.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2144	JaffaCakes118_b52bb7d593fdfefbf59e3bf21e1b3853.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2144	JaffaCakes118_b52bb7d593fdfefbf59e3bf21e1b3853.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	2144	JaffaCakes118_b52bb7d593fdfefbf59e3bf21e1b3853.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	2144	JaffaCakes118_b52bb7d593fdfefbf59e3bf21e1b3853.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	2144	JaffaCakes118_b52bb7d593fdfefbf59e3bf21e1b3853.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	2144	JaffaCakes118_b52bb7d593fdfefbf59e3bf21e1b3853.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	2144	JaffaCakes118_b52bb7d593fdfefbf59e3bf21e1b3853.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	2144	JaffaCakes118_b52bb7d593fdfefbf59e3bf21e1b3853.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	2144	JaffaCakes118_b52bb7d593fdfefbf59e3bf21e1b3853.exe
Token: 33	2144	JaffaCakes118_b52bb7d593fdfefbf59e3bf21e1b3853.exe
Token: 34	2144	JaffaCakes118_b52bb7d593fdfefbf59e3bf21e1b3853.exe
Token: 35	2144	JaffaCakes118_b52bb7d593fdfefbf59e3bf21e1b3853.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2856	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2868	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2868	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	2868	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2868	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	2868	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	2868	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	2868	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2868	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2868	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2868	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2868	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2868	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2868	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	2868	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	2868	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	2868	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	2868	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	2868	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	2868	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	2868	IMDCSC.exe
Token: 33	2868	IMDCSC.exe
Token: 34	2868	IMDCSC.exe
Token: 35	2868	IMDCSC.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2868	IMDCSC.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 30 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 2144	2100	JaffaCakes118_b52bb7d593fdfefbf59e3bf21e1b3853.exe	30
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 2144	2100	JaffaCakes118_b52bb7d593fdfefbf59e3bf21e1b3853.exe	30
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 2144	2100	JaffaCakes118_b52bb7d593fdfefbf59e3bf21e1b3853.exe	30
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 2144	2100	JaffaCakes118_b52bb7d593fdfefbf59e3bf21e1b3853.exe	30
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 2144	2100	JaffaCakes118_b52bb7d593fdfefbf59e3bf21e1b3853.exe	30
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 2144	2100	JaffaCakes118_b52bb7d593fdfefbf59e3bf21e1b3853.exe	30
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 2144	2100	JaffaCakes118_b52bb7d593fdfefbf59e3bf21e1b3853.exe	30
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 2144	2100	JaffaCakes118_b52bb7d593fdfefbf59e3bf21e1b3853.exe	30
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 2144	2100	JaffaCakes118_b52bb7d593fdfefbf59e3bf21e1b3853.exe	30
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 2144	2100	JaffaCakes118_b52bb7d593fdfefbf59e3bf21e1b3853.exe	30
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 2144	2100	JaffaCakes118_b52bb7d593fdfefbf59e3bf21e1b3853.exe	30
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 2144	2100	JaffaCakes118_b52bb7d593fdfefbf59e3bf21e1b3853.exe	30
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 2144	2100	JaffaCakes118_b52bb7d593fdfefbf59e3bf21e1b3853.exe	30
PID 2144 wrote to memory of 2856	2144	JaffaCakes118_b52bb7d593fdfefbf59e3bf21e1b3853.exe	31
PID 2144 wrote to memory of 2856	2144	JaffaCakes118_b52bb7d593fdfefbf59e3bf21e1b3853.exe	31
PID 2144 wrote to memory of 2856	2144	JaffaCakes118_b52bb7d593fdfefbf59e3bf21e1b3853.exe	31
PID 2144 wrote to memory of 2856	2144	JaffaCakes118_b52bb7d593fdfefbf59e3bf21e1b3853.exe	31
PID 2856 wrote to memory of 2868	2856	IMDCSC.exe	32
PID 2856 wrote to memory of 2868	2856	IMDCSC.exe	32
PID 2856 wrote to memory of 2868	2856	IMDCSC.exe	32
PID 2856 wrote to memory of 2868	2856	IMDCSC.exe	32
PID 2856 wrote to memory of 2868	2856	IMDCSC.exe	32
PID 2856 wrote to memory of 2868	2856	IMDCSC.exe	32
PID 2856 wrote to memory of 2868	2856	IMDCSC.exe	32
PID 2856 wrote to memory of 2868	2856	IMDCSC.exe	32
PID 2856 wrote to memory of 2868	2856	IMDCSC.exe	32
PID 2856 wrote to memory of 2868	2856	IMDCSC.exe	32
PID 2856 wrote to memory of 2868	2856	IMDCSC.exe	32
PID 2856 wrote to memory of 2868	2856	IMDCSC.exe	32
PID 2856 wrote to memory of 2868	2856	IMDCSC.exe	32

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_b52bb7d593fdfefbf59e3bf21e1b3853.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_b52bb7d593fdfefbf59e3bf21e1b3853.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2100
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_b52bb7d593fdfefbf59e3bf21e1b3853.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_b52bb7d593fdfefbf59e3bf21e1b3853.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:2144
- - C:\Users\Admin\Documents\DCSCMIN\IMDCSC.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\Documents\DCSCMIN\IMDCSC.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2856
  - - C:\Users\Admin\Documents\DCSCMIN\IMDCSC.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\Documents\DCSCMIN\IMDCSC.exe
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      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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\Users\Admin\Documents\DCSCMIN\IMDCSC.exe

Filesize
629KB

MD5
b52bb7d593fdfefbf59e3bf21e1b3853

SHA1
247912905107a9a2d0e540f6c026d8fc29d3d480

SHA256
2d2cb66feb848fd2242d7876f4914fa8f4ac7793ba7f416d17fa3d93deaa0fba

SHA512
12ea4eb359dbce559d1a62d42d923f01dc320325e62a9c3befc1ee52ce2e5dd43d45b1e781e121b1ba73c1876b10231b54f5500b05225861471a474a630917ac

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memory/2100-19-0x0000000074A00000-0x0000000074FAB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2100-1-0x0000000074A00000-0x0000000074FAB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2100-0-0x0000000074A01000-0x0000000074A02000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2144-21-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2144-9-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2144-13-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2144-11-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2144-7-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2144-16-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2144-20-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2144-17-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2144-18-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2144-4-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2144-5-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2144-3-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2144-12-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2144-14-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2144-37-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2856-33-0x0000000074330000-0x00000000748DB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2856-34-0x0000000074330000-0x00000000748DB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2856-32-0x0000000074331000-0x0000000074332000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2856-57-0x0000000074330000-0x00000000748DB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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

Filesize
712KB

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

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2868-56-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2868-55-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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

Filesize
712KB

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memory/2868-61-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-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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memory/2868-73-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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