darkcomet | 622b1dc21a2b5fa17f57c1eb58efdc3b229c46e19e3a2889fd7e4647a3a62085

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
152s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20250207-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250207-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
submitted
09/02/2025, 09:38

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General

Target

Glitcher.exe
Size

298KB
MD5

76d364977e9ef469509ec532c09c9698
SHA1

40cb6b4f077b82ed90d0171e55fb82f6a0e1e3f8
SHA256

82d744058aa26da7cd978b380ef3788f2cc15f259e1de3dee4cae4ea2d3832d4
SHA512

db42fce0ca1928a8476974e8741ead4b1cc09791f1c9ee158a59076140fec221660eba2a5bee7d44216c31cb2d1152ab9c35c4aa7993474c2c9ca91022ab21d1
SSDEEP

6144:hTVYZrJIDC+pKSXrfoI465QPUnDfFSYO8G+WbkIZ1D/iFPxF:EsCiKuoATXbG+WbHD6F5F

Score

10^/10

darkcomet glitch discovery persistence rat trojan upx

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkcomet

Botnet

Glitch

ikubla4r.no-ip.org:69

Mutex

DC_MUTEX-YFYVUMV

Attributes

gencode
g6qsN7GweQjy
install
false
offline_keylogger
true
persistence
false

rc4.plain

Signatures

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

Downloads MZ/PE file 1 IoCs

flow	pid	Process
49	4136	Process not Found

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-1-5-21-705198581-2062733989-3666524522-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	Glitcher.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-705198581-2062733989-3666524522-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	shfusion.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1068	shfusion.exe
2324	netiomig.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-1-5-21-705198581-2062733989-3666524522-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Microsoft® Windows® Operating System = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Templates\\shfusion.exe"	shfusion.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2348 set thread context of 3304	2348	Glitcher.exe	88
PID 2324 set thread context of 1020	2324	netiomig.exe	92

UPX packed file 7 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/3304-7-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3304-8-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3304-9-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3304-10-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3304-11-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3304-14-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3304-13-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-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 6 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	MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Glitcher.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	AppLaunch.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	shfusion.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	netiomig.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	AppLaunch.exe

System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

discovery

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

pid	Process
3388	MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs

pid	Process
2348	Glitcher.exe
1068	shfusion.exe
2348	Glitcher.exe
2348	Glitcher.exe
2348	Glitcher.exe
2348	Glitcher.exe
2324	netiomig.exe
1068	shfusion.exe
2348	Glitcher.exe
2324	netiomig.exe
2348	Glitcher.exe
1068	shfusion.exe
2324	netiomig.exe
1068	shfusion.exe
2348	Glitcher.exe
2324	netiomig.exe
1068	shfusion.exe
2348	Glitcher.exe
2324	netiomig.exe
2348	Glitcher.exe
1068	shfusion.exe
2324	netiomig.exe
2348	Glitcher.exe
1068	shfusion.exe
2324	netiomig.exe
2348	Glitcher.exe
1068	shfusion.exe
2324	netiomig.exe
1068	shfusion.exe
2348	Glitcher.exe
2324	netiomig.exe
2348	Glitcher.exe
1068	shfusion.exe
2324	netiomig.exe
1068	shfusion.exe
2348	Glitcher.exe
2324	netiomig.exe
1068	shfusion.exe
2348	Glitcher.exe
2324	netiomig.exe
1068	shfusion.exe
2348	Glitcher.exe
2324	netiomig.exe
1068	shfusion.exe
2348	Glitcher.exe
2324	netiomig.exe
1068	shfusion.exe
2348	Glitcher.exe
2324	netiomig.exe
2348	Glitcher.exe
1068	shfusion.exe
2324	netiomig.exe
1068	shfusion.exe
2348	Glitcher.exe
2324	netiomig.exe
1068	shfusion.exe
2348	Glitcher.exe
2324	netiomig.exe
1068	shfusion.exe
2348	Glitcher.exe
2324	netiomig.exe
1068	shfusion.exe
2348	Glitcher.exe
2324	netiomig.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 51 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2348	Glitcher.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	3304	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3304	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	3304	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	3304	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	3304	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	3304	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	3304	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3304	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3304	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3304	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3304	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3304	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3304	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	3304	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	3304	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	3304	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	3304	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	3304	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	3304	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	3304	AppLaunch.exe
Token: 33	3304	AppLaunch.exe
Token: 34	3304	AppLaunch.exe
Token: 35	3304	AppLaunch.exe
Token: 36	3304	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1068	shfusion.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2324	netiomig.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	1020	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1020	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	1020	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	1020	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	1020	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	1020	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	1020	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1020	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1020	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1020	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1020	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1020	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1020	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	1020	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	1020	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	1020	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	1020	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	1020	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	1020	AppLaunch.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	1020	AppLaunch.exe
Token: 33	1020	AppLaunch.exe
Token: 34	1020	AppLaunch.exe
Token: 35	1020	AppLaunch.exe
Token: 36	1020	AppLaunch.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3304	AppLaunch.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 22 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2348 wrote to memory of 3304	2348	Glitcher.exe	88
PID 2348 wrote to memory of 3304	2348	Glitcher.exe	88
PID 2348 wrote to memory of 3304	2348	Glitcher.exe	88
PID 2348 wrote to memory of 3304	2348	Glitcher.exe	88
PID 2348 wrote to memory of 3304	2348	Glitcher.exe	88
PID 2348 wrote to memory of 3304	2348	Glitcher.exe	88
PID 2348 wrote to memory of 3304	2348	Glitcher.exe	88
PID 2348 wrote to memory of 3304	2348	Glitcher.exe	88
PID 2348 wrote to memory of 1068	2348	Glitcher.exe	90
PID 2348 wrote to memory of 1068	2348	Glitcher.exe	90
PID 2348 wrote to memory of 1068	2348	Glitcher.exe	90
PID 1068 wrote to memory of 2324	1068	shfusion.exe	91
PID 1068 wrote to memory of 2324	1068	shfusion.exe	91
PID 1068 wrote to memory of 2324	1068	shfusion.exe	91
PID 2324 wrote to memory of 1020	2324	netiomig.exe	92
PID 2324 wrote to memory of 1020	2324	netiomig.exe	92
PID 2324 wrote to memory of 1020	2324	netiomig.exe	92
PID 2324 wrote to memory of 1020	2324	netiomig.exe	92
PID 2324 wrote to memory of 1020	2324	netiomig.exe	92
PID 2324 wrote to memory of 1020	2324	netiomig.exe	92
PID 2324 wrote to memory of 1020	2324	netiomig.exe	92
PID 2324 wrote to memory of 1020	2324	netiomig.exe	92

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Glitcher.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Glitcher.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:2348
- 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:3304
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\shfusion.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\shfusion.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:1068
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\netiomig.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\netiomig.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2324
  - - 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:1020

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe" /ping 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-PGFwcCBhcHBpZD0iezhBNjlEMzQ1LUQ1NjQtNDYzYy1BRkYxLUE2OUQ5RTUzMEY5Nn0iIHZlcnNpb249IjEyMy4wLjYzMTIuMTIzIiBuZXh0dmVyc2lvbj0iIiBsYW5nPSJlbiIgYnJhbmQ9IkdHTFMiIGNsaWVudD0iIiBpbnN0YWxsYWdlPSIyIiBpbnN0YWxsZGF0ZXRpbWU9IjE3Mzg5NDU4NjAiIG9vYmVfaW5zdGFsbF90aW1lPSIxMzM4MzQxODIxNjMwOTAwMDAiPjxldmVudCBldmVudHR5cGU9IjMxIiBldmVudHJlc3VsdD0iMSIgZXJyb3Jjb2RlPSIwIiBleHRyYWNvZGUxPSIyMTc5ODYyIiBzeXN0ZW1fdXB0aW1lX3RpY2tzPSI0OTgzOTc1MjU4Ii8-PC9hcHA-PC9yZXF1ZXN0Pg
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
PID:3388

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

System Network Configuration Discovery

T1016

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

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

Filesize
298KB

MD5
76d364977e9ef469509ec532c09c9698

SHA1
40cb6b4f077b82ed90d0171e55fb82f6a0e1e3f8

SHA256
82d744058aa26da7cd978b380ef3788f2cc15f259e1de3dee4cae4ea2d3832d4

SHA512
db42fce0ca1928a8476974e8741ead4b1cc09791f1c9ee158a59076140fec221660eba2a5bee7d44216c31cb2d1152ab9c35c4aa7993474c2c9ca91022ab21d1

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

Filesize
10KB

MD5
e659bd9050407783a97a575b126a64a4

SHA1
125c7ad009ccdacb1b99241620d82c333784eaf1

SHA256
86a56e96e63249365b5e2e96d987b67b290b56e833d8a73a94e7f304449ba596

SHA512
f1f826e8b2b06451bf0b3114f4df42f2da04c3a29e7567d22f766147b478ae68d012aac07f8c649eaf086ebdd1cf8fa953984c1386f1ab4575fd44ef7aff3134

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memory/1068-39-0x0000000074790000-0x0000000074D41000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1068-26-0x0000000074790000-0x0000000074D41000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1068-38-0x0000000074792000-0x0000000074793000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1068-27-0x0000000074790000-0x0000000074D41000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1068-25-0x0000000074792000-0x0000000074793000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2348-0-0x0000000074792000-0x0000000074793000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2348-37-0x0000000074790000-0x0000000074D41000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2348-36-0x0000000074790000-0x0000000074D41000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2348-35-0x0000000074792000-0x0000000074793000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2348-2-0x0000000074790000-0x0000000074D41000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2348-1-0x0000000074790000-0x0000000074D41000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/3304-9-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/3304-13-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/3304-14-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/3304-12-0x0000000000B20000-0x0000000000B21000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3304-11-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/3304-10-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/3304-8-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/3304-7-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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