darkcomet | 371e8def882efd31f44e386edb0ae75fa58eb750029097919c4bc1264331adee

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
122s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
11/02/2025, 19:03

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_e964044329ee1fe2f6eb63527bdd22a9.exe
Size

4.0MB
MD5

e964044329ee1fe2f6eb63527bdd22a9
SHA1

d5c19ce79cf88e6d1ca554b4bdb0529596b8acf0
SHA256

371e8def882efd31f44e386edb0ae75fa58eb750029097919c4bc1264331adee
SHA512

2d742aa3bce3750579725ae3ec43cbc9a095173b2b305d849775f048469781b5de8adfe02bcec127b2229f820142159f49cc0ce3ca55a83940b3b9645b88b053
SSDEEP

12288:VAKJJcpI4EQgvJmMk3qL75ORfUjzxQqm0BdPaPE4c3y6W+et3cOQSUrKyCtibAJ:BJZ4c5kgORfUF1dPa8RhW+AMabyVAJ

Score

10^/10

darkcomet guest16 discovery rat trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkcomet

Botnet

Guest16

127.0.0.1:1604

Mutex

DC_MUTEX-F54S21D

Attributes

gencode
+u7Rwf9M61Z5
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

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2712	file1.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1740	JaffaCakes118_e964044329ee1fe2f6eb63527bdd22a9.exe
1740	JaffaCakes118_e964044329ee1fe2f6eb63527bdd22a9.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2712 set thread context of 2960	2712	file1.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 3 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_e964044329ee1fe2f6eb63527bdd22a9.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	file1.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	iexplore.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs

pid	Process
1740	JaffaCakes118_e964044329ee1fe2f6eb63527bdd22a9.exe
1740	JaffaCakes118_e964044329ee1fe2f6eb63527bdd22a9.exe
1740	JaffaCakes118_e964044329ee1fe2f6eb63527bdd22a9.exe
1740	JaffaCakes118_e964044329ee1fe2f6eb63527bdd22a9.exe
1740	JaffaCakes118_e964044329ee1fe2f6eb63527bdd22a9.exe
1740	JaffaCakes118_e964044329ee1fe2f6eb63527bdd22a9.exe
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1740	JaffaCakes118_e964044329ee1fe2f6eb63527bdd22a9.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 47 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1740	JaffaCakes118_e964044329ee1fe2f6eb63527bdd22a9.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2712	file1.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2712	file1.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	2712	file1.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2712	file1.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	2712	file1.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	2712	file1.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	2712	file1.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2712	file1.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2712	file1.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2712	file1.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2712	file1.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2712	file1.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2712	file1.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	2712	file1.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	2712	file1.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	2712	file1.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	2712	file1.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	2712	file1.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	2712	file1.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	2712	file1.exe
Token: 33	2712	file1.exe
Token: 34	2712	file1.exe
Token: 35	2712	file1.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2960	iexplore.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2960	iexplore.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	2960	iexplore.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2960	iexplore.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	2960	iexplore.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	2960	iexplore.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	2960	iexplore.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2960	iexplore.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2960	iexplore.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2960	iexplore.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2960	iexplore.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2960	iexplore.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2960	iexplore.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	2960	iexplore.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	2960	iexplore.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	2960	iexplore.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	2960	iexplore.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	2960	iexplore.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	2960	iexplore.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	2960	iexplore.exe
Token: 33	2960	iexplore.exe
Token: 34	2960	iexplore.exe
Token: 35	2960	iexplore.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2960	iexplore.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 10 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1740 wrote to memory of 2712	1740	JaffaCakes118_e964044329ee1fe2f6eb63527bdd22a9.exe	31
PID 1740 wrote to memory of 2712	1740	JaffaCakes118_e964044329ee1fe2f6eb63527bdd22a9.exe	31
PID 1740 wrote to memory of 2712	1740	JaffaCakes118_e964044329ee1fe2f6eb63527bdd22a9.exe	31
PID 1740 wrote to memory of 2712	1740	JaffaCakes118_e964044329ee1fe2f6eb63527bdd22a9.exe	31
PID 2712 wrote to memory of 2960	2712	file1.exe	32
PID 2712 wrote to memory of 2960	2712	file1.exe	32
PID 2712 wrote to memory of 2960	2712	file1.exe	32
PID 2712 wrote to memory of 2960	2712	file1.exe	32
PID 2712 wrote to memory of 2960	2712	file1.exe	32
PID 2712 wrote to memory of 2960	2712	file1.exe	32

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_e964044329ee1fe2f6eb63527bdd22a9.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_e964044329ee1fe2f6eb63527bdd22a9.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1740
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file1.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file1.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2712
- - C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:2960

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

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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Downloads

\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file1.exe

Filesize
646KB

MD5
75d751a9b21710412f70aa5f6f9dc86e

SHA1
261c992d443208ba59cbad6f79c346b2b42f8985

SHA256
7fdec55324f8258cfa34f2748a978d263b77461675bf7ceb7f0ff1b363886f99

SHA512
824cb87e6b7c47f54c5128fc2dccf546b3d19d14307faf4d307a6dd28e5bdaece8b74424a61e91fc12953a7602063aa974a081a94bbb1e986081456f3f5f5af6

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memory/1740-0-0x0000000074491000-0x0000000074492000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1740-1-0x0000000074490000-0x0000000074A3B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1740-3-0x0000000074490000-0x0000000074A3B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1740-16-0x0000000074490000-0x0000000074A3B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1740-17-0x0000000074490000-0x0000000074A3B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2712-12-0x0000000000260000-0x0000000000261000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2712-15-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
700KB

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memory/2960-14-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
700KB

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