darkcomet | 50988bb4099579d3ca193069b1e1aa8e7ce05620bc5de301b48dd614adbc1ab3

General

Target

JaffaCakes118_f540eda7b3bfab51cf6532705f038b93.exe
Size

787KB
MD5

f540eda7b3bfab51cf6532705f038b93
SHA1

41f757eb58b7aa563345b3a291daf59967623d3a
SHA256

50988bb4099579d3ca193069b1e1aa8e7ce05620bc5de301b48dd614adbc1ab3
SHA512

a3b6f7d52ef9e1088957546eaadc8a78a2bd22e36e9bce9631821057966a304ed08fe4ede2ee6e0194940200cddabd333404cf337043be8681b7eec6f5237bf2
SSDEEP

12288:dQ1Ev3eWNDuW4s/TkN7gyx1VTrYWvCnPnaKYfxt4mzIJHqkXpgC:dOEXutsLA7jwWv+PaltNWHv

Score

10^/10

darkcomet crypter1 discovery persistence rat trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkcomet

Botnet

Crypter1

C2

leethost.no-ip.org:82

Mutex

DC_MUTEX-Y4Y8Q8Q

Attributes

gencode
Bqih8Xk8lY44
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
46	4380	Process not Found

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2944	svchost.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-1-5-21-2508704002-2325818048-3575902788-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Windows Defender = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\WinDefender\\windefender.exe"	JaffaCakes118_f540eda7b3bfab51cf6532705f038b93.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4332 set thread context of 2944	4332	JaffaCakes118_f540eda7b3bfab51cf6532705f038b93.exe	86

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_f540eda7b3bfab51cf6532705f038b93.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.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
4488	MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 25 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4332	JaffaCakes118_f540eda7b3bfab51cf6532705f038b93.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2944	svchost.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2944	svchost.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	2944	svchost.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2944	svchost.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	2944	svchost.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	2944	svchost.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	2944	svchost.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2944	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2944	svchost.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2944	svchost.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2944	svchost.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2944	svchost.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2944	svchost.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	2944	svchost.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	2944	svchost.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	2944	svchost.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	2944	svchost.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	2944	svchost.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	2944	svchost.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	2944	svchost.exe
Token: 33	2944	svchost.exe
Token: 34	2944	svchost.exe
Token: 35	2944	svchost.exe
Token: 36	2944	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2944	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 14 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4332 wrote to memory of 2944	4332	JaffaCakes118_f540eda7b3bfab51cf6532705f038b93.exe	86
PID 4332 wrote to memory of 2944	4332	JaffaCakes118_f540eda7b3bfab51cf6532705f038b93.exe	86
PID 4332 wrote to memory of 2944	4332	JaffaCakes118_f540eda7b3bfab51cf6532705f038b93.exe	86
PID 4332 wrote to memory of 2944	4332	JaffaCakes118_f540eda7b3bfab51cf6532705f038b93.exe	86
PID 4332 wrote to memory of 2944	4332	JaffaCakes118_f540eda7b3bfab51cf6532705f038b93.exe	86
PID 4332 wrote to memory of 2944	4332	JaffaCakes118_f540eda7b3bfab51cf6532705f038b93.exe	86
PID 4332 wrote to memory of 2944	4332	JaffaCakes118_f540eda7b3bfab51cf6532705f038b93.exe	86
PID 4332 wrote to memory of 2944	4332	JaffaCakes118_f540eda7b3bfab51cf6532705f038b93.exe	86
PID 4332 wrote to memory of 2944	4332	JaffaCakes118_f540eda7b3bfab51cf6532705f038b93.exe	86
PID 4332 wrote to memory of 2944	4332	JaffaCakes118_f540eda7b3bfab51cf6532705f038b93.exe	86
PID 4332 wrote to memory of 2944	4332	JaffaCakes118_f540eda7b3bfab51cf6532705f038b93.exe	86
PID 4332 wrote to memory of 2944	4332	JaffaCakes118_f540eda7b3bfab51cf6532705f038b93.exe	86
PID 4332 wrote to memory of 2944	4332	JaffaCakes118_f540eda7b3bfab51cf6532705f038b93.exe	86
PID 4332 wrote to memory of 2944	4332	JaffaCakes118_f540eda7b3bfab51cf6532705f038b93.exe	86

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_f540eda7b3bfab51cf6532705f038b93.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_f540eda7b3bfab51cf6532705f038b93.exe"
1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4332
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchost.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchost.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:2944

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe" /ping 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-PGFwcCBhcHBpZD0iezhBNjlEMzQ1LUQ1NjQtNDYzYy1BRkYxLUE2OUQ5RTUzMEY5Nn0iIHZlcnNpb249IjEyMy4wLjYzMTIuMTIzIiBuZXh0dmVyc2lvbj0iIiBsYW5nPSJlbiIgYnJhbmQ9IkdHTFMiIGNsaWVudD0iIiBpbnN0YWxsYWdlPSIyIiBpbnN0YWxsZGF0ZXRpbWU9IjE3MzkyODMyMzYiIG9vYmVfaW5zdGFsbF90aW1lPSIxMzM4Mzc1NDI1MTE0ODAwMDAiPjxldmVudCBldmVudHR5cGU9IjMxIiBldmVudHJlc3VsdD0iMSIgZXJyb3Jjb2RlPSIwIiBleHRyYWNvZGUxPSIyMTc5ODYyIiBzeXN0ZW1fdXB0aW1lX3RpY2tzPSI0OTc4NDk1NDcyIi8-PC9hcHA-PC9yZXF1ZXN0Pg
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
PID:4488

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery

1

T1082

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

System Network Configuration Discovery

1

T1016

Internet Connection Discovery

1

T1016.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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

Filesize
34KB

MD5
e118330b4629b12368d91b9df6488be0

SHA1
ce90218c7e3b90df2a3409ec253048bb6472c2fd

SHA256
3a0f2936b8c45e8ba3458d69d7859a63844469e698652e15fb56639d32f40cc9

SHA512
ac91c04cb20223dbaaf594440cb778dff36e857921be427c8528ba4c6cdb3e8bf8e71e1ae8af7bde9c04ff5b97b379231625bc1a2b66aba2f98cd340cd8a94b0

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memory/2944-18-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2944-30-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2944-33-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2944-6-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2944-9-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2944-11-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2944-13-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2944-14-0x00000000025B0000-0x00000000025B1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2944-16-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2944-15-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2944-32-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2944-31-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2944-20-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2944-19-0x00000000025B0000-0x00000000025B1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2944-26-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2944-23-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2944-24-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2944-25-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2944-22-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2944-27-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2944-28-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/2944-29-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
724KB

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memory/4332-2-0x0000000074380000-0x0000000074931000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/4332-0-0x0000000074382000-0x0000000074383000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/4332-17-0x0000000074380000-0x0000000074931000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/4332-1-0x0000000074380000-0x0000000074931000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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