darkcomet | 7762ea69ae765c6c305dba7b2517a11db2f5f0434338537e792fc28ae3ed3bae

Analysis

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

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250207-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
submitted
15/02/2025, 01:10

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General

Target

7762ea69ae765c6c305dba7b2517a11db2f5f0434338537e792fc28ae3ed3bae.exe
Size

520KB
MD5

aa1b641a968b36cd5cd0f1cce072625a
SHA1

3527e53e431d93beb612e14a489ef3970fc26efd
SHA256

7762ea69ae765c6c305dba7b2517a11db2f5f0434338537e792fc28ae3ed3bae
SHA512

54b5860229440d3ffd627197760a2ada4941d492a3b679872a6036f39b2d308b9e79e29a8726abffc04f3855d20d3510a83310fd90d200a7b7285e65d37f4fc5
SSDEEP

6144:f9GGo2CwtGg6eeihEfph2CMvvqqSaYwpncOeC66AOa0aFtVEQfTo1ozVqMbI:f9fC3hh29Ya77A90aFtDfT5IMbI

Score

10^/10

darkcomet privateeye discovery rat trojan upx

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkcomet

Botnet

PrivateEye

ratblackshades.no-ip.biz:1604

Mutex

DC_MUTEX-ACC1R98

Attributes

gencode
8GG5LVVGljSF
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
72	988	Process not Found

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
1880	winupd.exe
2968	winupd.exe
4204	winupd.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4328 set thread context of 3048	4328	7762ea69ae765c6c305dba7b2517a11db2f5f0434338537e792fc28ae3ed3bae.exe	100
PID 1880 set thread context of 2968	1880	winupd.exe	105
PID 1880 set thread context of 4204	1880	winupd.exe	106

UPX packed file 16 IoCs

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

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4204-32-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4204-39-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4204-40-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4204-37-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4204-42-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4204-41-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4204-33-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4204-46-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4204-47-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4204-48-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4204-49-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4204-50-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4204-51-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4204-52-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4204-53-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4204-54-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp	upx

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

Program crash 1 IoCs

pid	pid_target	Process	procid_target
3360	4872	WerFault.exe	107

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	7762ea69ae765c6c305dba7b2517a11db2f5f0434338537e792fc28ae3ed3bae.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	winupd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	winupd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	winupd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	7762ea69ae765c6c305dba7b2517a11db2f5f0434338537e792fc28ae3ed3bae.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
3340	MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe

Gathers network information 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Uses commandline utility to view network configuration.

System Information Discovery

T1082

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

pid	Process
4872	ipconfig.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 24 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	4204	winupd.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4204	winupd.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	4204	winupd.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	4204	winupd.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	4204	winupd.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	4204	winupd.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	4204	winupd.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4204	winupd.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4204	winupd.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4204	winupd.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4204	winupd.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4204	winupd.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4204	winupd.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	4204	winupd.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	4204	winupd.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	4204	winupd.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	4204	winupd.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	4204	winupd.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	4204	winupd.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	4204	winupd.exe
Token: 33	4204	winupd.exe
Token: 34	4204	winupd.exe
Token: 35	4204	winupd.exe
Token: 36	4204	winupd.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs

pid	Process
4328	7762ea69ae765c6c305dba7b2517a11db2f5f0434338537e792fc28ae3ed3bae.exe
3048	7762ea69ae765c6c305dba7b2517a11db2f5f0434338537e792fc28ae3ed3bae.exe
1880	winupd.exe
2968	winupd.exe
4204	winupd.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 32 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4328 wrote to memory of 3048	4328	7762ea69ae765c6c305dba7b2517a11db2f5f0434338537e792fc28ae3ed3bae.exe	100
PID 4328 wrote to memory of 3048	4328	7762ea69ae765c6c305dba7b2517a11db2f5f0434338537e792fc28ae3ed3bae.exe	100
PID 4328 wrote to memory of 3048	4328	7762ea69ae765c6c305dba7b2517a11db2f5f0434338537e792fc28ae3ed3bae.exe	100
PID 4328 wrote to memory of 3048	4328	7762ea69ae765c6c305dba7b2517a11db2f5f0434338537e792fc28ae3ed3bae.exe	100
PID 4328 wrote to memory of 3048	4328	7762ea69ae765c6c305dba7b2517a11db2f5f0434338537e792fc28ae3ed3bae.exe	100
PID 4328 wrote to memory of 3048	4328	7762ea69ae765c6c305dba7b2517a11db2f5f0434338537e792fc28ae3ed3bae.exe	100
PID 4328 wrote to memory of 3048	4328	7762ea69ae765c6c305dba7b2517a11db2f5f0434338537e792fc28ae3ed3bae.exe	100
PID 4328 wrote to memory of 3048	4328	7762ea69ae765c6c305dba7b2517a11db2f5f0434338537e792fc28ae3ed3bae.exe	100
PID 3048 wrote to memory of 1880	3048	7762ea69ae765c6c305dba7b2517a11db2f5f0434338537e792fc28ae3ed3bae.exe	101
PID 3048 wrote to memory of 1880	3048	7762ea69ae765c6c305dba7b2517a11db2f5f0434338537e792fc28ae3ed3bae.exe	101
PID 3048 wrote to memory of 1880	3048	7762ea69ae765c6c305dba7b2517a11db2f5f0434338537e792fc28ae3ed3bae.exe	101
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 2968	1880	winupd.exe	105
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 2968	1880	winupd.exe	105
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 2968	1880	winupd.exe	105
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 2968	1880	winupd.exe	105
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 2968	1880	winupd.exe	105
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 2968	1880	winupd.exe	105
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 2968	1880	winupd.exe	105
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 2968	1880	winupd.exe	105
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4204	1880	winupd.exe	106
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4204	1880	winupd.exe	106
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4204	1880	winupd.exe	106
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4204	1880	winupd.exe	106
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4204	1880	winupd.exe	106
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4204	1880	winupd.exe	106
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4204	1880	winupd.exe	106
PID 1880 wrote to memory of 4204	1880	winupd.exe	106
PID 2968 wrote to memory of 4872	2968	winupd.exe	107
PID 2968 wrote to memory of 4872	2968	winupd.exe	107
PID 2968 wrote to memory of 4872	2968	winupd.exe	107
PID 2968 wrote to memory of 4872	2968	winupd.exe	107
PID 2968 wrote to memory of 4872	2968	winupd.exe	107

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7762ea69ae765c6c305dba7b2517a11db2f5f0434338537e792fc28ae3ed3bae.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7762ea69ae765c6c305dba7b2517a11db2f5f0434338537e792fc28ae3ed3bae.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4328
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7762ea69ae765c6c305dba7b2517a11db2f5f0434338537e792fc28ae3ed3bae.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7762ea69ae765c6c305dba7b2517a11db2f5f0434338537e792fc28ae3ed3bae.exe"
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3048
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\winupd.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\winupd.exe -notray
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1880
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\winupd.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\winupd.exe"
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2968
    - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ipconfig.exe
        
        "C:\Windows\system32\ipconfig.exe"
        5⤵
        Gathers network information
        
        PID:4872
      - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4872 -s 272
        6⤵
        Program crash
        
        PID:3360
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\winupd.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\winupd.exe"
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:4204

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe" /ping 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-PGFwcCBhcHBpZD0iezhBNjlEMzQ1LUQ1NjQtNDYzYy1BRkYxLUE2OUQ5RTUzMEY5Nn0iIHZlcnNpb249IjEyMy4wLjYzMTIuMTIzIiBuZXh0dmVyc2lvbj0iIiBsYW5nPSJlbiIgYnJhbmQ9IkdHTFMiIGNsaWVudD0iIiBpbnN0YWxsYWdlPSI3IiBpbnN0YWxsZGF0ZXRpbWU9IjE3Mzg5NDY4ODkiIG9vYmVfaW5zdGFsbF90aW1lPSIxMzM4MzQxOTM2NTgwOTAwMDAiPjxldmVudCBldmVudHR5cGU9IjMxIiBldmVudHJlc3VsdD0iMSIgZXJyb3Jjb2RlPSIwIiBleHRyYWNvZGUxPSIyMTc5ODYyIiBzeXN0ZW1fdXB0aW1lX3RpY2tzPSI0OTE4Mzc4MDk4Ii8-PC9hcHA-PC9yZXF1ZXN0Pg
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
PID:3340

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 4872 -ip 4872
1⤵
PID:3340

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

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\Roaming\Microsoft\winupd.exe

Filesize
520KB

MD5
2465a44aba53751e345d22c8257acfb9

SHA1
9e7034f2fef6747ad8bcb2976b6e99b0aaa2f001

SHA256
28cfba58c4a43203f1beb3fddc0cf15bdc66f64a7e5581a160e432bdcb3e6f73

SHA512
2a5df6415f71967993838de564f79f6f9a2ce697e19e66e1893fb7de8133da7ff88a646cb09a0f4f0569fac199e939bbe186df2840bf3b6e99ee037d99ff6875

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memory/1880-34-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000483000-memory.dmp

Filesize
524KB

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memory/1880-25-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000483000-memory.dmp

Filesize
524KB

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memory/1880-24-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000483000-memory.dmp

Filesize
524KB

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memory/2968-45-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000407000-memory.dmp

Filesize
28KB

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memory/3048-22-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000407000-memory.dmp

Filesize
28KB

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memory/3048-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000407000-memory.dmp

Filesize
28KB

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memory/3048-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000407000-memory.dmp

Filesize
28KB

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memory/3048-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000407000-memory.dmp

Filesize
28KB

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memory/4204-40-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/4204-50-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/4204-54-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/4204-32-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/4204-39-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/4204-53-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/4204-37-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/4204-42-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/4204-41-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/4204-52-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/4204-33-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/4204-51-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/4204-46-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/4204-47-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/4204-48-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/4204-49-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
732KB

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memory/4328-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000483000-memory.dmp

Filesize
524KB

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memory/4328-4-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000483000-memory.dmp

Filesize
524KB

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memory/4328-5-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000483000-memory.dmp

Filesize
524KB

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memory/4328-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

Filesize
80KB

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memory/4328-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000414000-memory.dmp

Filesize
80KB

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