darkcomet | 02eaf0415ead45dcf30f2d9a69f31dc2f26d07dd75ec6ebe3416e21da53ca147

Analysis

max time kernel
148s
max time network
151s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240729-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240729-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
18-02-2025 21:16

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_01ba85baaa114b38b6cbe0edb5b96df2.exe
Size

1.4MB
MD5

01ba85baaa114b38b6cbe0edb5b96df2
SHA1

ea197b23726e4efc7644f483194c2f44d7064964
SHA256

02eaf0415ead45dcf30f2d9a69f31dc2f26d07dd75ec6ebe3416e21da53ca147
SHA512

7c0a1b2d2114d986517a29ab9447892f39069d304888e19623b06d921d9d71278661097c0db7e85e4d3550639b431919d70bb7360d55cf6398de43f362895630
SSDEEP

24576:BYUET2FXdDBYKYjiCcFFf/Ygp8yFKKiKORnh:qNT27eKgevf/CRh

Score

10^/10

darkcomet guest16 discovery persistence rat trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkcomet

Attributes

gencode
install
false
offline_keylogger
false
persistence
false

rc4.plain

Extracted

Family

darkcomet

Botnet

Guest16

bott.zapto.org:1604

Mutex

DC_MUTEX-Y7AMUJV

Attributes

gencode
At%3%WYdz2qU
install
false
offline_keylogger
false
persistence
false

rc4.plain

Signatures

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

Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

BIOS information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\SystemBiosDate	vbc.exe

Uses the VBS compiler for execution 1 TTPs

Command and Scripting Interpreter
T1059

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-1-5-21-2703099537-420551529-3771253338-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\AdobeUpdater.exe = "\"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\AdobeUpdater.exe\""	JaffaCakes118_01ba85baaa114b38b6cbe0edb5b96df2.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2656 set thread context of 2820	2656	JaffaCakes118_01ba85baaa114b38b6cbe0edb5b96df2.exe	30

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 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	vbc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_01ba85baaa114b38b6cbe0edb5b96df2.exe

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 4 IoCs

Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	vbc.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	vbc.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\Identifier	vbc.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\VendorIdentifier	vbc.exe

Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\Identifier	vbc.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 24 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2656	JaffaCakes118_01ba85baaa114b38b6cbe0edb5b96df2.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2820	vbc.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2820	vbc.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	2820	vbc.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2820	vbc.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	2820	vbc.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	2820	vbc.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	2820	vbc.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2820	vbc.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2820	vbc.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2820	vbc.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2820	vbc.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2820	vbc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2820	vbc.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	2820	vbc.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	2820	vbc.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	2820	vbc.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	2820	vbc.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	2820	vbc.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	2820	vbc.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	2820	vbc.exe
Token: 33	2820	vbc.exe
Token: 34	2820	vbc.exe
Token: 35	2820	vbc.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 13 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2656 wrote to memory of 2820	2656	JaffaCakes118_01ba85baaa114b38b6cbe0edb5b96df2.exe	30
PID 2656 wrote to memory of 2820	2656	JaffaCakes118_01ba85baaa114b38b6cbe0edb5b96df2.exe	30
PID 2656 wrote to memory of 2820	2656	JaffaCakes118_01ba85baaa114b38b6cbe0edb5b96df2.exe	30
PID 2656 wrote to memory of 2820	2656	JaffaCakes118_01ba85baaa114b38b6cbe0edb5b96df2.exe	30
PID 2656 wrote to memory of 2820	2656	JaffaCakes118_01ba85baaa114b38b6cbe0edb5b96df2.exe	30
PID 2656 wrote to memory of 2820	2656	JaffaCakes118_01ba85baaa114b38b6cbe0edb5b96df2.exe	30
PID 2656 wrote to memory of 2820	2656	JaffaCakes118_01ba85baaa114b38b6cbe0edb5b96df2.exe	30
PID 2656 wrote to memory of 2820	2656	JaffaCakes118_01ba85baaa114b38b6cbe0edb5b96df2.exe	30
PID 2656 wrote to memory of 2820	2656	JaffaCakes118_01ba85baaa114b38b6cbe0edb5b96df2.exe	30
PID 2656 wrote to memory of 2820	2656	JaffaCakes118_01ba85baaa114b38b6cbe0edb5b96df2.exe	30
PID 2656 wrote to memory of 2820	2656	JaffaCakes118_01ba85baaa114b38b6cbe0edb5b96df2.exe	30
PID 2656 wrote to memory of 2820	2656	JaffaCakes118_01ba85baaa114b38b6cbe0edb5b96df2.exe	30
PID 2656 wrote to memory of 2820	2656	JaffaCakes118_01ba85baaa114b38b6cbe0edb5b96df2.exe	30

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_01ba85baaa114b38b6cbe0edb5b96df2.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_01ba85baaa114b38b6cbe0edb5b96df2.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:2656
- C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
  C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
  2⤵
  - Checks BIOS information in registry
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Checks processor information in registry
  - Enumerates system info in registry
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:2820

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

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

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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memory/2656-30-0x0000000074350000-0x00000000748FB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2656-1-0x0000000074350000-0x00000000748FB000-memory.dmp

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5.7MB

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memory/2656-2-0x0000000074350000-0x00000000748FB000-memory.dmp

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5.7MB

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memory/2656-0-0x0000000074351000-0x0000000074352000-memory.dmp

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4KB

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memory/2820-9-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
704KB

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memory/2820-3-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

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704KB

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memory/2820-21-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

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704KB

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memory/2820-17-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

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704KB

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memory/2820-15-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
704KB

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memory/2820-24-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
704KB

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memory/2820-23-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

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704KB

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memory/2820-26-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

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704KB

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memory/2820-25-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

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704KB

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memory/2820-29-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

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704KB

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memory/2820-20-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

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704KB

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memory/2820-28-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
704KB

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memory/2820-14-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
704KB

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memory/2820-11-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

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704KB

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memory/2820-7-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
704KB

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memory/2820-5-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
704KB

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memory/2820-18-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

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4KB

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memory/2820-22-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
704KB

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memory/2820-31-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
704KB

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memory/2820-32-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

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704KB

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memory/2820-33-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
704KB

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memory/2820-34-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
704KB

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memory/2820-35-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
704KB

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memory/2820-36-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
704KB

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memory/2820-37-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
704KB

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memory/2820-38-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
704KB

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memory/2820-39-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

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704KB

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memory/2820-40-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

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704KB

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memory/2820-41-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
704KB

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memory/2820-42-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

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704KB

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memory/2820-43-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
704KB

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memory/2820-44-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
704KB

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memory/2820-45-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
704KB

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Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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