darkcomet | 159f66960010b415cd7105984a2d6b4d40f83d4add4ca84428640f32d2b76efe

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
146s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20250217-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250217-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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20-02-2025 09:08

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_0aecd3b79d72cbfa8f5dce2a12e76053.exe
Size

980KB
MD5

0aecd3b79d72cbfa8f5dce2a12e76053
SHA1

0a6b93707564be77d738f2c530134724042e23a1
SHA256

159f66960010b415cd7105984a2d6b4d40f83d4add4ca84428640f32d2b76efe
SHA512

62bb95e1c470d1eddcd47727684fd77b80dfcbc4bb78ca368ebddc9e6eced1d54727006dbe545011dddf87b435e6182ceb0d6b5d22740dc0fa636c731a6605cd
SSDEEP

24576:iicR/nXQing0qbEPc60xBGjuljbEPQCubMiVEEGSWzrybd2:iiSrR0xs9fXybU

Score

10^/10

darkcomet guest16 discovery persistence rat trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkcomet

Botnet

Guest16

ad2.admart.tv:1300

Mutex

DC_MUTEX-EPWYH98

Attributes

InstallPath
Adobe\Adobe Flash Player.exe
gencode
gy6a6wAQNRwv
install
true
offline_keylogger
true
persistence
false
reg_key
Adobe

rc4.plain

Signatures

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

Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Winlogon Helper DLL

T1547.004

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\UserInit = "C:\\Windows\\system32\\userinit.exe,C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\Adobe\\Adobe Flash Player.exe"	JaffaCakes118_0aecd3b79d72cbfa8f5dce2a12e76053.exe

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 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-1-5-21-925314154-1797147466-1467878628-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	JaffaCakes118_0aecd3b79d72cbfa8f5dce2a12e76053.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1068	Adobe Flash Player.exe
4252	Adobe Flash Player.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-1-5-21-925314154-1797147466-1467878628-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Adobe = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\Adobe\\Adobe Flash Player.exe"	JaffaCakes118_0aecd3b79d72cbfa8f5dce2a12e76053.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2416 set thread context of 1004	2416	JaffaCakes118_0aecd3b79d72cbfa8f5dce2a12e76053.exe	87
PID 1068 set thread context of 4252	1068	Adobe Flash Player.exe	91

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 4 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_0aecd3b79d72cbfa8f5dce2a12e76053.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_0aecd3b79d72cbfa8f5dce2a12e76053.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Adobe Flash Player.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Adobe Flash Player.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 48 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	1004	JaffaCakes118_0aecd3b79d72cbfa8f5dce2a12e76053.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1004	JaffaCakes118_0aecd3b79d72cbfa8f5dce2a12e76053.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	1004	JaffaCakes118_0aecd3b79d72cbfa8f5dce2a12e76053.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	1004	JaffaCakes118_0aecd3b79d72cbfa8f5dce2a12e76053.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	1004	JaffaCakes118_0aecd3b79d72cbfa8f5dce2a12e76053.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	1004	JaffaCakes118_0aecd3b79d72cbfa8f5dce2a12e76053.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	1004	JaffaCakes118_0aecd3b79d72cbfa8f5dce2a12e76053.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1004	JaffaCakes118_0aecd3b79d72cbfa8f5dce2a12e76053.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1004	JaffaCakes118_0aecd3b79d72cbfa8f5dce2a12e76053.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1004	JaffaCakes118_0aecd3b79d72cbfa8f5dce2a12e76053.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1004	JaffaCakes118_0aecd3b79d72cbfa8f5dce2a12e76053.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1004	JaffaCakes118_0aecd3b79d72cbfa8f5dce2a12e76053.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1004	JaffaCakes118_0aecd3b79d72cbfa8f5dce2a12e76053.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	1004	JaffaCakes118_0aecd3b79d72cbfa8f5dce2a12e76053.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	1004	JaffaCakes118_0aecd3b79d72cbfa8f5dce2a12e76053.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	1004	JaffaCakes118_0aecd3b79d72cbfa8f5dce2a12e76053.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	1004	JaffaCakes118_0aecd3b79d72cbfa8f5dce2a12e76053.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	1004	JaffaCakes118_0aecd3b79d72cbfa8f5dce2a12e76053.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	1004	JaffaCakes118_0aecd3b79d72cbfa8f5dce2a12e76053.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	1004	JaffaCakes118_0aecd3b79d72cbfa8f5dce2a12e76053.exe
Token: 33	1004	JaffaCakes118_0aecd3b79d72cbfa8f5dce2a12e76053.exe
Token: 34	1004	JaffaCakes118_0aecd3b79d72cbfa8f5dce2a12e76053.exe
Token: 35	1004	JaffaCakes118_0aecd3b79d72cbfa8f5dce2a12e76053.exe
Token: 36	1004	JaffaCakes118_0aecd3b79d72cbfa8f5dce2a12e76053.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	4252	Adobe Flash Player.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4252	Adobe Flash Player.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	4252	Adobe Flash Player.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	4252	Adobe Flash Player.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	4252	Adobe Flash Player.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	4252	Adobe Flash Player.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	4252	Adobe Flash Player.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4252	Adobe Flash Player.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4252	Adobe Flash Player.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4252	Adobe Flash Player.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4252	Adobe Flash Player.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4252	Adobe Flash Player.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4252	Adobe Flash Player.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	4252	Adobe Flash Player.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	4252	Adobe Flash Player.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	4252	Adobe Flash Player.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	4252	Adobe Flash Player.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	4252	Adobe Flash Player.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	4252	Adobe Flash Player.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	4252	Adobe Flash Player.exe
Token: 33	4252	Adobe Flash Player.exe
Token: 34	4252	Adobe Flash Player.exe
Token: 35	4252	Adobe Flash Player.exe
Token: 36	4252	Adobe Flash Player.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2416	JaffaCakes118_0aecd3b79d72cbfa8f5dce2a12e76053.exe
1068	Adobe Flash Player.exe
4252	Adobe Flash Player.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 31 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2416 wrote to memory of 1004	2416	JaffaCakes118_0aecd3b79d72cbfa8f5dce2a12e76053.exe	87
PID 2416 wrote to memory of 1004	2416	JaffaCakes118_0aecd3b79d72cbfa8f5dce2a12e76053.exe	87
PID 2416 wrote to memory of 1004	2416	JaffaCakes118_0aecd3b79d72cbfa8f5dce2a12e76053.exe	87
PID 2416 wrote to memory of 1004	2416	JaffaCakes118_0aecd3b79d72cbfa8f5dce2a12e76053.exe	87
PID 2416 wrote to memory of 1004	2416	JaffaCakes118_0aecd3b79d72cbfa8f5dce2a12e76053.exe	87
PID 2416 wrote to memory of 1004	2416	JaffaCakes118_0aecd3b79d72cbfa8f5dce2a12e76053.exe	87
PID 2416 wrote to memory of 1004	2416	JaffaCakes118_0aecd3b79d72cbfa8f5dce2a12e76053.exe	87
PID 2416 wrote to memory of 1004	2416	JaffaCakes118_0aecd3b79d72cbfa8f5dce2a12e76053.exe	87
PID 2416 wrote to memory of 1004	2416	JaffaCakes118_0aecd3b79d72cbfa8f5dce2a12e76053.exe	87
PID 2416 wrote to memory of 1004	2416	JaffaCakes118_0aecd3b79d72cbfa8f5dce2a12e76053.exe	87
PID 2416 wrote to memory of 1004	2416	JaffaCakes118_0aecd3b79d72cbfa8f5dce2a12e76053.exe	87
PID 2416 wrote to memory of 1004	2416	JaffaCakes118_0aecd3b79d72cbfa8f5dce2a12e76053.exe	87
PID 2416 wrote to memory of 1004	2416	JaffaCakes118_0aecd3b79d72cbfa8f5dce2a12e76053.exe	87
PID 2416 wrote to memory of 1004	2416	JaffaCakes118_0aecd3b79d72cbfa8f5dce2a12e76053.exe	87
PID 1004 wrote to memory of 1068	1004	JaffaCakes118_0aecd3b79d72cbfa8f5dce2a12e76053.exe	88
PID 1004 wrote to memory of 1068	1004	JaffaCakes118_0aecd3b79d72cbfa8f5dce2a12e76053.exe	88
PID 1004 wrote to memory of 1068	1004	JaffaCakes118_0aecd3b79d72cbfa8f5dce2a12e76053.exe	88
PID 1068 wrote to memory of 4252	1068	Adobe Flash Player.exe	91
PID 1068 wrote to memory of 4252	1068	Adobe Flash Player.exe	91
PID 1068 wrote to memory of 4252	1068	Adobe Flash Player.exe	91
PID 1068 wrote to memory of 4252	1068	Adobe Flash Player.exe	91
PID 1068 wrote to memory of 4252	1068	Adobe Flash Player.exe	91
PID 1068 wrote to memory of 4252	1068	Adobe Flash Player.exe	91
PID 1068 wrote to memory of 4252	1068	Adobe Flash Player.exe	91
PID 1068 wrote to memory of 4252	1068	Adobe Flash Player.exe	91
PID 1068 wrote to memory of 4252	1068	Adobe Flash Player.exe	91
PID 1068 wrote to memory of 4252	1068	Adobe Flash Player.exe	91
PID 1068 wrote to memory of 4252	1068	Adobe Flash Player.exe	91
PID 1068 wrote to memory of 4252	1068	Adobe Flash Player.exe	91
PID 1068 wrote to memory of 4252	1068	Adobe Flash Player.exe	91
PID 1068 wrote to memory of 4252	1068	Adobe Flash Player.exe	91

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_0aecd3b79d72cbfa8f5dce2a12e76053.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_0aecd3b79d72cbfa8f5dce2a12e76053.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2416
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_0aecd3b79d72cbfa8f5dce2a12e76053.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_0aecd3b79d72cbfa8f5dce2a12e76053.exe"
  2⤵
  - Modifies WinLogon for persistence
  - Checks computer location settings
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1004
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Flash Player.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Flash Player.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1068
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Flash Player.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Flash Player.exe"
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:4252

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

Winlogon Helper DLL

T1547.004

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Winlogon Helper DLL

T1547.004

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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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Flash Player.exe

Filesize
980KB

MD5
0aecd3b79d72cbfa8f5dce2a12e76053

SHA1
0a6b93707564be77d738f2c530134724042e23a1

SHA256
159f66960010b415cd7105984a2d6b4d40f83d4add4ca84428640f32d2b76efe

SHA512
62bb95e1c470d1eddcd47727684fd77b80dfcbc4bb78ca368ebddc9e6eced1d54727006dbe545011dddf87b435e6182ceb0d6b5d22740dc0fa636c731a6605cd

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memory/1004-3-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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712KB

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memory/1004-2-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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712KB

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memory/1004-4-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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712KB

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memory/1004-5-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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712KB

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memory/1004-6-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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712KB

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memory/1004-23-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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712KB

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memory/4252-32-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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712KB

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memory/4252-36-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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712KB

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memory/4252-29-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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712KB

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memory/4252-30-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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712KB

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memory/4252-31-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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712KB

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memory/4252-27-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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712KB

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memory/4252-33-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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712KB

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memory/4252-34-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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712KB

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memory/4252-35-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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712KB

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memory/4252-28-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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712KB

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memory/4252-37-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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712KB

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memory/4252-38-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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712KB

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memory/4252-39-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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712KB

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memory/4252-40-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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712KB

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memory/4252-41-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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712KB

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memory/4252-42-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

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712KB

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memory/4252-43-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/4252-44-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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