Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    152s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20250217-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250217-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    20/02/2025, 20:28

General

  • Target

    JaffaCakes118_0e01525d20d82472d8f4f4baeceea7c0.exe

  • Size

    353KB

  • MD5

    0e01525d20d82472d8f4f4baeceea7c0

  • SHA1

    735ff695990bfc7a4b926297bb2c925da5d77da7

  • SHA256

    b5880746d859edbfc53d9118d7ce6bad58c20e9f67270b1ffcfa4cfc177cb655

  • SHA512

    65b350c6c28b66aad48f2427032d9b1df2926b50d8dc6868d4135dea49a26fc02d321b560b663198a856129e4a1893850e5c73b5cd7b3a95330137cb100868c0

  • SSDEEP

    6144:2JD6KarVGMX0mNsVvpyTpZY63vwPOj4LOAhz6tUIBwWcOUl2jXQcXForOM/m1n6:uDGRsuspipaSSW4zhSBwWcODsc1aOM/Y

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkcomet

Botnet

oksha

C2

fuck-all.no-ip.info:277

Mutex

DC_MUTEX-0RTF6BF

Attributes
  • InstallPath

    MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe

  • gencode

    FkQYb2bTZw5j

  • install

    true

  • offline_keylogger

    true

  • persistence

    true

  • reg_key

    MicroUpdate

rc4.plain

Extracted

Family

darkcomet

Attributes
  • gencode

  • install

    false

  • offline_keylogger

    false

  • persistence

    false

rc4.plain

Signatures

  • Darkcomet

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

  • Darkcomet family
  • Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Modifies firewall policy service 3 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Modifies security service 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Sets file to hidden 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Modifies file attributes to stop it showing in Explorer etc.

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Deletes itself 1 IoCs
  • Drops startup file 2 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Windows security modification 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 6 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 4 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 28 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 12 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 32 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 48 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 11 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs
  • Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_0e01525d20d82472d8f4f4baeceea7c0.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_0e01525d20d82472d8f4f4baeceea7c0.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops startup file
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2364
    • C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
      "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"
      2⤵
      • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1140
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" SCODEF:1140 CREDAT:17410 /prefetch:2
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:796
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" SCODEF:1140 CREDAT:82948 /prefetch:2
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:3812
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_0e01525d20d82472d8f4f4baeceea7c0.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_0e01525d20d82472d8f4f4baeceea7c0.exe
      2⤵
      • Modifies WinLogon for persistence
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3984
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_0e01525d20d82472d8f4f4baeceea7c0.exe" +s +h
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1744
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
          attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_0e01525d20d82472d8f4f4baeceea7c0.exe" +s +h
          4⤵
          • Sets file to hidden
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Views/modifies file attributes
          PID:1028
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp" +s +h
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1060
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
          attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp" +s +h
          4⤵
          • Sets file to hidden
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Views/modifies file attributes
          PID:4976
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
        notepad
        3⤵
        • Deletes itself
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2652
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
        "C:\Windows\system32\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe"
        3⤵
        • Drops startup file
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Adds Run key to start application
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3468
        • C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
          "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"
          4⤵
          • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
          PID:960
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
          4⤵
          • Modifies firewall policy service
          • Modifies security service
          • Windows security bypass
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Windows security modification
          • Adds Run key to start application
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
          PID:4672
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
            notepad
            5⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            PID:3972

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\31976568FBE31D20174C3FAC50D34698_2224EF112EEB7D5CE6B913D61620C791

    Filesize

    471B

    MD5

    881287304b8b6e00a8b8600f92dcf2f5

    SHA1

    8cd1a8b77451d6bdf49ef84248acf32e0dde3590

    SHA256

    2478c5003b3e7cbb54c40a6944bc821b583d521ecd1c879e261491800a853a24

    SHA512

    2e8bdd1c0dbc3ffed38b63172bae99e443de5763d8ef40c1cc6ee32f38f4b0cf258ef1dbc2a7577c6783fc0a84dd1e57b79f11db90789c6c45394bebba2b48b5

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\31976568FBE31D20174C3FAC50D34698_2224EF112EEB7D5CE6B913D61620C791

    Filesize

    400B

    MD5

    4c2f1bb2b29b91efa2c6eceb698cd689

    SHA1

    7421afc4c95ef742eb5c5367f67c770dd11cb742

    SHA256

    8ed7276b174cd2d38a744b295ca68b4afb62ed678a8df0df16439a5e7fce8668

    SHA512

    905332604256e8ab75863b4ab6ac73a40dc21a25825296afaa247429d53c6f7c39a9165fd060aeed170a8d3bd892034abbaae29747112bc2779bf6528b91df6d

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\APYB1149\suggestions[1].en-US

    Filesize

    17KB

    MD5

    5a34cb996293fde2cb7a4ac89587393a

    SHA1

    3c96c993500690d1a77873cd62bc639b3a10653f

    SHA256

    c6a5377cbc07eece33790cfc70572e12c7a48ad8296be25c0cc805a1f384dbad

    SHA512

    e1b7d0107733f81937415104e70f68b1be6fd0ca65dccf4ff72637943d44278d3a77f704aedff59d2dbc0d56a609b2590c8ec0dd6bc48ab30f1dad0c07a0a3ee

  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe

    Filesize

    353KB

    MD5

    0e01525d20d82472d8f4f4baeceea7c0

    SHA1

    735ff695990bfc7a4b926297bb2c925da5d77da7

    SHA256

    b5880746d859edbfc53d9118d7ce6bad58c20e9f67270b1ffcfa4cfc177cb655

    SHA512

    65b350c6c28b66aad48f2427032d9b1df2926b50d8dc6868d4135dea49a26fc02d321b560b663198a856129e4a1893850e5c73b5cd7b3a95330137cb100868c0

  • memory/1140-6-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    732KB

  • memory/2364-1-0x0000000000620000-0x0000000000624000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    16KB

  • memory/2364-0-0x00000000005B0000-0x00000000005B1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/2652-15-0x0000000000A10000-0x0000000000A11000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/3972-91-0x00000000006E0000-0x00000000006E1000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/3984-12-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    732KB

  • memory/3984-11-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    732KB

  • memory/3984-82-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    732KB

  • memory/3984-8-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    732KB

  • memory/3984-9-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    732KB

  • memory/3984-10-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    732KB

  • memory/4672-93-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    732KB

  • memory/4672-105-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    732KB

  • memory/4672-89-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    732KB

  • memory/4672-94-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    732KB

  • memory/4672-95-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    732KB

  • memory/4672-96-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    732KB

  • memory/4672-88-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    732KB

  • memory/4672-87-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    732KB

  • memory/4672-102-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    732KB

  • memory/4672-103-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    732KB

  • memory/4672-104-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    732KB

  • memory/4672-92-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    732KB

  • memory/4672-86-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    732KB

  • memory/4672-113-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    732KB

  • memory/4672-114-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    732KB

  • memory/4672-115-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    732KB

  • memory/4672-116-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    732KB

  • memory/4672-117-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    732KB

  • memory/4672-118-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    732KB

  • memory/4672-119-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    732KB

  • memory/4672-120-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B7000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    732KB