Analysis
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max time kernel
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max time network
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platform
windows10-2004_x64 -
resource
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resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250217-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system -
submitted
27/02/2025, 04:49
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
JaffaCakes118_2acfcb11353c19f692e654363fe7adca.exe
Resource
win7-20241010-en
General
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Target
JaffaCakes118_2acfcb11353c19f692e654363fe7adca.exe
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Size
658KB
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MD5
2acfcb11353c19f692e654363fe7adca
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SHA1
5b3b4f5cccdf1fc7467242dfeb49da7c3ddb5e35
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SHA256
627f6f229f09add842434be6a01ca566ced62b065e5b2710f075c954d1dca784
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SHA512
f3342c1997910025c6d3d0a0712a8dc8fcbbe25604fc53169e6d40034b1539a9ff5bd1943f74de84b5d7ef99054137a4e75b852fb1e089acc86a2a9e5876250b
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SSDEEP
12288:y9HFJ9rJxRX1uVVjoaWSoynxdO1FVBaOiRZTERfIhNkNCCLo9Ek5C/hC:eZ1xuVVjfFoynPaVBUR8f+kN10EB4
Malware Config
Extracted
darkcomet
Guest16
nabil80.no-ip.org:1604
DC_MUTEX-0B1XRVD
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InstallPath
MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
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gencode
f7VXCdRiX8Ys
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install
true
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offline_keylogger
true
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persistence
true
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reg_key
MicroUpdate
Signatures
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Darkcomet family
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Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
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\\MSDCSC\\msdcsc.exe" JaffaCakes118_2acfcb11353c19f692e654363fe7adca.exe -
Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-22591836-1183090055-1220658180-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation JaffaCakes118_2acfcb11353c19f692e654363fe7adca.exe -
Deletes itself 1 IoCs
pid Process 1164 notepad.exe -
Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 980 msdcsc.exe -
Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-22591836-1183090055-1220658180-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MicroUpdate = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\MSDCSC\\msdcsc.exe" JaffaCakes118_2acfcb11353c19f692e654363fe7adca.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-22591836-1183090055-1220658180-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MicroUpdate = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\MSDCSC\\msdcsc.exe" msdcsc.exe -
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
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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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language JaffaCakes118_2acfcb11353c19f692e654363fe7adca.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language notepad.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language msdcsc.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 48 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 2288 JaffaCakes118_2acfcb11353c19f692e654363fe7adca.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 2288 JaffaCakes118_2acfcb11353c19f692e654363fe7adca.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 2288 JaffaCakes118_2acfcb11353c19f692e654363fe7adca.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 2288 JaffaCakes118_2acfcb11353c19f692e654363fe7adca.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 2288 JaffaCakes118_2acfcb11353c19f692e654363fe7adca.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 2288 JaffaCakes118_2acfcb11353c19f692e654363fe7adca.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 2288 JaffaCakes118_2acfcb11353c19f692e654363fe7adca.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2288 JaffaCakes118_2acfcb11353c19f692e654363fe7adca.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 2288 JaffaCakes118_2acfcb11353c19f692e654363fe7adca.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 2288 JaffaCakes118_2acfcb11353c19f692e654363fe7adca.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 2288 JaffaCakes118_2acfcb11353c19f692e654363fe7adca.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 2288 JaffaCakes118_2acfcb11353c19f692e654363fe7adca.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2288 JaffaCakes118_2acfcb11353c19f692e654363fe7adca.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 2288 JaffaCakes118_2acfcb11353c19f692e654363fe7adca.exe Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege 2288 JaffaCakes118_2acfcb11353c19f692e654363fe7adca.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 2288 JaffaCakes118_2acfcb11353c19f692e654363fe7adca.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 2288 JaffaCakes118_2acfcb11353c19f692e654363fe7adca.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 2288 JaffaCakes118_2acfcb11353c19f692e654363fe7adca.exe Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege 2288 JaffaCakes118_2acfcb11353c19f692e654363fe7adca.exe Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege 2288 JaffaCakes118_2acfcb11353c19f692e654363fe7adca.exe Token: 33 2288 JaffaCakes118_2acfcb11353c19f692e654363fe7adca.exe Token: 34 2288 JaffaCakes118_2acfcb11353c19f692e654363fe7adca.exe Token: 35 2288 JaffaCakes118_2acfcb11353c19f692e654363fe7adca.exe Token: 36 2288 JaffaCakes118_2acfcb11353c19f692e654363fe7adca.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 980 msdcsc.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 980 msdcsc.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 980 msdcsc.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 980 msdcsc.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 980 msdcsc.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 980 msdcsc.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 980 msdcsc.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 980 msdcsc.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 980 msdcsc.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 980 msdcsc.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 980 msdcsc.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 980 msdcsc.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 980 msdcsc.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 980 msdcsc.exe Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege 980 msdcsc.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 980 msdcsc.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 980 msdcsc.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 980 msdcsc.exe Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege 980 msdcsc.exe Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege 980 msdcsc.exe Token: 33 980 msdcsc.exe Token: 34 980 msdcsc.exe Token: 35 980 msdcsc.exe Token: 36 980 msdcsc.exe -
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
pid Process 980 msdcsc.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 20 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2288 wrote to memory of 1164 2288 JaffaCakes118_2acfcb11353c19f692e654363fe7adca.exe 85 PID 2288 wrote to memory of 1164 2288 JaffaCakes118_2acfcb11353c19f692e654363fe7adca.exe 85 PID 2288 wrote to memory of 1164 2288 JaffaCakes118_2acfcb11353c19f692e654363fe7adca.exe 85 PID 2288 wrote to memory of 1164 2288 JaffaCakes118_2acfcb11353c19f692e654363fe7adca.exe 85 PID 2288 wrote to memory of 1164 2288 JaffaCakes118_2acfcb11353c19f692e654363fe7adca.exe 85 PID 2288 wrote to memory of 1164 2288 JaffaCakes118_2acfcb11353c19f692e654363fe7adca.exe 85 PID 2288 wrote to memory of 1164 2288 JaffaCakes118_2acfcb11353c19f692e654363fe7adca.exe 85 PID 2288 wrote to memory of 1164 2288 JaffaCakes118_2acfcb11353c19f692e654363fe7adca.exe 85 PID 2288 wrote to memory of 1164 2288 JaffaCakes118_2acfcb11353c19f692e654363fe7adca.exe 85 PID 2288 wrote to memory of 1164 2288 JaffaCakes118_2acfcb11353c19f692e654363fe7adca.exe 85 PID 2288 wrote to memory of 1164 2288 JaffaCakes118_2acfcb11353c19f692e654363fe7adca.exe 85 PID 2288 wrote to memory of 1164 2288 JaffaCakes118_2acfcb11353c19f692e654363fe7adca.exe 85 PID 2288 wrote to memory of 1164 2288 JaffaCakes118_2acfcb11353c19f692e654363fe7adca.exe 85 PID 2288 wrote to memory of 1164 2288 JaffaCakes118_2acfcb11353c19f692e654363fe7adca.exe 85 PID 2288 wrote to memory of 1164 2288 JaffaCakes118_2acfcb11353c19f692e654363fe7adca.exe 85 PID 2288 wrote to memory of 1164 2288 JaffaCakes118_2acfcb11353c19f692e654363fe7adca.exe 85 PID 2288 wrote to memory of 1164 2288 JaffaCakes118_2acfcb11353c19f692e654363fe7adca.exe 85 PID 2288 wrote to memory of 980 2288 JaffaCakes118_2acfcb11353c19f692e654363fe7adca.exe 86 PID 2288 wrote to memory of 980 2288 JaffaCakes118_2acfcb11353c19f692e654363fe7adca.exe 86 PID 2288 wrote to memory of 980 2288 JaffaCakes118_2acfcb11353c19f692e654363fe7adca.exe 86
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_2acfcb11353c19f692e654363fe7adca.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_2acfcb11353c19f692e654363fe7adca.exe"1⤵
- 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:2288 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exenotepad2⤵
- Deletes itself
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:1164
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:980
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15
Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Winlogon Helper DLL
1Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Winlogon Helper DLL
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Downloads
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Filesize
658KB
MD52acfcb11353c19f692e654363fe7adca
SHA15b3b4f5cccdf1fc7467242dfeb49da7c3ddb5e35
SHA256627f6f229f09add842434be6a01ca566ced62b065e5b2710f075c954d1dca784
SHA512f3342c1997910025c6d3d0a0712a8dc8fcbbe25604fc53169e6d40034b1539a9ff5bd1943f74de84b5d7ef99054137a4e75b852fb1e089acc86a2a9e5876250b