Analysis Overview
SHA256
331ee2f4d2b3be0e3b88cf223b43313104c030659607fed74dd8c43ffcdab88d
Threat Level: Known bad
The file JaffaCakes118_3696b0bc52372480786fc82e9a40ee3a was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Darkcomet
Darkcomet family
Sets file to hidden
Checks computer location settings
Loads dropped DLL
Executes dropped EXE
Adds Run key to start application
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Unsigned PE
Views/modifies file attributes
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2025-03-01 03:58
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2025-03-01 03:58
Reported
2025-03-01 04:00
Platform
win7-20240903-en
Max time kernel
150s
Max time network
123s
Command Line
Signatures
Darkcomet
Darkcomet family
Sets file to hidden
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AppLaunch\Winserv.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_3696b0bc52372480786fc82e9a40ee3a.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-312935884-697965778-3955649944-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\hostnet = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\hostnet.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_3696b0bc52372480786fc82e9a40ee3a.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 2820 set thread context of 2944 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_3696b0bc52372480786fc82e9a40ee3a.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AppLaunch\Winserv.exe |
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_3696b0bc52372480786fc82e9a40ee3a.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AppLaunch\Winserv.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_3696b0bc52372480786fc82e9a40ee3a.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AppLaunch\Winserv.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AppLaunch\Winserv.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Views/modifies file attributes
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe | N/A |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_3696b0bc52372480786fc82e9a40ee3a.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_3696b0bc52372480786fc82e9a40ee3a.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AppLaunch\Winserv.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\AppLaunch\Winserv.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AppLaunch\Winserv.exe" +s +h
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AppLaunch" +s +h
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
notepad
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AppLaunch" +s +h
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AppLaunch\Winserv.exe" +s +h
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | billonairgamble.serveblog.net | udp |
Files
memory/2820-0-0x0000000074331000-0x0000000074332000-memory.dmp
memory/2820-1-0x0000000074330000-0x00000000748DB000-memory.dmp
memory/2820-2-0x0000000074330000-0x00000000748DB000-memory.dmp
memory/2820-3-0x0000000074330000-0x00000000748DB000-memory.dmp
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AppLaunch\Winserv.exe
| MD5 | 34aa912defa18c2c129f1e09d75c1d7e |
| SHA1 | 9c3046324657505a30ecd9b1fdb46c05bde7d470 |
| SHA256 | 6df94b7fa33f1b87142adc39b3db0613fc520d9e7a5fd6a5301dd7f51f8d0386 |
| SHA512 | d1ea9368f5d7166180612fd763c87afb647d088498887961f5e7fb0a10f4a808bd5928e8a3666d70ff794093c51ecca8816f75dd47652fd4eb23dce7f9aa1f98 |
memory/2944-24-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/2944-20-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp
memory/2944-19-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/2944-18-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/2944-16-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/2944-15-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/2944-25-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/2944-14-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/2944-13-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/2820-27-0x0000000074330000-0x00000000748DB000-memory.dmp
memory/2944-12-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/2944-30-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/2944-61-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/2944-60-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/2452-59-0x0000000000220000-0x0000000000221000-memory.dmp
memory/2452-31-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000081000-memory.dmp
memory/2944-28-0x00000000002F0000-0x00000000002F1000-memory.dmp
memory/2944-10-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/2944-22-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/2820-62-0x0000000074330000-0x00000000748DB000-memory.dmp
memory/2944-63-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/2944-64-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/2944-65-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/2944-66-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/2944-67-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/2944-68-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/2944-69-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/2944-70-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/2944-71-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/2944-72-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/2944-73-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/2944-74-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/2944-75-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/2944-76-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2025-03-01 03:58
Reported
2025-03-01 04:00
Platform
win10v2004-20250217-en
Max time kernel
150s
Max time network
152s
Command Line
Signatures
Darkcomet
Darkcomet family
Sets file to hidden
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe | N/A |
Checks computer location settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1479699283-3000499823-2337359760-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AppLaunch\Winserv.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AppLaunch\Winserv.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1479699283-3000499823-2337359760-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\hostnet = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\hostnet.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_3696b0bc52372480786fc82e9a40ee3a.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 3380 set thread context of 3004 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_3696b0bc52372480786fc82e9a40ee3a.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AppLaunch\Winserv.exe |
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_3696b0bc52372480786fc82e9a40ee3a.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AppLaunch\Winserv.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_3696b0bc52372480786fc82e9a40ee3a.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AppLaunch\Winserv.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AppLaunch\Winserv.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Views/modifies file attributes
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe | N/A |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_3696b0bc52372480786fc82e9a40ee3a.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_3696b0bc52372480786fc82e9a40ee3a.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AppLaunch\Winserv.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\AppLaunch\Winserv.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AppLaunch\Winserv.exe" +s +h
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AppLaunch" +s +h
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
notepad
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AppLaunch" +s +h
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AppLaunch\Winserv.exe" +s +h
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | tse1.mm.bing.net | udp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | billonairgamble.serveblog.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | billonairgamble.serveblog.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | billonairgamble.serveblog.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | billonairgamble.serveblog.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | billonairgamble.serveblog.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | billonairgamble.serveblog.net | udp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | billonairgamble.serveblog.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | billonairgamble.serveblog.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | billonairgamble.serveblog.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | billonairgamble.serveblog.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | billonairgamble.serveblog.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | billonairgamble.serveblog.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | billonairgamble.serveblog.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | billonairgamble.serveblog.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | billonairgamble.serveblog.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | billonairgamble.serveblog.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | billonairgamble.serveblog.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | billonairgamble.serveblog.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | billonairgamble.serveblog.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | billonairgamble.serveblog.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | billonairgamble.serveblog.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | billonairgamble.serveblog.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | billonairgamble.serveblog.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | billonairgamble.serveblog.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | billonairgamble.serveblog.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | billonairgamble.serveblog.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | billonairgamble.serveblog.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | billonairgamble.serveblog.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | billonairgamble.serveblog.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | billonairgamble.serveblog.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | udp |
Files
memory/3380-0-0x0000000075512000-0x0000000075513000-memory.dmp
memory/3380-1-0x0000000075510000-0x0000000075AC1000-memory.dmp
memory/3380-2-0x0000000075510000-0x0000000075AC1000-memory.dmp
memory/3380-3-0x0000000075510000-0x0000000075AC1000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AppLaunch\Winserv.exe
| MD5 | d881de17aa8f2e2c08cbb7b265f928f9 |
| SHA1 | 08936aebc87decf0af6e8eada191062b5e65ac2a |
| SHA256 | b3a37093609f9a20ad60b85a9fa9de2ba674cba9b5bd687729440c70ba619ca0 |
| SHA512 | 5f23bfb1b8740247b36ed0ab741738c7d4c949736129e767213e321607d1ccd3e3a8428e4ba44bd28a275b5e3f6206285b1a522514b7ef7ea5e698d90a713d34 |
memory/3004-8-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/3004-11-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/3004-13-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/3004-15-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/3004-16-0x00000000006D0000-0x00000000006D1000-memory.dmp
memory/3004-17-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/3004-19-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/704-18-0x0000000001340000-0x0000000001341000-memory.dmp
memory/3004-20-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/3380-21-0x0000000075512000-0x0000000075513000-memory.dmp
memory/3380-22-0x0000000075510000-0x0000000075AC1000-memory.dmp
memory/3004-23-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/3004-24-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/3004-25-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/3004-26-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/3004-27-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/3004-28-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/3004-29-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/3004-30-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/3004-31-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/3004-32-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/3004-33-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/3004-34-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/3004-35-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp
memory/3004-36-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp