Analysis

  • max time kernel
    121s
  • max time network
    122s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240903-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    01/03/2025, 10:57

General

  • Target

    JaffaCakes118_389a769c402b70d8df882c6ef68f25b2.exe

  • Size

    825KB

  • MD5

    389a769c402b70d8df882c6ef68f25b2

  • SHA1

    eee96b686ab923043355353cfb99b7364ae45efb

  • SHA256

    3e82726be4298544db69160ced09199c81dad606c3bb5d098bcf510041eb2c42

  • SHA512

    2ee875367bfa3425c517af12d283c2ae7920f1fda44c3821279a99185c8b5df2ad3242b760c9a5cba85eeaa13074be55951a29ffbddb64ac583272e871cd5010

  • SSDEEP

    24576:y0ytO3rUVidlntbUnz6Wb9IhsO6XCQ68:YKVrlUnzD9IhPJQ6

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkcomet

Attributes
  • gencode

  • install

    false

  • offline_keylogger

    false

  • persistence

    false

rc4.plain

Extracted

Family

darkcomet

Botnet

Guest16

C2

killergkhn.no-ip.biz:3460

Mutex

DC_MUTEX-9GX4KY8

Attributes
  • InstallPath

    Windowsupdate\winupdate.exe

  • gencode

    17r%FyvQ/-Ze

  • install

    true

  • offline_keylogger

    true

  • persistence

    true

  • reg_key

    winupdater

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
  • UAC bypass 3 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Deletes itself 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 8 IoCs
  • Windows security modification 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Program crash 1 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 6 IoCs

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

  • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 4 IoCs

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

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 50 IoCs
  • System policy modification 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_389a769c402b70d8df882c6ef68f25b2.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_389a769c402b70d8df882c6ef68f25b2.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2376
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_389a769c402b70d8df882c6ef68f25b2.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_389a769c402b70d8df882c6ef68f25b2.exe
      2⤵
      • UAC bypass
      • Windows security bypass
      • Windows security modification
      • Checks whether UAC is enabled
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      • System policy modification
      PID:2032
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_389a769c402b70d8df882c6ef68f25b2.exe
        C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_389a769c402b70d8df882c6ef68f25b2.exe
        3⤵
        • Modifies WinLogon for persistence
        • Checks BIOS information in registry
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Adds Run key to start application
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Checks processor information in registry
        • Enumerates system info in registry
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2332
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Windowsupdate\winupdate.exe
          "C:\Windows\system32\Windowsupdate\winupdate.exe"
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Loads dropped DLL
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2700
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Windowsupdate\winupdate.exe
            C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Windowsupdate\winupdate.exe
            5⤵
              PID:2432
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
              C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2700 -s 256
              5⤵
              • Loads dropped DLL
              • Program crash
              PID:772
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
            cmd /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_dcsc_.bat" "
            4⤵
            • Deletes itself
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:2676
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
              ping 127.0.0.1 -n 2
              5⤵
              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
              • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
              • Runs ping.exe
              PID:3024

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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    Downloads

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_dcsc_.bat

      Filesize

      119B

      MD5

      a9e53d60f9f68a24c764ffece4ee2a0f

      SHA1

      b15886ac4c8275a01ec91a6905028c8e59aa2d6d

      SHA256

      62310e3799344a0880525dffa619e097ea10f922f30a392df1f4147c8dba6dd6

      SHA512

      397ae9bf05ef49107236c015ba70fa37047152845ffc16735eba9c64d3e263821cabe6268b74e22b225ff3637ac45921370e569067f490df9e4cccf3ac7a1a3c

    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Windowsupdate\winupdate.exe

      Filesize

      825KB

      MD5

      389a769c402b70d8df882c6ef68f25b2

      SHA1

      eee96b686ab923043355353cfb99b7364ae45efb

      SHA256

      3e82726be4298544db69160ced09199c81dad606c3bb5d098bcf510041eb2c42

      SHA512

      2ee875367bfa3425c517af12d283c2ae7920f1fda44c3821279a99185c8b5df2ad3242b760c9a5cba85eeaa13074be55951a29ffbddb64ac583272e871cd5010

    • memory/2032-20-0x0000000002DB0000-0x0000000002E89000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      868KB

    • memory/2032-2-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042E000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      184KB

    • memory/2032-4-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042E000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      184KB

    • memory/2032-15-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042E000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      184KB

    • memory/2032-43-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042E000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      184KB

    • memory/2032-10-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/2032-9-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042E000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      184KB

    • memory/2032-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042E000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      184KB

    • memory/2332-32-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C1000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      772KB

    • memory/2332-45-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C1000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      772KB

    • memory/2332-23-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C1000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      772KB

    • memory/2332-74-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C1000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      772KB

    • memory/2332-33-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C1000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      772KB

    • memory/2332-40-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C1000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      772KB

    • memory/2332-39-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C1000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      772KB

    • memory/2332-35-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C1000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      772KB

    • memory/2332-77-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C1000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      772KB

    • memory/2332-29-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C1000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      772KB

    • memory/2332-27-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C1000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      772KB

    • memory/2332-25-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C1000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      772KB

    • memory/2332-44-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C1000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      772KB

    • memory/2332-21-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C1000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      772KB

    • memory/2332-46-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C1000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      772KB

    • memory/2332-47-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C1000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      772KB

    • memory/2332-54-0x00000000043D0000-0x00000000044A9000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      868KB

    • memory/2376-16-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004D9000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      868KB

    • memory/2376-1-0x0000000000320000-0x0000000000322000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      8KB

    • memory/2376-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004D9000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      868KB

    • memory/2376-13-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004D9000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      868KB

    • memory/2700-59-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004D9000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      868KB

    • memory/2700-63-0x00000000009D0000-0x0000000000AA9000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      868KB

    • memory/2700-72-0x00000000009D0000-0x0000000000AA9000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      868KB

    • memory/2700-76-0x00000000009D0000-0x0000000000AA9000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      868KB

    • memory/2700-80-0x0000000002400000-0x00000000024D9000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      868KB

    • memory/2700-85-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004D9000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      868KB