darkcomet | 3245d67cd64a9be97a430ccd4ac48a280d72b7c9beb6ba17980b9bdf91a7603d

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
126s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20250217-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250217-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
submitted
02/03/2025, 09:01

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_3f3f5c7cf9cbb0a95528aa19e54f54d0.exe
Size

1.7MB
MD5

3f3f5c7cf9cbb0a95528aa19e54f54d0
SHA1

5f48c990632dd788c7866e6b051715727119f6cc
SHA256

3245d67cd64a9be97a430ccd4ac48a280d72b7c9beb6ba17980b9bdf91a7603d
SHA512

34a89f4271bf2c8ef2a9411af37ba201420fcecad7db198b30d6ed2b45e910181b08a1a15ad94184085344a7ed2ed22cdae8579ce42a4d4472f724a538992627
SSDEEP

49152:BgEjyITimZT7byfT7byXT7byXT7byaWcbfSE:BXjyyi+XkX0X0XgcbfSE

Score

10^/10

darkcomet guest16 defense_evasion discovery persistence rat trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkcomet

Botnet

Guest16

onur11.zapto.org:1604

Mutex

DC_MUTEX-FBBAB9P

Attributes

InstallPath
MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
gencode
5R19prkNBt16
install
true
offline_keylogger
true
persistence
true
reg_key
MicroUpdate

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\\Documents\\MSDCSC\\msdcsc.exe"	JaffaCakes118_3f3f5c7cf9cbb0a95528aa19e54f54d0.exe

Disables Task Manager via registry modification
defense_evasion

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 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-1-5-21-1170604239-850860757-3112005715-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	JaffaCakes118_3f3f5c7cf9cbb0a95528aa19e54f54d0.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1170604239-850860757-3112005715-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	msdcsc.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3212	notepad.exe

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
4864	SONSUZ HILE V2.EXE
3296	msdcsc.exe
3172	SONSUZ HILE V2.EXE

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1170604239-850860757-3112005715-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MicroUpdate = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\Documents\\MSDCSC\\msdcsc.exe"	JaffaCakes118_3f3f5c7cf9cbb0a95528aa19e54f54d0.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1170604239-850860757-3112005715-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MicroUpdate = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\Documents\\MSDCSC\\msdcsc.exe"	msdcsc.exe

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 6 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_3f3f5c7cf9cbb0a95528aa19e54f54d0.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	SONSUZ HILE V2.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	notepad.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	msdcsc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	SONSUZ HILE V2.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	notepad.exe

Modifies registry class 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{1f3427c8-5c10-4210-aa03-2ee45287d668}\Instance\	JaffaCakes118_3f3f5c7cf9cbb0a95528aa19e54f54d0.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 48 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2864	JaffaCakes118_3f3f5c7cf9cbb0a95528aa19e54f54d0.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2864	JaffaCakes118_3f3f5c7cf9cbb0a95528aa19e54f54d0.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	2864	JaffaCakes118_3f3f5c7cf9cbb0a95528aa19e54f54d0.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2864	JaffaCakes118_3f3f5c7cf9cbb0a95528aa19e54f54d0.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	2864	JaffaCakes118_3f3f5c7cf9cbb0a95528aa19e54f54d0.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	2864	JaffaCakes118_3f3f5c7cf9cbb0a95528aa19e54f54d0.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	2864	JaffaCakes118_3f3f5c7cf9cbb0a95528aa19e54f54d0.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2864	JaffaCakes118_3f3f5c7cf9cbb0a95528aa19e54f54d0.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2864	JaffaCakes118_3f3f5c7cf9cbb0a95528aa19e54f54d0.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2864	JaffaCakes118_3f3f5c7cf9cbb0a95528aa19e54f54d0.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2864	JaffaCakes118_3f3f5c7cf9cbb0a95528aa19e54f54d0.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2864	JaffaCakes118_3f3f5c7cf9cbb0a95528aa19e54f54d0.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2864	JaffaCakes118_3f3f5c7cf9cbb0a95528aa19e54f54d0.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	2864	JaffaCakes118_3f3f5c7cf9cbb0a95528aa19e54f54d0.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	2864	JaffaCakes118_3f3f5c7cf9cbb0a95528aa19e54f54d0.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	2864	JaffaCakes118_3f3f5c7cf9cbb0a95528aa19e54f54d0.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	2864	JaffaCakes118_3f3f5c7cf9cbb0a95528aa19e54f54d0.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	2864	JaffaCakes118_3f3f5c7cf9cbb0a95528aa19e54f54d0.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	2864	JaffaCakes118_3f3f5c7cf9cbb0a95528aa19e54f54d0.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	2864	JaffaCakes118_3f3f5c7cf9cbb0a95528aa19e54f54d0.exe
Token: 33	2864	JaffaCakes118_3f3f5c7cf9cbb0a95528aa19e54f54d0.exe
Token: 34	2864	JaffaCakes118_3f3f5c7cf9cbb0a95528aa19e54f54d0.exe
Token: 35	2864	JaffaCakes118_3f3f5c7cf9cbb0a95528aa19e54f54d0.exe
Token: 36	2864	JaffaCakes118_3f3f5c7cf9cbb0a95528aa19e54f54d0.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	3296	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3296	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	3296	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	3296	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	3296	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	3296	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	3296	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3296	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3296	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3296	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3296	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3296	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3296	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	3296	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	3296	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	3296	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	3296	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	3296	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	3296	msdcsc.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	3296	msdcsc.exe
Token: 33	3296	msdcsc.exe
Token: 34	3296	msdcsc.exe
Token: 35	3296	msdcsc.exe
Token: 36	3296	msdcsc.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3296	msdcsc.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 48 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2864 wrote to memory of 4864	2864	JaffaCakes118_3f3f5c7cf9cbb0a95528aa19e54f54d0.exe	96
PID 2864 wrote to memory of 4864	2864	JaffaCakes118_3f3f5c7cf9cbb0a95528aa19e54f54d0.exe	96
PID 2864 wrote to memory of 4864	2864	JaffaCakes118_3f3f5c7cf9cbb0a95528aa19e54f54d0.exe	96
PID 2864 wrote to memory of 3212	2864	JaffaCakes118_3f3f5c7cf9cbb0a95528aa19e54f54d0.exe	97
PID 2864 wrote to memory of 3212	2864	JaffaCakes118_3f3f5c7cf9cbb0a95528aa19e54f54d0.exe	97
PID 2864 wrote to memory of 3212	2864	JaffaCakes118_3f3f5c7cf9cbb0a95528aa19e54f54d0.exe	97
PID 2864 wrote to memory of 3212	2864	JaffaCakes118_3f3f5c7cf9cbb0a95528aa19e54f54d0.exe	97
PID 2864 wrote to memory of 3212	2864	JaffaCakes118_3f3f5c7cf9cbb0a95528aa19e54f54d0.exe	97
PID 2864 wrote to memory of 3212	2864	JaffaCakes118_3f3f5c7cf9cbb0a95528aa19e54f54d0.exe	97
PID 2864 wrote to memory of 3212	2864	JaffaCakes118_3f3f5c7cf9cbb0a95528aa19e54f54d0.exe	97
PID 2864 wrote to memory of 3212	2864	JaffaCakes118_3f3f5c7cf9cbb0a95528aa19e54f54d0.exe	97
PID 2864 wrote to memory of 3212	2864	JaffaCakes118_3f3f5c7cf9cbb0a95528aa19e54f54d0.exe	97
PID 2864 wrote to memory of 3212	2864	JaffaCakes118_3f3f5c7cf9cbb0a95528aa19e54f54d0.exe	97
PID 2864 wrote to memory of 3212	2864	JaffaCakes118_3f3f5c7cf9cbb0a95528aa19e54f54d0.exe	97
PID 2864 wrote to memory of 3212	2864	JaffaCakes118_3f3f5c7cf9cbb0a95528aa19e54f54d0.exe	97
PID 2864 wrote to memory of 3212	2864	JaffaCakes118_3f3f5c7cf9cbb0a95528aa19e54f54d0.exe	97
PID 2864 wrote to memory of 3212	2864	JaffaCakes118_3f3f5c7cf9cbb0a95528aa19e54f54d0.exe	97
PID 2864 wrote to memory of 3212	2864	JaffaCakes118_3f3f5c7cf9cbb0a95528aa19e54f54d0.exe	97
PID 2864 wrote to memory of 3212	2864	JaffaCakes118_3f3f5c7cf9cbb0a95528aa19e54f54d0.exe	97
PID 2864 wrote to memory of 3212	2864	JaffaCakes118_3f3f5c7cf9cbb0a95528aa19e54f54d0.exe	97
PID 2864 wrote to memory of 3296	2864	JaffaCakes118_3f3f5c7cf9cbb0a95528aa19e54f54d0.exe	98
PID 2864 wrote to memory of 3296	2864	JaffaCakes118_3f3f5c7cf9cbb0a95528aa19e54f54d0.exe	98
PID 2864 wrote to memory of 3296	2864	JaffaCakes118_3f3f5c7cf9cbb0a95528aa19e54f54d0.exe	98
PID 3296 wrote to memory of 3172	3296	msdcsc.exe	99
PID 3296 wrote to memory of 3172	3296	msdcsc.exe	99
PID 3296 wrote to memory of 3172	3296	msdcsc.exe	99
PID 3296 wrote to memory of 2388	3296	msdcsc.exe	100
PID 3296 wrote to memory of 2388	3296	msdcsc.exe	100
PID 3296 wrote to memory of 2388	3296	msdcsc.exe	100
PID 3296 wrote to memory of 2388	3296	msdcsc.exe	100
PID 3296 wrote to memory of 2388	3296	msdcsc.exe	100
PID 3296 wrote to memory of 2388	3296	msdcsc.exe	100
PID 3296 wrote to memory of 2388	3296	msdcsc.exe	100
PID 3296 wrote to memory of 2388	3296	msdcsc.exe	100
PID 3296 wrote to memory of 2388	3296	msdcsc.exe	100
PID 3296 wrote to memory of 2388	3296	msdcsc.exe	100
PID 3296 wrote to memory of 2388	3296	msdcsc.exe	100
PID 3296 wrote to memory of 2388	3296	msdcsc.exe	100
PID 3296 wrote to memory of 2388	3296	msdcsc.exe	100
PID 3296 wrote to memory of 2388	3296	msdcsc.exe	100
PID 3296 wrote to memory of 2388	3296	msdcsc.exe	100
PID 3296 wrote to memory of 2388	3296	msdcsc.exe	100
PID 3296 wrote to memory of 2388	3296	msdcsc.exe	100
PID 3296 wrote to memory of 2388	3296	msdcsc.exe	100
PID 3296 wrote to memory of 2388	3296	msdcsc.exe	100
PID 3296 wrote to memory of 2388	3296	msdcsc.exe	100
PID 3296 wrote to memory of 2388	3296	msdcsc.exe	100
PID 3296 wrote to memory of 2388	3296	msdcsc.exe	100

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_3f3f5c7cf9cbb0a95528aa19e54f54d0.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_3f3f5c7cf9cbb0a95528aa19e54f54d0.exe"
1⤵
- Modifies WinLogon for persistence
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2864
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SONSUZ HILE V2.EXE
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SONSUZ HILE V2.EXE"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:4864
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
  notepad
  2⤵
  - Deletes itself
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:3212
- C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe"
  2⤵
  - Checks computer location settings
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3296
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SONSUZ HILE V2.EXE
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SONSUZ HILE V2.EXE"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3172
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
    notepad
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2388

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\Local\Temp\SONSUZ HILE V2.EXE

Filesize
1014KB

MD5
58bcdf00947d885b5e34c46cc26e5f0b

SHA1
e7dd5b33931b554b928e9c450efa0cd9268f748e

SHA256
58ca5b09e1084efc347eee85d1205dd268e4dc569d00a1ed34fe1101d8311973

SHA512
efb276056791e848a701d8924316c4c0cf3ebbbc3a9f62aeda412441b44d9c049d0ff27f44705972198c9c3c53051b9d27de7c3b65d9c4512f6f906c7c232ace

Download Submit
C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe

Filesize
1.7MB

MD5
3f3f5c7cf9cbb0a95528aa19e54f54d0

SHA1
5f48c990632dd788c7866e6b051715727119f6cc

SHA256
3245d67cd64a9be97a430ccd4ac48a280d72b7c9beb6ba17980b9bdf91a7603d

SHA512
34a89f4271bf2c8ef2a9411af37ba201420fcecad7db198b30d6ed2b45e910181b08a1a15ad94184085344a7ed2ed22cdae8579ce42a4d4472f724a538992627

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memory/2388-84-0x0000000000F80000-0x0000000000F81000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2864-69-0x00000000024B0000-0x00000000024B1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2864-0-0x00000000024B0000-0x00000000024B1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2864-85-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005CB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.8MB

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memory/3212-19-0x0000000000940000-0x0000000000941000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3296-91-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005CB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.8MB

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memory/3296-89-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005CB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.8MB

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memory/4864-17-0x0000000004C80000-0x0000000004D1C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
624KB

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memory/4864-70-0x0000000004F30000-0x0000000004F40000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4864-71-0x0000000004D40000-0x0000000004D4A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
40KB

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memory/4864-72-0x0000000004E70000-0x0000000004EC6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
344KB

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memory/4864-20-0x0000000004DC0000-0x0000000004E52000-memory.dmp

Filesize
584KB

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memory/4864-18-0x0000000005420000-0x00000000059C4000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.6MB

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memory/4864-87-0x000000007283E000-0x000000007283F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/4864-88-0x0000000004F30000-0x0000000004F40000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4864-16-0x00000000001C0000-0x00000000002C6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.0MB

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memory/4864-15-0x000000007283E000-0x000000007283F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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