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
13/03/2025, 22:36
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
JaffaCakes118_724b745767eb299f982fc781c35237a9.exe
Resource
win7-20241010-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
JaffaCakes118_724b745767eb299f982fc781c35237a9.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20250217-en
General
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Target
JaffaCakes118_724b745767eb299f982fc781c35237a9.exe
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Size
1.1MB
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MD5
724b745767eb299f982fc781c35237a9
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SHA1
8e4b9c069b5f69d4824d768239e468bac36dc23d
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SHA256
1b5fc2c4f44fcd648bc5857b6efe302817e5ce1e75e15d196bb9910107c99fcc
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SHA512
8c292f366c398c6eff532c67859f3869bcbc2c00632689e30ebea424a4010cb73074cb93bd77c5865357123e53e174b00f8a916e968d568ba920f6f10b2edaf5
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SSDEEP
24576:FbptUZveEPJ1IG5tit60xD53XusT5chPZ2k:FvUsQ1Jnit6sNoR
Malware Config
Extracted
darkcomet
Guest16
testconnect.no-ip.org:16006
DC_MUTEX-84PNHZ0
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gencode
udafyT70VUoT
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install
false
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offline_keylogger
true
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persistence
false
Signatures
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Darkcomet family
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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-1-5-21-250031470-1197856012-2659781506-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation JaffaCakes118_724b745767eb299f982fc781c35237a9.exe -
Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 4652 CRYPTEDFILE.EXE -
Uses the VBS compiler for execution 1 TTPs
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Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-250031470-1197856012-2659781506-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\SAHmIGtYYXAFYrIspK = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\NaWJBMoUWtuFZdxaJS.exe" vbc.exe -
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4652 set thread context of 4312 4652 CRYPTEDFILE.EXE 99 PID 4652 set thread context of 3652 4652 CRYPTEDFILE.EXE 102 -
Subvert Trust Controls: Mark-of-the-Web Bypass 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
When files are downloaded from the Internet, they are tagged with a hidden NTFS Alternate Data Stream (ADS) named Zone.Identifier with a specific value known as the MOTW.
description ioc Process File created C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\NaWJBMoUWtuFZdxaJS.exe:ZONE.identifier cmd.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 9 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_724b745767eb299f982fc781c35237a9.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language CRYPTEDFILE.EXE Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language vbc.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cvtres.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language vbc.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cvtres.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language vbc.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language vbc.exe -
NTFS ADS 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\NaWJBMoUWtuFZdxaJS.exe:ZONE.identifier cmd.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 25 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4652 CRYPTEDFILE.EXE Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 3652 vbc.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 3652 vbc.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3652 vbc.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 3652 vbc.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 3652 vbc.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 3652 vbc.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 3652 vbc.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3652 vbc.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3652 vbc.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 3652 vbc.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 3652 vbc.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3652 vbc.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3652 vbc.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 3652 vbc.exe Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege 3652 vbc.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 3652 vbc.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 3652 vbc.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 3652 vbc.exe Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege 3652 vbc.exe Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege 3652 vbc.exe Token: 33 3652 vbc.exe Token: 34 3652 vbc.exe Token: 35 3652 vbc.exe Token: 36 3652 vbc.exe -
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 4312 vbc.exe 3652 vbc.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 40 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2764 wrote to memory of 4652 2764 JaffaCakes118_724b745767eb299f982fc781c35237a9.exe 85 PID 2764 wrote to memory of 4652 2764 JaffaCakes118_724b745767eb299f982fc781c35237a9.exe 85 PID 2764 wrote to memory of 4652 2764 JaffaCakes118_724b745767eb299f982fc781c35237a9.exe 85 PID 4652 wrote to memory of 1516 4652 CRYPTEDFILE.EXE 93 PID 4652 wrote to memory of 1516 4652 CRYPTEDFILE.EXE 93 PID 4652 wrote to memory of 1516 4652 CRYPTEDFILE.EXE 93 PID 1516 wrote to memory of 1092 1516 vbc.exe 95 PID 1516 wrote to memory of 1092 1516 vbc.exe 95 PID 1516 wrote to memory of 1092 1516 vbc.exe 95 PID 4652 wrote to memory of 2268 4652 CRYPTEDFILE.EXE 96 PID 4652 wrote to memory of 2268 4652 CRYPTEDFILE.EXE 96 PID 4652 wrote to memory of 2268 4652 CRYPTEDFILE.EXE 96 PID 2268 wrote to memory of 3172 2268 vbc.exe 98 PID 2268 wrote to memory of 3172 2268 vbc.exe 98 PID 2268 wrote to memory of 3172 2268 vbc.exe 98 PID 4652 wrote to memory of 4312 4652 CRYPTEDFILE.EXE 99 PID 4652 wrote to memory of 4312 4652 CRYPTEDFILE.EXE 99 PID 4652 wrote to memory of 4312 4652 CRYPTEDFILE.EXE 99 PID 4652 wrote to memory of 4312 4652 CRYPTEDFILE.EXE 99 PID 4652 wrote to memory of 4312 4652 CRYPTEDFILE.EXE 99 PID 4652 wrote to memory of 4312 4652 CRYPTEDFILE.EXE 99 PID 4652 wrote to memory of 4312 4652 CRYPTEDFILE.EXE 99 PID 4652 wrote to memory of 4312 4652 CRYPTEDFILE.EXE 99 PID 4652 wrote to memory of 5116 4652 CRYPTEDFILE.EXE 100 PID 4652 wrote to memory of 5116 4652 CRYPTEDFILE.EXE 100 PID 4652 wrote to memory of 5116 4652 CRYPTEDFILE.EXE 100 PID 4652 wrote to memory of 3652 4652 CRYPTEDFILE.EXE 102 PID 4652 wrote to memory of 3652 4652 CRYPTEDFILE.EXE 102 PID 4652 wrote to memory of 3652 4652 CRYPTEDFILE.EXE 102 PID 4652 wrote to memory of 3652 4652 CRYPTEDFILE.EXE 102 PID 4652 wrote to memory of 3652 4652 CRYPTEDFILE.EXE 102 PID 4652 wrote to memory of 3652 4652 CRYPTEDFILE.EXE 102 PID 4652 wrote to memory of 3652 4652 CRYPTEDFILE.EXE 102 PID 4652 wrote to memory of 3652 4652 CRYPTEDFILE.EXE 102 PID 4652 wrote to memory of 3652 4652 CRYPTEDFILE.EXE 102 PID 4652 wrote to memory of 3652 4652 CRYPTEDFILE.EXE 102 PID 4652 wrote to memory of 3652 4652 CRYPTEDFILE.EXE 102 PID 4652 wrote to memory of 3652 4652 CRYPTEDFILE.EXE 102 PID 4652 wrote to memory of 3652 4652 CRYPTEDFILE.EXE 102 PID 4652 wrote to memory of 3652 4652 CRYPTEDFILE.EXE 102
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_724b745767eb299f982fc781c35237a9.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_724b745767eb299f982fc781c35237a9.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2764 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CRYPTEDFILE.EXE"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CRYPTEDFILE.EXE"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4652 -
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe" /noconfig @"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\uti-g6xm.cmdline"3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1516 -
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\cvtres.exeC:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\cvtres.exe /NOLOGO /READONLY /MACHINE:IX86 "/OUT:C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RESE3D8.tmp" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vbc1503D4FBE25E4498BFFC4BFE57FC51.TMP"4⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:1092
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C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe" /noconfig @"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\optqz2b2.cmdline"3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2268 -
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\cvtres.exeC:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\cvtres.exe /NOLOGO /READONLY /MACHINE:IX86 "/OUT:C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RESE55F.tmp" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vbc3C292CAFCB8442299E3BE582103D6175.TMP"4⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:3172
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C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exeC:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe3⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:4312
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe"cmd"3⤵
- Subvert Trust Controls: Mark-of-the-Web Bypass
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- NTFS ADS
PID:5116
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C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exeC:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:3652
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15
Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Defense Evasion
Modify Registry
1Subvert Trust Controls
1SIP and Trust Provider Hijacking
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
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Filesize
1017KB
MD503591cde01c5bc5de7b93f9dcffc8fc9
SHA1dc51f03df3b45e1f1dfa298c1684cea7ea744a79
SHA25624e0b0fe86966a3b8105193050d9f959ba833a06f67ad22fc12537e3ba73658d
SHA512bb9b790cdd3913d4ecaaab7533bbc07755a20f194892979c568acc599e83c3d631b4b982af2cf20e80d3cdcc58f907d2f3a6eb9e4b7c7a1db222e43171ae13d0
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Filesize
1KB
MD5af75a00b44c43ef5daa88de6c46437e5
SHA135ea2eaf50aba227a653bd95382e9e67f7d5cb67
SHA256bf9626cbdbc401bc34d84a6d55290f4cfab4b672a9ce537a48b4908a0d09e26c
SHA5122b9ffd14d09dfef68ee89e237184bfc2dabd7ccb8871b3ee2f98914db994c3ea4a985872d202dfbf7fbe56f7cc43d9b6a24b57286cb964cdb9f2140957cdce5e
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Filesize
1KB
MD524985ea75c11255d1db407711018e289
SHA17dc6a094c5cf4ba4bbc8e592a28649c6f6f03017
SHA2561e0502d5490711c4221471e793388038da92bf553e52dbae090332752ef434de
SHA51286dc4968e73e7e0ba6d41b58011791a716443c0fb284f46b48b3b25300d0b3c3d0ccf8bed244653bb47f6c08d9ffda51f3140d194ffb9ac266fad24d600b6f5f
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Filesize
317B
MD5e0c1dd0338e755bf18300bbd97ab959f
SHA19339d3695f695210414d893ccea7cff23e3ac143
SHA256f755ce4fda2a979961c283dcd627de0b74435ad76cd80be1e7b7efde4048d1af
SHA5121276e4e89c70a5be9d7bb7c8c10bba6f41bec2cbe15770d517fda8dcd0bf41f325e0b86e31b55672f94a6f1601dd3b01e4c217d3ba654044bed06544e2d56215
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Filesize
6KB
MD52735da5510e1279bacf7ff3a3edd5aa1
SHA1a48d78c3aa6c49285b4eb20d0a74a6e63ab23fdc
SHA2560617901d1a0f8f3aa63a0dfa49964277d1689f1a2e605a764a8bb4ad6cc80e98
SHA512fed2fd48d77adce90d63c6b65e3fb04257fec909ce8baa1c7baa346190a8f47f6100d272f3fe5220e5ecb1eabcec29c9149dd51a68aad41802657b165b3540e1
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Filesize
468B
MD535908ac623598e25e24c1a68f5dfab77
SHA191f5a72f103c2541c26768c83aba70daa041635a
SHA25668f1ada0e587757539b868b22397a1fe764caa07005f24b76327f5e8724683b8
SHA512f5c4e5c05253a9f0387957d74b11fa00ded8a2afca8898b4ba47b25ae78cfd310a9217f2fcca3d495876c6380fab0d5b3b5d5392641c2c029b84d832d2b85ddd
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Filesize
317B
MD5b8aa7d848271f17d10a4bf82f4c5ee9e
SHA17d2c8a365305afa8ef8bb24d685ff64d18c4de8b
SHA2569f68b8b6968c0afb7ba8b9683043344a06a931722f94b179134796cd11621ba9
SHA51207d4b9cb8c89054a205ee67eda5927029eacb48c227193d778e8388916516e6e05db4b80e730c50afba39798261e64744fc829d9f409c4851f991a73321ebb78
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Filesize
6KB
MD5ead78afe89a4b57b259947bf259d040e
SHA1985413c94f20610f67bd4e09f817ef74f9e8e084
SHA256761ab2ffe681bfdddffa6c5f883f497ccd7547ddb9f4a1b070109ab6ba9a4dc6
SHA512b54845e3b73d780e3e9d2e633b1abf810d6bb270f3e47534657c06b55a6da831cac51bbdaf509d61d9512f6ad6e84d145d4e1e40d5f1ea26752c6cabeae500dd
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Filesize
652B
MD5fa795523be32284889dc61c239a2508c
SHA1c75e8a79b0e88844e1177573f4967b754e6e0f99
SHA256881eb0381c987b90e27cc064b34ebbbb8b8798f21e0e8585862977257a0cee62
SHA512f4bcdf0e2c67d2cbe445249f27956318e5d3a347bd0a30dbc368e346a32073482f65febf39aaa28608de2b722d1b1aa0c09dbc23ed7544985159a7b6679d8b59
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Filesize
652B
MD5b608face6230c4e4a4c2381e3ef44f30
SHA14c4b28eb1b35fe20a739d93df160959c65a4782b
SHA25641a89265f28fdc4fc4d2ee691a6fa4df17cfef57cd9a2131a69821bfb1d63d0c
SHA5128499d2c2e4375e9696f8965d16463542b90ff316e37e016961a4fbd32870b770d67549111dd4c28890f4832a228c06066b0a5ab6c6072842af2bbffced7c819c
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Filesize
89B
MD5ae834ac738f172c75ac48dbdeb067880
SHA145339f98d1073c86c4d65b7fa88614b7ac54c16d
SHA256506dddb9ca0a6a93c9241dbca83270214f0e5058de1111a761782a5b3f817e3c
SHA5127b00e6cd7b55a3ad15956eb28657800cb7e9a5f576e49cb50c57f6300635e1328a2f80500ffff1c66d37a7fa669706094d2b1fd82810be2af843d7c79242c9cc