Analysis

  • max time kernel
    84s
  • max time network
    149s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20250314-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250314-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    12/04/2025, 10:20

General

  • Target

    JaffaCakes118_b1ef6f501989c45f8ac0c5b83023099c.exe

  • Size

    659KB

  • MD5

    b1ef6f501989c45f8ac0c5b83023099c

  • SHA1

    87f321ab9b6e9859e0e4e588bacf8e0ae5926ef3

  • SHA256

    59cbbf75b3574b87278ee1be6c4a7ee054baedcf8758e91159d5cc63ae2ce302

  • SHA512

    d231e746991ac7e7436a55b1e63dcf7ee73f25bbb70a6f53511b5de2865b6205a407ef2a45479c3569fdad13a1706485dcd05505b1cdc40ad4bf3567e7a954c2

  • SSDEEP

    12288:iOANXryu1S69QwWBIlVi4o858nFBKgmvtOwUATgDQRo:DANOCS6qwWB0V5o8mnqvtrdgDQS

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkcomet

Botnet

Guest16

C2

unknownservice.no-ip.org:1604

Mutex

DC_MUTEX-R1Z8FUN

Attributes
  • InstallPath

    Windupdt\winupdate.exe

  • gencode

    *ii4CJSyrgqJ

  • 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
  • Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 11 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Deletes itself 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 11 IoCs
  • Windows security modification 2 TTPs 11 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 14 IoCs

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

  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_b1ef6f501989c45f8ac0c5b83023099c.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_b1ef6f501989c45f8ac0c5b83023099c.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:6072
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
      notepad
      2⤵
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2028
    • C:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe
      "C:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe"
      2⤵
      • Windows security bypass
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Windows security modification
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4844
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
      2⤵
      • Deletes itself
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4860
  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2768
    • C:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe
      C:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe
      2⤵
      • Windows security bypass
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Windows security modification
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:4868
  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3196
    • C:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe
      C:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe
      2⤵
      • Windows security bypass
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Windows security modification
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:5152
  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1924
    • C:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe
      C:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe
      2⤵
      • Windows security bypass
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Windows security modification
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3972
  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:452
    • C:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe
      C:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe
      2⤵
      • Windows security bypass
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Windows security modification
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:5564
  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5308
    • C:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe
      C:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe
      2⤵
      • Windows security bypass
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Windows security modification
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2140
  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2732
    • C:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe
      C:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe
      2⤵
      • Windows security bypass
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Windows security modification
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:708
  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1560
    • C:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe
      C:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe
      2⤵
      • Windows security bypass
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Windows security modification
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3176
  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe
    1⤵
      PID:976
      • C:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe
        C:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe
        2⤵
        • Windows security bypass
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Windows security modification
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1304
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe
      1⤵
        PID:3584
        • C:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe
          C:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe
          2⤵
          • Windows security bypass
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Windows security modification
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:2272
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe
        1⤵
          PID:4336
          • C:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe
            C:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe
            2⤵
            • Windows security bypass
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Windows security modification
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            PID:400
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe
          1⤵
            PID:468
            • C:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe
              C:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe
              2⤵
                PID:320
            • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
              C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe
              1⤵
                PID:4764
                • C:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe
                  C:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe
                  2⤵
                    PID:6072
                • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe
                  1⤵
                    PID:3508
                    • C:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe
                      C:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe
                      2⤵
                        PID:5232
                    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe
                      1⤵
                        PID:5876
                        • C:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe
                          C:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe
                          2⤵
                            PID:4720
                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe
                          1⤵
                            PID:5908
                            • C:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe
                              C:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe
                              2⤵
                                PID:4328
                            • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                              C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe
                              1⤵
                                PID:5468
                                • C:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe
                                  C:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe
                                  2⤵
                                    PID:3328

                                Network

                                MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                                Downloads

                                • C:\Windupdt\winupdate.exe

                                  Filesize

                                  659KB

                                  MD5

                                  b1ef6f501989c45f8ac0c5b83023099c

                                  SHA1

                                  87f321ab9b6e9859e0e4e588bacf8e0ae5926ef3

                                  SHA256

                                  59cbbf75b3574b87278ee1be6c4a7ee054baedcf8758e91159d5cc63ae2ce302

                                  SHA512

                                  d231e746991ac7e7436a55b1e63dcf7ee73f25bbb70a6f53511b5de2865b6205a407ef2a45479c3569fdad13a1706485dcd05505b1cdc40ad4bf3567e7a954c2

                                • memory/320-44-0x0000000013140000-0x00000000131F7000-memory.dmp

                                  Filesize

                                  732KB

                                • memory/400-41-0x0000000013140000-0x00000000131F7000-memory.dmp

                                  Filesize

                                  732KB

                                • memory/708-28-0x0000000013140000-0x00000000131F7000-memory.dmp

                                  Filesize

                                  732KB

                                • memory/1304-34-0x0000000013140000-0x00000000131F7000-memory.dmp

                                  Filesize

                                  732KB

                                • memory/2028-2-0x0000000000D50000-0x0000000000D51000-memory.dmp

                                  Filesize

                                  4KB

                                • memory/2140-25-0x0000000013140000-0x00000000131F7000-memory.dmp

                                  Filesize

                                  732KB

                                • memory/2272-37-0x0000000013140000-0x00000000131F7000-memory.dmp

                                  Filesize

                                  732KB

                                • memory/3176-31-0x0000000013140000-0x00000000131F7000-memory.dmp

                                  Filesize

                                  732KB

                                • memory/3328-58-0x0000000013140000-0x00000000131F7000-memory.dmp

                                  Filesize

                                  732KB

                                • memory/3972-19-0x0000000013140000-0x00000000131F7000-memory.dmp

                                  Filesize

                                  732KB

                                • memory/4328-55-0x0000000013140000-0x00000000131F7000-memory.dmp

                                  Filesize

                                  732KB

                                • memory/4720-52-0x0000000013140000-0x00000000131F7000-memory.dmp

                                  Filesize

                                  732KB

                                • memory/4844-16-0x0000000013140000-0x00000000131F7000-memory.dmp

                                  Filesize

                                  732KB

                                • memory/4860-13-0x0000000000820000-0x0000000000821000-memory.dmp

                                  Filesize

                                  4KB

                                • memory/4868-32-0x0000000013140000-0x00000000131F7000-memory.dmp

                                  Filesize

                                  732KB

                                • memory/4868-20-0x0000000013140000-0x00000000131F7000-memory.dmp

                                  Filesize

                                  732KB

                                • memory/4868-26-0x0000000013140000-0x00000000131F7000-memory.dmp

                                  Filesize

                                  732KB

                                • memory/4868-59-0x0000000013140000-0x00000000131F7000-memory.dmp

                                  Filesize

                                  732KB

                                • memory/4868-23-0x0000000013140000-0x00000000131F7000-memory.dmp

                                  Filesize

                                  732KB

                                • memory/4868-35-0x0000000013140000-0x00000000131F7000-memory.dmp

                                  Filesize

                                  732KB

                                • memory/4868-53-0x0000000013140000-0x00000000131F7000-memory.dmp

                                  Filesize

                                  732KB

                                • memory/4868-38-0x0000000013140000-0x00000000131F7000-memory.dmp

                                  Filesize

                                  732KB

                                • memory/4868-39-0x0000000013140000-0x00000000131F7000-memory.dmp

                                  Filesize

                                  732KB

                                • memory/4868-56-0x0000000013140000-0x00000000131F7000-memory.dmp

                                  Filesize

                                  732KB

                                • memory/4868-43-0x0000000013140000-0x00000000131F7000-memory.dmp

                                  Filesize

                                  732KB

                                • memory/4868-29-0x0000000013140000-0x00000000131F7000-memory.dmp

                                  Filesize

                                  732KB

                                • memory/4868-9-0x0000000001FB0000-0x0000000001FB1000-memory.dmp

                                  Filesize

                                  4KB

                                • memory/4868-47-0x0000000013140000-0x00000000131F7000-memory.dmp

                                  Filesize

                                  732KB

                                • memory/4868-50-0x0000000013140000-0x00000000131F7000-memory.dmp

                                  Filesize

                                  732KB

                                • memory/5152-11-0x0000000013140000-0x00000000131F7000-memory.dmp

                                  Filesize

                                  732KB

                                • memory/5232-49-0x0000000013140000-0x00000000131F7000-memory.dmp

                                  Filesize

                                  732KB

                                • memory/5564-22-0x0000000013140000-0x00000000131F7000-memory.dmp

                                  Filesize

                                  732KB

                                • memory/6072-15-0x0000000013140000-0x00000000131F7000-memory.dmp

                                  Filesize

                                  732KB

                                • memory/6072-12-0x00000000021B0000-0x00000000021B1000-memory.dmp

                                  Filesize

                                  4KB

                                • memory/6072-46-0x0000000013140000-0x00000000131F7000-memory.dmp

                                  Filesize

                                  732KB

                                • memory/6072-0-0x00000000021B0000-0x00000000021B1000-memory.dmp

                                  Filesize

                                  4KB