darkcomet | 884d9bdcc1f370f250ca33124eedb38c91d37a769b7bf10c9db6adcf4f66b04d

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
148s
platform
windows11-21h2_x64
resource
win11-20250410-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20250410-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64system
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18/04/2025, 12:24

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General

Target

JaffaCakes118_be087e68230473ecaf5469b6a1742d21.exe
Size

658KB
MD5

be087e68230473ecaf5469b6a1742d21
SHA1

43e5938b589520d990a86c7af4e4f01e58811ca3
SHA256

884d9bdcc1f370f250ca33124eedb38c91d37a769b7bf10c9db6adcf4f66b04d
SHA512

b0f54374fdbffb2c5340a06a0e2c3fe0b93c5085a93fc9de229b8ea9d549fe38af8717d0bbe7acb33cdabb6f2aa1a3ceaafceb5994de2903a4ed041e25badeef
SSDEEP

12288:y9HFJ9rJxRX1uVVjoaWSoynxdO1FVBaOiRZTERfIhNkNCCLo9Ek5C/h+:eZ1xuVVjfFoynPaVBUR8f+kN10EBM

Score

10^/10

darkcomet guest16_min discovery persistence rat trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkcomet

Botnet

Guest16_min

mrwan.no-ip.org:1604

Mutex

DCMIN_MUTEX-UY2XNTG

Attributes

InstallPath
DCSCMIN\IMDCSC.exe
gencode
0bCL9sERnDqt
install
true
offline_keylogger
true
persistence
false
reg_key
DarkComet RAT

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\\DCSCMIN\\IMDCSC.exe"	JaffaCakes118_be087e68230473ecaf5469b6a1742d21.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
32	IMDCSC.exe
4160	IMDCSC.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3437575798-4173230203-4015467660-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\DarkComet RAT = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\Documents\\DCSCMIN\\IMDCSC.exe"	JaffaCakes118_be087e68230473ecaf5469b6a1742d21.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 3 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	IMDCSC.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_be087e68230473ecaf5469b6a1742d21.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	IMDCSC.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	3512	JaffaCakes118_be087e68230473ecaf5469b6a1742d21.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3512	JaffaCakes118_be087e68230473ecaf5469b6a1742d21.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	3512	JaffaCakes118_be087e68230473ecaf5469b6a1742d21.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	3512	JaffaCakes118_be087e68230473ecaf5469b6a1742d21.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	3512	JaffaCakes118_be087e68230473ecaf5469b6a1742d21.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	3512	JaffaCakes118_be087e68230473ecaf5469b6a1742d21.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	3512	JaffaCakes118_be087e68230473ecaf5469b6a1742d21.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3512	JaffaCakes118_be087e68230473ecaf5469b6a1742d21.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3512	JaffaCakes118_be087e68230473ecaf5469b6a1742d21.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3512	JaffaCakes118_be087e68230473ecaf5469b6a1742d21.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3512	JaffaCakes118_be087e68230473ecaf5469b6a1742d21.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3512	JaffaCakes118_be087e68230473ecaf5469b6a1742d21.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3512	JaffaCakes118_be087e68230473ecaf5469b6a1742d21.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	3512	JaffaCakes118_be087e68230473ecaf5469b6a1742d21.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	3512	JaffaCakes118_be087e68230473ecaf5469b6a1742d21.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	3512	JaffaCakes118_be087e68230473ecaf5469b6a1742d21.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	3512	JaffaCakes118_be087e68230473ecaf5469b6a1742d21.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	3512	JaffaCakes118_be087e68230473ecaf5469b6a1742d21.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	3512	JaffaCakes118_be087e68230473ecaf5469b6a1742d21.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	3512	JaffaCakes118_be087e68230473ecaf5469b6a1742d21.exe
Token: 33	3512	JaffaCakes118_be087e68230473ecaf5469b6a1742d21.exe
Token: 34	3512	JaffaCakes118_be087e68230473ecaf5469b6a1742d21.exe
Token: 35	3512	JaffaCakes118_be087e68230473ecaf5469b6a1742d21.exe
Token: 36	3512	JaffaCakes118_be087e68230473ecaf5469b6a1742d21.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	32	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	32	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	32	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	32	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	32	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	32	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	32	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	32	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	32	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	32	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	32	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	32	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	32	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	32	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	32	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	32	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	32	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	32	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	32	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	32	IMDCSC.exe
Token: 33	32	IMDCSC.exe
Token: 34	32	IMDCSC.exe
Token: 35	32	IMDCSC.exe
Token: 36	32	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	4160	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4160	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	4160	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	4160	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	4160	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	4160	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	4160	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4160	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4160	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4160	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4160	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4160	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4160	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	4160	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	4160	IMDCSC.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	4160	IMDCSC.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
32	IMDCSC.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3208 wrote to memory of 32	3208	cmd.exe	80
PID 3208 wrote to memory of 32	3208	cmd.exe	80
PID 3208 wrote to memory of 32	3208	cmd.exe	80
PID 3512 wrote to memory of 4160	3512	JaffaCakes118_be087e68230473ecaf5469b6a1742d21.exe	81
PID 3512 wrote to memory of 4160	3512	JaffaCakes118_be087e68230473ecaf5469b6a1742d21.exe	81
PID 3512 wrote to memory of 4160	3512	JaffaCakes118_be087e68230473ecaf5469b6a1742d21.exe	81

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_be087e68230473ecaf5469b6a1742d21.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_be087e68230473ecaf5469b6a1742d21.exe"
1⤵
- Modifies WinLogon for persistence
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3512
- C:\Users\Admin\Documents\DCSCMIN\IMDCSC.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\Documents\DCSCMIN\IMDCSC.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:4160

C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\Documents\DCSCMIN\IMDCSC.exe
1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3208
- C:\Users\Admin\Documents\DCSCMIN\IMDCSC.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\Documents\DCSCMIN\IMDCSC.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:32

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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

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\Documents\DCSCMIN\IMDCSC.exe

Filesize
658KB

MD5
be087e68230473ecaf5469b6a1742d21

SHA1
43e5938b589520d990a86c7af4e4f01e58811ca3

SHA256
884d9bdcc1f370f250ca33124eedb38c91d37a769b7bf10c9db6adcf4f66b04d

SHA512
b0f54374fdbffb2c5340a06a0e2c3fe0b93c5085a93fc9de229b8ea9d549fe38af8717d0bbe7acb33cdabb6f2aa1a3ceaafceb5994de2903a4ed041e25badeef

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memory/32-15-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/32-16-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/32-24-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/32-23-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/32-10-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/32-11-0x0000000002240000-0x0000000002241000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/32-12-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/32-13-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/32-6-0x0000000002240000-0x0000000002241000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/32-14-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/32-22-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/32-17-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/32-18-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/32-19-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/32-20-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/32-21-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/3512-9-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/3512-0-0x0000000002380000-0x0000000002381000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/4160-8-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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