darkcomet | c66b19e11e86c6a85c9979b3ec0f25adf7aac6725dc5dde8ac830ab9a1ade3fd

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
128s
platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
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General

Target
jaffacakes118_c66b19e11e86c6a85c9979b3ec0f25adf7aac6725dc5dde8ac830ab9a1ade3fd.exe
Size 745KB
Sample261002-fw642azzew
SHA256 c66b19e11e86c6a85c9979b3ec0f25adf7aac6725dc5dde8ac830ab9a1ade3fd
MD5 39f17ce904a39d1b593cb1ee60766ddd
SHA1 791fc383333d35d6d54c298857a13574422426f8
SHA512 6e1a6bbe747e8fe03cd1f7e0960ce646a5248f2b9a76386ec30607d2c6085bd4539ccc5505017e10770d60dedac8bc1cac80bbb604193d4f43d9a21c284e5c6e
SSDEEP 12288:mXhpvNWw276S/DuoeFcfbmiJ99VPhYR5MTSHvLenELrWv1lZw4JuMkwh/LMDRx:onAw2WWeFcfbP9VPSPMTSPL/rWvzq4Jw
TLSH
T128F47E31F6809837D97319749C5F81E59829BE212E38794B3BE52F0C9F396C23A162D7
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

10^/10

dentlc defense_evasion discovery execution darkcomet persistence rat trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkcomet

Botnet

dentLC

127.0.0.1:5900

Mutex

svchost32

Attributes

InstallPath
MSDCSC\svchost32.exe
gencode
rd1HTsvxDADX
install
true
offline_keylogger
true
password
password
persistence
true
reg_key
svchost32

rc4.plain

Signatures

Family: Darkcomet
DarkComet is a remote access trojan (RAT) developed by Jean-Pierre Lesueur.
trojan rat 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\\svchost32.exe"	jaffacakes118_c66b19e11e86c6a85c9979b3ec0f25adf7aac6725dc5dde8ac830ab9a1ade3fd.exe

Sets file to hidden 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Modifies file attributes to stop it showing in Explorer etc.

defense_evasion

Hidden Files and Directories

T1564.001

pid	Process
2756	attrib.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4300	svchost32.exe
1068	svchost32.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-1-5-21-53044966-3830981193-2402648431-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\svchost32 = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\Documents\\MSDCSC\\svchost32.exe"	jaffacakes118_c66b19e11e86c6a85c9979b3ec0f25adf7aac6725dc5dde8ac830ab9a1ade3fd.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-53044966-3830981193-2402648431-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\svchost32 = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\Documents\\MSDCSC\\svchost32.exe"	svchost32.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

execution

Windows Command Shell

T1059.003

pid	Process
2696	cmd.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 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_c66b19e11e86c6a85c9979b3ec0f25adf7aac6725dc5dde8ac830ab9a1ade3fd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost32.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	attrib.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost32.exe

Modifies registry class 4 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{A8CDFF1C-4878-43be-B5FD-F8091C1C60D0}\Instance\	jaffacakes118_c66b19e11e86c6a85c9979b3ec0f25adf7aac6725dc5dde8ac830ab9a1ade3fd.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{A8CDFF1C-4878-43be-B5FD-F8091C1C60D0}\Instance\	svchost32.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{d3162b92-9365-467a-956b-92703aca08af}\Instance\	jaffacakes118_c66b19e11e86c6a85c9979b3ec0f25adf7aac6725dc5dde8ac830ab9a1ade3fd.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{A8CDFF1C-4878-43be-B5FD-F8091C1C60D0}\Instance\	svchost32.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4300	svchost32.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	5676	jaffacakes118_c66b19e11e86c6a85c9979b3ec0f25adf7aac6725dc5dde8ac830ab9a1ade3fd.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5676	jaffacakes118_c66b19e11e86c6a85c9979b3ec0f25adf7aac6725dc5dde8ac830ab9a1ade3fd.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	5676	jaffacakes118_c66b19e11e86c6a85c9979b3ec0f25adf7aac6725dc5dde8ac830ab9a1ade3fd.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	5676	jaffacakes118_c66b19e11e86c6a85c9979b3ec0f25adf7aac6725dc5dde8ac830ab9a1ade3fd.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	5676	jaffacakes118_c66b19e11e86c6a85c9979b3ec0f25adf7aac6725dc5dde8ac830ab9a1ade3fd.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	5676	jaffacakes118_c66b19e11e86c6a85c9979b3ec0f25adf7aac6725dc5dde8ac830ab9a1ade3fd.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	5676	jaffacakes118_c66b19e11e86c6a85c9979b3ec0f25adf7aac6725dc5dde8ac830ab9a1ade3fd.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	5676	jaffacakes118_c66b19e11e86c6a85c9979b3ec0f25adf7aac6725dc5dde8ac830ab9a1ade3fd.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	5676	jaffacakes118_c66b19e11e86c6a85c9979b3ec0f25adf7aac6725dc5dde8ac830ab9a1ade3fd.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5676	jaffacakes118_c66b19e11e86c6a85c9979b3ec0f25adf7aac6725dc5dde8ac830ab9a1ade3fd.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5676	jaffacakes118_c66b19e11e86c6a85c9979b3ec0f25adf7aac6725dc5dde8ac830ab9a1ade3fd.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	5676	jaffacakes118_c66b19e11e86c6a85c9979b3ec0f25adf7aac6725dc5dde8ac830ab9a1ade3fd.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5676	jaffacakes118_c66b19e11e86c6a85c9979b3ec0f25adf7aac6725dc5dde8ac830ab9a1ade3fd.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	5676	jaffacakes118_c66b19e11e86c6a85c9979b3ec0f25adf7aac6725dc5dde8ac830ab9a1ade3fd.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	5676	jaffacakes118_c66b19e11e86c6a85c9979b3ec0f25adf7aac6725dc5dde8ac830ab9a1ade3fd.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	5676	jaffacakes118_c66b19e11e86c6a85c9979b3ec0f25adf7aac6725dc5dde8ac830ab9a1ade3fd.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	5676	jaffacakes118_c66b19e11e86c6a85c9979b3ec0f25adf7aac6725dc5dde8ac830ab9a1ade3fd.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	5676	jaffacakes118_c66b19e11e86c6a85c9979b3ec0f25adf7aac6725dc5dde8ac830ab9a1ade3fd.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	5676	jaffacakes118_c66b19e11e86c6a85c9979b3ec0f25adf7aac6725dc5dde8ac830ab9a1ade3fd.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	5676	jaffacakes118_c66b19e11e86c6a85c9979b3ec0f25adf7aac6725dc5dde8ac830ab9a1ade3fd.exe
Token: 33	5676	jaffacakes118_c66b19e11e86c6a85c9979b3ec0f25adf7aac6725dc5dde8ac830ab9a1ade3fd.exe
Token: 34	5676	jaffacakes118_c66b19e11e86c6a85c9979b3ec0f25adf7aac6725dc5dde8ac830ab9a1ade3fd.exe
Token: 35	5676	jaffacakes118_c66b19e11e86c6a85c9979b3ec0f25adf7aac6725dc5dde8ac830ab9a1ade3fd.exe
Token: 36	5676	jaffacakes118_c66b19e11e86c6a85c9979b3ec0f25adf7aac6725dc5dde8ac830ab9a1ade3fd.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	4300	svchost32.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4300	svchost32.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	4300	svchost32.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	4300	svchost32.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	4300	svchost32.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	4300	svchost32.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	4300	svchost32.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4300	svchost32.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4300	svchost32.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4300	svchost32.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4300	svchost32.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4300	svchost32.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4300	svchost32.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	4300	svchost32.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	4300	svchost32.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	4300	svchost32.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	4300	svchost32.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	4300	svchost32.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	4300	svchost32.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	4300	svchost32.exe
Token: 33	4300	svchost32.exe
Token: 34	4300	svchost32.exe
Token: 35	4300	svchost32.exe
Token: 36	4300	svchost32.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	1068	svchost32.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1068	svchost32.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	1068	svchost32.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	1068	svchost32.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	1068	svchost32.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	1068	svchost32.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	1068	svchost32.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1068	svchost32.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1068	svchost32.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1068	svchost32.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1068	svchost32.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1068	svchost32.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1068	svchost32.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	1068	svchost32.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	1068	svchost32.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	1068	svchost32.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4300	svchost32.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4300 wrote to memory of 4748	4300	svchost32.exe	91
PID 4300 wrote to memory of 4748	4300	svchost32.exe	91
PID 5676 wrote to memory of 2696	5676	jaffacakes118_c66b19e11e86c6a85c9979b3ec0f25adf7aac6725dc5dde8ac830ab9a1ade3fd.exe	92
PID 2696 wrote to memory of 2756	2696	cmd.exe	94
PID 5676 wrote to memory of 1068	5676	jaffacakes118_c66b19e11e86c6a85c9979b3ec0f25adf7aac6725dc5dde8ac830ab9a1ade3fd.exe	95

Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

defense_evasion

Hidden Files and Directories

T1564.001

pid	Process
2756	attrib.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_c66b19e11e86c6a85c9979b3ec0f25adf7aac6725dc5dde8ac830ab9a1ade3fd.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_c66b19e11e86c6a85c9979b3ec0f25adf7aac6725dc5dde8ac830ab9a1ade3fd.exe"
1⤵
- Modifies WinLogon for persistence
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5676
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_c66b19e11e86c6a85c9979b3ec0f25adf7aac6725dc5dde8ac830ab9a1ade3fd.exe" +s +h
  2⤵
  - Executes a command shell one-liner
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2696
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
    attrib "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_c66b19e11e86c6a85c9979b3ec0f25adf7aac6725dc5dde8ac830ab9a1ade3fd.exe" +s +h
    3⤵
    - Sets file to hidden
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Views/modifies file attributes
    PID:2756
- C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\svchost32.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\svchost32.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Modifies registry class
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:1068

C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\svchost32.exe
C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\svchost32.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4300
- C:\Windows\notepad.exe
  notepad
  2⤵
  PID:4748

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

Windows Command Shell

T1059.003

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

Hide Artifacts

T1564

Hidden Files and Directories

T1564.001

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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svchost32.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\Documents\MSDCSC\svchost32.exe
Size 745KB
SHA256 c66b19e11e86c6a85c9979b3ec0f25adf7aac6725dc5dde8ac830ab9a1ade3fd
MD5 39f17ce904a39d1b593cb1ee60766ddd
SHA1 791fc383333d35d6d54c298857a13574422426f8
SHA512 6e1a6bbe747e8fe03cd1f7e0960ce646a5248f2b9a76386ec30607d2c6085bd4539ccc5505017e10770d60dedac8bc1cac80bbb604193d4f43d9a21c284e5c6e
SSDEEP 12288:mXhpvNWw276S/DuoeFcfbmiJ99VPhYR5MTSHvLenELrWv1lZw4JuMkwh/LMDRx:onAw2WWeFcfbP9VPSPMTSPL/rWvzq4Jw
TLSH
T128F47E31F6809837D97319749C5F81E59829BE212E38794B3BE52F0C9F396C23A162D7
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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memory/1068-9-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CA000-memory.dmp

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memory/4300-4-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CA000-memory.dmp

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memory/4300-10-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CA000-memory.dmp

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memory/5676-2-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CA000-memory.dmp

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memory/5676-1-0x00000000004A1000-0x00000000004A2000-memory.dmp

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memory/5676-0-0x00000000023F0000-0x00000000023F1000-memory.dmp

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memory/5676-8-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004CA000-memory.dmp

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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