darkcomet | 68d93a4260cb8bbe20d787d0776c3d126ac25cc3a3597ae306522c880d55673c

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
127s
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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02/10/2026, 06:18

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General

Target
jaffacakes118_68d93a4260cb8bbe20d787d0776c3d126ac25cc3a3597ae306522c880d55673c.exe
Size 2.0MB
Sample261002-g2vhvsaf64
SHA256 68d93a4260cb8bbe20d787d0776c3d126ac25cc3a3597ae306522c880d55673c
MD5 f46d327ab2db75483cccb09fbb6dcd4c
SHA1 d8a6e42ed2a5db3ea7841a15d83a3e1c735f6d9f
SHA512 ced30baf2c1025fd092f7845fab7d8d84b9c2ee6e6c76e8e6e8a7912f88fe09dc2c23ad065d3329da04fba25c2c066a2f032eb24227f42574fa7cd26c951aec3
SSDEEP 49152:4sv/GvtkHKW/8XwQUhahvaSYiAYBeUMaSYiAYBeU9:4sHG6HKW/swhha5aSLAYBe9aSLAYBe0
TLSH
T11695D022B251887AC1E2803186FAF735DBB1EF2D47154D83C3E4F9BC3A36C495A15AD6
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

10^/10

guest16 discovery darkcomet rat trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkcomet

Botnet

Guest16

127.0.0.1:1604

Mutex

DC_MUTEX-F54S21D

Attributes

gencode
eqn87c7H0=y7
install
false
offline_keylogger
true
persistence
false

rc4.plain

Signatures

Family: Darkcomet
DarkComet is a remote access trojan (RAT) developed by Jean-Pierre Lesueur.
trojan rat darkcomet

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1128	server.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 1 IoCs

Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

Query Registry

T1012

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
File opened (read-only)	\??\D:	jaffacakes118_68d93a4260cb8bbe20d787d0776c3d126ac25cc3a3597ae306522c880d55673c.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1128 set thread context of 5856	1128	server.exe	90

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	jaffacakes118_68d93a4260cb8bbe20d787d0776c3d126ac25cc3a3597ae306522c880d55673c.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	server.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	iexplore.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2376	jaffacakes118_68d93a4260cb8bbe20d787d0776c3d126ac25cc3a3597ae306522c880d55673c.exe
2376	jaffacakes118_68d93a4260cb8bbe20d787d0776c3d126ac25cc3a3597ae306522c880d55673c.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 48 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	1128	server.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	1128	server.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	1128	server.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	1128	server.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	1128	server.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	1128	server.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	1128	server.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	1128	server.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	1128	server.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	1128	server.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	1128	server.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	1128	server.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1128	server.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	1128	server.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	1128	server.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	1128	server.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	1128	server.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	1128	server.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	1128	server.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	1128	server.exe
Token: 33	1128	server.exe
Token: 34	1128	server.exe
Token: 35	1128	server.exe
Token: 36	1128	server.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	5856	iexplore.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5856	iexplore.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	5856	iexplore.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	5856	iexplore.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	5856	iexplore.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	5856	iexplore.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	5856	iexplore.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	5856	iexplore.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	5856	iexplore.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5856	iexplore.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5856	iexplore.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	5856	iexplore.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5856	iexplore.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	5856	iexplore.exe
Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege	5856	iexplore.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	5856	iexplore.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	5856	iexplore.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	5856	iexplore.exe
Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege	5856	iexplore.exe
Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege	5856	iexplore.exe
Token: 33	5856	iexplore.exe
Token: 34	5856	iexplore.exe
Token: 35	5856	iexplore.exe
Token: 36	5856	iexplore.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2376	jaffacakes118_68d93a4260cb8bbe20d787d0776c3d126ac25cc3a3597ae306522c880d55673c.exe
2376	jaffacakes118_68d93a4260cb8bbe20d787d0776c3d126ac25cc3a3597ae306522c880d55673c.exe
5856	iexplore.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2376 wrote to memory of 1128	2376	jaffacakes118_68d93a4260cb8bbe20d787d0776c3d126ac25cc3a3597ae306522c880d55673c.exe	89
PID 1128 wrote to memory of 5856	1128	server.exe	90
PID 1128 wrote to memory of 5856	1128	server.exe	90

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_68d93a4260cb8bbe20d787d0776c3d126ac25cc3a3597ae306522c880d55673c.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_68d93a4260cb8bbe20d787d0776c3d126ac25cc3a3597ae306522c880d55673c.exe"
1⤵
- Enumerates connected drives
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2376
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\apo\server.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\apo\server.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1128
- - C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:5856

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

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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server.pdf

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MMBPlayer\server.pdf
Size 722KB
SHA256 aeabb1fa97ecf16b3aa4f92d31578ffcec105cc0ad82a429463afb7aa991f8b9
MD5 46be51276dee0bc7eac640188c2e528d
SHA1 25ff1c38fca63f733108d1c241a110fd1cb11451
SHA512 fcf740b664ab1bbcb99b694098670c0b1f810991cc9f0825ccad4551e71e669c1a691ef895be57acb5c3033f575638ac889c4654b25ca9add82911b59e5a558e
SSDEEP 12288:QFLlJnnbWOtz6sVJhvaz1Qc/WdI//vfM4qwrbkniafLo6vUTyl0w/q9jJL:A3nbWmJVJFwSddIXvfhqbiaxvRxq9R
TLSH
T1F2F47D31F7818837D8331A399C5B92A65829BF301E38684B7AE92F6C5F395C23D191D7
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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memory/1128-7-0x00000000004AE000-0x00000000004B0000-memory.dmp

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memory/1128-8-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C2000-memory.dmp

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memory/1128-11-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C2000-memory.dmp

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memory/2376-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000058F000-memory.dmp

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memory/2376-1-0x000000007488D000-0x000000007488E000-memory.dmp

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memory/5856-9-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004C2000-memory.dmp

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