General

  • Target
    winrar-x64-723tr.exe
  • Size 3.7MB
  • Sample261005-sefxqsys6m
  • SHA256 cffdebf3b84cc6d24452d2d40055dbff5f6588dddcec46aaefe8fd6aa44d0744
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • darkcomet

Botnet
  • Guest16

C2
  • pastelqq.duckdns.org:1604

Mutex
  • DC_MUTEX-0TSYMN9

Attributes
  • InstallPath

    MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe

  • gencode

    DqNeYtB3JaM3

  • install

    true

  • offline_keylogger

    true

  • persistence

    false

  • reg_key

    MicroUpdate

rc4.plain

Targets

    • Target
      winrar-x64-723tr.exe
    • Size 3.7MB
    • SHA256 cffdebf3b84cc6d24452d2d40055dbff5f6588dddcec46aaefe8fd6aa44d0744
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Family: Darkcomet

      DarkComet is a remote access trojan (RAT) developed by Jean-Pierre Lesueur.

    • Looks for VMWare Tools registry key

    • VMProtect packed file

      Detects executables packed with VMProtect commercial packer.

    • Writes a Windows system DLL name to a user directory

      A module named after a system DLL outside System32 can be loaded instead of the real one by a program searching that directory.

    • Adds Run key to start application

    • Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2

      Legitimate web (hosting) services can be abused by malware authors to host malware or C2s.

    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Event Triggered Execution: Component Object Model Hijacking

      Adversaries may establish persistence by executing malicious content triggered by hijacked references to Component Object Model (COM) objects.

    • Modifies WinLogon for persistence

    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Tasks