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DarkComet


Vendor detections: 17


Intelligence 17 IOCs YARA 10 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 36501ff706eae486b28125c1a165f3227bb22104b0f7ed832120cad36ea8caa1
SHA3-384 hash: 859762ac6dc4a382d885e6275000e28e768488e247fc24a4a4db994aa977b47c84b0060002c0c2b79261a689b95419d4
SHA1 hash: 2eeea698b27225fa74de0ad54621939d830073f3
MD5 hash: 3073247e9aaea05d369730f762e080c0
humanhash: ack-seven-sierra-quebec
File name:svchost.exe
Download: download sample
Signature DarkComet
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File size:2'321'920 bytes
First seen:2025-11-23 09:20:05 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash a38ad86d74cafc45094a5085e33419e4 (109 x DarkComet, 1 x njrat)
ssdeep 49152:7iRne11j6bgulONn1LS4JtYDGgnjba/c9Hi8fXSE1kICPOLBfkBKv:7iY11ekusi39vYEH7fD1nCPOd8BK
TLSH T1BDB51260E182E8B4F49639F5482DF8A001473D5A98B1252E2C7EF66951B33D3EDE790F
TrID 40.8% (.EXE) UPX compressed Win32 Executable (27066/9/6)
40.1% (.EXE) Win32 EXE Yoda's Crypter (26569/9/4)
6.7% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
3.1% (.EXE) Win16/32 Executable Delphi generic (2072/23)
3.0% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
Magika pebin
Reporter Hexastrike
Tags:DarkComet exe UPX
File size (compressed) :2'321'920 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :2'590'208 bytes
Format:win32/pe
Unpacked file: 492c55622ab28f5549a53604a4525613268aa1ab5ca99cbc6a969d8e387337f0

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
22
Origin country :
IE IE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
darkcomet
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ID:
1
File name:
svchost.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-11-23 13:25:28 UTC
Tags:
auto-reg darkcomet upx delphi rat
Link:
https://app.any.run/tasks/4967bddb-0f2a-4f31-a7db-e34624e8397b

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Detection:
DarkComet
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Link:
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/40286/
Detection(s):
Win.Trojan.Darkkomet-6745294-0
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Win.Trojan.DarkKomet-1
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Win.Trojan.Darkkomet-7113180-0
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Win.Dropper.Zeus-9820070-0
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Win.Dropper.Darkkomet-9857869-0
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Win.Trojan.Darkkomet-9857871-0
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Win.Malware.Darkkomet-9857872-0
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Win.Trojan.Darkkomet-6745084-0
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PUA.Win.Packer.UpxProtector-1
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Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=6922d7e0b6ee81118d2c9894
Tags:
darkkomet emotet
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a window
Creating a file in the %AppData% subdirectories
DNS request
Connection attempt
Enabling autorun with the standard Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run registry branch
Enabling autorun
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
adaptive-context anti-debug borland_delphi darkcomet darkcomet fingerprint keylogger overlay packed packed packed packed upx
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/6922d570f96b58f0dc80b101/reports/b1864b44-ac88-4e9d-a821-01b7af7205ab/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Backdoor.DarkKomet
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/36501ff706eae486b28125c1a165f3227bb22104b0f7ed832120cad36ea8caa1
Result
Gathering data
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
PE
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/36501ff706eae486b28125c1a165f3227bb22104b0f7ed832120cad36ea8caa1
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 32 Exe x86
Link:
https://app.malva.re/file/3073247e9aaea05d369730f762e080c0
Detection:
darkcomet
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Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/36501ff706eae486b28125c1a165f3227bb22104b0f7ed832120cad36ea8caa1/
Threat name:
Win32.Backdoor.DarkComet
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-11-23 01:55:22 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
53
AV detection:
34 of 36 (94.44%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=gzib75yg5lsinmubexa2czptej53eiiewd363azbedfng3vizkqq._file
Result
Malware family:
darkcomet
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:darkcomet botnet:minecraft defense_evasion discovery persistence ransomware rat trojan upx
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/251123-lkpy9ssqgz/
Behaviour
Checks processor information in registry
Modifies registry class
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
Views/modifies file attributes
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Drops file in Windows directory
ConfuserEx .NET packer
UPX packed file
Adds Run key to start application
Checks computer location settings
Deletes itself
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Disables RegEdit via registry modification
Sets file to hidden
Darkcomet
Darkcomet family
Modifies WinLogon for persistence
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
10.0.2.15:27015
127.0.0.1:27015
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
apt darkcomet Win.Trojan.Darkkomet-6745294-0
YARA:
ProjectM_DarkComet_1
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/04bee34f-5580-4faa-9bea-97c7acb228cb
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
36501ff706eae486b28125c1a165f3227bb22104b0f7ed832120cad36ea8caa1
MD5 hash:
3073247e9aaea05d369730f762e080c0
SHA1 hash:
2eeea698b27225fa74de0ad54621939d830073f3
Detections:
win_darkcomet_g0
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Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/743a5a33-3c6c-4fa6-80f5-7c7a6feabed8/
SH256 hash:
492c55622ab28f5549a53604a4525613268aa1ab5ca99cbc6a969d8e387337f0
MD5 hash:
a5e45231ac569973154a0098227affa0
SHA1 hash:
8124ac83f3188bc856486fb2c5284fadd73bc991
Detections:
win_darkcomet_g0
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win_darkcomet_a0
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SUSP_OBF_NET_ConfuserEx_Name_Pattern_Jan24
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Malware_QA_update
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RAT_DarkComet
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check_installed_software
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MALWARE_Win_DarkComet
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Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/743a5a33-3c6c-4fa6-80f5-7c7a6feabed8/
Parent samples :
36501ff706eae486b28125c1a165f3227bb22104b0f7ed832120cad36ea8caa1
492c55622ab28f5549a53604a4525613268aa1ab5ca99cbc6a969d8e387337f0
SH256 hash:
17938e0c5438006fd9bfce2291f11545619f00d4ef459d6c851e419c321d61f4
MD5 hash:
917809bce1896390c0bba246ff481c48
SHA1 hash:
53e74f8311ee2f78e0b26e2fbb6f7cf9f3e9b350
Detections:
SUSP_OBF_NET_ConfuserEx_Name_Pattern_Jan24
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Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/743a5a33-3c6c-4fa6-80f5-7c7a6feabed8/
SH256 hash:
4699aa21b59fbcb537f698a44997ed1f696c5abf16050bd69eca37d94f0f6763
MD5 hash:
6b151348c0584531392348f73268076c
SHA1 hash:
194e3d11e0bd9744ac08d42acf03652e387cc76c
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/743a5a33-3c6c-4fa6-80f5-7c7a6feabed8/
SH256 hash:
37efc662cbcd228df1d4f21f272509d8a88088bef5c1980a08cbc6bdfe00e69b
MD5 hash:
6229107e317a0bcd622da4b66b8ca67f
SHA1 hash:
39fcfc30ceb98ab068e822f0af34c547abdef8ba
Detections:
INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ConfuserEx
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Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/743a5a33-3c6c-4fa6-80f5-7c7a6feabed8/
Parent samples :
36501ff706eae486b28125c1a165f3227bb22104b0f7ed832120cad36ea8caa1
492c55622ab28f5549a53604a4525613268aa1ab5ca99cbc6a969d8e387337f0
SH256 hash:
d6079b7304556f67c0476d0035852fd2fc28baf697620366aef2c1aa858bb2c4
MD5 hash:
0efe17a6f977c20502e335341ca07b89
SHA1 hash:
cffd7bd165e2d598866f1a128cd7081f552c69a7
Detections:
INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ConfuserEx
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Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/743a5a33-3c6c-4fa6-80f5-7c7a6feabed8/
Parent samples :
36501ff706eae486b28125c1a165f3227bb22104b0f7ed832120cad36ea8caa1
492c55622ab28f5549a53604a4525613268aa1ab5ca99cbc6a969d8e387337f0
Malware family:
DarkComet
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://www.vmray.com/analyses/_mb/36501ff706ea/report/overview.html
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
DarkComet
Score:
1.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/36501ff706eae486b28125c1a165f3227bb22104b0f7ed832120cad36ea8caa1

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:FreddyBearDropper
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Author:Dwarozh Hoshiar
Description:Freddy Bear Dropper is dropping a malware through base63 encoded powershell scrip.
Rule name:NET
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Author:malware-lu
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
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Rule name:ProjectM_DarkComet_1
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Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects ProjectM Malware
Reference:http://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2016/03/unit42-projectm-link-found-between-pakistani-actor-and-operation-transparent-tribe/
Rule name:ProjectM_DarkComet_1_RID2E9E
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Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects ProjectM Malware
Reference:http://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2016/03/unit42-projectm-link-found-between-pakistani-actor-and-operation-transparent-tribe/
Rule name:UPX20030XMarkusOberhumerLaszloMolnarJohnReiser
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Author:malware-lu
Rule name:UPXProtectorv10x2
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Author:malware-lu
Rule name:UPXV200V290MarkusOberhumerLaszloMolnarJohnReiser
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Author:malware-lu
Rule name:UPXv20MarkusLaszloReiser
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Author:malware-lu
Rule name:upx_largefile
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Author:k3nr9

File information

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DarkComet

Executable exe 36501ff706eae486b28125c1a165f3227bb22104b0f7ed832120cad36ea8caa1

(this sample)

DarkComet

Executable exe 492c55622ab28f5549a53604a4525613268aa1ab5ca99cbc6a969d8e387337f0

Cape
Cape
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/40286/
  
Dropping
SHA256 492c55622ab28f5549a53604a4525613268aa1ab5ca99cbc6a969d8e387337f0
  
Dropping
MD5 a5e45231ac569973154a0098227affa0

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