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Database Entry
DarkComet
Vendor detections: 18
| SHA256 hash: | 492c55622ab28f5549a53604a4525613268aa1ab5ca99cbc6a969d8e387337f0 |
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| SHA3-384 hash: | 2b7d23cdb0c74d95cdef13ab8a2a57d98c1617b2ac79f1912f2da8eb36bb2e7c48f1accd16e39a5ae7ad2d973057ccc2 |
| SHA1 hash: | 8124ac83f3188bc856486fb2c5284fadd73bc991 |
| MD5 hash: | a5e45231ac569973154a0098227affa0 |
| humanhash: | bacon-july-kitten-india |
| File name: | svchost.exe |
| Download: | download sample |
| Signature | DarkComet |
| File size: | 2'590'208 bytes |
| First seen: | 2025-11-23 09:39:46 UTC |
| Last seen: | Never |
| File type: |  exe |
| MIME type: | application/x-dosexec |
| imphash | 9d617e643d715888a08eb0e79581244c (8 x DarkComet) |
| ssdeep | 49152:dQDgok30Pn+9nUW6z/8StAA3qnE3cgka5mpLS+Mnoga:dQU/kn+h2KE3bmxGno |
| Threatray | 370 similar samples on MalwareBazaar |
| TLSH | T165C5E030F180A47FDC6635F48C5A88B554167E262E26250B35F73E0C9E3E283EE565AF |
| TrID | 29.9% (.EXE) Win32 Executable Delphi generic (14182/79/4) 22.2% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4) 21.1% (.EXE) DOS Borland compiled Executable (generic) (10000/1/2) 9.5% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1) 4.3% (.EXE) Win16/32 Executable Delphi generic (2072/23) |
| Magika | pebin |
| Reporter |  abuse_ch |
| Tags: | DarkComet exe upx-dec |
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UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 36501ff706eae486b28125c1a165f3227bb22104b0f7ed832120cad36ea8caa1UPX unpacked
This file is the unpacked version of a file that has been packed with UPX. Below is furhter information about the parent (compressed) file.
| File size (compressed) : | 2'321'920 bytes |
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| File size (de-compressed) : | 2'590'208 bytes |
| Format: | win32/pe |
| Packed file: | 36501ff706eae486b28125c1a165f3227bb22104b0f7ed832120cad36ea8caa1 |
Intelligence
File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
82
Origin country :
NLVendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
darkcomet
ID:
1
File name:
svchost.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-11-23 23:04:57 UTC
Tags:
auto-reg darkcomet rat delphi
Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Detection:
DarkComet
Gathering data
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:
Behaviour
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a window
Creating a file in the %AppData% subdirectories
Sending a custom TCP request
Enabling autorun with the standard Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run registry branch
Enabling autorun
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug anti-vm base64 borland_delphi coinminer crypt darkcomet darkcomet evasive explorer fingerprint installer-heuristic keylogger lolbin obfuscated packed
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Backdoor.DarkKomet
Result
Gathering data
Result
Threat name:
DarkComet, Nitol
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Allocates memory in foreign processes
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Contains functionality to inject code into remote processes
Contains functionality to register a low level keyboard hook
Creates a thread in another existing process (thread injection)
Creates an undocumented autostart registry key
Deletes itself after installation
Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights)
Disables the Windows registry editor (regedit)
Drops PE files with benign system names
Found malware configuration
Installs a global keyboard hook
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
PE file contains section with special chars
PE file has nameless sections
Queries sensitive disk information (via WMI, Win32_DiskDrive, often done to detect virtual machines)
Queries sensitive service information (via WMI, Win32_LogicalDisk, often done to detect sandboxes)
Queries sensitive service information (via WMI, WIN32_SERVICE, often done to detect sandboxes)
Queries sensitive USB information (via WMI, WIN32_USBHUB, often done to detect sandboxes)
Queries sensitive video device information (via WMI, Win32_VideoController, often done to detect virtual machines)
Sigma detected: Files With System Process Name In Unsuspected Locations
Sigma detected: System File Execution Location Anomaly
System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit)
Uses cmd line tools excessively to alter registry or file data
Uses netsh to modify the Windows network and firewall settings
Uses schtasks.exe or at.exe to add and modify task schedules
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected DarkComet
Yara detected Nitol
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
PE
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
8 match(es)
Tags:
.Net Executable Managed .NET PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout SOS: 1.00 Win 32 Exe x86
Detection:
darkcomet
Threat name:
Win32.Backdoor.DarkComet
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-11-23 09:47:29 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
35
AV detection:
34 of 36 (94.44%)
Threat level:
5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
darkcomet
Similar samples:
+ 360 additional samples on MalwareBazaar
Result
Malware family:
darkcomet
Score:
10/10
Tags:
family:darkcomet botnet:minecraft defense_evasion discovery persistence ransomware rat trojan
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
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
127.0.0.1:27015
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
keylogger rat darkcomet Win.Trojan.DarkKomet-1
YARA:
Malware_QA_update Windows_Trojan_Darkcomet_1df27bcc RAT_DarkComet MALWARE_Win_DarkComet
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
492c55622ab28f5549a53604a4525613268aa1ab5ca99cbc6a969d8e387337f0
MD5 hash:
a5e45231ac569973154a0098227affa0
SHA1 hash:
8124ac83f3188bc856486fb2c5284fadd73bc991
Detections:
win_darkcomet_g0
win_darkcomet_a0
SUSP_OBF_NET_ConfuserEx_Name_Pattern_Jan24
Malware_QA_update
RAT_DarkComet
check_installed_software
MALWARE_Win_DarkComet
SH256 hash:
4699aa21b59fbcb537f698a44997ed1f696c5abf16050bd69eca37d94f0f6763
MD5 hash:
6b151348c0584531392348f73268076c
SHA1 hash:
194e3d11e0bd9744ac08d42acf03652e387cc76c
SH256 hash:
37efc662cbcd228df1d4f21f272509d8a88088bef5c1980a08cbc6bdfe00e69b
MD5 hash:
6229107e317a0bcd622da4b66b8ca67f
SHA1 hash:
39fcfc30ceb98ab068e822f0af34c547abdef8ba
Detections:
INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ConfuserEx
SH256 hash:
9d289a0a025112cf56918680d623e53afcf5131ba738ab0006cb74ae4fbd97fb
MD5 hash:
2474b9c6c1ca4e04c79120889d852521
SHA1 hash:
8acc4889a4d6989c188c4104443802cab940ad01
SH256 hash:
d6079b7304556f67c0476d0035852fd2fc28baf697620366aef2c1aa858bb2c4
MD5 hash:
0efe17a6f977c20502e335341ca07b89
SHA1 hash:
cffd7bd165e2d598866f1a128cd7081f552c69a7
Detections:
INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ConfuserEx
Malware family:
DarkComet
Verdict:
Malicious
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
DarkComet
Score:
1.00
YARA Signatures
MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.
| Rule name: | Borland |
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| Author: | malware-lu |
| Rule name: | CMD_Ping_Localhost |
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| Rule name: | CP_Script_Inject_Detector |
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| Author: | DiegoAnalytics |
| Description: | Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries |
| Rule name: | darkcomet_v1 |
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| Author: | RandomMalware |
| Rule name: | Detect_PowerShell_Obfuscation |
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| Author: | daniyyell |
| Description: | Detects obfuscated PowerShell commands commonly used in malicious scripts. |
| 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: | Intezer_Vaccine_DarkComet |
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| Author: | Intezer Labs |
| Description: | Automatic YARA vaccination rule created based on the file's genes |
| Reference: | https://analyze.intezer.com |
| Rule name: | Malware_QA_update |
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| Author: | Florian Roth (Nextron Systems) |
| Description: | VT Research QA uploaded malware - file update.exe |
| Reference: | VT Research QA |
| Rule name: | Malware_QA_update_RID2DAD |
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| Author: | Florian Roth |
| Description: | VT Research QA uploaded malware - file update.exe |
| Reference: | VT Research QA |
| Rule name: | MALWARE_Win_DarkComet |
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| Author: | ditekSHen |
| Description: | Detects DarkComet |
| Rule name: | MD5_Constants |
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| Author: | phoul (@phoul) |
| Description: | Look for MD5 constants |
| Rule name: | NET |
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| Author: | malware-lu |
| Rule name: | pe_detect_tls_callbacks |
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| Rule name: | RAT_DarkComet |
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| Author: | Kevin Breen <kevin@techanarchy.net> |
| Description: | Detects DarkComet RAT |
| Reference: | http://malwareconfig.com/stats/DarkComet |
| Rule name: | ThreadControl__Context |
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| Reference: | https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara |
| Rule name: | TH_Generic_MassHunt_Win_Malware_2025_CYFARE |
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| Author: | CYFARE |
| Description: | Generic Windows malware mass-hunt rule - 2025 |
| Reference: | https://cyfare.net/ |
| Rule name: | Windows_Trojan_Darkcomet_1df27bcc |
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| Author: | Elastic Security |
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