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DarkComet


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 8 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: da0a4e16ef4baf46f27e666e9b4547cdf17eafad3caa235df6c29a52d3da8d0a
SHA3-384 hash: 1170aa85c0a8129a00320bf4292017e72d7e10ea92c6b9622a58651ee9993f43576d74bcbf4af6b140921bec40c6ab38
SHA1 hash: 5099648cc97e3354de1571a932cad705134c38aa
MD5 hash: 0ca4a66815d475d75e3fd325e76aa84b
humanhash: sierra-spaghetti-ink-king
File name:da0a4e16ef4baf46f27e666e9b4547cdf17eafad3caa235df6c29a52d3da8d0a
Download: download sample
Signature DarkComet
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File size:357'376 bytes
First seen:2020-11-12 14:27:48 UTC
Last seen:2024-07-24 22:03:09 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash a38ad86d74cafc45094a5085e33419e4 (109 x DarkComet, 1 x njrat)
ssdeep 6144:1cNYS996KFifeVjBpeExgVTFSXFoMc5RhCaL37Nuawww0JwwmSnvYqm9nxLW0Bsx:1cW7KEZlPzCy37g
Threatray 64 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH 1C74D062B981E060D1A535FCD943C6B441112FA6D89B8B6370F53F4B3E32687EE0B95E
Reporter seifreed
Tags:DarkComet

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
713
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Detection(s):
PUA.Win.Packer.Upx-49
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PUA.Win.Packer.UpxProtector-1
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PUA.Win.Packer.Upolyx-12
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PUA.Win.Packer.Upx-4
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Win.Trojan.Darkkomet-6745294-0
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PUA.Win.Adware.Slugin-6803969-0
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PUA.Win.Adware.Slugin-6840354-0
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Win.Trojan.DarkKomet-1
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PUA.Win.Packer.Exe-6
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Win.Trojan.Darkkomet-6745084-0
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Win.Trojan.Darkkomet-7113180-0
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PUA.Win.Packer.PrivateEXEProtector4-6192998-2
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Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a window
Creating a file in the %temp% subdirectories
Enabling the 'hidden' option for files in the %temp% directory
Launching a process
Creating a process with a hidden window
Creating a process from a recently created file
Setting a keyboard event handler
DNS request
Enabling autorun with the standard Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run registry branch
Enabling autorun
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Deleting of the original file
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Details
Windows PE Executable
Found a Windows Portable Executable (PE) binary. Depending on context, the presence of a binary is suspicious or malicious.
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/da0a4e16ef4baf46f27e666e9b4547cdf17eafad3caa235df6c29a52d3da8d0a/
Threat name:
Win32.Backdoor.DarkComet
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2020-11-12 14:30:52 UTC
AV detection:
29 of 29 (100.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=3ife4fxpjoxun4t6mzxjwrkhzxyx5l5nhsvcgxpwyknffu62rufa._file
Verdict:
malicious
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208145a22fa6e10399360af479848df54672ea2eb542444e2f88c4299961971d
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856bcc47f2c9617ed7e2c5f702dc5cea6713713da600229b2db076d64f24dfdf
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8e958f6607d7071280237e933f588829fdd6dcf197064e951124bd07318ad9ee
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8ede23556115292a84dac51f8542b37e33bf621b963791cd77017c3263c31952
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a207dcc816a09d6e115c0a08015779c283906a358b66c94d531df9f6e73b1033
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a6184cc11ae5e53a2c52fc668690561b0ed9b7217e0ff7c0b236bce30fba1da3
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bbc8f1873aefb2518b9675fdda8446a2ba7dc159bab9bfd08b40e19b654ea8bb
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DarkComet
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Result
Malware family:
darkcomet
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:darkcomet persistence rat trojan upx
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/201112-v9a45tfk9n/
Behaviour
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Modifies registry class
Adds Run key to start application
Deletes itself
Loads dropped DLL
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
UPX packed file
Darkcomet
Modifies WinLogon for persistence
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
61448bd7d3f2f6e49b1d2bcff2a3e48d858d4b45c576492cba81c01009559c37
MD5 hash:
1baad6866fe030a4d7f8e4a54938803e
SHA1 hash:
2b9d8f37e153682465bdf46d861f906507ff84ce
Detections:
win_darkcomet_g0
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win_darkcomet_auto
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Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/13e6d17b-aaa6-4403-b5b5-d1cf515358d9/
Parent samples :
22bd78032eb5a2e9022d2463fcc89566e6304562745f0333a4e8e246032f02e9
da0a4e16ef4baf46f27e666e9b4547cdf17eafad3caa235df6c29a52d3da8d0a
aad35a5504c45513c4dd2488a13848d3ddbad34e0ebca7dbce4949d4b17651a2
7eb160d254641cd57c9abbae458370718b989d6096f17c6888318a8ebb253853
SH256 hash:
da0a4e16ef4baf46f27e666e9b4547cdf17eafad3caa235df6c29a52d3da8d0a
MD5 hash:
0ca4a66815d475d75e3fd325e76aa84b
SHA1 hash:
5099648cc97e3354de1571a932cad705134c38aa
Detections:
win_darkcomet_g0
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Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/13e6d17b-aaa6-4403-b5b5-d1cf515358d9/
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YARA Signatures

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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:IPPort_combo_mem
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Author:James_inthe_box
Description:IP and port combo
Rule name:Keylog_bin_mem
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Author:James_inthe_box
Description:Contains Keylog
Rule name:Malware_QA_update
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Author:Florian Roth
Description:VT Research QA uploaded malware - file update.exe
Reference:VT Research QA
Rule name:ProjectM_DarkComet_1
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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:RAT_DarkComet
Create hunting rule
Author:Kevin Breen <kevin@techanarchy.net>
Description:Detects DarkComet RAT
Reference:http://malwareconfig.com/stats/DarkComet
Rule name:suspicious_packer_section
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Author:@j0sm1
Description:The packer/protector section names/keywords
Reference:http://www.hexacorn.com/blog/2012/10/14/random-stats-from-1-2m-samples-pe-section-names/
Rule name:win_darkcomet_auto
Create hunting rule
Author:Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com
Description:autogenerated rule brought to you by yara-signator

File information

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