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Database Entry



DarkComet


Vendor detections: 16


Intelligence 16 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 0aa53c306f231af2bc7097242847e6603b2856d97aa49b36cff179d645d1dd58
SHA3-384 hash: 58050a68981982e6a4ad27574a1881ea597bb5e118e246d6b1cee392d8ab19f62b426d268336c166d88e97cb1660cdd7
SHA1 hash: 663063a6d3b72f8652f3bf01d5ba060a9ca4e1d2
MD5 hash: 6fe53a251f6e9b6deda81229abf29e49
humanhash: april-music-violet-magnesium
File name:0aa53c306f231af2bc7097242847e6603b2856d97aa49b36cff179d645d1dd58
Download: download sample
Signature DarkComet
File size:3'229'184 bytes
First seen:2023-07-06 13:48:37 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (48'799 x AgentTesla, 19'718 x Formbook, 12'278 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 98304:3dxPig9KbLS7NYH0VwxA0WjgeG68Nq9Hr2839Y2YXC8bx7wwI3nwiY4gZcafQm6Y:3PigkiH3Fa
Threatray 3'581 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T121E5263A99BD527BD171D6B18FE48423F050EBA7301A5D39A8E3379542729C238C6D3E
TrID 71.1% (.EXE) Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (73123/4/13)
10.2% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10523/12/4)
6.3% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
4.3% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4505/5/1)
2.0% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
File icon (PE):PE icon
dhash icon 4f8f8b8c8e8a8fcf (2 x NanoCore, 1 x DarkComet)
Reporter adrian__luca
Tags:DarkComet exe

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
414
Origin country :
HU HU
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
0aa53c306f231af2bc7097242847e6603b2856d97aa49b36cff179d645d1dd58
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2023-07-06 13:48:45 UTC
Tags:
n/a

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a window
Creating a process with a hidden window
Launching a process
Restart of the analyzed sample
Launching cmd.exe command interpreter
Adding an exclusion to Microsoft Defender
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
packed quasar
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.
Result
Threat name:
DarkComet
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
.NET source code contains very large strings
Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender
Allocates memory in foreign processes
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall)
Creates a thread in another existing process (thread injection)
Creates an undocumented autostart registry key
Disables the Windows task manager (taskmgr)
Drops PE files to the document folder of the user
Found malware configuration
Icon mismatch, binary includes an icon from a different legit application in order to fool users
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
Installs a global keyboard hook
Machine Learning detection for dropped file
Machine Learning detection for sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for domain / URL
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sigma detected: Scheduled temp file as task from temp location
Tries to detect virtualization through RDTSC time measurements
Uses dynamic DNS services
Uses schtasks.exe or at.exe to add and modify task schedules
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected DarkComet
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1268335 Sample: 2zLQazZPHB.exe Startdate: 06/07/2023 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 97 timmy08.ddns.net 2->97 101 Multi AV Scanner detection for domain / URL 2->101 103 Found malware configuration 2->103 105 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->105 107 7 other signatures 2->107 10 2zLQazZPHB.exe 7 2->10         started        14 QpqPvSq.exe 2 2->14         started        16 msdcsc.exe 2->16         started        18 msdcsc.exe 2->18         started        signatures3 process4 file5 89 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\QpqPvSq.exe, PE32 10->89 dropped 91 C:\Users\user\...\QpqPvSq.exe:Zone.Identifier, ASCII 10->91 dropped 93 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\tmp176F.tmp, XML 10->93 dropped 95 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\2zLQazZPHB.exe.log, ASCII 10->95 dropped 137 Drops PE files to the document folder of the user 10->137 139 Uses schtasks.exe or at.exe to add and modify task schedules 10->139 141 Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender 10->141 20 2zLQazZPHB.exe 1 5 10->20         started        24 powershell.exe 21 10->24         started        26 powershell.exe 21 10->26         started        34 2 other processes 10->34 143 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 14->143 145 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 14->145 28 schtasks.exe 16->28         started        30 msdcsc.exe 16->30         started        32 schtasks.exe 18->32         started        signatures6 process7 file8 83 C:\Users\user\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe, PE32 20->83 dropped 85 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\STUB.EXE, PE32 20->85 dropped 87 C:\Users\user\...\msdcsc.exe:Zone.Identifier, ASCII 20->87 dropped 121 Creates an undocumented autostart registry key 20->121 123 Writes to foreign memory regions 20->123 125 Allocates memory in foreign processes 20->125 127 Creates a thread in another existing process (thread injection) 20->127 36 msdcsc.exe 20->36         started        39 STUB.EXE 20->39         started        41 cmd.exe 20->41         started        53 2 other processes 20->53 43 conhost.exe 24->43         started        45 conhost.exe 26->45         started        47 conhost.exe 28->47         started        49 conhost.exe 32->49         started        51 conhost.exe 34->51         started        signatures9 process10 signatures11 109 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 36->109 111 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 36->111 113 Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender 36->113 115 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 36->115 55 msdcsc.exe 36->55         started        59 powershell.exe 36->59         started        61 powershell.exe 36->61         started        63 schtasks.exe 36->63         started        117 Antivirus detection for dropped file 39->117 119 Tries to detect virtualization through RDTSC time measurements 39->119 65 conhost.exe 41->65         started        67 attrib.exe 1 41->67         started        69 conhost.exe 53->69         started        71 attrib.exe 1 53->71         started        process12 dnsIp13 99 timmy08.ddns.net 89.37.99.71, 39399, 49717, 49718 BANDWIDTH-ASGB Romania 55->99 129 Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall) 55->129 131 Writes to foreign memory regions 55->131 133 Allocates memory in foreign processes 55->133 135 3 other signatures 55->135 73 STUB.EXE 55->73         started        75 notepad.exe 55->75         started        77 conhost.exe 59->77         started        79 conhost.exe 61->79         started        81 conhost.exe 63->81         started        signatures14 process15
Threat name:
ByteCode-MSIL.Trojan.Leonem
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2023-06-13 19:37:18 UTC
File Type:
PE (.Net Exe)
Extracted files:
22
AV detection:
25 of 38 (65.79%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
darkcomet
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:darkcomet botnet:june 2023 evasion persistence rat trojan
Behaviour
Checks processor information in registry
Creates scheduled task(s)
Enumerates system info in registry
Modifies registry class
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
Views/modifies file attributes
Enumerates physical storage devices
Drops file in Program Files directory
Drops file in Windows directory
Drops autorun.inf file
Drops file in System32 directory
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Adds Run key to start application
Checks computer location settings
Deletes itself
Drops startup file
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Windows security modification
Disables Task Manager via registry modification
Sets file to hidden
Darkcomet
Modifies WinLogon for persistence
Modifies security service
Windows security bypass
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
timmy08.ddns.net:39399
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
ae38af495f67a16a0fae60ad1c91b330f942f256d7639d42cc008769f78e15b9
MD5 hash:
01c690dd76b9b0d2c03b2a25d00d327e
SHA1 hash:
446bd1ff3dab37d4a0b6e06c876844cb16064954
SH256 hash:
8629f8d0a3e775cb2e21b2e9671379128a4aa679eb6a56b609bcadda36c2bb88
MD5 hash:
44a3b3f68871707dfdc599fbe9c1800d
SHA1 hash:
ef5f97ed3250e92decbd2a0c85648b5284ec8e1d
SH256 hash:
5c445ac0e48bced7223ee63e4fc207864da0da36c842cde6f77fb92ad829d073
MD5 hash:
cb973b146529406d379b59376014878c
SHA1 hash:
df7bf5cc5f1443ef3a7ff16c77cdc18559aa9ab4
SH256 hash:
c440617e04a50ced73c8ab992cbe8d8954a3e41f21f046ee9d1f2a41ea9b416d
MD5 hash:
9390df6c9a6111978dee5414bc42eda6
SHA1 hash:
d3cb1c366b9e466afa93eb369838a04d30777795
SH256 hash:
051483d1ec9247ca833afcef2527c00d8cff7d3d995af9f3cd57b1b479a9064c
MD5 hash:
601e5b910dab8799e8ec7dec73a59da0
SHA1 hash:
c10d4ebc7298d6583907765418dbb70280a664da
Detections:
win_darkcomet_g0 win_darkcomet_a0 win_darkcomet_g0 win_darkcomet_a0 win_darkcomet_g0 win_darkcomet_a0 win_darkcomet_g0 win_darkcomet_a0 win_darkcomet_g0 win_darkcomet_a0 win_darkcomet_g0 win_darkcomet_a0
SH256 hash:
f8dbc6077f6b01c6eec334061d687ff1b291a2aa5513cf1e0b5bde4a8dbc5588
MD5 hash:
15aab611795bcbf2758052944013be1a
SHA1 hash:
772a1002b111e117cf3b1e9f0cabda4894777399
SH256 hash:
ae38af495f67a16a0fae60ad1c91b330f942f256d7639d42cc008769f78e15b9
MD5 hash:
01c690dd76b9b0d2c03b2a25d00d327e
SHA1 hash:
446bd1ff3dab37d4a0b6e06c876844cb16064954
SH256 hash:
8629f8d0a3e775cb2e21b2e9671379128a4aa679eb6a56b609bcadda36c2bb88
MD5 hash:
44a3b3f68871707dfdc599fbe9c1800d
SHA1 hash:
ef5f97ed3250e92decbd2a0c85648b5284ec8e1d
SH256 hash:
5c445ac0e48bced7223ee63e4fc207864da0da36c842cde6f77fb92ad829d073
MD5 hash:
cb973b146529406d379b59376014878c
SHA1 hash:
df7bf5cc5f1443ef3a7ff16c77cdc18559aa9ab4
SH256 hash:
c440617e04a50ced73c8ab992cbe8d8954a3e41f21f046ee9d1f2a41ea9b416d
MD5 hash:
9390df6c9a6111978dee5414bc42eda6
SHA1 hash:
d3cb1c366b9e466afa93eb369838a04d30777795
SH256 hash:
051483d1ec9247ca833afcef2527c00d8cff7d3d995af9f3cd57b1b479a9064c
MD5 hash:
601e5b910dab8799e8ec7dec73a59da0
SHA1 hash:
c10d4ebc7298d6583907765418dbb70280a664da
Detections:
win_darkcomet_g0 win_darkcomet_a0 win_darkcomet_g0 win_darkcomet_a0 win_darkcomet_g0 win_darkcomet_a0 win_darkcomet_g0 win_darkcomet_a0 win_darkcomet_g0 win_darkcomet_a0 win_darkcomet_g0 win_darkcomet_a0
SH256 hash:
f8dbc6077f6b01c6eec334061d687ff1b291a2aa5513cf1e0b5bde4a8dbc5588
MD5 hash:
15aab611795bcbf2758052944013be1a
SHA1 hash:
772a1002b111e117cf3b1e9f0cabda4894777399
SH256 hash:
ae38af495f67a16a0fae60ad1c91b330f942f256d7639d42cc008769f78e15b9
MD5 hash:
01c690dd76b9b0d2c03b2a25d00d327e
SHA1 hash:
446bd1ff3dab37d4a0b6e06c876844cb16064954
SH256 hash:
8629f8d0a3e775cb2e21b2e9671379128a4aa679eb6a56b609bcadda36c2bb88
MD5 hash:
44a3b3f68871707dfdc599fbe9c1800d
SHA1 hash:
ef5f97ed3250e92decbd2a0c85648b5284ec8e1d
SH256 hash:
5c445ac0e48bced7223ee63e4fc207864da0da36c842cde6f77fb92ad829d073
MD5 hash:
cb973b146529406d379b59376014878c
SHA1 hash:
df7bf5cc5f1443ef3a7ff16c77cdc18559aa9ab4
SH256 hash:
c440617e04a50ced73c8ab992cbe8d8954a3e41f21f046ee9d1f2a41ea9b416d
MD5 hash:
9390df6c9a6111978dee5414bc42eda6
SHA1 hash:
d3cb1c366b9e466afa93eb369838a04d30777795
SH256 hash:
051483d1ec9247ca833afcef2527c00d8cff7d3d995af9f3cd57b1b479a9064c
MD5 hash:
601e5b910dab8799e8ec7dec73a59da0
SHA1 hash:
c10d4ebc7298d6583907765418dbb70280a664da
Detections:
win_darkcomet_g0 win_darkcomet_a0 win_darkcomet_g0 win_darkcomet_a0 win_darkcomet_g0 win_darkcomet_a0 win_darkcomet_g0 win_darkcomet_a0 win_darkcomet_g0 win_darkcomet_a0 win_darkcomet_g0 win_darkcomet_a0
SH256 hash:
f8dbc6077f6b01c6eec334061d687ff1b291a2aa5513cf1e0b5bde4a8dbc5588
MD5 hash:
15aab611795bcbf2758052944013be1a
SHA1 hash:
772a1002b111e117cf3b1e9f0cabda4894777399
SH256 hash:
ae38af495f67a16a0fae60ad1c91b330f942f256d7639d42cc008769f78e15b9
MD5 hash:
01c690dd76b9b0d2c03b2a25d00d327e
SHA1 hash:
446bd1ff3dab37d4a0b6e06c876844cb16064954
SH256 hash:
8629f8d0a3e775cb2e21b2e9671379128a4aa679eb6a56b609bcadda36c2bb88
MD5 hash:
44a3b3f68871707dfdc599fbe9c1800d
SHA1 hash:
ef5f97ed3250e92decbd2a0c85648b5284ec8e1d
SH256 hash:
5c445ac0e48bced7223ee63e4fc207864da0da36c842cde6f77fb92ad829d073
MD5 hash:
cb973b146529406d379b59376014878c
SHA1 hash:
df7bf5cc5f1443ef3a7ff16c77cdc18559aa9ab4
SH256 hash:
c440617e04a50ced73c8ab992cbe8d8954a3e41f21f046ee9d1f2a41ea9b416d
MD5 hash:
9390df6c9a6111978dee5414bc42eda6
SHA1 hash:
d3cb1c366b9e466afa93eb369838a04d30777795
SH256 hash:
051483d1ec9247ca833afcef2527c00d8cff7d3d995af9f3cd57b1b479a9064c
MD5 hash:
601e5b910dab8799e8ec7dec73a59da0
SHA1 hash:
c10d4ebc7298d6583907765418dbb70280a664da
Detections:
win_darkcomet_g0 win_darkcomet_a0 win_darkcomet_g0 win_darkcomet_a0 win_darkcomet_g0 win_darkcomet_a0 win_darkcomet_g0 win_darkcomet_a0 win_darkcomet_g0 win_darkcomet_a0 win_darkcomet_g0 win_darkcomet_a0
SH256 hash:
f8dbc6077f6b01c6eec334061d687ff1b291a2aa5513cf1e0b5bde4a8dbc5588
MD5 hash:
15aab611795bcbf2758052944013be1a
SHA1 hash:
772a1002b111e117cf3b1e9f0cabda4894777399
SH256 hash:
ae38af495f67a16a0fae60ad1c91b330f942f256d7639d42cc008769f78e15b9
MD5 hash:
01c690dd76b9b0d2c03b2a25d00d327e
SHA1 hash:
446bd1ff3dab37d4a0b6e06c876844cb16064954
SH256 hash:
8629f8d0a3e775cb2e21b2e9671379128a4aa679eb6a56b609bcadda36c2bb88
MD5 hash:
44a3b3f68871707dfdc599fbe9c1800d
SHA1 hash:
ef5f97ed3250e92decbd2a0c85648b5284ec8e1d
SH256 hash:
5c445ac0e48bced7223ee63e4fc207864da0da36c842cde6f77fb92ad829d073
MD5 hash:
cb973b146529406d379b59376014878c
SHA1 hash:
df7bf5cc5f1443ef3a7ff16c77cdc18559aa9ab4
SH256 hash:
c440617e04a50ced73c8ab992cbe8d8954a3e41f21f046ee9d1f2a41ea9b416d
MD5 hash:
9390df6c9a6111978dee5414bc42eda6
SHA1 hash:
d3cb1c366b9e466afa93eb369838a04d30777795
SH256 hash:
ae38af495f67a16a0fae60ad1c91b330f942f256d7639d42cc008769f78e15b9
MD5 hash:
01c690dd76b9b0d2c03b2a25d00d327e
SHA1 hash:
446bd1ff3dab37d4a0b6e06c876844cb16064954
SH256 hash:
051483d1ec9247ca833afcef2527c00d8cff7d3d995af9f3cd57b1b479a9064c
MD5 hash:
601e5b910dab8799e8ec7dec73a59da0
SHA1 hash:
c10d4ebc7298d6583907765418dbb70280a664da
Detections:
win_darkcomet_g0 win_darkcomet_a0 win_darkcomet_g0 win_darkcomet_a0 win_darkcomet_g0 win_darkcomet_a0 win_darkcomet_g0 win_darkcomet_a0 win_darkcomet_g0 win_darkcomet_a0 win_darkcomet_g0 win_darkcomet_a0
SH256 hash:
8629f8d0a3e775cb2e21b2e9671379128a4aa679eb6a56b609bcadda36c2bb88
MD5 hash:
44a3b3f68871707dfdc599fbe9c1800d
SHA1 hash:
ef5f97ed3250e92decbd2a0c85648b5284ec8e1d
SH256 hash:
f8dbc6077f6b01c6eec334061d687ff1b291a2aa5513cf1e0b5bde4a8dbc5588
MD5 hash:
15aab611795bcbf2758052944013be1a
SHA1 hash:
772a1002b111e117cf3b1e9f0cabda4894777399
SH256 hash:
5c445ac0e48bced7223ee63e4fc207864da0da36c842cde6f77fb92ad829d073
MD5 hash:
cb973b146529406d379b59376014878c
SHA1 hash:
df7bf5cc5f1443ef3a7ff16c77cdc18559aa9ab4
SH256 hash:
c440617e04a50ced73c8ab992cbe8d8954a3e41f21f046ee9d1f2a41ea9b416d
MD5 hash:
9390df6c9a6111978dee5414bc42eda6
SHA1 hash:
d3cb1c366b9e466afa93eb369838a04d30777795
SH256 hash:
051483d1ec9247ca833afcef2527c00d8cff7d3d995af9f3cd57b1b479a9064c
MD5 hash:
601e5b910dab8799e8ec7dec73a59da0
SHA1 hash:
c10d4ebc7298d6583907765418dbb70280a664da
Detections:
win_darkcomet_g0 win_darkcomet_a0 win_darkcomet_g0 win_darkcomet_a0 win_darkcomet_g0 win_darkcomet_a0 win_darkcomet_g0 win_darkcomet_a0 win_darkcomet_g0 win_darkcomet_a0 win_darkcomet_g0 win_darkcomet_a0
SH256 hash:
f8dbc6077f6b01c6eec334061d687ff1b291a2aa5513cf1e0b5bde4a8dbc5588
MD5 hash:
15aab611795bcbf2758052944013be1a
SHA1 hash:
772a1002b111e117cf3b1e9f0cabda4894777399
SH256 hash:
0aa53c306f231af2bc7097242847e6603b2856d97aa49b36cff179d645d1dd58
MD5 hash:
6fe53a251f6e9b6deda81229abf29e49
SHA1 hash:
663063a6d3b72f8652f3bf01d5ba060a9ca4e1d2
Malware family:
DarkComet
Verdict:
Malicious
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:pe_imphash
Rule name:Skystars_Malware_Imphash
Author:Skystars LightDefender
Description:imphash

File information


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