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Database Entry
DarkComet
Vendor detections: 10
| SHA256 hash: | 9954f6c940f70e77f7acd128d5b95ab7e365295693714f37fdbbc0064f0586b2 |
|---|---|
| SHA3-384 hash: | dec636c5c067519aa4f72f4281521711fde4ad40af070410f828f9b427d8ad6fbfbbfd819e6ba084ca62c2d2091e828f |
| SHA1 hash: | d470c3d28ce2486d8e6d3021e19bef8155988493 |
| MD5 hash: | 37c57b3e9810f268533c223564a222ca |
| humanhash: | eighteen-cat-india-zebra |
| File name: | 9954f6c940f70e77f7acd128d5b95ab7e365295693714f37fdbbc0064f0586b2 |
| Download: | download sample |
| Signature | DarkComet |
| File size: | 475'648 bytes |
| First seen: | 2020-11-15 23:08:31 UTC |
| Last seen: | Never |
| File type: |  exe |
| MIME type: | application/x-dosexec |
| imphash | a38ad86d74cafc45094a5085e33419e4 (109 x DarkComet, 1 x njrat) |
| ssdeep | 6144:NicNYk1yuwEDBum3qYWnl0pd0EX3Zq2b6wfIDYm0P2kGXegmKiFbXnd7oYyTpfzX:scWkbgTYWnYnt/IDYhPFGXqHZX0pT |
| Threatray | 77 similar samples on MalwareBazaar |
| TLSH | 8FA4E0F13ABD9783F9BDE7BD8F32D1B3413045DEBB210914F2546E1DA22E29A48D9205 |
| Reporter |  seifreed |
| Tags: | DarkComet |
Intelligence
File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
812
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:
Behaviour
Sending a UDP request
Creating a window
Creating a file
Enabling the 'hidden' option for recently created files
Launching cmd.exe command interpreter
Creating a process with a hidden window
Creating a process from a recently created file
Searching for the window
Searching for the Windows task manager window
Launching a process
Setting a keyboard event handler
Enabling the 'hidden' option for analyzed file
DNS request
Connection attempt
Enabling autorun with the standard Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run registry branch
Blocking a possibility to launch for the Windows Task Manager (taskmgr)
Blocking a possibility to launch for the Windows registry editor (regedit.exe)
Firewall traversal
Blocking the User Account Control
Blocking the Windows Security Center notifications
Blocking the Windows Security Center launch
Enabling autorun
Unauthorized injection to a system process
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:
rans.troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Allocates memory in foreign processes
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall)
Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning)
Contains functionality to capture and log keystrokes
Contains functionality to inject code into remote processes
Contains functionality to log keystrokes
Contains functionality to register a low level keyboard hook
Contains functionalty to change the wallpaper
Creates a thread in another existing process (thread injection)
Creates an undocumented autostart registry key
Disables the Windows registry editor (regedit)
Disables the Windows task manager (taskmgr)
Disables UAC (registry)
Disables windows user account control
Drops PE files to the document folder of the user
Found malware configuration
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 dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Uses dynamic DNS services
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected DarkComet
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Threat name:
Win32.Backdoor.DarkComet
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2020-11-15 23:10:20 UTC
AV detection:
43 of 48 (89.58%)
Threat level:
5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Verdict:
malicious
Similar samples:
+ 67 additional samples on MalwareBazaar
Result
Malware family:
darkcomet
Score:
10/10
Tags:
family:darkcomet evasion persistence rat trojan upx
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Views/modifies file attributes
Modifies registry class
Modifies service
Adds Run key to start application
Loads dropped DLL
Windows security modification
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Sets file to hidden
UPX packed file
Disables RegEdit via registry modification
Disables Task Manager via registry modification
Darkcomet
Modifies WinLogon for persistence
Modifies firewall policy service
Modifies security service
Windows security bypass
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
9954f6c940f70e77f7acd128d5b95ab7e365295693714f37fdbbc0064f0586b2
MD5 hash:
37c57b3e9810f268533c223564a222ca
SHA1 hash:
d470c3d28ce2486d8e6d3021e19bef8155988493
SH256 hash:
6c67bf6e714be08e91c6efa91cc6b5712c1cececadfbb204361f0717ce7fc801
MD5 hash:
5fbadc475a6c505325415177b18c5423
SHA1 hash:
221ae89116478c35ca63c56c62527cebddbd447d
Detections:
win_darkcomet_g0
win_darkcomet_auto
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: | Intezer_Vaccine_DarkComet |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Author: | James_inthe_box |
| Description: | IP and port combo |
| Rule name: | Keylog_bin_mem |
|---|---|
| Author: | James_inthe_box |
| Description: | Contains Keylog |
| Rule name: | Malware_QA_update |
|---|---|
| Author: | Florian Roth |
| Description: | VT Research QA uploaded malware - file update.exe |
| Reference: | VT Research QA |
| Rule name: | RAT_DarkComet |
|---|---|
| Author: | Kevin Breen <kevin@techanarchy.net> |
| Description: | Detects DarkComet RAT |
| Reference: | http://malwareconfig.com/stats/DarkComet |
| Rule name: | suspicious_packer_section |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com |
| Description: | autogenerated rule brought to you by yara-signator |
File information
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Delivery method
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