File name:

msdcsc.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/c6148b55-fe77-44aa-8cae-3d0e66fa14b1
Verdict: Malicious activity
Threats:

DarkComet RAT is a malicious program designed to remotely control or administer a victim's computer, steal private data and spy on the victim.

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Analysis date: October 11, 2024, 17:58:26
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit)
Tags:
darkcomet
Indicators:
MIME: application/x-dosexec
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
MD5:

22A5FE0F5665EEE23C3D4678168D0440

SHA1:

3D9FE530983720E5AFB376789C2AA2C18A29B0CF

SHA256:

0EA00C9097C8BF6678871789F84387B58F0A0336AC82FC84B4D705976618E4D9

SSDEEP:

12288:m6/k564R2MsyHJGfN02XWDvQi4vGbN5Io1dxdffGslkqLznI5Hlfl0vN:m6/l4R2MsypGj9GH3ffGWkml

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Changes the login/logoff helper path in the registry

      • msdcsc.exe (PID: 6316)

    • Changes the autorun value in the registry

      • msdcsc.exe (PID: 6316)
      • msdcsc.exe (PID: 6632)

    • Changes Security Center notification settings

      • msdcsc.exe (PID: 6632)

    • DARKCOMET has been detected (YARA)

      • msdcsc.exe (PID: 6632)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • msdcsc.exe (PID: 6316)

    • Starts itself from another location

      • msdcsc.exe (PID: 6316)

    • Start notepad (likely ransomware note)

      • msdcsc.exe (PID: 6316)
      • msdcsc.exe (PID: 6632)

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • msdcsc.exe (PID: 6316)

    • There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)

      • msdcsc.exe (PID: 6632)

    • There is functionality for communication over UDP network (YARA)

      • msdcsc.exe (PID: 6632)

  • INFO

    • Checks supported languages

      • msdcsc.exe (PID: 6316)
      • msdcsc.exe (PID: 6632)

    • Reads the computer name

      • msdcsc.exe (PID: 6316)
      • msdcsc.exe (PID: 6632)

    • Process checks computer location settings

      • msdcsc.exe (PID: 6316)

    • The process uses the downloaded file

      • msdcsc.exe (PID: 6316)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | InstallShield setup (49.2)
.exe | Win32 Executable Delphi generic (16.2)
.scr | Windows screen saver (14.9)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (7.5)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (5.1)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2012:06:07 15:59:53+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, Bytes reversed lo, 32-bit, Bytes reversed hi
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 2.25
CodeSize: 586752
InitializedDataSize: 112128
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x8f888
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 4.0.0.0
ProductVersionNumber: 4.0.0.0
FileFlagsMask: 0x003f
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: English (U.S.)
CharacterSet: Unicode
Comments: Remote Service Application
CompanyName: Microsoft Corp.
FileDescription: Remote Service Application
FileVersion: 1, 0, 0, 1
InternalName: MSRSAAPP
LegalCopyright: Copyright (C) 1999
OriginalFileName: MSRSAAP.EXE
ProductName: Remote Service Application
ProductVersion: 4, 0, 0, 0
No data.
screenshot
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Total processes
128
Monitored processes
4
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start msdcsc.exe notepad.exe no specs THREAT msdcsc.exe notepad.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
5616notepadC:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe—msdcsc.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Notepad
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\syswow64\notepad.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\gdi32.dll
6316"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\msdcsc.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\msdcsc.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\msdcsc.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\oleaut32.dll
6504notepadC:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe—msdcsc.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Notepad
Exit code:
48627712
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\syswow64\notepad.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\gdi32.dll
6632"C:\Users\admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe" C:\Users\admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
msdcsc.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corp.
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Remote Service Application
Version:
1, 0, 0, 1
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\documents\msdcsc\msdcsc.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\oleaut32.dll
Total events
1 657
Read events
1 635
Write events
22
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(6316) msdcsc.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Operation:writeName:MicroUpdate
Value:
C:\Users\admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
(PID) Process:(6316) msdcsc.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
Operation:writeName:UserInit
Value:
C:\Windows\system32\userinit.exe,C:\Users\admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
(PID) Process:(6316) msdcsc.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
Operation:writeName:SlowContextMenuEntries
Value:
6024B221EA3A6910A2DC08002B30309D0A010000BD0E0C47735D584D9CEDE91E22E23282770100000114020000000000C0000000000000468D0000006078A409B011A54DAFA526D86198A780390100009AD298B2EDA6DE11BA8CA68E55D895936E000000
(PID) Process:(6632) msdcsc.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Operation:writeName:MicroUpdate
Value:
C:\Users\admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
(PID) Process:(6632) msdcsc.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\System
Operation:writeName:DisableRegistryTools
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(6632) msdcsc.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center
Operation:writeName:AntiVirusDisableNotify
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(6632) msdcsc.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center
Operation:writeName:UpdatesDisableNotify
Value:
1
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
6316msdcsc.exeC:\Users\admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exeexecutable
MD5:22A5FE0F5665EEE23C3D4678168D0440
SHA256:0EA00C9097C8BF6678871789F84387B58F0A0336AC82FC84B4D705976618E4D9
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HTTP(S) requests
6
TCP/UDP connections
25
DNS requests
36
Threats
31

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
6944
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.16.241.19:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
1588
RUXIMICS.exe
GET
200
2.16.241.19:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
5488
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
2.16.241.19:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
6944
svchost.exe
GET
200
184.30.21.171:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
5488
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
184.30.21.171:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
1588
RUXIMICS.exe
GET
200
184.30.21.171:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
1588
RUXIMICS.exe
20.73.194.208:443
—
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
5488
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
20.73.194.208:443
—
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
6944
svchost.exe
20.73.194.208:443
—
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
—
—
104.126.37.153:443
www.bing.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
6944
svchost.exe
2.16.241.19:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
5488
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
2.16.241.19:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
1588
RUXIMICS.exe
2.16.241.19:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
6944
svchost.exe
184.30.21.171:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
www.bing.com
  • 104.126.37.153
  • 104.126.37.139
  • 104.126.37.129
  • 104.126.37.130
  • 104.126.37.155
  • 104.126.37.154
  • 104.126.37.137
  • 104.126.37.123
  • 104.126.37.144
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.184.238
whitelisted
ayha.no-ip.biz
  • —
unknown
crl.microsoft.com
  • 2.16.241.19
  • 2.16.241.12
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 184.30.21.171
whitelisted
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 4.231.128.59
whitelisted
self.events.data.microsoft.com
  • 52.168.117.171
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
2172
svchost.exe
Misc activity
ET INFO DYNAMIC_DNS Query to a Suspicious no-ip Domain
2172
svchost.exe
Misc activity
ET INFO DYNAMIC_DNS Query to a Suspicious no-ip Domain
2172
svchost.exe
Misc activity
ET INFO DYNAMIC_DNS Query to a Suspicious no-ip Domain
2172
svchost.exe
Misc activity
ET INFO DYNAMIC_DNS Query to a Suspicious no-ip Domain
2172
svchost.exe
Misc activity
ET INFO DYNAMIC_DNS Query to a Suspicious no-ip Domain
2172
svchost.exe
Misc activity
ET INFO DYNAMIC_DNS Query to a Suspicious no-ip Domain
2172
svchost.exe
Misc activity
ET INFO DYNAMIC_DNS Query to a Suspicious no-ip Domain
2172
svchost.exe
Misc activity
ET INFO DYNAMIC_DNS Query to a Suspicious no-ip Domain
2172
svchost.exe
Misc activity
ET INFO DYNAMIC_DNS Query to a Suspicious no-ip Domain
2172
svchost.exe
Misc activity
ET INFO DYNAMIC_DNS Query to a Suspicious no-ip Domain
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msdcsc.exe