| File name: | Blue Viper Cold Hack.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/6030d478-d8f5-474e-820a-fa0a1bdf9d98 |
| 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. |
| Analysis date: | January 06, 2024, 20:05:02 |
| OS: | Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/x-dosexec |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows |
| MD5: | A56BCAC2008F169C5DEA67DE5A5B3B02 |
| SHA1: | D3EDBEE2817957DA87F6974C649B538B264CF320 |
| SHA256: | 3289160B2FEBEB4B0C2688648FAF5EB9F8BDED8F1E36934D8A280C44D314470B |
| SSDEEP: | 12288:l9HFJ9rJxRX1uVVjoaWSoynxdO1FVBaOiRZTERfIhNkNCCLo9Ek5C/hzL:vZ1xuVVjfFoynPaVBUR8f+kN10EBl |
MALICIOUS
Changes the login/logoff helper path in the registry
- Blue Viper Cold Hack.exe (PID: 128)
- Blue Viper Cold Hack.exe (PID: 2304)
- Blue Viper Cold Hack.exe (PID: 1588)
DARKCOMET has been detected (YARA)
- Blue Viper Cold Hack.exe (PID: 128)
Changes the autorun value in the registry
- Blue Viper Cold Hack.exe (PID: 1588)
- Blue Viper Cold Hack.exe (PID: 2304)
Creates a writable file in the system directory
- Blue Viper Cold Hack.exe (PID: 2304)
Creates or modifies Windows services
- msdcsc.exe (PID: 2644)
Changes firewall settings
- msdcsc.exe (PID: 2644)
SUSPICIOUS
Reads the Internet Settings
- Blue Viper Cold Hack.exe (PID: 128)
- Blue Viper Cold Hack.exe (PID: 1588)
- Blue Viper Cold Hack.exe (PID: 2304)
Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution
- Blue Viper Cold Hack.exe (PID: 128)
- Blue Viper Cold Hack.exe (PID: 2304)
- Blue Viper Cold Hack.exe (PID: 1588)
Start notepad (likely ransomware note)
- Blue Viper Cold Hack.exe (PID: 128)
Uses ATTRIB.EXE to modify file attributes
- cmd.exe (PID: 2408)
- cmd.exe (PID: 2256)
- cmd.exe (PID: 2384)
- cmd.exe (PID: 2056)
- cmd.exe (PID: 1596)
- cmd.exe (PID: 1584)
INFO
Drops the executable file immediately after the start
- Blue Viper Cold Hack.exe (PID: 128)
- Blue Viper Cold Hack.exe (PID: 2304)
Reads the computer name
- Blue Viper Cold Hack.exe (PID: 128)
- Blue Viper Cold Hack.exe (PID: 1588)
- Blue Viper Cold Hack.exe (PID: 2304)
- msdcsc.exe (PID: 2644)
Checks supported languages
- Blue Viper Cold Hack.exe (PID: 128)
- Blue Viper Cold Hack.exe (PID: 1588)
- Blue Viper Cold Hack.exe (PID: 2304)
- msdcsc.exe (PID: 2644)
Manual execution by a user
- Blue Viper Cold Hack.exe (PID: 1588)
- Blue Viper Cold Hack.exe (PID: 2304)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- Blue Viper Cold Hack.exe (PID: 2304)
Starts itself from another location
- Blue Viper Cold Hack.exe (PID: 2304)
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TRiD
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable Delphi generic (31.9) |
|---|---|---|
| .scr | | | Windows screen saver (29.4) |
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (14.8) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (10.1) |
| .exe | | | Win16/32 Executable Delphi generic (4.6) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2012:06:07 17:59:53+02:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, Bytes reversed lo, 32-bit, Bytes reversed hi |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 2.25 |
| CodeSize: | 586752 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 119296 |
| 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 |
Total processes
59
Monitored processes
17
Malicious processes
3
Suspicious processes
1
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 128 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Blue Viper Cold Hack.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Blue Viper Cold Hack.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corp. Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Remote Service Application Exit code: 0 Version: 1, 0, 0, 1 Modules
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| 796 | attrib "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Blue Viper Cold Hack.exe" +s +h | C:\Windows\System32\attrib.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Attribute Utility Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 1044 | attrib "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Blue Viper Cold Hack.exe" +s +h | C:\Windows\System32\attrib.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Attribute Utility Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 1344 | attrib "C:\Users\admin\Desktop" +s +h | C:\Windows\System32\attrib.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Attribute Utility Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 1584 | "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k attrib "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Blue Viper Cold Hack.exe" +s +h | C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe | — | Blue Viper Cold Hack.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850) Modules
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| 1588 | "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Blue Viper Cold Hack.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Blue Viper Cold Hack.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corp. Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Remote Service Application Exit code: 0 Version: 1, 0, 0, 1 Modules
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| 1592 | attrib "C:\Users\admin\Desktop" +s +h | C:\Windows\System32\attrib.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Attribute Utility Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 1596 | "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k attrib "C:\Users\admin\Desktop" +s +h | C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe | — | Blue Viper Cold Hack.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850) Modules
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| 1624 | attrib "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Blue Viper Cold Hack.exe" +s +h | C:\Windows\System32\attrib.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Attribute Utility Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 2016 | notepad | C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe | — | Blue Viper Cold Hack.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Notepad Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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Total events
1 860
Read events
1 770
Write events
90
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (128) Blue Viper Cold Hack.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UserInit |
Value: C:\Windows\system32\userinit.exe, | |||
| (PID) Process: | (128) Blue Viper Cold Hack.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ProxyBypass |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (128) Blue Viper Cold Hack.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | IntranetName |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (128) Blue Viper Cold Hack.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UNCAsIntranet |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (128) Blue Viper Cold Hack.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | AutoDetect |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1588) Blue Viper Cold Hack.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MicroUpdate |
Value: C:\Windows\system32\MSDCSC\tGymst9Rcojq\msdcsc.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1588) Blue Viper Cold Hack.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UserInit |
Value: C:\Windows\system32\userinit.exe, | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1588) Blue Viper Cold Hack.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ProxyBypass |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1588) Blue Viper Cold Hack.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | IntranetName |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1588) Blue Viper Cold Hack.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UNCAsIntranet |
Value: 1 | |||
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2304 | Blue Viper Cold Hack.exe | C:\Windows\system32\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe | executable | |
MD5:A56BCAC2008F169C5DEA67DE5A5B3B02 | SHA256:3289160B2FEBEB4B0C2688648FAF5EB9F8BDED8F1E36934D8A280C44D314470B | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
7
DNS requests
1
Threats
0
HTTP requests
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
1080 | svchost.exe | 224.0.0.252:5355 | — | — | — | unknown |
128 | Blue Viper Cold Hack.exe | 78.163.16.186:80 | — | Turk Telekom | TR | malicious |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
dns.msftncsi.com |
| shared |