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File name:

RAT.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/e14df759-2fb9-4bf9-bb86-32ecc435f411
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: October 19, 2020, 20:05:13
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Tags:
trojan
rat
darkcomet
Indicators:
MIME: application/x-dosexec
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
MD5:

78A18477526EBCD1535BDBB9AB7E3BC9

SHA1:

5989E3FA939D9D177D86B6FD7967E08E64C79298

SHA256:

3B1D131487A45917DFDD6CA95229AB8CC168EE441B4803B0E86B3DC1BE3A8C68

SSDEEP:

12288:u9HFJ9rJxRX1uVVjoaWSoynxdO1FVBaOiRZTERfIhNkNCCLo9Ek5C/h0qMd0QZhO:6Z1xuVVjfFoynPaVBUR8f+kN10EBOD05

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Changes the login/logoff helper path in the registry

      • RAT.exe (PID: 2504)
      • iexplore.exe (PID: 1652)
    • Changes the autorun value in the registry

      • RAT.exe (PID: 2504)
      • msdcsc.exe (PID: 2788)
      • iexplore.exe (PID: 1652)
    • DARKCOMET was detected

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 1652)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • RAT.exe (PID: 2504)
    • Uses ATTRIB.EXE to modify file attributes

      • cmd.exe (PID: 3836)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 3476)
    • Starts itself from another location

      • RAT.exe (PID: 2504)
    • Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution

      • RAT.exe (PID: 2504)
    • Starts Internet Explorer

      • msdcsc.exe (PID: 2788)
    • Uses NETSTAT.EXE to discover network connections

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 1652)
  • INFO

    • Reads Internet Cache Settings

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 1652)
    • Reads the hosts file

      • iexplore.exe (PID: 1652)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win32 Executable Delphi generic (37.4)
.scr | Windows screen saver (34.5)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (11.9)
.exe | Win16/32 Executable Delphi generic (5.4)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (5.2)

EXIF

EXE

ProductVersion: 4, 0, 0, 0
ProductName: Remote Service Application
OriginalFileName: MSRSAAP.EXE
LegalCopyright: Copyright (C) 1999
InternalName: MSRSAAPP
FileVersion: 1, 0, 0, 1
FileDescription: Remote Service Application
CompanyName: Microsoft Corp.
Comments: Remote Service Application
CharacterSet: Unicode
LanguageCode: English (U.S.)
FileSubtype: -
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileOS: Win32
FileFlags: (none)
FileFlagsMask: 0x003f
ProductVersionNumber: 4.0.0.0
FileVersionNumber: 4.0.0.0
Subsystem: Windows GUI
SubsystemVersion: 4
ImageVersion: -
OSVersion: 4
EntryPoint: 0x8f888
UninitializedDataSize: -
InitializedDataSize: 186880
CodeSize: 586752
LinkerVersion: 2.25
PEType: PE32
TimeStamp: 2012:06:07 17:59:53+02:00
MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles

Summary

Architecture: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Subsystem: IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI
Compilation Date: 07-Jun-2012 15:59:53
Detected languages:
  • English - United States
  • French - France
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

DOS Header

Magic number: MZ
Bytes on last page of file: 0x0050
Pages in file: 0x0002
Relocations: 0x0000
Size of header: 0x0004
Min extra paragraphs: 0x000F
Max extra paragraphs: 0xFFFF
Initial SS value: 0x0000
Initial SP value: 0x00B8
Checksum: 0x0000
Initial IP value: 0x0000
Initial CS value: 0x0000
Overlay number: 0x001A
OEM identifier: 0x0000
OEM information: 0x0000
Address of NE header: 0x00000100

PE Headers

Signature: PE
Machine: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Number of sections: 9
Time date stamp: 07-Jun-2012 15:59:53
Pointer to Symbol Table: 0x00000000
Number of symbols: 0
Size of Optional Header: 0x00E0
Characteristics:
  • IMAGE_FILE_32BIT_MACHINE
  • IMAGE_FILE_BYTES_REVERSED_HI
  • IMAGE_FILE_BYTES_REVERSED_LO
  • IMAGE_FILE_EXECUTABLE_IMAGE
  • IMAGE_FILE_LINE_NUMS_STRIPPED
  • IMAGE_FILE_LOCAL_SYMS_STRIPPED

Sections

Name
Virtual Address
Virtual Size
Raw Size
Charateristics
Entropy
.text
0x00001000
0x0008D8F0
0x0008DA00
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
6.55342
.itext
0x0008F000
0x00001954
0x00001A00
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
5.95375
.data
0x00091000
0x00003D3C
0x00003E00
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
4.83487
.bss
0x00095000
0x00007404
0x00000000
IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
0
.idata
0x0009D000
0x00004140
0x00004200
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
5.26814
.tls
0x000A2000
0x00000038
0x00000000
IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE
0
.rdata
0x000A3000
0x00000018
0x00000200
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
0.210826
.reloc
0x000A4000
0x00008ADC
0x00008C00
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
6.72501
.rsrc
0x000AD000
0x0001CBCC
0x0001CC00
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
5.499

Resources

Title
Entropy
Size
Codepage
Language
Type
1
3.34616
856
Latin 1 / Western European
French - France
RT_VERSION
2
2.80231
308
Latin 1 / Western European
English - United States
RT_CURSOR
3
3.00046
308
Latin 1 / Western European
English - United States
RT_CURSOR
4
2.56318
308
Latin 1 / Western European
English - United States
RT_CURSOR
5
2.6949
308
Latin 1 / Western European
English - United States
RT_CURSOR
6
2.62527
308
Latin 1 / Western European
English - United States
RT_CURSOR
7
2.91604
308
Latin 1 / Western European
English - United States
RT_CURSOR
50
5.86461
1128
Latin 1 / Western European
English - United States
RT_ICON
51
5.69215
4264
Latin 1 / Western European
English - United States
RT_ICON
52
5.65099
9640
Latin 1 / Western European
English - United States
RT_ICON

Imports

AVICAP32.DLL
SHELL32.DLL
SHFolder.dll
URLMON.DLL
WS2_32.DLL
advapi32.dll
comctl32.dll
gdi32.dll
gdiplus.dll
kernel32.dll
No data.
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Total processes
48
Monitored processes
10
Malicious processes
3
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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drop and start start rat.exe cmd.exe no specs cmd.exe no specs notepad.exe no specs attrib.exe no specs attrib.exe no specs msdcsc.exe #DARKCOMET iexplore.exe notepad.exe no specs netstat.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
2504"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RAT.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RAT.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corp.
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Remote Service Application
Exit code:
0
Version:
1, 0, 0, 1
3836"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k attrib "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RAT.exe" +s +hC:\Windows\System32\cmd.exeRAT.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)
3476"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k attrib "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp" +s +hC:\Windows\System32\cmd.exeRAT.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)
860notepadC:\Windows\system32\notepad.exeRAT.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Notepad
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
3864attrib "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RAT.exe" +s +hC:\Windows\system32\attrib.execmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Attribute Utility
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
2460attrib "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp" +s +hC:\Windows\system32\attrib.execmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Attribute Utility
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
2788"C:\Users\admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe" C:\Users\admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe
RAT.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corp.
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Remote Service Application
Exit code:
0
Version:
1, 0, 0, 1
1652"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
msdcsc.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Internet Explorer
Exit code:
40817260
Version:
11.00.9600.16428 (winblue_gdr.131013-1700)
2708notepadC:\Windows\system32\notepad.exeiexplore.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Notepad
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
3648"C:\Windows\System32\NETSTAT.EXE" C:\Windows\System32\NETSTAT.EXEiexplore.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
TCP/IP Netstat Command
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Total events
704
Read events
615
Write events
0
Delete events
0

Modification events

No data
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
2504RAT.exeC:\Users\admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exeexecutable
MD5:78A18477526EBCD1535BDBB9AB7E3BC9
SHA256:3B1D131487A45917DFDD6CA95229AB8CC168EE441B4803B0E86B3DC1BE3A8C68
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
5
DNS requests
3
Threats
0

HTTP requests

No HTTP requests
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
185.223.168.241:137
rtts.ddns.net
malicious
1652
iexplore.exe
185.223.168.241:6969
rtts.ddns.net
malicious

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
rtts.ddns.net
  • 185.223.168.241
malicious
241.168.223.185.in-addr.arpa
unknown

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
Potentially Bad Traffic
ET POLICY DNS Query to DynDNS Domain *.ddns .net
1652
iexplore.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
MALWARE [PTsecurity] DarkComet-RAT Inbound connection
1652
iexplore.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
REMOTE [PTsecurity] DarkComet
1652
iexplore.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
REMOTE [PTsecurity] Possible DarkComet-RAT activity
1652
iexplore.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
REMOTE [PTsecurity] Possible DarkComet-RAT activity
1652
iexplore.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
REMOTE [PTsecurity] DarkComet
1652
iexplore.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
REMOTE [PTsecurity] Possible DarkComet-RAT activity
1652
iexplore.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
REMOTE [PTsecurity] DarkComet
1652
iexplore.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
REMOTE [PTsecurity] DarkComet
1652
iexplore.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
REMOTE [PTsecurity] DarkComet
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No debug info