File name:

DarkComet-RAT-5.3.1-master.zip

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/68db69bd-0246-415b-ac56-2a5f10903a73
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: April 08, 2025, 20:25:58
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:
arch-doc
delphi
darkcomet
upx
dyndns
mpress
Indicators:
MIME: application/zip
File info: Zip archive data, at least v1.0 to extract, compression method=store
MD5:

ABEF83A4EAD4D18C354F98D7E72312F1

SHA1:

21E1CE0FA9013534AF2A27C6D8FD0798E1028128

SHA256:

86FFDDA11652F7E00C5FC21EB9F2E97CAD4453B5E467501BB1207D3EBB7781EA

SSDEEP:

393216:JuSX8qh5hu/OYnJ8jEMA/DTdfsuc1RzGCxi:JdX8qh5oVnJ8j/wDTdEKCxi

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  • MALICIOUS

    • DARKCOMET has been detected (YARA)

      • DarkComet.exe (PID: 4424)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Generic archive extractor

      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 7172)
    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • DarkComet.exe (PID: 4424)
    • There is functionality for communication dyndns network (YARA)

      • DarkComet.exe (PID: 4424)
  • INFO

    • Drops a (possible) Coronavirus decoy

      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 8108)
    • The sample compiled with english language support

      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 8108)
    • Checks supported languages

      • DarkComet.exe (PID: 4424)
    • UPX packer has been detected

      • DarkComet.exe (PID: 4424)
    • Reads the computer name

      • DarkComet.exe (PID: 4424)
    • Mpress packer has been detected

      • DarkComet.exe (PID: 4424)
    • Compiled with Borland Delphi (YARA)

      • DarkComet.exe (PID: 4424)
    • Reads the software policy settings

      • slui.exe (PID: 7400)
    • Manual execution by a user

      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 8108)
      • DarkComet.exe (PID: 4424)
    • The sample compiled with french language support

      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 8108)
    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 8108)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.zip | ZIP compressed archive (100)

EXIF

ZIP

ZipRequiredVersion: 10
ZipBitFlag: -
ZipCompression: None
ZipModifyDate: 2019:08:19 17:16:24
ZipCRC: 0x00000000
ZipCompressedSize: -
ZipUncompressedSize: -
ZipFileName: DarkComet-RAT-5.3.1-master/
No data.
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Total processes
136
Monitored processes
7
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start winrar.exe no specs sppextcomobj.exe no specs slui.exe rundll32.exe no specs winrar.exe #DARKCOMET darkcomet.exe no specs slui.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
3888C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\slui.exesvchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Activation Client
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\slui.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
4424"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\DarkComet-RAT-5.3.1-master\Darkcomet RAT 5.3.1\Darkcomet RAT 5.3.1\DarkComet.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\DarkComet-RAT-5.3.1-master\Darkcomet RAT 5.3.1\Darkcomet RAT 5.3.1\DarkComet.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Unremote.org
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
A remote administration tool from the cosmos
Version:
4.2.0.28
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\darkcomet-rat-5.3.1-master\darkcomet rat 5.3.1\darkcomet rat 5.3.1\darkcomet.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
7172"C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DarkComet-RAT-5.3.1-master.zipC:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exeexplorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Alexander Roshal
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
WinRAR archiver
Version:
5.91.0
Modules
Images
c:\program files\winrar\winrar.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32full.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
7364C:\WINDOWS\system32\SppExtComObj.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\SppExtComObj.Exesvchost.exe
User:
NETWORK SERVICE
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
KMS Connection Broker
Version:
10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\sppextcomobj.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll
7400"C:\WINDOWS\System32\SLUI.exe" RuleId=3482d82e-ca2c-4e1f-8864-da0267b484b2;Action=AutoActivate;AppId=55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f;SkuId=4de7cb65-cdf1-4de9-8ae8-e3cce27b9f2c;NotificationInterval=1440;Trigger=TimerEventC:\Windows\System32\slui.exe
SppExtComObj.Exe
User:
NETWORK SERVICE
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
Windows Activation Client
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\slui.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
7976C:\WINDOWS\System32\rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {9aa46009-3ce0-458a-a354-715610a075e6} -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exesvchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows host process (Rundll32)
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\rundll32.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\shcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\imagehlp.dll
8108"C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe" x -iext -ow -ver -- "C:\Users\admin\Desktop\DarkComet-RAT-5.3.1-master\Darkcomet RAT 5.3.1.zip" "?\"C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Alexander Roshal
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
WinRAR archiver
Exit code:
0
Version:
5.91.0
Modules
Images
c:\program files\winrar\winrar.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32full.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
Total events
7 653
Read events
7 574
Write events
53
Delete events
26

Modification events

(PID) Process:(7172) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\ArcHistory
Operation:writeName:3
Value:
C:\Users\admin\Desktop\preferences.zip
(PID) Process:(7172) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\ArcHistory
Operation:writeName:2
Value:
C:\Users\admin\Desktop\chromium_ext.zip
(PID) Process:(7172) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\ArcHistory
Operation:writeName:1
Value:
C:\Users\admin\Desktop\omni_23_10_2024_.zip
(PID) Process:(7172) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\ArcHistory
Operation:writeName:0
Value:
C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DarkComet-RAT-5.3.1-master.zip
(PID) Process:(7172) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths
Operation:writeName:name
Value:
120
(PID) Process:(7172) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths
Operation:writeName:size
Value:
80
(PID) Process:(7172) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths
Operation:writeName:type
Value:
120
(PID) Process:(7172) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths
Operation:writeName:mtime
Value:
100
(PID) Process:(7172) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\DialogEditHistory\ExtrPath
Operation:writeName:1
Value:
C:\Users\admin\Desktop\ext
(PID) Process:(7172) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\DialogEditHistory\ExtrPath
Operation:writeName:0
Value:
C:\Users\admin\Desktop
Executable files
6
Suspicious files
136
Text files
48
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
8108WinRAR.exeC:\Users\admin\Desktop\DarkComet-RAT-5.3.1-master\Darkcomet RAT 5.3.1\Darkcomet RAT 5.3.1\Celesty Binder\Celesty.exeexecutable
MD5:C3009EE63BC661D9EA75EAEB256448CA
SHA256:0BB88564A22BFD6D9AD6E4D8EFA9077792A7B6094C2A0F865D70C43E11507352
7172WinRAR.exeC:\Users\admin\Desktop\DarkComet-RAT-5.3.1-master\Darkcomet RAT 5.3.1.zipcompressed
MD5:9F9347ECF2CC6541FB64ACD6FC0A5749
SHA256:BFE9A76229E6E502B7C542007CD976DD3B5E0D26190CDF7CC8A5E5AAB0A63F7D
8108WinRAR.exeC:\Users\admin\Desktop\DarkComet-RAT-5.3.1-master\Darkcomet RAT 5.3.1\Darkcomet RAT 5.3.1\Celesty Binder\Lang\ES.initext
MD5:4745B84E71D23454D2535CC608DE57D0
SHA256:EB0553309ACD121B01566C1CA297ED46E896E3AD11C486971E8FA7275A1FF061
8108WinRAR.exeC:\Users\admin\Desktop\DarkComet-RAT-5.3.1-master\Darkcomet RAT 5.3.1\Darkcomet RAT 5.3.1\Celesty Binder\Lang\AR.initext
MD5:4276808F92D3EFE8359CB03F9C45C9E1
SHA256:C4E0CD4D29594C9CB188DEAB7BB5F73FC6B3ED832468322ABC05B4E981C306C4
8108WinRAR.exeC:\Users\admin\Desktop\DarkComet-RAT-5.3.1-master\Darkcomet RAT 5.3.1\Darkcomet RAT 5.3.1\Celesty Binder\config.initext
MD5:FACE4F2A1F63AB5DAF4456E3A46F62DC
SHA256:E529BCDCCA95735AEE7020A3B26312560584B78394CE971B3A729823DD148AAA
8108WinRAR.exeC:\Users\admin\Desktop\DarkComet-RAT-5.3.1-master\Darkcomet RAT 5.3.1\Darkcomet RAT 5.3.1\Celesty Binder\Lang\IT.inibinary
MD5:1CB447996787264785C83D110C67AB13
SHA256:840DB2223BC47B37C44393BCE4CA8583D373EF6D70B6BC9143561190AA16CDCB
8108WinRAR.exeC:\Users\admin\Desktop\DarkComet-RAT-5.3.1-master\Darkcomet RAT 5.3.1\Darkcomet RAT 5.3.1\changelog.txttext
MD5:7A23E5B811DD52E99CBDB72A7FE4CE12
SHA256:7CF268D2FBBC3BB3E1CE2019D53F7C88B42F3BBCD4833AC69798D34FBD809DFE
8108WinRAR.exeC:\Users\admin\Desktop\DarkComet-RAT-5.3.1-master\Darkcomet RAT 5.3.1\Darkcomet RAT 5.3.1\Celesty Binder\readme.txttext
MD5:EC0EB4AD970DC1D264BC6C6E7471428D
SHA256:BEC0F54669D35669D4E90E4AA588B96002B8A4E85048CE1CBF707F7F86AC250D
8108WinRAR.exeC:\Users\admin\Desktop\DarkComet-RAT-5.3.1-master\Darkcomet RAT 5.3.1\Darkcomet RAT 5.3.1\Celesty Binder\Lang\SR.initext
MD5:FDFC0EE3AD0F395E3078F600ED9BA689
SHA256:37DCDA2CD0682A3EDFE354111E0DD637BE6581A71E6C240AE5729CE9F6A05EF9
8108WinRAR.exeC:\Users\admin\Desktop\DarkComet-RAT-5.3.1-master\Darkcomet RAT 5.3.1\Darkcomet RAT 5.3.1\comet.dbbinary
MD5:A2FA02319EBECF1DA1BC197194BFAA4A
SHA256:8BCF0D3BB80840AC5D6B8D5888EFDD5DEDDA4E620F71A47C3D559DD6FC1A5222
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HTTP(S) requests
4
TCP/UDP connections
17
DNS requests
13
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
GET
200
2.17.190.73:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
whitelisted
7912
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
184.30.21.171:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl
unknown
whitelisted
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
2.19.11.105:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
whitelisted
7912
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
184.30.21.171:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
whitelisted
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
2.19.11.105:80
crl.microsoft.com
Elisa Oyj
NL
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
whitelisted
20.190.159.0:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
2.17.190.73:80
ocsp.digicert.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
51.104.136.2:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
7912
SIHClient.exe
172.202.163.200:443
slscr.update.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
GB
whitelisted
7912
SIHClient.exe
184.30.21.171:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
7912
SIHClient.exe
13.85.23.206:443
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 4.231.128.59
  • 51.104.136.2
whitelisted
google.com
  • 172.217.18.110
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 2.19.11.105
  • 2.19.11.120
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 20.190.159.0
  • 40.126.31.0
  • 40.126.31.130
  • 40.126.31.129
  • 20.190.159.131
  • 20.190.159.73
  • 20.190.159.75
  • 20.190.159.2
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 2.17.190.73
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 172.202.163.200
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 184.30.21.171
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 13.85.23.206
whitelisted
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
  • 40.91.76.224
whitelisted
nexusrules.officeapps.live.com
  • 52.111.227.11
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
No debug info