File name:

DarkComet-RAT-5.3.1-master.zip

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/77574d24-498f-4bdc-aab3-f99242ece852
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: November 23, 2024, 13:11:00
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit)
Tags:
arch-doc
darkcomet
dyndns
mpress
upx
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: 5728)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 4076)
      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 5536)

    • Generic archive extractor

      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 4076)

    • Application launched itself

      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 4076)

    • There is functionality for communication dyndns network (YARA)

      • DarkComet.exe (PID: 5728)

  • INFO

    • The process uses the downloaded file

      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 4076)
      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 5536)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 5536)

    • Drops a (possible) Coronavirus decoy

      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 5536)

    • Checks supported languages

      • DarkComet.exe (PID: 5728)

    • Mpress packer has been detected

      • DarkComet.exe (PID: 5728)

    • Reads the computer name

      • DarkComet.exe (PID: 5728)

    • UPX packer has been detected

      • DarkComet.exe (PID: 5728)
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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
118
Monitored processes
3
Malicious processes
3
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start winrar.exe no specs winrar.exe #DARKCOMET darkcomet.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
4076"C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DarkComet-RAT-5.3.1-master.zipC:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe—explorer.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
5536"C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe" "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$DIa4076.28563\Darkcomet RAT 5.3.1.zip"C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
WinRAR.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Alexander Roshal
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
WinRAR archiver
Exit code:
0
Version:
5.91.0
Modules
Images
c:\program files\winrar\winrar.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32full.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
5728"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXa5536.29293\Darkcomet RAT 5.3.1\DarkComet.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXa5536.29293\Darkcomet RAT 5.3.1\DarkComet.exe
WinRAR.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Unremote.org
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
A remote administration tool from the cosmos
Version:
4.2.0.28
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\rar$exa5536.29293\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
Total events
4 546
Read events
4 520
Write events
26
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(4076) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\ArcHistory
Operation:writeName:3
Value:
C:\Users\admin\Desktop\preferences.zip
(PID) Process:(4076) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\ArcHistory
Operation:writeName:2
Value:
C:\Users\admin\Desktop\chromium_ext.zip
(PID) Process:(4076) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\ArcHistory
Operation:writeName:1
Value:
C:\Users\admin\Desktop\omni_23_10_2024_.zip
(PID) Process:(4076) 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:(4076) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths
Operation:writeName:name
Value:
120
(PID) Process:(4076) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths
Operation:writeName:size
Value:
80
(PID) Process:(4076) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths
Operation:writeName:type
Value:
120
(PID) Process:(4076) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths
Operation:writeName:mtime
Value:
100
(PID) Process:(5536) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\ArcHistory
Operation:writeName:3
Value:
C:\Users\admin\Desktop\chromium_ext.zip
(PID) Process:(5536) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\ArcHistory
Operation:writeName:2
Value:
C:\Users\admin\Desktop\omni_23_10_2024_.zip
Executable files
4
Suspicious files
134
Text files
49
Unknown types
2

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
5536WinRAR.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXa5536.29293\Darkcomet RAT 5.3.1\Celesty Binder\config.iniini
MD5:FACE4F2A1F63AB5DAF4456E3A46F62DC
SHA256:E529BCDCCA95735AEE7020A3B26312560584B78394CE971B3A729823DD148AAA
5536WinRAR.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXa5536.29293\Darkcomet RAT 5.3.1\Celesty Binder\Lang\ES.initext
MD5:4745B84E71D23454D2535CC608DE57D0
SHA256:EB0553309ACD121B01566C1CA297ED46E896E3AD11C486971E8FA7275A1FF061
5536WinRAR.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXa5536.29293\Darkcomet RAT 5.3.1\Celesty Binder\Celesty.exeexecutable
MD5:C3009EE63BC661D9EA75EAEB256448CA
SHA256:0BB88564A22BFD6D9AD6E4D8EFA9077792A7B6094C2A0F865D70C43E11507352
5536WinRAR.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXa5536.29293\Darkcomet RAT 5.3.1\Celesty Binder\Lang\AR.initext
MD5:4276808F92D3EFE8359CB03F9C45C9E1
SHA256:C4E0CD4D29594C9CB188DEAB7BB5F73FC6B3ED832468322ABC05B4E981C306C4
4076WinRAR.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$DIa4076.28563\Darkcomet RAT 5.3.1.zipcompressed
MD5:9F9347ECF2CC6541FB64ACD6FC0A5749
SHA256:BFE9A76229E6E502B7C542007CD976DD3B5E0D26190CDF7CC8A5E5AAB0A63F7D
5536WinRAR.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXa5536.29293\Darkcomet RAT 5.3.1\Celesty Binder\Lang\GR.initext
MD5:8B35CDF90F3D89D2502E1F61B2BBF631
SHA256:FCA01673CB23ABD479B6D54D19A40A87E9D72B90ECC7F5D59AF14D192CC07C7C
5536WinRAR.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXa5536.29293\Darkcomet RAT 5.3.1\Celesty Binder\readme.txttext
MD5:EC0EB4AD970DC1D264BC6C6E7471428D
SHA256:BEC0F54669D35669D4E90E4AA588B96002B8A4E85048CE1CBF707F7F86AC250D
5536WinRAR.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXa5536.29293\Darkcomet RAT 5.3.1\Celesty Binder\Lang\SE.initext
MD5:A1EDF15F421E4735C5701F0EA648B35D
SHA256:19E6EC75FBAADE63C3CF862F08C7C736DE9374521B377CE3CFE55D23970381DA
5536WinRAR.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXa5536.29293\Darkcomet RAT 5.3.1\Celesty Binder\Lang\FR.initext
MD5:A8568B41DF3F0A47F875964E8FEEFA70
SHA256:F515EE7D43CF301FE771599C60E2771DB6F27E614AF6A4403771A0D99CB19BC7
5536WinRAR.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXa5536.29293\Darkcomet RAT 5.3.1\Celesty Binder\Lang\EN.initext
MD5:D5B95D8DBCDCC5BE0290067BE9043009
SHA256:48A43817F513A7DE5F033F842EA71DCEC7CFE45E2EDC87BE844E461D99E2572E
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HTTP(S) requests
11
TCP/UDP connections
34
DNS requests
16
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
5732
svchost.exe
GET
200
23.48.23.173:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
4712
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
23.48.23.173:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
5732
svchost.exe
GET
200
184.30.21.171:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
1176
svchost.exe
GET
200
192.229.221.95:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
6012
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
88.221.169.152:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
6012
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
88.221.169.152:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
4712
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
184.30.21.171:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
GET
200
192.229.221.95:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
GET
200
184.30.21.171:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
GET
200
192.229.221.95:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAn5bsKVVV8kdJ6vHl3O1J0%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
51.104.136.2:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
4712
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
23.48.23.173:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
5732
svchost.exe
23.48.23.173:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
—
—
23.48.23.173:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
4712
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
184.30.21.171:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
5732
svchost.exe
184.30.21.171:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
—
—
184.30.21.171:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
5064
SearchApp.exe
104.126.37.144:443
www.bing.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
—
—
192.229.221.95:80
ocsp.digicert.com
EDGECAST
US
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 51.104.136.2
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.48.23.173
  • 23.48.23.143
  • 23.48.23.156
  • 23.48.23.176
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 184.30.21.171
  • 88.221.169.152
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.185.110
whitelisted
www.bing.com
  • 104.126.37.144
  • 104.126.37.137
  • 104.126.37.145
  • 104.126.37.139
  • 104.126.37.146
  • 104.126.37.154
  • 104.126.37.136
  • 104.126.37.153
  • 104.126.37.147
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 192.229.221.95
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 40.126.31.73
  • 20.190.159.71
  • 20.190.159.4
  • 20.190.159.0
  • 20.190.159.23
  • 20.190.159.75
  • 20.190.159.64
  • 40.126.31.71
whitelisted
go.microsoft.com
  • 23.213.166.81
whitelisted
arc.msn.com
  • 20.223.35.26
whitelisted
fd.api.iris.microsoft.com
  • 20.223.35.26
whitelisted

Threats

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