File name:

DarkComet-RAT-5.3.1-master.zip

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/96c57e8b-8d9f-428c-95c2-35588a4044c6
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: April 08, 2025, 20:09:53
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:
arch-doc
delphi
darkcomet
upx
mpress
dyndns
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: 8076)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Generic archive extractor

      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 7372)

    • There is functionality for communication dyndns network (YARA)

      • DarkComet.exe (PID: 8076)

  • INFO

    • Drops a (possible) Coronavirus decoy

      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 7968)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 7968)

    • The sample compiled with french language support

      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 7968)

    • Manual execution by a user

      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 7968)
      • DarkComet.exe (PID: 8076)

    • The sample compiled with english language support

      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 7968)

    • Checks supported languages

      • DarkComet.exe (PID: 8076)

    • Reads the computer name

      • DarkComet.exe (PID: 8076)

    • UPX packer has been detected

      • DarkComet.exe (PID: 8076)

    • Mpress packer has been detected

      • DarkComet.exe (PID: 8076)

    • Compiled with Borland Delphi (YARA)

      • DarkComet.exe (PID: 8076)

    • Checks proxy server information

      • slui.exe (PID: 8156)

    • Reads the software policy settings

      • slui.exe (PID: 8156)
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
128
Monitored processes
5
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
7372"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
7724C:\WINDOWS\System32\rundll32.exe C:\WINDOWS\System32\shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {9aa46009-3ce0-458a-a354-715610a075e6} -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe—svchost.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
7968"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:\Users\admin\Desktop\DarkComet-RAT-5.3.1-master\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
8076"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\DarkComet-RAT-5.3.1-master\Darkcomet RAT 5.3.1\DarkComet.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\DarkComet-RAT-5.3.1-master\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.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
8156C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\slui.exe
svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Activation Client
Exit code:
0
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
Total events
3 265
Read events
3 221
Write events
19
Delete events
25

Modification events

(PID) Process:(7372) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\ArcHistory
Operation:writeName:3
Value:
C:\Users\admin\Desktop\preferences.zip
(PID) Process:(7372) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\ArcHistory
Operation:writeName:2
Value:
C:\Users\admin\Desktop\chromium_ext.zip
(PID) Process:(7372) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\ArcHistory
Operation:writeName:1
Value:
C:\Users\admin\Desktop\omni_23_10_2024_.zip
(PID) Process:(7372) 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:(7372) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths
Operation:writeName:name
Value:
120
(PID) Process:(7372) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths
Operation:writeName:size
Value:
80
(PID) Process:(7372) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths
Operation:writeName:type
Value:
120
(PID) Process:(7372) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths
Operation:writeName:mtime
Value:
100
(PID) Process:(7372) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\DialogEditHistory\ExtrPath
Operation:delete valueName:4
Value:
(PID) Process:(7372) WinRAR.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\DialogEditHistory\ExtrPath
Operation:delete valueName:3
Value:
Executable files
6
Suspicious files
137
Text files
49
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
7372WinRAR.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DarkComet-RAT-5.3.1-master\DarkComet-RAT-5.3.1-master\Darkcomet RAT 5.3.1.zipcompressed
MD5:9F9347ECF2CC6541FB64ACD6FC0A5749
SHA256:BFE9A76229E6E502B7C542007CD976DD3B5E0D26190CDF7CC8A5E5AAB0A63F7D
7968WinRAR.exeC:\Users\admin\Desktop\DarkComet-RAT-5.3.1-master\Darkcomet RAT 5.3.1\Celesty Binder\Celesty.exeexecutable
MD5:C3009EE63BC661D9EA75EAEB256448CA
SHA256:0BB88564A22BFD6D9AD6E4D8EFA9077792A7B6094C2A0F865D70C43E11507352
7968WinRAR.exeC:\Users\admin\Desktop\DarkComet-RAT-5.3.1-master\Darkcomet RAT 5.3.1\Celesty Binder\Lang\AR.initext
MD5:4276808F92D3EFE8359CB03F9C45C9E1
SHA256:C4E0CD4D29594C9CB188DEAB7BB5F73FC6B3ED832468322ABC05B4E981C306C4
7968WinRAR.exeC:\Users\admin\Desktop\DarkComet-RAT-5.3.1-master\Darkcomet RAT 5.3.1\Celesty Binder\Lang\GR.initext
MD5:8B35CDF90F3D89D2502E1F61B2BBF631
SHA256:FCA01673CB23ABD479B6D54D19A40A87E9D72B90ECC7F5D59AF14D192CC07C7C
7968WinRAR.exeC:\Users\admin\Desktop\DarkComet-RAT-5.3.1-master\Darkcomet RAT 5.3.1\Celesty Binder\config.initext
MD5:FACE4F2A1F63AB5DAF4456E3A46F62DC
SHA256:E529BCDCCA95735AEE7020A3B26312560584B78394CE971B3A729823DD148AAA
7968WinRAR.exeC:\Users\admin\Desktop\DarkComet-RAT-5.3.1-master\Darkcomet RAT 5.3.1\Celesty Binder\Lang\ES.initext
MD5:4745B84E71D23454D2535CC608DE57D0
SHA256:EB0553309ACD121B01566C1CA297ED46E896E3AD11C486971E8FA7275A1FF061
7968WinRAR.exeC:\Users\admin\Desktop\DarkComet-RAT-5.3.1-master\Darkcomet RAT 5.3.1\Celesty Binder\Lang\FR.initext
MD5:A8568B41DF3F0A47F875964E8FEEFA70
SHA256:F515EE7D43CF301FE771599C60E2771DB6F27E614AF6A4403771A0D99CB19BC7
7968WinRAR.exeC:\Users\admin\Desktop\DarkComet-RAT-5.3.1-master\Darkcomet RAT 5.3.1\Celesty Binder\Lang\EN.initext
MD5:D5B95D8DBCDCC5BE0290067BE9043009
SHA256:48A43817F513A7DE5F033F842EA71DCEC7CFE45E2EDC87BE844E461D99E2572E
7372WinRAR.exeC:\Users\admin\Desktop\DarkComet-RAT-5.3.1-master\README.mdtext
MD5:8927B88C84AB997332AAFA3C681E7034
SHA256:635A886AEDC388130E6574271AA6BBF4903F98A63A39021EFD2F52E9B4BFA809
7968WinRAR.exeC:\Users\admin\Desktop\DarkComet-RAT-5.3.1-master\Darkcomet RAT 5.3.1\Celesty Binder\Lang\VN.initext
MD5:24874C298B575AE2AC496765AA5F3F6B
SHA256:B0B6AD746697E54CC76DCE834D963885D0284CCEEEB24DE62BE9EAF4BEE47EDD
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HTTP(S) requests
4
TCP/UDP connections
21
DNS requests
14
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
6544
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.17.190.73:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
184.24.77.37:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
7820
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
7820
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
2104
svchost.exe
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
184.24.77.37:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
3216
svchost.exe
172.211.123.248:443
client.wns.windows.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
FR
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
40.126.31.1:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
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
7820
SIHClient.exe
20.109.210.53:443
slscr.update.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 20.73.194.208
  • 51.104.136.2
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 184.24.77.37
  • 184.24.77.23
  • 184.24.77.42
  • 184.24.77.11
  • 184.24.77.38
  • 184.24.77.7
  • 184.24.77.6
  • 184.24.77.10
  • 184.24.77.35
whitelisted
google.com
  • 216.58.206.46
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.211.123.248
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 40.126.31.1
  • 20.190.159.128
  • 40.126.31.73
  • 20.190.159.130
  • 40.126.31.131
  • 40.126.31.128
  • 40.126.31.130
  • 20.190.159.2
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 2.17.190.73
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 20.109.210.53
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

Threats

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DarkComet-RAT-5.3.1-master.zip