| File name: | xe.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/5fb0642d-62bc-40a2-bc3c-bb7b7426565e |
| 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: | February 22, 2022, 09:15:10 |
| OS: | Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/x-dosexec |
| File info: | MS-DOS executable, MZ for MS-DOS |
| MD5: | 80881D5FCE9FEC15E259099AE773E629 |
| SHA1: | 14913C26ED2BA4B51E5123F3C741EEB717AC2E2A |
| SHA256: | 8FEA316F99F64B098E6C87EB3B7092FEE9E4EB6F068BC98B65F41D1EA5C7982D |
| SSDEEP: | 6144:9YLtU7Ixhnhz5aqHCIxmLrDTw6UPuc4dj8+gPevsNivKNI:OsI3lTiQG38C1cevHr |
MALICIOUS
Changes the autorun value in the registry
- xe.exe (PID: 3488)
- msdcsc64.exe (PID: 2552)
Changes the login/logoff helper path in the registry
- xe.exe (PID: 3488)
Drops executable file immediately after starts
- xe.exe (PID: 3488)
DARKCOMET was detected
- msdcsc64.exe (PID: 2552)
SUSPICIOUS
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- xe.exe (PID: 3488)
Reads the computer name
- xe.exe (PID: 3488)
- msdcsc64.exe (PID: 2552)
Checks supported languages
- xe.exe (PID: 3488)
- cmd.exe (PID: 2052)
- cmd.exe (PID: 3344)
- msdcsc64.exe (PID: 2552)
Uses ATTRIB.EXE to modify file attributes
- cmd.exe (PID: 3344)
- cmd.exe (PID: 2052)
Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution
- xe.exe (PID: 3488)
Reads the date of Windows installation
- xe.exe (PID: 3488)
Starts itself from another location
- xe.exe (PID: 3488)
INFO
Checks supported languages
- notepad.exe (PID: 2816)
- attrib.exe (PID: 3740)
- attrib.exe (PID: 3732)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
TRiD
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (52.9) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (23.5) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (23.5) |
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: | 0xba62d |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| InitializedDataSize: | 118784 |
| 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: |
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| 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: | 0x0040 |
| Pages in file: | 0x0001 |
| Relocations: | 0x0000 |
| Size of header: | 0x0002 |
| Min extra paragraphs: | 0x0000 |
| Max extra paragraphs: | 0xFFFF |
| Initial SS value: | 0x0000 |
| Initial SP value: | 0x00B8 |
| Checksum: | 0x0000 |
| Initial IP value: | 0x0000 |
| Initial CS value: | 0x0000 |
| Overlay number: | 0x0000 |
| OEM identifier: | 0xB400 |
| OEM information: | 0xCD09 |
| Address of NE header: | 0x00000040 |
PE Headers
| Signature: | PE |
|---|---|
| Machine: | IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386 |
| Number of sections: | 3 |
| Time date stamp: | 07-Jun-2012 15:59:53 |
| Pointer to Symbol Table: | 0x00000000 |
| Number of symbols: | 0 |
| Size of Optional Header: | 0x00E0 |
| Characteristics: |
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Sections
Name | Virtual Address | Virtual Size | Raw Size | Charateristics | Entropy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.MPRESS1 | 0x00001000 | 0x000B9000 | 0x00038C00 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_CNT_UNINITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE | 7.99911 |
.MPRESS2\xe8\x11 | 0x000BA000 | 0x000011E8 | 0x00001200 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_CNT_UNINITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE | 5.61803 |
.rsrc | 0x000BC000 | 0x00008858 | 0x00008A00 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE | 5.31554 |
Resources
Title | Entropy | Size | Codepage | Language | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3.34616 | 856 | Latin 1 / Western European | French - France | RT_VERSION |
2 | 0 | 308 | Latin 1 / Western European | English - United States | RT_CURSOR |
3 | 0 | 308 | Latin 1 / Western European | English - United States | RT_CURSOR |
4 | 0 | 308 | Latin 1 / Western European | English - United States | RT_CURSOR |
5 | 0 | 308 | Latin 1 / Western European | English - United States | RT_CURSOR |
6 | 0 | 308 | Latin 1 / Western European | English - United States | RT_CURSOR |
7 | 0 | 308 | Latin 1 / Western European | English - United States | RT_CURSOR |
50 | 5.3168 | 1128 | Latin 1 / Western European | English - United States | RT_ICON |
51 | 5.45392 | 4264 | Latin 1 / Western European | English - United States | RT_ICON |
52 | 5.41522 | 9640 | Latin 1 / Western European | English - United States | RT_ICON |
Imports
AVICAP32.DLL |
KERNEL32.DLL |
SHFolder.dll |
URLMON.DLL |
WS2_32.DLL |
advapi32.dll |
comctl32.dll |
gdi32.dll |
gdiplus.dll |
msacm32.dll |
Total processes
43
Monitored processes
7
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2052 | "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k attrib "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xe.exe" +s +h | C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe | — | xe.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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| 2552 | "C:\Users\admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc64.exe" | C:\Users\admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc64.exe | xe.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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| 2816 | notepad | C:\Windows\system32\notepad.exe | — | msdcsc64.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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| 3344 | "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k attrib "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp" +s +h | C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe | — | xe.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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| 3488 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xe.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xe.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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| 3732 | attrib "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xe.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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| 3740 | attrib "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp" +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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Total events
1 818
Read events
1 739
Write events
79
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (3488) xe.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | write | Name: | .Net 5.0 burn once |
Value: C:\Users\admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc64.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3488) xe.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UserInit |
Value: C:\Windows\system32\userinit.exe,C:\Users\admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc64.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3488) xe.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ProxyBypass |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3488) xe.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | IntranetName |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3488) xe.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UNCAsIntranet |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3488) xe.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | AutoDetect |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3488) xe.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\16C\52C64B7E |
| Operation: | write | Name: | LanguageList |
Value: en-US | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2552) msdcsc64.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | write | Name: | .Net 5.0 burn once |
Value: C:\Users\admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc64.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2552) msdcsc64.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\System |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisableTaskMgr |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2552) msdcsc64.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\System |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisableRegistryTools |
Value: 1 | |||
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3488 | xe.exe | C:\Users\admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc64.exe | executable | |
MD5:80881D5FCE9FEC15E259099AE773E629 | SHA256:8FEA316F99F64B098E6C87EB3B7092FEE9E4EB6F068BC98B65F41D1EA5C7982D | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
6
DNS requests
0
Threats
16
HTTP requests
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2552 | msdcsc64.exe | 80.241.222.33:9090 | — | Contabo GmbH | DE | malicious |
DNS requests
Threats
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