| File name: | svchost.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/ca7fee59-825b-4fd6-b3b6-fc32ee236b38 |
| 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: | June 21, 2025, 20:01:20 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 9 sections |
| MD5: | BF7E3713428871240CC04C49A4DC73E3 |
| SHA1: | D0DDD6D6E0489F6528A0AD6D0D9602F4CBBB5F96 |
| SHA256: | A0497C046502A95BCD53437950618B5B8B323FB2994035F223238A0C8854E136 |
| SSDEEP: | 12288:X6/k564R2MsyHJGfN02XWDvQi4vGbN5Io1dxdffGslkqLznIaKn:X6/l4R2MsypGj9GH3ffGWkmAn |
MALICIOUS
Changes the autorun value in the registry
- svchost.exe (PID: 6532)
- msdcsc.exe (PID: 6896)
- msdcsc.exe (PID: 4224)
Changes the login/logoff helper path in the registry
- svchost.exe (PID: 6532)
DARKCOMET mutex has been found
- msdcsc.exe (PID: 6896)
- msdcsc.exe (PID: 4224)
- notepad.exe (PID: 7140)
Changes Security Center notification settings
- msdcsc.exe (PID: 6896)
- msdcsc.exe (PID: 4224)
DARKCOMET has been detected (YARA)
- msdcsc.exe (PID: 6896)
SUSPICIOUS
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- svchost.exe (PID: 6532)
Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
- svchost.exe (PID: 6532)
Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution
- svchost.exe (PID: 6532)
Start notepad (likely ransomware note)
- svchost.exe (PID: 6532)
- msdcsc.exe (PID: 6896)
Uses ATTRIB.EXE to modify file attributes
- cmd.exe (PID: 5644)
- cmd.exe (PID: 1604)
Starts itself from another location
- svchost.exe (PID: 6532)
There is functionality for communication over UDP network (YARA)
- msdcsc.exe (PID: 6896)
There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)
- msdcsc.exe (PID: 6896)
INFO
The sample compiled with english language support
- svchost.exe (PID: 6532)
Reads the computer name
- svchost.exe (PID: 6532)
- msdcsc.exe (PID: 6896)
- msdcsc.exe (PID: 4224)
Launching a file from a Registry key
- svchost.exe (PID: 6532)
- msdcsc.exe (PID: 6896)
- msdcsc.exe (PID: 4224)
Checks supported languages
- svchost.exe (PID: 6532)
- msdcsc.exe (PID: 6896)
- msdcsc.exe (PID: 4224)
Process checks computer location settings
- svchost.exe (PID: 6532)
Compiled with Borland Delphi (YARA)
- msdcsc.exe (PID: 6896)
Manual execution by a user
- msdcsc.exe (PID: 4224)
Checks proxy server information
- slui.exe (PID: 2276)
Reads the software policy settings
- slui.exe (PID: 2276)
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TRiD
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable Delphi generic (31.9) |
|---|---|---|
| .scr | | | Windows screen saver (29.4) |
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (14.8) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (10.1) |
| .exe | | | Win16/32 Executable Delphi generic (4.6) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2012:06:07 15:59:53+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, Bytes reversed lo, 32-bit, Bytes reversed hi |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 2.25 |
| CodeSize: | 586752 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 119296 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x8f888 |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 4.0.0.0 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 4.0.0.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| 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 |
Total processes
148
Monitored processes
12
Malicious processes
4
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1604 | "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k attrib "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp" +s +h | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Command Processor Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1944 | notepad | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Notepad Exit code: 52232192 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2276 | C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -Embedding | C:\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
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| 4192 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Console Window Host Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 4224 | C:\Users\admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe | C:\Users\admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.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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| 5172 | attrib "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp" +s +h | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Attribute Utility Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 5616 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Console Window Host Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 5644 | "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k attrib "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchost.exe" +s +h | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Command Processor Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 6224 | attrib "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchost.exe" +s +h | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Attribute Utility Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 6532 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchost.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchost.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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Total events
2 720
Read events
2 690
Write events
30
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (6532) svchost.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MicroUpdate |
Value: C:\Users\admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6532) svchost.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\msdcsc.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6532) svchost.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\OneDrive\Accounts |
| Operation: | write | Name: | LastUpdate |
Value: 940F576800000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6532) svchost.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SlowContextMenuEntries |
Value: 6024B221EA3A6910A2DC08002B30309D0A010000BD0E0C47735D584D9CEDE91E22E23282770100000114020000000000C0000000000000468D0000006078A409B011A54DAFA526D86198A780390100009AD298B2EDA6DE11BA8CA68E55D895936E000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6896) msdcsc.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MicroUpdate |
Value: C:\Users\admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6896) msdcsc.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\System |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisableTaskMgr |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6896) msdcsc.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\System |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisableRegistryTools |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6896) msdcsc.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\System |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableLUA |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6896) msdcsc.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center |
| Operation: | write | Name: | AntiVirusDisableNotify |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6896) msdcsc.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UpdatesDisableNotify |
Value: 1 | |||
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6532 | svchost.exe | C:\Users\admin\Documents\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe | executable | |
MD5:BF7E3713428871240CC04C49A4DC73E3 | SHA256:A0497C046502A95BCD53437950618B5B8B323FB2994035F223238A0C8854E136 | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
6
TCP/UDP connections
25
DNS requests
17
Threats
0
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1268 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.18.121.139:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5744 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5744 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1200 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 23.67.160.244:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2940 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 23.209.209.135:80 | http://x1.c.lencr.org/ | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
1812 | RUXIMICS.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
6896 | msdcsc.exe | 172.67.74.244:80 | computernewb.com | CLOUDFLARENET | US | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | 2.18.121.139:80 | crl.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | FR | whitelisted |
1268 | svchost.exe | 95.101.149.131:80 | www.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
5944 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
5744 | SIHClient.exe | 20.12.23.50:443 | slscr.update.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | US | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
computernewb.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |