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Backdoor.DarkKomet

Posted: May 20, 2013

Threat Metric

Ranking: 4,416
Threat Level: 6/10
Infected PCs: 115,278
First Seen: May 20, 2013
Last Seen: March 8, 2025
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The DarkKomet malware is categorized by security researchers as a backdoor trojan that is designed to infiltrate systems as an attached file to spam emails. The DarkKomet backdoor trojan is programmed to open a port as a backdoor to the system for attackers to exploit. The handlers of Backdoor.DarkKomet can steal files, record keystrokes, take screenshots and manipulate programs on the victim's PC. Additionally, the Backdoor.DarkKomet malware can be employed to install Bitcoin mining tools, conduct cloud-computing and launch DDoS attacks at websites and services of companies and governments. Needless to say, the Backdoor.DarkKomet malware is a severe threat to the stability of your OS and the safety of your documents, image and video files and log-in credentials. You may wish to know that the symptoms of Backdoor.DarkKomet encompass slower computer performance, an unsolicited launch of programs, suspicious background services, and poor Internet bandwidth. Computer users who face the problems mentioned before might want to consider installing a trustworthy anti-malware application to scan and clean their system.

Aliases

Trj/CI.A [Panda]BackDoor.Generic17.FPU [AVG]W32/DarkKomet.ALBZ!tr.bdr [Fortinet]Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet [Ikarus]TROJ_GEN.RCBZ7EE [TrendMicro]TR/Rogue.987207 [AntiVir]UnclassifiedMalware [Comodo]Backdoor.Win32.DarkKomet.albz [Kaspersky]WS.Reputation.1 [Symantec]Artemis!93B88D2FD387 [McAfee]Heuristic.LooksLike.Win32.Suspicious.B [McAfee-GW-Edition]BackDoor.Comet.152 [DrWeb]UDS:DangerousObject.Multi.Generic [Kaspersky]

Technical Details

File System Modifications

Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.

The following files were created in the system:



%WINDIR%\svchost\svchost.exe File name: svchost.exe
Size: 1.19 MB (1197099 bytes)
MD5: 2bef02594106e27d81a17a885c9efe0d
Detection count: 386
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %WINDIR%\svchost
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: September 15, 2016
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\M.exe File name: M.exe
Size: 339.96 KB (339968 bytes)
MD5: 40527d9f884efd415be418046ba328d3
Detection count: 98
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\M.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: August 30, 2021
file.exe File name: file.exe
Size: 538.47 KB (538474 bytes)
MD5: f0824e67a6528161903f57db61401d63
Detection count: 66
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Group: Malware file
%APPDATA%\WinDefender\windefender.exe File name: windefender.exe
Size: 327.15 MB (327155712 bytes)
MD5: 4aa28c33b7dae76750e215a90e378f09
Detection count: 47
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %APPDATA%\WinDefender
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: October 27, 2017
%APPDATA%\Microsoft\System\Services\service.exe File name: service.exe
Size: 6.51 MB (6517248 bytes)
MD5: 53fbd2492211dba078aa8aaf1c807f0e
Detection count: 44
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %APPDATA%\Microsoft\System\Services
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: November 26, 2016
%TEMP%\steamservice.exe File name: steamservice.exe
Size: 483.32 KB (483328 bytes)
MD5: 27eea7c653a1f397f55fca8e0826c764
Detection count: 33
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %TEMP%
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 8, 2017
%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\exossec.vbs File name: exossec.vbs
Size: 384B (384 bytes)
MD5: 656c840fc9837ec0437ef31ad4bb33a1
Detection count: 25
Mime Type: unknown/vbs
Path: %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 9, 2017
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Windows Media Player\bin\WMPUpd.exe File name: WMPUpd.exe
Size: 424.01 KB (424019 bytes)
MD5: 1e9e9cdec7282d81bc8c891dc6047463
Detection count: 4
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Windows Media Player\bin
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: June 10, 2017

More files

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

Regexp file mask%allusersprofile%\application data\synaptics\synaptics.exe%allusersprofile%\synaptics\synaptics.exe%APPDATA%\Adobe\Adobe.exe%APPDATA%\Microsoft\mstsc.exe%APPDATA%\WinDefender\windefender.exe%userprofile%\Desktop\MSDCSC\msdcsc.exe%userprofile%\documents\DSCMIN\IMDSC.exe%WINDIR%\svchost\svchost.exeHKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}SOFTWARE\DC3_FEXEC

Additional Information

The following directories were created:
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\MSDCSC%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\MSDCSC%HOMEDRIVE%\MSDCSC%TEMP%\MSDCSC%WINDIR%\SysWOW64\MSDCSC%WINDIR%\System32\MSDCSC%WINDIR%\msdcsc%userprofile%\documents\DCSCMIN%userprofile%\documents\MSDCSC%userprofile%\my documents\DCSCMIN%userprofile%\my documents\MSDCSC

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