Analysis

  • max time kernel
    134s
  • max time network
    165s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20231020-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20231020-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    25-10-2023 20:04

General

  • Target

    peopledie.msi

  • Size

    7.6MB

  • MD5

    377d8d910f7d6747727ca413967d6395

  • SHA1

    36aa20471f41b5814e3c1436cd0de3396267a623

  • SHA256

    68952e8c311d1573b62d02c60a189e8c248530d4584eef1c7f0ff5ee20d730ab

  • SHA512

    15a43cc07fc4b0deb267f8b243e0b23eee8a63d1178b1a23b8cfcfe52fa8a7ebd04a8b588ca19adabfc8ea198166350f3b78765fd1736ca844fd83e93b306c98

  • SSDEEP

    98304:kpMKjsEZcgsdUqakFRFawTV82ASqQBW9vpWzxjFycvniqy33XglSB2CiU39XdiC9:M1NsUqai/pTOryNnxyXxBTi4iCo4N

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkgate

Botnet

user_871236672

C2

http://taochinashowwers.com

Attributes
  • alternative_c2_port

    8080

  • anti_analysis

    true

  • anti_debug

    true

  • anti_vm

    true

  • c2_port

    2351

  • check_disk

    true

  • check_ram

    true

  • check_xeon

    true

  • crypter_au3

    false

  • crypter_dll

    false

  • crypter_rawstub

    true

  • crypto_key

    nOuJEtbQBOlJBY

  • internal_mutex

    txtMut

  • minimum_disk

    40

  • minimum_ram

    7000

  • ping_interval

    4

  • rootkit

    true

  • startup_persistence

    true

  • username

    user_871236672

Signatures

  • DarkGate

    DarkGate is an infostealer written in C++.

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs
  • Modifies file permissions 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 46 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Drops file in Windows directory 11 IoCs
  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 5 IoCs

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

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 53 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 20 IoCs
  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    msiexec.exe /I C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\peopledie.msi
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    PID:4664
  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /V
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2836
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2892
    • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 0D9736969EB58B6B6087CA43CD9F6947
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3668
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ICACLS.EXE
        "C:\Windows\system32\ICACLS.EXE" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-21cb399d-71ed-4256-98b2-f1d1c82cf476\." /SETINTEGRITYLEVEL (CI)(OI)HIGH
        3⤵
        • Modifies file permissions
        PID:4280
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXPAND.EXE
        "C:\Windows\system32\EXPAND.EXE" -R files.cab -F:* files
        3⤵
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        PID:392
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-21cb399d-71ed-4256-98b2-f1d1c82cf476\files\windbg.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-21cb399d-71ed-4256-98b2-f1d1c82cf476\files\windbg.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5072
        • \??\c:\tmpa\Autoit3.exe
          c:\tmpa\Autoit3.exe c:\tmpa\script.au3
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Checks processor information in registry
          PID:4852
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ICACLS.EXE
        "C:\Windows\system32\ICACLS.EXE" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-21cb399d-71ed-4256-98b2-f1d1c82cf476\." /SETINTEGRITYLEVEL (CI)(OI)LOW
        3⤵
        • Modifies file permissions
        PID:4912
  • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
    1⤵
    • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:1852

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-21cb399d-71ed-4256-98b2-f1d1c82cf476\files.cab

    Filesize

    7.4MB

    MD5

    fd55268461849507861a1343fa82b973

    SHA1

    c2ace65d364c0ac66c5b2fe880a613c66c00f35c

    SHA256

    4cf5e9b1cc80a543ae684a863feb93aed225a9e096985fc61ac5b02315e4e4c9

    SHA512

    2fc1481de5b0acce57cb90450142ecd2cfde4e89dd0dc910947587c9306774c41b4c503494910324c50ff802b5b38b9be83803d5ce36ccf358699c67e1f87bef

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-21cb399d-71ed-4256-98b2-f1d1c82cf476\files\00147-1040811655.png

    Filesize

    1.3MB

    MD5

    7ec930b1536750116c13b06313286cf5

    SHA1

    adc543581e4acbaffd5593d07346296bbda1ede5

    SHA256

    1d18677415ff9d03c8e3accde3ab0786d33985f3d6b3855eca632c07fc4de547

    SHA512

    531887e99339aa19cef104226074cdbfb74d8e31cb535cf232b241f4cb05550ac33504ad58dc9b3eaa2c5dbb0a2eb32e9cc06a754b00618485d625ca4c3415db

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-21cb399d-71ed-4256-98b2-f1d1c82cf476\files\00148-1040811656.png

    Filesize

    1.2MB

    MD5

    bb581ea56d0940dc4d002a902e0fb0c9

    SHA1

    226afeb98300bc51a4e80e112b38bfbf9ef8f706

    SHA256

    84e19377a78d441de940eb1943edddc5720aafb67aed7dc30c281b98c3d0a201

    SHA512

    3237d3a234549704af058e64c4e190f07023e44164bae66e31c87a733ed215c827d2c29facce53a1dc781cc31f538f8f17e4a389ca21354c111ed9da04429511

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-21cb399d-71ed-4256-98b2-f1d1c82cf476\files\00149-438824465.png

    Filesize

    1.2MB

    MD5

    5cf577304c7231e35ab9296db1207993

    SHA1

    6deec1a72be8e657dcb484d58e81d138cfd8f25d

    SHA256

    ad7544c407ec1655adc699e70b75b5d75c3a7f28538a9738925b5f020b5e571c

    SHA512

    e1615432911024c9ad9abca3f851a94647f22b2600160dca9ad6ac18c2830d78e6e87f96cc4ecb2d9b597b66b0a7ddf5774299415cc0bd40d4e19741352aa37f

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-21cb399d-71ed-4256-98b2-f1d1c82cf476\files\00150-438824466.png

    Filesize

    1.2MB

    MD5

    09f104f5af838fc714ba3d17623008b9

    SHA1

    842bcd3e250ab2ee598947ba241cafb274dda591

    SHA256

    caf1252510b1be93214fc9d464a20fdbf81a89839f7e0bc9156190762af3714f

    SHA512

    c37105eeaf8659546922066ffc712f88527adb59954c74381a53afa3623b8bedbdad548f26d3ecfd43cb0f0eca7f052ddf953358ece96d1199ff1e5e76e5604c

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-21cb399d-71ed-4256-98b2-f1d1c82cf476\files\00151-438824467.png

    Filesize

    1.1MB

    MD5

    64d144051485b81b8a7c83476ba59427

    SHA1

    044bd6b794414b82d1579d309d3762d02e39d292

    SHA256

    f63482d06fbe08336aa1b7b7ec813bad196bba9f60a6a27363a82c9da9cc17f0

    SHA512

    d38f9ca097277cf6500258e16cb183deaa07b10e2060d93810af3eb97e8c97285817b32ab5876d5f42b0ca504dd5b562f421b7eb2ad65be5d950eb52f6ead1db

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-21cb399d-71ed-4256-98b2-f1d1c82cf476\files\data.bin

    Filesize

    92KB

    MD5

    8b305b67e45165844d2f8547a085d782

    SHA1

    92b8ed7652e61fdf3acb4ce74f48bcc9ed14b722

    SHA256

    776622a88a71b989ae022dae2bfbe52d5f00024970548a465046b742089aa50b

    SHA512

    2bd688ab072464ed54ea111a07e44f130a6db2c51e6f5ede1d8583b31791ad3eb2ea51114e6ac624a50118f17dfd3ec3d72c7df00d8be3b4ef4dcd7b72a0dfe6

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-21cb399d-71ed-4256-98b2-f1d1c82cf476\files\data2.bin

    Filesize

    1.8MB

    MD5

    041ffcecc589583aa15167c80b870dca

    SHA1

    edef701de3dcf4202eedb184cacd95e469d50096

    SHA256

    f7acfe746105d694caea7c93feeebb93bb488884988beede93fe3144024361db

    SHA512

    1f45c84375e3c3abeaf03fc1e2806b65d9b27b51e29d587d1ca9ca1e7f7e88feff06c7ae9b85627ec41b8249a95bf9b8f3eb66a097c805b1319874835707c961

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-21cb399d-71ed-4256-98b2-f1d1c82cf476\files\dbgeng.dll

    Filesize

    736KB

    MD5

    0e15cf36767154814fb8e6b61c726e19

    SHA1

    1f7bae6cb38aa8da60723ead126840f49e7af07d

    SHA256

    036ba93b0ffb331a11ce1ddabc19fc6fd41824dd053fdce3c1d3942910480f7b

    SHA512

    4135b5d3f3081369060ee915f8595fd86353277c2910cedd524b1df3494a51d56ef11247efac01770c3d4be43e6911ee1f2f77495d7250dd170c3965a8cd3d58

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-21cb399d-71ed-4256-98b2-f1d1c82cf476\files\dbgeng.dll

    Filesize

    736KB

    MD5

    0e15cf36767154814fb8e6b61c726e19

    SHA1

    1f7bae6cb38aa8da60723ead126840f49e7af07d

    SHA256

    036ba93b0ffb331a11ce1ddabc19fc6fd41824dd053fdce3c1d3942910480f7b

    SHA512

    4135b5d3f3081369060ee915f8595fd86353277c2910cedd524b1df3494a51d56ef11247efac01770c3d4be43e6911ee1f2f77495d7250dd170c3965a8cd3d58

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-21cb399d-71ed-4256-98b2-f1d1c82cf476\files\windbg.exe

    Filesize

    474KB

    MD5

    04ec4f58a1f4a87b5eeb1f4b7afc48e0

    SHA1

    58dcb1cbbec071d036a07f0e8feb858e4c5b96e7

    SHA256

    bd1af3dba56b129e6c624297eeed40c898fa2981fce5caafe467d88a748988a4

    SHA512

    5b572a504fac599e7e3f726d391e8ffdc2d083745609315a203000e8dc79b94d777fc520eb6530444d84f1ac9aad51406b91b527d8434077a58524feeccbbd80

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-21cb399d-71ed-4256-98b2-f1d1c82cf476\files\windbg.exe

    Filesize

    474KB

    MD5

    04ec4f58a1f4a87b5eeb1f4b7afc48e0

    SHA1

    58dcb1cbbec071d036a07f0e8feb858e4c5b96e7

    SHA256

    bd1af3dba56b129e6c624297eeed40c898fa2981fce5caafe467d88a748988a4

    SHA512

    5b572a504fac599e7e3f726d391e8ffdc2d083745609315a203000e8dc79b94d777fc520eb6530444d84f1ac9aad51406b91b527d8434077a58524feeccbbd80

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-21cb399d-71ed-4256-98b2-f1d1c82cf476\msiwrapper.ini

    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    12dc0e73f81dd2c2c99b440bb5d24f04

    SHA1

    9fb67762cca612889309bc5a5c13ae12dbf67397

    SHA256

    06007d2dbf9e879c3d230bd31613ece169230a328a3b92564d3eb7315c9eec1c

    SHA512

    c63a6d6190a08a79ec0b6a81fbf0689434b2cf4a053505cdbaf47ee1f14a5b90798f431f1e58e85fb9c5587791b9c390fa6cc1129c96a12b3805cfb1fc6d2b21

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-21cb399d-71ed-4256-98b2-f1d1c82cf476\msiwrapper.ini

    Filesize

    1010B

    MD5

    69da7ca27bf4f6db235af36537c5548a

    SHA1

    40b6791984f061bb1173d91d8b6f1de53d93836f

    SHA256

    aace57164c49a3b653e8b75e2bfc065cfd303f805ad1294a2729ccb9a64ddd54

    SHA512

    b405b37dc419962acbf1bb4309082d47369b012ad929de742712602907ac120b5d1e29e8b09eba7f22bee7144ed7a375ec3fd588add6c756b8ace69e5aaac3b8

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-21cb399d-71ed-4256-98b2-f1d1c82cf476\msiwrapper.ini

    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    5ad540b8c7a783ad70ec39c6e26245e5

    SHA1

    ad8c6f2559f90f4dd54117fb123ad689bc6d0afc

    SHA256

    95d0a4f25147eb273c641894f60756dd0e1e1e29c6abbd10eb2eafb7f6ba1bf1

    SHA512

    4ea5a5d94081d4826216bef710f77e35bbeaf1d69c3a640df05652eab426a14be5c78ea8463baa27e294bd5993870073492f9418e59cd71db0df88c2676ea01f

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-21cb399d-71ed-4256-98b2-f1d1c82cf476\msiwrapper.ini

    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    5ad540b8c7a783ad70ec39c6e26245e5

    SHA1

    ad8c6f2559f90f4dd54117fb123ad689bc6d0afc

    SHA256

    95d0a4f25147eb273c641894f60756dd0e1e1e29c6abbd10eb2eafb7f6ba1bf1

    SHA512

    4ea5a5d94081d4826216bef710f77e35bbeaf1d69c3a640df05652eab426a14be5c78ea8463baa27e294bd5993870073492f9418e59cd71db0df88c2676ea01f

  • C:\Windows\Installer\MSIC167.tmp

    Filesize

    208KB

    MD5

    d82b3fb861129c5d71f0cd2874f97216

    SHA1

    f3fe341d79224126e950d2691d574d147102b18d

    SHA256

    107b32c5b789be9893f24d5bfe22633d25b7a3cae80082ef37b30e056869cc5c

    SHA512

    244b7675e70ab12aa5776f26e30577268573b725d0f145bfc6b848d2bd8f014c9c6eab0fc0e4f0a574ed9ca1d230b2094dd88a2146ef0a6db70dbd815f9a5f5b

  • C:\Windows\Installer\MSIC167.tmp

    Filesize

    208KB

    MD5

    d82b3fb861129c5d71f0cd2874f97216

    SHA1

    f3fe341d79224126e950d2691d574d147102b18d

    SHA256

    107b32c5b789be9893f24d5bfe22633d25b7a3cae80082ef37b30e056869cc5c

    SHA512

    244b7675e70ab12aa5776f26e30577268573b725d0f145bfc6b848d2bd8f014c9c6eab0fc0e4f0a574ed9ca1d230b2094dd88a2146ef0a6db70dbd815f9a5f5b

  • C:\Windows\Installer\MSID0DA.tmp

    Filesize

    208KB

    MD5

    d82b3fb861129c5d71f0cd2874f97216

    SHA1

    f3fe341d79224126e950d2691d574d147102b18d

    SHA256

    107b32c5b789be9893f24d5bfe22633d25b7a3cae80082ef37b30e056869cc5c

    SHA512

    244b7675e70ab12aa5776f26e30577268573b725d0f145bfc6b848d2bd8f014c9c6eab0fc0e4f0a574ed9ca1d230b2094dd88a2146ef0a6db70dbd815f9a5f5b

  • C:\Windows\Installer\MSID0DA.tmp

    Filesize

    208KB

    MD5

    d82b3fb861129c5d71f0cd2874f97216

    SHA1

    f3fe341d79224126e950d2691d574d147102b18d

    SHA256

    107b32c5b789be9893f24d5bfe22633d25b7a3cae80082ef37b30e056869cc5c

    SHA512

    244b7675e70ab12aa5776f26e30577268573b725d0f145bfc6b848d2bd8f014c9c6eab0fc0e4f0a574ed9ca1d230b2094dd88a2146ef0a6db70dbd815f9a5f5b

  • C:\tmpa\Autoit3.exe

    Filesize

    872KB

    MD5

    c56b5f0201a3b3de53e561fe76912bfd

    SHA1

    2a4062e10a5de813f5688221dbeb3f3ff33eb417

    SHA256

    237d1bca6e056df5bb16a1216a434634109478f882d3b1d58344c801d184f95d

    SHA512

    195b98245bb820085ae9203cdb6d470b749d1f228908093e8606453b027b7d7681ccd7952e30c2f5dd40f8f0b999ccfc60ebb03419b574c08de6816e75710d2c

  • \??\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy2\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2

    Filesize

    23.0MB

    MD5

    6ead8a2032ee6d3523fdc6cc6a248937

    SHA1

    83858b4b3c13ef6d3fc5463b67d18410d11f92b7

    SHA256

    f7d851c5035957158a68e2c508fdc1f24798b921e04c406e8698742613e57267

    SHA512

    459e18e5199bb3eb376c1923c3e0c02ebff629213dc90dcd89ad7ef3dbbf4dcb423dfebac42e99f33c5aaacdb4aff9a72a781dd5797a4bfa460b1b42c8558996

  • \??\Volume{650106ce-0000-0000-0000-d01200000000}\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{2fa38b63-c472-4dd6-bc3d-e82369b54730}_OnDiskSnapshotProp

    Filesize

    5KB

    MD5

    3783295284ae9ecb0b994af95c05e1ee

    SHA1

    610fdead0f88dfc8eaa5eb1f19c71ea3b449ed68

    SHA256

    be74ca53643c25a307cb48d14605d76b7423983900deb1d0442e451ed0b64f1d

    SHA512

    c45946b76f34dcaf08308f7eec74f4b611331e6ca684ba7e845dd26c5a0ca9fb60ea99347730bf0eebe42463eee3bb5f3aa5c4f77595192a62fc07bc282edfb7

  • \??\c:\tmpa\script.au3

    Filesize

    489KB

    MD5

    698d299b604f8750aadc3362290ad13e

    SHA1

    117f5e98644c5e905f9f966d9815bd874d23d6b8

    SHA256

    b13b795f369654dd25bc0ffa2bc26b3d2eb07270df04cfd197ffdf8a6c61cde8

    SHA512

    b1190912eafba8a50f39718bbe2197cbdf2743e3961f9da49f68449d87f0660151129c5ad6c9d9841ef53644cf75916abf5df8dba8e7f2d97bd46fa0bf38e69c

  • memory/4852-123-0x0000000000BA0000-0x0000000000FA0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4.0MB

  • memory/4852-124-0x0000000003950000-0x0000000003C7A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    3.2MB

  • memory/4852-125-0x0000000003950000-0x0000000003C7A000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    3.2MB

  • memory/5072-101-0x00000000028D0000-0x00000000029D0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    1024KB

  • memory/5072-106-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004BD000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    756KB