Analysis

  • max time kernel
    122s
  • max time network
    125s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20231023-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20231023-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    27-10-2023 06:39

General

  • Target

    start-update(repair).msi

  • Size

    8.6MB

  • MD5

    082c83b92f29817d2ebc366935f90a45

  • SHA1

    15550445a12440fb21206aff6878d6d3ac029e8f

  • SHA256

    b2da2a7e096b70ea8c3fb755389ba54288a3ba73f823297f96eac2626e13c519

  • SHA512

    ffb8b072edc8bcbca1466ba4f232a0fe6009e080abad0a2b10d5c7dc26e5089c0f49e68a0a6ba1345e840e05d83e99dac2a98b1e20ff92a9318b00af64c4df04

  • SSDEEP

    196608:fkdAirk9zqV8GinTPMoGkd/ROfL0uUmN4in1VAnEVYxVSe32FO7Oxuh/:sdAirAzqVAnTPMgd+0ogHnF35Oxe/

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkgate

Botnet

ADS5

C2

http://sftp.noheroway.com

Attributes
  • alternative_c2_port

    8080

  • anti_analysis

    true

  • anti_debug

    true

  • anti_vm

    true

  • c2_port

    443

  • check_disk

    true

  • check_ram

    true

  • check_xeon

    true

  • crypter_au3

    false

  • crypter_dll

    false

  • crypter_rawstub

    true

  • crypto_key

    nblvjKzeozPOUG

  • internal_mutex

    txtMut

  • minimum_disk

    40

  • minimum_ram

    7000

  • ping_interval

    4

  • rootkit

    true

  • startup_persistence

    true

  • username

    ADS5

Signatures

  • DarkGate

    DarkGate is an infostealer written in C++.

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 7 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 processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 43 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 53 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 34 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\start-update(repair).msi
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    PID:2224
  • 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:2972
    • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding A5C09969A3B60E733CD9178E00813446
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2792
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ICACLS.EXE
        "C:\Windows\system32\ICACLS.EXE" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-5eccd727-60e0-47f8-9705-16d5363c213e\." /SETINTEGRITYLEVEL (CI)(OI)HIGH
        3⤵
        • Modifies file permissions
        PID:1856
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXPAND.EXE
        "C:\Windows\system32\EXPAND.EXE" -R files.cab -F:* files
        3⤵
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        PID:292
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-5eccd727-60e0-47f8-9705-16d5363c213e\files\windbg.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-5eccd727-60e0-47f8-9705-16d5363c213e\files\windbg.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1252
        • \??\c:\tmpa\Autoit3.exe
          c:\tmpa\Autoit3.exe c:\tmpa\script.au3
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Checks processor information in registry
          PID:1052
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c rd /s /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-5eccd727-60e0-47f8-9705-16d5363c213e\files"
        3⤵
          PID:2580
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ICACLS.EXE
          "C:\Windows\system32\ICACLS.EXE" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-5eccd727-60e0-47f8-9705-16d5363c213e\." /SETINTEGRITYLEVEL (CI)(OI)LOW
          3⤵
          • Modifies file permissions
          PID:1664
    • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      1⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2620
    • C:\Windows\system32\DrvInst.exe
      DrvInst.exe "1" "200" "STORAGE\VolumeSnapshot\HarddiskVolumeSnapshot19" "" "" "61530dda3" "0000000000000000" "00000000000005B0" "0000000000000598"
      1⤵
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2548

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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    Downloads

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-5eccd727-60e0-47f8-9705-16d5363c213e\files.cab

      Filesize

      8.4MB

      MD5

      5b5ab7c7be9c3acb6f9f0fe2ac76ce8f

      SHA1

      969e7b4012bc9c1fc1abbe87190acaa390fb2e3b

      SHA256

      93fdc6e8c29be82cdfcc0672de665ad0eb3b9ea6166c46d08a9e4b6018e605bd

      SHA512

      074dcf1fe1976ad0a0030f9fdb785ffa456e4e24128c067d2bd3d07527e296d48f241bc9fba56c80d3cf7db84d3c0c7c6a056fea7b158fe2d45be655c1f619c4

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-5eccd727-60e0-47f8-9705-16d5363c213e\files\00000-~1.PNG

      Filesize

      1.2MB

      MD5

      c5f6eb13db175fbcd0925434424df781

      SHA1

      2197137928fff79f8b11e966ffb6a9eb5112a3c8

      SHA256

      6571ea1fa9e8427418ab40ab1ea6e1555b7c59a2579b2f34dded39d81e8def50

      SHA512

      40eca3c9a3c2ca653c5c78d1205250b2077265ad5cfb9609a6b34649699b62236c61d5cdb415767749ff86e91afe6830d98e6f5eb3390b2c57d28b4a45a220a4

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-5eccd727-60e0-47f8-9705-16d5363c213e\files\00001-~1.PNG

      Filesize

      1.3MB

      MD5

      a384c8b03d6d72e9f9e268d265e8b435

      SHA1

      3b238b66b33e2dc191da037973a79f01d50ee2d4

      SHA256

      9310b4483d9e20dfdc28e8603a026f0c52b07089a290955629970b96a51b977b

      SHA512

      94ada636935ecf52ce4625b23216b0dde06e58fd09f34a4727531bf5299d45b5e705b8c043713f14cc8c007ba82645a0dc54402badea418bf3677967c960c565

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-5eccd727-60e0-47f8-9705-16d5363c213e\files\00002-~1.PNG

      Filesize

      1.1MB

      MD5

      92028b5b43ea981f2172f2e9ce6556bf

      SHA1

      6da86abe3bc0caf500908ec7b8e841b797948fec

      SHA256

      7d5d5115c1f29592dba340a167e7144a539df8201578913fbbbb428b26d8c7ed

      SHA512

      1af0cb17ff6b09c49c0ea7433d665b123ea7e7c6a46c06088bfaeaee3a3ce01aab27105a36f906a17dc0c29c830ef54fb4b005b47cdecd3612ce9f0d3059c62f

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-5eccd727-60e0-47f8-9705-16d5363c213e\files\00003-~1.PNG

      Filesize

      1.2MB

      MD5

      3f3788816f75078edb9817a98259a223

      SHA1

      1eb191dd0dcff72f5922aa775dc95dced7967bd5

      SHA256

      a2f02cb0c6dbba41b8a4572c4546fbb7216efe8dc18ccef16e1a14d7f8ccddd0

      SHA512

      2c17408796ba518ad117983526f5c0380a36b6f18974132a69923e95288c3ced9ca05e615ea5d567bde100c4cd8469bf172daba96f4e5032520ccb75560d5b62

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-5eccd727-60e0-47f8-9705-16d5363c213e\files\00004-~1.PNG

      Filesize

      1.1MB

      MD5

      2ccc17c1a5bb5e656e7f3bb09ff0beff

      SHA1

      05866cf7dd5fa99ea852b01c2791b30e7741ea19

      SHA256

      411b6ce9e97a4d828ab43dcf896f8ea09b5e9dc02874909f53ca1e0f10caeed2

      SHA512

      46b7362a2df870018707d89a7340ac0c07a2a357c504dbd944699c0231b4f984661b9f112b9d4869e55cf208ed5968f3ec5b5b35a956329679fb6e48ada7c4c5

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-5eccd727-60e0-47f8-9705-16d5363c213e\files\00005-~1.PNG

      Filesize

      903KB

      MD5

      66732fccbeee97415b033c017e594196

      SHA1

      6db8fada912e6ea219b526cbe1a136a6afdabffb

      SHA256

      dbefd6274b1ffc0d387d76972a9d93ea862d3be451aa3d0b8e0335708136addc

      SHA512

      70b11b616b108e284d8f47e9881db5c15e2a5d8ee41d6d0e26b43de19203811da6402e8f47d1845bc30e9ba8cbe71195c8594723c5ac966521dda2dc39f4a248

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-5eccd727-60e0-47f8-9705-16d5363c213e\files\data.bin

      Filesize

      92KB

      MD5

      8b305b67e45165844d2f8547a085d782

      SHA1

      92b8ed7652e61fdf3acb4ce74f48bcc9ed14b722

      SHA256

      776622a88a71b989ae022dae2bfbe52d5f00024970548a465046b742089aa50b

      SHA512

      2bd688ab072464ed54ea111a07e44f130a6db2c51e6f5ede1d8583b31791ad3eb2ea51114e6ac624a50118f17dfd3ec3d72c7df00d8be3b4ef4dcd7b72a0dfe6

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-5eccd727-60e0-47f8-9705-16d5363c213e\files\data2.bin

      Filesize

      1.8MB

      MD5

      3748804e1be2dd45292e783c133ada76

      SHA1

      db35407fd6840161f48a2d21b1415098a968cb08

      SHA256

      013cd1c2ba6bc1e701a88712f0ed029ec392ebc4b7ca748c7b43f6963cc51d69

      SHA512

      1073614b3ae06b90bf02588dabe5767ad5246205c4dfdd6c3b486ee6f0909f30fa61fa61adbef540f53f15d7bbfe31c5d7037876f0d1aa8f616d13abd36ce168

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-5eccd727-60e0-47f8-9705-16d5363c213e\files\dbgeng.dll

      Filesize

      1.3MB

      MD5

      f540f998d60d6fc1c23f942ed5857296

      SHA1

      1ef333bfea08b37cda99ea1353d52928a4458f28

      SHA256

      d37e54faccf247c73e59fec33001000567e44a4e0adf6f637c3aea32e76d8b11

      SHA512

      e3369f9848dcb0661c5d932f0702dffa304541b6a7a0a8c9753247cde1083277cd4ac3600927476dafc7be73fe0bae2ace0c7e7320ae8ac9fea0660edb777b9c

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-5eccd727-60e0-47f8-9705-16d5363c213e\files\windbg.exe

      Filesize

      474KB

      MD5

      04ec4f58a1f4a87b5eeb1f4b7afc48e0

      SHA1

      58dcb1cbbec071d036a07f0e8feb858e4c5b96e7

      SHA256

      bd1af3dba56b129e6c624297eeed40c898fa2981fce5caafe467d88a748988a4

      SHA512

      5b572a504fac599e7e3f726d391e8ffdc2d083745609315a203000e8dc79b94d777fc520eb6530444d84f1ac9aad51406b91b527d8434077a58524feeccbbd80

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-5eccd727-60e0-47f8-9705-16d5363c213e\files\windbg.exe

      Filesize

      474KB

      MD5

      04ec4f58a1f4a87b5eeb1f4b7afc48e0

      SHA1

      58dcb1cbbec071d036a07f0e8feb858e4c5b96e7

      SHA256

      bd1af3dba56b129e6c624297eeed40c898fa2981fce5caafe467d88a748988a4

      SHA512

      5b572a504fac599e7e3f726d391e8ffdc2d083745609315a203000e8dc79b94d777fc520eb6530444d84f1ac9aad51406b91b527d8434077a58524feeccbbd80

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-5eccd727-60e0-47f8-9705-16d5363c213e\msiwrapper.ini

      Filesize

      1KB

      MD5

      efc75a5fd5b69d96b32582c42a2278d1

      SHA1

      77033ad20bb1b4b81f1e9becaaf4254177869e09

      SHA256

      4ad7366d512ebe9f7d612b54ede1c7ac502994a0e7156770f1a1596c3e605631

      SHA512

      f85e01ba7ffc9fd4f6b758d8cce43607d7f1d57eff44d266c1f4fb773542e4aeafe5bba921abae01503a432ca7d48cbaab0702884d70f360dee40e5376155ec1

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-5eccd727-60e0-47f8-9705-16d5363c213e\msiwrapper.ini

      Filesize

      1KB

      MD5

      efc75a5fd5b69d96b32582c42a2278d1

      SHA1

      77033ad20bb1b4b81f1e9becaaf4254177869e09

      SHA256

      4ad7366d512ebe9f7d612b54ede1c7ac502994a0e7156770f1a1596c3e605631

      SHA512

      f85e01ba7ffc9fd4f6b758d8cce43607d7f1d57eff44d266c1f4fb773542e4aeafe5bba921abae01503a432ca7d48cbaab0702884d70f360dee40e5376155ec1

    • C:\Windows\Installer\MSIAF81.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

    • \??\c:\tmpa\script.au3

      Filesize

      490KB

      MD5

      f459ad2144b763a9b47f47d0fd4150c3

      SHA1

      c6751098ad5cbbd2191f9308a6d0be30a0d54cd1

      SHA256

      481307e8ff14ab55e77e4909419ea1cccb2722eae34f7c6135baa0b4bc341ae5

      SHA512

      02cd6acb67aa08dc6cef4221ec12d1573946b6c06754346bf4d192c81470a672bb2905c5ad364c119e57b41f155bc3dcd7c2333bccc17e0dbd85ac1d5706a8a6

    • \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-5eccd727-60e0-47f8-9705-16d5363c213e\files\dbgeng.dll

      Filesize

      1.3MB

      MD5

      f540f998d60d6fc1c23f942ed5857296

      SHA1

      1ef333bfea08b37cda99ea1353d52928a4458f28

      SHA256

      d37e54faccf247c73e59fec33001000567e44a4e0adf6f637c3aea32e76d8b11

      SHA512

      e3369f9848dcb0661c5d932f0702dffa304541b6a7a0a8c9753247cde1083277cd4ac3600927476dafc7be73fe0bae2ace0c7e7320ae8ac9fea0660edb777b9c

    • \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-5eccd727-60e0-47f8-9705-16d5363c213e\files\windbg.exe

      Filesize

      474KB

      MD5

      04ec4f58a1f4a87b5eeb1f4b7afc48e0

      SHA1

      58dcb1cbbec071d036a07f0e8feb858e4c5b96e7

      SHA256

      bd1af3dba56b129e6c624297eeed40c898fa2981fce5caafe467d88a748988a4

      SHA512

      5b572a504fac599e7e3f726d391e8ffdc2d083745609315a203000e8dc79b94d777fc520eb6530444d84f1ac9aad51406b91b527d8434077a58524feeccbbd80

    • \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-5eccd727-60e0-47f8-9705-16d5363c213e\files\windbg.exe

      Filesize

      474KB

      MD5

      04ec4f58a1f4a87b5eeb1f4b7afc48e0

      SHA1

      58dcb1cbbec071d036a07f0e8feb858e4c5b96e7

      SHA256

      bd1af3dba56b129e6c624297eeed40c898fa2981fce5caafe467d88a748988a4

      SHA512

      5b572a504fac599e7e3f726d391e8ffdc2d083745609315a203000e8dc79b94d777fc520eb6530444d84f1ac9aad51406b91b527d8434077a58524feeccbbd80

    • \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-5eccd727-60e0-47f8-9705-16d5363c213e\files\windbg.exe

      Filesize

      474KB

      MD5

      04ec4f58a1f4a87b5eeb1f4b7afc48e0

      SHA1

      58dcb1cbbec071d036a07f0e8feb858e4c5b96e7

      SHA256

      bd1af3dba56b129e6c624297eeed40c898fa2981fce5caafe467d88a748988a4

      SHA512

      5b572a504fac599e7e3f726d391e8ffdc2d083745609315a203000e8dc79b94d777fc520eb6530444d84f1ac9aad51406b91b527d8434077a58524feeccbbd80

    • \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-5eccd727-60e0-47f8-9705-16d5363c213e\files\windbg.exe

      Filesize

      474KB

      MD5

      04ec4f58a1f4a87b5eeb1f4b7afc48e0

      SHA1

      58dcb1cbbec071d036a07f0e8feb858e4c5b96e7

      SHA256

      bd1af3dba56b129e6c624297eeed40c898fa2981fce5caafe467d88a748988a4

      SHA512

      5b572a504fac599e7e3f726d391e8ffdc2d083745609315a203000e8dc79b94d777fc520eb6530444d84f1ac9aad51406b91b527d8434077a58524feeccbbd80

    • \Windows\Installer\MSIAF81.tmp

      Filesize

      208KB

      MD5

      d82b3fb861129c5d71f0cd2874f97216

      SHA1

      f3fe341d79224126e950d2691d574d147102b18d

      SHA256

      107b32c5b789be9893f24d5bfe22633d25b7a3cae80082ef37b30e056869cc5c

      SHA512

      244b7675e70ab12aa5776f26e30577268573b725d0f145bfc6b848d2bd8f014c9c6eab0fc0e4f0a574ed9ca1d230b2094dd88a2146ef0a6db70dbd815f9a5f5b

    • \tmpa\Autoit3.exe

      Filesize

      872KB

      MD5

      c56b5f0201a3b3de53e561fe76912bfd

      SHA1

      2a4062e10a5de813f5688221dbeb3f3ff33eb417

      SHA256

      237d1bca6e056df5bb16a1216a434634109478f882d3b1d58344c801d184f95d

      SHA512

      195b98245bb820085ae9203cdb6d470b749d1f228908093e8606453b027b7d7681ccd7952e30c2f5dd40f8f0b999ccfc60ebb03419b574c08de6816e75710d2c

    • memory/1052-117-0x0000000000C20000-0x0000000001020000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4.0MB

    • memory/1052-118-0x0000000002FA0000-0x00000000032CA000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      3.2MB

    • memory/1052-127-0x0000000000C20000-0x0000000001020000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4.0MB

    • memory/1252-112-0x0000000000200000-0x000000000034B000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      1.3MB

    • memory/1252-105-0x00000000008D0000-0x00000000009D0000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      1024KB

    • memory/1252-101-0x0000000000200000-0x000000000034B000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      1.3MB