Malware Analysis Report

2024-11-13 14:53

Sample ID 231121-jn3cnadg6z
Target darkgate.bin
SHA256 e01cf9500da5d233d3f6e64f53933e9a2992c79273b73651a1ecbc6e9417bfeb
Tags
darkgate stealer
score
10/10

Table of Contents

Analysis Overview

MITRE ATT&CK

Enterprise Matrix V15

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Signatures

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis Overview

score
10/10

SHA256

e01cf9500da5d233d3f6e64f53933e9a2992c79273b73651a1ecbc6e9417bfeb

Threat Level: Known bad

The file darkgate.bin was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

darkgate stealer

DarkGate

Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess

Darkgate family

Program crash

Enumerates physical storage devices

Unsigned PE

Checks processor information in registry

Modifies registry class

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2023-11-21 07:49

Signatures

Darkgate family

darkgate

Unsigned PE

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2023-11-21 07:49

Reported

2023-11-21 07:52

Platform

win7-20231020-en

Max time kernel

118s

Max time network

121s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\darkgate.exe"

Signatures

DarkGate

stealer darkgate

Enumerates physical storage devices

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\darkgate.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\darkgate.exe"

Network

N/A

Files

memory/2292-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000047E000-memory.dmp

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2023-11-21 07:49

Reported

2023-11-21 07:52

Platform

win10v2004-20231020-en

Max time kernel

142s

Max time network

150s

Command Line

C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding

Signatures

Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 3632 created 3780 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\darkgate.exe C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
PID 3632 created 4000 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\darkgate.exe C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchApp.exe
PID 3632 created 2328 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\darkgate.exe C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
PID 3632 created 3780 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\darkgate.exe C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
PID 3632 created 4000 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\darkgate.exe C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchApp.exe
PID 3632 created 2408 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\darkgate.exe C:\Windows\system32\taskhostw.exe
PID 3632 created 2328 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\darkgate.exe C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
PID 3632 created 4000 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\darkgate.exe C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchApp.exe
PID 3632 created 4000 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\darkgate.exe C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchApp.exe
PID 3632 created 3900 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\darkgate.exe C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
PID 3632 created 3624 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\darkgate.exe C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
PID 3632 created 3900 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\darkgate.exe C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices

Program crash

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\darkgate.exe

Checks processor information in registry

Description Indicator Process Target
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0 C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\darkgate.exe N/A
Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\darkgate.exe N/A

Modifies registry class

Description Indicator Process Target
Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3350690463-3549324357-1323838019-1000_Classes\Local Settings C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\darkgate.exe N/A

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\darkgate.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\darkgate.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\darkgate.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\darkgate.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\darkgate.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\darkgate.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\darkgate.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\darkgate.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\darkgate.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\darkgate.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\darkgate.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\darkgate.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\darkgate.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\darkgate.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\darkgate.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\darkgate.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\darkgate.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\darkgate.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\darkgate.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\darkgate.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\darkgate.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\darkgate.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\darkgate.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\darkgate.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\darkgate.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\darkgate.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe

C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding

C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchApp.exe

"C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchApp.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppX8z9r6jm96hw4bsbneegw0kyxx296wr9t.mca

C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe

"C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}

C:\Windows\system32\taskhostw.exe

taskhostw.exe {222A245B-E637-4AE9-A93F-A59CA119A75E}

C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe

sihost.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\darkgate.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\darkgate.exe"

C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe

C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {9aa46009-3ce0-458a-a354-715610a075e6} -Embedding

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 3632 -ip 3632

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3632 -s 852

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
NL 80.66.88.145:7891 tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 158.240.127.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 0.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 146.78.124.51.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 183.59.114.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 171.39.242.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 192.240.110.104.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 81.14.97.104.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 43.229.111.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 122.175.53.84.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 6.173.189.20.in-addr.arpa udp

Files

memory/3632-1-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000047E000-memory.dmp