Analysis

  • max time kernel
    85s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20231215-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20231215-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    13-02-2024 02:38

General

  • Target

    693ff5db0a085db5094bb96cd4c0ce1d1d3fdc2fbf6b92c32836f3e61a089e7a.msi

  • Size

    5.8MB

  • MD5

    9c02a9298b97fcfc5a75fbedf08002bd

  • SHA1

    2d3bc2856c015914f2856331a0315298f3c34b0c

  • SHA256

    693ff5db0a085db5094bb96cd4c0ce1d1d3fdc2fbf6b92c32836f3e61a089e7a

  • SHA512

    fafe5dddb610068cb1044c803a6d681d1739904d8e0c4b2b0fc05bcd55cf9344f69e77c8627ae73713f759117d81a78855ff937ee8650b47ab18d37cb9ca34bc

  • SSDEEP

    49152:ppUP3UhtSTK+0THkWsN8SDYdvH5eoQDWhbHHhZgWEF94FJy5jvrgFdbBUleY82cp:pp6nFDkEWoyvy5jvcdbBUkYC+XCFmpC

Malware Config

Signatures

  • DarkGate

    DarkGate is an infostealer written in C++.

  • Detect DarkGate stealer 2 IoCs
  • Modifies file permissions 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Blocklisted process makes network request 3 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 9 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 2 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 49 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 22 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\693ff5db0a085db5094bb96cd4c0ce1d1d3fdc2fbf6b92c32836f3e61a089e7a.msi
    1⤵
    • Blocklisted process makes network request
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    PID:1616
  • 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:4168
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4420
    • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 587EA8C1BB4D109484E83831C42FED58
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3652
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ICACLS.EXE
        "C:\Windows\system32\ICACLS.EXE" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-1ec00e58-b78d-4a20-bb94-6863082dbc2c\." /SETINTEGRITYLEVEL (CI)(OI)HIGH
        3⤵
        • Modifies file permissions
        PID:1008
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXPAND.EXE
        "C:\Windows\system32\EXPAND.EXE" -R files.cab -F:* files
        3⤵
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        PID:1508
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-1ec00e58-b78d-4a20-bb94-6863082dbc2c\files\iTunesHelper.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-1ec00e58-b78d-4a20-bb94-6863082dbc2c\files\iTunesHelper.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4556
        • \??\c:\temp\Autoit3.exe
          "c:\temp\Autoit3.exe" c:\temp\script.a3x
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Checks processor information in registry
          PID:3048
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c rd /s /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-1ec00e58-b78d-4a20-bb94-6863082dbc2c\files"
        3⤵
          PID:2396
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ICACLS.EXE
          "C:\Windows\system32\ICACLS.EXE" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-1ec00e58-b78d-4a20-bb94-6863082dbc2c\." /SETINTEGRITYLEVEL (CI)(OI)LOW
          3⤵
          • Modifies file permissions
          PID:1256
    • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      1⤵
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3992

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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    Downloads

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\357F04AD41BCF5FE18FCB69F60C6680F_A55A1F98A2E2349B736808E9897028A5

      Filesize

      1KB

      MD5

      d8122b7238b377214a0a699eb8d9a2ea

      SHA1

      25284d30ae60e1f98c87b1e079f12546710c95e2

      SHA256

      595ee0bb73832a27c34b4e0c67dd3395fc54ec7e4f982f14e8557711940543a8

      SHA512

      3faf35e0154045d78ae97ec4aff589e8182143c99625ee5ca26071c188afa19809c428c9df3cdca03ca0c2a59d41ff8fc500116184923a622a2bed92657cf1d2

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\9CB4373A4252DE8D2212929836304EC5_1AB74AA2E3A56E1B8AD8D3FEC287554E

      Filesize

      1KB

      MD5

      cacbd2c04f02598b6a3cc2f663186c89

      SHA1

      a6b73ab848745a233b5d10897a78f6ad44cb48c1

      SHA256

      625ae74d2775d7a8c29876ad17760e72674e8e94576b8ba2a34cf9c14cac0b6d

      SHA512

      ccefec6f936f918487ad3a721c4d962172ac1f428b2d42a657c7523b05247937aff5953caba5f4e6c6b2a0db4fc077c637ddbb4d1b347492d2c8a5d298d2ca6f

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\357F04AD41BCF5FE18FCB69F60C6680F_A55A1F98A2E2349B736808E9897028A5

      Filesize

      540B

      MD5

      29c41ccc4745af5db025ca955b453a68

      SHA1

      0fb9354f2eba97dfd50d262f6c03a785387741cd

      SHA256

      36923feef7226e88b22977ed4e8e86f375b87a6f49ead6ad2313e7f81417f1b5

      SHA512

      b55fb3c803fd60553471b21aeb966f4697b539d58b546bb490e24f02679dae42a44f90a4bbc85e9dda1c8bbd50517eba35b471f1d39c30f08d2c72841a2e3f63

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\9CB4373A4252DE8D2212929836304EC5_1AB74AA2E3A56E1B8AD8D3FEC287554E

      Filesize

      536B

      MD5

      3c2d505f5fcddbe0fa936504fa73e66a

      SHA1

      02d3d0bf65fb76eabae2c08b3483d59117cd7470

      SHA256

      c4354de41213f7f3aa80ddf78d34cd9baa7e90870e3e6f432c56f45d8af0f911

      SHA512

      f7201f3921e5b9b6034760ab5fafc5650b6c831c1c95f8d8932ce128b370339ee99315444b27b9d77373ca2c9199c3786423a6742820edf7f56048eed058ea01

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-1ec00e58-b78d-4a20-bb94-6863082dbc2c\files.cab

      Filesize

      5.6MB

      MD5

      a6f0fa38c1ef89290ee787f7577993ad

      SHA1

      1b03510e8c5a1a3c976086327ebab3c8acc19550

      SHA256

      599ab65935afd40c3bc7f1734cbb8f3c8c7b4b16333b994472f34585ebebe882

      SHA512

      9040548c6937e93168e57c1b3d18c20d21702d9632096191bab84929f18de0bce4cc31bb0f178b9d34f9259e6176bc4a8d5b86fe21ceec0b5a24ea2809acc68c

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-1ec00e58-b78d-4a20-bb94-6863082dbc2c\files\CoreFoundation.dll

      Filesize

      256KB

      MD5

      5f50d4cf5edb3e993db5380cc2bb0217

      SHA1

      cc28659f7fd91016d7bec9e73b32732234772cb7

      SHA256

      2b634a02f8b39a1b27f93b5c7bb924213a60443635ae5c47d44f2a4ef0d42691

      SHA512

      053bcddcc7496b07896dddebbba5416e3a84233053e0239fd6cbd6eb23b5d69e54eb478f37650c4a514e3d411afa872621f4f27adb9bd418022b86dfa251d51f

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-1ec00e58-b78d-4a20-bb94-6863082dbc2c\files\CoreFoundation.dll

      Filesize

      960KB

      MD5

      1d6f182897b9482b9181e69ee8a8ca9a

      SHA1

      83622bfb2fd1fda2313af69c8feeaf38b0f7537a

      SHA256

      2953ac88947cbe34909b728088cf84a52129060d16780d38efe24f163e418093

      SHA512

      8381cb200cfacd5af95bec93a1b54e2de6c0c7b4a0531e2ae4f775b152efef6acd325e2c26b1eead96804df33cd1e71b1d4daa1306285b0be1ee998885ee9341

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-1ec00e58-b78d-4a20-bb94-6863082dbc2c\files\iTunesHelper.exe

      Filesize

      358KB

      MD5

      ed6a1c72a75dee15a6fa75873cd64975

      SHA1

      67a15ca72e3156f8be6c46391e184087e47f4a0d

      SHA256

      0d8878cca08903777888b3681f90e4a07c7aef7d9600a67dfa985844d4bf5eda

      SHA512

      256c2ebfeb42c2d3340d8bb423ef0ae48d5fb9fe5ca09c363595f51a03007482b67a777e4cae7a8194f69bc3a3fbcdb9abb5c9f92097925272431bb9d50f5c03

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-1ec00e58-b78d-4a20-bb94-6863082dbc2c\files\sqlite3.dll

      Filesize

      1.6MB

      MD5

      0f64a8b96eee3823ec3a1bfe253e82be

      SHA1

      e47acbb2fb97d05ce5222ba2737a5b0c0f039a0c

      SHA256

      17158c1a804bbf073d7f0f64a9c974312b3967a43bdc029219ab62545b94e724

      SHA512

      4d08d96bfe4ed497ca01d6f76acf1f5138d775b56556923b24e1e86cbd26fd54b6f517c8d3211b80332f90fe46cb77e347280636dc984ded2da8842aff9a5f43

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-1ec00e58-b78d-4a20-bb94-6863082dbc2c\msiwrapper.ini

      Filesize

      1KB

      MD5

      638265d420a19b2024d0cb549b262bdd

      SHA1

      b92ed85be12004150b6b70be2fd8542aa395146e

      SHA256

      e70b2f5f9dd9a89c8ae5c9aa4fee1fc124020214e2581f11a99f666cf4b41a18

      SHA512

      a8e72caf0472bae21ef4d1ca81315f0e86c0a248bf8998981bda6747c7957de4c7c571cee4808c99718312bd4bfe1c8053735cddb09bf24fc8927f6b61f1bc29

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-1ec00e58-b78d-4a20-bb94-6863082dbc2c\msiwrapper.ini

      Filesize

      1KB

      MD5

      24f2dd8f72fe05b6144c066aee7ffd78

      SHA1

      d4795b66496beb183eb12e42cb720a59c3feae6e

      SHA256

      dfb8aa369a4c784b4e994d443351a9cf2126d3911781afedceba7dd9da2f8c1c

      SHA512

      2f3bb08eef3563e68f0015a2017de2b6a74049c7848dd6e4cc89155615132ac2d307f4f2cddb52a50801f01956b4868c2688503c559bdedf07fcac724e9ecefe

    • C:\Windows\Installer\MSIF194.tmp

      Filesize

      208KB

      MD5

      d82b3fb861129c5d71f0cd2874f97216

      SHA1

      f3fe341d79224126e950d2691d574d147102b18d

      SHA256

      107b32c5b789be9893f24d5bfe22633d25b7a3cae80082ef37b30e056869cc5c

      SHA512

      244b7675e70ab12aa5776f26e30577268573b725d0f145bfc6b848d2bd8f014c9c6eab0fc0e4f0a574ed9ca1d230b2094dd88a2146ef0a6db70dbd815f9a5f5b

    • C:\temp\Autoit3.exe

      Filesize

      872KB

      MD5

      c56b5f0201a3b3de53e561fe76912bfd

      SHA1

      2a4062e10a5de813f5688221dbeb3f3ff33eb417

      SHA256

      237d1bca6e056df5bb16a1216a434634109478f882d3b1d58344c801d184f95d

      SHA512

      195b98245bb820085ae9203cdb6d470b749d1f228908093e8606453b027b7d7681ccd7952e30c2f5dd40f8f0b999ccfc60ebb03419b574c08de6816e75710d2c

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

      Filesize

      16.4MB

      MD5

      f3cf91d49cd454f5abe2e5c1f565b32d

      SHA1

      b32e91bce654a32c5c1cfea9e309ba9349573b14

      SHA256

      cfb5ab18e54ae8b273cb53fd4e98a67d94d6cdb252b594fabac36ac66a0b90dd

      SHA512

      c5a5bc4c31726fec972c89e47233675fddeeb5150b4efa403bcf4f7106c0ac5cac101fe15eabe74b00ef87a7ae6475e7dd718e0dd886c71cd4e27e5858644079

    • \??\Volume{18122b6c-0000-0000-0000-d01200000000}\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{bb23b548-8b0e-4260-9019-08d46f7d8cbf}_OnDiskSnapshotProp

      Filesize

      6KB

      MD5

      89b51a8f2d218ea7cdd5e04f1c8fab3c

      SHA1

      33a1f5edb63449e4f31c37c17af60b192509b5dc

      SHA256

      b16ace4844ab35f866759b81dff40744a1ae20536f513a3e0cc94046bd878a6e

      SHA512

      044366ade893b339826416cdd9ff42381254953830a3d62605fac1add81c704c4fba41bd1bd4a118b240fd00e8a8f9f760d0c0874b60a7e74ea715c0739b36d1

    • \??\c:\temp\script.a3x

      Filesize

      473KB

      MD5

      33ca8bc4ac593027fd3e83ba44be54fc

      SHA1

      07e2e129a5b0a694d38ac29bc21f74eda100519f

      SHA256

      2296f929340976c680d199ce8e47bd7136d9f4c1f7abc9df79843e094f894236

      SHA512

      05f6f03e69a7d31686f422e422d61161bde45173a6453fdf0392a7a084c9bd69c7c0ed11eb7a37281481eea14497e95c51dfaded21e2ff943fee3f371592db61

    • \??\c:\temp\test.txt

      Filesize

      76B

      MD5

      e0cb113b19ce53ef7b72edbb0a4937dc

      SHA1

      2499a76ad9ec4a44571bfd8083e09b23373f9f69

      SHA256

      03bed76f17b8574d05e84b81f81c09a33b1ae1555c2caf4783e059b689879ab6

      SHA512

      0b046a6d16d22c0faa3eb729d9b74bfbc87f3cc847fd5ddfa89e573893d215841bae320f0697090b9a30778a07210929ac9c440fca884e920b369698d90a17ca

    • memory/3048-104-0x0000000004810000-0x00000000057E0000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      15.8MB

    • memory/3048-106-0x0000000005D10000-0x000000000606C000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      3.4MB

    • memory/3048-105-0x0000000005D10000-0x000000000606C000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      3.4MB

    • memory/4556-107-0x0000000052300000-0x00000000526A8000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      3.7MB

    • memory/4556-108-0x000002A5841E0000-0x000002A584380000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      1.6MB

    • memory/4556-94-0x000002A5841E0000-0x000002A584380000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      1.6MB