Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    153s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240226-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240226-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    02-03-2024 19:15

General

  • Target

    build-x64.msi

  • Size

    5.8MB

  • MD5

    2999391319cda1be5dacfaf5b05062b2

  • SHA1

    c983b7dff2ea4c63f3944e639eb54d0e6b0b655f

  • SHA256

    3bf99810510c197b9cd6e434d95417515dbc42f94b11bbf9916ec160066eb77e

  • SHA512

    1b9a7e5211979f37097c28122cbe99b5ec81ca3caa07944ddaba1afb2515ef3545f92bce35efa87914221016867f88b9b64c7a6a07e8e3f0cb556182047c7f27

  • SSDEEP

    49152:NpUPFUhtSTK+0THkWsN8SDYdvH5eoQDWeEHHhRgWEF9nuriG7DrFWoRRRJuGgagL:NpMnFDcEWoVoFWRGga5q

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkgate

Botnet

admin888

C2

prodomainnameeforappru.com

Attributes
  • anti_analysis

    true

  • anti_debug

    false

  • anti_vm

    false

  • c2_port

    443

  • check_disk

    false

  • check_ram

    false

  • check_xeon

    false

  • crypter_au3

    false

  • crypter_dll

    false

  • crypter_raw_stub

    false

  • internal_mutex

    WeBiMyRU

  • 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++.

  • 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\build-x64.msi
    1⤵
    • Blocklisted process makes network request
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    PID:4024
  • 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:408
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:5076
    • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding ECAAFBF39F2D033425310ED91CE563F7
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2932
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ICACLS.EXE
        "C:\Windows\system32\ICACLS.EXE" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-8d4f79d3-d035-4d05-95e9-362db91418af\." /SETINTEGRITYLEVEL (CI)(OI)HIGH
        3⤵
        • Modifies file permissions
        PID:4376
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXPAND.EXE
        "C:\Windows\system32\EXPAND.EXE" -R files.cab -F:* files
        3⤵
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        PID:2388
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-8d4f79d3-d035-4d05-95e9-362db91418af\files\iTunesHelper.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-8d4f79d3-d035-4d05-95e9-362db91418af\files\iTunesHelper.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4964
        • \??\c:\temp\Autoit3.exe
          "c:\temp\Autoit3.exe" c:\temp\script.a3x
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Checks processor information in registry
          PID:3904
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c rd /s /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-8d4f79d3-d035-4d05-95e9-362db91418af\files"
        3⤵
          PID:4052
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ICACLS.EXE
          "C:\Windows\system32\ICACLS.EXE" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-8d4f79d3-d035-4d05-95e9-362db91418af\." /SETINTEGRITYLEVEL (CI)(OI)LOW
          3⤵
          • Modifies file permissions
          PID:3764
    • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      1⤵
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4416

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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    Downloads

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

      Filesize

      1KB

      MD5

      9aa70830da5b14164634aa17358f6aa2

      SHA1

      e31a14348b0b34eac8ab558c5ca6c619bb50de68

      SHA256

      373d3b07ff3b384d7007abcd5e852757392757a52542b24d8e38f39b4b670a24

      SHA512

      50f9adba968fd388615e38df958599916efc1125f83926f41ca8d1260155da2c22fa06bb9a69931cb95a814fbedcd5148dd5e29704306f8e1a74f908358fbcf6

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

      Filesize

      1KB

      MD5

      10f11afb27e102107ac97aedee0e9a38

      SHA1

      35798b7532048de8d4a90012c15a55ebd45fc003

      SHA256

      ad9e9eaeaf520074ef734a6498c61bcdec95ccde72851b3bf1c741c09d236afa

      SHA512

      76f344bce8663514c93f181c73878f8ae97df3d9440933c6b2a5f3d0998c6df8ddc899748eca3231d54773cb3076e9f386ddea62342d0ac5bf7b883749be6c01

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

      Filesize

      540B

      MD5

      ef4b6cbe67b138dd85416b1bc144841e

      SHA1

      ca4bf4fe53a353e582e6222ab4c9b0b8485878de

      SHA256

      9ccb9eb8bf843077bd9eda4294d9a3620211148d325c7acf4d540c2e58a5390a

      SHA512

      74dc3b55d997f4fdb5ea71b04318bd53d89a0a27da91df162d38efa2658074aa71395f508ab633edec3f1bc4d269892ad395d6328167b40f2ffde35d90601340

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

      Filesize

      536B

      MD5

      aa6b9597dcf312c99d6667f4420e0a78

      SHA1

      3a09d9d8ecf8eadbeeabe7872b26689f2b1d4bbe

      SHA256

      6610d8ba8581049d0607d7527454d8dcbb2f835897858e6d4e1ab20b53fb736a

      SHA512

      f5c6d1fd2b9c5eb77bda92af4bb213e69682966c610934b0fdf93bf2546e0d7e99dc016a7646f91b8348fd91c248adc088c51fee363ffd2bdcebb2fa14afc23e

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-8d4f79d3-d035-4d05-95e9-362db91418af\files.cab

      Filesize

      2.2MB

      MD5

      3c5dc490f56201fc042f5cd2f2b16c96

      SHA1

      cf4e0ecd48c8d04b5db336d140be9a65a1df7e4f

      SHA256

      47a200a4fbc628bc4ce3f5a370124c7002f8da7e855d3f22de77b35a08426118

      SHA512

      bf4695a96725aa09578dcae6033b8ecd1d58dd2ba5e1e91bd322b937ce3865dc55a1eded3e4b2390c05b52da246dfee446f36683fa533047b9d8c4b414f5d4fe

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-8d4f79d3-d035-4d05-95e9-362db91418af\files\CoreFoundation.dll

      Filesize

      327KB

      MD5

      16dfc06932e69ec6149028017d7de45f

      SHA1

      bf7dc95633a8cf6d15fb36b2d9bdaec35e436572

      SHA256

      226e71dbeb69a8baf6888bc843498192459ffac6c99082a4096900716513b0bc

      SHA512

      ffc677f5587b1186db70e43fd941e5c717c938f029bced6466754f5a0b27af5c7f584a89d03de58fafe0e1015d6bd842fb9f717a14b9604be8f9a1ab7b5ac72f

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-8d4f79d3-d035-4d05-95e9-362db91418af\files\CoreFoundation.dll

      Filesize

      361KB

      MD5

      25e50ab5f25b005cfcfbb30816e505e6

      SHA1

      0030a963a51d176536df901a9c80e58e762476c3

      SHA256

      3aa754504f9d26610d1a1c833949c4f4cea723ea523c5ac6c892cb7b1d33056e

      SHA512

      c4e8f995a28d5af9244f2bb8633bb5d4faf7a9301ceabed8012cac0dff8aa56e213eca2425468dc307f58fb77171ea3452f546f2f79000aa5789760d7eccfedc

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-8d4f79d3-d035-4d05-95e9-362db91418af\files\iTunesHelper.exe

      Filesize

      312KB

      MD5

      787ad760e03ffab7db0b52cd19da488d

      SHA1

      11fecffb624415a4def9409e368bc8cabcabee82

      SHA256

      cc6c219732731cb7c83b598c40b2edb953d9b925cfb6bb0acd1a45d2a2296156

      SHA512

      99672ae4e237a14c695e783a959bb6c8ffa48b738da05ded091ba14386efe95ec9797abadfc95e237cb64f06626cf99c01df927fea4a94ff4b910787b1990cfd

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-8d4f79d3-d035-4d05-95e9-362db91418af\files\iTunesHelper.exe

      Filesize

      282KB

      MD5

      f5a490ddbbb1a66e8271e7b90eb58a33

      SHA1

      8c8747b1b7688cde7bfde1e105415869fbcd83c8

      SHA256

      19f23c3691022a5b0b4c6e7284dc44bad47615fd5224c784a10a42c4d496cf6f

      SHA512

      fbdfc58a28916e2195d05c65868cd62b95fa7e68622dfc20e62819260ee8e4a278351d785684b6ee6976f8ae2514e1a19cbfb3ef8c479b758125f3c7cc331a28

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-8d4f79d3-d035-4d05-95e9-362db91418af\files\sqlite3.dll

      Filesize

      207KB

      MD5

      1d0783f4a6a8f15753d6772ea0549b4c

      SHA1

      6a5bda99b06a202a7f9b605473163c98788a154c

      SHA256

      8e20a090116adb8cef8008b7fab6c8f4c8348cc8eaa43f5cb0529dae597da80a

      SHA512

      2e0f162956e935e6c9da6459847703108f17b78bab7d30dde54a11c0ab544c636c998273329e899b6f099b88663feb0adea2c1f63fedfdec1792845771b51ae0

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-8d4f79d3-d035-4d05-95e9-362db91418af\msiwrapper.ini

      Filesize

      1KB

      MD5

      b341bf7c14108784cb09723e18546ae3

      SHA1

      041441bb5273c32e12c6fa4fd568effba19d30d3

      SHA256

      973428d61c05dc420fb3fd0fcb929e758fc6cf34c75189dae7ae86c7d6d4c64b

      SHA512

      8057afec0c96b6fa9827db8749941673864dc99d7dd99f3538aede5f1eb311f6b0361be3b4857eb524130c4c79161cf52bbbaa427c565b776a35636ec989fc40

    • C:\Windows\Installer\MSI9059.tmp

      Filesize

      208KB

      MD5

      d82b3fb861129c5d71f0cd2874f97216

      SHA1

      f3fe341d79224126e950d2691d574d147102b18d

      SHA256

      107b32c5b789be9893f24d5bfe22633d25b7a3cae80082ef37b30e056869cc5c

      SHA512

      244b7675e70ab12aa5776f26e30577268573b725d0f145bfc6b848d2bd8f014c9c6eab0fc0e4f0a574ed9ca1d230b2094dd88a2146ef0a6db70dbd815f9a5f5b

    • C:\temp\Autoit3.exe

      Filesize

      57KB

      MD5

      507e9c060e3ba87ee33fde655b2ec37c

      SHA1

      28e798d30fc916dc0dbed793c277ca4d390de640

      SHA256

      f14d90f0d47460622cb155b96f42cb4a08f785e2f19f98e9cdc2c296f8272c7d

      SHA512

      772f6de065d8de864c28d2ebefec1f1d6331048b9d373eb89e2494a60fb5ea74d95dead4b6bea6b652d04bec3217588046b16d850c3495806891ca9a05d4e84d

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

      Filesize

      7.3MB

      MD5

      6cdd92aa5f66908defa79ad56a8b77e2

      SHA1

      d10a13e800c2d5b61e374a71bf300af3f482a605

      SHA256

      d97938485bb1b53a6347421540cb949513502c15a4b12c4c895e591264c98558

      SHA512

      883ead2c0d9619a0cf93c844db9cd7ee12e4f5e8897f5be19d245e2a32d2a443b25d8017538a80dc3ff94a4dc616d8fd6e77f0ed0918f7c1d0b40822dc724813

    • \??\Volume{78362842-0000-0000-0000-d01200000000}\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{584b4fa6-7be5-4411-a4c2-81506b6793fb}_OnDiskSnapshotProp

      Filesize

      6KB

      MD5

      2e909ac324f2677a3116858fe87b66ee

      SHA1

      9b3656db4b79858f53dcae5a8f5389c2a0ff94fa

      SHA256

      e38a0f2c564c852f4814a61e5ac855c36356e72e829309bd030b7b32cf19d133

      SHA512

      6afcb5672bf58a926793f73637acfee5ab7aa47521d97b791804b951e3318d4517d8ab2d0bb3f5ff25318f553c335ae2a5ed91f3aadd6ee08d97d5a0a2c27b07

    • \??\c:\temp\script.a3x

      Filesize

      31KB

      MD5

      53af6be8219d45806c41222342d3d339

      SHA1

      88dbe42b8d6646bae452d6951396b9d90ff86a0f

      SHA256

      70eb9c9b9bbea0493bf840f5961f6ab9c34d11e8a50f51b927ff209bf45582d7

      SHA512

      8d4df3a18f27fb83992a38d2e2a28504e6ae6f1da5fdc9ed5baf888c1c52833216a7d8519683ee8fa0baad111b0bc024935b9b170af7f88a6dcc55bdf4511b31

    • \??\c:\temp\test.txt

      Filesize

      76B

      MD5

      45306f5622da212035662680f1c09e0e

      SHA1

      a89ae25df7b6bc8a30c4dcfdc267cf912e17f1bb

      SHA256

      2a5eaa4fb540232306ee036ed870369570744b34d8bd17743293e4763d19933e

      SHA512

      99c9a4c77b346cf95930575fdb6a0c7ef4fe3cc75831e8f4c5d8114d0b35ff8c7fa6ca4f4dca6b34b53bd133766565318da0904fb467f88a1d7f47d0577115b0

    • memory/3904-103-0x0000000004E00000-0x0000000005DD0000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      15.8MB

    • memory/3904-104-0x0000000006300000-0x000000000665B000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      3.4MB

    • memory/3904-109-0x0000000006300000-0x000000000665B000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      3.4MB

    • memory/4964-93-0x0000020AE7BD0000-0x0000020AE7D70000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      1.6MB

    • memory/4964-105-0x0000000076530000-0x00000000768D8000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      3.7MB

    • memory/4964-106-0x0000020AE7BD0000-0x0000020AE7D70000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      1.6MB