Analysis

  • max time kernel
    144s
  • max time network
    145s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240226-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240226-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    26/03/2024, 17:29

General

  • Target
    roamingkiller.msi
  • Size 4.0MB
  • Sample240326-v2qfssae5s
  • SHA256 8738866be2f39ac05df243bbe2c82dfc6c125643cc5c75e5f199701fbacc90c9
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • darkgate

Botnet
  • admin888

C2
  • strongdomainsercgerhhost.com

Attributes
  • anti_analysis

    true

  • anti_debug

    false

  • anti_vm

    false

  • c2_port

    443

  • check_disk

    true

  • check_ram

    true

  • check_xeon

    false

  • crypter_au3

    false

  • crypter_dll

    false

  • crypter_raw_stub

    false

  • internal_mutex

    oMCbXETF

  • minimum_disk

    70

  • minimum_ram

    4096

  • ping_interval

    6

  • rootkit

    false

  • startup_persistence

    true

  • username

    admin888

Signatures

  • DarkGate

    DarkGate is an infostealer written in C++.

  • Detect DarkGate stealer 2 IoCs
  • Modifies file permissions 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 46 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Drops file in Windows directory 9 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 5 IoCs

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

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 49 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 22 IoCs
  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    msiexec.exe /I C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\roamingkiller.msi
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    PID:2984
  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /V
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1164
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3908
    • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 17061FF9CF4114D0DC3A640EFE6C2F26
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1060
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ICACLS.EXE
        "C:\Windows\system32\ICACLS.EXE" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-98e06e83-3bd6-42e0-91e0-4bcb3d439c02\." /SETINTEGRITYLEVEL (CI)(OI)HIGH
        3⤵
        • Modifies file permissions
        PID:1864
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXPAND.EXE
        "C:\Windows\system32\EXPAND.EXE" -R files.cab -F:* files
        3⤵
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        PID:2804
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-98e06e83-3bd6-42e0-91e0-4bcb3d439c02\files\iTunesHelper.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-98e06e83-3bd6-42e0-91e0-4bcb3d439c02\files\iTunesHelper.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4612
        • \??\c:\temp\Autoit3.exe
          "c:\temp\Autoit3.exe" c:\temp\script.au3
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Checks processor information in registry
          PID:4992
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c rd /s /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-98e06e83-3bd6-42e0-91e0-4bcb3d439c02\files"
        3⤵
          PID:1896
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ICACLS.EXE
          "C:\Windows\system32\ICACLS.EXE" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-98e06e83-3bd6-42e0-91e0-4bcb3d439c02\." /SETINTEGRITYLEVEL (CI)(OI)LOW
          3⤵
          • Modifies file permissions
          PID:4772
    • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      1⤵
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:452

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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          Downloads

          files.cab

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-98e06e83-3bd6-42e0-91e0-4bcb3d439c02\files.cab
          • Size 3.7MB
          • SHA256 ebc07602baa657c8cce1feb5f182f573fde28a87df27bfefa89eccd78810c3ba
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          CoreFoundation.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-98e06e83-3bd6-42e0-91e0-4bcb3d439c02\files\CoreFoundation.dll
          • Size 1.5MB
          • SHA256 b9ad4d86a0f379c117fa0bf2551fbf8b6edbc3ecfa2dc20636261d5cfc06e211
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          iTunesHelper.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-98e06e83-3bd6-42e0-91e0-4bcb3d439c02\files\iTunesHelper.exe
          • Size 358KB
          • SHA256 0d8878cca08903777888b3681f90e4a07c7aef7d9600a67dfa985844d4bf5eda
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          sqlite3.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-98e06e83-3bd6-42e0-91e0-4bcb3d439c02\files\sqlite3.dll
          • Size 1.8MB
          • SHA256 6c9e0fae988f29598bdebf2c3744083a22f444e7e91f48e63349e1268794e84d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          msiwrapper.ini

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-98e06e83-3bd6-42e0-91e0-4bcb3d439c02\msiwrapper.ini
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 4c9fffb9a443a3b3926b65bc06c31663ccb6584e6c7d35b8297d19c1af2b4c95
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          msiwrapper.ini

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-98e06e83-3bd6-42e0-91e0-4bcb3d439c02\msiwrapper.ini
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 6a9212e0fef6a480b2f393e173fd7cfc316bdc7f1823eb1eceba4504df9b36b6
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          MSI6409.tmp

          • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSI6409.tmp
          • Size 208KB
          • SHA256 107b32c5b789be9893f24d5bfe22633d25b7a3cae80082ef37b30e056869cc5c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          Autoit3.exe

          • Path C:\temp\Autoit3.exe
          • Size 872KB
          • SHA256 237d1bca6e056df5bb16a1216a434634109478f882d3b1d58344c801d184f95d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          metadata-2

          • Path \??\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy2\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2
          • Size 23.7MB
          • SHA256 b2675c4524972c2ef2745080171ae561c3ab66f2ff209c0f41c2024a75e04579
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          {82d89733-7b37-45b6-896f-da516cf79870}_OnDiskSnapshotProp

          • Path \??\Volume{f429969b-0000-0000-0000-d01200000000}\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{82d89733-7b37-45b6-896f-da516cf79870}_OnDiskSnapshotProp
          • Size 6KB
          • SHA256 7274d11ac24f8af12b907d76807d29f92405a4a9e46ab6d580f6d70335e16ae9
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          script.au3

          • Path \??\c:\temp\script.au3
          • Size 707KB
          • SHA256 2d61625a0e63ab4491deab98c76aa02ba583b4c655b55c1672b74338c20e39dd
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          test.txt

          • Path \??\c:\temp\test.txt
          • Size 76B
          • SHA256 6570f12a91bc387e6fcf9e9489eebb9876e0552d88e3d1bfa94624a5da0c511d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          memory/4612-80-0x000001826F1C0000-0x000001826F39A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4612-92-0x0000000073480000-0x000000007361D000-memory.dmp

          memory/4612-93-0x000001826F1C0000-0x000001826F39A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4992-88-0x0000000004BC0000-0x0000000005B90000-memory.dmp

          memory/4992-89-0x00000000063E0000-0x000000000672E000-memory.dmp

          memory/4992-91-0x00000000063E0000-0x000000000672E000-memory.dmp