Analysis

  • max time kernel
    94s
  • max time network
    129s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240226-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240226-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    02/04/2024, 10:09

General

  • Target
    doomday.msi
  • Size 3.7MB
  • Sample240402-l619esef85
  • SHA256 ea673e0e6986e41a73c19dd2a9cfde3d2d4186ef52c23c1253dde2d54faca7b3
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • darkgate

Botnet
  • admin888

C2
  • 38.180.60.31

Attributes
  • anti_analysis

    true

  • anti_debug

    false

  • anti_vm

    false

  • c2_port

    80

  • check_disk

    true

  • check_ram

    true

  • check_xeon

    false

  • crypter_au3

    false

  • crypter_dll

    false

  • crypter_raw_stub

    false

  • internal_mutex

    yjuEPWsj

  • minimum_disk

    30

  • 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 11 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 5 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 53 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 20 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\doomday.msi
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    PID:4448
  • 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:1420
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:216
    • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding CB75954EDEB723FEFB5FD5E97B2BB6CF
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4972
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ICACLS.EXE
        "C:\Windows\system32\ICACLS.EXE" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-ec67b430-d7f6-487d-a9a3-e403502fcfb7\." /SETINTEGRITYLEVEL (CI)(OI)HIGH
        3⤵
        • Modifies file permissions
        PID:3420
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXPAND.EXE
        "C:\Windows\system32\EXPAND.EXE" -R files.cab -F:* files
        3⤵
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        PID:4552
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-ec67b430-d7f6-487d-a9a3-e403502fcfb7\files\apdproxy.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-ec67b430-d7f6-487d-a9a3-e403502fcfb7\files\apdproxy.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3060
        • \??\c:\temp\Autoit3.exe
          "c:\temp\Autoit3.exe" c:\temp\script.au3
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Checks processor information in registry
          PID:1632
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ICACLS.EXE
        "C:\Windows\system32\ICACLS.EXE" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-ec67b430-d7f6-487d-a9a3-e403502fcfb7\." /SETINTEGRITYLEVEL (CI)(OI)LOW
        3⤵
        • Modifies file permissions
        PID:4944
  • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
    1⤵
    • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4300

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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        Downloads

        files.cab

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-ec67b430-d7f6-487d-a9a3-e403502fcfb7\files.cab
        • Size 3.4MB
        • SHA256 b860f09732fad08ddb048b0322bc5df1a61fe7859dd91f6ca769a972bac4f5f3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        MSVCP71.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-ec67b430-d7f6-487d-a9a3-e403502fcfb7\files\MSVCP71.dll
        • Size 488KB
        • SHA256 df96156f6a548fd6fe5672918de5ae4509d3c810a57bffd2a91de45a3ed5b23b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        apdboot.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-ec67b430-d7f6-487d-a9a3-e403502fcfb7\files\apdboot.dll
        • Size 931KB
        • SHA256 51d197826bb62d23d4d926c914409ea8c66de149418cdd43137ddf1cafffe347
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        apdproxy.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-ec67b430-d7f6-487d-a9a3-e403502fcfb7\files\apdproxy.exe
        • Size 62KB
        • SHA256 a16b93c374e77f98889d7ad7f38b2282dbc5a40511541b9105b1dcf9216c3cf3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        msvcr71.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-ec67b430-d7f6-487d-a9a3-e403502fcfb7\files\msvcr71.dll
        • Size 340KB
        • SHA256 8094af5ee310714caebccaeee7769ffb08048503ba478b879edfef5f1a24fefe
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        sqlite3.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-ec67b430-d7f6-487d-a9a3-e403502fcfb7\files\sqlite3.dll
        • Size 1.6MB
        • SHA256 b6c0d1c8dfb907ce2d5bc7e493cfb1c5e1940f200475327dded1d3390c1d5c96
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        msiwrapper.ini

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-ec67b430-d7f6-487d-a9a3-e403502fcfb7\msiwrapper.ini
        • Size 440B
        • SHA256 9025ae69e991479d278bd6de66e1e93c4327385bac3f97293b9d0f3c4dbcb83b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        msiwrapper.ini

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-ec67b430-d7f6-487d-a9a3-e403502fcfb7\msiwrapper.ini
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 5a630038aafd75ed01d702f3117f1cd7e367adcb7ad77c36ca17cd09901357d9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        msiwrapper.ini

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-ec67b430-d7f6-487d-a9a3-e403502fcfb7\msiwrapper.ini
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 03971bad518f51808e49b1cf41508038c1418557c64e5405ca69094bbe0a505f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        msiwrapper.ini

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-ec67b430-d7f6-487d-a9a3-e403502fcfb7\msiwrapper.ini
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 387b4bea135955303634d004674c7ef04757ebe89eb76d5ea4e6f9e430cd97fa
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        MSI6496.tmp

        • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSI6496.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 0f92c41e80ad29285bf2720268f472d90fb11fbf7bb7357358d847db063f2494
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        {f22f22ae-4772-4da8-b24c-872de9890856}_OnDiskSnapshotProp

        • Path \??\Volume{2dcc6a48-0000-0000-0000-d01200000000}\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{f22f22ae-4772-4da8-b24c-872de9890856}_OnDiskSnapshotProp
        • Size 6KB
        • SHA256 fdd9a89c0d58873f2e1c4dab0c28ceb5bf49f3f7f70db5a0ee468accf3a601a4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        script.au3

        • Path \??\c:\temp\script.au3
        • Size 595KB
        • SHA256 64e1563ceef99893a1fe4ba93cd38763a68f2db5537545a08061e83af9fe299b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        test.txt

        • Path \??\c:\temp\test.txt
        • Size 76B
        • SHA256 99426e8b0d9b6366436d7db6883c98d6a8c2e5825b13a167a0c7495494182276
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        memory/1632-109-0x0000000004AE0000-0x0000000005AB0000-memory.dmp

        memory/1632-112-0x00000000061A0000-0x00000000064EE000-memory.dmp

        memory/1632-111-0x00000000061A0000-0x00000000064EE000-memory.dmp

        memory/3060-90-0x00000000026C0000-0x0000000002864000-memory.dmp

        memory/3060-96-0x00000000026C0000-0x0000000002864000-memory.dmp

        memory/3060-95-0x00000000731C0000-0x00000000732B4000-memory.dmp