Analysis

  • max time kernel
    119s
  • max time network
    121s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240221-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240221-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    02-04-2024 10:09

General

  • Target

    8GMgV5a1fsLKxv.msi

  • Size

    4.3MB

  • MD5

    643541e25802b30249ba4fd2f549e244

  • SHA1

    df45dbb9c09775be5567cf8dd92b8bf8e77dcc43

  • SHA256

    e5e94056346367f7a8cf31fd7a2a47b4004623f1c8b74cb8f5d6ae110bef134a

  • SHA512

    8c8aa5e51f22fc9f3edf3c292b535963745599833b2041746141467a3a490ba92274dfafa27b2d896639a3ca25740261779c129c20e004daa0ea56e6937c66d8

  • SSDEEP

    49152:ipUPP9qhCxzT+WKjSXsE6wsGjXZq5+iLirfmiiiiiiiiiQg7Xgnct6NymxAiOYUI:ipUCQHsWPieI5tjT

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkgate

Botnet

admin888

C2

newdomainfortesteenestle.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

    GWNUbwRE

  • minimum_disk

    100

  • minimum_ram

    4096

  • ping_interval

    6

  • rootkit

    false

  • startup_persistence

    false

  • username

    admin888

Signatures

  • DarkGate

    DarkGate is an infostealer written in C++.

  • Detect DarkGate stealer 3 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 3 IoCs
  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 43 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 53 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 31 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\8GMgV5a1fsLKxv.msi
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    PID:1712
  • 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:1988
    • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 33A0D8E9F35147D03242278189A42461
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1548
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ICACLS.EXE
        "C:\Windows\system32\ICACLS.EXE" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-0abfe6f8-0874-4bb7-a085-a0c451c9b7cd\." /SETINTEGRITYLEVEL (CI)(OI)HIGH
        3⤵
        • Modifies file permissions
        PID:2260
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXPAND.EXE
        "C:\Windows\system32\EXPAND.EXE" -R files.cab -F:* files
        3⤵
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        PID:1648
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-0abfe6f8-0874-4bb7-a085-a0c451c9b7cd\files\vlc.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-0abfe6f8-0874-4bb7-a085-a0c451c9b7cd\files\vlc.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1240
        • \??\c:\temp\Autoit3.exe
          "c:\temp\Autoit3.exe" c:\temp\script.au3
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Checks processor information in registry
          PID:2324
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c rd /s /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-0abfe6f8-0874-4bb7-a085-a0c451c9b7cd\files"
        3⤵
          PID:2132
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ICACLS.EXE
          "C:\Windows\system32\ICACLS.EXE" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-0abfe6f8-0874-4bb7-a085-a0c451c9b7cd\." /SETINTEGRITYLEVEL (CI)(OI)LOW
          3⤵
          • Modifies file permissions
          PID:784
    • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      1⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2944
    • C:\Windows\system32\DrvInst.exe
      DrvInst.exe "1" "200" "STORAGE\VolumeSnapshot\HarddiskVolumeSnapshot19" "" "" "61530dda3" "0000000000000000" "00000000000002A4" "00000000000005AC"
      1⤵
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2608

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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    Downloads

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-0abfe6f8-0874-4bb7-a085-a0c451c9b7cd\files.cab

      Filesize

      4.0MB

      MD5

      c2271e53a3a03b0d87483d4ac6699d59

      SHA1

      e9a6ab1c3fa3ab19c70508c03677a8caef65c5b4

      SHA256

      29d7e4bf488c2f8951002648a6233b63df30e771cf03481195fca4580ebd8927

      SHA512

      c5e66108183f0c5f863e6b1c12d7d0db58113e6416907bbf3d5a897325789f16ac40e6885f5e4e11a58f9ef5fa75062dbad4f17f62dc8acb3f097c0b5bfe5063

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-0abfe6f8-0874-4bb7-a085-a0c451c9b7cd\files\libvlc.dll

      Filesize

      1.5MB

      MD5

      40ae15c468001502dac0f06eb58fb302

      SHA1

      3b2599137a27fbc010aacde56b30e6f029bb12ae

      SHA256

      f7524f192f897d6166284ee8bc1caa16335b4d097bcb686f1247c10bef208762

      SHA512

      ae8bc69f806cbf40a24b11a3845bda17bff06ad1dd2fd639280da44474c849e06f4ba0ce17a586aebeb9b1ec04597ba16177a9380ebab720312c71a7758a0530

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-0abfe6f8-0874-4bb7-a085-a0c451c9b7cd\files\sqlite3.dll

      Filesize

      1.6MB

      MD5

      6c124dce55818674b86161a930bc7445

      SHA1

      f84aa0557d828b7155d1cd5dfe80e94b3875cdb2

      SHA256

      07440467f2f703e1c983dadcd57fe1f439866c0fb77ef3a29b9578f14b3c1730

      SHA512

      2e702e179ea9a0e08da8f90281e21eb3631a0725742d61f6f6fd2ec298440ef7cf90a94542522d976d2c8a14b3a174e98af84d86a11ea5e7d7f080356bd43ba3

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-0abfe6f8-0874-4bb7-a085-a0c451c9b7cd\files\vlc.exe

      Filesize

      966KB

      MD5

      035860e139ba6db1b38d5346cb6ff5b6

      SHA1

      d515303cbca3a8ae7a0463fecd418d81b314e650

      SHA256

      16197a321fc7b0a2a311e689621fe4a7cd50fdcb2d163973a31e4fd6352232d7

      SHA512

      14dab9108d85af72001631130923b94483dd1440f24a8eedad41756db3030c5e11e80ec894922c389e09c86e8b721bcbd8594bd3646f484560f89963a7e18cc7

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-0abfe6f8-0874-4bb7-a085-a0c451c9b7cd\msiwrapper.ini

      Filesize

      430B

      MD5

      2554e9c12348c4035a329f6ef3505d80

      SHA1

      d9ab2cdfaff8e8b8b53166680be776cf14555039

      SHA256

      70e056e7a359cb26c2afb5f1a6874b53cb06d7fc87882a4dc766de51af9c7da3

      SHA512

      49dabc158df518cc2677fcb9bfe4ab87799a723e07fecad49675a037cb98cead305734cafde16c553fe59ff11bdc69d30138b87856bfdc287fc45756c49516d2

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-0abfe6f8-0874-4bb7-a085-a0c451c9b7cd\msiwrapper.ini

      Filesize

      1KB

      MD5

      05999b76945f09750d56b8705bb80822

      SHA1

      cecf35560f361abb50a57fe63290a217d6238810

      SHA256

      7a2017eec799316df30339e6d0b22b8069b1ed8f0950e4051ab50fc579cc895e

      SHA512

      83010259bd31c2e6b5573d2f3f5182fdca800b60edb9e571067ab3530e7398ba152525f156a401bb080bf9ef702059c6f160624ca48649d95ad55d4796ce33e0

    • C:\Windows\Installer\MSI3AEE.tmp

      Filesize

      208KB

      MD5

      d82b3fb861129c5d71f0cd2874f97216

      SHA1

      f3fe341d79224126e950d2691d574d147102b18d

      SHA256

      107b32c5b789be9893f24d5bfe22633d25b7a3cae80082ef37b30e056869cc5c

      SHA512

      244b7675e70ab12aa5776f26e30577268573b725d0f145bfc6b848d2bd8f014c9c6eab0fc0e4f0a574ed9ca1d230b2094dd88a2146ef0a6db70dbd815f9a5f5b

    • C:\temp\Autoit3.exe

      Filesize

      872KB

      MD5

      c56b5f0201a3b3de53e561fe76912bfd

      SHA1

      2a4062e10a5de813f5688221dbeb3f3ff33eb417

      SHA256

      237d1bca6e056df5bb16a1216a434634109478f882d3b1d58344c801d184f95d

      SHA512

      195b98245bb820085ae9203cdb6d470b749d1f228908093e8606453b027b7d7681ccd7952e30c2f5dd40f8f0b999ccfc60ebb03419b574c08de6816e75710d2c

    • \??\c:\temp\script.au3

      Filesize

      466KB

      MD5

      b395d416df27709427c17c04725a4c45

      SHA1

      c407d97bdb9bf1cd461fa40c66f261e3f92dd602

      SHA256

      78b3702f5c0f7efdf4598a2284cf3c7b3b51a6ae93a001029290bcc6a97bdc0a

      SHA512

      ec1b985bdb793e1acb9ed95681682ff712e8e518544214b0d648643b28a59c9c8cf6812879ea90a7319bd7853803a6fb3def19c5c897bd61b49c67c73c9c61c3

    • \??\c:\temp\test.txt

      Filesize

      76B

      MD5

      5e21c8ec8315c76c2e60eb1ff99040ca

      SHA1

      5b691e8bcf0967cc2b46aeb6dd7af91d8992ea25

      SHA256

      9e6861ac7aa15474d2d00afd67b2fdec473cf67a13116fddecf1495088e853ba

      SHA512

      ab10cda631047028e9321952430a9f7b1cd9a78cb59c8c192aaa72cc5a95cdeee96ef432f422e11bcddeb72170d97ba0093e29cc0ad07bb78e1c61c571f2553b

    • memory/1240-77-0x00000000020E0000-0x000000000227E000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      1.6MB

    • memory/1240-84-0x000000013FAC0000-0x000000013FBB8000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      992KB

    • memory/1240-86-0x0000000074030000-0x00000000741BD000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      1.6MB

    • memory/1240-89-0x00000000020E0000-0x000000000227E000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      1.6MB

    • memory/2324-90-0x0000000003720000-0x00000000046F0000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      15.8MB

    • memory/2324-94-0x0000000004D40000-0x000000000508E000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      3.3MB

    • memory/2324-95-0x0000000004D40000-0x000000000508E000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      3.3MB