Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    154s
  • 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
    e5e94056346367f7a8cf31fd7a2a47b4004623f1c8b74cb8f5d6ae110bef134a.msi
  • Size 4.3MB
  • Sample240402-l65lvaec4v
  • SHA256 e5e94056346367f7a8cf31fd7a2a47b4004623f1c8b74cb8f5d6ae110bef134a
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

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 1 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 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 19 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\e5e94056346367f7a8cf31fd7a2a47b4004623f1c8b74cb8f5d6ae110bef134a.msi
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    PID:548
  • 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:4336
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4104
    • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding F1EDFBEDE986C1DDDFC65A27FB515330
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1812
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ICACLS.EXE
        "C:\Windows\system32\ICACLS.EXE" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-fd3ae698-5ce3-4b77-b46a-e35a52cdbdd6\." /SETINTEGRITYLEVEL (CI)(OI)HIGH
        3⤵
        • Modifies file permissions
        PID:2660
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXPAND.EXE
        "C:\Windows\system32\EXPAND.EXE" -R files.cab -F:* files
        3⤵
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        PID:756
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-fd3ae698-5ce3-4b77-b46a-e35a52cdbdd6\files\vlc.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-fd3ae698-5ce3-4b77-b46a-e35a52cdbdd6\files\vlc.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4524
        • \??\c:\temp\Autoit3.exe
          "c:\temp\Autoit3.exe" c:\temp\script.au3
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Checks processor information in registry
          PID:1832
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ICACLS.EXE
        "C:\Windows\system32\ICACLS.EXE" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-fd3ae698-5ce3-4b77-b46a-e35a52cdbdd6\." /SETINTEGRITYLEVEL (CI)(OI)LOW
        3⤵
        • Modifies file permissions
        PID:3872
  • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
    1⤵
    • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2984

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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        Downloads

        files.cab

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-fd3ae698-5ce3-4b77-b46a-e35a52cdbdd6\files.cab
        • Size 4.0MB
        • SHA256 29d7e4bf488c2f8951002648a6233b63df30e771cf03481195fca4580ebd8927
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        libvlc.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-fd3ae698-5ce3-4b77-b46a-e35a52cdbdd6\files\libvlc.dll
        • Size 1.5MB
        • SHA256 f7524f192f897d6166284ee8bc1caa16335b4d097bcb686f1247c10bef208762
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        sqlite3.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-fd3ae698-5ce3-4b77-b46a-e35a52cdbdd6\files\sqlite3.dll
        • Size 1.6MB
        • SHA256 07440467f2f703e1c983dadcd57fe1f439866c0fb77ef3a29b9578f14b3c1730
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        vlc.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-fd3ae698-5ce3-4b77-b46a-e35a52cdbdd6\files\vlc.exe
        • Size 966KB
        • SHA256 16197a321fc7b0a2a311e689621fe4a7cd50fdcb2d163973a31e4fd6352232d7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        msiwrapper.ini

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-fd3ae698-5ce3-4b77-b46a-e35a52cdbdd6\msiwrapper.ini
        • Size 396B
        • SHA256 ed5fe2db40599c01fe443e394b7544e767b5ccb1722f974cca4b7ebbe66463af
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        msiwrapper.ini

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-fd3ae698-5ce3-4b77-b46a-e35a52cdbdd6\msiwrapper.ini
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 fbda6a1c523ccf4cdcbdefa5f024e2bf8ace92a84e27ee575c03387f1dccf978
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        msiwrapper.ini

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-fd3ae698-5ce3-4b77-b46a-e35a52cdbdd6\msiwrapper.ini
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 cf09bec8d86a1cd796069a302eb2f1edb24153a1f3cb9a538d171337fc4fca2e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        MSID476.tmp

        • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSID476.tmp
        • Size 208KB
        • SHA256 107b32c5b789be9893f24d5bfe22633d25b7a3cae80082ef37b30e056869cc5c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        metadata-2

        • Path \??\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy2\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2
        • Size 23.7MB
        • SHA256 701bd718538cca8ddddfd8b70888a25c3c83ec3641cea0bb157edd0f57f28516
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        {c38f9c33-e495-422c-981c-cf7a2f2ef0b9}_OnDiskSnapshotProp

        • Path \??\Volume{e992337d-0000-0000-0000-d01200000000}\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{c38f9c33-e495-422c-981c-cf7a2f2ef0b9}_OnDiskSnapshotProp
        • Size 6KB
        • SHA256 753ced7813ab416d273c5ca702432c08fb7f74a8d754a332a74210f197a1a50c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        Autoit3.exe

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

        script.au3

        • Path \??\c:\temp\script.au3
        • Size 466KB
        • SHA256 78b3702f5c0f7efdf4598a2284cf3c7b3b51a6ae93a001029290bcc6a97bdc0a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        test.txt

        • Path \??\c:\temp\test.txt
        • Size 76B
        • SHA256 9e6861ac7aa15474d2d00afd67b2fdec473cf67a13116fddecf1495088e853ba
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        memory/1832-100-0x0000000005220000-0x00000000061F0000-memory.dmp

        memory/1832-101-0x0000000006710000-0x0000000006A5E000-memory.dmp

        memory/4524-83-0x00007FF618EC0000-0x00007FF618FB8000-memory.dmp

        memory/4524-86-0x000002D714B40000-0x000002D714CDE000-memory.dmp

        memory/4524-85-0x0000000055B40000-0x0000000055CCD000-memory.dmp

        memory/4524-79-0x000002D714B40000-0x000002D714CDE000-memory.dmp