Analysis

  • max time kernel
    118s
  • max time network
    119s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240220-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240220-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    02-04-2024 10:38

General

  • Target

    3ed9bc94879d6db3f296f8b948645a6ea9f9d4201d0209a71fbc62bf73e2e848.msi

  • Size

    3.9MB

  • MD5

    54c2f6b177e71ec4c262930566a282d1

  • SHA1

    b39e90c76e1fb6e4dc6f2d4ed034ba7b9c82bf23

  • SHA256

    3ed9bc94879d6db3f296f8b948645a6ea9f9d4201d0209a71fbc62bf73e2e848

  • SHA512

    7b84d5784626707e808bc7a8e0b15fb23f7faf3dc77e3aa720a18e89e494c98850b1b6de52b25f43463e5a39aac2db1edebbd6c891976d89facd1f775cf16e43

  • SSDEEP

    49152:0pUPBhGczyqOSKGLcLxxYuYLRlJ7lzkiBVlR3/BzuAPeJx3B+JLil:0pUqM9LDEKXVuAPMuW

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkgate

Botnet

admin888

C2

rourtmanjsdadhfakja.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

    eXAWVDek

  • minimum_disk

    50

  • minimum_ram

    7000

  • ping_interval

    6

  • rootkit

    false

  • startup_persistence

    true

  • 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\3ed9bc94879d6db3f296f8b948645a6ea9f9d4201d0209a71fbc62bf73e2e848.msi
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    PID:3000
  • 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:2704
    • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 24A038C117D42D0512A22EA827DDF4C2
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1452
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ICACLS.EXE
        "C:\Windows\system32\ICACLS.EXE" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-8236e939-8a81-4d6b-9fed-3b4dd1ea3e3e\." /SETINTEGRITYLEVEL (CI)(OI)HIGH
        3⤵
        • Modifies file permissions
        PID:2344
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXPAND.EXE
        "C:\Windows\system32\EXPAND.EXE" -R files.cab -F:* files
        3⤵
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        PID:1908
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-8236e939-8a81-4d6b-9fed-3b4dd1ea3e3e\files\iTunesHelper.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-8236e939-8a81-4d6b-9fed-3b4dd1ea3e3e\files\iTunesHelper.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1688
        • \??\c:\temp\Autoit3.exe
          "c:\temp\Autoit3.exe" c:\temp\script.a3x
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Checks processor information in registry
          PID:2596
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c rd /s /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-8236e939-8a81-4d6b-9fed-3b4dd1ea3e3e\files"
        3⤵
          PID:2460
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ICACLS.EXE
          "C:\Windows\system32\ICACLS.EXE" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-8236e939-8a81-4d6b-9fed-3b4dd1ea3e3e\." /SETINTEGRITYLEVEL (CI)(OI)LOW
          3⤵
          • Modifies file permissions
          PID:1944
    • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      1⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2564
    • C:\Windows\system32\DrvInst.exe
      DrvInst.exe "1" "200" "STORAGE\VolumeSnapshot\HarddiskVolumeSnapshot19" "" "" "61530dda3" "0000000000000000" "00000000000005AC" "00000000000003A4"
      1⤵
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2532

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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    Downloads

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-8236e939-8a81-4d6b-9fed-3b4dd1ea3e3e\files.cab

      Filesize

      3.6MB

      MD5

      c6db776a99f2cf475c5e8f21afc03e24

      SHA1

      3ac870cacd414130e84cf91816762a6e19be81e4

      SHA256

      a5cc24ad961584e5508235a15284abd912b3fde4a2a145d4dc11281c1f9c9eab

      SHA512

      91a3d9ae6340e26ec177add69a2c9df3d06f683eb7e71e4f0f183b691c12f4376fcd80d30cc6763f002b3f85c992bea6492511a8e81d3c5ef6af6ce391a8e919

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-8236e939-8a81-4d6b-9fed-3b4dd1ea3e3e\files\CoreFoundation.dll

      Filesize

      1.6MB

      MD5

      55ac845a22243538fca3a1852858749f

      SHA1

      a1973049289a3492355ec42fda3c653a7a1f289c

      SHA256

      dd3b108d0bdb49d5ad268c65d01a39a4a832f4c49b07cfec4ff74ad4e869a112

      SHA512

      e5da92a1321c6a3d262a3b0e8f308e5dca4ce8f5f8389f09882197c5245001269f612d2121a541e7b6c6bc3e819e5eb3f06c54c541cc1e44eae57337a2dea965

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-8236e939-8a81-4d6b-9fed-3b4dd1ea3e3e\files\iTunesHelper.exe

      Filesize

      358KB

      MD5

      ed6a1c72a75dee15a6fa75873cd64975

      SHA1

      67a15ca72e3156f8be6c46391e184087e47f4a0d

      SHA256

      0d8878cca08903777888b3681f90e4a07c7aef7d9600a67dfa985844d4bf5eda

      SHA512

      256c2ebfeb42c2d3340d8bb423ef0ae48d5fb9fe5ca09c363595f51a03007482b67a777e4cae7a8194f69bc3a3fbcdb9abb5c9f92097925272431bb9d50f5c03

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-8236e939-8a81-4d6b-9fed-3b4dd1ea3e3e\files\sqlite3.dll

      Filesize

      1.6MB

      MD5

      b9134a3839483552f1804bf284318622

      SHA1

      8f1daaa235a1a113657638184c5de9284f04aeba

      SHA256

      e04b368d08d638a53290fd6dd19d301c4992113733759bd59799bfe0d7300ad9

      SHA512

      c83459d68239dae17899b4601356e46665038a0a75c69e9f1bdbd38231d90ba88c67abd8e4fa207c2564ffbc7d548e3b802e1b37d38b7c94908074a6fa1f30ee

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-8236e939-8a81-4d6b-9fed-3b4dd1ea3e3e\msiwrapper.ini

      Filesize

      1KB

      MD5

      9080d91c311d676e6d859f7f907e7182

      SHA1

      94e1a18cc914a09ae19d0cd96e66bd9eaefa91f1

      SHA256

      ff5278e72fa862fb7fe0a59d0cf4f2936e52b301c0abda836d888a845791b628

      SHA512

      dbae345f66d741dbb95c610207ca28eb93b334df1758bd02dcce711add138e86def9d0e504804d61c67432dcb5fdb53809064bea477423a4d33a0d2f3ed882c3

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-8236e939-8a81-4d6b-9fed-3b4dd1ea3e3e\msiwrapper.ini

      Filesize

      1KB

      MD5

      74190ca305583059e36923ed24cd522f

      SHA1

      40b7102b1735bd8ffeb08f7f32ad5780624a7fc6

      SHA256

      836d1dd1f3f7d50f646261b742f2670214d33061dd152de458430b8b5e63dbb3

      SHA512

      15c25f34b6181b5c8371d39bb29a2aefd92646be8443d5afc705ea7f09d71d97ae2239656a4f807c17e72a669f29c1d51f7b829c58234ade3812ec48d27a95fd

    • C:\temp\Autoit3.exe

      Filesize

      872KB

      MD5

      c56b5f0201a3b3de53e561fe76912bfd

      SHA1

      2a4062e10a5de813f5688221dbeb3f3ff33eb417

      SHA256

      237d1bca6e056df5bb16a1216a434634109478f882d3b1d58344c801d184f95d

      SHA512

      195b98245bb820085ae9203cdb6d470b749d1f228908093e8606453b027b7d7681ccd7952e30c2f5dd40f8f0b999ccfc60ebb03419b574c08de6816e75710d2c

    • \??\c:\temp\script.a3x

      Filesize

      474KB

      MD5

      8ab7038b4c8bb4045439c34877b3d987

      SHA1

      8238100a487d9ccc7606109bd86f7b46a0fa3630

      SHA256

      f3de47b6e1d07ecb4cb3cb047eddeecfce0ed692963d1ae7ad59fad45794b995

      SHA512

      7894e8338a6d31f9ee0f43aafacae7e8c5845ed55c1b34b7d681820a5a2767f23bf693c225f0b001bb91a6149ecb9bbd5fdf86b4e46816cf585cd2116862e4d3

    • \??\c:\temp\test.txt

      Filesize

      76B

      MD5

      768de4581f6b36192556a9c8fea206fc

      SHA1

      f9b836dec6b1c7c02a81f3203fb659653229eb0f

      SHA256

      611decd13720d94bdb697f3b0d3831d80cbf5f564bdc7c81fad2339205dfb17b

      SHA512

      3e5a3d947584da521407c3eec2816e5bb038ea09f1e7f942a742a31ab0bd0edebd237e0b36a9e6799aa5adc60e1cdd247a1293b6c73908c4d4dc766c935ebd7b

    • \Windows\Installer\MSI23B6.tmp

      Filesize

      208KB

      MD5

      d82b3fb861129c5d71f0cd2874f97216

      SHA1

      f3fe341d79224126e950d2691d574d147102b18d

      SHA256

      107b32c5b789be9893f24d5bfe22633d25b7a3cae80082ef37b30e056869cc5c

      SHA512

      244b7675e70ab12aa5776f26e30577268573b725d0f145bfc6b848d2bd8f014c9c6eab0fc0e4f0a574ed9ca1d230b2094dd88a2146ef0a6db70dbd815f9a5f5b

    • memory/1688-79-0x00000000021B0000-0x0000000002350000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      1.6MB

    • memory/1688-84-0x00000000740F0000-0x00000000742A5000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      1.7MB

    • memory/1688-86-0x00000000021B0000-0x0000000002350000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      1.6MB

    • memory/2596-93-0x0000000004AF0000-0x0000000004E4C000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      3.4MB

    • memory/2596-92-0x0000000003670000-0x0000000004640000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      15.8MB

    • memory/2596-96-0x0000000004AF0000-0x0000000004E4C000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      3.4MB