Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    152s
  • 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 10:38

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 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 9 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 2 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 49 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 22 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:212
  • 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:4868
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4592
    • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding B252617800916E2F5458ECD55FC4549C
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4620
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ICACLS.EXE
        "C:\Windows\system32\ICACLS.EXE" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-cc9ce994-f4fe-4a96-bbf5-952e04ceb523\." /SETINTEGRITYLEVEL (CI)(OI)HIGH
        3⤵
        • Modifies file permissions
        PID:544
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXPAND.EXE
        "C:\Windows\system32\EXPAND.EXE" -R files.cab -F:* files
        3⤵
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        PID:1336
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-cc9ce994-f4fe-4a96-bbf5-952e04ceb523\files\iTunesHelper.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-cc9ce994-f4fe-4a96-bbf5-952e04ceb523\files\iTunesHelper.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1836
        • \??\c:\temp\Autoit3.exe
          "c:\temp\Autoit3.exe" c:\temp\script.a3x
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Checks processor information in registry
          PID:1616
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c rd /s /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-cc9ce994-f4fe-4a96-bbf5-952e04ceb523\files"
        3⤵
          PID:1748
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ICACLS.EXE
          "C:\Windows\system32\ICACLS.EXE" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-cc9ce994-f4fe-4a96-bbf5-952e04ceb523\." /SETINTEGRITYLEVEL (CI)(OI)LOW
          3⤵
          • Modifies file permissions
          PID:2236
    • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      1⤵
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3640

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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    Downloads

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-cc9ce994-f4fe-4a96-bbf5-952e04ceb523\files.cab

      Filesize

      3.6MB

      MD5

      c6db776a99f2cf475c5e8f21afc03e24

      SHA1

      3ac870cacd414130e84cf91816762a6e19be81e4

      SHA256

      a5cc24ad961584e5508235a15284abd912b3fde4a2a145d4dc11281c1f9c9eab

      SHA512

      91a3d9ae6340e26ec177add69a2c9df3d06f683eb7e71e4f0f183b691c12f4376fcd80d30cc6763f002b3f85c992bea6492511a8e81d3c5ef6af6ce391a8e919

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-cc9ce994-f4fe-4a96-bbf5-952e04ceb523\files\CoreFoundation.dll

      Filesize

      1.6MB

      MD5

      55ac845a22243538fca3a1852858749f

      SHA1

      a1973049289a3492355ec42fda3c653a7a1f289c

      SHA256

      dd3b108d0bdb49d5ad268c65d01a39a4a832f4c49b07cfec4ff74ad4e869a112

      SHA512

      e5da92a1321c6a3d262a3b0e8f308e5dca4ce8f5f8389f09882197c5245001269f612d2121a541e7b6c6bc3e819e5eb3f06c54c541cc1e44eae57337a2dea965

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-cc9ce994-f4fe-4a96-bbf5-952e04ceb523\files\iTunesHelper.exe

      Filesize

      358KB

      MD5

      ed6a1c72a75dee15a6fa75873cd64975

      SHA1

      67a15ca72e3156f8be6c46391e184087e47f4a0d

      SHA256

      0d8878cca08903777888b3681f90e4a07c7aef7d9600a67dfa985844d4bf5eda

      SHA512

      256c2ebfeb42c2d3340d8bb423ef0ae48d5fb9fe5ca09c363595f51a03007482b67a777e4cae7a8194f69bc3a3fbcdb9abb5c9f92097925272431bb9d50f5c03

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-cc9ce994-f4fe-4a96-bbf5-952e04ceb523\files\sqlite3.dll

      Filesize

      1.6MB

      MD5

      b9134a3839483552f1804bf284318622

      SHA1

      8f1daaa235a1a113657638184c5de9284f04aeba

      SHA256

      e04b368d08d638a53290fd6dd19d301c4992113733759bd59799bfe0d7300ad9

      SHA512

      c83459d68239dae17899b4601356e46665038a0a75c69e9f1bdbd38231d90ba88c67abd8e4fa207c2564ffbc7d548e3b802e1b37d38b7c94908074a6fa1f30ee

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-cc9ce994-f4fe-4a96-bbf5-952e04ceb523\msiwrapper.ini

      Filesize

      1KB

      MD5

      0394c2540922cc7252efa91994dddc59

      SHA1

      7aa1bb8ff7b66e13d0571797720ebc2d8a259bb3

      SHA256

      adf76096c83f11e7bd9b2bbeee9ba8fdd0647c953981f66e29a91312b93fcbe9

      SHA512

      300cad65a2712f5e15934fca034bfdb465f30006f98a32a98b6a20908aea953f9363380eedb9139b0dc3e4b4506b5790bb1599adeea1a2b59934548eac4dcb54

    • C:\Windows\Installer\MSI8E46.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

    • \??\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy2\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2

      Filesize

      23.7MB

      MD5

      860e4333815c0615cb7a0bbb2d879c9b

      SHA1

      76df3c1c1df57060277b0bb0fbc66b841c1fafcc

      SHA256

      1f2b5b14d744118a1aa4331a3afb3a798a5300e166dc942e7be3975219f88334

      SHA512

      9d4e15067c4f72b987d06f1b2e77702814f58d51a4c30eaaec8ceb4bf5151f799d89c59781888f5e7e6903555abb8eebd3ad8ec3407c795917fdbd36898c2bbe

    • \??\Volume{5a066776-0000-0000-0000-d01200000000}\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{6c718d53-7648-4dc5-a6db-cee683605589}_OnDiskSnapshotProp

      Filesize

      6KB

      MD5

      4a1f486aa9d02122dae98cad276d9131

      SHA1

      08f2b705060403694135aba50e781714da8b8b40

      SHA256

      8f421ff5e769345356ff9518a910823fe22a92c36479ee5a651ccac07943f236

      SHA512

      208b711953bf0715346a13740ceb6bcc4cf4223c0a07a1e90e06b3419fc2a446ac32348afe0c3f1bc6515819c35654a0b0322539d0b504cfed7f8f7cdf88cf84

    • \??\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

    • memory/1616-89-0x00000000063F0000-0x000000000674C000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      3.4MB

    • memory/1616-87-0x0000000004EF0000-0x0000000005EC0000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      15.8MB

    • memory/1616-93-0x00000000063F0000-0x000000000674C000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      3.4MB

    • memory/1836-90-0x000002D18D8A0000-0x000002D18DA40000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      1.6MB

    • memory/1836-88-0x000000006FDB0000-0x000000006FF65000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      1.7MB

    • memory/1836-78-0x000002D18D8A0000-0x000002D18DA40000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      1.6MB