Analysis

  • max time kernel
    122s
  • max time network
    128s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240221-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240221-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    02-04-2024 10:38

General

  • Target

    build-x64.msi

  • Size

    5.8MB

  • MD5

    2999391319cda1be5dacfaf5b05062b2

  • SHA1

    c983b7dff2ea4c63f3944e639eb54d0e6b0b655f

  • SHA256

    3bf99810510c197b9cd6e434d95417515dbc42f94b11bbf9916ec160066eb77e

  • SHA512

    1b9a7e5211979f37097c28122cbe99b5ec81ca3caa07944ddaba1afb2515ef3545f92bce35efa87914221016867f88b9b64c7a6a07e8e3f0cb556182047c7f27

  • SSDEEP

    49152:NpUPFUhtSTK+0THkWsN8SDYdvH5eoQDWeEHHhRgWEF9nuriG7DrFWoRRRJuGgagL:NpMnFDcEWoVoFWRGga5q

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkgate

Botnet

admin888

C2

prodomainnameeforappru.com

Attributes
  • anti_analysis

    true

  • anti_debug

    false

  • anti_vm

    false

  • c2_port

    443

  • check_disk

    false

  • check_ram

    false

  • check_xeon

    false

  • crypter_au3

    false

  • crypter_dll

    false

  • crypter_raw_stub

    false

  • internal_mutex

    WeBiMyRU

  • 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
  • Blocklisted process makes network request 3 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\build-x64.msi
    1⤵
    • Blocklisted process makes network request
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    PID:2840
  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /V
    1⤵
    • Blocklisted process makes network request
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1716
    • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 96A72912D70E33A72AA8187DB25E511C
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2768
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ICACLS.EXE
        "C:\Windows\system32\ICACLS.EXE" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-d1feae95-a1a1-44e2-89f2-bb5f2a84a518\." /SETINTEGRITYLEVEL (CI)(OI)HIGH
        3⤵
        • Modifies file permissions
        PID:1196
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\EXPAND.EXE
        "C:\Windows\system32\EXPAND.EXE" -R files.cab -F:* files
        3⤵
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        PID:2680
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-d1feae95-a1a1-44e2-89f2-bb5f2a84a518\files\iTunesHelper.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-d1feae95-a1a1-44e2-89f2-bb5f2a84a518\files\iTunesHelper.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1772
        • \??\c:\temp\Autoit3.exe
          "c:\temp\Autoit3.exe" c:\temp\script.a3x
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Checks processor information in registry
          PID:980
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c rd /s /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-d1feae95-a1a1-44e2-89f2-bb5f2a84a518\files"
        3⤵
          PID:376
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ICACLS.EXE
          "C:\Windows\system32\ICACLS.EXE" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-d1feae95-a1a1-44e2-89f2-bb5f2a84a518\." /SETINTEGRITYLEVEL (CI)(OI)LOW
          3⤵
          • Modifies file permissions
          PID:2164
    • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      1⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1160
    • C:\Windows\system32\DrvInst.exe
      DrvInst.exe "1" "200" "STORAGE\VolumeSnapshot\HarddiskVolumeSnapshot19" "" "" "61530dda3" "0000000000000000" "00000000000005B4" "0000000000000554"
      1⤵
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2008

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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    Downloads

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\94308059B57B3142E455B38A6EB92015

      Filesize

      68KB

      MD5

      29f65ba8e88c063813cc50a4ea544e93

      SHA1

      05a7040d5c127e68c25d81cc51271ffb8bef3568

      SHA256

      1ed81fa8dfb6999a9fedc6e779138ffd99568992e22d300acd181a6d2c8de184

      SHA512

      e29b2e92c496245bed3372578074407e8ef8882906ce10c35b3c8deebfefe01b5fd7f3030acaa693e175f4b7aca6cd7d8d10ae1c731b09c5fa19035e005de3aa

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\C5C8CC0A7FE31816B4641D0465402560

      Filesize

      1KB

      MD5

      e94fb54871208c00df70f708ac47085b

      SHA1

      4efc31460c619ecae59c1bce2c008036d94c84b8

      SHA256

      7b9d553e1c92cb6e8803e137f4f287d4363757f5d44b37d52f9fca22fb97df86

      SHA512

      2e15b76e16264abb9f5ef417752a1cbb75f29c11f96ac7d73793172bd0864db65f2d2b7be0f16bbbe686068f0c368815525f1e39db5a0d6ca3ab18be6923b898

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\94308059B57B3142E455B38A6EB92015

      Filesize

      344B

      MD5

      1c83c0154ee4340facf49a95852555e8

      SHA1

      27500bb39bcc8d9e44fda918c9fb82ae0ad7762a

      SHA256

      64fa940ed55ffc442d2afe715ce817ff8a6285fe839ff0894c86930d243260f4

      SHA512

      5488f4b90092abe4879568fc680cc60fce3db10b373f02a6a0bcb250339dc5beaf8cbdfd683aed5f7a70543c00f0174cd4a1509b5d668cd69c23b7c8c0e2e903

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\C5C8CC0A7FE31816B4641D0465402560

      Filesize

      264B

      MD5

      0811aac1b90d177c79776ae93f2ce88d

      SHA1

      b8b89da93eb43126a6161024ee3abfc638c0bcc0

      SHA256

      ee027660ad803f671c9f7682d35134e0fe0e32af37970a4656dd3c3a577d5a2a

      SHA512

      c524a01d1f8675653e094cd890ed319e8d84a21922c1a386c3c377dae72479e7ee78ce9ab62a54b3b444e8a4b3c7a0e61785a5becb7e5f33135f4bc98cca022d

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Cab6663.tmp

      Filesize

      65KB

      MD5

      ac05d27423a85adc1622c714f2cb6184

      SHA1

      b0fe2b1abddb97837ea0195be70ab2ff14d43198

      SHA256

      c6456e12e5e53287a547af4103e0397cb9697e466cf75844312dc296d43d144d

      SHA512

      6d0ef9050e41fbae680e0e59dd0f90b6ac7fea5579ef5708b69d5da33a0ece7e8b16574b58b17b64a34cc34a4ffc22b4a62c1ece61f36c4a11a0665e0536b90d

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-d1feae95-a1a1-44e2-89f2-bb5f2a84a518\files.cab

      Filesize

      5.6MB

      MD5

      d339565d7c5224c45092b3aaeeb3797f

      SHA1

      c85565693714583e57fb9addb64368cc87288efa

      SHA256

      359e387871378831eb1293f41b54436abc6357733d1a573f0caff90ab1cbf07d

      SHA512

      14b3cb62aa99f53a8205783297285b38268306d4876ebdc65ab42d2c7c5613dc4b7010d3f25f2ad60747e136ff5939dca8f6a986f7161f27c0d791f4e874062b

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-d1feae95-a1a1-44e2-89f2-bb5f2a84a518\files\CoreFoundation.dll

      Filesize

      3.6MB

      MD5

      b4677a50c291d7c5a7f9f1b80f39a37f

      SHA1

      76d183107f9a8f89f09e25149e6e3de777b25d5a

      SHA256

      c2d43d768cebcf63e8d0c3ae8ffd2cd5070e4ac656a132b63d5e7372cef69c62

      SHA512

      bb2a3bb016cca60bd5f8a33773752e8f88bae764a6497eaaccf563da8607805b5723b30135c001f2fbc20c628e75c099410d9fd09b375c3d2901b6e7f70ba356

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-d1feae95-a1a1-44e2-89f2-bb5f2a84a518\files\iTunesHelper.exe

      Filesize

      358KB

      MD5

      ed6a1c72a75dee15a6fa75873cd64975

      SHA1

      67a15ca72e3156f8be6c46391e184087e47f4a0d

      SHA256

      0d8878cca08903777888b3681f90e4a07c7aef7d9600a67dfa985844d4bf5eda

      SHA512

      256c2ebfeb42c2d3340d8bb423ef0ae48d5fb9fe5ca09c363595f51a03007482b67a777e4cae7a8194f69bc3a3fbcdb9abb5c9f92097925272431bb9d50f5c03

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-d1feae95-a1a1-44e2-89f2-bb5f2a84a518\files\sqlite3.dll

      Filesize

      1.6MB

      MD5

      ce6e163809f5e817ef0c259672f7a1cd

      SHA1

      123e2f032b2fc45d6d9fe482756243ed61137476

      SHA256

      28ead67d2352ddd11f963e8b23930905ecbaff371162dfdae5ed096f62eb3d79

      SHA512

      07766db4cf023bf059415a58a9e1384acb39260ba71587b4eadb99f84d307c0ab70f76390894ab786a6461a0c809f8e9fe435f7bf9b334a369a178c54b295229

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MW-d1feae95-a1a1-44e2-89f2-bb5f2a84a518\msiwrapper.ini

      Filesize

      1KB

      MD5

      faad397f1f7847c77195cd23acf587e6

      SHA1

      02dc7a83eeea54dd188563cf5f5da70fd91d3343

      SHA256

      53c6b2de1a6dc4897c866e5dd1410dc6660fdcbd0c4364defa8c2445a0271c7f

      SHA512

      08f477e57013b812892ff24c156ca08b80ff8b181cdec9cbfa2863c5adbebb01bca50298c4eca3e3fae9ec8157bb0896f996b0082e05eff0e3bb652e851030e1

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tar6676.tmp

      Filesize

      171KB

      MD5

      9c0c641c06238516f27941aa1166d427

      SHA1

      64cd549fb8cf014fcd9312aa7a5b023847b6c977

      SHA256

      4276af3669a141a59388bc56a87f6614d9a9bdddf560636c264219a7eb11256f

      SHA512

      936ed0c0b0a7ff8e606b1cc4175a1f9b3699748ccbba1c3aff96203033d2e9edabf090e5148370df42fbfc4e31d7229493706ff24f19ff42ff7bef74a6baad06

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tar696A.tmp

      Filesize

      177KB

      MD5

      435a9ac180383f9fa094131b173a2f7b

      SHA1

      76944ea657a9db94f9a4bef38f88c46ed4166983

      SHA256

      67dc37ed50b8e63272b49a254a6039ee225974f1d767bb83eb1fd80e759a7c34

      SHA512

      1a6b277611959720a9c71114957620517ad94541302f164eb872bd322292a952409bafb8bc2ac793b16ad5f25d83f8594ccff2b7834e3c2b2b941e6fc84c009a

    • C:\Windows\Installer\MSIFA9.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.a3x

      Filesize

      474KB

      MD5

      6354b28ac4bc8fa465d80c3ea3893116

      SHA1

      0eea737ad0a1a0cb5c3f14279a05d1fba6c6216d

      SHA256

      9515b7b3ebe97e51842be2e91241f0332916d6ec8aecb767ba418de4d21f57f7

      SHA512

      6150a7b646326f01118535c2469628de79e20b7461dccf44a2311d0c1f7e4ed2d8523e7671e26d9c843fabce2946ea33adf4cc4e6acfd3216e1e06cdc1efa53b

    • \??\c:\temp\test.txt

      Filesize

      76B

      MD5

      45306f5622da212035662680f1c09e0e

      SHA1

      a89ae25df7b6bc8a30c4dcfdc267cf912e17f1bb

      SHA256

      2a5eaa4fb540232306ee036ed870369570744b34d8bd17743293e4763d19933e

      SHA512

      99c9a4c77b346cf95930575fdb6a0c7ef4fe3cc75831e8f4c5d8114d0b35ff8c7fa6ca4f4dca6b34b53bd133766565318da0904fb467f88a1d7f47d0577115b0

    • memory/980-364-0x0000000003610000-0x00000000045E0000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      15.8MB

    • memory/980-366-0x0000000004C90000-0x0000000004FEB000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      3.4MB

    • memory/980-365-0x0000000004C90000-0x0000000004FEB000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      3.4MB

    • memory/1772-356-0x00000000744A0000-0x0000000074848000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      3.7MB

    • memory/1772-357-0x0000000002350000-0x00000000024F0000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      1.6MB

    • memory/1772-349-0x0000000002350000-0x00000000024F0000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      1.6MB