darkgate | ae81a758cb103d6b9c8495930c1478812ee57655b820be2558c1a7d81f4713c8

Analysis

max time kernel
147s
max time network
157s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20240226-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240226-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
submitted
04/04/2024, 15:18

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General

Target
nxcxgekw.ps1
Size 596B
Sample240404-sppydsbf97
SHA256 ae81a758cb103d6b9c8495930c1478812ee57655b820be2558c1a7d81f4713c8
MD5 40d4e31bc0a65dda584890fc09c939c7
SHA1 531b883c8bbf84dd7e22493b324b384ee2f60047
SHA512 ab0cf1333cfd050bccf6efb47830c3b4339ab26444c407dae134991c4423181ba131e2e2b84ded6bd1828b1ac2d338dcdb80ebf8cb8af524f66f74278e49d0b6
MD5 SHA1 SHA512

Score

10^/10

darkgate admin888 stealer

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkgate

Botnet

admin888

irreceiver.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
KDUnnHQJ
minimum_disk
50
minimum_ram
4000
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/4900-35-0x0000000004B00000-0x0000000004B74000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral2/memory/4900-37-0x0000000004B00000-0x0000000004B74000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6

Blocklisted process makes network request 3 IoCs

flow	pid	Process
5	2740	powershell.exe
16	2740	powershell.exe
17	2740	powershell.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4900	AutoHotkey.exe

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 opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	AutoHotkey.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	AutoHotkey.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs

pid	Process
2740	powershell.exe
2740	powershell.exe
4900	AutoHotkey.exe
4900	AutoHotkey.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2740	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2740 wrote to memory of 4900	2740	powershell.exe	97
PID 2740 wrote to memory of 4900	2740	powershell.exe	97
PID 2740 wrote to memory of 4900	2740	powershell.exe	97
PID 2740 wrote to memory of 384	2740	powershell.exe	98
PID 2740 wrote to memory of 384	2740	powershell.exe	98

Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion

Hidden Files and Directories

T1564.001

pid	Process
384	attrib.exe

C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy bypass -File C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nxcxgekw.ps1
1⤵
- Blocklisted process makes network request
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2740
- C:\yten\AutoHotkey.exe
  "C:\yten\AutoHotkey.exe" C:/yten/script.ahk
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Checks processor information in registry
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  PID:4900
- C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe" +h C:/yten/
  2⤵
  - Views/modifies file attributes
  PID:384

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_ea3ijyig.5kk.ps1

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_ea3ijyig.5kk.ps1
Size 60B
SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
MD5 d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
SHA1 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
SHA512 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82
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AutoHotkey.exe

Path C:\yten\AutoHotkey.exe
Size 892KB
SHA256 897b0d0e64cf87ac7086241c86f757f3c94d6826f949a1f0fec9c40892c0cecb
MD5 a59a2d3e5dda7aca6ec879263aa42fd3
SHA1 312d496ec90eb30d5319307d47bfef602b6b8c6c
SHA512 852972ca4d7f9141ea56d3498388c61610492d36ea7d7af1b36d192d7e04dd6d9bc5830e0dcb0a5f8f55350d4d8aaac2869477686b03f998affbac6321a22030
SSDEEP 24576:bGzl9+a4Ne1nEFI56xU+0IdY2Zv952uetfbFEzP4UFhOt:b+tOWnEFZR0El0JEzQAh
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

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script.ahk

Path C:\yten\script.ahk
Size 441B
SHA256 4212d0d16306f8f53daff429801ceb4f633caa8a46d8c4b7b3c42377d1bf6ef9
MD5 93c031908c2a1814fa1aabfcac5b06b8
SHA1 1ced26296af49050c7ce3935d8b8f80cbe48d9f3
SHA512 35b7a3a110d7d0081ea0bd1df192ee446c5632c67fc8fca8c00a743a33d376f663e10e07f4f6ef1f3adf0a54442e5e7d9f1ea0838cd2775f436d050d8be8f0e1
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test.txt

Path C:\yten\test.txt
Size 925KB
SHA256 baa73512517b12c2153b6af7527bdb3a24432cc64bbd26941511ef145ac5aa95
MD5 78442c432622265072d58759caf1f68f
SHA1 65ac7077fb84b71914f9093fb58d91a9bd723efb
SHA512 1614876cc8c756f7f9636a7ac7ae7f5cc7abb3d990846c95421c75a6f8a7cd31518e6ca1758009f774b5f52c009a53a3cb4339e1450b3b3205dd19f3fa1b9f11
SSDEEP 12288:qtSC7BFd6XXV5Zos5bZqJB7ggl/qEpUwDoWiCrqJxq0/zi6wRSSfUcpNJwwLeoZq:/ce8NVZlKJ
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

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memory/2740-11-0x000001F7B2400000-0x000001F7B2410000-memory.dmp

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memory/2740-18-0x00007FF84BB90000-0x00007FF84C651000-memory.dmp

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memory/2740-19-0x000001F7B2400000-0x000001F7B2410000-memory.dmp

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memory/2740-12-0x000001F7B2400000-0x000001F7B2410000-memory.dmp

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memory/2740-32-0x00007FF84BB90000-0x00007FF84C651000-memory.dmp

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memory/2740-0-0x000001F7B23A0000-0x000001F7B23C2000-memory.dmp

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memory/2740-10-0x00007FF84BB90000-0x00007FF84C651000-memory.dmp

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memory/4900-35-0x0000000004B00000-0x0000000004B74000-memory.dmp

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memory/4900-37-0x0000000004B00000-0x0000000004B74000-memory.dmp

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