Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    153s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240226-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240226-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    08/04/2024, 03:58

General

  • Target
    2024-04-08_af58c87b15888d8933419180e0e71404_darkside.exe
  • Size 145KB
  • Sample240408-ejgg6sga7y
  • SHA256 d9dfb528b236ec09f178f50561cd0c49f99401276419d2fad00c77f98bd09ecf
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Deletes itself 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 2 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • Drops desktop.ini file(s) 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 4 IoCs
  • Sets desktop wallpaper using registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Modifies Control Panel 2 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 26 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 13 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 11 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-04-08_af58c87b15888d8933419180e0e71404_darkside.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-04-08_af58c87b15888d8933419180e0e71404_darkside.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops desktop.ini file(s)
    • Sets desktop wallpaper using registry
    • Modifies Control Panel
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:412
    • C:\Windows\splwow64.exe
      C:\Windows\splwow64.exe 12288
      2⤵
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      PID:3616
    • C:\ProgramData\9FFA.tmp
      "C:\ProgramData\9FFA.tmp"
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Deletes itself
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
      • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3320
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C DEL /F /Q C:\PROGRA~3\9FFA.tmp >> NUL
        3⤵
          PID:1688
    • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k PrintWorkflow -s PrintWorkflowUserSvc
      1⤵
        PID:3528
      • C:\Windows\system32\printfilterpipelinesvc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\printfilterpipelinesvc.exe -Embedding
        1⤵
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2368
        • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ONENOTE.EXE
          /insertdoc "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\{CFA7E4CA-2ACB-4CAF-BBA1-FDD964FD2C4C}.xps" 133570222983430000
          2⤵
          • Checks processor information in registry
          • Enumerates system info in registry
          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
          PID:1624

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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            Downloads

            NNNNNNNNNNN

            • Path C:\$Recycle.Bin\S-1-5-21-983155329-280873152-1838004294-1000\NNNNNNNNNNN
            • Size 129B
            • SHA256 55f2a7d47240daa1f36ee4c4c78a79166edd4f05ceb826e0d6577d70212dd0cd
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

            9FFA.tmp

            • Path C:\ProgramData\9FFA.tmp
            • Size 14KB
            • SHA256 917e115cc403e29b4388e0d175cbfac3e7e40ca1742299fbdb353847db2de7c2
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
            • Size 145KB
            • SHA256 57a437376fa3266726cdbf372240e78d5089d2bc385019c22f11d74330eed959
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            Open Notebook.onetoc2

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\Documents\OneNote Notebooks\My Notebook\Open Notebook.onetoc2
            • Size 4KB
            • SHA256 9a05bf4c4e5ef09e054ee8091d80ef99b0901cca8e46d2ebe59548b605049357
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            ekx6YHzCO.README.txt

            • Path C:\ekx6YHzCO.README.txt
            • Size 286B
            • SHA256 f414a7134a2e25b4995167233139c0601f4eb6cb04ac63a0c3f10112b14dc4c9
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

            DDDDDDDDDDD

            • Path F:\$RECYCLE.BIN\S-1-5-21-983155329-280873152-1838004294-1000\DDDDDDDDDDD
            • Size 129B
            • SHA256 963eee0c7b07514b0e1e2e1a09339ba46e36026e21a63b1f592a00f5a64a2cd8
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

            memory/412-1-0x0000000002BD0000-0x0000000002BE0000-memory.dmp

            memory/412-2-0x0000000002BD0000-0x0000000002BE0000-memory.dmp

            memory/412-0-0x0000000002BD0000-0x0000000002BE0000-memory.dmp

            memory/1624-2817-0x00007FF8094D0000-0x00007FF8096C5000-memory.dmp

            memory/1624-2812-0x00007FF8094D0000-0x00007FF8096C5000-memory.dmp

            memory/1624-2804-0x00007FF8094D0000-0x00007FF8096C5000-memory.dmp

            memory/1624-2806-0x00007FF8094D0000-0x00007FF8096C5000-memory.dmp

            memory/1624-2807-0x00007FF7C9550000-0x00007FF7C9560000-memory.dmp

            memory/1624-2808-0x00007FF8094D0000-0x00007FF8096C5000-memory.dmp

            memory/1624-2809-0x00007FF7C9550000-0x00007FF7C9560000-memory.dmp

            memory/1624-2844-0x00007FF8094D0000-0x00007FF8096C5000-memory.dmp

            memory/1624-2805-0x00007FF7C9550000-0x00007FF7C9560000-memory.dmp

            memory/1624-2775-0x00007FF7C9550000-0x00007FF7C9560000-memory.dmp

            memory/1624-2768-0x00007FF7C9550000-0x00007FF7C9560000-memory.dmp

            memory/1624-2774-0x00007FF8094D0000-0x00007FF8096C5000-memory.dmp

            memory/1624-2813-0x00007FF8094D0000-0x00007FF8096C5000-memory.dmp

            memory/1624-2814-0x00007FF8094D0000-0x00007FF8096C5000-memory.dmp

            memory/1624-2816-0x00007FF7C7490000-0x00007FF7C74A0000-memory.dmp

            memory/1624-2771-0x00007FF8094D0000-0x00007FF8096C5000-memory.dmp

            memory/1624-2818-0x00007FF8094D0000-0x00007FF8096C5000-memory.dmp

            memory/1624-2819-0x00007FF8094D0000-0x00007FF8096C5000-memory.dmp

            memory/1624-2815-0x00007FF8094D0000-0x00007FF8096C5000-memory.dmp

            memory/1624-2820-0x00007FF8094D0000-0x00007FF8096C5000-memory.dmp

            memory/1624-2821-0x00007FF7C7490000-0x00007FF7C74A0000-memory.dmp

            memory/1624-2822-0x00007FF8094D0000-0x00007FF8096C5000-memory.dmp

            memory/3320-2811-0x000000007FDC0000-0x000000007FDC1000-memory.dmp

            memory/3320-2810-0x000000007FE20000-0x000000007FE21000-memory.dmp