darkgate | 933fbda1ca7c4a52adbb48d038c8ba5ed5ee411d1096b2222ca383ca6d96a6bc

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
150s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20240802-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240802-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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19-08-2024 09:44

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General

Target

exe/crypted/Dakrgate 5864 startup plus rootkit/Crypted_with AU3 with startup only with decoded Launcher VBS/launcher.vbs
Size

354B
MD5

4cb1a7cb21db24824c33bfd995dae81d
SHA1

59739c2f8186e20bfad09eb029df6688c673ea3f
SHA256

0dfbfd429529d8ce274ecd35f1e8faa55e7bcfc16a93968fe6fbb109f7955654
SHA512

eb9d0921594c1cc6857f1ba4aff134b1cc7b7073b815d7d047e9d8949b977051a625a76cb6725f817b91fb384bedb8700c5f1dd556b5b453bdfefae29bcdd528

Score

10^/10

darkgate discovery stealer

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkgate

Version

Sm29

http://sanibroadbandcommunicton.duckdns.org

Attributes

anti_analysis
false
anti_debug
false
anti_vm
false
c2_port
5864
check_disk
false
check_ram
false
check_xeon
false
crypter_au3
true
crypter_dll
false
crypter_raw_stub
false
crypto_key
VSCWQXzQljxqeo
internal_mutex
hykYbY
minimum_disk
100
minimum_ram
4096
ping_interval
1
rootkit
false
startup_persistence
true

Signatures

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

Detect DarkGate stealer 14 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral10/memory/5016-15-0x0000000003CE0000-0x0000000003EC2000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral10/memory/1076-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral10/memory/1076-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral10/memory/1076-22-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral10/memory/1076-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral10/memory/5016-23-0x0000000003CE0000-0x0000000003EC2000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral10/memory/1076-32-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral10/memory/1076-34-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral10/memory/1076-33-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral10/memory/1076-31-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral10/memory/1076-36-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral10/memory/1076-37-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral10/memory/1076-39-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral10/memory/1076-43-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6

Blocklisted process makes network request 32 IoCs

flow	pid	Process
3	1076	cmd.exe
4	1076	cmd.exe
20	1076	cmd.exe
23	1076	cmd.exe
28	1076	cmd.exe
29	1076	cmd.exe
35	1076	cmd.exe
36	1076	cmd.exe
37	1076	cmd.exe
38	1076	cmd.exe
49	1076	cmd.exe
52	1076	cmd.exe
54	1076	cmd.exe
55	1076	cmd.exe
60	1076	cmd.exe
62	1076	cmd.exe
66	1076	cmd.exe
67	1076	cmd.exe
68	1076	cmd.exe
72	1076	cmd.exe
73	1076	cmd.exe
75	1076	cmd.exe
87	1076	cmd.exe
88	1076	cmd.exe
89	1076	cmd.exe
90	1076	cmd.exe
91	1076	cmd.exe
92	1076	cmd.exe
93	1076	cmd.exe
94	1076	cmd.exe
95	1076	cmd.exe
96	1076	cmd.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-1-5-21-2412658365-3084825385-3340777666-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	WScript.exe

Drops startup file 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\dkbeekc.lnk	cmd.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
5016	Autoit3.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 5016 set thread context of 1076	5016	Autoit3.exe	88

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

System Information Discovery
T1082

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Autoit3.exe

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 4 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	Autoit3.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	Autoit3.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	cmd.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	cmd.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs

pid	Process
5016	Autoit3.exe
5016	Autoit3.exe
1076	cmd.exe
1076	cmd.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1076	cmd.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4832 wrote to memory of 5016	4832	WScript.exe	84
PID 4832 wrote to memory of 5016	4832	WScript.exe	84
PID 4832 wrote to memory of 5016	4832	WScript.exe	84
PID 5016 wrote to memory of 1076	5016	Autoit3.exe	88
PID 5016 wrote to memory of 1076	5016	Autoit3.exe	88
PID 5016 wrote to memory of 1076	5016	Autoit3.exe	88
PID 5016 wrote to memory of 1076	5016	Autoit3.exe	88
PID 5016 wrote to memory of 1076	5016	Autoit3.exe	88

C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\exe\crypted\Dakrgate 5864 startup plus rootkit\Crypted_with AU3 with startup only with decoded Launcher VBS\launcher.vbs"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4832
- C:\temp\Autoit3.exe
  "C:\temp\Autoit3.exe" C:\temp\eMgUV.au3
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Checks processor information in registry
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:5016
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    cmd.exe
    3⤵
    - Blocklisted process makes network request
    - Drops startup file
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Checks processor information in registry
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
    PID:1076

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\ProgramData\ebffeea\fgdhdca\ebfdcha

Filesize
164B

MD5
89d296ac7c238e15e8f7ce2c815e0216

SHA1
46e9618b880a6aab0395aba155ff19c0116b5c38

SHA256
be6a0eb13c6fd0011a60b924b0f06ed8c54336cc3d87e009ddbfeefc33aacd6a

SHA512
912b5c4adbabc6ddee9724217af32be0b7434c8f5c0f7550ad10fda052520cdbc8008871b6ac979adabba274ef81986e86bd97de179c9a1fce8d2f9b58f352a4

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\dkbeekc.lnk

Filesize
647B

MD5
b2ed866f0dd270674c013c39fc362f1a

SHA1
29f7ed6b7df1b6f11698c465adcf7d5693be08d2

SHA256
02f7273a206ea71197d755334c9f0d68c193de1dec94f7fe124030825e463102

SHA512
2df9b38dc3fba3964b10ee6372d1242dae834c246fd7a92275fdb021c9ba273271352063b347a5ba787705cfac0c01aea111fa15fa6f2ab6807b5986e4bebc3c

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C:\temp\Autoit3.exe

Filesize
872KB

MD5
c56b5f0201a3b3de53e561fe76912bfd

SHA1
2a4062e10a5de813f5688221dbeb3f3ff33eb417

SHA256
237d1bca6e056df5bb16a1216a434634109478f882d3b1d58344c801d184f95d

SHA512
195b98245bb820085ae9203cdb6d470b749d1f228908093e8606453b027b7d7681ccd7952e30c2f5dd40f8f0b999ccfc60ebb03419b574c08de6816e75710d2c

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C:\temp\eMgUV.au3

Filesize
770KB

MD5
9cf28d8d1916c757499f0aea74e3ed5b

SHA1
cfadad24e61f9f07c3521c2ae062beb2ae7f561b

SHA256
fc6b261d33190b4a0d37ab6e4a96623f646cc21a4186587051479a12ad2fcb39

SHA512
a2e9794e28547f9cb1bfe2b8f07fd62664f94827b463edf11bd0b4888fec2c691423d3312f9ecb238da84d6b15c6db11a585ea1b343bf5bc47f07d6b5075a284

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memory/1076-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp

Filesize
512KB

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memory/1076-32-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp

Filesize
512KB

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memory/1076-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp

Filesize
512KB

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memory/1076-22-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp

Filesize
512KB

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memory/1076-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp

Filesize
512KB

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memory/1076-43-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp

Filesize
512KB

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memory/1076-39-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp

Filesize
512KB

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memory/1076-37-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp

Filesize
512KB

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memory/1076-34-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp

Filesize
512KB

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memory/1076-33-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp

Filesize
512KB

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memory/1076-31-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp

Filesize
512KB

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memory/1076-36-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp

Filesize
512KB

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memory/5016-15-0x0000000003CE0000-0x0000000003EC2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.9MB

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memory/5016-13-0x0000000000F40000-0x0000000001340000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4.0MB

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memory/5016-14-0x0000000003490000-0x0000000003585000-memory.dmp

Filesize
980KB

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memory/5016-23-0x0000000003CE0000-0x0000000003EC2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.9MB

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