darkgate | c6a562b283c50ec4bf0a5a6bdcfb4e8449c2c9b4c0b6efe4a3dcf40f5c25a45e

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
154s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240708-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240708-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
20-08-2024 01:40

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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

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral9/memory/2100-15-0x00000000032A0000-0x0000000003482000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral9/memory/2092-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral9/memory/2092-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral9/memory/2092-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral9/memory/2100-22-0x00000000032A0000-0x0000000003482000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral9/memory/2092-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral9/memory/2092-37-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral9/memory/2092-35-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral9/memory/2092-36-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral9/memory/2092-34-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral9/memory/2092-32-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral9/memory/2092-31-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral9/memory/2092-38-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral9/memory/2092-43-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6

Blocklisted process makes network request 50 IoCs

Processes:

cmd.exe

flow	pid	process
4	2092	cmd.exe
5	2092	cmd.exe
6	2092	cmd.exe
7	2092	cmd.exe
8	2092	cmd.exe
9	2092	cmd.exe
10	2092	cmd.exe
11	2092	cmd.exe
12	2092	cmd.exe
13	2092	cmd.exe
14	2092	cmd.exe
15	2092	cmd.exe
16	2092	cmd.exe
17	2092	cmd.exe
18	2092	cmd.exe
19	2092	cmd.exe
20	2092	cmd.exe
21	2092	cmd.exe
22	2092	cmd.exe
23	2092	cmd.exe
24	2092	cmd.exe
26	2092	cmd.exe
27	2092	cmd.exe
28	2092	cmd.exe
29	2092	cmd.exe
30	2092	cmd.exe
31	2092	cmd.exe
32	2092	cmd.exe
33	2092	cmd.exe
34	2092	cmd.exe
35	2092	cmd.exe
36	2092	cmd.exe
37	2092	cmd.exe
38	2092	cmd.exe
39	2092	cmd.exe
40	2092	cmd.exe
41	2092	cmd.exe
42	2092	cmd.exe
43	2092	cmd.exe
44	2092	cmd.exe
45	2092	cmd.exe
47	2092	cmd.exe
48	2092	cmd.exe
49	2092	cmd.exe
51	2092	cmd.exe
52	2092	cmd.exe
53	2092	cmd.exe
54	2092	cmd.exe
55	2092	cmd.exe
56	2092	cmd.exe

Drops startup file 1 IoCs

Processes:

cmd.exe

description ioc process

File created C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\cfdbfbc.lnk cmd.exe
Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

Autoit3.exe

pid process

2100 Autoit3.exe
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

Processes:

Autoit3.exe

description pid process target process

PID 2100 set thread context of 2092 2100 Autoit3.exe cmd.exe
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

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

pid	process
2100	Autoit3.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2100 set thread context of 2092	2100	Autoit3.exe	cmd.exe

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

Processes:

Autoit3.execmd.exe

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

Processes:

Autoit3.execmd.exe

description	ioc	process
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
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	Autoit3.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

Processes:

Autoit3.execmd.exe

pid process

2100 Autoit3.exe
2092 cmd.exe
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

Processes:

cmd.exe

pid process

2092 cmd.exe

pid	process
2100	Autoit3.exe
2092	cmd.exe

pid	process
2092	cmd.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 10 IoCs

Processes:

WScript.exeAutoit3.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2328 wrote to memory of 2100	2328	WScript.exe	Autoit3.exe
PID 2328 wrote to memory of 2100	2328	WScript.exe	Autoit3.exe
PID 2328 wrote to memory of 2100	2328	WScript.exe	Autoit3.exe
PID 2328 wrote to memory of 2100	2328	WScript.exe	Autoit3.exe
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 2092	2100	Autoit3.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 2092	2100	Autoit3.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 2092	2100	Autoit3.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 2092	2100	Autoit3.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 2092	2100	Autoit3.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2100 wrote to memory of 2092	2100	Autoit3.exe	cmd.exe

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⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2328

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:2100

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:2092

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Query Registry

T1012

Lateral Movement

Collection

Exfiltration

Command and Control

Impact

Resource Development

Reconnaissance

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Downloads

C:\ProgramData\gabbaaf\dbkehef\efegbcc
Filesize
164B

MD5
6ec809b003103af9542d64157a13ae9c

SHA1
223d047f36ebfab0f4fae523cb299655d4eb1504

SHA256
0591ab22a72d3577240cb2732c8bb50569542d0df8335b5b285f04b539c296d5

SHA512
d75131d282ac06fa23d8b0fda3d4cd62518c3f3847f5d2add2a2fc89df129611765d5d0aa8edf4ab59b032de50e4224f15b99b1959c9e34a777efd516d516ce6

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\cfdbfbc.lnk
Filesize
675B

MD5
81252685be6f0a385a1909987ae837b2

SHA1
44e47f69f4b58a2a092152c1acb0b3b3493bd3d1

SHA256
eac0b4a6d46f11c063ee22dd3f3675fdd0ee15a6de25b2c562b9eb172d3baf86

SHA512
cebd15e92735e8bf368e2f600fb06d49f68f90ecbc8296c3a1a59f9f362c4d18fb281683f79d1dd35dd8b92537ec7d7ff621197c8f21e5e74cb3990ff0226a5c

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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/2092-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp

Filesize
512KB

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memory/2092-34-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp

Filesize
512KB

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memory/2092-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp

Filesize
512KB

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memory/2092-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp

Filesize
512KB

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memory/2092-43-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp

Filesize
512KB

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memory/2092-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp

Filesize
512KB

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memory/2092-38-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp

Filesize
512KB

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memory/2092-37-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp

Filesize
512KB

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memory/2092-35-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp

Filesize
512KB

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memory/2092-36-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp

Filesize
512KB

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memory/2092-31-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp

Filesize
512KB

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memory/2092-32-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000480000-memory.dmp

Filesize
512KB

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memory/2100-15-0x00000000032A0000-0x0000000003482000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.9MB

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memory/2100-14-0x0000000002A70000-0x0000000002B65000-memory.dmp

Filesize
980KB

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memory/2100-13-0x0000000000E10000-0x0000000001210000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4.0MB

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memory/2100-22-0x00000000032A0000-0x0000000003482000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.9MB

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