darkgate | 1bc06334849768ebbd7afff675e4e3196984d00c495395ddb9050c8c5f780381

General

Target

1bc06334849768ebbd7afff675e4e3196984d00c495395ddb9050c8c5f780381.exe
Size

4.9MB
MD5

9afafb511744b437365662e3647e8e76
SHA1

883956c959701ea092515d2262e7f71248bbd08e
SHA256

1bc06334849768ebbd7afff675e4e3196984d00c495395ddb9050c8c5f780381
SHA512

001010c095798369ea6338cb432f6dffa75f6badb6bd0d4f746a7d2d8c8740a9ab40b1de7ffc519538a312e46fb0621d81646db76b32a3d2aaa8d0283d856e03
SSDEEP

49152:C4Y60gIBGEyn4GoXW6WJKjuFs3HSqgblLWgqf8NY:bY6pHNJJ08qb

Score

10^/10

darkgate rastaa discovery persistence stealer

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkgate

Botnet

rastaa

C2

44-35-63-31.internalsakamai.net

Attributes

anti_analysis
false
anti_debug
false
anti_vm
false
c2_port
80
check_disk
false
check_ram
false
check_xeon
false
crypter_au3
false
crypter_dll
false
crypter_raw_stub
false
internal_mutex
xKhQCrdc
minimum_disk
100
minimum_ram
4096
ping_interval
6
rootkit
false
startup_persistence
true
username
rastaa

Signatures

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

Detect DarkGate stealer 5 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4544-9-0x0000000004770000-0x0000000004AEB000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral2/memory/4544-22-0x0000000004770000-0x0000000004AEB000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral2/memory/1940-30-0x0000000002FD0000-0x0000000003772000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral2/memory/1940-31-0x0000000002FD0000-0x0000000003772000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral2/memory/1940-32-0x0000000002FD0000-0x0000000003772000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6

Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess 2 IoCs

Processes:

Autoit3.exeGoogleUpdateCore.exe

description pid process target process

PID 4544 created 2596 4544 Autoit3.exe svchost.exe
PID 1940 created 4016 1940 GoogleUpdateCore.exe RuntimeBroker.exe
Downloads MZ/PE file

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4544 created 2596	4544	Autoit3.exe	svchost.exe
PID 1940 created 4016	1940	GoogleUpdateCore.exe	RuntimeBroker.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

Processes:

1bc06334849768ebbd7afff675e4e3196984d00c495395ddb9050c8c5f780381.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2412658365-3084825385-3340777666-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	1bc06334849768ebbd7afff675e4e3196984d00c495395ddb9050c8c5f780381.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

Autoit3.exe

pid process

4544 Autoit3.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

GoogleUpdateCore.exeGoogleUpdateCore.exe

description	ioc	process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2412658365-3084825385-3340777666-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\cbadada = "\"C:\\ProgramData\\fgdhfff\\Autoit3.exe\" C:\\ProgramData\\fgdhfff\\afhehah.a3x"	GoogleUpdateCore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2412658365-3084825385-3340777666-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\cbadada = "\"C:\\ProgramData\\fgdhfff\\Autoit3.exe\" C:\\ProgramData\\fgdhfff\\afhehah.a3x"	GoogleUpdateCore.exe

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 5 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:

GoogleUpdateCore.exeAutoit3.execmd.exeWMIC.exeGoogleUpdateCore.exe

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

System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.
discovery

Internet Connection Discovery
T1016.001

Processes:

cmd.exePING.EXE

pid process

2592 cmd.exe
3240 PING.EXE

pid	process
2592	cmd.exe
3240	PING.EXE

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 6 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

GoogleUpdateCore.exeGoogleUpdateCore.exeAutoit3.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	GoogleUpdateCore.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	GoogleUpdateCore.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	GoogleUpdateCore.exe
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	GoogleUpdateCore.exe

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery
T1018

Processes:

PING.EXE

pid process

3240 PING.EXE

pid	process
3240	PING.EXE

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 10 IoCs

Processes:

Autoit3.exeGoogleUpdateCore.exeGoogleUpdateCore.exe

pid	process
4544	Autoit3.exe
4544	Autoit3.exe
4544	Autoit3.exe
4544	Autoit3.exe
1940	GoogleUpdateCore.exe
1940	GoogleUpdateCore.exe
1940	GoogleUpdateCore.exe
1940	GoogleUpdateCore.exe
3520	GoogleUpdateCore.exe
3520	GoogleUpdateCore.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

Processes:

GoogleUpdateCore.exe

pid process

1940 GoogleUpdateCore.exe

pid	process
1940	GoogleUpdateCore.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 42 IoCs

Processes:

WMIC.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	3128	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3128	WMIC.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	3128	WMIC.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	3128	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	3128	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	3128	WMIC.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	3128	WMIC.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3128	WMIC.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3128	WMIC.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3128	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3128	WMIC.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3128	WMIC.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3128	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	3128	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	3128	WMIC.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	3128	WMIC.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	3128	WMIC.exe
Token: 33	3128	WMIC.exe
Token: 34	3128	WMIC.exe
Token: 35	3128	WMIC.exe
Token: 36	3128	WMIC.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	3128	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3128	WMIC.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	3128	WMIC.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	3128	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	3128	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	3128	WMIC.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	3128	WMIC.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3128	WMIC.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3128	WMIC.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3128	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3128	WMIC.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3128	WMIC.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3128	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	3128	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	3128	WMIC.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	3128	WMIC.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	3128	WMIC.exe
Token: 33	3128	WMIC.exe
Token: 34	3128	WMIC.exe
Token: 35	3128	WMIC.exe
Token: 36	3128	WMIC.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 21 IoCs

Processes:

1bc06334849768ebbd7afff675e4e3196984d00c495395ddb9050c8c5f780381.execmd.exeAutoit3.execmd.exeGoogleUpdateCore.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 4368 wrote to memory of 4544	4368	1bc06334849768ebbd7afff675e4e3196984d00c495395ddb9050c8c5f780381.exe	Autoit3.exe
PID 4368 wrote to memory of 4544	4368	1bc06334849768ebbd7afff675e4e3196984d00c495395ddb9050c8c5f780381.exe	Autoit3.exe
PID 4368 wrote to memory of 4544	4368	1bc06334849768ebbd7afff675e4e3196984d00c495395ddb9050c8c5f780381.exe	Autoit3.exe
PID 4368 wrote to memory of 2592	4368	1bc06334849768ebbd7afff675e4e3196984d00c495395ddb9050c8c5f780381.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4368 wrote to memory of 2592	4368	1bc06334849768ebbd7afff675e4e3196984d00c495395ddb9050c8c5f780381.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2592 wrote to memory of 3240	2592	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 2592 wrote to memory of 3240	2592	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 4544 wrote to memory of 4580	4544	Autoit3.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4544 wrote to memory of 4580	4544	Autoit3.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4544 wrote to memory of 4580	4544	Autoit3.exe	cmd.exe
PID 4580 wrote to memory of 3128	4580	cmd.exe	WMIC.exe
PID 4580 wrote to memory of 3128	4580	cmd.exe	WMIC.exe
PID 4580 wrote to memory of 3128	4580	cmd.exe	WMIC.exe
PID 4544 wrote to memory of 1940	4544	Autoit3.exe	GoogleUpdateCore.exe
PID 4544 wrote to memory of 1940	4544	Autoit3.exe	GoogleUpdateCore.exe
PID 4544 wrote to memory of 1940	4544	Autoit3.exe	GoogleUpdateCore.exe
PID 4544 wrote to memory of 1940	4544	Autoit3.exe	GoogleUpdateCore.exe
PID 1940 wrote to memory of 3520	1940	GoogleUpdateCore.exe	GoogleUpdateCore.exe
PID 1940 wrote to memory of 3520	1940	GoogleUpdateCore.exe	GoogleUpdateCore.exe
PID 1940 wrote to memory of 3520	1940	GoogleUpdateCore.exe	GoogleUpdateCore.exe
PID 1940 wrote to memory of 3520	1940	GoogleUpdateCore.exe	GoogleUpdateCore.exe

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k UnistackSvcGroup -s CDPUserSvc
1⤵
PID:2596
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\1.3.36.371\GoogleUpdateCore.exe
  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\1.3.36.371\GoogleUpdateCore.exe"
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Checks processor information in registry
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1940

C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
1⤵
PID:4016
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\1.3.36.371\GoogleUpdateCore.exe
  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\1.3.36.371\GoogleUpdateCore.exe"
  2⤵
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Checks processor information in registry
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  PID:3520

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1bc06334849768ebbd7afff675e4e3196984d00c495395ddb9050c8c5f780381.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1bc06334849768ebbd7afff675e4e3196984d00c495395ddb9050c8c5f780381.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4368
- \??\c:\tes2\Autoit3.exe
  c:\tes2\Autoit3.exe c:\tes2\mytes2.au3
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Checks processor information in registry
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4544
- - \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    "c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c wmic ComputerSystem get domain > C:\ProgramData\fgdhfff\bhdkhkd
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4580
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe
      wmic ComputerSystem get domain
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3128
- C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping localhost & del /q /f "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1bc06334849768ebbd7afff675e4e3196984d00c495395ddb9050c8c5f780381.exe"
  2⤵
  - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2592
- - C:\Windows\system32\PING.EXE
    ping localhost
    3⤵
    - System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
    - Runs ping.exe
    PID:3240

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

2

T1012

Remote System Discovery

1

T1018

System Information Discovery

3

T1082

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

System Network Configuration Discovery

1

T1016

Internet Connection Discovery

1

T1016.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\ProgramData\fgdhfff\bhdkhkd

Filesize
54B

MD5
c8bbad190eaaa9755c8dfb1573984d81

SHA1
17ad91294403223fde66f687450545a2bad72af5

SHA256
7f136265128b7175fb67024a6ddd7524586b025725a878c07d76a9d8ad3dc2ac

SHA512
05f02cf90969b7b9a2de39eecdf810a1835325e7c83ffe81388c9866c6f79be6cdc8617f606a8fedc6affe6127bede4b143106a90289bbb9bf61d94c648059df

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C:\ProgramData\fgdhfff\ghfcakh

Filesize
1KB

MD5
ac78498ff2bb1fa771eeecea71df1a8b

SHA1
02204e45ea5b57af154ca8e512e3b74181bc741b

SHA256
c5c983526aad3a775028ab9e6eae2583be3ce23957166e541d9c4eaf6c6eff8c

SHA512
a111143f8df197f451f1036b2d0fee6aa3a3038edad0e6fcc348f3ef18e75ad9d24bc83267bb4f7acebca62f4b081f8965a900109e415e5b1792efa36ae8465b

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\ecBAafa

Filesize
32B

MD5
52baacbc84c99c780c5363fa4da58eaf

SHA1
1a38d3f0dddab1302fc4094e0173f93ffcdeff24

SHA256
0fc5688653686300e5d87a2c59fbb10441ade9cb6585c6ea21978da07e9888b3

SHA512
bad7d5829c2d7d4f2b9dd9dc85e7d1b03b868dc1bf86e31359f832b9af3c1653c65f030bbaf89e9196c8ef259446f2bf432b8cfb2dd5351926a7c5303534efc7

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C:\temp\edhhcee

Filesize
4B

MD5
03fdfeaed105e55dc358953ea4fc2977

SHA1
64b4417d3623fc9aa2088343211e5f0e207fe36c

SHA256
12698df183738ff6fc7d3301002784576b1e64a45978ce8e98a2c2c69fdd617b

SHA512
f3e89749808604c0538dae7ba6e4be4722ff2317e43d157d6b478f1ef79153927cf5d0ba8d2910e557df209e80c70c3b113a1bc28c8013870dd5adb72994bf98

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C:\temp\edhhcee

Filesize
4B

MD5
47ad83a9ac892937ca70fa091142e174

SHA1
6240d2e72fe2b1b65809b8d6bf901f25c97cbf78

SHA256
95a5962be428923b1c91bd87133d9b4daf1cf03f9bc6794bea37c38a83c168e3

SHA512
cdc485e9c22295fcfc920ec88715b299fd333d9c7df7cf71eff2b113ea1ba81b5cf8f6d16e8a717834677425e54c3477bb59fe52297fa3dbd52c6bac5343ae5b

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C:\temp\gcffbcf

Filesize
4B

MD5
5087cadfe5f6c1931a64e8e968a13178

SHA1
bee693c72250c0da0347f2c6fb84f2f7cc61ed02

SHA256
57f70c28c6a3480769057aa2eeec99449c2a810acc2b6485b90ba13175c6df04

SHA512
d68cffa41fbaa36b4120a16e8be7a34ee0af851d024f788c8080ead97bcc3927f21b68209d02244e636870e438f1c1294bae616ce066a5606dae1de24c016957

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C:\tes2\Autoit3.exe

Filesize
872KB

MD5
c56b5f0201a3b3de53e561fe76912bfd

SHA1
2a4062e10a5de813f5688221dbeb3f3ff33eb417

SHA256
237d1bca6e056df5bb16a1216a434634109478f882d3b1d58344c801d184f95d

SHA512
195b98245bb820085ae9203cdb6d470b749d1f228908093e8606453b027b7d7681ccd7952e30c2f5dd40f8f0b999ccfc60ebb03419b574c08de6816e75710d2c

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\??\c:\tes2\mytes2.au3

Filesize
516KB

MD5
d91891cae02a24735853100a3511d74f

SHA1
4ace59e166ec0632fb3a6668b2d58ff809250ec2

SHA256
e2c3b31ee3615e2f39843d035f1990b94c12af1e42c34ce8e83c28b29c85567d

SHA512
ec41191df9451a5ebbae58a743cff8db87ea1dd0adf23d3cb5bb8853db5ffc3d819fbf096ca8ee1d0767e44490e804a9f58341ef49979138ef958ee7e6f12903

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memory/1940-30-0x0000000002FD0000-0x0000000003772000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.6MB

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memory/1940-31-0x0000000002FD0000-0x0000000003772000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.6MB

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memory/1940-32-0x0000000002FD0000-0x0000000003772000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.6MB

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memory/4368-5-0x0000000000EA0000-0x0000000001396000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.0MB

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memory/4368-0-0x0000024FC4DA0000-0x0000024FC4DA1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/4544-9-0x0000000004770000-0x0000000004AEB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.5MB

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memory/4544-8-0x0000000001560000-0x0000000001960000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4.0MB

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memory/4544-22-0x0000000004770000-0x0000000004AEB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.5MB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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