darkgate | 5dbc3e721cd340dd80bfa7d0127d920f5f2630aa4b3b3ecfb8d2af9f28f0e208

General

Target

27082024_0918_SetupChrome.exe
Size

3.9MB
MD5

0220e55e567338d2ff26878a3a4ac252
SHA1

2d2e853e5221314208066e2c34993afabd884e63
SHA256

5dbc3e721cd340dd80bfa7d0127d920f5f2630aa4b3b3ecfb8d2af9f28f0e208
SHA512

1963c455efed002b775e00fd0f226613a9b7ff90275e226e66888ae56adfbf248ac46eec1e57537b2a8a86e7dac2aabf0c26b7b7d245dae4a116c8f6f44c28b6
SSDEEP

49152:OR/KpmZub9f2S8W2ILeWl+C1p9jWy5Snd0eigXJCkF1dnJbMeVJoXxBatJFVUXYq:Y/jTYLP1Sy5E0Be10eVJwBwVaTcY

Score

10^/10

darkgate x88y8y discovery execution stealer

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkgate

Botnet

x88y8y

C2

91.222.173.42

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
hFPyhiRz
minimum_disk
100
minimum_ram
4096
ping_interval
6
rootkit
false
startup_persistence
true
username
x88y8y

Signatures

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

Detect DarkGate stealer 2 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2676-12-0x0000000003080000-0x000000000337B000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral1/memory/2676-15-0x0000000003080000-0x000000000337B000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

Autoit3.exe

pid process

2676 Autoit3.exe
Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

Processes:

27082024_0918_SetupChrome.exe

pid process

3044 27082024_0918_SetupChrome.exe
Command and Scripting Interpreter: AutoIT 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Using AutoIT for possible automate script.
execution

AutoHotKey & AutoIT
T1059.010

Processes:

Autoit3.exe

pid process

2676 Autoit3.exe

pid	process
2676	Autoit3.exe

pid	process
3044	27082024_0918_SetupChrome.exe

pid	process
2676	Autoit3.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 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.exeWMIC.exe27082024_0918_SetupChrome.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
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	WMIC.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	27082024_0918_SetupChrome.exe

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

Processes:

Autoit3.exe

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

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

Processes:

Autoit3.exe

pid process

2676 Autoit3.exe

pid	process
2676	Autoit3.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 40 IoCs

Processes:

WMIC.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2696	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2696	WMIC.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	2696	WMIC.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2696	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	2696	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	2696	WMIC.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	2696	WMIC.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2696	WMIC.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2696	WMIC.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2696	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2696	WMIC.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2696	WMIC.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2696	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	2696	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	2696	WMIC.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	2696	WMIC.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	2696	WMIC.exe
Token: 33	2696	WMIC.exe
Token: 34	2696	WMIC.exe
Token: 35	2696	WMIC.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2696	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2696	WMIC.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	2696	WMIC.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2696	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	2696	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	2696	WMIC.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	2696	WMIC.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2696	WMIC.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2696	WMIC.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2696	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2696	WMIC.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2696	WMIC.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2696	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	2696	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	2696	WMIC.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	2696	WMIC.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	2696	WMIC.exe
Token: 33	2696	WMIC.exe
Token: 34	2696	WMIC.exe
Token: 35	2696	WMIC.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs

Processes:

27082024_0918_SetupChrome.exeAutoit3.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 3044 wrote to memory of 2676	3044	27082024_0918_SetupChrome.exe	Autoit3.exe
PID 3044 wrote to memory of 2676	3044	27082024_0918_SetupChrome.exe	Autoit3.exe
PID 3044 wrote to memory of 2676	3044	27082024_0918_SetupChrome.exe	Autoit3.exe
PID 3044 wrote to memory of 2676	3044	27082024_0918_SetupChrome.exe	Autoit3.exe
PID 2676 wrote to memory of 2824	2676	Autoit3.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2676 wrote to memory of 2824	2676	Autoit3.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2676 wrote to memory of 2824	2676	Autoit3.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2676 wrote to memory of 2824	2676	Autoit3.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2824 wrote to memory of 2696	2824	cmd.exe	WMIC.exe
PID 2824 wrote to memory of 2696	2824	cmd.exe	WMIC.exe
PID 2824 wrote to memory of 2696	2824	cmd.exe	WMIC.exe
PID 2824 wrote to memory of 2696	2824	cmd.exe	WMIC.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\27082024_0918_SetupChrome.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\27082024_0918_SetupChrome.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3044
- \??\c:\temp2\Autoit3.exe
  "c:\temp2\Autoit3.exe" c:\temp2\script.a3x
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: AutoIT
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Checks processor information in registry
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2676
- - \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    "c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c wmic ComputerSystem get domain > C:\ProgramData\dcehfhk\abdaabb
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2824
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe
      wmic ComputerSystem get domain
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2696

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

1

T1059

AutoHotKey & AutoIT

1

T1059.010

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

1

T1012

System Information Discovery

1

T1082

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\ProgramData\dcehfhk\abdaabb

Filesize
54B

MD5
c8bbad190eaaa9755c8dfb1573984d81

SHA1
17ad91294403223fde66f687450545a2bad72af5

SHA256
7f136265128b7175fb67024a6ddd7524586b025725a878c07d76a9d8ad3dc2ac

SHA512
05f02cf90969b7b9a2de39eecdf810a1835325e7c83ffe81388c9866c6f79be6cdc8617f606a8fedc6affe6127bede4b143106a90289bbb9bf61d94c648059df

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\??\c:\temp2\script.a3x

Filesize
539KB

MD5
aea509029a3e1321009fec85416dd5a7

SHA1
b731b215029b1d1a48d707a3c0d330e48d2dbaf2

SHA256
ba9e1a571edc327d777e230d8228d1f366614c509a87d91aef7cdf4eab1654be

SHA512
5797368aaf210a13a4f02637b050c3158881e5f1571290f095170f8c7741ccb837db1538d5fd000d43e30808d586b22b3c2eec48f1272dd0ff172f2c078c4945

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\temp2\Autoit3.exe

Filesize
872KB

MD5
c56b5f0201a3b3de53e561fe76912bfd

SHA1
2a4062e10a5de813f5688221dbeb3f3ff33eb417

SHA256
237d1bca6e056df5bb16a1216a434634109478f882d3b1d58344c801d184f95d

SHA512
195b98245bb820085ae9203cdb6d470b749d1f228908093e8606453b027b7d7681ccd7952e30c2f5dd40f8f0b999ccfc60ebb03419b574c08de6816e75710d2c

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memory/2676-11-0x0000000000CF0000-0x00000000010F0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4.0MB

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memory/2676-12-0x0000000003080000-0x000000000337B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.0MB

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memory/2676-15-0x0000000003080000-0x000000000337B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.0MB

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memory/3044-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000007F9000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4.0MB

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Analysis

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General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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