cybergate | 5bfaaae7b70020c9c4d71b8b092202ce88b9a54770b27152ca8bfa7c4e4a726c

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
144s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20241007-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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03-11-2024 13:39

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General

Target

8bc27496c7189e9ea5ae88a018f38894_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

428KB
MD5

8bc27496c7189e9ea5ae88a018f38894
SHA1

b5b93df1532147e520297d000cef7eb45e6b076e
SHA256

5bfaaae7b70020c9c4d71b8b092202ce88b9a54770b27152ca8bfa7c4e4a726c
SHA512

4a9c356536bdb874a740bc845c8250a76fb8f4d7c7aa114dcc084d70c3afa368f1b02c789f3a40d77ce135dfe2ecfab90c84ee960a5108edde3494da2c95ab56
SSDEEP

12288:sQVS36f8ACc1OrIVpxIUkHVg96k6xjvckn:sjCCcorIfpwjvc

Score

10^/10

cybergate latentbot victim discovery persistence stealer trojan upx

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

cybergate

Version

2.2.2

Botnet

victim

mranarchist11.zapto.org:81

Mutex

***MUTEX***

Attributes

enable_keylogger
false
enable_message_box
true
ftp_directory
./logs/
ftp_interval
30
injected_process
explorer.exe
install_dir
install
install_file
start.exe
install_flag
true
keylogger_enable_ftp
false
message_box_caption
Start
message_box_title
System Report
password
srd3m4nta
regkey_hkcu
HKCU
regkey_hklm
HKLM

Extracted

Family

latentbot

mranarchist11.zapto.org

Signatures

CyberGate, Rebhip
CyberGate is a lightweight remote administration tool with a wide array of functionalities.
trojan stealer cybergate
Cybergate family
cybergate
LatentBot
Modular trojan written in Delphi which has been in-the-wild since 2013.
trojan latentbot
Latentbot family
latentbot

Adds policy Run key to start application 2 TTPs 4 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run\Policies = "c:\\dir\\install\\install\\start.exe"	vbc.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3227495264-2217614367-4027411560-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run	vbc.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3227495264-2217614367-4027411560-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run\Policies = "c:\\dir\\install\\install\\start.exe"	vbc.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\Run	vbc.exe

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup 2 TTPs 4 IoCs

Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine.

persistence

Active Setup

T1547.014

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{YI7E7HNU-GDXY-T38W-P513-J071002E5L00}	vbc.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{YI7E7HNU-GDXY-T38W-P513-J071002E5L00}\StubPath = "c:\\dir\\install\\install\\start.exe Restart"	vbc.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{YI7E7HNU-GDXY-T38W-P513-J071002E5L00}	explorer.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{YI7E7HNU-GDXY-T38W-P513-J071002E5L00}\StubPath = "c:\\dir\\install\\install\\start.exe"	explorer.exe

Uses the VBS compiler for execution 1 TTPs

Command and Scripting Interpreter
T1059

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3227495264-2217614367-4027411560-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\startup = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\cr.exe"	8bc27496c7189e9ea5ae88a018f38894_JaffaCakes118.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\HKLM = "c:\\dir\\install\\install\\start.exe"	vbc.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3227495264-2217614367-4027411560-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\HKCU = "c:\\dir\\install\\install\\start.exe"	vbc.exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2256 set thread context of 4740	2256	8bc27496c7189e9ea5ae88a018f38894_JaffaCakes118.exe	85

UPX packed file 17 IoCs

Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

upx

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4740-3-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043F000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4740-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043F000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4740-9-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043F000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4740-11-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043F000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4740-13-0x0000000024010000-0x000000002404D000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4740-18-0x0000000024050000-0x000000002408D000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4740-35-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043F000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4740-64-0x0000000024050000-0x000000002408D000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/812-69-0x0000000024050000-0x000000002408D000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/812-68-0x0000000024050000-0x000000002408D000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4740-72-0x0000000024090000-0x00000000240CD000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4740-76-0x00000000240D0000-0x000000002410D000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4740-73-0x0000000024090000-0x00000000240CD000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/4740-127-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043F000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3708-129-0x00000000240D0000-0x000000002410D000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/812-145-0x0000000024050000-0x000000002408D000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral2/memory/3708-157-0x00000000240D0000-0x000000002410D000-memory.dmp	upx

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

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	vbc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	explorer.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	vbc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	8bc27496c7189e9ea5ae88a018f38894_JaffaCakes118.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4740	vbc.exe
4740	vbc.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3708	vbc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3708	vbc.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4740	vbc.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2256 wrote to memory of 4740	2256	8bc27496c7189e9ea5ae88a018f38894_JaffaCakes118.exe	85
PID 2256 wrote to memory of 4740	2256	8bc27496c7189e9ea5ae88a018f38894_JaffaCakes118.exe	85
PID 2256 wrote to memory of 4740	2256	8bc27496c7189e9ea5ae88a018f38894_JaffaCakes118.exe	85
PID 2256 wrote to memory of 4740	2256	8bc27496c7189e9ea5ae88a018f38894_JaffaCakes118.exe	85
PID 2256 wrote to memory of 4740	2256	8bc27496c7189e9ea5ae88a018f38894_JaffaCakes118.exe	85
PID 2256 wrote to memory of 4740	2256	8bc27496c7189e9ea5ae88a018f38894_JaffaCakes118.exe	85
PID 2256 wrote to memory of 4740	2256	8bc27496c7189e9ea5ae88a018f38894_JaffaCakes118.exe	85
PID 2256 wrote to memory of 4740	2256	8bc27496c7189e9ea5ae88a018f38894_JaffaCakes118.exe	85
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 3520	4740	vbc.exe	56
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 3520	4740	vbc.exe	56
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 3520	4740	vbc.exe	56
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 3520	4740	vbc.exe	56
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 3520	4740	vbc.exe	56
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 3520	4740	vbc.exe	56
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 3520	4740	vbc.exe	56
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 3520	4740	vbc.exe	56
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 3520	4740	vbc.exe	56
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 3520	4740	vbc.exe	56
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 3520	4740	vbc.exe	56
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 3520	4740	vbc.exe	56
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 3520	4740	vbc.exe	56
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 3520	4740	vbc.exe	56
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 3520	4740	vbc.exe	56
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 3520	4740	vbc.exe	56
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 3520	4740	vbc.exe	56
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 3520	4740	vbc.exe	56
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 3520	4740	vbc.exe	56
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 3520	4740	vbc.exe	56
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 3520	4740	vbc.exe	56
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 3520	4740	vbc.exe	56
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 3520	4740	vbc.exe	56
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 3520	4740	vbc.exe	56
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 3520	4740	vbc.exe	56
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 3520	4740	vbc.exe	56
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 3520	4740	vbc.exe	56
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 3520	4740	vbc.exe	56
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 3520	4740	vbc.exe	56
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 3520	4740	vbc.exe	56
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 3520	4740	vbc.exe	56
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 3520	4740	vbc.exe	56
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 3520	4740	vbc.exe	56
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 3520	4740	vbc.exe	56
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 3520	4740	vbc.exe	56
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 3520	4740	vbc.exe	56
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 3520	4740	vbc.exe	56
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 3520	4740	vbc.exe	56
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 3520	4740	vbc.exe	56
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 3520	4740	vbc.exe	56
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 3520	4740	vbc.exe	56
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 3520	4740	vbc.exe	56
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 3520	4740	vbc.exe	56
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 3520	4740	vbc.exe	56
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 3520	4740	vbc.exe	56
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 3520	4740	vbc.exe	56
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 3520	4740	vbc.exe	56
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 3520	4740	vbc.exe	56
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 3520	4740	vbc.exe	56
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 3520	4740	vbc.exe	56
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 3520	4740	vbc.exe	56
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 3520	4740	vbc.exe	56
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 3520	4740	vbc.exe	56
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 3520	4740	vbc.exe	56
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 3520	4740	vbc.exe	56
PID 4740 wrote to memory of 3520	4740	vbc.exe	56

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:3520
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8bc27496c7189e9ea5ae88a018f38894_JaffaCakes118.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8bc27496c7189e9ea5ae88a018f38894_JaffaCakes118.exe"
  2⤵
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2256
- - C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
    C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
    3⤵
    - Adds policy Run key to start application
    - Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
    - Adds Run key to start application
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4740
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
      explorer.exe
      4⤵
      Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:812
  - - C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
      "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"
      4⤵
      PID:1372
  - - C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe
      "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\vbc.exe"
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3708

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Active Setup

T1547.014

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Active Setup

T1547.014

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\UuU.uUu

Filesize
8B

MD5
0bc0689b7dee031660838dfbfaf3a94b

SHA1
a77228e8560b445fd8d71427dd4fb8ca5b640943

SHA256
5f074aed994eb7a48fdde1cb59b6145ce135946a380bebb524a08b87b0ec775d

SHA512
1f60bde4e3a012a655bca9663e2fc73dee5246065c525564c50ee48ca20c133110a69fd931b66b0904d550a4ef87c9f53f36094ae2c240db554582913a3a3b1c

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XX--XX--XX.txt

Filesize
140KB

MD5
a73fbabc4105c3688d2d1ad0b5a338b0

SHA1
116fb275f4a1532182a454a0a13c192a637ed77c

SHA256
4e2de398559710f2feb8b655ace65c46059838c1e45a5afc6a9e97ac39fe801a

SHA512
66fbea109776bff011a0f4773cc83861308e2bb26e0684a73fa0b7bdcbb0f79e027341f80a1a8f4da5845b216bfefaa2f064f728cd1ec2036465a3d9babc61e7

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\??\c:\dir\install\install\start.exe

Filesize
1.1MB

MD5
d881de17aa8f2e2c08cbb7b265f928f9

SHA1
08936aebc87decf0af6e8eada191062b5e65ac2a

SHA256
b3a37093609f9a20ad60b85a9fa9de2ba674cba9b5bd687729440c70ba619ca0

SHA512
5f23bfb1b8740247b36ed0ab741738c7d4c949736129e767213e321607d1ccd3e3a8428e4ba44bd28a275b5e3f6206285b1a522514b7ef7ea5e698d90a713d34

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memory/812-20-0x00000000010D0000-0x00000000010D1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/812-68-0x0000000024050000-0x000000002408D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
244KB

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memory/812-67-0x00000000039D0000-0x00000000039D1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/812-145-0x0000000024050000-0x000000002408D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
244KB

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memory/812-69-0x0000000024050000-0x000000002408D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
244KB

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memory/812-19-0x0000000000BD0000-0x0000000000BD1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2256-0-0x0000000074D02000-0x0000000074D03000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2256-17-0x0000000074D00000-0x00000000752B1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2256-2-0x0000000074D00000-0x00000000752B1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/2256-1-0x0000000074D00000-0x00000000752B1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/3708-129-0x00000000240D0000-0x000000002410D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
244KB

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memory/3708-157-0x00000000240D0000-0x000000002410D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
244KB

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memory/4740-11-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
252KB

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memory/4740-64-0x0000000024050000-0x000000002408D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
244KB

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memory/4740-35-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
252KB

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memory/4740-18-0x0000000024050000-0x000000002408D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
244KB

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memory/4740-72-0x0000000024090000-0x00000000240CD000-memory.dmp

Filesize
244KB

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memory/4740-76-0x00000000240D0000-0x000000002410D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
244KB

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memory/4740-73-0x0000000024090000-0x00000000240CD000-memory.dmp

Filesize
244KB

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memory/4740-127-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
252KB

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memory/4740-13-0x0000000024010000-0x000000002404D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
244KB

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memory/4740-9-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
252KB

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memory/4740-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
252KB

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memory/4740-3-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
252KB

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