Analysis Overview
SHA256
e2c228d0bf460f25b39dd60f871f59ea5ef671b8a2f4879d09abae7a9d4d49fb
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 14112024_0211_drkgate.exe was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Darkgate family
DarkGate
Detect DarkGate stealer
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Command and Scripting Interpreter: AutoIT
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Unsigned PE
Checks processor information in registry
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-11-14 02:11
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-11-14 02:11
Reported
2024-11-14 02:16
Platform
win10v2004-20241007-en
Max time kernel
300s
Max time network
271s
Command Line
Signatures
DarkGate
Darkgate family
Detect DarkGate stealer
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | \??\c:\temp\test\Autoit3.exe | N/A |
Command and Scripting Interpreter: AutoIT
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | \??\c:\temp\test\Autoit3.exe | N/A |
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\14112024_0211_drkgate.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | \??\c:\temp\test\Autoit3.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | N/A |
Checks processor information in registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString | \??\c:\temp\test\Autoit3.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0 | \??\c:\temp\test\Autoit3.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | \??\c:\temp\test\Autoit3.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | \??\c:\temp\test\Autoit3.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeSecurityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeBackupPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeRestorePrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeShutdownPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeUndockPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: 34 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: 35 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: 36 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeSecurityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeBackupPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeRestorePrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeShutdownPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeUndockPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: 34 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: 35 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: 36 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\14112024_0211_drkgate.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\14112024_0211_drkgate.exe"
\??\c:\temp\test\Autoit3.exe
"c:\temp\test\Autoit3.exe" c:\temp\test\script.a3x
\??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c wmic ComputerSystem get domain > C:\ProgramData\fbefgcb\gfbafgg
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe
wmic ComputerSystem get domain
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 8.8.8.8.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 58.55.71.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.214.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 2.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 154.239.44.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 212.20.149.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 15.164.165.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.210.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 240.221.184.93.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 11.227.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 140.32.126.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | udp | |
| N/A | 52.168.112.67:443 | tcp |
Files
C:\temp\test\Autoit3.exe
| MD5 | c56b5f0201a3b3de53e561fe76912bfd |
| SHA1 | 2a4062e10a5de813f5688221dbeb3f3ff33eb417 |
| SHA256 | 237d1bca6e056df5bb16a1216a434634109478f882d3b1d58344c801d184f95d |
| SHA512 | 195b98245bb820085ae9203cdb6d470b749d1f228908093e8606453b027b7d7681ccd7952e30c2f5dd40f8f0b999ccfc60ebb03419b574c08de6816e75710d2c |
memory/2340-4-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000057C000-memory.dmp
\??\c:\temp\test\script.a3x
| MD5 | f7ec3b439d5bc82cf500d046eb14b806 |
| SHA1 | c4f3ea0ccae728e6464daea3f21d4e479a02e6df |
| SHA256 | d296aa4acd5474eb4a2475edb551c01a055b4e291a84bf83d749a8f999258bcf |
| SHA512 | 21be50f3294b9d8c95d7cebec5b1f672faa8bac11f7b2e4b15bd3b46ca9184e118ea167f2b5a17f1d420eeb1ff7b66540eaa11b3ee565fee77e51f8a31b18a89 |
memory/1692-7-0x0000000001150000-0x0000000001550000-memory.dmp
memory/1692-8-0x0000000003E80000-0x00000000041D5000-memory.dmp
C:\ProgramData\fbefgcb\gfbafgg
| MD5 | c8bbad190eaaa9755c8dfb1573984d81 |
| SHA1 | 17ad91294403223fde66f687450545a2bad72af5 |
| SHA256 | 7f136265128b7175fb67024a6ddd7524586b025725a878c07d76a9d8ad3dc2ac |
| SHA512 | 05f02cf90969b7b9a2de39eecdf810a1835325e7c83ffe81388c9866c6f79be6cdc8617f606a8fedc6affe6127bede4b143106a90289bbb9bf61d94c648059df |
memory/1692-12-0x0000000003E80000-0x00000000041D5000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-11-14 02:11
Reported
2024-11-14 02:16
Platform
win7-20240903-en
Max time kernel
119s
Max time network
121s
Command Line
Signatures
DarkGate
Darkgate family
Detect DarkGate stealer
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | \??\c:\temp\test\Autoit3.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\14112024_0211_drkgate.exe | N/A |
Command and Scripting Interpreter: AutoIT
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | \??\c:\temp\test\Autoit3.exe | N/A |
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\14112024_0211_drkgate.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | \??\c:\temp\test\Autoit3.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
Checks processor information in registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0 | \??\c:\temp\test\Autoit3.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString | \??\c:\temp\test\Autoit3.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | \??\c:\temp\test\Autoit3.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeSecurityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeBackupPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeRestorePrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeShutdownPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeUndockPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: 34 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: 35 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeSecurityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeBackupPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeRestorePrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeShutdownPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeUndockPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: 34 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
| Token: 35 | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\14112024_0211_drkgate.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\14112024_0211_drkgate.exe"
\??\c:\temp\test\Autoit3.exe
"c:\temp\test\Autoit3.exe" c:\temp\test\script.a3x
\??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c wmic ComputerSystem get domain > C:\ProgramData\gaffddh\baehbcg
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe
wmic ComputerSystem get domain
Network
Files
\temp\test\Autoit3.exe
| MD5 | c56b5f0201a3b3de53e561fe76912bfd |
| SHA1 | 2a4062e10a5de813f5688221dbeb3f3ff33eb417 |
| SHA256 | 237d1bca6e056df5bb16a1216a434634109478f882d3b1d58344c801d184f95d |
| SHA512 | 195b98245bb820085ae9203cdb6d470b749d1f228908093e8606453b027b7d7681ccd7952e30c2f5dd40f8f0b999ccfc60ebb03419b574c08de6816e75710d2c |
\??\c:\temp\test\script.a3x
| MD5 | f7ec3b439d5bc82cf500d046eb14b806 |
| SHA1 | c4f3ea0ccae728e6464daea3f21d4e479a02e6df |
| SHA256 | d296aa4acd5474eb4a2475edb551c01a055b4e291a84bf83d749a8f999258bcf |
| SHA512 | 21be50f3294b9d8c95d7cebec5b1f672faa8bac11f7b2e4b15bd3b46ca9184e118ea167f2b5a17f1d420eeb1ff7b66540eaa11b3ee565fee77e51f8a31b18a89 |
memory/2892-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000057C000-memory.dmp
memory/2776-10-0x00000000007F0000-0x0000000000BF0000-memory.dmp
memory/2776-11-0x0000000003090000-0x00000000033E5000-memory.dmp
C:\ProgramData\gaffddh\baehbcg
| MD5 | c8bbad190eaaa9755c8dfb1573984d81 |
| SHA1 | 17ad91294403223fde66f687450545a2bad72af5 |
| SHA256 | 7f136265128b7175fb67024a6ddd7524586b025725a878c07d76a9d8ad3dc2ac |
| SHA512 | 05f02cf90969b7b9a2de39eecdf810a1835325e7c83ffe81388c9866c6f79be6cdc8617f606a8fedc6affe6127bede4b143106a90289bbb9bf61d94c648059df |
memory/2776-14-0x0000000003090000-0x00000000033E5000-memory.dmp