darkgate | 71d381c6bb60a155304bfc532f53caef17de842fbeee76c66def4a47f299fa92

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
150s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
12-12-2024 02:04

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General

Target

2024-12-12_3e9c3cc6b0f1e8e8724377eb82909ff8_avoslocker_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe
Size

2.2MB
MD5

3e9c3cc6b0f1e8e8724377eb82909ff8
SHA1

313b0effb543efa6264e57fb5b6a2a048c57708d
SHA256

71d381c6bb60a155304bfc532f53caef17de842fbeee76c66def4a47f299fa92
SHA512

c87291bbb6916ed3ae4084302405b7e2a83432260502f599563644c3485010ed6977e5544468b933afee25ba8b09427f69e660c0c9085f7aa7e0b4b0bfdebd0c
SSDEEP

49152:6EcPUz0VuTpPc4JrA5aR3UD9Cc/rENUwwiw4jm59J92mbd4H57+dIxEZVKzr71:N0VQP1JrA5+l+92mbOH5zKg

Score

10^/10

darkgate drk3 discovery execution persistence stealer

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkgate

Botnet

drk3

todayput.shop

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
sEhfQzVh
minimum_disk
100
minimum_ram
4096
ping_interval
6
rootkit
false
startup_persistence
true
username
drk3

Signatures

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

Detect DarkGate stealer 11 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1872-12-0x0000000003070000-0x00000000033C5000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral1/memory/2852-24-0x0000000002450000-0x0000000002BF2000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral1/memory/1872-25-0x0000000003070000-0x00000000033C5000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral1/memory/2852-28-0x0000000002450000-0x0000000002BF2000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral1/memory/2852-35-0x0000000002450000-0x0000000002BF2000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral1/memory/2852-37-0x0000000002450000-0x0000000002BF2000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral1/memory/2852-38-0x0000000002450000-0x0000000002BF2000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral1/memory/2852-36-0x0000000002450000-0x0000000002BF2000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral1/memory/2852-34-0x0000000002450000-0x0000000002BF2000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral1/memory/2960-39-0x0000000002450000-0x0000000002BF2000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral1/memory/2852-40-0x0000000002450000-0x0000000002BF2000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6

Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1872 created 1428	1872	Autoit3.exe	25
PID 2852 created 1064	2852	GoogleUpdateCore.exe	18

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1872	Autoit3.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1848	2024-12-12_3e9c3cc6b0f1e8e8724377eb82909ff8_avoslocker_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3290804112-2823094203-3137964600-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\abfefcg = "\"C:\\ProgramData\\faffgkh\\Autoit3.exe\" C:\\ProgramData\\faffgkh\\daeefga.a3x"	GoogleUpdateCore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3290804112-2823094203-3137964600-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\abfefcg = "\"C:\\ProgramData\\faffgkh\\Autoit3.exe\" C:\\ProgramData\\faffgkh\\daeefga.a3x"	GoogleUpdateCore.exe

Command and Scripting Interpreter: AutoIT 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Using AutoIT for possible automate script.

execution

AutoHotKey & AutoIT

T1059.010

pid	Process
1872	Autoit3.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 6 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	2024-12-12_3e9c3cc6b0f1e8e8724377eb82909ff8_avoslocker_hijackloader_luca-stealer.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
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	GoogleUpdateCore.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

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

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 5 IoCs

pid	Process
1872	Autoit3.exe
1872	Autoit3.exe
2852	GoogleUpdateCore.exe
2852	GoogleUpdateCore.exe
2960	GoogleUpdateCore.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2852	GoogleUpdateCore.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 40 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	860	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	860	WMIC.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	860	WMIC.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	860	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	860	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	860	WMIC.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	860	WMIC.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	860	WMIC.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	860	WMIC.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	860	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	860	WMIC.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	860	WMIC.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	860	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	860	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	860	WMIC.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	860	WMIC.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	860	WMIC.exe
Token: 33	860	WMIC.exe
Token: 34	860	WMIC.exe
Token: 35	860	WMIC.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	860	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	860	WMIC.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	860	WMIC.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	860	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	860	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	860	WMIC.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	860	WMIC.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	860	WMIC.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	860	WMIC.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	860	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	860	WMIC.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	860	WMIC.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	860	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	860	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	860	WMIC.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	860	WMIC.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	860	WMIC.exe
Token: 33	860	WMIC.exe
Token: 34	860	WMIC.exe
Token: 35	860	WMIC.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 28 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1848 wrote to memory of 1872	1848	2024-12-12_3e9c3cc6b0f1e8e8724377eb82909ff8_avoslocker_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe	31
PID 1848 wrote to memory of 1872	1848	2024-12-12_3e9c3cc6b0f1e8e8724377eb82909ff8_avoslocker_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe	31
PID 1848 wrote to memory of 1872	1848	2024-12-12_3e9c3cc6b0f1e8e8724377eb82909ff8_avoslocker_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe	31
PID 1848 wrote to memory of 1872	1848	2024-12-12_3e9c3cc6b0f1e8e8724377eb82909ff8_avoslocker_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe	31
PID 1872 wrote to memory of 2060	1872	Autoit3.exe	32
PID 1872 wrote to memory of 2060	1872	Autoit3.exe	32
PID 1872 wrote to memory of 2060	1872	Autoit3.exe	32
PID 1872 wrote to memory of 2060	1872	Autoit3.exe	32
PID 2060 wrote to memory of 860	2060	cmd.exe	34
PID 2060 wrote to memory of 860	2060	cmd.exe	34
PID 2060 wrote to memory of 860	2060	cmd.exe	34
PID 2060 wrote to memory of 860	2060	cmd.exe	34
PID 1872 wrote to memory of 2852	1872	Autoit3.exe	36
PID 1872 wrote to memory of 2852	1872	Autoit3.exe	36
PID 1872 wrote to memory of 2852	1872	Autoit3.exe	36
PID 1872 wrote to memory of 2852	1872	Autoit3.exe	36
PID 1872 wrote to memory of 2852	1872	Autoit3.exe	36
PID 1872 wrote to memory of 2852	1872	Autoit3.exe	36
PID 1872 wrote to memory of 2852	1872	Autoit3.exe	36
PID 1872 wrote to memory of 2852	1872	Autoit3.exe	36
PID 2852 wrote to memory of 2960	2852	GoogleUpdateCore.exe	37
PID 2852 wrote to memory of 2960	2852	GoogleUpdateCore.exe	37
PID 2852 wrote to memory of 2960	2852	GoogleUpdateCore.exe	37
PID 2852 wrote to memory of 2960	2852	GoogleUpdateCore.exe	37
PID 2852 wrote to memory of 2960	2852	GoogleUpdateCore.exe	37
PID 2852 wrote to memory of 2960	2852	GoogleUpdateCore.exe	37
PID 2852 wrote to memory of 2960	2852	GoogleUpdateCore.exe	37
PID 2852 wrote to memory of 2960	2852	GoogleUpdateCore.exe	37

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1064
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\1.3.36.151\GoogleUpdateCore.exe
  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\1.3.36.151\GoogleUpdateCore.exe"
  2⤵
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Checks processor information in registry
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  PID:2960

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1428
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\1.3.36.151\GoogleUpdateCore.exe
  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\1.3.36.151\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:2852

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-12-12_3e9c3cc6b0f1e8e8724377eb82909ff8_avoslocker_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-12-12_3e9c3cc6b0f1e8e8724377eb82909ff8_avoslocker_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1848
- \??\c:\temp\test\Autoit3.exe
  "c:\temp\test\Autoit3.exe" c:\temp\test\script.a3x
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess
  - 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:1872
- - \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    "c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c wmic ComputerSystem get domain > C:\ProgramData\faffgkh\ahhakbh
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2060
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe
      wmic ComputerSystem get domain
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:860

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

AutoHotKey & AutoIT

T1059.010

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\ProgramData\faffgkh\ahhakbh

Filesize
54B

MD5
c8bbad190eaaa9755c8dfb1573984d81

SHA1
17ad91294403223fde66f687450545a2bad72af5

SHA256
7f136265128b7175fb67024a6ddd7524586b025725a878c07d76a9d8ad3dc2ac

SHA512
05f02cf90969b7b9a2de39eecdf810a1835325e7c83ffe81388c9866c6f79be6cdc8617f606a8fedc6affe6127bede4b143106a90289bbb9bf61d94c648059df

Download Submit
C:\ProgramData\faffgkh\dbhabef

Filesize
1KB

MD5
4d048f91dbef5073146a6ac2e45bbd76

SHA1
d32a1f65c02b0dde1d27d50adc12483504a8e96e

SHA256
39e1e4250abdcafa5b8c806f8e433f17ab8d8e62b0f8d2aad9d474baa02d91b5

SHA512
502f6bc80ebead5db170a4b4103bb138105b3d0d2bc8db44965ad103597b3b8a940a217530c6c9454574d21396ec23cc26c053a414eb2eb768d22a1ce157ef0c

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\aAEcCab

Filesize
32B

MD5
0b5f3ce52602465fb9a92bc3038a3d0a

SHA1
4b81ffaedc0eaf3c1b7f620370e54821846b1c78

SHA256
2499972dcc1f69536428b03061caf5456820502414232f506364153892771eb1

SHA512
a841e915443696fecc25f1bf65576b3aea09f9291fc453be1b3417c7722720f03b9b3c6049f780604206a250cbca1d89a9be1cb85629e907b7464e9739e463c2

Download Submit
C:\temp\aagbfce

Filesize
4B

MD5
74b8b73c5903fccc2bf3e410bcede27c

SHA1
f57906a04029a9529a6d378b84b86782607856dc

SHA256
6bdb9956a7aca97f61ad7c6ee2c19eb9af73522fb41091ff015c5228b9a368cf

SHA512
364e6ab8b22629ee001125a27e7f4cdcc1e4e72390ea069058de209c33a75f9e243e418fdcb00a91f791717c711bbf41af909a8df35b57e4661811b542cad222

Download Submit
C:\temp\aagbfce

Filesize
4B

MD5
5b43da48a5253b9c04451f03e727c5c5

SHA1
26726ca1045f5d961f1e1cae4c68786fe04b35cf

SHA256
c1badd0300b2cc7c69e83ed69929c422a60463108ebd39d4e9e3361c21002183

SHA512
99a39da3ffe087ea4100c66abb63aa7709fa992efb87029ae914f572c7e1879c13797efe1b356e3c22ddd1fa399f26d7346c81e7bc12001b0922f27dedc8c451

Download Submit
C:\temp\ddfcfcd

Filesize
4B

MD5
a46eadb0bf7a7454ad454e6bfe8c8118

SHA1
3a1042adb31aab5a9b5de11bb7e1ad3cea7b0487

SHA256
152591e308362281d724092a09bd362573b3b197c8100428e10c800e0f118b1f

SHA512
89eea9fe572ff1a0d7372cfb1d79cec9e6648ee99c909ec4b6f7c5f568edeebb840d9c9dbe2b365d0ad318beb8c40ebde7966b30eb4c537ce8f5d9dc00b0f37a

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C:\temp\test\Autoit3.exe

Filesize
872KB

MD5
c56b5f0201a3b3de53e561fe76912bfd

SHA1
2a4062e10a5de813f5688221dbeb3f3ff33eb417

SHA256
237d1bca6e056df5bb16a1216a434634109478f882d3b1d58344c801d184f95d

SHA512
195b98245bb820085ae9203cdb6d470b749d1f228908093e8606453b027b7d7681ccd7952e30c2f5dd40f8f0b999ccfc60ebb03419b574c08de6816e75710d2c

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\??\c:\temp\test\script.a3x

Filesize
581KB

MD5
2bf27a4ef77513aa86659950f589a089

SHA1
e5238f7403f90cc1998f312504707c86585f9da5

SHA256
fce2d534623887f17922412cd8b9e4313a695db76573d69dda0f2693b3a0353f

SHA512
3c599dc4b5b88966f4657130324d122191500e1ecf4ac912a7c7d31c3d35b2fab9e951831484b63e4d0cfcaabfc7a305e4b91c448533fc1f2e2d4f6ad30fdb9d

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memory/1848-1-0x0000000002150000-0x00000000022CB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.5MB

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memory/1848-7-0x0000000002150000-0x00000000022CB000-memory.dmp

Filesize
1.5MB

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memory/1872-25-0x0000000003070000-0x00000000033C5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.3MB

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memory/1872-12-0x0000000003070000-0x00000000033C5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.3MB

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memory/1872-11-0x0000000000BB0000-0x0000000000FB0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4.0MB

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memory/2852-24-0x0000000002450000-0x0000000002BF2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.6MB

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memory/2852-28-0x0000000002450000-0x0000000002BF2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.6MB

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memory/2852-35-0x0000000002450000-0x0000000002BF2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.6MB

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memory/2852-37-0x0000000002450000-0x0000000002BF2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.6MB

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memory/2852-38-0x0000000002450000-0x0000000002BF2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.6MB

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memory/2852-36-0x0000000002450000-0x0000000002BF2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.6MB

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memory/2852-34-0x0000000002450000-0x0000000002BF2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.6MB

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memory/2852-40-0x0000000002450000-0x0000000002BF2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.6MB

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memory/2960-39-0x0000000002450000-0x0000000002BF2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.6MB

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