darkgate | 9e4f036dd6fbb45ce414cb5d040b3255b5ccc9ecacbfaf022b631545f9a19a02

Analysis

max time kernel
148s
max time network
151s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20241007-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
submitted
14-12-2024 20:41

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General

Target

Whatsapp-GUI.exe
Size

278KB
MD5

8c3ef2eba970f543f0ebe6dced908402
SHA1

431157eaf15244e5d8cc167511b4611f4dfae85c
SHA256

9e4f036dd6fbb45ce414cb5d040b3255b5ccc9ecacbfaf022b631545f9a19a02
SHA512

fd0e2b2539ad4a0d587ba0059653d82e2bf4aadf37ca5a097b60fc0658aa1b3850bb589ee1cc0d5c39bfc574beaa4d56eea6a32f57407bfee21b2f306c737680
SSDEEP

3072:FUbtVKuFEC34/8yBV+VKuFJC34GtmANWJ/j3:FUb/KVKq8NKmKntZWJT

Score

10^/10

darkgate rjacline01395 discovery persistence stealer

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkgate

Botnet

rjacline01395

154.216.16.83

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
VyUZUiNl
minimum_disk
100
minimum_ram
4096
ping_interval
6
rootkit
false
startup_persistence
true
username
rjacline01395

Signatures

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

Detect DarkGate stealer 7 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/1600-31-0x0000000004240000-0x0000000004595000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral2/memory/1600-41-0x0000000004240000-0x0000000004595000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral2/memory/1600-43-0x0000000004240000-0x0000000004595000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral2/memory/1600-44-0x0000000004240000-0x0000000004595000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral2/memory/1600-42-0x0000000004240000-0x0000000004595000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral2/memory/1600-45-0x0000000004240000-0x0000000004595000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral2/memory/1600-49-0x0000000004240000-0x0000000004595000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6

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

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3756129449-3121373848-4276368241-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	Whatsapp-GUI.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1600	UpdaterService.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3756129449-3121373848-4276368241-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\hakfckb = "\"C:\\ProgramData\\kgdccfh\\Autoit3.exe\" C:\\ProgramData\\kgdccfh\\bbbddhf.a3x"	UpdaterService.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 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	Whatsapp-GUI.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	UpdaterService.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	WMIC.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

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

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1600	UpdaterService.exe
1600	UpdaterService.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1600	UpdaterService.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 43 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3820	Whatsapp-GUI.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	4448	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4448	WMIC.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	4448	WMIC.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	4448	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	4448	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	4448	WMIC.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	4448	WMIC.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4448	WMIC.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4448	WMIC.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4448	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4448	WMIC.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4448	WMIC.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4448	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	4448	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	4448	WMIC.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	4448	WMIC.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	4448	WMIC.exe
Token: 33	4448	WMIC.exe
Token: 34	4448	WMIC.exe
Token: 35	4448	WMIC.exe
Token: 36	4448	WMIC.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	4448	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4448	WMIC.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	4448	WMIC.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	4448	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	4448	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	4448	WMIC.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	4448	WMIC.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4448	WMIC.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4448	WMIC.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4448	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4448	WMIC.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4448	WMIC.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4448	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	4448	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	4448	WMIC.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	4448	WMIC.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	4448	WMIC.exe
Token: 33	4448	WMIC.exe
Token: 34	4448	WMIC.exe
Token: 35	4448	WMIC.exe
Token: 36	4448	WMIC.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3820 wrote to memory of 1600	3820	Whatsapp-GUI.exe	82
PID 3820 wrote to memory of 1600	3820	Whatsapp-GUI.exe	82
PID 3820 wrote to memory of 1600	3820	Whatsapp-GUI.exe	82
PID 1600 wrote to memory of 4484	1600	UpdaterService.exe	83
PID 1600 wrote to memory of 4484	1600	UpdaterService.exe	83
PID 1600 wrote to memory of 4484	1600	UpdaterService.exe	83
PID 4484 wrote to memory of 4448	4484	cmd.exe	85
PID 4484 wrote to memory of 4448	4484	cmd.exe	85
PID 4484 wrote to memory of 4448	4484	cmd.exe	85

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Whatsapp-GUI.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Whatsapp-GUI.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3820
- C:\ProgramData\Updater\UpdaterService.exe
  "C:\ProgramData\Updater\UpdaterService.exe" "C:\ProgramData\Updater\ConfigUpdater.a3x"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - 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:1600
- - \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    "c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c wmic ComputerSystem get domain > C:\ProgramData\kgdccfh\ahdfacd
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4484
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe
      wmic ComputerSystem get domain
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4448

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

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\Updater\ConfigUpdater.a3x

Filesize
582KB

MD5
3e44fef10a982713adb597df2b72c27f

SHA1
a0a12d6bc2d26267a6041344756b8621e02e1543

SHA256
f2f20d4232da128f7dedc0edf844a92a3e3f6c8a997fab47777a396b0b4a5f53

SHA512
55bba6e5ef5de02e46051a0ddd6b08f34d30c514fda40c80a88519e0b64b5987f662cb3175893e1b2660d500b42eea8a31a79ac7414f281dc159631ebdd46726

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C:\ProgramData\Updater\UpdaterService.exe

Filesize
872KB

MD5
c56b5f0201a3b3de53e561fe76912bfd

SHA1
2a4062e10a5de813f5688221dbeb3f3ff33eb417

SHA256
237d1bca6e056df5bb16a1216a434634109478f882d3b1d58344c801d184f95d

SHA512
195b98245bb820085ae9203cdb6d470b749d1f228908093e8606453b027b7d7681ccd7952e30c2f5dd40f8f0b999ccfc60ebb03419b574c08de6816e75710d2c

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C:\ProgramData\kgdccfh\ahdfacd

Filesize
54B

MD5
c8bbad190eaaa9755c8dfb1573984d81

SHA1
17ad91294403223fde66f687450545a2bad72af5

SHA256
7f136265128b7175fb67024a6ddd7524586b025725a878c07d76a9d8ad3dc2ac

SHA512
05f02cf90969b7b9a2de39eecdf810a1835325e7c83ffe81388c9866c6f79be6cdc8617f606a8fedc6affe6127bede4b143106a90289bbb9bf61d94c648059df

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memory/1600-43-0x0000000004240000-0x0000000004595000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.3MB

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memory/1600-44-0x0000000004240000-0x0000000004595000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.3MB

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memory/1600-49-0x0000000004240000-0x0000000004595000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.3MB

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memory/1600-48-0x0000000001420000-0x0000000001820000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4.0MB

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memory/1600-45-0x0000000004240000-0x0000000004595000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.3MB

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memory/1600-42-0x0000000004240000-0x0000000004595000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.3MB

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memory/1600-41-0x0000000004240000-0x0000000004595000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.3MB

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memory/1600-30-0x0000000001420000-0x0000000001820000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4.0MB

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memory/1600-31-0x0000000004240000-0x0000000004595000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.3MB

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memory/3820-2-0x0000000005690000-0x0000000005C34000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.6MB

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memory/3820-1-0x00000000005E0000-0x0000000000628000-memory.dmp

Filesize
288KB

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memory/3820-3-0x0000000005000000-0x0000000005092000-memory.dmp

Filesize
584KB

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memory/3820-0-0x00000000751AE000-0x00000000751AF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3820-4-0x00000000751A0000-0x0000000075950000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/3820-9-0x00000000096E0000-0x00000000096F2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
72KB

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memory/3820-8-0x00000000096B0000-0x00000000096BA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
40KB

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memory/3820-47-0x00000000751A0000-0x0000000075950000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/3820-6-0x00000000751A0000-0x0000000075950000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/3820-5-0x00000000050C0000-0x00000000050CA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
40KB

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