darkgate | c4230a6d0a1c4156284b4247703f0c135687a1937bfd94d7733fb1401ec65bdc

Analysis

max time kernel
120s
max time network
17s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240729-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240729-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
18-12-2024 22:21

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General

Target

c4230a6d0a1c4156284b4247703f0c135687a1937bfd94d7733fb1401ec65bdcN.exe
Size

6.7MB
MD5

654c90460217be81935b7bd2539e21d0
SHA1

2244e387c30bb852c2d709d9bf60f37c66239345
SHA256

c4230a6d0a1c4156284b4247703f0c135687a1937bfd94d7733fb1401ec65bdc
SHA512

076e09b31b1dea5e8542d9c8de80f5a8da811f102bd13e2da766d503931fd811c4a38ffcec50e1a0c641392e571c73af6ea8d41e765f5266a95475e97fbc4223
SSDEEP

98304:FRXveERYHssF12MVwjbFGzdaDMF/Qi0GyREcBhmca3wjA5Ok/OyC:FRbRYM612MVQbF8gOOCcBhmca3w0o

Score

10^/10

darkgate drk3 discovery execution persistence stealer

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkgate

Botnet

drk3

aspava-yachting.com

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
kDWIiPpI
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 9 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1476-17-0x0000000003050000-0x00000000033A5000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral1/memory/1476-29-0x0000000003050000-0x00000000033A5000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral1/memory/2216-32-0x0000000002060000-0x0000000002802000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral1/memory/2216-39-0x0000000002060000-0x0000000002802000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral1/memory/2216-40-0x0000000002060000-0x0000000002802000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral1/memory/2216-42-0x0000000002060000-0x0000000002802000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral1/memory/2216-41-0x0000000002060000-0x0000000002802000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral1/memory/2216-38-0x0000000002060000-0x0000000002802000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral1/memory/2760-43-0x0000000001CF0000-0x0000000002492000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6

Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1476 created 1192	1476	Autoit3.exe	20
PID 2216 created 1116	2216	GoogleUpdateCore.exe	19

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1476	Autoit3.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
528	c4230a6d0a1c4156284b4247703f0c135687a1937bfd94d7733fb1401ec65bdcN.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-1-5-21-2703099537-420551529-3771253338-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\bchdffd = "\"C:\\ProgramData\\efbgffb\\Autoit3.exe\" C:\\ProgramData\\efbgffb\\cadbfkh.a3x"	GoogleUpdateCore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2703099537-420551529-3771253338-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\bchdffd = "\"C:\\ProgramData\\efbgffb\\Autoit3.exe\" C:\\ProgramData\\efbgffb\\cadbfkh.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
1476	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	c4230a6d0a1c4156284b4247703f0c135687a1937bfd94d7733fb1401ec65bdcN.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 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
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	GoogleUpdateCore.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 5 IoCs

pid	Process
1476	Autoit3.exe
1476	Autoit3.exe
2216	GoogleUpdateCore.exe
2216	GoogleUpdateCore.exe
2760	GoogleUpdateCore.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2216	GoogleUpdateCore.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 40 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2968	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2968	WMIC.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	2968	WMIC.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2968	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	2968	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	2968	WMIC.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	2968	WMIC.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2968	WMIC.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2968	WMIC.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2968	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2968	WMIC.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2968	WMIC.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2968	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	2968	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	2968	WMIC.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	2968	WMIC.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	2968	WMIC.exe
Token: 33	2968	WMIC.exe
Token: 34	2968	WMIC.exe
Token: 35	2968	WMIC.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2968	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2968	WMIC.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	2968	WMIC.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2968	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	2968	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	2968	WMIC.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	2968	WMIC.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2968	WMIC.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2968	WMIC.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2968	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2968	WMIC.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2968	WMIC.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2968	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	2968	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	2968	WMIC.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	2968	WMIC.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	2968	WMIC.exe
Token: 33	2968	WMIC.exe
Token: 34	2968	WMIC.exe
Token: 35	2968	WMIC.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 28 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 528 wrote to memory of 1476	528	c4230a6d0a1c4156284b4247703f0c135687a1937bfd94d7733fb1401ec65bdcN.exe	30
PID 528 wrote to memory of 1476	528	c4230a6d0a1c4156284b4247703f0c135687a1937bfd94d7733fb1401ec65bdcN.exe	30
PID 528 wrote to memory of 1476	528	c4230a6d0a1c4156284b4247703f0c135687a1937bfd94d7733fb1401ec65bdcN.exe	30
PID 528 wrote to memory of 1476	528	c4230a6d0a1c4156284b4247703f0c135687a1937bfd94d7733fb1401ec65bdcN.exe	30
PID 1476 wrote to memory of 2816	1476	Autoit3.exe	31
PID 1476 wrote to memory of 2816	1476	Autoit3.exe	31
PID 1476 wrote to memory of 2816	1476	Autoit3.exe	31
PID 1476 wrote to memory of 2816	1476	Autoit3.exe	31
PID 2816 wrote to memory of 2968	2816	cmd.exe	33
PID 2816 wrote to memory of 2968	2816	cmd.exe	33
PID 2816 wrote to memory of 2968	2816	cmd.exe	33
PID 2816 wrote to memory of 2968	2816	cmd.exe	33
PID 1476 wrote to memory of 2216	1476	Autoit3.exe	35
PID 1476 wrote to memory of 2216	1476	Autoit3.exe	35
PID 1476 wrote to memory of 2216	1476	Autoit3.exe	35
PID 1476 wrote to memory of 2216	1476	Autoit3.exe	35
PID 1476 wrote to memory of 2216	1476	Autoit3.exe	35
PID 1476 wrote to memory of 2216	1476	Autoit3.exe	35
PID 1476 wrote to memory of 2216	1476	Autoit3.exe	35
PID 1476 wrote to memory of 2216	1476	Autoit3.exe	35
PID 2216 wrote to memory of 2760	2216	GoogleUpdateCore.exe	36
PID 2216 wrote to memory of 2760	2216	GoogleUpdateCore.exe	36
PID 2216 wrote to memory of 2760	2216	GoogleUpdateCore.exe	36
PID 2216 wrote to memory of 2760	2216	GoogleUpdateCore.exe	36
PID 2216 wrote to memory of 2760	2216	GoogleUpdateCore.exe	36
PID 2216 wrote to memory of 2760	2216	GoogleUpdateCore.exe	36
PID 2216 wrote to memory of 2760	2216	GoogleUpdateCore.exe	36
PID 2216 wrote to memory of 2760	2216	GoogleUpdateCore.exe	36

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
PID:1116
- 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:2760

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1192
- 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:2216

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c4230a6d0a1c4156284b4247703f0c135687a1937bfd94d7733fb1401ec65bdcN.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c4230a6d0a1c4156284b4247703f0c135687a1937bfd94d7733fb1401ec65bdcN.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:528
- \??\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:1476
- - \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    "c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c wmic ComputerSystem get domain > C:\ProgramData\efbgffb\bkddccc
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2816
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe
      wmic ComputerSystem get domain
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2968

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\efbgffb\bkddccc

Filesize
54B

MD5
c8bbad190eaaa9755c8dfb1573984d81

SHA1
17ad91294403223fde66f687450545a2bad72af5

SHA256
7f136265128b7175fb67024a6ddd7524586b025725a878c07d76a9d8ad3dc2ac

SHA512
05f02cf90969b7b9a2de39eecdf810a1835325e7c83ffe81388c9866c6f79be6cdc8617f606a8fedc6affe6127bede4b143106a90289bbb9bf61d94c648059df

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C:\ProgramData\efbgffb\ebddedd

Filesize
1KB

MD5
c6ce875941479635fe14cb46476ade48

SHA1
4391c33280943fa34e72207c57827eee36f94784

SHA256
01de3c784f970d2ef480f0a6bad980b696d3ae73c1cb33db12c4125562427f4a

SHA512
0df1309238da318e660c76d5f617554688f4d1c4f7b5a70fcf5fcfbf07b576548c983a435daadd53704b97d02a9e9310eab3f212ba25ebc976f85ba45f5f546d

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\AKEfbBC

Filesize
32B

MD5
b8724c3a0251a32bd0beb5b4b57d3c7e

SHA1
9dd3eedbe9c2950886d8e904f3104327716f73d7

SHA256
0cddb5da97707b526221164add44f2cb47f68cb3c3964723536cb99c777771c2

SHA512
e060d147fc19575c8afc17c129c0a265a12b25f6195f78988ff8081a8220c237b1f331c3407e32ea2dddf9fee01baf66ff92f5d5dedc47c7effaa535da433989

Download Submit
C:\temp\ebbbbed

Filesize
4B

MD5
d11fd8be1867af8d32647dfb14715465

SHA1
6d2a5f884e3bf8e8eb69ae8b504cf0a8174b3e6e

SHA256
2c68171256b5b38b9ca4f885892121163dac86c58e0b20b039ad9345e455ea83

SHA512
937faf16f91302e80941dd4ea58b7da412799e1dd1740272b366d854a94e22a1e457b9072b1bce0a3ddb197aff550cc1fded857991b90594fc53987f7fdea240

Download Submit
C:\temp\fcadffc

Filesize
4B

MD5
cb4b79f88a26c74291aa8949f1f87d17

SHA1
699d8f93369695283e0f0545e9b79edc77ce9e2d

SHA256
3faaf293f08e9cb2eab2228fe1f2f7403aeffba0641ea3dcc48d8db2a85f23cc

SHA512
b1c861ae79a330d4e271135fd739e20c2adad48c4f6c7a170e1f28d80b4f4d85576e0800e8092b96d10db3e1665f802f2a694e448d847372fc12e5dcb9ed8ad7

Download Submit
C:\temp\fcadffc

Filesize
4B

MD5
65719d7891ad1d1e43bcf3d93a277929

SHA1
9160a7f43aa463a14aca0dd0f423da8ac9a19e65

SHA256
ad3d9d59c6a87692df8e7b3b80dbd13ca05f0e945b52868b8cd7f7e9ed6d097e

SHA512
dff31490fa425eb843e07db59c84cf794568cd43975c15a6fbf4997c8f40d5c42b01fec818029defd9f7c032d3c007aab20b4385cecea01e7b6c036fc6bc14fd

Download Submit
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
585KB

MD5
ecee8b8c60cca255f5e35abc3372ed03

SHA1
14b7ea450ac07450748bfd810437c89a1c4eae69

SHA256
c7377cf160039a8fb2bccac03992cb35da9d5c3097c52b4324526b26fe974ded

SHA512
e468130371ec6399fa1f154a9a6408bd86781bad8b5eb6d0edfa1bff520a47d83bf78b557f873cf255b274dfb6bf9ace559856a8bc28af96a59582ff617bbe7a

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memory/528-6-0x00000000026E0000-0x00000000044F5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
30.1MB

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memory/528-1-0x0000000004500000-0x0000000006319000-memory.dmp

Filesize
30.1MB

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memory/1476-17-0x0000000003050000-0x00000000033A5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.3MB

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memory/1476-29-0x0000000003050000-0x00000000033A5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.3MB

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memory/1476-16-0x0000000000920000-0x0000000000D20000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4.0MB

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memory/2216-32-0x0000000002060000-0x0000000002802000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.6MB

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memory/2216-39-0x0000000002060000-0x0000000002802000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.6MB

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memory/2216-40-0x0000000002060000-0x0000000002802000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.6MB

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memory/2216-42-0x0000000002060000-0x0000000002802000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.6MB

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memory/2216-41-0x0000000002060000-0x0000000002802000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.6MB

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memory/2216-38-0x0000000002060000-0x0000000002802000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.6MB

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memory/2760-43-0x0000000001CF0000-0x0000000002492000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.6MB

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