darkgate | c4230a6d0a1c4156284b4247703f0c135687a1937bfd94d7733fb1401ec65bdc

Analysis

max time kernel
120s
max time network
120s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20241007-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-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
behavioral2/memory/2540-14-0x0000000004370000-0x00000000046C5000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral2/memory/2540-27-0x0000000004370000-0x00000000046C5000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral2/memory/628-30-0x0000000002FF0000-0x0000000003792000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral2/memory/628-37-0x0000000002FF0000-0x0000000003792000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral2/memory/628-38-0x0000000002FF0000-0x0000000003792000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral2/memory/628-40-0x0000000002FF0000-0x0000000003792000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral2/memory/628-39-0x0000000002FF0000-0x0000000003792000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral2/memory/628-36-0x0000000002FF0000-0x0000000003792000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral2/memory/2368-41-0x00000000028F0000-0x0000000003092000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6

Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2540 created 3836	2540	Autoit3.exe	58
PID 628 created 2820	628	GoogleUpdateCore.exe	50

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2540	Autoit3.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-1-5-21-940901362-3608833189-1915618603-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\hhbcgdc = "\"C:\\ProgramData\\fdddeff\\Autoit3.exe\" C:\\ProgramData\\fdddeff\\dccagbe.a3x"	GoogleUpdateCore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-940901362-3608833189-1915618603-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\hhbcgdc = "\"C:\\ProgramData\\fdddeff\\Autoit3.exe\" C:\\ProgramData\\fdddeff\\dccagbe.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
2540	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 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
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	Autoit3.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 10 IoCs

pid	Process
2540	Autoit3.exe
2540	Autoit3.exe
2540	Autoit3.exe
2540	Autoit3.exe
628	GoogleUpdateCore.exe
628	GoogleUpdateCore.exe
628	GoogleUpdateCore.exe
628	GoogleUpdateCore.exe
2368	GoogleUpdateCore.exe
2368	GoogleUpdateCore.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

pid	Process
628	GoogleUpdateCore.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 42 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	3520	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3520	WMIC.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	3520	WMIC.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	3520	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	3520	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	3520	WMIC.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	3520	WMIC.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3520	WMIC.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3520	WMIC.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3520	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3520	WMIC.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3520	WMIC.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3520	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	3520	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	3520	WMIC.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	3520	WMIC.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	3520	WMIC.exe
Token: 33	3520	WMIC.exe
Token: 34	3520	WMIC.exe
Token: 35	3520	WMIC.exe
Token: 36	3520	WMIC.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	3520	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3520	WMIC.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	3520	WMIC.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	3520	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	3520	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	3520	WMIC.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	3520	WMIC.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3520	WMIC.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3520	WMIC.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3520	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3520	WMIC.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3520	WMIC.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3520	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	3520	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	3520	WMIC.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	3520	WMIC.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	3520	WMIC.exe
Token: 33	3520	WMIC.exe
Token: 34	3520	WMIC.exe
Token: 35	3520	WMIC.exe
Token: 36	3520	WMIC.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 17 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4008 wrote to memory of 2540	4008	c4230a6d0a1c4156284b4247703f0c135687a1937bfd94d7733fb1401ec65bdcN.exe	83
PID 4008 wrote to memory of 2540	4008	c4230a6d0a1c4156284b4247703f0c135687a1937bfd94d7733fb1401ec65bdcN.exe	83
PID 4008 wrote to memory of 2540	4008	c4230a6d0a1c4156284b4247703f0c135687a1937bfd94d7733fb1401ec65bdcN.exe	83
PID 2540 wrote to memory of 796	2540	Autoit3.exe	84
PID 2540 wrote to memory of 796	2540	Autoit3.exe	84
PID 2540 wrote to memory of 796	2540	Autoit3.exe	84
PID 796 wrote to memory of 3520	796	cmd.exe	86
PID 796 wrote to memory of 3520	796	cmd.exe	86
PID 796 wrote to memory of 3520	796	cmd.exe	86
PID 2540 wrote to memory of 628	2540	Autoit3.exe	88
PID 2540 wrote to memory of 628	2540	Autoit3.exe	88
PID 2540 wrote to memory of 628	2540	Autoit3.exe	88
PID 2540 wrote to memory of 628	2540	Autoit3.exe	88
PID 628 wrote to memory of 2368	628	GoogleUpdateCore.exe	89
PID 628 wrote to memory of 2368	628	GoogleUpdateCore.exe	89
PID 628 wrote to memory of 2368	628	GoogleUpdateCore.exe	89
PID 628 wrote to memory of 2368	628	GoogleUpdateCore.exe	89

C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
sihost.exe
1⤵
PID:2820
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\1.3.36.371\GoogleUpdateCore.exe
  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\1.3.36.371\GoogleUpdateCore.exe"
  2⤵
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Checks processor information in registry
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  PID:2368

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:3836
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\1.3.36.371\GoogleUpdateCore.exe
  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\1.3.36.371\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:628

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c4230a6d0a1c4156284b4247703f0c135687a1937bfd94d7733fb1401ec65bdcN.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c4230a6d0a1c4156284b4247703f0c135687a1937bfd94d7733fb1401ec65bdcN.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4008
- \??\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:2540
- - \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    "c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c wmic ComputerSystem get domain > C:\ProgramData\fdddeff\bccbabg
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:796
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe
      wmic ComputerSystem get domain
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3520

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\fdddeff\bccbabg

Filesize
54B

MD5
c8bbad190eaaa9755c8dfb1573984d81

SHA1
17ad91294403223fde66f687450545a2bad72af5

SHA256
7f136265128b7175fb67024a6ddd7524586b025725a878c07d76a9d8ad3dc2ac

SHA512
05f02cf90969b7b9a2de39eecdf810a1835325e7c83ffe81388c9866c6f79be6cdc8617f606a8fedc6affe6127bede4b143106a90289bbb9bf61d94c648059df

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C:\ProgramData\fdddeff\bdhhhfb

Filesize
1KB

MD5
29a1896bb65eebfc65f4692b30d757e1

SHA1
18cd48a605e7808b2d9f84f1be0ec4794e50b1ef

SHA256
e686bfd47a609be85deb640af17a4d4ad9a7daf571d1b81081a40ee326201a99

SHA512
b2dfdcc7aa492cb61de0aab1b60c349747a234f0855aece56d348acdc71b0a32224744af0ad9007a5e51f8fb0531f4a95edeed7f44ada6219aea98b60d003635

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\FfdGaEc

Filesize
32B

MD5
e244500554aab2b293d4b732ea53594b

SHA1
d55028541b3cdceb9ddb760225098988088ec123

SHA256
0f8bc187b63abd7dec8027253fade60b936ba1e7deb00bdf7f018391350092d4

SHA512
6f736773288b2fe0ed19c0e0d438453fece8e1f11cd9ce9da4a1b73b37afc01d9fa2850454458e269afc649344c87fb3a51e3bc8d53853f91e4aa4edb4b9a3d7

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C:\temp\bhacabd

Filesize
4B

MD5
39d8e297f66cc769eee5f9e5c7e3bad1

SHA1
822313730e241a84297d453142ad88b4a3ac976c

SHA256
0a01c2a0b7f26381341167147bd4fce47f06ad73a33a45ec9f0f25ca7ac61ffb

SHA512
c83864c9cf729520471545d94421d0fcb438689ce4cc2ef3c76b265781c987b64ebdec1041a9c9a71c9412bfe05772ab0fce31619d85da066a8972d04985db76

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C:\temp\bhacabd

Filesize
4B

MD5
3d91d7070a4dbaae7ece22436207b6ba

SHA1
9e33ba27f62eac1410b0cbf9c03735ff2e79efd0

SHA256
5548b79e0e640bda44ab52c5f95fc70cae03e286f274104ef9fbc27d58664dc3

SHA512
a382816ce2f570da57f8427ee7c16957c68ac6de5f037e34e218a604292abc13a041ba5b7c02ab0543800c2a32df52b91690833a557c19b38f08784776b6a1b8

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C:\temp\hhbdfeg

Filesize
4B

MD5
4ddcf5db719faf39bdbc6e7b4d1d2641

SHA1
f336bc4bc2668d6a4a7a51c0737057c0807a758a

SHA256
d369eab888364452f6d984ed12b071538a3dbfa8a53cbaa66bb177f92f1c94ae

SHA512
0722b8d2074faa6ed6c6c805cb427035f817d75e223f8e751a907d554db090b9842c2e1fcf967ead90ca56a71e35943ef75a37562b6af37f2f2caf22d18da54d

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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
585KB

MD5
ecee8b8c60cca255f5e35abc3372ed03

SHA1
14b7ea450ac07450748bfd810437c89a1c4eae69

SHA256
c7377cf160039a8fb2bccac03992cb35da9d5c3097c52b4324526b26fe974ded

SHA512
e468130371ec6399fa1f154a9a6408bd86781bad8b5eb6d0edfa1bff520a47d83bf78b557f873cf255b274dfb6bf9ace559856a8bc28af96a59582ff617bbe7a

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memory/628-38-0x0000000002FF0000-0x0000000003792000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.6MB

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memory/628-30-0x0000000002FF0000-0x0000000003792000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.6MB

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memory/628-37-0x0000000002FF0000-0x0000000003792000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.6MB

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memory/628-40-0x0000000002FF0000-0x0000000003792000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.6MB

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memory/628-39-0x0000000002FF0000-0x0000000003792000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.6MB

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memory/628-36-0x0000000002FF0000-0x0000000003792000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.6MB

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memory/2368-41-0x00000000028F0000-0x0000000003092000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.6MB

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memory/2540-27-0x0000000004370000-0x00000000046C5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.3MB

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memory/2540-14-0x0000000004370000-0x00000000046C5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.3MB

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memory/2540-13-0x00000000013A0000-0x00000000017A0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4.0MB

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memory/4008-6-0x0000000002AA0000-0x00000000048B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
30.1MB

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memory/4008-0-0x00000000048C0000-0x00000000066D9000-memory.dmp

Filesize
30.1MB

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