darkgate | f7d4f261a959d790aaca39d1ebb9f26c4623c52c074776590394216bb810ff77

Analysis

max time kernel
120s
max time network
120s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240708-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240708-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
19-12-2024 11:51

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General

Target

f7d4f261a959d790aaca39d1ebb9f26c4623c52c074776590394216bb810ff77.exe
Size

6.7MB
MD5

726baf607d5d6e364c3c610230e371b8
SHA1

809f2cb846a766ff94b7fb86db7d4eab07883975
SHA256

f7d4f261a959d790aaca39d1ebb9f26c4623c52c074776590394216bb810ff77
SHA512

5494fa84d9049d75199aaf494e1a7fe72bf977853558d2ed1565530fd26345615e35eb79476bd28a187778004645597fa0960fc73085a783f97d64ff79482262
SSDEEP

98304:FRXveERYHssF12MVwjbFGzdaDMF/Qi0GyREcBhmca3wjA5Ok/OyCF:FRbRYM612MVQbF8gOOCcBhmca3w0oF

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/2440-17-0x0000000003020000-0x0000000003375000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral1/memory/2440-29-0x0000000003020000-0x0000000003375000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral1/memory/2456-32-0x0000000002050000-0x00000000027F2000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral1/memory/2456-40-0x0000000002050000-0x00000000027F2000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral1/memory/2456-41-0x0000000002050000-0x00000000027F2000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral1/memory/2456-39-0x0000000002050000-0x00000000027F2000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral1/memory/2456-38-0x0000000002050000-0x00000000027F2000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral1/memory/2456-42-0x0000000002050000-0x00000000027F2000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral1/memory/2972-43-0x0000000002050000-0x00000000027F2000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6

Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2440 created 1184	2440	Autoit3.exe	20
PID 2456 created 1532	2456	GoogleUpdateCore.exe	25

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2440	Autoit3.exe

Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1820	f7d4f261a959d790aaca39d1ebb9f26c4623c52c074776590394216bb810ff77.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-1-5-21-3551809350-4263495960-1443967649-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\agdkefa = "\"C:\\ProgramData\\ekgcche\\Autoit3.exe\" C:\\ProgramData\\ekgcche\\cgachfe.a3x"	GoogleUpdateCore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3551809350-4263495960-1443967649-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\agdkefa = "\"C:\\ProgramData\\ekgcche\\Autoit3.exe\" C:\\ProgramData\\ekgcche\\cgachfe.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
2440	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	f7d4f261a959d790aaca39d1ebb9f26c4623c52c074776590394216bb810ff77.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	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
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	Autoit3.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	GoogleUpdateCore.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 5 IoCs

pid	Process
2440	Autoit3.exe
2440	Autoit3.exe
2456	GoogleUpdateCore.exe
2456	GoogleUpdateCore.exe
2972	GoogleUpdateCore.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2456	GoogleUpdateCore.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 40 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2292	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2292	WMIC.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	2292	WMIC.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2292	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	2292	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	2292	WMIC.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	2292	WMIC.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2292	WMIC.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2292	WMIC.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2292	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2292	WMIC.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2292	WMIC.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2292	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	2292	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	2292	WMIC.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	2292	WMIC.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	2292	WMIC.exe
Token: 33	2292	WMIC.exe
Token: 34	2292	WMIC.exe
Token: 35	2292	WMIC.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2292	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2292	WMIC.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	2292	WMIC.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2292	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	2292	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	2292	WMIC.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	2292	WMIC.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2292	WMIC.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2292	WMIC.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2292	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2292	WMIC.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2292	WMIC.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2292	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	2292	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	2292	WMIC.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	2292	WMIC.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	2292	WMIC.exe
Token: 33	2292	WMIC.exe
Token: 34	2292	WMIC.exe
Token: 35	2292	WMIC.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 28 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1820 wrote to memory of 2440	1820	f7d4f261a959d790aaca39d1ebb9f26c4623c52c074776590394216bb810ff77.exe	30
PID 1820 wrote to memory of 2440	1820	f7d4f261a959d790aaca39d1ebb9f26c4623c52c074776590394216bb810ff77.exe	30
PID 1820 wrote to memory of 2440	1820	f7d4f261a959d790aaca39d1ebb9f26c4623c52c074776590394216bb810ff77.exe	30
PID 1820 wrote to memory of 2440	1820	f7d4f261a959d790aaca39d1ebb9f26c4623c52c074776590394216bb810ff77.exe	30
PID 2440 wrote to memory of 2948	2440	Autoit3.exe	31
PID 2440 wrote to memory of 2948	2440	Autoit3.exe	31
PID 2440 wrote to memory of 2948	2440	Autoit3.exe	31
PID 2440 wrote to memory of 2948	2440	Autoit3.exe	31
PID 2948 wrote to memory of 2292	2948	cmd.exe	33
PID 2948 wrote to memory of 2292	2948	cmd.exe	33
PID 2948 wrote to memory of 2292	2948	cmd.exe	33
PID 2948 wrote to memory of 2292	2948	cmd.exe	33
PID 2440 wrote to memory of 2456	2440	Autoit3.exe	35
PID 2440 wrote to memory of 2456	2440	Autoit3.exe	35
PID 2440 wrote to memory of 2456	2440	Autoit3.exe	35
PID 2440 wrote to memory of 2456	2440	Autoit3.exe	35
PID 2440 wrote to memory of 2456	2440	Autoit3.exe	35
PID 2440 wrote to memory of 2456	2440	Autoit3.exe	35
PID 2440 wrote to memory of 2456	2440	Autoit3.exe	35
PID 2440 wrote to memory of 2456	2440	Autoit3.exe	35
PID 2456 wrote to memory of 2972	2456	GoogleUpdateCore.exe	36
PID 2456 wrote to memory of 2972	2456	GoogleUpdateCore.exe	36
PID 2456 wrote to memory of 2972	2456	GoogleUpdateCore.exe	36
PID 2456 wrote to memory of 2972	2456	GoogleUpdateCore.exe	36
PID 2456 wrote to memory of 2972	2456	GoogleUpdateCore.exe	36
PID 2456 wrote to memory of 2972	2456	GoogleUpdateCore.exe	36
PID 2456 wrote to memory of 2972	2456	GoogleUpdateCore.exe	36
PID 2456 wrote to memory of 2972	2456	GoogleUpdateCore.exe	36

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1184
- 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:2456

C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
1⤵
PID:1532
- 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:2972

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7d4f261a959d790aaca39d1ebb9f26c4623c52c074776590394216bb810ff77.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7d4f261a959d790aaca39d1ebb9f26c4623c52c074776590394216bb810ff77.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1820
- \??\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:2440
- - \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    "c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c wmic ComputerSystem get domain > C:\ProgramData\ekgcche\dfdfcff
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2948
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe
      wmic ComputerSystem get domain
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2292

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\ekgcche\dfdfcff

Filesize
54B

MD5
c8bbad190eaaa9755c8dfb1573984d81

SHA1
17ad91294403223fde66f687450545a2bad72af5

SHA256
7f136265128b7175fb67024a6ddd7524586b025725a878c07d76a9d8ad3dc2ac

SHA512
05f02cf90969b7b9a2de39eecdf810a1835325e7c83ffe81388c9866c6f79be6cdc8617f606a8fedc6affe6127bede4b143106a90289bbb9bf61d94c648059df

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C:\ProgramData\ekgcche\dhebaaf

Filesize
1KB

MD5
814cb17f56a5bde2ab9fda6104183f18

SHA1
62e34c52d2a14be9afbdb3eeae9bacbeb73376d8

SHA256
1d2feb5220cf3a3d0b2b2c2dfcd74196ceb8dba6be8e30622b158f2343873a04

SHA512
0d94478c58791b10850cbc4b461be3e1c4cbf0bd2ab0e99862305d85c02b43b1661f9683a99d2ef2baea7227662b6870c20c46e84dd2afc24c894c6403dfadf1

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\AKAaefc

Filesize
32B

MD5
30a5982c9432040ffc27349ff88ea117

SHA1
0129b2650851ac66e9b87d44af26af36adbbdc9e

SHA256
0acaeddd1d4bc410266199a7feffddd2a44ab888e6afa8e250c4ea0284f642d4

SHA512
1a0d7edc991ad7648f9922abca2556dd2b5a634a483bdcc27d4e20bcacd17a13a0b1cc3179d2ecc1e329fd08ddbec41414ecaed0ba633b499b726c3d07cc1494

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C:\temp\bedkfah

Filesize
4B

MD5
f8ce33b2fd057ace1eda893bb5f79c6a

SHA1
e2c73ab2750396ecda7e5d7e4d9320783e34ef62

SHA256
d102e4d52a16eba7fa4f389cb76f60eb99ee82f31d2a2fd41c76f6bb4e21e23c

SHA512
e2face1876b3cfe63bc453212dcd570e252c26cca8784c2dd768b7991471c3c448a31da49c529e764ff312de6dcb396f95e686292215161cab56b44a46842e4e

Download Submit
C:\temp\cadfebh

Filesize
4B

MD5
9fa69d87e132bd2784b5f4f68cb0a30d

SHA1
199d030f2e24742fa0b33dba12b60a9e693fde96

SHA256
1b8b1045f57fd5625c5a80c8ceb03f24a352a6aa61646b6ef8b846c6e3815966

SHA512
3d2b1271b0f60710dfbd63c4990cffe05c437fa18570e53a604985e7cd488ce5784121970aebd33dfd501d1a5e2942d5512fa7c3eae66288fc5a1af547c6cd15

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C:\temp\cadfebh

Filesize
4B

MD5
27131be398720cc04731acce24c625de

SHA1
1c408952d4b28e9942c37c30ff285a5f44c7ae76

SHA256
d8732f94be1abed84159ed9cb0d6175a2f6ae34191399660e4957d7819c9b4b9

SHA512
5936321e79c47d3956e7eedce55ce6ed133c99c74e5565ebbd1785460b4e5a144a451231ac6669403c1c1382388162216ff65caded48a81e851b721dc2039325

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

Filesize
585KB

MD5
ecee8b8c60cca255f5e35abc3372ed03

SHA1
14b7ea450ac07450748bfd810437c89a1c4eae69

SHA256
c7377cf160039a8fb2bccac03992cb35da9d5c3097c52b4324526b26fe974ded

SHA512
e468130371ec6399fa1f154a9a6408bd86781bad8b5eb6d0edfa1bff520a47d83bf78b557f873cf255b274dfb6bf9ace559856a8bc28af96a59582ff617bbe7a

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\temp\test\Autoit3.exe

Filesize
872KB

MD5
c56b5f0201a3b3de53e561fe76912bfd

SHA1
2a4062e10a5de813f5688221dbeb3f3ff33eb417

SHA256
237d1bca6e056df5bb16a1216a434634109478f882d3b1d58344c801d184f95d

SHA512
195b98245bb820085ae9203cdb6d470b749d1f228908093e8606453b027b7d7681ccd7952e30c2f5dd40f8f0b999ccfc60ebb03419b574c08de6816e75710d2c

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memory/1820-0-0x0000000004520000-0x0000000006339000-memory.dmp

Filesize
30.1MB

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memory/1820-6-0x0000000002700000-0x0000000004515000-memory.dmp

Filesize
30.1MB

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memory/2440-17-0x0000000003020000-0x0000000003375000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.3MB

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memory/2440-16-0x00000000009B0000-0x0000000000DB0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4.0MB

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memory/2440-29-0x0000000003020000-0x0000000003375000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.3MB

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memory/2456-32-0x0000000002050000-0x00000000027F2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.6MB

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memory/2456-40-0x0000000002050000-0x00000000027F2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.6MB

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memory/2456-41-0x0000000002050000-0x00000000027F2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.6MB

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memory/2456-39-0x0000000002050000-0x00000000027F2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.6MB

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memory/2456-38-0x0000000002050000-0x00000000027F2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.6MB

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memory/2456-42-0x0000000002050000-0x00000000027F2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.6MB

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memory/2972-43-0x0000000002050000-0x00000000027F2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.6MB

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