darkgate | f7d4f261a959d790aaca39d1ebb9f26c4623c52c074776590394216bb810ff77

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
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
19-12-2024 12:14

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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
behavioral2/memory/3016-15-0x0000000003E70000-0x00000000041C5000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral2/memory/3016-27-0x0000000003E70000-0x00000000041C5000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral2/memory/4860-30-0x0000000002740000-0x0000000002EE2000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral2/memory/4860-37-0x0000000002740000-0x0000000002EE2000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral2/memory/4860-40-0x0000000002740000-0x0000000002EE2000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral2/memory/4860-39-0x0000000002740000-0x0000000002EE2000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral2/memory/4860-38-0x0000000002740000-0x0000000002EE2000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral2/memory/4860-36-0x0000000002740000-0x0000000002EE2000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral2/memory/3208-41-0x0000000002960000-0x0000000003102000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6

Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3016 created 2496	3016	Autoit3.exe	43
PID 4860 created 2488	4860	GoogleUpdateCore.exe	42

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3016	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-1-5-21-3227495264-2217614367-4027411560-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\geafhek = "\"C:\\ProgramData\\fedhbcd\\Autoit3.exe\" C:\\ProgramData\\fedhbcd\\hfhbfgd.a3x"	GoogleUpdateCore.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3227495264-2217614367-4027411560-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\geafhek = "\"C:\\ProgramData\\fedhbcd\\Autoit3.exe\" C:\\ProgramData\\fedhbcd\\hfhbfgd.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
3016	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	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
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	f7d4f261a959d790aaca39d1ebb9f26c4623c52c074776590394216bb810ff77.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 10 IoCs

pid	Process
3016	Autoit3.exe
3016	Autoit3.exe
3016	Autoit3.exe
3016	Autoit3.exe
4860	GoogleUpdateCore.exe
4860	GoogleUpdateCore.exe
4860	GoogleUpdateCore.exe
4860	GoogleUpdateCore.exe
3208	GoogleUpdateCore.exe
3208	GoogleUpdateCore.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4860	GoogleUpdateCore.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 42 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	4904	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4904	WMIC.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	4904	WMIC.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	4904	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	4904	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	4904	WMIC.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	4904	WMIC.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4904	WMIC.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4904	WMIC.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4904	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4904	WMIC.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4904	WMIC.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4904	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	4904	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	4904	WMIC.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	4904	WMIC.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	4904	WMIC.exe
Token: 33	4904	WMIC.exe
Token: 34	4904	WMIC.exe
Token: 35	4904	WMIC.exe
Token: 36	4904	WMIC.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	4904	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4904	WMIC.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	4904	WMIC.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	4904	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	4904	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	4904	WMIC.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	4904	WMIC.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4904	WMIC.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4904	WMIC.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4904	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4904	WMIC.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4904	WMIC.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4904	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	4904	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	4904	WMIC.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	4904	WMIC.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	4904	WMIC.exe
Token: 33	4904	WMIC.exe
Token: 34	4904	WMIC.exe
Token: 35	4904	WMIC.exe
Token: 36	4904	WMIC.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 17 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4616 wrote to memory of 3016	4616	f7d4f261a959d790aaca39d1ebb9f26c4623c52c074776590394216bb810ff77.exe	82
PID 4616 wrote to memory of 3016	4616	f7d4f261a959d790aaca39d1ebb9f26c4623c52c074776590394216bb810ff77.exe	82
PID 4616 wrote to memory of 3016	4616	f7d4f261a959d790aaca39d1ebb9f26c4623c52c074776590394216bb810ff77.exe	82
PID 3016 wrote to memory of 4628	3016	Autoit3.exe	83
PID 3016 wrote to memory of 4628	3016	Autoit3.exe	83
PID 3016 wrote to memory of 4628	3016	Autoit3.exe	83
PID 4628 wrote to memory of 4904	4628	cmd.exe	85
PID 4628 wrote to memory of 4904	4628	cmd.exe	85
PID 4628 wrote to memory of 4904	4628	cmd.exe	85
PID 3016 wrote to memory of 4860	3016	Autoit3.exe	87
PID 3016 wrote to memory of 4860	3016	Autoit3.exe	87
PID 3016 wrote to memory of 4860	3016	Autoit3.exe	87
PID 3016 wrote to memory of 4860	3016	Autoit3.exe	87
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3208	4860	GoogleUpdateCore.exe	88
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3208	4860	GoogleUpdateCore.exe	88
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3208	4860	GoogleUpdateCore.exe	88
PID 4860 wrote to memory of 3208	4860	GoogleUpdateCore.exe	88

C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
sihost.exe
1⤵
PID:2488
- 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:3208

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k UnistackSvcGroup -s CDPUserSvc
1⤵
PID:2496
- 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:4860

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7d4f261a959d790aaca39d1ebb9f26c4623c52c074776590394216bb810ff77.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f7d4f261a959d790aaca39d1ebb9f26c4623c52c074776590394216bb810ff77.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4616
- \??\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:3016
- - \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    "c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c wmic ComputerSystem get domain > C:\ProgramData\fedhbcd\hbeahkd
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4628
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe
      wmic ComputerSystem get domain
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4904

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\fedhbcd\hbeahkd

Filesize
54B

MD5
c8bbad190eaaa9755c8dfb1573984d81

SHA1
17ad91294403223fde66f687450545a2bad72af5

SHA256
7f136265128b7175fb67024a6ddd7524586b025725a878c07d76a9d8ad3dc2ac

SHA512
05f02cf90969b7b9a2de39eecdf810a1835325e7c83ffe81388c9866c6f79be6cdc8617f606a8fedc6affe6127bede4b143106a90289bbb9bf61d94c648059df

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C:\ProgramData\fedhbcd\hhhhbae

Filesize
1KB

MD5
f94999515c5b08361d929f410323377a

SHA1
01b850cd45f66c5bb53a8c7620c76accc2c90df7

SHA256
4aba2073e6da9cf00622ba97d40bbd8f28a19bae26ff7283548f71f1afdc1505

SHA512
0234a39c037cedb2916aafc86f6742096de49e5867a21945df35f19eb1d50e08a1f0ee5390987802d4a4cd277baa4a7e8715e198eda45663e8ad84af81efd9ad

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\HAEKCch

Filesize
32B

MD5
9f9d6acf7018ccf343bf6308fd6b5b68

SHA1
a22c440328367180f4adfa805a83463a9e14d46b

SHA256
915b2d1ecc0672fcadd8ddca6aa66dd8b8d7cae32b0723346bbab1641a6c0315

SHA512
d52e22f8c1764729ddb64214dc7ea92664896b11007060a5c5bd53cf24b7174d0e4548ccb4bbc871b542bbff322f9c77be886406b0f1cd213ef73f24370fcc50

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C:\temp\bkefkdc

Filesize
4B

MD5
acdb694d38473d669825f9d7c96c9f4f

SHA1
20ec30dbc92a63972f2697957796a0a4e58467fa

SHA256
ccd78c2bd16c616f703143438e848c1ac2fc65403bcb2d0a4d96952082b503db

SHA512
127063246eb0fe16f4285cda7e5d93ee8f79fea0dc1e4f04ec7d6c46a6f0a8e93cd8c50db4f3c3807c88c4cf7be84d2cb6e778b73c9a50b7419ba428d669e9e7

Download Submit
C:\temp\bkefkdc

Filesize
4B

MD5
28d448fc0a5c5757a2b6d902778bdacf

SHA1
ec122e0d0e9344f209e24cafe9536e2eb489c041

SHA256
b26a0d64cd9fc00bb153480b4f3b19043356a3be98f634b540eaaac067a35358

SHA512
13f7cd8033799d913c49e4d55d2aff40d25034233c861896a958ddfd213cdce85fbd38f45e680fad157f546724fbc6100c9d48fa08a5da3c6542e4bd0805fe4c

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C:\temp\cdhahae

Filesize
4B

MD5
25911cac8fc045527d2d12294831ca87

SHA1
44382f821429a852435068823f2b3a0c9806f438

SHA256
14d4fc429ae89babd69b40fc419b2335e866fda3dc7a4a72ba90a20484616b8c

SHA512
cd5190e57d2ae81cbd92e3e37ce590774d2c5edf82087789b81be40bb5cbfca868c3235b2587bbbd0f317fac1e7651ca5b4baf4f0a3b7b8fada6a52b2f3c1724

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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/3016-15-0x0000000003E70000-0x00000000041C5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.3MB

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memory/3016-27-0x0000000003E70000-0x00000000041C5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.3MB

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memory/3016-13-0x0000000001070000-0x0000000001470000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4.0MB

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memory/3208-41-0x0000000002960000-0x0000000003102000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.6MB

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memory/4616-0-0x0000000004A30000-0x0000000006849000-memory.dmp

Filesize
30.1MB

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memory/4616-5-0x0000000002C10000-0x0000000004A25000-memory.dmp

Filesize
30.1MB

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memory/4860-30-0x0000000002740000-0x0000000002EE2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.6MB

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memory/4860-37-0x0000000002740000-0x0000000002EE2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.6MB

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memory/4860-40-0x0000000002740000-0x0000000002EE2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.6MB

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memory/4860-39-0x0000000002740000-0x0000000002EE2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.6MB

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memory/4860-38-0x0000000002740000-0x0000000002EE2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.6MB

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memory/4860-36-0x0000000002740000-0x0000000002EE2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.6MB

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