darkgate | 1ffa8b06cb779360f8c42ccd4527ae3076d25d11b3a90976f04ea430173e9b85

Analysis

max time kernel
137s
max time network
147s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20250207-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250207-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
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08-02-2025 09:33

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General

Target

installer.exe
Size

4.0MB
MD5

ea3874838d38c5e9ee97748af1d561cb
SHA1

18cd397a8f1a29585ac2c928fc7da346dae68e91
SHA256

1ffa8b06cb779360f8c42ccd4527ae3076d25d11b3a90976f04ea430173e9b85
SHA512

5f438ab1aeb39dbbb61a825cc6dab21f7420d56c593c80dd4919e9f19bb82aed6856db5b2997bfc0e91249935d1a347d9b0a8a7563ab27cdfeec00d8c69829c1
SSDEEP

49152:aR/KpmZubwf2S8W2ILeWl+C1p9jWy5Snd0eigX+lluBLflz0Lk/rfSxnN3Tz64IB:8/jeYLP1Sy5E0Yplz0Lk/INXUraBA/h

Score

10^/10

darkgate user1 discovery execution stealer

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkgate

Botnet

user1

91.222.173.149

Attributes

anti_analysis
true
anti_debug
false
anti_vm
true
c2_port
80
check_disk
false
check_ram
false
check_xeon
false
crypter_au3
false
crypter_dll
false
crypter_raw_stub
false
internal_mutex
WaPBitit
minimum_disk
100
minimum_ram
4096
ping_interval
6
rootkit
false
startup_persistence
true
username
user1

Signatures

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

Detect DarkGate stealer 2 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/4520-17-0x00000000040A0000-0x00000000043F5000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral2/memory/4520-20-0x00000000040A0000-0x00000000043F5000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6

Downloads MZ/PE file 1 IoCs

flow	pid	Process
39	3000	Process not Found

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4520	Autoit3.exe

Command and Scripting Interpreter: AutoIT 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Using AutoIT for possible automate script.

execution

AutoHotKey & AutoIT

T1059.010

pid	Process
4520	Autoit3.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 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	installer.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	MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe

System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

discovery

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

pid	Process
3016	MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.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	Autoit3.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	Autoit3.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4520	Autoit3.exe
4520	Autoit3.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 42 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2660	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2660	WMIC.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	2660	WMIC.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2660	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	2660	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	2660	WMIC.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	2660	WMIC.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2660	WMIC.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2660	WMIC.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2660	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2660	WMIC.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2660	WMIC.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2660	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	2660	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	2660	WMIC.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	2660	WMIC.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	2660	WMIC.exe
Token: 33	2660	WMIC.exe
Token: 34	2660	WMIC.exe
Token: 35	2660	WMIC.exe
Token: 36	2660	WMIC.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	2660	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	2660	WMIC.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	2660	WMIC.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	2660	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	2660	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	2660	WMIC.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	2660	WMIC.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	2660	WMIC.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	2660	WMIC.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2660	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2660	WMIC.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	2660	WMIC.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2660	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	2660	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	2660	WMIC.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	2660	WMIC.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	2660	WMIC.exe
Token: 33	2660	WMIC.exe
Token: 34	2660	WMIC.exe
Token: 35	2660	WMIC.exe
Token: 36	2660	WMIC.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 436 wrote to memory of 4520	436	installer.exe	90
PID 436 wrote to memory of 4520	436	installer.exe	90
PID 436 wrote to memory of 4520	436	installer.exe	90
PID 4520 wrote to memory of 2948	4520	Autoit3.exe	92
PID 4520 wrote to memory of 2948	4520	Autoit3.exe	92
PID 4520 wrote to memory of 2948	4520	Autoit3.exe	92
PID 2948 wrote to memory of 2660	2948	cmd.exe	94
PID 2948 wrote to memory of 2660	2948	cmd.exe	94
PID 2948 wrote to memory of 2660	2948	cmd.exe	94

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\installer.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\installer.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:436
- \??\c:\temp\test\Autoit3.exe
  "c:\temp\test\Autoit3.exe" c:\temp\test\script.a3x
  2⤵
  - 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:4520
- - \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    "c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c wmic ComputerSystem get domain > C:\ProgramData\bfhfeaa\bcbbgah
    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:2660

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe" /ping 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-PGFwcCBhcHBpZD0iezhBNjlEMzQ1LUQ1NjQtNDYzYy1BRkYxLUE2OUQ5RTUzMEY5Nn0iIHZlcnNpb249IjEyMy4wLjYzMTIuMTIzIiBuZXh0dmVyc2lvbj0iIiBsYW5nPSJlbiIgYnJhbmQ9IkdHTFMiIGNsaWVudD0iIiBpbnN0YWxsYWdlPSIxIiBpbnN0YWxsZGF0ZXRpbWU9IjE3Mzg5NDU4MTUiIG9vYmVfaW5zdGFsbF90aW1lPSIxMzM4MzQxODE1MzQzMTAwMDAiPjxldmVudCBldmVudHR5cGU9IjMxIiBldmVudHJlc3VsdD0iMSIgZXJyb3Jjb2RlPSIwIiBleHRyYWNvZGUxPSIyMTc5ODYyIiBzeXN0ZW1fdXB0aW1lX3RpY2tzPSI1MjQyMjY3NTI1Ii8-PC9hcHA-PC9yZXF1ZXN0Pg
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
PID:3016

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

AutoHotKey & AutoIT

T1059.010

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

System Network Configuration Discovery

T1016

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\ProgramData\bfhfeaa\bcbbgah

Filesize
54B

MD5
c8bbad190eaaa9755c8dfb1573984d81

SHA1
17ad91294403223fde66f687450545a2bad72af5

SHA256
7f136265128b7175fb67024a6ddd7524586b025725a878c07d76a9d8ad3dc2ac

SHA512
05f02cf90969b7b9a2de39eecdf810a1835325e7c83ffe81388c9866c6f79be6cdc8617f606a8fedc6affe6127bede4b143106a90289bbb9bf61d94c648059df

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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
582KB

MD5
00827b8cddba776d6f1efe6ccbee5ba8

SHA1
f95c000f3b75114a3c718d4f25a746b3d447320e

SHA256
28de3de19d2710510cff515e3fed683105ba1da0f644961f0a499b8f610e22c8

SHA512
88fd8750e47fbcc847bf61a3932435ff35520ede61e211af6dc070d218cef7dac552e0979da84cdd4561c0e182ea3f62ad8d806040fd7d0e9c1b45f88cf3d36f

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memory/436-0-0x0000000000AE0000-0x0000000000AE1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/436-1-0x00000000047C0000-0x00000000065D8000-memory.dmp

Filesize
30.1MB

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memory/436-6-0x00000000029A0000-0x00000000047B4000-memory.dmp

Filesize
30.1MB

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memory/436-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000805000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4.0MB

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memory/4520-15-0x0000000000D80000-0x0000000001180000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4.0MB

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memory/4520-17-0x00000000040A0000-0x00000000043F5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.3MB

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memory/4520-20-0x00000000040A0000-0x00000000043F5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.3MB

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