darkgate | e92f111b8aa01289f72c66585219861e0117c9939de56741cbb234fee55536fe

Analysis

max time kernel
95s
max time network
151s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20250207-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250207-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
submitted
12-02-2025 09:35

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General

Target

5237.exe
Size

4.4MB
MD5

d3de9b47f8ff4f23db2668f8ee287139
SHA1

1364d4a5afcaf3ebb147e0ff828028967800dbe3
SHA256

e92f111b8aa01289f72c66585219861e0117c9939de56741cbb234fee55536fe
SHA512

f6b4a2c922c007f91730eadf54b571107168977e79e31a902153fe553a9b2b4883aba44dbc149dbe4274cca4221cb6d53e8d75368818016e50eebbb6d920cf50
SSDEEP

49152:5R/KpmZubPf2S8W2ILeWl+C1p9jWy5S2d0eigXulQVvZxxgHHG8ekWeGMEOy24zI:H/jtYLP1Sy5F0AGGgVyLzKlf

Score

10^/10

darkgate traf777 discovery execution stealer

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkgate

Botnet

traf777

66.42.96.199

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
BrgntNGq
minimum_disk
100
minimum_ram
4096
ping_interval
6
rootkit
false
startup_persistence
true
username
traf777

Signatures

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

Detect DarkGate stealer 2 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/2096-17-0x0000000004700000-0x0000000004A55000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral2/memory/2096-20-0x0000000004700000-0x0000000004A55000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6

Downloads MZ/PE file 1 IoCs

flow	pid	Process
32	3924	Process not Found

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2096	Autoit3.exe

Command and Scripting Interpreter: AutoIT 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Using AutoIT for possible automate script.

execution

AutoHotKey & AutoIT

T1059.010

pid	Process
2096	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	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
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	5237.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
3180	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
2096	Autoit3.exe
2096	Autoit3.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 42 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	4940	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4940	WMIC.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	4940	WMIC.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	4940	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	4940	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	4940	WMIC.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	4940	WMIC.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4940	WMIC.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4940	WMIC.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4940	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4940	WMIC.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4940	WMIC.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4940	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	4940	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	4940	WMIC.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	4940	WMIC.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	4940	WMIC.exe
Token: 33	4940	WMIC.exe
Token: 34	4940	WMIC.exe
Token: 35	4940	WMIC.exe
Token: 36	4940	WMIC.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	4940	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4940	WMIC.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	4940	WMIC.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	4940	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	4940	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	4940	WMIC.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	4940	WMIC.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4940	WMIC.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4940	WMIC.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4940	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4940	WMIC.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4940	WMIC.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4940	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	4940	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	4940	WMIC.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	4940	WMIC.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	4940	WMIC.exe
Token: 33	4940	WMIC.exe
Token: 34	4940	WMIC.exe
Token: 35	4940	WMIC.exe
Token: 36	4940	WMIC.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2372 wrote to memory of 2096	2372	5237.exe	89
PID 2372 wrote to memory of 2096	2372	5237.exe	89
PID 2372 wrote to memory of 2096	2372	5237.exe	89
PID 2096 wrote to memory of 2656	2096	Autoit3.exe	90
PID 2096 wrote to memory of 2656	2096	Autoit3.exe	90
PID 2096 wrote to memory of 2656	2096	Autoit3.exe	90
PID 2656 wrote to memory of 4940	2656	cmd.exe	92
PID 2656 wrote to memory of 4940	2656	cmd.exe	92
PID 2656 wrote to memory of 4940	2656	cmd.exe	92

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5237.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5237.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2372
- \??\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:2096
- - \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    "c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c wmic ComputerSystem get domain > C:\ProgramData\adffkgh\achabde
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2656
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe
      wmic ComputerSystem get domain
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4940

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe" /ping PD94bWwgdmVyc2lvbj0iMS4wIiBlbmNvZGluZz0iVVRGLTgiPz48cmVxdWVzdCBwcm90b2NvbD0iMy4wIiB1cGRhdGVyPSJPbWFoYSIgdXBkYXRlcnZlcnNpb249IjEuMy4xOTUuNDMiIHNoZWxsX3ZlcnNpb249IjEuMy4xOTUuNDMiIGlzbWFjaGluZT0iMSIgc2Vzc2lvbmlkPSJ7OTBCRUJDNkItMDM5RC00RDg1LUEzMjktN0VCNEM2NTY3QkYwfSIgdXNlcmlkPSJ7NDg5NUIwRUEtMUQ3OC00RTU4LUEwRDQtNEVBOEI3RkREMUUxfSIgaW5zdGFsbHNvdXJjZT0ibGltaXRlZCIgcmVxdWVzdGlkPSJ7OUE1ODJDOUMtRjE4RS00N0Y3LUJFQjgtRDJFRTEyQjQ5MTk0fSIgZGVkdXA9ImNyIiBkb21haW5qb2luZWQ9IjAiPjxodyBsb2dpY2FsX2NwdXM9IjIiIHBoeXNtZW1vcnk9IjQiIGRpc2tfdHlwZT0iMiIgc3NlPSIxIiBzc2UyPSIxIiBzc2UzPSIxIiBzc3NlMz0iMSIgc3NlNDE9IjEiIHNzZTQyPSIxIiBhdng9IjEiLz48b3MgcGxhdGZvcm09IndpbiIgdmVyc2lvbj0iMTAuMC4xOTA0MS4xMjg4IiBzcD0iIiBhcmNoPSJ4NjQiIHByb2R1Y3RfdHlwZT0iNDgiIGlzX3dpcD0iMCIgaXNfaW5fbG9ja2Rvd25fbW9kZT0iMCIvPjxvZW0gcHJvZHVjdF9tYW51ZmFjdHVyZXI9IiIgcHJvZHVjdF9uYW1lPSIiLz48ZXhwIGV0YWc9IiZxdW90O0UreGJBejZZNnNVMTI4OWJTNnFsNFZSTGJramZCVUdUTUpzanJIcjQ0aUk9JnF1b3Q7Ii8-PGFwcCBhcHBpZD0iezhBNjlEMzQ1LUQ1NjQtNDYzYy1BRkYxLUE2OUQ5RTUzMEY5Nn0iIHZlcnNpb249IjEyMy4wLjYzMTIuMTIzIiBuZXh0dmVyc2lvbj0iIiBsYW5nPSJlbiIgYnJhbmQ9IkdHTFMiIGNsaWVudD0iIiBpbnN0YWxsYWdlPSI0IiBpbnN0YWxsZGF0ZXRpbWU9IjE3Mzg5NDcxNzgiIG9vYmVfaW5zdGFsbF90aW1lPSIxMzM4MzQxOTY4MDM3MTAwMDAiPjxldmVudCBldmVudHR5cGU9IjMxIiBldmVudHJlc3VsdD0iMSIgZXJyb3Jjb2RlPSIwIiBleHRyYWNvZGUxPSIyMTc5ODYyIiBzeXN0ZW1fdXB0aW1lX3RpY2tzPSI1MzE2NTg4ODQxIi8-PC9hcHA-PC9yZXF1ZXN0Pg
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
PID:3180

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\adffkgh\achabde

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
585KB

MD5
e3fa7e39a141e7d0dc4a2a32cb242468

SHA1
4e9e59dbe9da4c572160932a36565ae6613966e7

SHA256
0ae36daf17a3c56302b79d5870a0c0e20b7c6617cc80048fed4280246d7d2447

SHA512
47091962028dc42b84ff727b7017812a594939e53ba0f736d257a42974fbc0636232c050f877285405c4cd5c25cd44306032e42ed64a8c68a65798ef60a1c2e0

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memory/2096-15-0x00000000013C0000-0x00000000017C0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4.0MB

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memory/2096-17-0x0000000004700000-0x0000000004A55000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.3MB

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memory/2096-20-0x0000000004700000-0x0000000004A55000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.3MB

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memory/2372-0-0x0000000002870000-0x0000000002871000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2372-1-0x0000000004970000-0x0000000006789000-memory.dmp

Filesize
30.1MB

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memory/2372-5-0x0000000002B50000-0x0000000004965000-memory.dmp

Filesize
30.1MB

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memory/2372-13-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000880000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4.5MB

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