darkgate | 9558ddfc6a51ec3bd77070a9f23109c9028b9143bdf75f3b65b90160867d5d9f

Analysis

max time kernel
94s
max time network
146s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20250217-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250217-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
submitted
04/03/2025, 15:35

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General

Target

payload.exe
Size

5.3MB
MD5

6b4aeac02cbb4faa6480dab8daaebcd6
SHA1

a8989792d47e6cd40290e46062d7584e86b093db
SHA256

9558ddfc6a51ec3bd77070a9f23109c9028b9143bdf75f3b65b90160867d5d9f
SHA512

1e49896d18c3d698ecb47329bab616c888447af00c093fc6d734051ab08ed5f4b2cec083c31f0e1251d22393c1ed6e36e500dee945b9bda690086e94b1ee833b
SSDEEP

49152:tR/KpmZebPf2S8W2ILeWl+C1p9jWy5Snd0eigXe9Mn:T/jdYLP1Sy5E0bO

Score

10^/10

darkgate traf777 discovery persistence stealer

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

darkgate

Botnet

traf777

144.202.85.30

Attributes

anti_analysis
true
anti_debug
false
anti_vm
true
c2_port
80
check_disk
false
check_ram
true
check_xeon
false
crypter_au3
false
crypter_dll
false
crypter_raw_stub
false
internal_mutex
MZSkIYQY
minimum_disk
100
minimum_ram
1096
ping_interval
6
rootkit
false
startup_persistence
false
username
traf777

Signatures

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

Detect DarkGate stealer 4 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/2008-1-0x0000000004980000-0x000000000668C000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral2/memory/2008-5-0x0000000002C70000-0x000000000497B000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral2/memory/1540-15-0x00000000047E0000-0x00000000064EC000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6
behavioral2/memory/1540-18-0x0000000006830000-0x000000000853E000-memory.dmp	family_darkgate_v6

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-22591836-1183090055-1220658180-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	payload.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1540	Diagnostic.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-22591836-1183090055-1220658180-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\ = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\Diagnostic\\Diagnostic.exe"	Diagnostic.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 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	Diagnostic.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	payload.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	Diagnostic.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	Diagnostic.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1540	Diagnostic.exe
1540	Diagnostic.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 42 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	4580	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4580	WMIC.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	4580	WMIC.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	4580	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	4580	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	4580	WMIC.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	4580	WMIC.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4580	WMIC.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4580	WMIC.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4580	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4580	WMIC.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4580	WMIC.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4580	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	4580	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	4580	WMIC.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	4580	WMIC.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	4580	WMIC.exe
Token: 33	4580	WMIC.exe
Token: 34	4580	WMIC.exe
Token: 35	4580	WMIC.exe
Token: 36	4580	WMIC.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	4580	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	4580	WMIC.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	4580	WMIC.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	4580	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	4580	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	4580	WMIC.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	4580	WMIC.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	4580	WMIC.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	4580	WMIC.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	4580	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	4580	WMIC.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	4580	WMIC.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4580	WMIC.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	4580	WMIC.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	4580	WMIC.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	4580	WMIC.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	4580	WMIC.exe
Token: 33	4580	WMIC.exe
Token: 34	4580	WMIC.exe
Token: 35	4580	WMIC.exe
Token: 36	4580	WMIC.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2008 wrote to memory of 1540	2008	payload.exe	89
PID 2008 wrote to memory of 1540	2008	payload.exe	89
PID 2008 wrote to memory of 1540	2008	payload.exe	89
PID 1540 wrote to memory of 3076	1540	Diagnostic.exe	90
PID 1540 wrote to memory of 3076	1540	Diagnostic.exe	90
PID 1540 wrote to memory of 3076	1540	Diagnostic.exe	90
PID 3076 wrote to memory of 4580	3076	cmd.exe	92
PID 3076 wrote to memory of 4580	3076	cmd.exe	92
PID 3076 wrote to memory of 4580	3076	cmd.exe	92

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\payload.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\payload.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2008
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Diagnostic\Diagnostic.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Diagnostic\Diagnostic.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Checks processor information in registry
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1540
- - \??\c:\windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    "c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c wmic ComputerSystem get domain > C:\ProgramData\dchfeha\kaabedb
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3076
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe
      wmic ComputerSystem get domain
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4580

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

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\dchfeha\kaabedb

Filesize
54B

MD5
c8bbad190eaaa9755c8dfb1573984d81

SHA1
17ad91294403223fde66f687450545a2bad72af5

SHA256
7f136265128b7175fb67024a6ddd7524586b025725a878c07d76a9d8ad3dc2ac

SHA512
05f02cf90969b7b9a2de39eecdf810a1835325e7c83ffe81388c9866c6f79be6cdc8617f606a8fedc6affe6127bede4b143106a90289bbb9bf61d94c648059df

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Diagnostic\Diagnostic.exe

Filesize
5.3MB

MD5
6b4aeac02cbb4faa6480dab8daaebcd6

SHA1
a8989792d47e6cd40290e46062d7584e86b093db

SHA256
9558ddfc6a51ec3bd77070a9f23109c9028b9143bdf75f3b65b90160867d5d9f

SHA512
1e49896d18c3d698ecb47329bab616c888447af00c093fc6d734051ab08ed5f4b2cec083c31f0e1251d22393c1ed6e36e500dee945b9bda690086e94b1ee833b

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memory/1540-14-0x0000000002810000-0x0000000002811000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1540-15-0x00000000047E0000-0x00000000064EC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
29.0MB

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memory/1540-18-0x0000000006830000-0x000000000853E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
29.1MB

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memory/1540-27-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000958000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.3MB

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memory/2008-0-0x0000000002A40000-0x0000000002A41000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2008-1-0x0000000004980000-0x000000000668C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
29.0MB

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memory/2008-5-0x0000000002C70000-0x000000000497B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
29.0MB

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memory/2008-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000958000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.3MB

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