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System Information Discovery

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-446031748-3036493239-2009529691-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	Synaptics.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-446031748-3036493239-2009529691-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	2025-04-08_43d120751e6ee8e782df8fcd1568e24e_black-basta_darkgate_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-446031748-3036493239-2009529691-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	Synaptics.exe

Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs

pid	Process
5724	._cache_2025-04-08_43d120751e6ee8e782df8fcd1568e24e_black-basta_darkgate_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe
4692	Synaptics.exe
5264	Synaptics.exe
5852	._cache_Synaptics.exe
3464	._cache_Synaptics.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\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Synaptics Pointing Device Driver = "C:\\ProgramData\\Synaptics\\Synaptics.exe"	2025-04-08_43d120751e6ee8e782df8fcd1568e24e_black-basta_darkgate_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\._cache_Synaptics.exe	Synaptics.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\._cache_Synaptics.exe	Synaptics.exe

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

System Information Discovery
T1082

Program crash 3 IoCs

pid	pid_target	Process	procid_target
2348	5724	WerFault.exe	88
4304	5852	WerFault.exe	97
5808	3464	WerFault.exe	98

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	._cache_2025-04-08_43d120751e6ee8e782df8fcd1568e24e_black-basta_darkgate_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Synaptics.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Synaptics.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	._cache_Synaptics.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	._cache_Synaptics.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2025-04-08_43d120751e6ee8e782df8fcd1568e24e_black-basta_darkgate_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0	EXCEL.EXE
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz	EXCEL.EXE
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	EXCEL.EXE

Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\BIOS	EXCEL.EXE
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemFamily	EXCEL.EXE
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemSKU	EXCEL.EXE

Modifies registry class 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{1f3427c8-5c10-4210-aa03-2ee45287d668}\Instance\	2025-04-08_43d120751e6ee8e782df8fcd1568e24e_black-basta_darkgate_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{1f3427c8-5c10-4210-aa03-2ee45287d668}\Instance\	Synaptics.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{1f3427c8-5c10-4210-aa03-2ee45287d668}\Instance\	Synaptics.exe

Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2552	EXCEL.EXE

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs

pid	Process
2552	EXCEL.EXE
2552	EXCEL.EXE
2552	EXCEL.EXE
2552	EXCEL.EXE
2552	EXCEL.EXE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 15 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 5124 wrote to memory of 5724	5124	2025-04-08_43d120751e6ee8e782df8fcd1568e24e_black-basta_darkgate_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe	88
PID 5124 wrote to memory of 5724	5124	2025-04-08_43d120751e6ee8e782df8fcd1568e24e_black-basta_darkgate_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe	88
PID 5124 wrote to memory of 5724	5124	2025-04-08_43d120751e6ee8e782df8fcd1568e24e_black-basta_darkgate_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe	88
PID 5124 wrote to memory of 4692	5124	2025-04-08_43d120751e6ee8e782df8fcd1568e24e_black-basta_darkgate_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe	93
PID 5124 wrote to memory of 4692	5124	2025-04-08_43d120751e6ee8e782df8fcd1568e24e_black-basta_darkgate_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe	93
PID 5124 wrote to memory of 4692	5124	2025-04-08_43d120751e6ee8e782df8fcd1568e24e_black-basta_darkgate_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe	93
PID 4604 wrote to memory of 5264	4604	cmd.exe	96
PID 4604 wrote to memory of 5264	4604	cmd.exe	96
PID 4604 wrote to memory of 5264	4604	cmd.exe	96
PID 4692 wrote to memory of 5852	4692	Synaptics.exe	97
PID 4692 wrote to memory of 5852	4692	Synaptics.exe	97
PID 4692 wrote to memory of 5852	4692	Synaptics.exe	97
PID 5264 wrote to memory of 3464	5264	Synaptics.exe	98
PID 5264 wrote to memory of 3464	5264	Synaptics.exe	98
PID 5264 wrote to memory of 3464	5264	Synaptics.exe	98

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-04-08_43d120751e6ee8e782df8fcd1568e24e_black-basta_darkgate_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-04-08_43d120751e6ee8e782df8fcd1568e24e_black-basta_darkgate_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5124
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2025-04-08_43d120751e6ee8e782df8fcd1568e24e_black-basta_darkgate_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2025-04-08_43d120751e6ee8e782df8fcd1568e24e_black-basta_darkgate_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:5724
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 5724 -s 444
    3⤵
    - Program crash
    PID:2348
- C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
  "C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe" InjUpdate
  2⤵
  - Checks computer location settings
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Modifies registry class
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4692
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_Synaptics.exe" InjUpdate
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:5852
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 5852 -s 460
      4⤵
      Program crash
      PID:4304

C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4604
- C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
  C:\ProgramData\Synaptics\Synaptics.exe
  2⤵
  - Checks computer location settings
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Modifies registry class
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:5264
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\._cache_Synaptics.exe
    "C:\Windows\system32\._cache_Synaptics.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3464
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3464 -s 444
      4⤵
      Program crash
      PID:5808

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 5724 -ip 5724
1⤵
PID:4740

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 448 -p 5852 -ip 5852
1⤵
PID:1996

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 540 -p 3464 -ip 3464
1⤵
PID:2376

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE" /automation -Embedding
1⤵
- Checks processor information in registry
- Enumerates system info in registry
- Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:2552

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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

3

System Information Discovery

4

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery