Malware Analysis Report

2025-05-28 17:31

Sample ID 250510-nwq2tadl6x
Target 2025-05-10_b47edbaaafa0e9436b6fe70620b3483b_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz
SHA256 49b62df7c253628dfd90aba39cdd061c48d0b15eea86eefa4e9f7ca08a6b2afd
Tags
aresloader defense_evasion discovery loader persistence privilege_escalation
score
10/10

Table of Contents

Analysis Overview

MITRE ATT&CK

Enterprise Matrix V16

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Signatures

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis Overview

score
10/10

SHA256

49b62df7c253628dfd90aba39cdd061c48d0b15eea86eefa4e9f7ca08a6b2afd

Threat Level: Known bad

The file 2025-05-10_b47edbaaafa0e9436b6fe70620b3483b_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

aresloader defense_evasion discovery loader persistence privilege_escalation

Aresloader family

AresLoader

Modifies Windows Firewall

Manipulates Digital Signatures

Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

Unsigned PE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2025-05-10 11:45

Signatures

Aresloader family

aresloader

Unsigned PE

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2025-05-10 11:45

Reported

2025-05-10 11:47

Platform

win10v2004-20250502-en

Max time kernel

103s

Max time network

142s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-10_b47edbaaafa0e9436b6fe70620b3483b_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.exe"

Signatures

AresLoader

loader aresloader

Aresloader family

aresloader

Manipulates Digital Signatures

Description Indicator Process Target
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Cryptography\OID\EncodingType 0\CryptDllFindOIDInfo\1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.3.1!7\Name = "szOID_ROOT_PROGRAM_AUTO_UPDATE_CA_REVOCATION" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\certutil.exe N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Cryptography\OID\EncodingType 0\CryptDllFindOIDInfo\1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.3.2!7\Name = "szOID_ROOT_PROGRAM_AUTO_UPDATE_END_REVOCATION" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\certutil.exe N/A
Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Cryptography\OID\EncodingType 0\CryptDllFindOIDInfo\1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.3.3!7\Name = "szOID_ROOT_PROGRAM_NO_OCSP_FAILOVER_TO_CRL" C:\Windows\SysWOW64\certutil.exe N/A

Modifies Windows Firewall

defense_evasion
Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe N/A

Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL

persistence privilege_escalation
Description Indicator Process Target
Key queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe N/A
Key queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe N/A
Key value enumerated \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe N/A
Key queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe N/A
Key value enumerated \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe N/A
Key value enumerated \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe N/A
Key value enumerated \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe N/A
Key queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe N/A
Key value enumerated \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe N/A
Key queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe N/A

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

discovery
Description Indicator Process Target
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Windows\SysWOW64\certutil.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-10_b47edbaaafa0e9436b6fe70620b3483b_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.exe N/A

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Description Indicator Process Target
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-10_b47edbaaafa0e9436b6fe70620b3483b_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.exe N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 776 wrote to memory of 2240 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-10_b47edbaaafa0e9436b6fe70620b3483b_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe
PID 776 wrote to memory of 2240 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-10_b47edbaaafa0e9436b6fe70620b3483b_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe
PID 776 wrote to memory of 2240 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-10_b47edbaaafa0e9436b6fe70620b3483b_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe
PID 776 wrote to memory of 5004 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-10_b47edbaaafa0e9436b6fe70620b3483b_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe
PID 776 wrote to memory of 5004 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-10_b47edbaaafa0e9436b6fe70620b3483b_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe
PID 776 wrote to memory of 5004 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-10_b47edbaaafa0e9436b6fe70620b3483b_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe
PID 776 wrote to memory of 1624 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-10_b47edbaaafa0e9436b6fe70620b3483b_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe
PID 776 wrote to memory of 1624 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-10_b47edbaaafa0e9436b6fe70620b3483b_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe
PID 776 wrote to memory of 1624 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-10_b47edbaaafa0e9436b6fe70620b3483b_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe
PID 776 wrote to memory of 2396 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-10_b47edbaaafa0e9436b6fe70620b3483b_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe
PID 776 wrote to memory of 2396 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-10_b47edbaaafa0e9436b6fe70620b3483b_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe
PID 776 wrote to memory of 2396 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-10_b47edbaaafa0e9436b6fe70620b3483b_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe
PID 776 wrote to memory of 3744 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-10_b47edbaaafa0e9436b6fe70620b3483b_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe
PID 776 wrote to memory of 3744 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-10_b47edbaaafa0e9436b6fe70620b3483b_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe
PID 776 wrote to memory of 3744 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-10_b47edbaaafa0e9436b6fe70620b3483b_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe
PID 776 wrote to memory of 4708 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-10_b47edbaaafa0e9436b6fe70620b3483b_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\certutil.exe
PID 776 wrote to memory of 4708 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-10_b47edbaaafa0e9436b6fe70620b3483b_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\certutil.exe
PID 776 wrote to memory of 4708 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-10_b47edbaaafa0e9436b6fe70620b3483b_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\certutil.exe

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-10_b47edbaaafa0e9436b6fe70620b3483b_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-10_b47edbaaafa0e9436b6fe70620b3483b_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.exe"

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe

netsh int ipv4 set dynamicport tcp start=10000 num=55000

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe

netsh int ipv6 set dynamicport tcp start=10000 num=55000

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe

netsh advfirewall firewall delete rule name=SunnyNet

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe

netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name=SunnyNet dir=in action=allow program=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-10_b47edbaaafa0e9436b6fe70620b3483b_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe

netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name=SunnyNetOut dir=out action=allow program=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-10_b47edbaaafa0e9436b6fe70620b3483b_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.exe

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\certutil.exe

certutil -addstore root C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SunnyNet.crt

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
GB 2.16.153.224:443 www.bing.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 creator.douyin.com udp
GB 163.181.242.195:443 creator.douyin.com tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 api.gzdata.io udp
HK 202.79.173.4:8081 api.gzdata.io tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 tj.gzdata.io udp
US 192.151.151.43:81 tj.gzdata.io tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 tse1.mm.bing.net udp
US 150.171.27.10:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 150.171.27.10:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 150.171.27.10:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 150.171.27.10:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
US 150.171.27.10:443 tse1.mm.bing.net tcp
DE 142.250.185.131:80 c.pki.goog tcp

Files

memory/776-3-0x00000000046E0000-0x00000000046E1000-memory.dmp

memory/776-2-0x00000000778D2000-0x00000000778D3000-memory.dmp

memory/776-1-0x00000000778D2000-0x00000000778D3000-memory.dmp

memory/776-0-0x00000000778D2000-0x00000000778D3000-memory.dmp

memory/776-4-0x000000006DFC0000-0x000000007029E000-memory.dmp

memory/776-9-0x00000000778D2000-0x00000000778D3000-memory.dmp

memory/776-8-0x000000006DFC0000-0x000000007029E000-memory.dmp

memory/776-10-0x00000000046E0000-0x00000000046E1000-memory.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SunnyNet.crt

MD5 29b54579baced4daf7153b961d02837d
SHA1 534e448e54a7ad827e48c97f631008b7001d5999
SHA256 9f42eb74eed9e79de2d2d9862676bcbd1043d74901813d01cb7fd5956bc4b55c
SHA512 dee57bad7afdf70c0ff8fd4b8794013b9bc2a4f1e3ccdd2af6b5f9f4c4e3128e2b0c50e2a73e02c86f1bb62a7828d1e80dce69cbf36b6d41762e72f83d64f16d