Analysis
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max time kernel
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max time network
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platform
windows10-2004_x64 -
resource
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resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250502-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system -
submitted
18/05/2025, 10:31
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2025-05-18_17bf4ae8f1cedd7057f29fbab982ede7_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20250502-en
General
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Target
2025-05-18_17bf4ae8f1cedd7057f29fbab982ede7_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.exe
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Size
35.5MB
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MD5
17bf4ae8f1cedd7057f29fbab982ede7
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SHA1
5535fe3c30c3d7694c6e913b04bf85e3c35e7cc9
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SHA256
1278d578de119be853467a5204054166f4b1568ce1a7a4eeee53b65d6087aab0
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SHA512
cfbbc48602f239494896ca6d00a7e5aeb6890e2ffaea4f0b9e7952151d7b5f4a6c00a1264578c717a79ff22eb86fc0bd23b447e0896b036a04cc3428440b57fc
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SSDEEP
196608:gLHV5hhv5V57+btH5KUxamErRyhdGJgaMkG8K1HBRM4kqptasktkvzAgb09nde:S5htX5atH5imEoJhN1HG/wzAu
Malware Config
Extracted
aresloader
http://127.0.0.1:8888
http://127.0.0.1:8080
http://192.168.31.111
Signatures
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AresLoader
AresLoader is a loader and downloader written in C++.
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Aresloader family
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Downloads MZ/PE file 1 IoCs
flow pid Process 37 3800 2025-05-18_17bf4ae8f1cedd7057f29fbab982ede7_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.exe -
Manipulates Digital Signatures 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
Attackers can apply techniques such as changing the registry keys of authenticode & Cryptography to obtain their binary as valid.
description ioc Process 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" certutil.exe 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" certutil.exe 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" certutil.exe -
Modifies Windows Firewall 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
pid Process 4872 netsh.exe 4660 netsh.exe 4856 netsh.exe -
Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 3360 EdgeUpdate.exe -
Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\EdgeUpdate = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\EdgeUpdate.exe" 2025-05-18_17bf4ae8f1cedd7057f29fbab982ede7_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.exe -
Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL 1 TTPs 15 IoCs
Netsh.exe (also referred to as Netshell) is a command-line scripting utility used to interact with the network configuration of a system.
description ioc Process Key value enumerated \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key value enumerated \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key value enumerated \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key value enumerated \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key value enumerated \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe Key queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh netsh.exe -
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 8 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language EdgeUpdate.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2025-05-18_17bf4ae8f1cedd7057f29fbab982ede7_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language netsh.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language netsh.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language netsh.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language netsh.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language netsh.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language certutil.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3800 2025-05-18_17bf4ae8f1cedd7057f29fbab982ede7_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.exe -
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs
pid Process 3800 2025-05-18_17bf4ae8f1cedd7057f29fbab982ede7_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.exe 3800 2025-05-18_17bf4ae8f1cedd7057f29fbab982ede7_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.exe 3360 EdgeUpdate.exe 3360 EdgeUpdate.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 21 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 3800 wrote to memory of 3880 3800 2025-05-18_17bf4ae8f1cedd7057f29fbab982ede7_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.exe 89 PID 3800 wrote to memory of 3880 3800 2025-05-18_17bf4ae8f1cedd7057f29fbab982ede7_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.exe 89 PID 3800 wrote to memory of 3880 3800 2025-05-18_17bf4ae8f1cedd7057f29fbab982ede7_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.exe 89 PID 3800 wrote to memory of 1436 3800 2025-05-18_17bf4ae8f1cedd7057f29fbab982ede7_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.exe 91 PID 3800 wrote to memory of 1436 3800 2025-05-18_17bf4ae8f1cedd7057f29fbab982ede7_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.exe 91 PID 3800 wrote to memory of 1436 3800 2025-05-18_17bf4ae8f1cedd7057f29fbab982ede7_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.exe 91 PID 3800 wrote to memory of 4872 3800 2025-05-18_17bf4ae8f1cedd7057f29fbab982ede7_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.exe 98 PID 3800 wrote to memory of 4872 3800 2025-05-18_17bf4ae8f1cedd7057f29fbab982ede7_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.exe 98 PID 3800 wrote to memory of 4872 3800 2025-05-18_17bf4ae8f1cedd7057f29fbab982ede7_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.exe 98 PID 3800 wrote to memory of 4660 3800 2025-05-18_17bf4ae8f1cedd7057f29fbab982ede7_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.exe 100 PID 3800 wrote to memory of 4660 3800 2025-05-18_17bf4ae8f1cedd7057f29fbab982ede7_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.exe 100 PID 3800 wrote to memory of 4660 3800 2025-05-18_17bf4ae8f1cedd7057f29fbab982ede7_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.exe 100 PID 3800 wrote to memory of 4856 3800 2025-05-18_17bf4ae8f1cedd7057f29fbab982ede7_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.exe 102 PID 3800 wrote to memory of 4856 3800 2025-05-18_17bf4ae8f1cedd7057f29fbab982ede7_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.exe 102 PID 3800 wrote to memory of 4856 3800 2025-05-18_17bf4ae8f1cedd7057f29fbab982ede7_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.exe 102 PID 3800 wrote to memory of 5348 3800 2025-05-18_17bf4ae8f1cedd7057f29fbab982ede7_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.exe 104 PID 3800 wrote to memory of 5348 3800 2025-05-18_17bf4ae8f1cedd7057f29fbab982ede7_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.exe 104 PID 3800 wrote to memory of 5348 3800 2025-05-18_17bf4ae8f1cedd7057f29fbab982ede7_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.exe 104 PID 1788 wrote to memory of 3360 1788 cmd.exe 113 PID 1788 wrote to memory of 3360 1788 cmd.exe 113 PID 1788 wrote to memory of 3360 1788 cmd.exe 113
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-18_17bf4ae8f1cedd7057f29fbab982ede7_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-18_17bf4ae8f1cedd7057f29fbab982ede7_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.exe"1⤵
- Downloads MZ/PE file
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3800 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exenetsh int ipv4 set dynamicport tcp start=10000 num=550002⤵
- Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:3880
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exenetsh int ipv6 set dynamicport tcp start=10000 num=550002⤵
- Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:1436
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exenetsh advfirewall firewall delete rule name=SunnyNet2⤵
- Modifies Windows Firewall
- Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4872
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exenetsh advfirewall firewall add rule name=SunnyNet dir=in action=allow program=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-18_17bf4ae8f1cedd7057f29fbab982ede7_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.exe2⤵
- Modifies Windows Firewall
- Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4660
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exenetsh advfirewall firewall add rule name=SunnyNetOut dir=out action=allow program=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-18_17bf4ae8f1cedd7057f29fbab982ede7_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.exe2⤵
- Modifies Windows Firewall
- Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4856
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\certutil.execertutil -addstore root C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SunnyNet.crt2⤵
- Manipulates Digital Signatures
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:5348
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C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EdgeUpdate.exe1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EdgeUpdate.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EdgeUpdate.exe2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:3360
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Event Triggered Execution
1Netsh Helper DLL
1Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Event Triggered Execution
1Netsh Helper DLL
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Downloads
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Filesize
892KB
MD565ae25b599978a8b17988085614c4bef
SHA130ca008b71bc3178ec1079007767ff5eddeb67e3
SHA2565f5949bec4679a0c01eef2c1d649704ea8e699c16037754345a6b4af2f8c0960
SHA51299eaeca8e8100d0a4426ee9dae7850a1168829c0dfba2f5886dc736477b9098dda96b17eb28f93aeb0eb5aa6fc201a7df11f59779f09db0667918ea7d8f37ba6
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Filesize
1KB
MD529b54579baced4daf7153b961d02837d
SHA1534e448e54a7ad827e48c97f631008b7001d5999
SHA2569f42eb74eed9e79de2d2d9862676bcbd1043d74901813d01cb7fd5956bc4b55c
SHA512dee57bad7afdf70c0ff8fd4b8794013b9bc2a4f1e3ccdd2af6b5f9f4c4e3128e2b0c50e2a73e02c86f1bb62a7828d1e80dce69cbf36b6d41762e72f83d64f16d