Analysis Overview
SHA256
1278d578de119be853467a5204054166f4b1568ce1a7a4eeee53b65d6087aab0
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 2025-05-18_17bf4ae8f1cedd7057f29fbab982ede7_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
AresLoader
Aresloader family
Downloads MZ/PE file
Manipulates Digital Signatures
Modifies Windows Firewall
Executes dropped EXE
Adds Run key to start application
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Unsigned PE
Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V16
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2025-05-18 10:31
Signatures
Aresloader family
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2025-05-18 10:31
Reported
2025-05-18 10:33
Platform
win10v2004-20250502-en
Max time kernel
150s
Max time network
144s
Command Line
Signatures
AresLoader
Aresloader family
Downloads MZ/PE file
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-18_17bf4ae8f1cedd7057f29fbab982ede7_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.exe | N/A |
Manipulates Digital Signatures
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Cryptography\OID\EncodingType 0\CryptDllFindOIDInfo\1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.3.2!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 |
| 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 |
Modifies Windows Firewall
| 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 |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EdgeUpdate.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\EdgeUpdate = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\EdgeUpdate.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-18_17bf4ae8f1cedd7057f29fbab982ede7_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.exe | N/A |
Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| 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 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 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 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 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
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EdgeUpdate.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-18_17bf4ae8f1cedd7057f29fbab982ede7_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.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\netsh.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\certutil.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-18_17bf4ae8f1cedd7057f29fbab982ede7_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-18_17bf4ae8f1cedd7057f29fbab982ede7_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-18_17bf4ae8f1cedd7057f29fbab982ede7_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EdgeUpdate.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EdgeUpdate.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
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"
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\2025-05-18_17bf4ae8f1cedd7057f29fbab982ede7_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\2025-05-18_17bf4ae8f1cedd7057f29fbab982ede7_darkgate_elex_icedid_poet-rat_zxxz.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\certutil.exe
certutil -addstore root C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SunnyNet.crt
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EdgeUpdate.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EdgeUpdate.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EdgeUpdate.exe
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | g.bing.com | udp |
| US | 150.171.27.10:443 | g.bing.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | creator.douyin.com | udp |
| GB | 163.181.242.190:443 | creator.douyin.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | api.gzdata.io | udp |
| HK | 202.79.173.4:8081 | api.gzdata.io | tcp |
| GB | 2.18.27.82:443 | www.bing.com | tcp |
| GB | 2.18.27.82:443 | www.bing.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | tj.gzdata.io | udp |
| US | 192.151.151.46:80 | 192.151.151.46 | tcp |
| US | 192.151.151.43:81 | tj.gzdata.io | tcp |
| US | 192.151.151.43:81 | tj.gzdata.io | tcp |
| N/A | 224.0.0.251:5353 | udp | |
| US | 192.151.151.46:80 | 192.151.151.46 | tcp |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:2023 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:2023 | tcp | |
| US | 192.151.151.46:81 | 192.151.151.46 | tcp |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:2023 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:2023 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:2023 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:2023 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:2023 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:2023 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | c.pki.goog | udp |
| GB | 142.250.178.3:80 | c.pki.goog | tcp |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:2023 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:2023 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:2023 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:2023 | tcp |
Files
memory/3800-2-0x0000000000A80000-0x0000000000A81000-memory.dmp
memory/3800-1-0x0000000077092000-0x0000000077093000-memory.dmp
memory/3800-0-0x0000000077092000-0x0000000077093000-memory.dmp
memory/3800-3-0x000000006DFC0000-0x000000007029E000-memory.dmp
memory/3800-8-0x0000000077092000-0x0000000077093000-memory.dmp
memory/3800-7-0x000000006DFC0000-0x000000007029E000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SunnyNet.crt
| MD5 | 29b54579baced4daf7153b961d02837d |
| SHA1 | 534e448e54a7ad827e48c97f631008b7001d5999 |
| SHA256 | 9f42eb74eed9e79de2d2d9862676bcbd1043d74901813d01cb7fd5956bc4b55c |
| SHA512 | dee57bad7afdf70c0ff8fd4b8794013b9bc2a4f1e3ccdd2af6b5f9f4c4e3128e2b0c50e2a73e02c86f1bb62a7828d1e80dce69cbf36b6d41762e72f83d64f16d |
memory/3800-13-0x0000000000A80000-0x0000000000A81000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EdgeUpdate.exe
| MD5 | 65ae25b599978a8b17988085614c4bef |
| SHA1 | 30ca008b71bc3178ec1079007767ff5eddeb67e3 |
| SHA256 | 5f5949bec4679a0c01eef2c1d649704ea8e699c16037754345a6b4af2f8c0960 |
| SHA512 | 99eaeca8e8100d0a4426ee9dae7850a1168829c0dfba2f5886dc736477b9098dda96b17eb28f93aeb0eb5aa6fc201a7df11f59779f09db0667918ea7d8f37ba6 |