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Database Entry


DarkGate


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 8 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 05820445ba75f9b322c13c93935f20785bcd1219e2db794b9155da8d867f5a11
SHA3-384 hash: c16dfed3e00c71db3f7bfa72d256ec65f37622efa89aa99c432c5436e22eef1dc2a10439b5cb7cc04f901f4ef96c6aaa
SHA1 hash: 6939374a49cc3107dc3d2aa280b78d6249632385
MD5 hash: 4be13bf63e30e1c73d4c80b05a9b739b
humanhash: fifteen-table-music-carolina
File name:Position Guidelines.pdf.lnk
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Signature DarkGate
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File size:2'152 bytes
First seen:2023-09-22 14:53:45 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Shortcut (lnk) lnk
MIME type:application/octet-stream
ssdeep 24:8a+WJCnBmOhA8Pe4+/obBa/Ulvi85IUnSL:8aMiybCUl0Y
TLSH T19841DF1527EF4765F6F20E3699B75364CD3BBCD5E9719B0C0254688C68A46049CF4F32
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:5-188-87-58 DarkGate lnk

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
255
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Detection(s):
Sanesecurity.Malware.27118.LnkHeur.UNOFFICIAL
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TwinWave.EvilLNK.HTTPDottedQuadPolicykill.20220908.UNOFFICIAL
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TwinWave.EvilLNK.CerealKiller.808fa09e.UNOFFICIAL
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Result
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
LNK File - Malicious
Link:
https://app.docguard.net/05820445ba75f9b322c13c93935f20785bcd1219e2db794b9155da8d867f5a11/results/dashboard
Payload URLs
URL
File name
http://185.39.18.170/41G/mOw
LNK File
Behaviour
BlacklistAPI detected
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
cmd evasive lolbin masquerade ping
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/650daa9132ffdb7a7a102080/reports/a8965684-fc39-4581-a38a-079089fc984d/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Trojan.WinLNK.Agent
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/05820445ba75f9b322c13c93935f20785bcd1219e2db794b9155da8d867f5a11
Result
Threat name:
DarkGate, MalLnk
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
rans.troj.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1312959
Signature
Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender
Allocates memory in foreign processes
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning)
Creates a thread in another existing process (thread injection)
Downloads files with wrong headers with respect to MIME Content-Type
Found malware configuration
Found URL in windows shortcut file (LNK)
Machine Learning detection for sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for domain / URL
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Potential malicious VBS script found (suspicious strings)
Sigma detected: DarkGate
Snort IDS alert for network traffic
Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function)
Uses an obfuscated file name to hide its real file extension (double extension)
Uses known network protocols on non-standard ports
Uses ping.exe to check the status of other devices and networks
Uses ping.exe to sleep
Windows shortcut file (LNK) contains suspicious command line arguments
Windows shortcut file (LNK) starts blacklisted processes
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected DarkGate
Yara detected malicious lnk
Yara detected UAC Bypass using CMSTP
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1312959 Sample: Position_Guidelines.pdf.lnk Startdate: 22/09/2023 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 75 Snort IDS alert for network traffic 2->75 77 Multi AV Scanner detection for domain / URL 2->77 79 Found malware configuration 2->79 81 17 other signatures 2->81 10 cmd.exe 1 2->10         started        13 Autoit3.exe 1 2->13         started        15 powershell.exe 21 2->15         started        process3 signatures4 95 Uses ping.exe to sleep 10->95 97 Uses ping.exe to check the status of other devices and networks 10->97 17 cscript.exe 2 10->17         started        21 curl.exe 2 10->21         started        23 conhost.exe 1 10->23         started        29 2 other processes 10->29 99 Windows shortcut file (LNK) starts blacklisted processes 13->99 25 cmd.exe 1 13->25         started        27 conhost.exe 15->27         started        process5 dnsIp6 69 5.188.87.58, 2351, 49719, 49720 GLOBALLAYERNL Russian Federation 17->69 83 Windows shortcut file (LNK) starts blacklisted processes 17->83 31 cmd.exe 3 17->31         started        71 185.39.18.170, 49718, 80 RU-SOCHITEL-ASRU Russian Federation 21->71 85 Potential malicious VBS script found (suspicious strings) 21->85 signatures7 process8 file9 67 C:\inif\inif.exe, PE32+ 31->67 dropped 34 Autoit3.exe 1 9 31->34         started        38 inif.exe 2 31->38         started        40 conhost.exe 31->40         started        42 inif.exe 2 31->42         started        process10 file11 61 C:\temp\AutoIt3.exe, PE32 34->61 dropped 87 Windows shortcut file (LNK) starts blacklisted processes 34->87 89 Writes to foreign memory regions 34->89 91 Allocates memory in foreign processes 34->91 93 Creates a thread in another existing process (thread injection) 34->93 44 cmd.exe 5 34->44         started        48 cmd.exe 1 34->48         started        50 CmZredLMYfFmIQB.exe 1 34->50 injected 63 C:\inif\Autoit3.exe, PE32 38->63 dropped signatures12 process13 file14 65 C:\ProgramData\hbhffdg\Autoit3.exe, PE32 44->65 dropped 101 Windows shortcut file (LNK) starts blacklisted processes 44->101 103 Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function) 44->103 52 cmd.exe 44->52         started        54 cmd.exe 44->54         started        56 PING.EXE 1 48->56         started        59 conhost.exe 48->59         started        signatures15 process16 dnsIp17 73 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 56->73
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/05820445ba75f9b322c13c93935f20785bcd1219e2db794b9155da8d867f5a11/
Threat name:
Shortcut.Trojan.Darkgate
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Status:
Suspicious
First seen:
2023-09-21 17:00:05 UTC
File Type:
Binary
AV detection:
11 of 23 (47.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=awbairn2ox43giwbhsjzgxzapbn42eqz4lnxss4rkxni3bt7liiq._file
Result
Malware family:
darkgate
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:darkgate stealer
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/230922-r9vtpsgg4y/
Behaviour
Checks processor information in registry
Modifies registry class
Runs ping.exe
Script User-Agent
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
Program crash
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Checks computer location settings
Drops startup file
Executes dropped EXE
Blocklisted process makes network request
Downloads MZ/PE file
DarkGate
Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
http://5.188.87.58
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Malicious File
Score:
1.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/05820445ba75f9b322c13c93935f20785bcd1219e2db794b9155da8d867f5a11

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:Download_in_LNK
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Author:@bartblaze
Description:Identifies download artefacts in shortcut (LNK) files.
Rule name:Execution_in_LNK
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Author:@bartblaze
Description:Identifies execution artefacts in shortcut (LNK) files.
Rule name:EXE_in_LNK
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Author:@bartblaze
Description:Identifies executable artefacts in shortcut (LNK) files.
Rule name:LNK_sospechosos
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Author:Germán Fernández
Description:Detecta archivos .lnk sospechosos
Rule name:Long_RelativePath_LNK
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Author:@bartblaze
Description:Identifies shortcut (LNK) file with a long relative path. Might be used in an attempt to hide the path.
Rule name:PDF_in_LNK
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Author:@bartblaze
Description:Identifies Adobe Acrobat artefacts in shortcut (LNK) files.
Rule name:Script_in_LNK
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Author:@bartblaze
Description:Identifies scripting artefacts in shortcut (LNK) files.
Rule name:SUSP_LNK_CMD
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Author:SECUINFRA Falcon Team
Description:Detects the reference to cmd.exe inside an lnk file, which is suspicious

File information

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