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Database Entry



DarkGate


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 8ce6620ef7346fbb807b72293ce965b05b5cd37036a9d3a17c834b79e15910f4
SHA3-384 hash: 92527e3fc4365bd5f7b8a4281efab6bf6b04bc5da5e09f207b9fea6833a20043f154959383a3152f35893ccf583a2cd5
SHA1 hash: 097c6021a05ae5dc95a3b6e4dc4deb2583a8b26a
MD5 hash: 27a14ed7a94bbbf8dabacd509cb4bf0f
humanhash: bakerloo-nuts-floor-monkey
File name:w_verion_6.1.1_x86.msi
Download: download sample
Signature DarkGate
File size:2'347'008 bytes
First seen:2023-09-16 08:04:30 UTC
Last seen:2023-09-16 08:39:31 UTC
File type:Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) msi
MIME type:application/x-msi
ssdeep 49152:QpUPhzTtpSD6TmCFMZ9Iv1s6kXhH3jtG1+iH4nDcGdi2gzblP9QNIT5QBtg2:QpgntID67vvLkX5BGVOfcblFQCS
Threatray 101 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T16AB523613699C136D65A1B7281FA8BB12A357D312F30C0CFB7953D6C6B327C26A34366
TrID 98.2% (.MSI) Microsoft Windows Installer (454500/1/170)
1.7% (.) Generic OLE2 / Multistream Compound (8000/1)
Reporter JAMESWT_WT
Tags:DarkGate msi PFO GROUP LLC

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
141
Origin country :
IT IT
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
No Threat
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
expand fingerprint lolbin packed shell32
Result
Threat name:
DarkGate
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.evad
Score:
92 / 100
Signature
Contains functionality to detect sleep reduction / modifications
Contains functionality to modify clipboard data
Creates a thread in another existing process (thread injection)
Detected unpacking (creates a PE file in dynamic memory)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Opens the same file many times (likely Sandbox evasion)
Snort IDS alert for network traffic
Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function)
Yara detected DarkGate
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1309388 Sample: w_verion_6.1.1_x86.msi Startdate: 16/09/2023 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 92 74 cdn-ext.net 2->74 82 Snort IDS alert for network traffic 2->82 84 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->84 86 Yara detected DarkGate 2->86 88 Contains functionality to modify clipboard data 2->88 11 msiexec.exe 12 22 2->11         started        14 Autoit3.exe 2->14         started        16 msiexec.exe 5 2->16         started        signatures3 process4 file5 70 C:\Windows\Installer\MSIF5F3.tmp, PE32 11->70 dropped 72 C:\Windows\Installer\MSIDE50.tmp, PE32 11->72 dropped 18 msiexec.exe 5 11->18         started        20 cmd.exe 1 14->20         started        22 TabTip32.exe 14->22         started        24 cmd.exe 14->24         started        process6 process7 26 KeyScramblerLogon.exe 2 18->26         started        30 expand.exe 23 18->30         started        32 icacls.exe 18->32         started        34 icacls.exe 18->34         started        file8 60 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\Autoit3.exe, PE32 26->60 dropped 104 Contains functionality to detect sleep reduction / modifications 26->104 36 Autoit3.exe 8 26->36         started        62 C:\Users\user\...\keyscrambler.sys (copy), PE32 30->62 dropped 64 C:\Users\user\...\Uninstall.exe (copy), PE32 30->64 dropped 66 C:\Users\user\...\QFXUpdateService.exe (copy), PE32 30->66 dropped 68 13 other files (none is malicious) 30->68 dropped signatures9 process10 file11 56 C:\temp\AutoIt3.exe, PE32 36->56 dropped 90 Detected unpacking (creates a PE file in dynamic memory) 36->90 92 Contains functionality to modify clipboard data 36->92 94 Creates a thread in another existing process (thread injection) 36->94 40 cmd.exe 7 36->40         started        45 TabTip32.exe 36->45         started        47 TabTip32.exe 36->47         started        signatures12 process13 dnsIp14 76 cdn-ext.net 104.21.10.65, 49172, 49175, 49177 CLOUDFLARENETUS United States 40->76 78 172.67.144.184, 49173, 49174, 49176 CLOUDFLARENETUS United States 40->78 80 192.168.2.255, 137, 138 unknown unknown 40->80 58 C:\ProgramData\bgbbdgb\Autoit3.exe, PE32 40->58 dropped 98 Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function) 40->98 100 Opens the same file many times (likely Sandbox evasion) 40->100 102 Creates a thread in another existing process (thread injection) 40->102 49 TabTip32.exe 40->49         started        51 TabTip32.exe 40->51         started        53 TabTip32.exe 45->53         started        file15 signatures16 process17 signatures18 96 Opens the same file many times (likely Sandbox evasion) 53->96
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Darkgate
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2023-09-15 18:03:00 UTC
File Type:
Binary (Archive)
Extracted files:
131
AV detection:
11 of 23 (47.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
discovery
Behaviour
Checks SCSI registry key(s)
Checks processor information in registry
Enumerates system info in registry
Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
NSIS installer
Drops file in Windows directory
Enumerates connected drives
Drops startup file
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Modifies file permissions
Blocklisted process makes network request
Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:maldoc_OLE_file_magic_number
Author:Didier Stevens (https://DidierStevens.com)

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

DarkGate

Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) msi 8ce6620ef7346fbb807b72293ce965b05b5cd37036a9d3a17c834b79e15910f4

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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