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Database Entry



DarkGate


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a9ee4f3dcb9ae9ef57d9677a899d5f1c011dcb17275e95baf87a869f4f3dadeb
SHA3-384 hash: 9c3b6ecd61c6779c1aa80b814d98f083244cb632e79e70849324d80f7f1846f506a7aed095cc15b803917553c9884c43
SHA1 hash: 092bd61e92aa0745af69e777f341ea7184c3d743
MD5 hash: 7996ed8cc6479124c941ab5d136e4841
humanhash: illinois-shade-music-pip
File name:p_terminal_x86_install.msi
Download: download sample
Signature DarkGate
File size:2'306'048 bytes
First seen:2023-09-16 08:17:15 UTC
Last seen:2023-09-16 08:39:31 UTC
File type:Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) msi
MIME type:application/x-msi
ssdeep 49152:NpUPhaTtpSD6TmY7GBXGBr4wBlBLr1GAtrlc+jjK0I7SfBx1jDbKg5A+:NpgktID6dFBrJBLrY+rmR1s3L
Threatray 2 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T1C8B523623BD5C539D69B173680BA87752A6A7D245B30C0CF7B4678B86F322D39638312
TrID 98.2% (.MSI) Microsoft Windows Installer (454500/1/170)
1.7% (.) Generic OLE2 / Multistream Compound (8000/1)
Reporter JAMESWT_WT
Tags:178-236-247-102 DarkGate msi PFO GROUP LLC

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
149
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:
96 / 100
Signature
Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning)
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)
Found stalling execution ending in API Sleep call
Multi AV Scanner detection for domain / URL
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function)
Yara detected DarkGate
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1309390 Sample: p_terminal_x86_install.msi Startdate: 16/09/2023 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 96 81 Multi AV Scanner detection for domain / URL 2->81 83 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->83 85 Yara detected DarkGate 2->85 87 3 other signatures 2->87 10 msiexec.exe 8 19 2->10         started        13 Autoit3.exe 2->13         started        16 msiexec.exe 5 2->16         started        process3 file4 75 C:\Windows\Installer\MSIAE69.tmp, PE32 10->75 dropped 77 C:\Windows\Installer\MSIAA94.tmp, PE32 10->77 dropped 18 msiexec.exe 5 10->18         started        103 Detected unpacking (creates a PE file in dynamic memory) 13->103 20 TabTip32.exe 13->20         started        22 cmd.exe 13->22         started        signatures5 process6 process7 24 KeyScramblerLogon.exe 2 18->24         started        28 expand.exe 23 18->28         started        30 icacls.exe 18->30         started        32 icacls.exe 18->32         started        file8 65 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\Autoit3.exe, PE32 24->65 dropped 101 Contains functionality to detect sleep reduction / modifications 24->101 34 Autoit3.exe 7 24->34         started        67 C:\Users\user\...\keyscrambler.sys (copy), PE32 28->67 dropped 69 C:\Users\user\...\Uninstall.exe (copy), PE32 28->69 dropped 71 C:\Users\user\...\QFXUpdateService.exe (copy), PE32 28->71 dropped 73 13 other files (none is malicious) 28->73 dropped signatures9 process10 file11 61 C:\temp\AutoIt3.exe, PE32 34->61 dropped 89 Detected unpacking (creates a PE file in dynamic memory) 34->89 91 Found stalling execution ending in API Sleep call 34->91 93 Contains functionality to modify clipboard data 34->93 95 2 other signatures 34->95 38 cmd.exe 4 34->38         started        43 TabTip32.exe 34->43         started        signatures12 process13 dnsIp14 79 178.236.247.102, 27850, 9999 PRANET-ASRU Russian Federation 38->79 63 C:\ProgramData\ccdcgfb\Autoit3.exe, PE32 38->63 dropped 97 Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function) 38->97 99 Creates a thread in another existing process (thread injection) 38->99 45 TabTip32.exe 38->45         started        47 TabTip32.exe 38->47         started        49 TabTip32.exe 38->49         started        57 7 other processes 38->57 51 TabTip32.exe 43->51         started        53 TabTip32.exe 43->53         started        55 TabTip32.exe 43->55         started        59 5 other processes 43->59 file15 signatures16 process17
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Malgent
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2023-09-11 23:55:17 UTC
File Type:
Binary (Archive)
Extracted files:
131
AV detection:
11 of 22 (50.00%)
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
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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


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