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Database Entry


DarkGate


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 8 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: e69a776549f8c3e68d4729dde9a1679f633d230bca21b6a2144dfd5599269d6e
SHA3-384 hash: 7c6f58c176d2cb2bae3a04293bfb3a0b3960e7923fbcbfe11e5f849c35da9b9ffc564672ba90ba6b30674aade8ee2873
SHA1 hash: 272151f1e4f39fd79457dc3f1538103f153c5bf8
MD5 hash: cea0885964c5c18fd7410ca82e0da52e
humanhash: wyoming-missouri-michigan-rugby
File name:Fresh Mission and Core Values.pdf.lnk
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Signature DarkGate
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File size:2'118 bytes
First seen:2023-09-22 14:53:40 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Shortcut (lnk) lnk
MIME type:application/octet-stream
ssdeep 24:8adWJCnBmOhA8Pe4+/R5zZKbOanZuO6i85BWZEW0:8a7iDdZKbbZu7F
TLSH T17541CA152BCA6724E6F20D3A9AB66764C97FB856E971871D0380588C5D40700EC35F33
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:5-188-87-58 DarkGate lnk

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
232
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Detection(s):
Sanesecurity.Malware.27118.LnkHeur.UNOFFICIAL
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Sanesecurity.Malware.26471.PshHeur.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:
Clean
File Type:
LNK File
Link:
https://app.docguard.net/e69a776549f8c3e68d4729dde9a1679f633d230bca21b6a2144dfd5599269d6e/results/dashboard
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
cmd evasive lolbin masquerade ping
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/650daa8f49c6a4ce497d7596/reports/acf3d917-acca-4396-8e73-fb8f93cb2383/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Trojan.WinLNK.Agent
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/e69a776549f8c3e68d4729dde9a1679f633d230bca21b6a2144dfd5599269d6e
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/1312961
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
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: 1312961 Sample: Fresh_Mission_and_Core_Valu... Startdate: 22/09/2023 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 86 Snort IDS alert for network traffic 2->86 88 Multi AV Scanner detection for domain / URL 2->88 90 Found malware configuration 2->90 92 17 other signatures 2->92 10 cmd.exe 1 2->10         started        13 Autoit3.exe 1 2->13         started        15 powershell.exe 23 2->15         started        17 23 other processes 2->17 process3 signatures4 106 Uses ping.exe to sleep 10->106 108 Uses ping.exe to check the status of other devices and networks 10->108 19 cscript.exe 2 10->19         started        23 curl.exe 2 10->23         started        26 conhost.exe 1 10->26         started        32 2 other processes 10->32 110 Windows shortcut file (LNK) starts blacklisted processes 13->110 112 Writes to foreign memory regions 13->112 114 Allocates memory in foreign processes 13->114 28 cmd.exe 1 13->28         started        30 conhost.exe 15->30         started        process5 dnsIp6 74 5.188.87.58, 2351, 49713, 49714 GLOBALLAYERNL Russian Federation 19->74 94 Windows shortcut file (LNK) starts blacklisted processes 19->94 34 cmd.exe 3 19->34         started        76 185.39.18.170, 49712, 80 RU-SOCHITEL-ASRU Russian Federation 23->76 70 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\kdYh.vbs, ASCII 23->70 dropped 96 Potential malicious VBS script found (suspicious strings) 23->96 file7 signatures8 process9 file10 64 C:\inif\inif.exe, PE32+ 34->64 dropped 37 Autoit3.exe 1 9 34->37         started        41 inif.exe 2 34->41         started        43 conhost.exe 34->43         started        45 inif.exe 2 34->45         started        process11 file12 66 C:\temp\AutoIt3.exe, PE32 37->66 dropped 98 Windows shortcut file (LNK) starts blacklisted processes 37->98 100 Writes to foreign memory regions 37->100 102 Allocates memory in foreign processes 37->102 104 Creates a thread in another existing process (thread injection) 37->104 47 cmd.exe 5 37->47         started        51 cmd.exe 1 37->51         started        53 cmTZbMLjOTSNIEXMHpttc.exe 1 37->53 injected 68 C:\inif\Autoit3.exe, PE32 41->68 dropped signatures13 process14 file15 72 C:\ProgramData\dkfahkd\Autoit3.exe, PE32 47->72 dropped 80 Windows shortcut file (LNK) starts blacklisted processes 47->80 82 Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender 47->82 84 Creates a thread in another existing process (thread injection) 47->84 55 cmd.exe 47->55         started        57 TabTip32.exe 47->57         started        59 PING.EXE 1 51->59         started        62 conhost.exe 51->62         started        signatures16 process17 dnsIp18 78 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 59->78
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/e69a776549f8c3e68d4729dde9a1679f633d230bca21b6a2144dfd5599269d6e/
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:
14 of 36 (38.89%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=42nhozkj7db6ndkhfho6tilht5rt2iylziq3niqujx6vlgjgtvxa._file
Result
Malware family:
darkgate
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:darkgate stealer
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/230922-r9vtpsaf59/
Behaviour
Checks processor information in registry
Runs ping.exe
Script User-Agent
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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
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Threat name:
Malicious File
Score:
1.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/e69a776549f8c3e68d4729dde9a1679f633d230bca21b6a2144dfd5599269d6e

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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