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DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52)

DarkGate first emerged in 2018 and has evolved into an initial access and data gathering tool associated with various criminal cyber operations. Written in Delphi and named "DarkGate" by its author, DarkGate is associated with credential theft, cryptomining, cryptotheft, and pre-ransomware actions.(Citation: Ensilo Darkgate 2018) DarkGate use increased significantly starting in 2022 and is under active development by its author, who provides it as a Malware-as-a-Service offering.(Citation: Trellix Darkgate 2023)

Cluster A Galaxy A Cluster B Galaxy B Level
Spearphishing Attachment - T1566.001 (2e34237d-8574-43f6-aace-ae2915de8597) Attack Pattern DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware 1
Debugger Evasion - T1622 (e4dc8c01-417f-458d-9ee0-bb0617c1b391) Attack Pattern DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware 1
Rename System Utilities - T1036.003 (bd5b58a4-a52d-4a29-bc0d-3f1d3968eb6b) Attack Pattern DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware 1
DLL Side-Loading - T1574.002 (e64c62cf-9cd7-4a14-94ec-cdaac43ab44b) Attack Pattern DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware 1
Parent PID Spoofing - T1134.004 (93591901-3172-4e94-abf8-6034ab26f44a) Attack Pattern DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware 1
Data Obfuscation - T1001 (ad255bfe-a9e6-4b52-a258-8d3462abe842) Attack Pattern DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware 1
Ingress Tool Transfer - T1105 (e6919abc-99f9-4c6c-95a5-14761e7b2add) Attack Pattern DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware 1
Unsecured Credentials - T1552 (435dfb86-2697-4867-85b5-2fef496c0517) Attack Pattern DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware 1
Local Account - T1136.001 (635cbe30-392d-4e27-978e-66774357c762) Attack Pattern DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware 1
Windows Command Shell - T1059.003 (d1fcf083-a721-4223-aedf-bf8960798d62) Attack Pattern DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware 1
Double File Extension - T1036.007 (11f29a39-0942-4d62-92b6-fe236cf3066e) Attack Pattern DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware 1
DNS - T1071.004 (1996eef1-ced3-4d7f-bf94-33298cabbf72) Attack Pattern DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware 1
Malicious File - T1204.002 (232b7f21-adf9-4b42-b936-b9d6f7df856e) Attack Pattern DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware 1
DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware Keylogging - T1056.001 (09a60ea3-a8d1-4ae5-976e-5783248b72a4) Attack Pattern 1
Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information - T1140 (3ccef7ae-cb5e-48f6-8302-897105fbf55c) Attack Pattern DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware 1
System Time Discovery - T1124 (f3c544dc-673c-4ef3-accb-53229f1ae077) Attack Pattern DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware 1
Execution Guardrails - T1480 (853c4192-4311-43e1-bfbb-b11b14911852) Attack Pattern DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware 1
Process Discovery - T1057 (8f4a33ec-8b1f-4b80-a2f6-642b2e479580) Attack Pattern DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware 1
Exfiltration Over C2 Channel - T1041 (92d7da27-2d91-488e-a00c-059dc162766d) Attack Pattern DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware 1
Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder - T1547.001 (9efb1ea7-c37b-4595-9640-b7680cd84279) Attack Pattern DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware 1
System Information Discovery - T1082 (354a7f88-63fb-41b5-a801-ce3b377b36f1) Attack Pattern DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware 1
Encrypted/Encoded File - T1027.013 (0d91b3c0-5e50-47c3-949a-2a796f04d144) Attack Pattern DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware 1
Process Hollowing - T1055.012 (b200542e-e877-4395-875b-cf1a44537ca4) Attack Pattern DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware 1
Account Manipulation - T1098 (a10641f4-87b4-45a3-a906-92a149cb2c27) Attack Pattern DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware 1
Disable or Modify Tools - T1562.001 (ac08589e-ee59-4935-8667-d845e38fe579) Attack Pattern DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware 1
Hijack Execution Flow - T1574 (aedfca76-3b30-4866-b2aa-0f1d7fd1e4b6) Attack Pattern DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware 1
Path Interception by PATH Environment Variable - T1574.007 (0c2d00da-7742-49e7-9928-4514e5075d32) Attack Pattern DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware 1
Native API - T1106 (391d824f-0ef1-47a0-b0ee-c59a75e27670) Attack Pattern DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware 1
Spearphishing Link - T1566.002 (2b742742-28c3-4e1b-bab7-8350d6300fa7) Attack Pattern DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware 1
Obfuscated Files or Information - T1027 (b3d682b6-98f2-4fb0-aa3b-b4df007ca70a) Attack Pattern DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware 1
Data Encrypted for Impact - T1486 (b80d107d-fa0d-4b60-9684-b0433e8bdba0) Attack Pattern DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware 1
Application Window Discovery - T1010 (4ae4f953-fe58-4cc8-a327-33257e30a830) Attack Pattern DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware 1
System Location Discovery - T1614 (c877e33f-1df6-40d6-b1e7-ce70f16f4979) Attack Pattern DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware 1
Resource Hijacking - T1496 (cd25c1b4-935c-4f0e-ba8d-552f28bc4783) Attack Pattern DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware 1
Hidden Files and Directories - T1564.001 (ec8fc7e2-b356-455c-8db5-2e37be158e7d) Attack Pattern DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware 1
Clipboard Data - T1115 (30973a08-aed9-4edf-8604-9084ce1b5c4f) Attack Pattern DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware 1
DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware Service Execution - T1569.002 (f1951e8a-500e-4a26-8803-76d95c4554b4) Attack Pattern 1
Inhibit System Recovery - T1490 (f5d8eed6-48a9-4cdf-a3d7-d1ffa99c3d2a) Attack Pattern DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware 1
DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware Credentials from Password Stores - T1555 (3fc9b85a-2862-4363-a64d-d692e3ffbee0) Attack Pattern 1
Automated Collection - T1119 (30208d3e-0d6b-43c8-883e-44462a514619) Attack Pattern DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware 1
File and Directory Discovery - T1083 (7bc57495-ea59-4380-be31-a64af124ef18) Attack Pattern DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware 1
Hide Infrastructure - T1665 (eb897572-8979-4242-a089-56f294f4c91d) Attack Pattern DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware 1
AutoHotKey & AutoIT - T1059.010 (3a32740a-11b0-4bcf-b0a9-3abd0f6d3cd5) Attack Pattern DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware 1
Financial Theft - T1657 (851e071f-208d-4c79-adc6-5974c85c78f3) Attack Pattern DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware 1
DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware Security Software Discovery - T1518.001 (cba37adb-d6fb-4610-b069-dd04c0643384) Attack Pattern 1
Domains - T1583.001 (40f5caa0-4cb7-4117-89fc-d421bb493df3) Attack Pattern DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware 1
Bypass User Account Control - T1548.002 (120d5519-3098-4e1c-9191-2aa61232f073) Attack Pattern DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware 1
Masquerading - T1036 (42e8de7b-37b2-4258-905a-6897815e58e0) Attack Pattern DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware 1
System Checks - T1497.001 (29be378d-262d-4e99-b00d-852d573628e6) Attack Pattern DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware 1
Visual Basic - T1059.005 (dfd7cc1d-e1d8-4394-a198-97c4cab8aa67) Attack Pattern DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware 1
Phishing - T1566 (a62a8db3-f23a-4d8f-afd6-9dbc77e7813b) Attack Pattern Spearphishing Attachment - T1566.001 (2e34237d-8574-43f6-aace-ae2915de8597) Attack Pattern 2
Rename System Utilities - T1036.003 (bd5b58a4-a52d-4a29-bc0d-3f1d3968eb6b) Attack Pattern Masquerading - T1036 (42e8de7b-37b2-4258-905a-6897815e58e0) Attack Pattern 2
DLL Side-Loading - T1574.002 (e64c62cf-9cd7-4a14-94ec-cdaac43ab44b) Attack Pattern Hijack Execution Flow - T1574 (aedfca76-3b30-4866-b2aa-0f1d7fd1e4b6) Attack Pattern 2
Parent PID Spoofing - T1134.004 (93591901-3172-4e94-abf8-6034ab26f44a) Attack Pattern Access Token Manipulation - T1134 (dcaa092b-7de9-4a21-977f-7fcb77e89c48) Attack Pattern 2
Local Account - T1136.001 (635cbe30-392d-4e27-978e-66774357c762) Attack Pattern Create Account - T1136 (e01be9c5-e763-4caf-aeb7-000b416aef67) Attack Pattern 2
Windows Command Shell - T1059.003 (d1fcf083-a721-4223-aedf-bf8960798d62) Attack Pattern Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 (7385dfaf-6886-4229-9ecd-6fd678040830) Attack Pattern 2
Masquerading - T1036 (42e8de7b-37b2-4258-905a-6897815e58e0) Attack Pattern Double File Extension - T1036.007 (11f29a39-0942-4d62-92b6-fe236cf3066e) Attack Pattern 2
Application Layer Protocol - T1071 (355be19c-ffc9-46d5-8d50-d6a036c675b6) Attack Pattern DNS - T1071.004 (1996eef1-ced3-4d7f-bf94-33298cabbf72) Attack Pattern 2
User Execution - T1204 (8c32eb4d-805f-4fc5-bf60-c4d476c131b5) Attack Pattern Malicious File - T1204.002 (232b7f21-adf9-4b42-b936-b9d6f7df856e) Attack Pattern 2
Input Capture - T1056 (bb5a00de-e086-4859-a231-fa793f6797e2) Attack Pattern Keylogging - T1056.001 (09a60ea3-a8d1-4ae5-976e-5783248b72a4) Attack Pattern 2
Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder - T1547.001 (9efb1ea7-c37b-4595-9640-b7680cd84279) Attack Pattern Boot or Logon Autostart Execution - T1547 (1ecb2399-e8ba-4f6b-8ba7-5c27d49405cf) Attack Pattern 2
Encrypted/Encoded File - T1027.013 (0d91b3c0-5e50-47c3-949a-2a796f04d144) Attack Pattern Obfuscated Files or Information - T1027 (b3d682b6-98f2-4fb0-aa3b-b4df007ca70a) Attack Pattern 2
Process Hollowing - T1055.012 (b200542e-e877-4395-875b-cf1a44537ca4) Attack Pattern Process Injection - T1055 (43e7dc91-05b2-474c-b9ac-2ed4fe101f4d) Attack Pattern 2
Disable or Modify Tools - T1562.001 (ac08589e-ee59-4935-8667-d845e38fe579) Attack Pattern Impair Defenses - T1562 (3d333250-30e4-4a82-9edc-756c68afc529) Attack Pattern 2
Hijack Execution Flow - T1574 (aedfca76-3b30-4866-b2aa-0f1d7fd1e4b6) Attack Pattern Path Interception by PATH Environment Variable - T1574.007 (0c2d00da-7742-49e7-9928-4514e5075d32) Attack Pattern 2
Spearphishing Link - T1566.002 (2b742742-28c3-4e1b-bab7-8350d6300fa7) Attack Pattern Phishing - T1566 (a62a8db3-f23a-4d8f-afd6-9dbc77e7813b) Attack Pattern 2
Hidden Files and Directories - T1564.001 (ec8fc7e2-b356-455c-8db5-2e37be158e7d) Attack Pattern Hide Artifacts - T1564 (22905430-4901-4c2a-84f6-98243cb173f8) Attack Pattern 2
System Services - T1569 (d157f9d2-d09a-4efa-bb2a-64963f94e253) Attack Pattern Service Execution - T1569.002 (f1951e8a-500e-4a26-8803-76d95c4554b4) Attack Pattern 2
AutoHotKey & AutoIT - T1059.010 (3a32740a-11b0-4bcf-b0a9-3abd0f6d3cd5) Attack Pattern Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 (7385dfaf-6886-4229-9ecd-6fd678040830) Attack Pattern 2
Software Discovery - T1518 (e3b6daca-e963-4a69-aee6-ed4fd653ad58) Attack Pattern Security Software Discovery - T1518.001 (cba37adb-d6fb-4610-b069-dd04c0643384) Attack Pattern 2
Domains - T1583.001 (40f5caa0-4cb7-4117-89fc-d421bb493df3) Attack Pattern Acquire Infrastructure - T1583 (0458aab9-ad42-4eac-9e22-706a95bafee2) Attack Pattern 2
Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism - T1548 (67720091-eee3-4d2d-ae16-8264567f6f5b) Attack Pattern Bypass User Account Control - T1548.002 (120d5519-3098-4e1c-9191-2aa61232f073) Attack Pattern 2
Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion - T1497 (82caa33e-d11a-433a-94ea-9b5a5fbef81d) Attack Pattern System Checks - T1497.001 (29be378d-262d-4e99-b00d-852d573628e6) Attack Pattern 2
Visual Basic - T1059.005 (dfd7cc1d-e1d8-4394-a198-97c4cab8aa67) Attack Pattern Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 (7385dfaf-6886-4229-9ecd-6fd678040830) Attack Pattern 2