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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
DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware Process Hollowing - T1055.012 (b200542e-e877-4395-875b-cf1a44537ca4) Attack Pattern 1
DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware Masquerading - T1036 (42e8de7b-37b2-4258-905a-6897815e58e0) Attack Pattern 1
DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware Clipboard Data - T1115 (30973a08-aed9-4edf-8604-9084ce1b5c4f) Attack Pattern 1
DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware Data Obfuscation - T1001 (ad255bfe-a9e6-4b52-a258-8d3462abe842) Attack Pattern 1
DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware Obfuscated Files or Information - T1027 (b3d682b6-98f2-4fb0-aa3b-b4df007ca70a) Attack Pattern 1
DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware Hidden Files and Directories - T1564.001 (ec8fc7e2-b356-455c-8db5-2e37be158e7d) Attack Pattern 1
DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware File Deletion - T1070.004 (d63a3fb8-9452-4e9d-a60a-54be68d5998c) Attack Pattern 1
DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware Local Storage Discovery - T1680 (f2514ae4-4e9b-4f26-a5ba-c4ae85fe93c3) Attack Pattern 1
DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware Ingress Tool Transfer - T1105 (e6919abc-99f9-4c6c-95a5-14761e7b2add) Attack Pattern 1
DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware Automated Collection - T1119 (30208d3e-0d6b-43c8-883e-44462a514619) Attack Pattern 1
DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware Data Encrypted for Impact - T1486 (b80d107d-fa0d-4b60-9684-b0433e8bdba0) Attack Pattern 1
DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware System Shutdown/Reboot - T1529 (ff73aa03-0090-4464-83ac-f89e233c02bc) Attack Pattern 1
DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware File and Directory Discovery - T1083 (7bc57495-ea59-4380-be31-a64af124ef18) Attack Pattern 1
DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware Exfiltration Over C2 Channel - T1041 (92d7da27-2d91-488e-a00c-059dc162766d) Attack Pattern 1
Credentials from Password Stores - T1555 (3fc9b85a-2862-4363-a64d-d692e3ffbee0) Attack Pattern DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware 1
DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware Hide Infrastructure - T1665 (eb897572-8979-4242-a089-56f294f4c91d) Attack Pattern 1
DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware Financial Theft - T1657 (851e071f-208d-4c79-adc6-5974c85c78f3) Attack Pattern 1
DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware Bypass User Account Control - T1548.002 (120d5519-3098-4e1c-9191-2aa61232f073) Attack Pattern 1
Disable or Modify Tools - T1685 (bbde9781-60aa-4b8a-a911-895b0c1b3872) 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
Visual Basic - T1059.005 (dfd7cc1d-e1d8-4394-a198-97c4cab8aa67) Attack Pattern DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware 1
DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware System Time Discovery - T1124 (f3c544dc-673c-4ef3-accb-53229f1ae077) Attack Pattern 1
Spearphishing Link - T1566.002 (2b742742-28c3-4e1b-bab7-8350d6300fa7) Attack Pattern DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware 1
DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware AutoHotKey & AutoIT - T1059.010 (3a32740a-11b0-4bcf-b0a9-3abd0f6d3cd5) Attack Pattern 1
DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware Unsecured Credentials - T1552 (435dfb86-2697-4867-85b5-2fef496c0517) Attack Pattern 1
DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware Disk Content Wipe - T1561.001 (fb640c43-aa6b-431e-a961-a279010424ac) Attack Pattern 1
DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware Security Software Discovery - T1518.001 (cba37adb-d6fb-4610-b069-dd04c0643384) Attack Pattern 1
DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware Service Execution - T1569.002 (f1951e8a-500e-4a26-8803-76d95c4554b4) Attack Pattern 1
DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware System Information Discovery - T1082 (354a7f88-63fb-41b5-a801-ce3b377b36f1) Attack Pattern 1
Domains - T1583.001 (40f5caa0-4cb7-4117-89fc-d421bb493df3) 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
DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware DLL - T1574.001 (2fee9321-3e71-4cf4-af24-d4d40d355b34) Attack Pattern 1
DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware Local Account - T1136.001 (635cbe30-392d-4e27-978e-66774357c762) Attack Pattern 1
Compute Hijacking - T1496.001 (a718a0c8-5768-41a1-9958-a1cc3f995e99) 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
Execution Guardrails - T1480 (853c4192-4311-43e1-bfbb-b11b14911852) Attack Pattern DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware 1
DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware System Checks - T1497.001 (29be378d-262d-4e99-b00d-852d573628e6) Attack Pattern 1
DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware Additional Local or Domain Groups - T1098.007 (3e6831b2-bf4c-4ae6-b328-2e7c6633b291) Attack Pattern 1
DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder - T1547.001 (9efb1ea7-c37b-4595-9640-b7680cd84279) Attack Pattern 1
DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware Rename Legitimate Utilities - T1036.003 (bd5b58a4-a52d-4a29-bc0d-3f1d3968eb6b) Attack Pattern 1
Spearphishing Attachment - T1566.001 (2e34237d-8574-43f6-aace-ae2915de8597) Attack Pattern DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware 1
DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information - T1140 (3ccef7ae-cb5e-48f6-8302-897105fbf55c) Attack Pattern 1
DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware Process Discovery - T1057 (8f4a33ec-8b1f-4b80-a2f6-642b2e479580) Attack Pattern 1
DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware Hijack Execution Flow - T1574 (aedfca76-3b30-4866-b2aa-0f1d7fd1e4b6) Attack Pattern 1
DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware Windows Management Instrumentation - T1047 (01a5a209-b94c-450b-b7f9-946497d91055) Attack Pattern 1
DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware System Location Discovery - T1614 (c877e33f-1df6-40d6-b1e7-ce70f16f4979) Attack Pattern 1
DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware Windows Command Shell - T1059.003 (d1fcf083-a721-4223-aedf-bf8960798d62) Attack Pattern 1
Parent PID Spoofing - T1134.004 (93591901-3172-4e94-abf8-6034ab26f44a) Attack Pattern DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware 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 Encrypted/Encoded File - T1027.013 (0d91b3c0-5e50-47c3-949a-2a796f04d144) Attack Pattern 1
DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware Steal Web Session Cookie - T1539 (10ffac09-e42d-4f56-ab20-db94c67d76ff) Attack Pattern 1
DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware Path Interception by PATH Environment Variable - T1574.007 (0c2d00da-7742-49e7-9928-4514e5075d32) Attack Pattern 1
DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware Double File Extension - T1036.007 (11f29a39-0942-4d62-92b6-fe236cf3066e) Attack Pattern 1
DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware DNS - T1071.004 (1996eef1-ced3-4d7f-bf94-33298cabbf72) Attack Pattern 1
Keylogging - T1056.001 (09a60ea3-a8d1-4ae5-976e-5783248b72a4) Attack Pattern DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware 1
DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware Data from Local System - T1005 (3c4a2599-71ee-4405-ba1e-0e28414b4bc5) Attack Pattern 1
DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware PowerShell - T1059.001 (970a3432-3237-47ad-bcca-7d8cbb217736) Attack Pattern 1
DarkGate - S1111 (6f6f67c9-556d-4459-95c2-78d272190e52) Malware Native API - T1106 (391d824f-0ef1-47a0-b0ee-c59a75e27670) Attack Pattern 1
Process Injection - T1055 (43e7dc91-05b2-474c-b9ac-2ed4fe101f4d) Attack Pattern Process Hollowing - T1055.012 (b200542e-e877-4395-875b-cf1a44537ca4) Attack Pattern 2
Hide Artifacts - T1564 (22905430-4901-4c2a-84f6-98243cb173f8) Attack Pattern Hidden Files and Directories - T1564.001 (ec8fc7e2-b356-455c-8db5-2e37be158e7d) Attack Pattern 2
Indicator Removal - T1070 (799ace7f-e227-4411-baa0-8868704f2a69) Attack Pattern File Deletion - T1070.004 (d63a3fb8-9452-4e9d-a60a-54be68d5998c) 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
Visual Basic - T1059.005 (dfd7cc1d-e1d8-4394-a198-97c4cab8aa67) Attack Pattern Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 (7385dfaf-6886-4229-9ecd-6fd678040830) Attack Pattern 2
Spearphishing Link - T1566.002 (2b742742-28c3-4e1b-bab7-8350d6300fa7) Attack Pattern Phishing - T1566 (a62a8db3-f23a-4d8f-afd6-9dbc77e7813b) Attack Pattern 2
Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 (7385dfaf-6886-4229-9ecd-6fd678040830) Attack Pattern AutoHotKey & AutoIT - T1059.010 (3a32740a-11b0-4bcf-b0a9-3abd0f6d3cd5) Attack Pattern 2
Disk Wipe - T1561 (1988cc35-ced8-4dad-b2d1-7628488fa967) Attack Pattern Disk Content Wipe - T1561.001 (fb640c43-aa6b-431e-a961-a279010424ac) 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
System Services - T1569 (d157f9d2-d09a-4efa-bb2a-64963f94e253) Attack Pattern Service Execution - T1569.002 (f1951e8a-500e-4a26-8803-76d95c4554b4) Attack Pattern 2
Domains - T1583.001 (40f5caa0-4cb7-4117-89fc-d421bb493df3) Attack Pattern Acquire Infrastructure - T1583 (0458aab9-ad42-4eac-9e22-706a95bafee2) Attack Pattern 2
Hijack Execution Flow - T1574 (aedfca76-3b30-4866-b2aa-0f1d7fd1e4b6) Attack Pattern DLL - T1574.001 (2fee9321-3e71-4cf4-af24-d4d40d355b34) Attack Pattern 2
Create Account - T1136 (e01be9c5-e763-4caf-aeb7-000b416aef67) Attack Pattern Local Account - T1136.001 (635cbe30-392d-4e27-978e-66774357c762) Attack Pattern 2
Compute Hijacking - T1496.001 (a718a0c8-5768-41a1-9958-a1cc3f995e99) Attack Pattern Resource Hijacking - T1496 (cd25c1b4-935c-4f0e-ba8d-552f28bc4783) Attack Pattern 2
Malicious File - T1204.002 (232b7f21-adf9-4b42-b936-b9d6f7df856e) Attack Pattern User Execution - T1204 (8c32eb4d-805f-4fc5-bf60-c4d476c131b5) 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
Additional Local or Domain Groups - T1098.007 (3e6831b2-bf4c-4ae6-b328-2e7c6633b291) Attack Pattern Account Manipulation - T1098 (a10641f4-87b4-45a3-a906-92a149cb2c27) Attack Pattern 2
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution - T1547 (1ecb2399-e8ba-4f6b-8ba7-5c27d49405cf) Attack Pattern Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder - T1547.001 (9efb1ea7-c37b-4595-9640-b7680cd84279) Attack Pattern 2
Rename Legitimate Utilities - T1036.003 (bd5b58a4-a52d-4a29-bc0d-3f1d3968eb6b) Attack Pattern Masquerading - T1036 (42e8de7b-37b2-4258-905a-6897815e58e0) Attack Pattern 2
Spearphishing Attachment - T1566.001 (2e34237d-8574-43f6-aace-ae2915de8597) Attack Pattern Phishing - T1566 (a62a8db3-f23a-4d8f-afd6-9dbc77e7813b) Attack Pattern 2
Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 (7385dfaf-6886-4229-9ecd-6fd678040830) Attack Pattern Windows Command Shell - T1059.003 (d1fcf083-a721-4223-aedf-bf8960798d62) 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
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
Path Interception by PATH Environment Variable - T1574.007 (0c2d00da-7742-49e7-9928-4514e5075d32) Attack Pattern Hijack Execution Flow - T1574 (aedfca76-3b30-4866-b2aa-0f1d7fd1e4b6) Attack Pattern 2
Double File Extension - T1036.007 (11f29a39-0942-4d62-92b6-fe236cf3066e) Attack Pattern Masquerading - T1036 (42e8de7b-37b2-4258-905a-6897815e58e0) Attack Pattern 2
DNS - T1071.004 (1996eef1-ced3-4d7f-bf94-33298cabbf72) Attack Pattern Application Layer Protocol - T1071 (355be19c-ffc9-46d5-8d50-d6a036c675b6) Attack Pattern 2
Keylogging - T1056.001 (09a60ea3-a8d1-4ae5-976e-5783248b72a4) Attack Pattern Input Capture - T1056 (bb5a00de-e086-4859-a231-fa793f6797e2) Attack Pattern 2
PowerShell - T1059.001 (970a3432-3237-47ad-bcca-7d8cbb217736) Attack Pattern Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 (7385dfaf-6886-4229-9ecd-6fd678040830) Attack Pattern 2