Disarming DarkGate: A Deep Dive into Thwarting the Latest DarkGate Variant

Description

This report analyzes a recent phishing campaign distributing a new DarkGate Remote Access Trojan variant. The malware leverages various obfuscation and anti-analysis techniques, including process hollowing, anti-VM checks, and encoding. It supports numerous malicious functionalities like ransomware, credential theft, remote control, and system disruption, controlled by a command-and-control server. The analysis provides in-depth technical details on the malware's execution flow, anti-detection mechanisms, and command handling.