Analysis

  • max time kernel
    121s
  • max time network
    51s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7v20210408
  • submitted
    20-08-2021 16:15

General

  • Target

    ed2b1f855fc7a39a7cf2cfbfd5a10707801ba313bab9c5d748fcd3703aad66fc.exe

  • Size

    156KB

  • MD5

    b2bc74d95c8bd5b5db9c02df6a6ae2d3

  • SHA1

    e7748b92347f95589fa739cbe5c089046614ce92

  • SHA256

    ed2b1f855fc7a39a7cf2cfbfd5a10707801ba313bab9c5d748fcd3703aad66fc

  • SHA512

    bda491ab197205d48956f9bc1b45009abba701e6ebb4ee551bfc2b58a0ed7a58a5793624cb2884f9efcbfbf647b1792d619dbb83917cfad9f412593c4cdb498b

Malware Config

Extracted

Path

C:\MSOCache\All Users\{90140000-0011-0000-0000-0000000FF1CE}-C\!TXDOT_READ_ME!.txt

Ransom Note
Greetings, Texas Department of Transportation! Read this message CAREFULLY and contact someone from IT department. Your files are securely ENCRYPTED. No third party decryption software EXISTS. MODIFICATION or RENAMING encrypted files may cause decryption failure. You can send us an encrypted file (not greater than 400KB) and we will decrypt it FOR FREE, so you have no doubts in possibility to restore all files from all affected systems ANY TIME. Encrypted file SHOULD NOT contain sensitive information (technical, backups, databases, large documents). The rest of data will be available after the PAYMENT. Infrastructure rebuild will cost you MUCH more. Contact us ONLY if you officially represent the whole affected network. The ONLY attachments we accept are non archived encrypted files for test decryption. Speak ENGLISH when contacting us. Mail us: [email protected] We kindly ask you not to use GMAIL, YAHOO or LIVE to contact us. The PRICE depends on how quickly you do it. �

Signatures

  • Deletes NTFS Change Journal 2 TTPs

    The USN change journal is a persistent log of all changes made to local files used by Windows Server systems.

  • RansomEXX Ransomware

    Targeted ransomware with variants which affect Windows and Linux systems.

  • Clears Windows event logs 1 TTPs
  • Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Deletes backup catalog 3 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Uses wbadmin.exe to inhibit system recovery.

  • Disables use of System Restore points 1 TTPs
  • Modifies extensions of user files 3 IoCs

    Ransomware generally changes the extension on encrypted files.

  • Overwrites deleted data with Cipher tool 1 TTPs

    Cipher is a Windows tool which be used to securely wipe deallocated HDD space, preventing recovery of deleted data.

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s). Likely ransomware behaviour.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 11 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 48 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ed2b1f855fc7a39a7cf2cfbfd5a10707801ba313bab9c5d748fcd3703aad66fc.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ed2b1f855fc7a39a7cf2cfbfd5a10707801ba313bab9c5d748fcd3703aad66fc.exe"
    1⤵
    • Modifies extensions of user files
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1988
    • C:\Windows\System32\wevtutil.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\wevtutil.exe" cl Application
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1152
    • C:\Windows\System32\wevtutil.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\wevtutil.exe" cl Security
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:296
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cipher.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cipher.exe" /w:D:
      2⤵
      • Enumerates connected drives
      PID:2040
    • C:\Windows\System32\wevtutil.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\wevtutil.exe" cl Setup
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:436
    • C:\Windows\System32\wevtutil.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\wevtutil.exe" cl System
      2⤵
        PID:928
      • C:\Windows\System32\wevtutil.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\wevtutil.exe" sl Security /e:false
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:388
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cipher.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\cipher.exe" /w:C:
        2⤵
          PID:2028
        • C:\Windows\System32\fsutil.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\fsutil.exe" usn deletejournal /D C:
          2⤵
            PID:1488
          • C:\Windows\System32\bcdedit.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\bcdedit.exe" /set {default} recoveryenabled no
            2⤵
            • Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit
            PID:1892
          • C:\Windows\System32\bcdedit.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\bcdedit.exe" /set {default} bootstatuspolicy ignoreallfailures
            2⤵
            • Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit
            PID:616
          • C:\Windows\System32\wbadmin.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\wbadmin.exe" delete catalog -quiet
            2⤵
            • Deletes backup catalog
            PID:1716
          • C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Change /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\SystemRestore\SR" /disable
            2⤵
              PID:956
          • C:\Windows\system32\wbengine.exe
            "C:\Windows\system32\wbengine.exe"
            1⤵
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:1700
          • C:\Windows\System32\vdsldr.exe
            C:\Windows\System32\vdsldr.exe -Embedding
            1⤵
              PID:1644
            • C:\Windows\System32\vds.exe
              C:\Windows\System32\vds.exe
              1⤵
                PID:1372

              Network

              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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              Downloads

              • memory/1716-72-0x000007FEFB761000-0x000007FEFB763000-memory.dmp

                Filesize

                8KB

              • memory/1988-59-0x0000000075AD1000-0x0000000075AD3000-memory.dmp

                Filesize

                8KB