Analysis

  • max time kernel
    119s
  • max time network
    120s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-en-20211014
  • submitted
    30-11-2021 13:19

General

  • Target

    64c51351aafb4cd339934a78d064847bdd833b963eafbade86eb51ac2c1677f4.bin.sample.exe

  • Size

    156KB

  • MD5

    1af3b3dbc826f6dadf14025588ff96f6

  • SHA1

    5238ba19bb3c7298ee13fe6eb0cf5f8787c13cd8

  • SHA256

    64c51351aafb4cd339934a78d064847bdd833b963eafbade86eb51ac2c1677f4

  • SHA512

    a2dfefe1e78e3267755e45cefb88ffc65240b6c0aaf8546480ce38a2d6432f7907be86aeb579095e4781b21a0125434e6c945777ca50362765ce63324aac282d

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 1 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 9 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 13 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 48 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\64c51351aafb4cd339934a78d064847bdd833b963eafbade86eb51ac2c1677f4.bin.sample.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\64c51351aafb4cd339934a78d064847bdd833b963eafbade86eb51ac2c1677f4.bin.sample.exe"
    1⤵
    • Modifies extensions of user files
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1752
    • C:\Windows\System32\bcdedit.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\bcdedit.exe" /set {default} recoveryenabled no
      2⤵
      • Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit
      PID:1316
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cipher.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cipher.exe" /w:D:
      2⤵
      • Enumerates connected drives
      PID:1468
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cipher.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cipher.exe" /w:C:
      2⤵
        PID:1000
      • C:\Windows\System32\bcdedit.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\bcdedit.exe" /set {default} bootstatuspolicy ignoreallfailures
        2⤵
        • Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit
        PID:1816
      • C:\Windows\System32\wbadmin.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\wbadmin.exe" delete catalog -quiet
        2⤵
        • Deletes backup catalog
        PID:1544
      • C:\Windows\System32\wevtutil.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\wevtutil.exe" sl Security /e:false
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1216
      • C:\Windows\System32\wevtutil.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\wevtutil.exe" cl System
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1260
      • C:\Windows\System32\wevtutil.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\wevtutil.exe" cl Security
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1720
      • C:\Windows\System32\wevtutil.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\wevtutil.exe" cl Application
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1908
      • C:\Windows\System32\wevtutil.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\wevtutil.exe" cl Setup
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1704
      • C:\Windows\System32\fsutil.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\fsutil.exe" usn deletejournal /D C:
        2⤵
          PID:1768
        • C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Change /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\SystemRestore\SR" /disable
          2⤵
            PID:1944
        • C:\Windows\system32\wbengine.exe
          "C:\Windows\system32\wbengine.exe"
          1⤵
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:1804
        • C:\Windows\System32\vdsldr.exe
          C:\Windows\System32\vdsldr.exe -Embedding
          1⤵
            PID:1728
          • C:\Windows\System32\vds.exe
            C:\Windows\System32\vds.exe
            1⤵
              PID:944

            Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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            Downloads

            • memory/1544-68-0x000007FEFC481000-0x000007FEFC483000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              8KB

            • memory/1752-55-0x0000000075C21000-0x0000000075C23000-memory.dmp

              Filesize

              8KB