Analysis
- max time kernel
256s - max time network
141s - platform
windows10_x64 - resource
win10-en-20211208 - submitted
11/01/2022, 18:27
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
rook1.exe
Resource
win7-en-20211208
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
rook1.exe
Resource
win10-en-20211208
Behavioral task
behavioral3
Sample
rook1.exe
Resource
macos
Behavioral task
behavioral4
Sample
rook1.exe
Resource
ubuntu1804-amd64-en-20211208
General
- Target rook1.exe
- Size 5.4MB
- Sample220111-w33m7agfg9
- SHA256 96f7df1c984c1753289600f7f373f3a98a4f09f82acc1be8ecfd5790763a355b
- MD5 4f7adc32ec67c1a55853ef828fe58707
- SHA1 36de7997949ac3b9b456023fb072b9a8cd84ade8
- SHA512 a45e4a20133c842037789157c3ed845afdefbb0d2fe3958d75f0cb3cdfeee106262f9de0e0aca92ac84a0211432cd19773e0f769b970ddb8a80e5f7855676f74
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
Malware Config
Extracted
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C:\PerfLogs\HowToRestoreYourFiles.txt
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rook
- -----------Welcome. Again. -------------------- [+]Whats Happen?[+] Your files are encrypted,and currently unavailable. You can check it: all files on you computer has expansion robet. By the way,everything is possible to recover (restore), but you need to follow our instructions. Otherwise, you cant return your data (NEVER). [+] What guarantees?[+] Its just a business. We absolutely do not care about you and your deals, except getting benefits. If we do not do our work and liabilities - nobody will not cooperate with us. Its not in our interests. To check the file capacity, please send 3 files not larger than 1M to us, and we will prove that we are capable of restoring. If you will not cooperate with our service - for us, its does not matter. But you will lose your time and data,cause just we have the private key. In practise - time is much more valuable than money. If we find that a security vendor or law enforcement agency pretends to be you to negotiate with us, we will directly destroy the private key and no longer provide you with decryption services. You have 3 days to contact us for negotiation. Within 3 days, we will provide a 50% discount. If the discount service is not provided for more than 3 days, the files will be leaked to our onion network. Every more than 3 days will increase the number of leaked files. Please use the company email to contact us, otherwise we will not reply. [+] How to get access on website?[+] You have two ways: 1) [Recommended] Using a TOR browser! a) Download and install TOR browser from this site:https://torproject.org/ b) Open our website:gamol6n6p2p4c3ad7gxmx3ur7wwdwlywebo2azv3vv5qlmjmole2zbyd.onion 2) Our mail box: a)[email protected] b)[email protected] c)If the mailbox fails or is taken over, please open Onion Network to check the new mailbox ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ !!!DANGER!!! DONT try to change files by yourself, DONT use any third party software for restoring your data or antivirus solutions - its may entail damge of the private key and, as result, The Loss all data. !!!!!!! AGAIN: Its in your interests to get your files back. From our side, we (the best specialists) make everything for restoring, please should not interfere. !!!!!!! ONE MORE TIME: Security vendors and law enforcement agencies, please be aware that attacks on us will make us even stronger. !!!!!!!
Signatures
- Rook
Rook is a ransomware which copies from NightSky ransomware.
- Deletes shadow copies 2 TTPs
Ransomware often targets backup files to inhibit system recovery.
- Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
pid Process 2988 HxDSetup.tmp 2536 HxD.exe 3200 HxD.exe - Modifies extensions of user files 10 IoCs
Ransomware generally changes the extension on encrypted files.
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\Pictures\UnlockCompress.crw.Rook rook1.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\Pictures\CompareReset.tif.Rook rook1.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\Pictures\DenyRegister.crw.Rook rook1.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\Pictures\ExpandReceive.raw.Rook rook1.exe File renamed C:\Users\Admin\Pictures\ExpandInstall.png => C:\Users\Admin\Pictures\ExpandInstall.png.Rook rook1.exe File renamed C:\Users\Admin\Pictures\UnlockCompress.crw => C:\Users\Admin\Pictures\UnlockCompress.crw.Rook rook1.exe File renamed C:\Users\Admin\Pictures\CompareReset.tif => C:\Users\Admin\Pictures\CompareReset.tif.Rook rook1.exe File renamed C:\Users\Admin\Pictures\DenyRegister.crw => C:\Users\Admin\Pictures\DenyRegister.crw.Rook rook1.exe File renamed C:\Users\Admin\Pictures\ExpandReceive.raw => C:\Users\Admin\Pictures\ExpandReceive.raw.Rook rook1.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\Pictures\ExpandInstall.png.Rook rook1.exe -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/2424-115-0x00007FF7DCE80000-0x00007FF7DD79D000-memory.dmp vmprotect - Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs
Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.
- Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 24 IoCs
Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.
description ioc Process File opened (read-only) \??\J: rook1.exe File opened (read-only) \??\K: rook1.exe File opened (read-only) \??\V: rook1.exe File opened (read-only) \??\W: rook1.exe File opened (read-only) \??\R: rook1.exe File opened (read-only) \??\Y: rook1.exe File opened (read-only) \??\P: rook1.exe File opened (read-only) \??\G: rook1.exe File opened (read-only) \??\H: rook1.exe File opened (read-only) \??\N: rook1.exe File opened (read-only) \??\Q: rook1.exe File opened (read-only) \??\E: rook1.exe File opened (read-only) \??\U: rook1.exe File opened (read-only) \??\A: rook1.exe File opened (read-only) \??\S: rook1.exe File opened (read-only) \??\O: rook1.exe File opened (read-only) \??\L: rook1.exe File opened (read-only) \??\B: rook1.exe File opened (read-only) \??\M: rook1.exe File opened (read-only) \??\T: rook1.exe File opened (read-only) \??\I: rook1.exe File opened (read-only) \??\F: rook1.exe File opened (read-only) \??\Z: rook1.exe File opened (read-only) \??\X: rook1.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 8 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Program Files\HxD\is-EV99A.tmp HxDSetup.tmp File opened for modification C:\Program Files\HxD\unins000.dat HxDSetup.tmp File opened for modification C:\Program Files\HxD\HxD.exe HxDSetup.tmp File created C:\Program Files\HxD\unins000.dat HxDSetup.tmp File created C:\Program Files\HxD\is-9B0S8.tmp HxDSetup.tmp File created C:\Program Files\HxD\is-UKROV.tmp HxDSetup.tmp File created C:\Program Files\HxD\is-90RVN.tmp HxDSetup.tmp File created C:\Program Files\HxD\is-125LP.tmp HxDSetup.tmp - Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s). Likely ransomware behaviour.
- Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 5 IoCs
Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0 firefox.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\Update Signature firefox.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\Update Revision firefox.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~Mhz firefox.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\VendorIdentifier firefox.exe - Interacts with shadow copies 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
Shadow copies are often targeted by ransomware to inhibit system recovery.
pid Process 352 vssadmin.exe 2972 vssadmin.exe - Modifies registry class 2 IoCs
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-369956170-74428499-1628131376-1000_Classes\Local Settings firefox.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-369956170-74428499-1628131376-1000_Classes\Local Settings HxDSetup.tmp - NTFS ADS 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HxDSetup.zip:Zone.Identifier firefox.exe - Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note) 1 IoCs
pid Process 1372 NOTEPAD.EXE - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs
pid Process 2424 rook1.exe 2424 rook1.exe 2424 rook1.exe 2424 rook1.exe 2988 HxDSetup.tmp 2988 HxDSetup.tmp - Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
pid Process 2536 HxD.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeBackupPrivilege 4080 vssvc.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 4080 vssvc.exe Token: SeAuditPrivilege 4080 vssvc.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2292 firefox.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2292 firefox.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2292 firefox.exe - Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 8 IoCs
pid Process 2292 firefox.exe 2292 firefox.exe 2292 firefox.exe 2292 firefox.exe 2292 firefox.exe 2292 firefox.exe 2988 HxDSetup.tmp 2536 HxD.exe - Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 5 IoCs
pid Process 2292 firefox.exe 2292 firefox.exe 2292 firefox.exe 2292 firefox.exe 2292 firefox.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 13 IoCs
pid Process 2292 firefox.exe 2292 firefox.exe 2292 firefox.exe 2292 firefox.exe 2292 firefox.exe 2292 firefox.exe 2292 firefox.exe 2536 HxD.exe 2536 HxD.exe 2536 HxD.exe 2536 HxD.exe 2536 HxD.exe 2536 HxD.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2424 wrote to memory of 3548 2424 rook1.exe 69 PID 2424 wrote to memory of 3548 2424 rook1.exe 69 PID 3548 wrote to memory of 2972 3548 cmd.exe 71 PID 3548 wrote to memory of 2972 3548 cmd.exe 71 PID 2424 wrote to memory of 668 2424 rook1.exe 76 PID 2424 wrote to memory of 668 2424 rook1.exe 76 PID 668 wrote to memory of 352 668 cmd.exe 78 PID 668 wrote to memory of 352 668 cmd.exe 78 PID 2544 wrote to memory of 2292 2544 firefox.exe 83 PID 2544 wrote to memory of 2292 2544 firefox.exe 83 PID 2544 wrote to memory of 2292 2544 firefox.exe 83 PID 2544 wrote to memory of 2292 2544 firefox.exe 83 PID 2544 wrote to memory of 2292 2544 firefox.exe 83 PID 2544 wrote to memory of 2292 2544 firefox.exe 83 PID 2544 wrote to memory of 2292 2544 firefox.exe 83 PID 2544 wrote to memory of 2292 2544 firefox.exe 83 PID 2544 wrote to memory of 2292 2544 firefox.exe 83 PID 2292 wrote to memory of 3228 2292 firefox.exe 84 PID 2292 wrote to memory of 3228 2292 firefox.exe 84 PID 2292 wrote to memory of 252 2292 firefox.exe 86 PID 2292 wrote to memory of 252 2292 firefox.exe 86 PID 2292 wrote to memory of 252 2292 firefox.exe 86 PID 2292 wrote to memory of 252 2292 firefox.exe 86 PID 2292 wrote to memory of 252 2292 firefox.exe 86 PID 2292 wrote to memory of 252 2292 firefox.exe 86 PID 2292 wrote to memory of 252 2292 firefox.exe 86 PID 2292 wrote to memory of 252 2292 firefox.exe 86 PID 2292 wrote to memory of 252 2292 firefox.exe 86 PID 2292 wrote to memory of 252 2292 firefox.exe 86 PID 2292 wrote to memory of 252 2292 firefox.exe 86 PID 2292 wrote to memory of 252 2292 firefox.exe 86 PID 2292 wrote to memory of 252 2292 firefox.exe 86 PID 2292 wrote to memory of 252 2292 firefox.exe 86 PID 2292 wrote to memory of 252 2292 firefox.exe 86 PID 2292 wrote to memory of 252 2292 firefox.exe 86 PID 2292 wrote to memory of 252 2292 firefox.exe 86 PID 2292 wrote to memory of 252 2292 firefox.exe 86 PID 2292 wrote to memory of 252 2292 firefox.exe 86 PID 2292 wrote to memory of 252 2292 firefox.exe 86 PID 2292 wrote to memory of 252 2292 firefox.exe 86 PID 2292 wrote to memory of 252 2292 firefox.exe 86 PID 2292 wrote to memory of 252 2292 firefox.exe 86 PID 2292 wrote to memory of 252 2292 firefox.exe 86 PID 2292 wrote to memory of 252 2292 firefox.exe 86 PID 2292 wrote to memory of 252 2292 firefox.exe 86 PID 2292 wrote to memory of 252 2292 firefox.exe 86 PID 2292 wrote to memory of 252 2292 firefox.exe 86 PID 2292 wrote to memory of 252 2292 firefox.exe 86 PID 2292 wrote to memory of 252 2292 firefox.exe 86 PID 2292 wrote to memory of 252 2292 firefox.exe 86 PID 2292 wrote to memory of 252 2292 firefox.exe 86 PID 2292 wrote to memory of 252 2292 firefox.exe 86 PID 2292 wrote to memory of 252 2292 firefox.exe 86 PID 2292 wrote to memory of 252 2292 firefox.exe 86 PID 2292 wrote to memory of 252 2292 firefox.exe 86 PID 2292 wrote to memory of 252 2292 firefox.exe 86 PID 2292 wrote to memory of 252 2292 firefox.exe 86 PID 2292 wrote to memory of 252 2292 firefox.exe 86 PID 2292 wrote to memory of 252 2292 firefox.exe 86 PID 2292 wrote to memory of 252 2292 firefox.exe 86 PID 2292 wrote to memory of 252 2292 firefox.exe 86 PID 2292 wrote to memory of 252 2292 firefox.exe 86 PID 2292 wrote to memory of 4044 2292 firefox.exe 87 PID 2292 wrote to memory of 4044 2292 firefox.exe 87
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\rook1.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\rook1.exe"1⤵
- Modifies extensions of user files
- Enumerates connected drives
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2424 -
C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c vssadmin.exe delete shadows /all /quiet2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3548 -
C:\Windows\system32\vssadmin.exevssadmin.exe delete shadows /all /quiet3⤵
- Interacts with shadow copies
PID:2972
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C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c vssadmin.exe delete shadows /all /quiet2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:668 -
C:\Windows\system32\vssadmin.exevssadmin.exe delete shadows /all /quiet3⤵
- Interacts with shadow copies
PID:352
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C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exeC:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe1⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4080
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C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE"C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\Public\Desktop\HowToRestoreYourFiles.txt1⤵
- Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note)
PID:1372
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C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe"1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2544 -
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe"2⤵
- Checks processor information in registry
- Modifies registry class
- NTFS ADS
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2292 -
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -contentproc --channel="2292.0.362930531\1637752897" -parentBuildID 20200403170909 -prefsHandle 1532 -prefMapHandle 1196 -prefsLen 1 -prefMapSize 219680 -appdir "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\browser" - 2292 "\\.\pipe\gecko-crash-server-pipe.2292" 1612 gpu3⤵PID:3228
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C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -contentproc --channel="2292.3.1026824613\1963083986" -childID 1 -isForBrowser -prefsHandle 2172 -prefMapHandle 2112 -prefsLen 156 -prefMapSize 219680 -parentBuildID 20200403170909 -appdir "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\browser" - 2292 "\\.\pipe\gecko-crash-server-pipe.2292" 1344 tab3⤵PID:252
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C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -contentproc --channel="2292.13.1115367397\557600314" -childID 2 -isForBrowser -prefsHandle 3412 -prefMapHandle 3408 -prefsLen 7013 -prefMapSize 219680 -parentBuildID 20200403170909 -appdir "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\browser" - 2292 "\\.\pipe\gecko-crash-server-pipe.2292" 3464 tab3⤵PID:4044
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C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" -contentproc --channel="2292.20.1344329058\1002893433" -childID 3 -isForBrowser -prefsHandle 2784 -prefMapHandle 4472 -prefsLen 7784 -prefMapSize 219680 -parentBuildID 20200403170909 -appdir "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\browser" - 2292 "\\.\pipe\gecko-crash-server-pipe.2292" 4284 tab3⤵PID:740
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C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exeC:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {9aa46009-3ce0-458a-a354-715610a075e6} -Embedding1⤵PID:420
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Temp1_HxDSetup.zip\HxDSetup.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Temp1_HxDSetup.zip\HxDSetup.exe"1⤵PID:2608
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-HDKK1.tmp\HxDSetup.tmp"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\is-HDKK1.tmp\HxDSetup.tmp" /SL5="$3023C,2973524,121344,C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Temp1_HxDSetup.zip\HxDSetup.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
PID:2988 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\NOTEPAD.EXE"C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Program Files\HxD\readme.txt3⤵PID:2056
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C:\Program Files\HxD\HxD.exe"C:\Program Files\HxD\HxD.exe"3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:2536 -
C:\Program Files\HxD\HxD.exe"C:\Program Files\HxD\HxD.exe" /chooselang4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:3200
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