Analysis

  • max time kernel
    160s
  • max time network
    83s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-en-20211208
  • submitted
    20-02-2022 02:55

General

  • Target

    b6a77965f94dfc6f0ed0a3465e8d17e998328a9659ef860fbe2396bb0014f8a2.exe

  • Size

    196KB

  • MD5

    35fb90e465df48871ee78df492fe22de

  • SHA1

    ddfba2e525968f6aedf050613f32b124b13f776a

  • SHA256

    b6a77965f94dfc6f0ed0a3465e8d17e998328a9659ef860fbe2396bb0014f8a2

  • SHA512

    60511d000df87164627fb6053049e82be0833e60a8b8a7ae30e93084e4293e250f1a7b2a4eaf3d875408a304e845ae548ff2cd68d6f604090cdc5be3d168d5f7

Malware Config

Extracted

Path

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RyukReadMe.html

Family

ryuk

Ransom Note
<html><body><p style="font-weight:bold;font-size:125%;top:0;left:0;"> [email protected] <br> </p><p style="position:absolute;bottom:0;right:1%;font-weight:bold;font-size:170%">balance of shadow universe</p><div style="font-size: 550%;font-weight:bold;width:50%;height:50%;overflow:auto;margin:auto;position:absolute;top:35%;left:40%;">Ryuk</div></body></html�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������

Extracted

Path

C:\Users\RyukReadMe.html

Family

ryuk

Ransom Note
[email protected] balance of shadow universe Ryuk

Signatures

  • Ryuk

    Ransomware distributed via existing botnets, often Trickbot or Emotet.

  • Deletes shadow copies 2 TTPs

    Ransomware often targets backup files to inhibit system recovery.

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • Modifies file permissions 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Interacts with shadow copies 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Shadow copies are often targeted by ransomware to inhibit system recovery.

  • Runs net.exe
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 31 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
    "taskhost.exe"
    1⤵
      PID:1276
    • C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
      1⤵
        PID:1372
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b6a77965f94dfc6f0ed0a3465e8d17e998328a9659ef860fbe2396bb0014f8a2.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b6a77965f94dfc6f0ed0a3465e8d17e998328a9659ef860fbe2396bb0014f8a2.exe"
        1⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1664
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jrDvYvp.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jrDvYvp.exe" 8 LAN
          2⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:1120
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\icacls.exe
            icacls "C:\*" /grant Everyone:F /T /C /Q
            3⤵
            • Modifies file permissions
            PID:1720
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
            cmd /c "WMIC.exe shadowcopy delet"
            3⤵
              PID:744
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe
                WMIC.exe shadowcopy delet
                4⤵
                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                PID:588
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\vssadmin.exe
              vssadmin.exe Delete Shadows /all /quiet
              3⤵
              • Interacts with shadow copies
              PID:1000
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\icacls.exe
              icacls "D:\*" /grant Everyone:F /T /C /Q
              3⤵
              • Modifies file permissions
              PID:2008
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
              "C:\Windows\System32\net.exe" stop "audioendpointbuilder" /y
              3⤵
                PID:944
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
                  C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "audioendpointbuilder" /y
                  4⤵
                    PID:1476
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
                  "C:\Windows\System32\net.exe" stop "samss" /y
                  3⤵
                    PID:1560
                    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
                      C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "samss" /y
                      4⤵
                        PID:2072
                    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
                      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C REG ADD "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /v "svchos" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jrDvYvp.exe" /f /reg:64
                      3⤵
                        PID:2580
                        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
                          REG ADD "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /v "svchos" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jrDvYvp.exe" /f /reg:64
                          4⤵
                          • Adds Run key to start application
                          PID:2188
                      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
                        "C:\Windows\System32\net.exe" stop "samss" /y
                        3⤵
                          PID:22244
                          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
                            C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "samss" /y
                            4⤵
                              PID:22272
                          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
                            "C:\Windows\System32\net.exe" stop "samss" /y
                            3⤵
                              PID:32888
                              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
                                C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "samss" /y
                                4⤵
                                  PID:32912
                            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
                              "C:\Windows\System32\net.exe" stop "audioendpointbuilder" /y
                              2⤵
                              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                              PID:276
                              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
                                C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "audioendpointbuilder" /y
                                3⤵
                                  PID:1168
                              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
                                "C:\Windows\System32\net.exe" stop "samss" /y
                                2⤵
                                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                                PID:1832
                                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
                                  C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "samss" /y
                                  3⤵
                                    PID:1132
                                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\icacls.exe
                                  icacls "C:\*" /grant Everyone:F /T /C /Q
                                  2⤵
                                  • Modifies file permissions
                                  PID:1540
                                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\icacls.exe
                                  icacls "D:\*" /grant Everyone:F /T /C /Q
                                  2⤵
                                  • Modifies file permissions
                                  PID:864
                                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
                                  cmd /c "WMIC.exe shadowcopy delet"
                                  2⤵
                                    PID:1992
                                    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe
                                      WMIC.exe shadowcopy delet
                                      3⤵
                                      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                                      PID:1136
                                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\vssadmin.exe
                                    vssadmin.exe Delete Shadows /all /quiet
                                    2⤵
                                    • Interacts with shadow copies
                                    PID:1356
                                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
                                    "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C REG ADD "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /v "svchos" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b6a77965f94dfc6f0ed0a3465e8d17e998328a9659ef860fbe2396bb0014f8a2.exe" /f /reg:64
                                    2⤵
                                      PID:1080
                                      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
                                        REG ADD "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /v "svchos" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b6a77965f94dfc6f0ed0a3465e8d17e998328a9659ef860fbe2396bb0014f8a2.exe" /f /reg:64
                                        3⤵
                                        • Adds Run key to start application
                                        PID:2024
                                    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
                                      "C:\Windows\System32\net.exe" stop "audioendpointbuilder" /y
                                      2⤵
                                      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                                      PID:1736
                                      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
                                        C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "audioendpointbuilder" /y
                                        3⤵
                                          PID:1484
                                      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
                                        "C:\Windows\System32\net.exe" stop "samss" /y
                                        2⤵
                                          PID:568
                                          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
                                            C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "samss" /y
                                            3⤵
                                              PID:1328
                                          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
                                            "C:\Windows\System32\net.exe" stop "samss" /y
                                            2⤵
                                              PID:19144
                                              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
                                                C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "samss" /y
                                                3⤵
                                                  PID:19444
                                              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
                                                "C:\Windows\System32\net.exe" stop "samss" /y
                                                2⤵
                                                  PID:22300
                                                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
                                                    C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "samss" /y
                                                    3⤵
                                                      PID:22324
                                                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
                                                    "C:\Windows\System32\net.exe" stop "samss" /y
                                                    2⤵
                                                      PID:22300
                                                      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
                                                        C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "samss" /y
                                                        3⤵
                                                          PID:1728
                                                      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
                                                        "C:\Windows\System32\net.exe" stop "samss" /y
                                                        2⤵
                                                          PID:28356
                                                          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
                                                            C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "samss" /y
                                                            3⤵
                                                              PID:28468
                                                        • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
                                                          C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
                                                          1⤵
                                                          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                                                          PID:2212

                                                        Network

                                                        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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                                                        Downloads

                                                        • memory/1276-59-0x0000000030000000-0x0000000030171000-memory.dmp

                                                          Filesize

                                                          1.4MB

                                                        • memory/1664-54-0x0000000075D61000-0x0000000075D63000-memory.dmp

                                                          Filesize

                                                          8KB