Analysis

  • max time kernel
    204s
  • max time network
    193s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-en-20220112
  • submitted
    20-02-2022 04:26

General

  • Target

    943a8b4e4811321db2013618261ae4b7ea7ec55b78afbe0bab7123e0ba4436f1.exe

  • Size

    188KB

  • MD5

    a17dd2f7ad9f6aceffe1cebe038035af

  • SHA1

    3e792a39abc45eb3c10084e76c8ddaeb48cb2f93

  • SHA256

    943a8b4e4811321db2013618261ae4b7ea7ec55b78afbe0bab7123e0ba4436f1

  • SHA512

    1f968febf046ec88644d4ddfc9ba1e4180b9dad8b671f337ded2c350bbea73d2fd25b68741a649c4e0974e0db0b5bd8520092327f6b1f65b2361d2c0db859ede

Score
10/10

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�������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������

Signatures

  • Ryuk

    Ransomware distributed via existing botnets, often Trickbot or Emotet.

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 49 IoCs
  • Runs net.exe
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 33 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\943a8b4e4811321db2013618261ae4b7ea7ec55b78afbe0bab7123e0ba4436f1.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\943a8b4e4811321db2013618261ae4b7ea7ec55b78afbe0bab7123e0ba4436f1.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2576
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\LvQGODy.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\LvQGODy.exe" 8 LAN
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Checks computer location settings
      PID:2884
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\net.exe" stop "audioendpointbuilder" /y
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3564
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "audioendpointbuilder" /y
          4⤵
            PID:1724
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\net.exe" stop "samss" /y
          3⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:4196
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "samss" /y
            4⤵
              PID:4256
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\net.exe" stop "audioendpointbuilder" /y
          2⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:3016
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "audioendpointbuilder" /y
            3⤵
              PID:844
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\net.exe" stop "samss" /y
            2⤵
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:3652
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
              C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "samss" /y
              3⤵
                PID:3312
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
              "C:\Windows\System32\net.exe" stop "audioendpointbuilder" /y
              2⤵
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:424
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
                C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "audioendpointbuilder" /y
                3⤵
                  PID:1416
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
                "C:\Windows\System32\net.exe" stop "samss" /y
                2⤵
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:1212
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
                  C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "samss" /y
                  3⤵
                    PID:3188
              • C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
                C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p
                1⤵
                • Drops file in Windows directory
                • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
                PID:372

              Network

              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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              Downloads

              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\LvQGODy.exe

                MD5

                a17dd2f7ad9f6aceffe1cebe038035af

                SHA1

                3e792a39abc45eb3c10084e76c8ddaeb48cb2f93

                SHA256

                943a8b4e4811321db2013618261ae4b7ea7ec55b78afbe0bab7123e0ba4436f1

                SHA512

                1f968febf046ec88644d4ddfc9ba1e4180b9dad8b671f337ded2c350bbea73d2fd25b68741a649c4e0974e0db0b5bd8520092327f6b1f65b2361d2c0db859ede