Analysis

  • max time kernel
    181s
  • max time network
    229s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-en-20220113
  • submitted
    20/02/2022, 07:39

General

  • Target
    4b5b08346e369b59cae2120fcdc16b720bf2f2ec74115045cfafc24eecccb539.exe
  • Size 188KB
  • Sample220220-jgx5csabe2
  • SHA256 4b5b08346e369b59cae2120fcdc16b720bf2f2ec74115045cfafc24eecccb539
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512
Score
10/10

Malware Config

Extracted

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

  • 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 physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Runs net.exe
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 39 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4b5b08346e369b59cae2120fcdc16b720bf2f2ec74115045cfafc24eecccb539.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4b5b08346e369b59cae2120fcdc16b720bf2f2ec74115045cfafc24eecccb539.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5088
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XaKdReS.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\XaKdReS.exe" 8 LAN
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4628
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\net.exe" stop "audioendpointbuilder" /y
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4356
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "audioendpointbuilder" /y
          4⤵
            PID:3936
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\net.exe" stop "samss" /y
          3⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:4136
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "samss" /y
            4⤵
              PID:3048
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\net.exe" stop "audioendpointbuilder" /y
          2⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:3436
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "audioendpointbuilder" /y
            3⤵
              PID:3632
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\net.exe" stop "samss" /y
            2⤵
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:4436
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
              C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "samss" /y
              3⤵
                PID:1272
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
              "C:\Windows\System32\net.exe" stop "audioendpointbuilder" /y
              2⤵
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:2668
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
                C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "audioendpointbuilder" /y
                3⤵
                  PID:1772
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
                "C:\Windows\System32\net.exe" stop "samss" /y
                2⤵
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:4616
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
                  C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "samss" /y
                  3⤵
                    PID:3976

              Network

                    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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