Analysis

  • max time kernel
    4294129s
  • max time network
    125s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20220223-en
  • submitted
    05-03-2022 15:18

General

  • Target

    9f8bea9fe7c238d34e4c1e1e47e4d57631b813ab7bfea50db52b229110c6a61a.exe

  • Size

    444KB

  • MD5

    1fe2b06f573c1809a79c14da0f26f605

  • SHA1

    dc137d2c45d47d62449860f76f57dd85d34d122e

  • SHA256

    9f8bea9fe7c238d34e4c1e1e47e4d57631b813ab7bfea50db52b229110c6a61a

  • SHA512

    10070abdc4320702b3a76b229a41dc2118ec5bc42af488c5db7d3381f43f38b40f47a7b624ac623c0f8da76e5bb6f7922668ae2af6a1af8c464b82836b6c7ca1

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\Admin\AppData\Local\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 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs
  • Modifies file permissions 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 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 36 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9f8bea9fe7c238d34e4c1e1e47e4d57631b813ab7bfea50db52b229110c6a61a.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9f8bea9fe7c238d34e4c1e1e47e4d57631b813ab7bfea50db52b229110c6a61a.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1096
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9f8bea9fe7c238d34e4c1e1e47e4d57631b813ab7bfea50db52b229110c6a61a.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9f8bea9fe7c238d34e4c1e1e47e4d57631b813ab7bfea50db52b229110c6a61a.exe"
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:908
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\kPnrPaX.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\kPnrPaX.exe" 8 LAN
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:688
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\kPnrPaX.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\kPnrPaX.exe" 8 LAN
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:564
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\icacls.exe
            icacls "C:\*" /grant Everyone:F /T /C /Q
            5⤵
            • Modifies file permissions
            PID:9040
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\icacls.exe
            icacls "D:\*" /grant Everyone:F /T /C /Q
            5⤵
            • Modifies file permissions
            PID:9048
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c vssadmin.exe Delete Shadows /all /quiet
            5⤵
              PID:9064
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\vssadmin.exe
                vssadmin.exe Delete Shadows /all /quiet
                6⤵
                • Interacts with shadow copies
                PID:9204
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
              "C:\Windows\System32\net.exe" stop "samss" /y
              5⤵
                PID:9076
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
                  C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "samss" /y
                  6⤵
                    PID:9064
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
                  "C:\Windows\System32\net.exe" stop "samss" /y
                  5⤵
                    PID:118672
                    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
                      C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "samss" /y
                      6⤵
                        PID:118696
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
                  "C:\Windows\System32\net.exe" stop "audioendpointbuilder" /y
                  3⤵
                  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                  PID:1632
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
                    C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "audioendpointbuilder" /y
                    4⤵
                      PID:1968
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
                    "C:\Windows\System32\net.exe" stop "samss" /y
                    3⤵
                    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                    PID:748
                    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
                      C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "samss" /y
                      4⤵
                        PID:1756
                    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\icacls.exe
                      icacls "C:\*" /grant Everyone:F /T /C /Q
                      3⤵
                      • Modifies file permissions
                      PID:316
                    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\icacls.exe
                      icacls "D:\*" /grant Everyone:F /T /C /Q
                      3⤵
                      • Modifies file permissions
                      PID:1616
                    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
                      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c vssadmin.exe Delete Shadows /all /quiet
                      3⤵
                      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                      PID:1368
                      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\vssadmin.exe
                        vssadmin.exe Delete Shadows /all /quiet
                        4⤵
                        • Interacts with shadow copies
                        PID:1016
                    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
                      "C:\Windows\System32\net.exe" stop "audioendpointbuilder" /y
                      3⤵
                      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                      PID:1752
                      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
                        C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "audioendpointbuilder" /y
                        4⤵
                          PID:2156
                      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
                        "C:\Windows\System32\net.exe" stop "samss" /y
                        3⤵
                        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                        PID:2236
                        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
                          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "samss" /y
                          4⤵
                            PID:2512
                        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
                          "C:\Windows\System32\net.exe" stop "samss" /y
                          3⤵
                            PID:51720
                            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
                              C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "samss" /y
                              4⤵
                                PID:51868
                            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
                              "C:\Windows\System32\net.exe" stop "samss" /y
                              3⤵
                                PID:57268
                                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
                                  C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "samss" /y
                                  4⤵
                                    PID:56928
                                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
                                  "C:\Windows\System32\net.exe" stop "samss" /y
                                  3⤵
                                    PID:108904
                                    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
                                      C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "samss" /y
                                      4⤵
                                        PID:109032
                                    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
                                      "C:\Windows\System32\net.exe" stop "samss" /y
                                      3⤵
                                        PID:112720
                                        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
                                          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "samss" /y
                                          4⤵
                                            PID:113012
                                    • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
                                      C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
                                      1⤵
                                      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                                      PID:1956

                                    Network

                                    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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                                    Downloads

                                    • memory/564-74-0x0000000030000000-0x0000000030172000-memory.dmp

                                      Filesize

                                      1.4MB

                                    • memory/688-65-0x0000000000790000-0x00000000007C7000-memory.dmp

                                      Filesize

                                      220KB

                                    • memory/908-69-0x0000000030000000-0x0000000030172000-memory.dmp

                                      Filesize

                                      1.4MB

                                    • memory/1096-54-0x0000000075801000-0x0000000075803000-memory.dmp

                                      Filesize

                                      8KB

                                    • memory/1096-60-0x00000000003A0000-0x00000000003D5000-memory.dmp

                                      Filesize

                                      212KB

                                    • memory/1096-55-0x0000000000500000-0x0000000000537000-memory.dmp

                                      Filesize

                                      220KB