Analysis

  • max time kernel
    43s
  • max time network
    142s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-en-20220112
  • 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\Microsoft\Office\16.0\RyukReadMe.html

Family

ryuk

Ransom Note
[email protected] balance of shadow universe Ryuk

Signatures

  • Ryuk

    Ransomware distributed via existing botnets, often Trickbot or Emotet.

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

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

  • Modifies file permissions 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs
  • 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 behavior: MapViewOfSection 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 59 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:1364
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9f8bea9fe7c238d34e4c1e1e47e4d57631b813ab7bfea50db52b229110c6a61a.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9f8bea9fe7c238d34e4c1e1e47e4d57631b813ab7bfea50db52b229110c6a61a.exe"
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3776
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AGTfHsO.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AGTfHsO.exe" 8 LAN
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1716
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AGTfHsO.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AGTfHsO.exe" 8 LAN
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Checks computer location settings
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:64
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\icacls.exe
            icacls "C:\*" /grant Everyone:F /T /C /Q
            5⤵
            • Modifies file permissions
            PID:5064
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\icacls.exe
            icacls "D:\*" /grant Everyone:F /T /C /Q
            5⤵
            • Modifies file permissions
            PID:5072
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c vssadmin.exe Delete Shadows /all /quiet
            5⤵
              PID:5080
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
              "C:\Windows\System32\net.exe" stop "samss" /y
              5⤵
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:5076
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
                C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "samss" /y
                6⤵
                  PID:5136
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
                "C:\Windows\System32\net.exe" stop "samss" /y
                5⤵
                  PID:69540
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
                    C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "samss" /y
                    6⤵
                      PID:70344
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
                    "C:\Windows\System32\net.exe" stop "samss" /y
                    5⤵
                      PID:148640
                      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
                        C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "samss" /y
                        6⤵
                          PID:149292
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
                    "C:\Windows\System32\net.exe" stop "audioendpointbuilder" /y
                    3⤵
                    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                    PID:3088
                    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
                      C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "audioendpointbuilder" /y
                      4⤵
                        PID:2568
                    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
                      "C:\Windows\System32\net.exe" stop "samss" /y
                      3⤵
                      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                      PID:1144
                      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
                        C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "samss" /y
                        4⤵
                          PID:2732
                      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\icacls.exe
                        icacls "C:\*" /grant Everyone:F /T /C /Q
                        3⤵
                        • Modifies file permissions
                        PID:3872
                      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\icacls.exe
                        icacls "D:\*" /grant Everyone:F /T /C /Q
                        3⤵
                        • Modifies file permissions
                        PID:1916
                      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
                        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c vssadmin.exe Delete Shadows /all /quiet
                        3⤵
                          PID:3876
                        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
                          "C:\Windows\System32\net.exe" stop "audioendpointbuilder" /y
                          3⤵
                          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                          PID:1844
                          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
                            C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "audioendpointbuilder" /y
                            4⤵
                              PID:4052
                          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
                            "C:\Windows\System32\net.exe" stop "samss" /y
                            3⤵
                            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                            PID:3908
                            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
                              C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "samss" /y
                              4⤵
                                PID:4120
                            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
                              "C:\Windows\System32\net.exe" stop "samss" /y
                              3⤵
                                PID:51088
                                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
                                  C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "samss" /y
                                  4⤵
                                    PID:52212
                                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
                                  "C:\Windows\System32\net.exe" stop "samss" /y
                                  3⤵
                                    PID:52740
                                    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
                                      C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "samss" /y
                                      4⤵
                                        PID:51088
                                    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
                                      "C:\Windows\System32\net.exe" stop "samss" /y
                                      3⤵
                                        PID:141672
                                        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
                                          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "samss" /y
                                          4⤵
                                            PID:143264
                                        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
                                          "C:\Windows\System32\net.exe" stop "samss" /y
                                          3⤵
                                            PID:142892
                                            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
                                              C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "samss" /y
                                              4⤵
                                                PID:143464

                                        Network

                                        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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                                        Downloads

                                        • memory/64-143-0x0000000030000000-0x0000000030172000-memory.dmp

                                          Filesize

                                          1.4MB

                                        • memory/1364-130-0x00000000005A0000-0x00000000005D7000-memory.dmp

                                          Filesize

                                          220KB

                                        • memory/1364-134-0x0000000000550000-0x0000000000585000-memory.dmp

                                          Filesize

                                          212KB

                                        • memory/1716-138-0x0000000002200000-0x0000000002237000-memory.dmp

                                          Filesize

                                          220KB

                                        • memory/3776-135-0x0000000030000000-0x0000000030172000-memory.dmp

                                          Filesize

                                          1.4MB