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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    124s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20220812-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20220812-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    11-09-2022 15:45

General

  • Target

    69c56d12ed7024696936fb69b4c6bee58174a275cb53fa966646a0b092d9626b.exe

  • Size

    80KB

  • MD5

    8152a3d0d76f7e968597f4f834fdfa9d

  • SHA1

    c3cf05f3f79851d3c0d4266ab77c8e3e3f88c73e

  • SHA256

    69c56d12ed7024696936fb69b4c6bee58174a275cb53fa966646a0b092d9626b

  • SHA512

    eb1a18cb03131466a4152fa2f6874b70c760317148684ca9b95044e50dc9cd19316d6e68e680ce18599114ba73e75264de5dab5afe611165b9c6c0b5f01002b4

  • SSDEEP

    1536:SHbigeMiIeMfZ7tOBbFv0CIG0dDh/suIicRtpNf8SgRXt+AacRDVX8C4OntD4acN:SHbigeMiIeMfZ7tOBbFv0CIG0dDh/su0

Malware Config

Extracted

Path

C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\HOW_TO_DECYPHER_FILES.txt

Family

hakbit

Ransom Note
To recover your data contact the email below potentialenergy@mail.ru Key Identifier: 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 Number of files that were processed is: 457
Emails

potentialenergy@mail.ru

Signatures

  • Hakbit

    Ransomware which encrypts files using AES, first seen in November 2019.

  • Modifies extensions of user files 1 IoCs

    Ransomware generally changes the extension on encrypted files.

  • Deletes itself 1 IoCs
  • Drops startup file 1 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 2 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • Launches sc.exe 4 IoCs

    Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Gathers network information 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Uses commandline utility to view network configuration.

  • Kills process with taskkill 47 IoCs
  • Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note) 1 IoCs
  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 48 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\69c56d12ed7024696936fb69b4c6bee58174a275cb53fa966646a0b092d9626b.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\69c56d12ed7024696936fb69b4c6bee58174a275cb53fa966646a0b092d9626b.exe"
    1⤵
    • Modifies extensions of user files
    • Drops startup file
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1584
    • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
      "sc.exe" config SQLTELEMETRY start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:1788
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      "cmd.exe" /c rd /s /q %SYSTEMDRIVE%\$Recycle.bin
      2⤵
        PID:1648
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        "sc.exe" config SstpSvc start= disabled
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:1492
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        "sc.exe" config SQLWriter start= disabled
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:1128
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        "sc.exe" config SQLTELEMETRY$ECWDB2 start= disabled
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:904
      • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
        "taskkill.exe" /IM mspub.exe /F
        2⤵
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1204
      • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
        "taskkill.exe" /IM mydesktopqos.exe /F
        2⤵
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1816
      • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
        "taskkill.exe" /IM mysqld.exe /F
        2⤵
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1680
      • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
        "taskkill.exe" /IM mydesktopservice.exe /F
        2⤵
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:520
      • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
        "taskkill.exe" /IM sqbcoreservice.exe /F
        2⤵
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1544
      • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
        "taskkill.exe" /IM thebat.exe /F
        2⤵
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1364
      • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
        "taskkill.exe" /IM agntsvc.exe /F
        2⤵
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1404
      • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
        "taskkill.exe" /IM excel.exe /F
        2⤵
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1664
      • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
        "taskkill.exe" /IM encsvc.exe /F
        2⤵
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1656
      • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
        "taskkill.exe" /IM steam.exe /F
        2⤵
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1976
      • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
        "taskkill.exe" /IM firefoxconfig.exe /F
        2⤵
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:612
      • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
        "taskkill.exe" /IM ocomm.exe /F
        2⤵
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:800
      • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
        "taskkill.exe" /IM infopath.exe /F
        2⤵
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2032
      • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
        "taskkill.exe" /IM thebat64.exe /F
        2⤵
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1000
      • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
        "taskkill.exe" /IM mbamtray.exe /F
        2⤵
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1068
      • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
        "taskkill.exe" /IM zoolz.exe /F
        2⤵
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:568
      • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
        "taskkill.exe" /IM dbsnmp.exe /F
        2⤵
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:360
      • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
        "taskkill.exe" IM thunderbird.exe /F
        2⤵
        • Kills process with taskkill
        PID:2036
      • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
        "taskkill.exe" /IM xfssvccon.exe /F
        2⤵
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1132
      • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
        "taskkill.exe" /IM mspub.exe /F
        2⤵
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1380
      • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
        "taskkill.exe" /IM dbeng50.exe /F
        2⤵
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:760
      • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
        "taskkill.exe" /IM tbirdconfig.exe /F
        2⤵
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1616
      • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
        "taskkill.exe" /IM sqlwriter.exe /F
        2⤵
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1496
      • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
        "taskkill.exe" /IM CNTAoSMgr.exe /F
        2⤵
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1716
      • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
        "taskkill.exe" /IM PccNTMon.exe /F
        2⤵
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2072
      • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
        "taskkill.exe" /IM msaccess.exe /F
        2⤵
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2100
      • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
        "taskkill.exe" /IM onenote.exe /F
        2⤵
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1216
      • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
        "taskkill.exe" /IM isqlplussvc.exe /F
        2⤵
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1292
      • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
        "taskkill.exe" /IM Ntrtscan.exe /F
        2⤵
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1408
      • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
        "taskkill.exe" /IM tmlisten.exe /F
        2⤵
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2172
      • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
        "taskkill.exe" /IM msftesql.exe /F
        2⤵
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2204
      • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
        "taskkill.exe" /IM powerpnt.exe /F
        2⤵
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2224
      • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
        "taskkill.exe" /IM mydesktopqos.exe /F
        2⤵
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2248
      • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
        "taskkill.exe" /IM outlook.exe /F
        2⤵
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2148
      • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
        "taskkill.exe" /IM visio.exe /F
        2⤵
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2312
      • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
        "taskkill.exe" /IM mydesktopservice.exe /F
        2⤵
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2344
      • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
        "taskkill.exe" /IM winword.exe /F
        2⤵
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2368
      • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
        "taskkill.exe" /IM mysqld-nt.exe /F
        2⤵
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2484
      • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
        "taskkill.exe" /IM wordpad.exe /F
        2⤵
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2516
      • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
        "taskkill.exe" /IM mysqld-opt.exe /F
        2⤵
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2560
      • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
        "taskkill.exe" /IM ocautoupds.exe /F
        2⤵
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2740
      • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
        "taskkill.exe" /IM ocssd.exe /F
        2⤵
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2760
      • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
        "taskkill.exe" /IM oracle.exe /F
        2⤵
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2792
      • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
        "taskkill.exe" /IM sqlagent.exe /F
        2⤵
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2836
      • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
        "taskkill.exe" /IM sqlbrowser.exe /F
        2⤵
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2876
      • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
        "taskkill.exe" /IM sqlservr.exe /F
        2⤵
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2928
      • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
        "taskkill.exe" /IM synctime.exe /F
        2⤵
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2972
      • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        "powershell.exe" & Get-WmiObject Win32_Shadowcopy | ForEach-Object { $_Delete(); }
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2992
      • C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe" C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\HOW_TO_DECYPHER_FILES.txt
        2⤵
        • Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note)
        PID:3972
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        "cmd.exe" /C ping 127.0.0.7 -n 3 > Nul & fsutil file setZeroData offset=0 length=524288 “%s” & Del /f /q “%s”
        2⤵
          PID:2004
          • C:\Windows\system32\PING.EXE
            ping 127.0.0.7 -n 3
            3⤵
            • Runs ping.exe
            PID:1708
          • C:\Windows\system32\fsutil.exe
            fsutil file setZeroData offset=0 length=524288 “%s”
            3⤵
              PID:2580
          • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" "/C choice /C Y /N /D Y /T 3 & Del "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\69c56d12ed7024696936fb69b4c6bee58174a275cb53fa966646a0b092d9626b.exe
            2⤵
            • Deletes itself
            PID:2832
            • C:\Windows\system32\choice.exe
              choice /C Y /N /D Y /T 3
              3⤵
                PID:2672
          • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
            "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"
            1⤵
              PID:2748
              • C:\Windows\system32\msg.exe
                msg * urgay
                2⤵
                  PID:2092
                • C:\Windows\system32\ipconfig.exe
                  ipconfig
                  2⤵
                  • Gathers network information
                  PID:2660

              Network

              MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

              Execution

              Command-Line Interface

              1
              T1059

              Credential Access

              Credentials in Files

              1
              T1081

              Discovery

              System Information Discovery

              2
              T1082

              Remote System Discovery

              1
              T1018

              Collection

              Data from Local System

              1
              T1005

              Replay Monitor

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              Downloads

              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\590aee7bdd69b59b.customDestinations-ms
                Filesize

                7KB

                MD5

                848e9d4b76fa4c6c8b81b35d131b4a30

                SHA1

                ad032a9b8bf2ecbb1ad3cc56a11f17141a431594

                SHA256

                7be86a1e608c3bbddf714958edcbaf42d9a2b6ba985d29bacce581600152e731

                SHA512

                277a486ee35d30106e7747913d382486c23e1f8988e9a76d58aebf83de0b194ae42d251dc2c590a8c23065347c1912daf75d096c2324140bfd6ab36c85c25f70

              • C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\HOW_TO_DECYPHER_FILES.txt
                Filesize

                828B

                MD5

                edba07d3e65408ad696e3ae9f8fe57cb

                SHA1

                6b0142f976bca7790ecdeef818ef7e0204c7a120

                SHA256

                58ac8938d78fdcccaf4ba34c89f208164aa81ce73b573f963aa42b34a3d31864

                SHA512

                afa67e538a507495cbc28042e4b12f386b6e20d984f3f3e36b1e79bb515daaf6e3d6f095212796f64738546ae89df39bdb9a7c03b65b598165463a9de66d0e54

              • memory/360-81-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/520-62-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/568-79-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/612-65-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/760-74-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/800-76-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/904-57-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/1000-75-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/1068-78-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/1128-58-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/1132-82-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/1204-60-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/1216-86-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/1292-85-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/1364-67-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/1380-83-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/1404-66-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/1408-84-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/1492-59-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/1496-72-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/1544-64-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/1584-54-0x0000000000EE0000-0x0000000000EFA000-memory.dmp
                Filesize

                104KB

              • memory/1616-73-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/1648-56-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/1656-69-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/1664-70-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/1680-63-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/1708-120-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/1716-71-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/1788-55-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/1816-61-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/1976-68-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/2004-117-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/2032-77-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/2036-80-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/2072-87-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/2092-124-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/2100-88-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/2148-89-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/2172-90-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/2204-91-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/2224-92-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/2248-93-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/2312-94-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/2344-95-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/2368-96-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/2484-97-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/2516-98-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/2560-99-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/2580-123-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/2660-125-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/2672-121-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/2740-100-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/2760-101-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/2792-102-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/2832-119-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/2836-103-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/2876-104-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/2928-105-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/2972-106-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/2992-108-0x000007FEFB7D1000-0x000007FEFB7D3000-memory.dmp
                Filesize

                8KB

              • memory/2992-113-0x0000000002954000-0x0000000002957000-memory.dmp
                Filesize

                12KB

              • memory/2992-114-0x000000000295B000-0x000000000297A000-memory.dmp
                Filesize

                124KB

              • memory/2992-112-0x000000000295B000-0x000000000297A000-memory.dmp
                Filesize

                124KB

              • memory/2992-110-0x000007FEEB910000-0x000007FEEC46D000-memory.dmp
                Filesize

                11.4MB

              • memory/2992-111-0x0000000002954000-0x0000000002957000-memory.dmp
                Filesize

                12KB

              • memory/2992-109-0x000007FEECEC0000-0x000007FEED8E3000-memory.dmp
                Filesize

                10.1MB

              • memory/2992-107-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp
              • memory/3972-116-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp