Analysis

  • max time kernel
    48s
  • max time network
    34s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20221111-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20221111-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    21-11-2022 11:49

General

  • Target

    4cae449450c07b7aa74314173c7b00d409eabfe22b86859f3b3acedd66010458.exe

  • Size

    156KB

  • MD5

    fcd21c6fca3b9378961aa1865bee7ecb

  • SHA1

    0abaa05da2a05977e0baf68838cff1712f1789e0

  • SHA256

    4cae449450c07b7aa74314173c7b00d409eabfe22b86859f3b3acedd66010458

  • SHA512

    e39c1f965f6faeaa33dfec6eba23fbfff14b287f4777797ea79480bb037d6d806516bda7046315e051961fce12e935ac546819c1e0bef5c33568d68955a9792a

  • SSDEEP

    1536:7ZLTzASUIG0TOOYTufIaSWvRYkekdvizSBXxNe9VPw6s6aUCT7Q7qn:OBI9HYyfNBdviGBBQsrhPk4

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Deletes NTFS Change Journal 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    The USN change journal is a persistent log of all changes made to local files used by Windows Server systems.

  • RansomEXX Ransomware

    Targeted ransomware with variants which affect Windows and Linux systems.

  • Clears Windows event logs 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Deletes backup catalog 3 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Uses wbadmin.exe to inhibit system recovery.

  • Disables use of System Restore points 1 TTPs
  • Modifies extensions of user files 14 IoCs

    Ransomware generally changes the extension on encrypted files.

  • Overwrites deleted data with Cipher tool 1 TTPs

    Cipher is a Windows tool which be used to securely wipe deallocated HDD space, preventing recovery of deleted data.

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 9 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 13 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 48 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4cae449450c07b7aa74314173c7b00d409eabfe22b86859f3b3acedd66010458.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4cae449450c07b7aa74314173c7b00d409eabfe22b86859f3b3acedd66010458.exe"
    1⤵
    • Modifies extensions of user files
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1304
    • C:\Windows\System32\wevtutil.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\wevtutil.exe" sl Security /e:false
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1544
    • C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Change /TN "\Microsoft\Windows\SystemRestore\SR" /disable
      2⤵
        PID:844
      • C:\Windows\System32\bcdedit.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\bcdedit.exe" /set {default} recoveryenabled no
        2⤵
        • Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit
        PID:1164
      • C:\Windows\System32\wevtutil.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\wevtutil.exe" cl Security
        2⤵
        • Clears Windows event logs
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1796
      • C:\Windows\System32\wevtutil.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\wevtutil.exe" cl System
        2⤵
        • Clears Windows event logs
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2012
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cipher.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\cipher.exe" /w:D:
        2⤵
        • Enumerates connected drives
        PID:1520
      • C:\Windows\System32\wevtutil.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\wevtutil.exe" cl Application
        2⤵
        • Clears Windows event logs
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:836
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cipher.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\cipher.exe" /w:C:
        2⤵
          PID:1864
        • C:\Windows\System32\wevtutil.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\wevtutil.exe" cl Setup
          2⤵
          • Clears Windows event logs
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:1568
        • C:\Windows\System32\bcdedit.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\bcdedit.exe" /set {default} bootstatuspolicy ignoreallfailures
          2⤵
          • Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit
          PID:1560
        • C:\Windows\System32\fsutil.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\fsutil.exe" usn deletejournal /D C:
          2⤵
          • Deletes NTFS Change Journal
          PID:316
        • C:\Windows\System32\wbadmin.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\wbadmin.exe" delete catalog -quiet
          2⤵
          • Deletes backup catalog
          PID:976
      • C:\Windows\system32\wbengine.exe
        "C:\Windows\system32\wbengine.exe"
        1⤵
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:1080
      • C:\Windows\System32\vdsldr.exe
        C:\Windows\System32\vdsldr.exe -Embedding
        1⤵
          PID:304
        • C:\Windows\System32\vds.exe
          C:\Windows\System32\vds.exe
          1⤵
            PID:1460

          Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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          Downloads

          • memory/976-69-0x000007FEFB8A1000-0x000007FEFB8A3000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            8KB

          • memory/1304-56-0x0000000005550000-0x000000000595B000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            4.0MB

          • memory/1304-54-0x0000000075F21000-0x0000000075F23000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            8KB

          • memory/1304-55-0x000000000B320000-0x000000000BDDA000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            10.7MB