ryuk | 23f8aa94ffb3c08a62735fe7fee5799880a8f322ce1d55ec49a13a3f85312db2

General

Target

23f8aa94ffb3c08a62735fe7fee5799880a8f322ce1d55ec49a13a3f85312db2.exe
Size

384KB
MD5

5ac0f050f93f86e69026faea1fbb4450
SHA1

9709774fde9ec740ad6fed8ed79903296ca9d571
SHA256

23f8aa94ffb3c08a62735fe7fee5799880a8f322ce1d55ec49a13a3f85312db2
SHA512

b554487c4e26a85ec5179cdcc1d25b5bc494e8821a8899fbbf868c3cf41f70cc72db107613b3f6655d3ab70f4db94cce2589066bb354b1ed955098d3911b844d
SSDEEP

6144:f5yaXtrA/WSo1rl3ALrlHQpn0BwK3SBDmhYfFQC:fTX6WSofcZ+KCIGD

Score

10^/10

ryuk persistence ransomware

Malware Config

Extracted

Path

C:\RyukReadMe.txt

Family

ryuk

Ransom Note

Your network has been penetrated. All files on each host in the network have been encrypted with a strong algorithm. Backups were either encrypted or deleted or backup disks were formatted. Shadow copies also removed, so F8 or any other methods may damage encrypted data but not recover. We exclusively have decryption software for your situation No decryption software is available in the public. DO NOT RESET OR SHUTDOWN - files may be damaged. DO NOT RENAME OR MOVE the encrypted and readme files. DO NOT DELETE readme files. This may lead to the impossibility of recovery of the certain files. To get info (decrypt your files) contact us at WayneEvenson@protonmail.com or WayneEvenson@tutanota.com BTC wallet: 14hVKm7Ft2rxDBFTNkkRC3kGstMGp2A4hk Ryuk No system is safe

Emails

WayneEvenson@protonmail.com

WayneEvenson@tutanota.com

Wallets

14hVKm7Ft2rxDBFTNkkRC3kGstMGp2A4hk

Signatures

Ryuk
Ransomware distributed via existing botnets, often Trickbot or Emotet.
ransomware ryuk

Modifies extensions of user files 2 IoCs

Ransomware generally changes the extension on encrypted files.

ransomware

Processes:

taskhost.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\Pictures\ConfirmCompress.tiff	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\Pictures\NewSuspend.tiff	taskhost.exe

Deletes itself 1 IoCs

Processes:

PQveL.exe

pid process

1656 PQveL.exe
Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

PQveL.exe

pid process

1656 PQveL.exe
Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

Processes:

23f8aa94ffb3c08a62735fe7fee5799880a8f322ce1d55ec49a13a3f85312db2.exe

pid process

1916 23f8aa94ffb3c08a62735fe7fee5799880a8f322ce1d55ec49a13a3f85312db2.exe

pid	process
1656	PQveL.exe

pid	process
1656	PQveL.exe

pid	process
1916	23f8aa94ffb3c08a62735fe7fee5799880a8f322ce1d55ec49a13a3f85312db2.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

Processes:

reg.exe

description	ioc	process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run	reg.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2292972927-2705560509-2768824231-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\svchos = "C:\\users\\Public\\PQveL.exe"	reg.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs

Processes:

taskhost.exe

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\CLIPART\PUB60COR\J0105286.WMF	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\CLIPART\PUB60COR\NA00462_.WMF	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\Groove\ToolData\groove.net\GrooveForms\viewDblClick.js	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\Groove\ToolData\groove.net\GrooveForms4\bg_FormsHomePageBlank.gif	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\OLKIRM.XML	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\PUBWIZ\SIDBAR98.POC	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_80\jre\lib\zi\Pacific\Kosrae	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Java\jre7\lib\zi\America\Miquelon	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\microsoft shared\VBA\VBA6\RyukReadMe.txt	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\CLIPART\PUB60COR\FD00086_.WMF	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Resource\TypeSupport\Unicode\Mappings\Adobe\zdingbat.txt	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\MEDIA\OFFICE14\BULLETS\BD14980_.GIF	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\1033\PUBSPAPR\ZPDIR1F.GIF	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\1033\PUBSPAPR\ZPDIR21F.GIF	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\ink\ipsnld.xml	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\http\requests\vlm_cmd.xml	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\RyukReadMe.txt	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\MEDIA\CAGCAT10\J0284916.JPG	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\Groove\ToolData\groove.net\GrooveForms4\bg_Country.gif	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\AUTHORS.txt	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\CLIPART\PUB60COR\DD01162_.WMF	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\CLIPART\PUB60COR\NA00809_.WMF	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Java\jre7\lib\zi\SystemV\EST5	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\CLIPART\PUB60COR\AG00120_.GIF	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\CLIPART\PUB60COR\BL00262_.WMF	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\CLIPART\PUB60COR\BS00100_.WMF	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\CLIPART\PUB60COR\PE00272_.WMF	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_80\lib\missioncontrol\dropins\RyukReadMe.txt	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_80\lib\visualvm\platform\modules\org-netbeans-core-io-ui.jar	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_80\lib\visualvm\profiler\modules\org-netbeans-modules-profiler-api.jar	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\CLIPART\PUB60COR\SO00466_.WMF	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\Groove\ToolData\groove.net\GrooveForms\FormsTemplates\Track Issues.fdt	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\System\msadc\handsafe.reg	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\ado\adovbs.inc	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_80\jre\lib\zi\America\Managua	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\ks_IN\RyukReadMe.txt	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\microsoft shared\THEMES14\EVRGREEN\EVRGREEN.ELM	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\microsoft shared\THEMES14\ICE\PREVIEW.GIF	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\OutlookAutoDiscover\YAHOO.COM.PH.XML	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Stationery\Genko_2.emf	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_80\lib\visualvm\visualvm\config\Modules\org-openide-options.xml_hidden	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Multiplayer\Spades\it-IT\RyukReadMe.txt	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_80\jre\lib\zi\Asia\Novosibirsk	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\MEDIA\OFFICE14\BULLETS\BD14530_.GIF	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\Groove\ToolData\groove.net\GrooveForms\BG_ADOBE.GIF	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\Groove\Sounds\Places\TOOT.WAV	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_80\lib\missioncontrol\plugins\org.eclipse.equinox.event_1.3.100.v20140115-1647.jar	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Java\jre7\lib\zi\Asia\Macau	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\CLIPART\PUB60COR\SO00910_.WMF	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\CLIPART\PUB60COR\SO00683_.WMF	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Common7\IDE\VSTA\ItemTemplates\VisualBasic\1033\Text.zip	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\mr\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\CLIPART\PUB60COR\FD00403_.WMF	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\CLIPART\PUB60COR\J0101863.BMP	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\Groove\ToolData\groove.net\GrooveForms4\FormsColorChart.html	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\Java\jre7\lib\logging.properties	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\CLIPART\PUB60COR\J0107302.WMF	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Document Themes 14\Theme Effects\Flow.eftx	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\CLIPART\PUB60COR\J0105588.WMF	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\CLIPART\PUB60COR\J0239973.WMF	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\Groove\ToolData\groove.net\GrooveForms4\FormsStyles\STS2\HEADER.GIF	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Reference Assemblies\Microsoft\Framework\v3.0\RyukReadMe.txt	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\http\css\ui-lightness\images\ui-bg_diagonals-thick_18_b81900_40x40.png	taskhost.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office14\1033\PUBSPAPR\ZPDIR46F.GIF	taskhost.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s). Likely ransomware behaviour.

System Information Discovery
T1082
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

Processes:

PQveL.exe

pid process

1656 PQveL.exe
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

Processes:

PQveL.exe

description pid process

Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1656 PQveL.exe

pid	process
1656	PQveL.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1656	PQveL.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs

Processes:

23f8aa94ffb3c08a62735fe7fee5799880a8f322ce1d55ec49a13a3f85312db2.exePQveL.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1916 wrote to memory of 1656	1916	23f8aa94ffb3c08a62735fe7fee5799880a8f322ce1d55ec49a13a3f85312db2.exe	PQveL.exe
PID 1916 wrote to memory of 1656	1916	23f8aa94ffb3c08a62735fe7fee5799880a8f322ce1d55ec49a13a3f85312db2.exe	PQveL.exe
PID 1916 wrote to memory of 1656	1916	23f8aa94ffb3c08a62735fe7fee5799880a8f322ce1d55ec49a13a3f85312db2.exe	PQveL.exe
PID 1916 wrote to memory of 1656	1916	23f8aa94ffb3c08a62735fe7fee5799880a8f322ce1d55ec49a13a3f85312db2.exe	PQveL.exe
PID 1656 wrote to memory of 1616	1656	PQveL.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1656 wrote to memory of 1616	1656	PQveL.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1656 wrote to memory of 1616	1656	PQveL.exe	cmd.exe
PID 1656 wrote to memory of 1128	1656	PQveL.exe	taskhost.exe
PID 1616 wrote to memory of 844	1616	cmd.exe	reg.exe
PID 1616 wrote to memory of 844	1616	cmd.exe	reg.exe
PID 1616 wrote to memory of 844	1616	cmd.exe	reg.exe
PID 1656 wrote to memory of 1192	1656	PQveL.exe	Dwm.exe

C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
"taskhost.exe"
1⤵
- Modifies extensions of user files
- Drops file in Program Files directory
PID:1128

C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
"C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
1⤵
PID:1192

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\23f8aa94ffb3c08a62735fe7fee5799880a8f322ce1d55ec49a13a3f85312db2.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\23f8aa94ffb3c08a62735fe7fee5799880a8f322ce1d55ec49a13a3f85312db2.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1916

C:\users\Public\PQveL.exe
"C:\users\Public\PQveL.exe" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\23f8aa94ffb3c08a62735fe7fee5799880a8f322ce1d55ec49a13a3f85312db2.exe
2⤵
- Deletes itself
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1656

C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C REG ADD "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /v "svchos" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\users\Public\PQveL.exe" /f
3⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1616

C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
REG ADD "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /v "svchos" /t REG_SZ /d "C:\users\Public\PQveL.exe" /f
4⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
PID:844

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1060

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery

1

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Exfiltration

Command and Control

Impact

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C:\Users\Public\PQveL.exe
Filesize
170KB

MD5
31bd0f224e7e74eee2847f43aae23974

SHA1
92e331e1e8ad30538f38dd7ba31386afafa14a58

SHA256
8b0a5fb13309623c3518473551cb1f55d38d8450129d4a3c16b476f7b2867d7d

SHA512
a13f05a12b084ef425f542ff4be824bbccb5dbdfe085af8b7e19d81a6bcba4b8c1debcc38f6b57bc9265a4db21eed70852ece8cc62b3ef14c47fca3035a55249

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\Users\Public\PQveL.exe
Filesize
170KB

MD5
31bd0f224e7e74eee2847f43aae23974

SHA1
92e331e1e8ad30538f38dd7ba31386afafa14a58

SHA256
8b0a5fb13309623c3518473551cb1f55d38d8450129d4a3c16b476f7b2867d7d

SHA512
a13f05a12b084ef425f542ff4be824bbccb5dbdfe085af8b7e19d81a6bcba4b8c1debcc38f6b57bc9265a4db21eed70852ece8cc62b3ef14c47fca3035a55249

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memory/844-62-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/1128-60-0x000000013FB20000-0x000000013FEAE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.6MB

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memory/1128-63-0x000000013FB20000-0x000000013FEAE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.6MB

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memory/1128-66-0x000000013FB20000-0x000000013FEAE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.6MB

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memory/1616-59-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/1656-56-0x0000000000000000-mapping.dmp

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memory/1656-58-0x000007FEFB901000-0x000007FEFB903000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/1916-54-0x0000000075C51000-0x0000000075C53000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

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