General

  • Target

    2016-02-03-EITest-Angler-EK-payload-HydraCrypt.bin.exe

  • Size

    164KB

  • Sample

    230309-zlerksac34

  • MD5

    08b304d01220f9de63244b4666621bba

  • SHA1

    b7f9dd8ee3434b35fbb3395f69ff43fd5112a0c6

  • SHA256

    afd3b729cf99fb9ea441f42862a4835d1d6eeb36ee535f9b206e3a00382c972e

  • SHA512

    162cc0fb48615c67ce6e104ca462c41aba79bad0d5409e837b300cffc34a1c9bed63f603eee7091b93edfcd772d8ab1e180fcb3aae6b07fe24413b8505815ae9

  • SSDEEP

    3072:fHynAdzu0t5GtE13lkAB9z3KJZ3fCI1AjZ7yXgpiqQp:fHKautY3TzaJZarjZeXgpn

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target

      2016-02-03-EITest-Angler-EK-payload-HydraCrypt.bin.exe

    • Size

      164KB

    • MD5

      08b304d01220f9de63244b4666621bba

    • SHA1

      b7f9dd8ee3434b35fbb3395f69ff43fd5112a0c6

    • SHA256

      afd3b729cf99fb9ea441f42862a4835d1d6eeb36ee535f9b206e3a00382c972e

    • SHA512

      162cc0fb48615c67ce6e104ca462c41aba79bad0d5409e837b300cffc34a1c9bed63f603eee7091b93edfcd772d8ab1e180fcb3aae6b07fe24413b8505815ae9

    • SSDEEP

      3072:fHynAdzu0t5GtE13lkAB9z3KJZ3fCI1AjZ7yXgpiqQp:fHKautY3TzaJZarjZeXgpn

    • HydraCrypt

      Relatively unsophisticated ransomware family based on leaked CrypBoss source code.

    • Deletes shadow copies

      Ransomware often targets backup files to inhibit system recovery.

    • Modifies extensions of user files

      Ransomware generally changes the extension on encrypted files.

    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Drops startup file

    • Reads user/profile data of web browsers

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

    • Adds Run key to start application

    • Drops desktop.ini file(s)

    • Enumerates connected drives

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

    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

Tasks