Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    148s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20231023-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20231023-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    06-11-2023 13:22

General

  • Target

    14263-Q-CTI.exe

  • Size

    669KB

  • MD5

    ca74bacf835fc1effa36a5c7966c18b5

  • SHA1

    cd2ca5370811e30999225d15d0eaebbc889db513

  • SHA256

    3964c77cba25aa842d89dc9a6ac1c50c473fec97f0f798d8fb815d76dd1257cf

  • SHA512

    aab1de901b5a5a47e9ba91bf99483462e3e765ab610346d1a8582fe3d5a432dbedaf80c23a4752a6e6de13db4e5913b2e89073cdcb610d26e1f0fb7ad052d872

  • SSDEEP

    12288:dQA0FfTcwpBuV2UxqDmuiLZeUaoFi2XZWfGe615HhAZV8DOKD/KeX:Tuf4wTuV2Ux3uIZeUBi2Te6HWHKrKe

Malware Config

Extracted

Path

\Device\HarddiskVolume1\Boot\HOW_TO_BACK_FILES.html

Ransom Note
<html> <style type="text/css"> body { background-color: #f5f5f5; } h1, h3{ text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: normal; } /*---*/ .tabs1{ display: block; margin: auto; } .tabs1 .head{ text-align: center; float: top; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: normal; display: block; background: #81bef7; color: #DF0101; font-size: 30px; } .tabs1 .identi { font-size: 10px; text-align: center; float: top; padding: 15px; display: block; background: #81bef7; color: #DFDFDF; } .tabs .content { background: #f5f5f5; /*text-align: center;*/ color: #000000; padding: 25px 15px; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 20px; } .tabs .content a { color: #df0130; font-size: 23px; font-style: italic; text-decoration: none; line-height: 35px; } .tabs .content .text{ padding: 25px; line-height: 1.2; } </style> <body> <div class="tabs1"> <div class="head" ><b>Your personal ID:</b></div> <div class="identi"> <span style="width:1000px; color: #ffffff; font-size: 10px;">0FF3D6A6F2F6234E762F75ED2FB923F039A3E55F91F207F8BF7779DE13D16659E82EE931D69B208808C2B3F1B5D335247EBD54A7E98DABB5C1128DA8185EFBA1<br>C99313E037455B44E235F755AFC35F9E44F175250F1400BBA3AC91D451C72A577082FA0F795CF032DDFAC39830A3AA8D47CF9BCC44DF74287157245BE673<br>DE1E9D265B4816FCA69970AB768BCF9544FE92CBCF7F78AD3661E577B0A6505AF3B027889C4404B55DEB51A83AB5D1F3064C72D40C9AC22D40EECA3189A6<br>9195F5B861E2483479E6E89F680B76E8971709EA03AEA42611E349A612791582D94B93A957CD0A3ED46C10AD0E0E443AB82C092D9815C25F76F832A0984C<br>C4DA29C77C60010BDC03DC8B24B7354C72AD966EFFFA4DBF178AF5A77B07EFA3478EA31C97F34246572FCB827DE56CBFA703124D301898B092633B32DB22<br>A9507BB3C61EC4C934CE44A13CB87B40459FF9ADAE62A82D29339FFE570D666FCDFD581FA7036168B36D56D2A6F1F70E944E522D796E91450088403D91F3<br>01E92BB3A8B68DEC2EF89DBD4058DF056B1B641CAE064C30A18406FF80731712102C11268E16D6EDDEA4AAA885B14257ABCD83C323CDEEA1ABCD33C6B42A<br>56A63FB8629F7A911CCA7934862D079BAC731CB09164C15CECC7B0401431327AF55ED6AE5E04E75D6CB104C6B0D1A8D7B857DAFF74378D468866EB5AC671<br>872BADAECB9C3D113390CA3DB216</span> <br> <!-- !!! dont changing this !!! --> </div> </div> <!-- --> <div class="tabs"> <!--tab--> <div class="tab"> <div id="tab-content1" class="content"> <div class="text"> <!--text data --> <b>/!\ YOUR COMPANY NETWORK HAS BEEN PENETRATED /!\</b><br> <b>All your important files have been encrypted!</b><br><br> <hr> Your files are safe! Only modified. (RSA+AES)<br><br> ANY ATTEMPT TO RESTORE YOUR FILES WITH THIRD-PARTY SOFTWARE<br> WILL PERMANENTLY CORRUPT IT.<br> DO NOT MODIFY ENCRYPTED FILES.<br> DO NOT RENAME ENCRYPTED FILES.<br><br> No software available on internet can help you. We are the only ones able to<br> solve your problem.<br><br> We gathered highly confidential/personal data. These data are currently stored on<br> a private server. This server will be immediately destroyed after your payment.<br> If you decide to not pay, we will release your data to public or re-seller.<br> So you can expect your data to be publicly available in the near future..<br><br> We only seek money and our goal is not to damage your reputation or prevent<br> your business from running.<br><br> You will can send us 2-3 non-important files and we will decrypt it for free<br> to prove we are able to give your files back.<br><br> <!--text data --> <hr> <b>Contact us for price and get decryption software.</b><br><br> <a></a><br> * <br><br> Follow the instructions to open the link:<br> <br> <br> <a><br> </a> <br> <hr> <b>If you can not use the above link, use the email:</b><br> <a href="[email protected] ">[email protected] </a> <br> <a href="[email protected] ">[email protected] </a> <br> <p>* To contact us, create a new free email account on the site: <a href="https://protonmail.com">protonmail.com <br> <b> IF YOU DON'T CONTACT US WITHIN 72 HOURS, PRICE WILL BE HIGHER.</b><br> </div> </div> </div> <!--tab--> <!--text data --> </div> </div> <!--tab--> </div> </div> </body> </html> {{URL}}

Signatures

  • MedusaLocker

    Ransomware with several variants first seen in September 2019.

  • MedusaLocker payload 2 IoCs
  • UAC bypass 3 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Renames multiple (218) files with added filename extension

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 2 TTPs

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

  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Drops desktop.ini file(s) 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 24 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).

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 63 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs
  • System policy modification 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\14263-Q-CTI.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\14263-Q-CTI.exe"
    1⤵
    • UAC bypass
    • Checks whether UAC is enabled
    • Drops desktop.ini file(s)
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    • System policy modification
    PID:3344
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\wmic.exe
      wmic.exe SHADOWCOPY /nointeractive
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3956
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\wmic.exe
      wmic.exe SHADOWCOPY /nointeractive
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2100
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\wmic.exe
      wmic.exe SHADOWCOPY /nointeractive
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1280
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svhost.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svhost.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:4920

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svhost.exe

    Filesize

    669KB

    MD5

    ca74bacf835fc1effa36a5c7966c18b5

    SHA1

    cd2ca5370811e30999225d15d0eaebbc889db513

    SHA256

    3964c77cba25aa842d89dc9a6ac1c50c473fec97f0f798d8fb815d76dd1257cf

    SHA512

    aab1de901b5a5a47e9ba91bf99483462e3e765ab610346d1a8582fe3d5a432dbedaf80c23a4752a6e6de13db4e5913b2e89073cdcb610d26e1f0fb7ad052d872

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svhost.exe

    Filesize

    669KB

    MD5

    ca74bacf835fc1effa36a5c7966c18b5

    SHA1

    cd2ca5370811e30999225d15d0eaebbc889db513

    SHA256

    3964c77cba25aa842d89dc9a6ac1c50c473fec97f0f798d8fb815d76dd1257cf

    SHA512

    aab1de901b5a5a47e9ba91bf99483462e3e765ab610346d1a8582fe3d5a432dbedaf80c23a4752a6e6de13db4e5913b2e89073cdcb610d26e1f0fb7ad052d872

  • C:\Users\Default\ntuser.dat.LOG2

    Filesize

    536B

    MD5

    e1db5186d490f1eba52bed51df45b123

    SHA1

    5b9a1acc6757432f94f997ffa5a46739f3456b76

    SHA256

    e8d2f77eb3142ee1e936992dd32dd1738c900266a89b743dbae06665a562dcd7

    SHA512

    9df793e05b13277e3cf7877fabe585d65acd936ed64cb82d5cb6f015f9f7bb3cd051c7b6a91d239277e59c48302abb19c243e79586aa79ac6c1e9a61409605a8

  • \Device\HarddiskVolume1\Boot\HOW_TO_BACK_FILES.html

    Filesize

    4KB

    MD5

    0bc7db252c046951d323439e460cf0a4

    SHA1

    a032bf45684ad35b283845648a6c1e8571058890

    SHA256

    7074bf2e1b46de8ba29cca656fdfec8a289b619700ef5a6010e90e89bf8ab8e1

    SHA512

    2fcf2980745e6dae2fd59853069c3545f4707839446c774c4a76468b31622f927c7d650923899b660dcb8220be1134e00c97318eb72c105156f5e6c1c8861934