Analysis

  • max time kernel
    118s
  • max time network
    119s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20231130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20231130-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    07-12-2023 12:35

General

  • Target

    ecea6b772742758a2240898ef772ca11aa9d870aec711cffab8994c23044117c.exe

  • Size

    2.9MB

  • MD5

    ff8a7dd8b1cb0420dd18810041d172a7

  • SHA1

    cc166bc3eaa024aac4a2cdc02174ae87fcf47e28

  • SHA256

    ecea6b772742758a2240898ef772ca11aa9d870aec711cffab8994c23044117c

  • SHA512

    edac57212b21a8046ab07213bf0ea51d1f3c5c9c539812fb1dffba6663b1f74e137991128f1c3135f4c1ab2ff4b470dcc6563ecae5079546dd1f6dfda210ba60

  • SSDEEP

    49152:VUzeOdI+NDXIgqUPGPiTgvRZHrn7hQyZ9haNSAXpuNh/RgaJ2wf3:VUzekDpRGaTARZHPhQMCcyYvwwf3

Malware Config

Extracted

Path

C:\RECOVER-kh1ftzx-FILES.txt

Ransom Note
>> What happened? Important files on your network was ENCRYPTED and now they have "kh1ftzx" extension. In order to recover your files you need to follow instructions below. >> Sensitive Data Sensitive data on your system was DOWNLOADED. If you DON'T WANT your sensitive data to be PUBLISHED you have to act quickly. Data includes: - Employees personal data, CVs, DL, SSN. - Complete network map including credentials for local and remote services. - Private financial information including: clients data, bills, budgets, annual reports, bank statements. - Manufacturing documents including: datagrams, schemas, drawings in solidworks format - And more... >> CAUTION DO NOT MODIFY ENCRYPTED FILES YOURSELF. DO NOT USE THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE TO RESTORE YOUR DATA. YOU MAY DAMAGE YOUR FILES, IT WILL RESULT IN PERMANENT DATA LOSS. >> What should I do next? Follow these simple steps to get everything back to normal: 1) Download and install Tor Browser from: https://torproject.org/ 2) Navigate to: http://rfosusl6qdm4zhoqbqnjxaloprld2qz35u77h4aap46rhwkouejsooqd.onion/?access-key=UxntJi70cnr%2FeZKl3a3X2vYPtySVfSv6QP0EyER8b4yxq%2BbelUrzG7lf9eA0zAbb9XijZH6xILkIlOCa2SSh5k0iJHaF4cyzH%2Bdea937n%2Bhf7mXqJtldjzbHmViGarJwFyCzryAHRKh4YT3ZizBoEYwINNLzQ%2FlZ37iZgbGVTrf1dp874fbBlSPkIDlPGFp4j2Sy8UCA%2Fg1QC3eRCIgENAwe%2FkPfNn5bVmSjQEMt%2By3scHfe8BPLrVSsq%2FYFm9CuxGhoKss5MeYRBZGaaXBu%2FjUj%2FzkS%2BOSygpefbm0BNUsTctNGiIVjBd0F%2B8xraLKmYSLJWgbNGi0FijgCHsZlrA%3D%3D
URLs

http://rfosusl6qdm4zhoqbqnjxaloprld2qz35u77h4aap46rhwkouejsooqd.onion/?access-key=UxntJi70cnr%2FeZKl3a3X2vYPtySVfSv6QP0EyER8b4yxq%2BbelUrzG7lf9eA0zAbb9XijZH6xILkIlOCa2SSh5k0iJHaF4cyzH%2Bdea937n%2Bhf7mXqJtldjzbHmViGarJwFyCzryAHRKh4YT3ZizBoEYwINNLzQ%2FlZ37iZgbGVTrf1dp874fbBlSPkIDlPGFp4j2Sy8UCA%2Fg1QC3eRCIgENAwe%2FkPfNn5bVmSjQEMt%2By3scHfe8BPLrVSsq%2FYFm9CuxGhoKss5MeYRBZGaaXBu%2FjUj%2FzkS%2BOSygpefbm0BNUsTctNGiIVjBd0F%2B8xraLKmYSLJWgbNGi0FijgCHsZlrA%3D%3D

Extracted

Family

blackcat

Attributes
  • enable_network_discovery

    true

  • enable_self_propagation

    true

  • enable_set_wallpaper

    true

  • extension

    kh1ftzx

  • note_file_name

    RECOVER-${EXTENSION}-FILES.txt

  • note_full_text

    >> What happened? Important files on your network was ENCRYPTED and now they have "${EXTENSION}" extension. In order to recover your files you need to follow instructions below. >> Sensitive Data Sensitive data on your system was DOWNLOADED. If you DON'T WANT your sensitive data to be PUBLISHED you have to act quickly. Data includes: - Employees personal data, CVs, DL, SSN. - Complete network map including credentials for local and remote services. - Private financial information including: clients data, bills, budgets, annual reports, bank statements. - Manufacturing documents including: datagrams, schemas, drawings in solidworks format - And more... >> CAUTION DO NOT MODIFY ENCRYPTED FILES YOURSELF. DO NOT USE THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE TO RESTORE YOUR DATA. YOU MAY DAMAGE YOUR FILES, IT WILL RESULT IN PERMANENT DATA LOSS. >> What should I do next? Follow these simple steps to get everything back to normal: 1) Download and install Tor Browser from: https://torproject.org/ 2) Navigate to: http://rfosusl6qdm4zhoqbqnjxaloprld2qz35u77h4aap46rhwkouejsooqd.onion/?access-key=${ACCESS_KEY}

rsa_pubkey.plain

Signatures

  • BlackCat

    A Rust-based ransomware sold as RaaS first seen in late 2021.

  • Deletes shadow copies 2 TTPs

    Ransomware often targets backup files to inhibit system recovery.

  • Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Renames multiple (7455) files with added filename extension

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

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Sets desktop wallpaper using registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Interacts with shadow copies 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Shadow copies are often targeted by ransomware to inhibit system recovery.

  • Modifies Control Panel 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 37 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 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\ecea6b772742758a2240898ef772ca11aa9d870aec711cffab8994c23044117c.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ecea6b772742758a2240898ef772ca11aa9d870aec711cffab8994c23044117c.exe --access-token xx
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Sets desktop wallpaper using registry
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Modifies Control Panel
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2104
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c "wmic csproduct get UUID"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2108
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\WMIC.exe
        wmic csproduct get UUID
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2216
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c "fsutil behavior set SymlinkEvaluation R2L:1"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2680
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\fsutil.exe
        fsutil behavior set SymlinkEvaluation R2L:1
        3⤵
          PID:2600
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c "fsutil behavior set SymlinkEvaluation R2R:1"
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2864
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\fsutil.exe
          fsutil behavior set SymlinkEvaluation R2R:1
          3⤵
            PID:2860
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
          "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c "iisreset.exe /stop"
          2⤵
            PID:2756
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
            "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c "reg add HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters /v MaxMpxCt /d 65535 /t REG_DWORD /f"
            2⤵
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:2492
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exe
              reg add HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters /v MaxMpxCt /d 65535 /t REG_DWORD /f
              3⤵
                PID:2696
            • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
              "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c "vssadmin.exe Delete Shadows /all /quiet"
              2⤵
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:2412
              • C:\Windows\system32\vssadmin.exe
                vssadmin.exe Delete Shadows /all /quiet
                3⤵
                • Interacts with shadow copies
                PID:2796
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
              "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c "arp -a"
              2⤵
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:2512
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ARP.EXE
                arp -a
                3⤵
                  PID:2792
              • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c "wmic.exe Shadowcopy Delete"
                2⤵
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:2812
                • C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe
                  wmic.exe Shadowcopy Delete
                  3⤵
                    PID:2632
                • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                  "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c "bcdedit /set {default}"
                  2⤵
                  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                  PID:848
                  • C:\Windows\system32\bcdedit.exe
                    bcdedit /set {default}
                    3⤵
                    • Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit
                    PID:960
                • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                  "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c "bcdedit /set {default} recoveryenabled No"
                  2⤵
                    PID:1776
                    • C:\Windows\system32\bcdedit.exe
                      bcdedit /set {default} recoveryenabled No
                      3⤵
                      • Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit
                      PID:2244
                  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                    "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c "cmd.exe /c for /F \"tokens=*\" %1 in ('wevtutil.exe el') DO wevtutil.exe cl \"%1\""
                    2⤵
                      PID:2932
                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                        cmd.exe /c for /F \"tokens=*\" %1 in ('wevtutil.exe el') DO wevtutil.exe cl \"%1\"
                        3⤵
                          PID:1532
                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                        "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c "vssadmin.exe Delete Shadows /all /quiet"
                        2⤵
                          PID:2244
                          • C:\Windows\system32\vssadmin.exe
                            vssadmin.exe Delete Shadows /all /quiet
                            3⤵
                            • Interacts with shadow copies
                            PID:1864
                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                          "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c "wmic.exe Shadowcopy Delete"
                          2⤵
                            PID:220
                            • C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe
                              wmic.exe Shadowcopy Delete
                              3⤵
                                PID:2764
                            • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                              "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c "cmd.exe /c for /F \"tokens=*\" %1 in ('wevtutil.exe el') DO wevtutil.exe cl \"%1\""
                              2⤵
                                PID:3276
                                • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                  cmd.exe /c for /F \"tokens=*\" %1 in ('wevtutil.exe el') DO wevtutil.exe cl \"%1\"
                                  3⤵
                                    PID:2016
                              • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
                                C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
                                1⤵
                                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                                PID:2500
                              • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
                                C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
                                1⤵
                                  PID:2728

                                Network

                                MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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                                Downloads

                                • C:\RECOVER-kh1ftzx-FILES.txt

                                  Filesize

                                  1KB

                                  MD5

                                  1cc39295d80086b5cbeea10e74344686

                                  SHA1

                                  8a34afa97fb2ef0c431eeec22e9e163f228c0c8d

                                  SHA256

                                  04f78478c5cba8f9eb10f270135edf074c272b61c20b23a98a5cd96399cbf609

                                  SHA512

                                  99da893c4105d43acf08cfc0f80928f7b4887d74aaed802f66e4add9d77d9189101b748b550a37ce4343cbd2fa15ea781bc62e9b54bc6b7f2e65683a58ffc89d

                                • C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\RECOVER-kh1ftzx-FILES.txt.png

                                  Filesize

                                  1KB

                                  MD5

                                  20012d62ab22730ca6346db05f5819f6

                                  SHA1

                                  6236431cc70d6905b95b323a81c015a4b476f888

                                  SHA256

                                  586a861604dc00f0308a4370f4681e146672f6df13a0fa6f2caef7dba320c0da

                                  SHA512

                                  f060c94443b94646af0fa349bddd9649bc64b32ddc00e330ffe6816e8c409af47b44f90ec364d12967f6b78480f195f35ac371a4a3a11d05deaf8d6a8f4739b9

                                • memory/2104-13415-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000006F6000-memory.dmp

                                  Filesize

                                  3.0MB

                                • memory/2104-29795-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000006F6000-memory.dmp

                                  Filesize

                                  3.0MB