Analysis
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max time kernel
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max time network
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platform
windows11-21h2_x64 -
resource
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resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20231215-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64system -
submitted
23-01-2024 18:31
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
lkb99.exe
Resource
win7-20231215-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
lkb99.exe
Resource
win10-20231220-en
Behavioral task
behavioral3
Sample
lkb99.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20231215-en
Behavioral task
behavioral4
Sample
lkb99.exe
Resource
win11-20231215-en
General
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Target
lkb99.exe
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Size
552KB
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MD5
b4d493ac4428abf9aed55dc444d2073f
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SHA1
6948fd344891e36799a80d6828e42b09ca553b7a
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SHA256
41c611528db77b92eb0e0602215e63e6c2d7efbf1a11f980c514eb31ce9266c3
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SHA512
c4ab19333856e0c8f6a842c64967a9c1fc9ae3a24efc067b0cfe764ef4c8c97236a8afff64ebc983cade3e2775c93a3a35316bea9a6c9b1d4ecfa0acda224e75
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SSDEEP
6144:BXfHNiU8UC0QPfSfCSGSmBzpmlfdJqvAVB0koqAznCFJ+QSu5ClK0glKlriFT+s0:BX1iUhlQP6qX/qUnDC8ZC/wz
Malware Config
Extracted
C:\Program Files\dotnet\Restore-My-Files.txt
lockbit
http://lockbit-decryptor.top/?8841DD9B0AC925FFEBDF24347999C060
http://lockbitks2tvnmwk.onion/?8841DD9B0AC925FFEBDF24347999C060
Signatures
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Lockbit
Ransomware family with multiple variants released since late 2019.
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Deletes shadow copies 2 TTPs
Ransomware often targets backup files to inhibit system recovery.
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Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
pid Process 704 bcdedit.exe 504 bcdedit.exe -
Renames multiple (197) files with added filename extension
This suggests ransomware activity of encrypting all the files on the system.
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pid Process 5876 wbadmin.exe -
Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2201820139-2432375203-2549035866-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\XO1XADpO01 = "\"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\lkb99.exe\"" lkb99.exe -
Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 1 IoCs
Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.
description ioc Process File opened (read-only) \??\F: lkb99.exe -
Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 14 IoCs
pid Process 5988 lkb99.exe 5988 lkb99.exe 5988 lkb99.exe 5988 lkb99.exe 5988 lkb99.exe 5988 lkb99.exe 5988 lkb99.exe 5988 lkb99.exe 5988 lkb99.exe 5988 lkb99.exe 5988 lkb99.exe 5988 lkb99.exe 5988 lkb99.exe 5988 lkb99.exe -
Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Restore-My-Files.txt lkb99.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Lang\en.ttt lkb99.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Lang\kab.txt lkb99.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\include\jdwpTransport.h lkb99.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\include\win32\bridge\AccessBridgePackages.h lkb99.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Lang\nl.txt lkb99.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Lang\ta.txt lkb99.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\DebugUninstall.tiff lkb99.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App\6.0.25\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App.deps.json lkb99.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Lang\hr.txt lkb99.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Lang\vi.txt lkb99.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.0\Microsoft.NETCore.App.deps.json lkb99.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\include\Restore-My-Files.txt lkb99.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\legal\javafx\jpeg_fx.md lkb99.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\lib\amd64\jvm.cfg lkb99.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\javafx-src.zip lkb99.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\legal\jdk\icu.md lkb99.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Lang\fr.txt lkb99.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Lang\pa-in.txt lkb99.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Lang\kk.txt lkb99.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Lang\pt-br.txt lkb99.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Lang\sr-spl.txt lkb99.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Lang\is.txt lkb99.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\DenyConvertTo.TTS lkb99.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\legal\jdk\cldr.md lkb99.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Lang\ms.txt lkb99.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\lib\amd64\Restore-My-Files.txt lkb99.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Lang\ky.txt lkb99.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Lang\mk.txt lkb99.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Lang\ps.txt lkb99.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App\8.0.0\Restore-My-Files.txt lkb99.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\lib\content-types.properties lkb99.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Lang\nn.txt lkb99.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.0\Microsoft.NETCore.App.runtimeconfig.json lkb99.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\COPYRIGHT lkb99.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\legal\jdk\relaxngcc.md lkb99.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Lang\mr.txt lkb99.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Lang\sr-spc.txt lkb99.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Lang\tk.txt lkb99.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\ApproveStop.ex_ lkb99.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\CompressRevoke.php lkb99.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\legal\jdk\freebxml.md lkb99.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\legal\jdk\pkcs11wrapper.md lkb99.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\legal\jdk\santuario.md lkb99.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\ApproveResolve.jpg lkb99.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Lang\ga.txt lkb99.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Lang\da.txt lkb99.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Lang\io.txt lkb99.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\include\jni.h lkb99.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\legal\javafx\directshow.md lkb99.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\legal\jdk\xerces.md lkb99.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Lang\gu.txt lkb99.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Lang\tg.txt lkb99.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\CloseReceive.vbe lkb99.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\legal\jdk\cryptix.md lkb99.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Lang\es.txt lkb99.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Lang\mng2.txt lkb99.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\include\win32\bridge\AccessBridgeCalls.h lkb99.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\server\Xusage.txt lkb99.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\legal\jdk\relaxngom.md lkb99.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\AddConvertFrom.mp4 lkb99.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\legal\jdk\colorimaging.md lkb99.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Lang\cy.txt lkb99.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Lang\lt.txt lkb99.exe -
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
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Program crash 1 IoCs
pid pid_target Process procid_target 1572 5988 WerFault.exe 77 -
Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 4 IoCs
SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\DISK&VEN_DADY&PROD_HARDDISK\4&215468A5&0&000000 vds.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\Disk&Ven_DADY&Prod_HARDDISK\4&215468a5&0&000000\FriendlyName vds.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\CDROM&VEN_DADY&PROD_DADY_DVD-ROM\4&215468A5&0&010000 vds.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI\CdRom&Ven_DADY&Prod_DADY_DVD-ROM\4&215468a5&0&010000\FriendlyName vds.exe -
Interacts with shadow copies 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Shadow copies are often targeted by ransomware to inhibit system recovery.
pid Process 5752 vssadmin.exe -
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
pid Process 5988 lkb99.exe 5988 lkb99.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 50 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 5988 lkb99.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 5988 lkb99.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 3468 vssvc.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 3468 vssvc.exe Token: SeAuditPrivilege 3468 vssvc.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 2668 WMIC.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 2668 WMIC.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 2668 WMIC.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 2668 WMIC.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 2668 WMIC.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 2668 WMIC.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 2668 WMIC.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2668 WMIC.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 2668 WMIC.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 2668 WMIC.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 2668 WMIC.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 2668 WMIC.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2668 WMIC.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 2668 WMIC.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 2668 WMIC.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 2668 WMIC.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 2668 WMIC.exe Token: 33 2668 WMIC.exe Token: 34 2668 WMIC.exe Token: 35 2668 WMIC.exe Token: 36 2668 WMIC.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 2668 WMIC.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 2668 WMIC.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 2668 WMIC.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 2668 WMIC.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 2668 WMIC.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 2668 WMIC.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 2668 WMIC.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2668 WMIC.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 2668 WMIC.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 2668 WMIC.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 2668 WMIC.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 2668 WMIC.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2668 WMIC.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 2668 WMIC.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 2668 WMIC.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 2668 WMIC.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 2668 WMIC.exe Token: 33 2668 WMIC.exe Token: 34 2668 WMIC.exe Token: 35 2668 WMIC.exe Token: 36 2668 WMIC.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 2936 wbengine.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 2936 wbengine.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 2936 wbengine.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 5988 wrote to memory of 1484 5988 lkb99.exe 80 PID 5988 wrote to memory of 1484 5988 lkb99.exe 80 PID 1484 wrote to memory of 5752 1484 cmd.exe 82 PID 1484 wrote to memory of 5752 1484 cmd.exe 82 PID 1484 wrote to memory of 2668 1484 cmd.exe 89 PID 1484 wrote to memory of 2668 1484 cmd.exe 89 PID 1484 wrote to memory of 704 1484 cmd.exe 91 PID 1484 wrote to memory of 704 1484 cmd.exe 91 PID 1484 wrote to memory of 504 1484 cmd.exe 92 PID 1484 wrote to memory of 504 1484 cmd.exe 92 PID 1484 wrote to memory of 5876 1484 cmd.exe 93 PID 1484 wrote to memory of 5876 1484 cmd.exe 93 -
Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs
The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.
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Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\lkb99.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\lkb99.exe"1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Enumerates connected drives
- Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5988 -
C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c vssadmin delete shadows /all /quiet & wmic shadowcopy delete & bcdedit /set {default} bootstatuspolicy ignoreallfailures & bcdedit /set {default} recoveryenabled no & wbadmin delete catalog -quiet2⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1484 -
C:\Windows\system32\vssadmin.exevssadmin delete shadows /all /quiet3⤵
- Interacts with shadow copies
PID:5752
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C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exewmic shadowcopy delete3⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2668
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C:\Windows\system32\bcdedit.exebcdedit /set {default} bootstatuspolicy ignoreallfailures3⤵
- Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit
PID:704
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C:\Windows\system32\bcdedit.exebcdedit /set {default} recoveryenabled no3⤵
- Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit
PID:504
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C:\Windows\system32\wbadmin.exewbadmin delete catalog -quiet3⤵
- Deletes backup catalog
PID:5876
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 5988 -s 16842⤵
- Program crash
PID:1572
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C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exeC:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe1⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:3468
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 5988 -ip 59881⤵PID:4452
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C:\Windows\system32\wbengine.exe"C:\Windows\system32\wbengine.exe"1⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2936
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C:\Windows\System32\vdsldr.exeC:\Windows\System32\vdsldr.exe -Embedding1⤵PID:568
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C:\Windows\System32\vds.exeC:\Windows\System32\vds.exe1⤵
- Checks SCSI registry key(s)
PID:2764
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15
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Downloads
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Filesize
1KB
MD5f00023c8a06b5e11213946bdbe693b49
SHA180bdc2b01b4ded1bd9a908fb4a7dc476e19d162d
SHA256befb231b2f96c1873904b821ec16c8a839f02e13ebe00b04d180a32a2388121d
SHA512a130a372a3db95776dc5c5da844e94fa8effa998009828524b93d9d1f407908c06a45cb009a04b1650832bdc8a01a53be7cd08009430429560c9547c3c036013