Analysis Overview
SHA256
6fcee00c908b40aac5a7e50007f485fc35ebfbdc2ae6a6d5e0a1f37636caca75
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 2024-01-26_6a801424860b7e86639254592bbc84b1_darkside was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Rule to detect Lockbit 3.0 ransomware Windows payload
Lockbit family
Checks computer location settings
Deletes itself
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Drops desktop.ini file(s)
Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
Unsigned PE
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-01-26 04:29
Signatures
Lockbit family
Rule to detect Lockbit 3.0 ransomware Windows payload
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-01-26 04:29
Reported
2024-01-26 04:32
Platform
win10v2004-20231215-en
Max time kernel
142s
Max time network
156s
Command Line
Signatures
Checks computer location settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-635608581-3370340891-292606865-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\ProgramData\C927.tmp | N/A |
Deletes itself
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\C927.tmp | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\C927.tmp | N/A |
Drops desktop.ini file(s)
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File opened for modification | C:\$Recycle.Bin\S-1-5-21-635608581-3370340891-292606865-1000\desktop.ini | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-01-26_6a801424860b7e86639254592bbc84b1_darkside.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | F:\$RECYCLE.BIN\S-1-5-21-635608581-3370340891-292606865-1000\desktop.ini | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-01-26_6a801424860b7e86639254592bbc84b1_darkside.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-01-26_6a801424860b7e86639254592bbc84b1_darkside.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-01-26_6a801424860b7e86639254592bbc84b1_darkside.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-01-26_6a801424860b7e86639254592bbc84b1_darkside.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-01-26_6a801424860b7e86639254592bbc84b1_darkside.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\C927.tmp | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\C927.tmp | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\C927.tmp | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\C927.tmp | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\C927.tmp | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\C927.tmp | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\C927.tmp | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\C927.tmp | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\C927.tmp | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\C927.tmp | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\C927.tmp | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\C927.tmp | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\C927.tmp | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\C927.tmp | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\C927.tmp | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\C927.tmp | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\C927.tmp | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\C927.tmp | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\C927.tmp | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\C927.tmp | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\C927.tmp | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\C927.tmp | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\C927.tmp | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\C927.tmp | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\C927.tmp | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\C927.tmp | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\C927.tmp | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 4400 wrote to memory of 2516 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-01-26_6a801424860b7e86639254592bbc84b1_darkside.exe | C:\ProgramData\C927.tmp |
| PID 4400 wrote to memory of 2516 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-01-26_6a801424860b7e86639254592bbc84b1_darkside.exe | C:\ProgramData\C927.tmp |
| PID 4400 wrote to memory of 2516 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-01-26_6a801424860b7e86639254592bbc84b1_darkside.exe | C:\ProgramData\C927.tmp |
| PID 4400 wrote to memory of 2516 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-01-26_6a801424860b7e86639254592bbc84b1_darkside.exe | C:\ProgramData\C927.tmp |
| PID 2516 wrote to memory of 4616 | N/A | C:\ProgramData\C927.tmp | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe |
| PID 2516 wrote to memory of 4616 | N/A | C:\ProgramData\C927.tmp | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe |
| PID 2516 wrote to memory of 4616 | N/A | C:\ProgramData\C927.tmp | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe |
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-01-26_6a801424860b7e86639254592bbc84b1_darkside.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-01-26_6a801424860b7e86639254592bbc84b1_darkside.exe"
C:\ProgramData\C927.tmp
"C:\ProgramData\C927.tmp"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C DEL /F /Q C:\PROGRA~3\C927.tmp >> NUL
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 58.55.71.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 194.178.17.96.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 73.31.126.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 81.171.91.138.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 103.169.127.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 196.249.167.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 171.39.242.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 240.221.184.93.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 0.205.248.87.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 11.227.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 79.121.231.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 10.179.89.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
Files
memory/4400-1-0x0000000000FF0000-0x0000000001000000-memory.dmp
memory/4400-0-0x0000000000FF0000-0x0000000001000000-memory.dmp
memory/4400-2-0x0000000000FF0000-0x0000000001000000-memory.dmp
C:\$Recycle.Bin\S-1-5-21-635608581-3370340891-292606865-1000\AAAAAAAAAAA
| MD5 | 47270b2b04fad838c11e8e95b8ae99d5 |
| SHA1 | 11022e59f7e4a5ae1b18c9a598e079ad41b447bf |
| SHA256 | 724412f9668a929acd59b2d6a32374153fc73d8a9c81a6e4a4255911476f1bdc |
| SHA512 | 0717880ed09898c9a0c67d9f08aac96c151ff4b2f4a573a2bfc3f23d208595b1c16357c538bff696e83b4d56037a8273c868511fdfab12b28e9525c82a63aeaa |
F:\$RECYCLE.BIN\S-1-5-21-635608581-3370340891-292606865-1000\DDDDDDDDDDD
| MD5 | 054ad2ec93d5fff2a89889b36d4beb55 |
| SHA1 | a253029b0a5a018733ca5fe525acaac02c35cdf1 |
| SHA256 | 656586481fa9f72e729bbc7b69c3708a261962006eecc00134e81fc11e135b42 |
| SHA512 | c847580179237cdbbadb0b85559267d4737e1e1b3f20bcbec9aa183c8761a10acdce21a558d7d2e1b4d6c5a0ee49d8f75666179340c2de25503d93f0354b4ecb |
C:\vF1vX3MgT.README.txt
| MD5 | 81a4e6c6fa7b9a1c296450f6b9add683 |
| SHA1 | 9ef09d4e1ea37f015b178a9f1b13142e1ec1f750 |
| SHA256 | e2d62b963f27a08e8baab24db85dc0857b98ae29457fd89e09904617fd136dba |
| SHA512 | 51c95a5357efde2e0d3c21f6b634e03047efd13d2c5e13570c38c43ac3171e2ca15bc2919f093032f346b0838b695f5ed9f4d479e5205dd90b411516ce04860b |
memory/4400-110-0x0000000000FF0000-0x0000000001000000-memory.dmp
memory/4400-111-0x0000000000FF0000-0x0000000001000000-memory.dmp
memory/4400-112-0x0000000000FF0000-0x0000000001000000-memory.dmp
C:\ProgramData\C927.tmp
| MD5 | 294e9f64cb1642dd89229fff0592856b |
| SHA1 | 97b148c27f3da29ba7b18d6aee8a0db9102f47c9 |
| SHA256 | 917e115cc403e29b4388e0d175cbfac3e7e40ca1742299fbdb353847db2de7c2 |
| SHA512 | b87d531890bf1577b9b4af41dddb2cdbbfa164cf197bd5987df3a3075983645a3acba443e289b7bfd338422978a104f55298fbfe346872de0895bde44adc89cf |
memory/2516-117-0x000000007FE40000-0x000000007FE41000-memory.dmp
memory/2516-118-0x0000000002930000-0x0000000002940000-memory.dmp
memory/2516-119-0x0000000002930000-0x0000000002940000-memory.dmp
memory/2516-120-0x000000007FE20000-0x000000007FE21000-memory.dmp
memory/2516-121-0x000000007FDC0000-0x000000007FDC1000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
| MD5 | 3c755aa3c75c28b94bd406e50dfadc77 |
| SHA1 | 39a8a1383d4292bab9878113999237a4576bc67d |
| SHA256 | 1517c16d0e83e86e712f736cffbfb0038ca603088fcdfa11cb15175141f87e7d |
| SHA512 | 825f4f84edd5e3b901033b1d57d9b393d348689ded0cf57ff8a412b542437eb0c966139cf41c748cce4b291510a02d405a27a5ddbed483a1fb2a23a2c1ebdc1e |
memory/2516-150-0x000000007FDE0000-0x000000007FDE1000-memory.dmp
memory/2516-151-0x000000007FE00000-0x000000007FE01000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-01-26 04:29
Reported
2024-01-26 04:31
Platform
win7-20231215-en
Max time kernel
119s
Max time network
119s
Command Line
Signatures
Deletes itself
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\1822.tmp | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\1822.tmp | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-01-26_6a801424860b7e86639254592bbc84b1_darkside.exe | N/A |
Drops desktop.ini file(s)
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File opened for modification | F:\$RECYCLE.BIN\S-1-5-21-3818056530-936619650-3554021955-1000\desktop.ini | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-01-26_6a801424860b7e86639254592bbc84b1_darkside.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\$Recycle.Bin\S-1-5-21-3818056530-936619650-3554021955-1000\desktop.ini | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-01-26_6a801424860b7e86639254592bbc84b1_darkside.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-01-26_6a801424860b7e86639254592bbc84b1_darkside.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-01-26_6a801424860b7e86639254592bbc84b1_darkside.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-01-26_6a801424860b7e86639254592bbc84b1_darkside.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-01-26_6a801424860b7e86639254592bbc84b1_darkside.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\1822.tmp | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\1822.tmp | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\1822.tmp | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\1822.tmp | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\1822.tmp | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\1822.tmp | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\1822.tmp | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\1822.tmp | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\1822.tmp | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\1822.tmp | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\1822.tmp | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\1822.tmp | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\1822.tmp | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\1822.tmp | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\1822.tmp | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\1822.tmp | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\1822.tmp | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\1822.tmp | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\1822.tmp | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\1822.tmp | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\1822.tmp | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\1822.tmp | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\1822.tmp | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\1822.tmp | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\1822.tmp | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\1822.tmp | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\1822.tmp | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-01-26_6a801424860b7e86639254592bbc84b1_darkside.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-01-26_6a801424860b7e86639254592bbc84b1_darkside.exe"
C:\ProgramData\1822.tmp
"C:\ProgramData\1822.tmp"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C DEL /F /Q C:\PROGRA~3\1822.tmp >> NUL
C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE
C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE 0x148
Network
Files
memory/2496-0-0x0000000000BA0000-0x0000000000BE0000-memory.dmp
C:\$Recycle.Bin\S-1-5-21-3818056530-936619650-3554021955-1000\desktop.ini
| MD5 | e4edb58eecc035441deb3ba9150386a6 |
| SHA1 | 8763b43f5ed1963ab7f22d5457a3b6608e19fd29 |
| SHA256 | 4d421f61d287c2cc33ae3ddac93db2789335fc00adb2bc063afd0a204ecfdf92 |
| SHA512 | 96b303ddcd302fb2e1ae949609b2bd7592c315421a87370e1291f9a7ea1b1ff908c0099e2bfa75bc9f67ee685cc5e800533d5d01100ff5a61de7716309761b9a |
F:\$RECYCLE.BIN\S-1-5-21-3818056530-936619650-3554021955-1000\DDDDDDDDDDD
| MD5 | b775aeecc7cbdc25835ea12755270ca1 |
| SHA1 | 6bdd56a0433d2b132a8e0f17bfcb04681020fc04 |
| SHA256 | 5a0798fa947980e6bd8d61f90a223836bfe5406151d59fa1fef05ddcde3e3469 |
| SHA512 | 3e22dd71da9d86d7e0d423eca4beadba4347ee449e327c913c5007c74110a43c60a77f38eb64e4dbe2e2757898ea13657812be4ef1611e3486e7bf27d209b10c |
C:\ProgramData\1822.tmp
| MD5 | 294e9f64cb1642dd89229fff0592856b |
| SHA1 | 97b148c27f3da29ba7b18d6aee8a0db9102f47c9 |
| SHA256 | 917e115cc403e29b4388e0d175cbfac3e7e40ca1742299fbdb353847db2de7c2 |
| SHA512 | b87d531890bf1577b9b4af41dddb2cdbbfa164cf197bd5987df3a3075983645a3acba443e289b7bfd338422978a104f55298fbfe346872de0895bde44adc89cf |
memory/2184-113-0x000000007EF20000-0x000000007EF21000-memory.dmp
memory/2184-111-0x000000007EF80000-0x000000007EF81000-memory.dmp
memory/2184-110-0x00000000021E0000-0x0000000002220000-memory.dmp
memory/2184-108-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000407000-memory.dmp
memory/2184-114-0x000000007EFA0000-0x000000007EFA1000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
| MD5 | 727d3f29e6adb4146d4bb2da56ebb383 |
| SHA1 | 4d1ab6872b780b233207b50ed26d9112272a86b4 |
| SHA256 | ddc96749536db80ffb9d5362481f6c2018189eff5cd6a866ddb9cbed600d6ca9 |
| SHA512 | bc2114a79cb06862bce5a49f25258385f07e0fd286ce50404ee63046fb38d39982a21df6f13ee98319c340d3a036dae932c6972f8bea58fbca60fad0cc3822a0 |
memory/2184-142-0x000000007EF40000-0x000000007EF41000-memory.dmp
memory/2184-143-0x000000007EF60000-0x000000007EF61000-memory.dmp
memory/2184-144-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000407000-memory.dmp