Malware Analysis Report

2024-09-11 01:45

Sample ID 240227-wkylhsff54
Target d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.sample
SHA256 d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d
Tags
medusalocker
score
10/10

Table of Contents

Analysis Overview

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Signatures

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis Overview

score
10/10

SHA256

d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d

Threat Level: Known bad

The file d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.sample was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

medusalocker

MedusaLocker payload

Medusalocker family

Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess

Enumerates connected drives

Unsigned PE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

System policy modification

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix V13

Initial Access
TA0001
Execution
TA0002
Persistence
TA0003
Privilege Escalation
TA0004
Defense Evasion
TA0005
Modify Registry
T1112
Credential Access
TA0006
Discovery
TA0007
Query Registry
T1012
Peripheral Device Discovery
T1120
System Information Discovery
T1082
Lateral Movement
TA0008
Collection
TA0009
Exfiltration
TA0010
Command and Control
TA0011
Impact
TA0040
Resource Development
TA0042
Reconnaissance
TA0043

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2024-02-27 17:59

Signatures

MedusaLocker payload

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Medusalocker family

medusalocker

Unsigned PE

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-02-27 17:59

Reported

2024-02-27 18:02

Platform

win10v2004-20240226-en

Max time kernel

128s

Max time network

151s

Command Line

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE

Signatures

Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 5060 created 3376 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE

Enumerates connected drives

Description Indicator Process Target
File opened (read-only) \??\L: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\Q: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\S: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\U: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\Z: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\B: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\E: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\M: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\O: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\T: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\W: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\X: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\A: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\G: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\H: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\J: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\K: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\N: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\P: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\R: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\I: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\V: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\Y: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 5060 wrote to memory of 1860 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe
PID 5060 wrote to memory of 1860 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe
PID 5060 wrote to memory of 1860 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe
PID 1860 wrote to memory of 3916 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 1860 wrote to memory of 3916 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 1860 wrote to memory of 3916 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 5060 wrote to memory of 4252 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 5060 wrote to memory of 4252 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 5060 wrote to memory of 4252 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe

System policy modification

evasion
Description Indicator Process Target
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe N/A
Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLinkedConnections = "1" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe N/A
Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLinkedConnections = "1" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe"

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe

\\?\C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe -network

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe

C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c pause

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe

C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c pause

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=asset_store.mojom.AssetStoreService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=asset_store_service --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3952 --field-trial-handle=2264,i,7010714054498059916,1862725710331979271,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8

Network

Country Destination Domain Proto
NL 52.142.223.178:80 tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 138.32.126.40.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 9.228.82.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 167.109.18.2.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 57.169.31.20.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 43.229.111.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 26.165.165.52.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 206.23.85.13.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 217.135.221.88.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 196.178.17.96.in-addr.arpa udp
US 8.8.8.8:53 209.78.101.95.in-addr.arpa udp

Files

N/A

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2024-02-27 17:59

Reported

2024-02-27 18:02

Platform

win7-20240221-en

Max time kernel

118s

Max time network

119s

Command Line

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE

Signatures

Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 2160 created 1192 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE

Enumerates connected drives

Description Indicator Process Target
File opened (read-only) \??\E: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\H: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\J: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\K: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\L: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\R: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\V: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\W: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\G: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\I: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\N: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\P: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\Q: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\S: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\A: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\M: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\U: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\X: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\B: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\O: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\T: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\Y: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe N/A
File opened (read-only) \??\Z: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 2160 wrote to memory of 2536 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe
PID 2160 wrote to memory of 2536 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe
PID 2160 wrote to memory of 2536 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe
PID 2160 wrote to memory of 2536 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe
PID 2536 wrote to memory of 2528 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 2536 wrote to memory of 2528 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 2536 wrote to memory of 2528 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 2536 wrote to memory of 2528 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 2160 wrote to memory of 2660 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 2160 wrote to memory of 2660 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 2160 wrote to memory of 2660 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
PID 2160 wrote to memory of 2660 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe

System policy modification

evasion
Description Indicator Process Target
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe N/A
Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLinkedConnections = "1" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe N/A
Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe N/A
Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLinkedConnections = "1" C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe N/A

Processes

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe"

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe

\\?\C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\d981fe00432dc5aa059884558c02276379f4cadbb7054c23962cb71122342b9d.exe -network

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe

C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c pause

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe

C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c pause

Network

N/A

Files

N/A