Analysis

  • max time kernel
    126s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240226-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240226-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    13/03/2024, 17:33

General

  • Target
    2024-03-13_66b3e535355102fd0cede6506739e474_darkside.exe
  • Size 147KB
  • Sample240313-v4tk8sba3y
  • SHA256 9b3cd385077933c2a72cba58d23dcde77852818c3ce1a361baa5c6bbd915b82f
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Extracted

Path
  • C:\NupqqeiS5.README.txt

Ransom Note
  • What happens? Your network is encrypted, and currently not operational. e need only money, after payment we wil1 give you a decryptor for the entire network and you wil1 restore al1 the data. >>>> What data stolen? From your network was stolen sensitive data. If you do not contact us we wil1 publish al1 your data in our blog and wil1 send it to the biggest mass media. >>>>What guarantees?We are not a politically motivated group and we do not need anything otherthan your money.If you pay, we will provide you the programs for decryption and we will delete your data.If we do not give you decrypters or we do not delete your data, no one will pay us in the future, this does not comply with our goalsWe always keep our promises. >>>>Pay ransom amount contact Email:[email protected] >>>>Payment cryptocurrency address USDT-TRC20 >>>>TTpEpsPpRH5KSWyqfK1KEvsrJSYKcjbxJ9 >>>>payment is completed, send the payment photo to Email: [email protected] >>>>payment is completed Send via email we will provide you the programs Sometimes you will need to wait for our answer because we attack many companies. we will provide you the programs Warning! Recovery recormnendations. We strongly recommend you to do not MODIFY or REPAIR your files, that wil1 damage them
Emails

Signatures

  • Renames multiple (579) files with added filename extension

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

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Deletes itself 1 IoCs
  • 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.

  • Drops desktop.ini file(s) 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 4 IoCs
  • Sets desktop wallpaper using registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 5 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Modifies Control Panel 2 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 26 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 13 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 11 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-03-13_66b3e535355102fd0cede6506739e474_darkside.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-03-13_66b3e535355102fd0cede6506739e474_darkside.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops desktop.ini file(s)
    • Sets desktop wallpaper using registry
    • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
    • Modifies Control Panel
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1792
    • C:\Windows\splwow64.exe
      C:\Windows\splwow64.exe 12288
      2⤵
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      PID:3168
    • C:\ProgramData\8B88.tmp
      "C:\ProgramData\8B88.tmp"
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Deletes itself
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
      • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1160
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C DEL /F /Q C:\PROGRA~3\8B88.tmp >> NUL
        3⤵
          PID:1664
    • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k PrintWorkflow -s PrintWorkflowUserSvc
      1⤵
        PID:3184
      • C:\Windows\system32\printfilterpipelinesvc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\printfilterpipelinesvc.exe -Embedding
        1⤵
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3056
        • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ONENOTE.EXE
          /insertdoc "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\{5D406187-31C6-4183-83E1-734BB85DB859}.xps" 133548247971320000
          2⤵
          • Checks processor information in registry
          • Enumerates system info in registry
          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
          PID:2496

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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            Downloads

            GGGGGGGGGGG

            • Path C:\$Recycle.Bin\S-1-5-21-983155329-280873152-1838004294-1000\GGGGGGGGGGG
            • Size 129B
            • SHA256 6b27efc22de613a15c72dd80a03cb85ed394799915c1e65df42c2b6f97e4f55b
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

            NupqqeiS5.README.txt

            • Path C:\NupqqeiS5.README.txt
            • Size 1KB
            • SHA256 369475944802faa69d76362094571070a549f9153e29cf5d54e5fd34e36ca0bd
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

            8B88.tmp

            • Path C:\ProgramData\8B88.tmp
            • Size 14KB
            • SHA256 917e115cc403e29b4388e0d175cbfac3e7e40ca1742299fbdb353847db2de7c2
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
            • Size 147KB
            • SHA256 ca1f05b947b40db800463bb6635b8a04b2d3525668f7454b4a8c63df42000fcb
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            {32614196-314B-426B-88C8-3A532A41AF54}

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{32614196-314B-426B-88C8-3A532A41AF54}
            • Size 4KB
            • SHA256 fbec759ab01c14f3890fffaccc219e144e4d2b0fcbb2faf678bae70553ea813a
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            Open Notebook.onetoc2

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\Documents\OneNote Notebooks\My Notebook\Open Notebook.onetoc2
            • Size 4KB
            • SHA256 0d5f1aba7d2329bc69271a0de49c995c4693e5f7f9facec790787329c6ef33b6
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

            DDDDDDDDDDD

            • Path F:\$RECYCLE.BIN\S-1-5-21-983155329-280873152-1838004294-1000\DDDDDDDDDDD
            • Size 129B
            • SHA256 282fe4450e53d463fe5a4c3472ea8a6317514503c944f2be923a1c4fca5a8a02
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

            memory/1160-2775-0x0000000002570000-0x0000000002580000-memory.dmp

            memory/1160-2776-0x0000000002570000-0x0000000002580000-memory.dmp

            memory/1160-2778-0x000000007FE20000-0x000000007FE21000-memory.dmp

            memory/1160-2745-0x000000007FE40000-0x000000007FE41000-memory.dmp

            memory/1160-2780-0x000000007FDC0000-0x000000007FDC1000-memory.dmp

            memory/1792-1-0x0000000002960000-0x0000000002970000-memory.dmp

            memory/1792-0-0x0000000002960000-0x0000000002970000-memory.dmp

            memory/2496-2786-0x00007FFA0D630000-0x00007FFA0D825000-memory.dmp

            memory/2496-2793-0x00007FF9CB4B0000-0x00007FF9CB4C0000-memory.dmp

            memory/2496-2783-0x00007FF9CD6B0000-0x00007FF9CD6C0000-memory.dmp

            memory/2496-2782-0x00007FFA0D630000-0x00007FFA0D825000-memory.dmp

            memory/2496-2784-0x00007FFA0D630000-0x00007FFA0D825000-memory.dmp

            memory/2496-2785-0x00007FFA0D630000-0x00007FFA0D825000-memory.dmp

            memory/2496-2779-0x00007FF9CD6B0000-0x00007FF9CD6C0000-memory.dmp

            memory/2496-2787-0x00007FF9CB4B0000-0x00007FF9CB4C0000-memory.dmp

            memory/2496-2788-0x00007FFA0D630000-0x00007FFA0D825000-memory.dmp

            memory/2496-2789-0x00007FFA0D630000-0x00007FFA0D825000-memory.dmp

            memory/2496-2790-0x00007FFA0D630000-0x00007FFA0D825000-memory.dmp

            memory/2496-2791-0x00007FFA0D630000-0x00007FFA0D825000-memory.dmp

            memory/2496-2794-0x00007FFA0D630000-0x00007FFA0D825000-memory.dmp

            memory/2496-2781-0x00007FF9CD6B0000-0x00007FF9CD6C0000-memory.dmp

            memory/2496-2792-0x00007FFA0D630000-0x00007FFA0D825000-memory.dmp

            memory/2496-2795-0x00007FFA0D630000-0x00007FFA0D825000-memory.dmp

            memory/2496-2796-0x00007FFA0D630000-0x00007FFA0D825000-memory.dmp

            memory/2496-2797-0x00007FFA0D630000-0x00007FFA0D825000-memory.dmp

            memory/2496-2798-0x00007FFA0D630000-0x00007FFA0D825000-memory.dmp

            memory/2496-2799-0x00007FFA0D630000-0x00007FFA0D825000-memory.dmp

            memory/2496-2800-0x00007FFA0D630000-0x00007FFA0D825000-memory.dmp

            memory/2496-2801-0x00007FFA0D630000-0x00007FFA0D825000-memory.dmp

            memory/2496-2746-0x00007FF9CD6B0000-0x00007FF9CD6C0000-memory.dmp

            memory/2496-2777-0x00007FF9CD6B0000-0x00007FF9CD6C0000-memory.dmp

            memory/2496-2823-0x00007FFA0D630000-0x00007FFA0D825000-memory.dmp

            memory/2496-2824-0x00007FFA0D630000-0x00007FFA0D825000-memory.dmp