Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    153s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240802-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240802-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    20-09-2024 23:09

General

  • Target

    20240920ed858a19f5881d5b4c1d291fc3c50bdecobaltstrikemedusalocker.exe

  • Size

    669KB

  • MD5

    ed858a19f5881d5b4c1d291fc3c50bde

  • SHA1

    2becf1d3b743ecf638568065aeb631653f69d003

  • SHA256

    f6e687b576ad52361379864e8065da6fb698df4ec6e0a1f664670229717eb230

  • SHA512

    7c6c83e63ff207b4957b58f076304724007b0b886388f07142264f516dfcda1d12f73ec8e71bba0cce6ed6d2a31d055c61f5df4bb95442bef88e9c16f1c57906

  • SSDEEP

    12288:dQA0FfTcwpBuV2UxqDmuiLZeUaoFi2XZWfGe615HhAZV8DOKD/KeX:Tuf4wTuV2Ux3uIZeUBi2Te6HWnKrKe

Malware Config

Extracted

Path

\Device\HarddiskVolume1\HOW_TO_BACK_FILES.html

Ransom Note
<html> <style type="text/css"> body { background-color: #f5f5f5; } h1, h3{ text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: normal; } /*---*/ .tabs1{ display: block; margin: auto; } .tabs1 .head{ text-align: center; float: top; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: normal; display: block; background: #81bef7; color: #DF0101; font-size: 30px; } .tabs1 .identi { font-size: 10px; text-align: center; float: top; padding: 15px; display: block; background: #81bef7; color: #DFDFDF; word-break: break-all; } .tabs .content { background: #f5f5f5; /*text-align: center;*/ color: #000000; padding: 25px 15px; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 400; line-height: 20px; } .tabs .content a { color: #df0130; font-size: 23px; font-style: italic; text-decoration: none; line-height: 35px; } .tabs .content .text{ padding: 25px; line-height: 1.2; } </style> <body> <div class="tabs1"> <div class="head" ><b>Your personal ID:</b></div> <div class="identi"> <span style="width:1000px; color: #ffffff; font-size: 10px;">766431AB2F254C3879558D67D371D656085AD41513F4FF6CBB4818D773F95ECE77B075F5F48A966F126EAFDAF46BF6552B916099F6137A66F458CB972A0007A2<br>8842F41ADF16472B66A0C08F808FF95F10067CF125C577392C4570E5159E6EB4BDC2FA95733070DF7F581545939D4CA51F3340D35AD2D3B78746D5B5107E<br>60D5AA9A7F1A3953EDBBDC7FFD2F82C0B0546507D3380966E55C16BFB60D908A3DB5E9AAB9C7D37509F639146A017EEC0DD40820D452F1E67629F9707B85<br>29E357AE32AA35C532F928C14778916A78E67929987FF749682C39726A3E97D3BF0B0D2B639A691D8027C74869931C9631AB69CAEE48876230C82E40504F<br>E4E403D0C92849F199D6E5E0BA250D196B12DEA085693BECD419443D46E179B78C1ABDE116A09B2CF14FD5ECEC9C203DF03A43C624ED213AAD18099A9F54<br>6747D3F6D0E6354ADF5BDB98E716E7EBBCF9D07A7295AD7C06AAB73FF522CD3F2DC21222A473F3E12C0A0B76AF6EC8CD10CC498E2EA0D292D4FEB357E338<br>A9BF0C8251424D01B62E5B493BF8AE5566A997EF4D09280FB27033E4CBE4567063571FFBB94B9277F207156938446540BED8F69D338A4E3B3DCECB77459C<br>F5E6BBDB97966DC6AC140AE22ECA2F7BFAD253A010D749BEAE8622FC424FDF89555A2B7E65234F8C79B718E2BA34B6E4D0C324FB60EA96C5A289E80CFF69<br>1051DAA6F6E9DE16D011E1D72A05</span> <br> <!-- !!! dont changing this !!! --> </div> </div> <!-- --> <div class="tabs"> <!--tab--> <div class="tab"> <div id="tab-content1" class="content"> <div class="text"> <!--text data --> <b>/!\ YOUR COMPANY NETWORK HAS BEEN PENETRATED /!\</b><br> <b>All your important files have been encrypted!</b><br><br> <hr> Your files are safe! Only modified. (RSA+AES)<br><br> ANY ATTEMPT TO RESTORE YOUR FILES WITH THIRD-PARTY SOFTWARE<br> WILL PERMANENTLY CORRUPT IT.<br> DO NOT MODIFY ENCRYPTED FILES.<br> DO NOT RENAME ENCRYPTED FILES.<br><br> No software available on internet can help you. We are the only ones able to<br> solve your problem.<br><br> We gathered highly confidential/personal data. These data are currently stored on<br> a private server. This server will be immediately destroyed after your payment.<br> If you decide to not pay, we will release your data to public or re-seller.<br> So you can expect your data to be publicly available in the near future..<br><br> We only seek money and our goal is not to damage your reputation or prevent<br> your business from running.<br><br> You will can send us 2-3 non-important files and we will decrypt it for free<br> to prove we are able to give your files back.<br><br> <!--text data --> <hr> <b>Contact us for price and get decryption software.</b><br><br> <hr> <b>email:</b><br> <a href="[email protected] ">[email protected] </a> <br> <a href="[email protected] ">[email protected] </a> <br> <p>* To contact us, create a new free email account on the site: <a href="https://protonmail.com">protonmail.com <br> <b> IF YOU DON'T CONTACT US WITHIN 72 HOURS, PRICE WILL BE HIGHER.</b><br> <p>* <a href<a href<b> </div> </div> </div> <!--tab--> <b> <b> <b> <span style="font-size: 22px"></span> </b><br><br> </b><br> <!--text data --> </div> </div> <!--tab--> </div> </div> </body> </html>

Signatures

  • MedusaLocker

    Ransomware with several variants first seen in September 2019.

  • MedusaLocker payload 1 IoCs
  • UAC bypass 3 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Renames multiple (211) files with added filename extension

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

  • 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.

  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Drops desktop.ini file(s) 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 24 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 63 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs
  • System policy modification 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\20240920ed858a19f5881d5b4c1d291fc3c50bdecobaltstrikemedusalocker.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\20240920ed858a19f5881d5b4c1d291fc3c50bdecobaltstrikemedusalocker.exe"
    1⤵
    • UAC bypass
    • Checks whether UAC is enabled
    • Drops desktop.ini file(s)
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    • System policy modification
    PID:820
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\wmic.exe
      wmic.exe SHADOWCOPY /nointeractive
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:468
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\wmic.exe
      wmic.exe SHADOWCOPY /nointeractive
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4884
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\wmic.exe
      wmic.exe SHADOWCOPY /nointeractive
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4860
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svhost.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svhost.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:5044

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svhost.exe

    Filesize

    669KB

    MD5

    ed858a19f5881d5b4c1d291fc3c50bde

    SHA1

    2becf1d3b743ecf638568065aeb631653f69d003

    SHA256

    f6e687b576ad52361379864e8065da6fb698df4ec6e0a1f664670229717eb230

    SHA512

    7c6c83e63ff207b4957b58f076304724007b0b886388f07142264f516dfcda1d12f73ec8e71bba0cce6ed6d2a31d055c61f5df4bb95442bef88e9c16f1c57906

  • C:\Users\Default\ntuser.dat.LOG2

    Filesize

    536B

    MD5

    cab5343467783d997e7114af0bec5363

    SHA1

    ce6e6c0379a51353619c2a658d0757b8c223a955

    SHA256

    d7e70bda83976a8af72b187df7f7c9b0d35b627088261e27ed5486a809fa41f2

    SHA512

    51a4e8661b09ea9c51e164c30be7d567efacd123b43342b321a68167019d422a66d178fccd633fdc4d06b4216518c570c1da066e3c8f8156d0873cf4a2f51b83

  • \Device\HarddiskVolume1\HOW_TO_BACK_FILES.html

    Filesize

    4KB

    MD5

    18c4599115899817f9c516d4f97fafde

    SHA1

    59234f33a248733df62149a39b009428c078d35f

    SHA256

    ecc35baae0b7f8ad74dbbb1c6780932cc78e1dd24ba0ab2e9ea3fc062df87a4d

    SHA512

    bf05439767337210f3cd81d74386b72e06a122b9eb8634ee2936e3dc0185eae503995a8a0a0a03c28f77f018aca736928ac8edced5c2bfcbf4618bd9b23794a8