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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    60s
  • max time network
    62s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20241007-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    26-01-2025 14:44

General

  • Target

    2025-01-23_3b7bbcc792998c87d854a9587d066d2e_darkside.exe

  • Size

    160KB

  • MD5

    3b7bbcc792998c87d854a9587d066d2e

  • SHA1

    0b3e8f3c71d3fbfa02ad9cef1f3cbaa83c8d2621

  • SHA256

    130d6de205082cf8be9c58f327f84080af79f2ebf6f50c83e23aa142f2247cd8

  • SHA512

    56d74eef6efb89837c048b1aa91358749992c1e41bc82fe646924efb16c7e32a1d4eeaeeb7d82a0a49314a4f3c47b909e7b1271acb40d1ae8d1c1755c8929ee7

  • SSDEEP

    3072:TDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDE45d/t6sVkgZqltP3368enHx6A2eyKQnWwAYEW:95d/zugZqll30Hw3eyZWwAY

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Renames multiple (147) 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
  • Drops desktop.ini file(s) 2 IoCs
  • Indicator Removal: File Deletion 1 TTPs

    Adversaries may delete files left behind by the actions of their intrusion activity.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 4 IoCs
  • Sets desktop wallpaper using registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 12 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

  • 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
  • Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note) 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 14 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 26 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 14 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 11 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\2025-01-23_3b7bbcc792998c87d854a9587d066d2e_darkside.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-01-23_3b7bbcc792998c87d854a9587d066d2e_darkside.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops desktop.ini file(s)
    • Sets desktop wallpaper using registry
    • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies Control Panel
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3588
    • C:\Windows\splwow64.exe
      C:\Windows\splwow64.exe 12288
      2⤵
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      PID:1152
    • C:\ProgramData\DAA2.tmp
      "C:\ProgramData\DAA2.tmp"
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Deletes itself
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1572
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C DEL /F /Q C:\PROGRA~3\DAA2.tmp >> NUL
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4320
  • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:3360
  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k PrintWorkflow -s PrintWorkflowUserSvc
    1⤵
      PID:2284
    • C:\Windows\system32\printfilterpipelinesvc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\printfilterpipelinesvc.exe -Embedding
      1⤵
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3860
      • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ONENOTE.EXE
        /insertdoc "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\{ADA4E258-C1D2-4B8E-BEA4-728528574BD6}.xps" 133823762781790000
        2⤵
        • Checks processor information in registry
        • Enumerates system info in registry
        • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:3432
    • C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
      "C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE" C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\PTfidxFX1.README.txt
      1⤵
      • Opens file in notepad (likely ransom note)
      PID:212

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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    Downloads

    • C:\$Recycle.Bin\S-1-5-21-4089630652-1596403869-279772308-1000\desktop.ini

      Filesize

      129B

      MD5

      a882ccb8e0238b4dc21036d0a6be96cd

      SHA1

      ee6895a99ef658ff31552a112b55ff1577271258

      SHA256

      248d36579edd20f93d470ff51b3cd3a0fe4626e6c9caa03d0a6f8f5245cd361d

      SHA512

      a1826a5cd9b6f5405305696e99b83ee532a7161953a51e62152dafdf2deb8bb74fd42afd0e4fb0a8337311b3715245d069c25844a6d07ddc9280e742e8ca8ddc

    • C:\ProgramData\DAA2.tmp

      Filesize

      14KB

      MD5

      294e9f64cb1642dd89229fff0592856b

      SHA1

      97b148c27f3da29ba7b18d6aee8a0db9102f47c9

      SHA256

      917e115cc403e29b4388e0d175cbfac3e7e40ca1742299fbdb353847db2de7c2

      SHA512

      b87d531890bf1577b9b4af41dddb2cdbbfa164cf197bd5987df3a3075983645a3acba443e289b7bfd338422978a104f55298fbfe346872de0895bde44adc89cf

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

      Filesize

      160KB

      MD5

      356b3adea2d4bd91d1e8d6f563ac838d

      SHA1

      93c88ca513eef195fccdadd5c4b6a888cb59a589

      SHA256

      5772ca71dc4e7c0e2131492a44083fd700c7a3c6da1e7497ed89f3299a768eab

      SHA512

      b092618c01adbc233a7f316fde04aa53258857cad153c853f5aa96cd687fcc9fdef3c93f97d4b076493fb666b24cd39b24ece78766d6213572d402f29c88b954

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{1BB13740-5169-437F-8938-760D97B26242}

      Filesize

      4KB

      MD5

      59f08b75a4492304f7f7a2be319027a8

      SHA1

      64d06c63773ef7978a5850ae12b0da569fa156be

      SHA256

      9ecfcd0debb9022e9c598d965677d0a7d1da7d5e70307aa8233c0d08a323283c

      SHA512

      7a9ba15b00b5c525dda600accd70ae3a463d24d5163bd559404109e376b70967f6de3e5c2b3622a7b52f7deffd0854f1052fd82ab56b80e6caf9f2053841dda2

    • C:\Users\PTfidxFX1.README.txt

      Filesize

      6KB

      MD5

      47dffad0de54dc76bac5f5e4e29636e7

      SHA1

      ec7d98ac21e437d5d94500a41faadcfa6f5a4acc

      SHA256

      fdbc7381e08647cdae213c57b8e191d16a87c1c1536382043345bf5a6abac1bf

      SHA512

      8632ed8bb9d4ddcdbf667216c1b4b962275837eaff8a66002c001fc0f5ef997305cb4e04fd68feea32b5401bd9a91fa207feadaf50d61bde3f985ccd085d9952

    • F:\$RECYCLE.BIN\S-1-5-21-4089630652-1596403869-279772308-1000\DDDDDDDDDDD

      Filesize

      129B

      MD5

      de0c4e27409a2c55c518e4441479b400

      SHA1

      1e2501c7ea70ec2e612a0abf1ceb7ee50ee25959

      SHA256

      3e3c54a0174c2b01c47ba1432b9c0ab91a22af1a65531ce6a2ca6dbf9edb6994

      SHA512

      2c3b0f0bce62410c22ef9980ae657bd7b4f20b3e4cf26de7c4468e68b5e0b0dc36915972317f2183ff95ad816e16558a5d74518b61400319354f600fc6fe8b8b

    • memory/3432-318-0x00007FFDEAA30000-0x00007FFDEAA40000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/3432-313-0x00007FFDEAA30000-0x00007FFDEAA40000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/3432-314-0x00007FFDEAA30000-0x00007FFDEAA40000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/3432-386-0x00007FFDEAA30000-0x00007FFDEAA40000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/3432-387-0x00007FFDEAA30000-0x00007FFDEAA40000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/3432-317-0x00007FFDEAA30000-0x00007FFDEAA40000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/3432-315-0x00007FFDEAA30000-0x00007FFDEAA40000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/3432-347-0x00007FFDE83A0000-0x00007FFDE83B0000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/3432-388-0x00007FFDEAA30000-0x00007FFDEAA40000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/3432-389-0x00007FFDEAA30000-0x00007FFDEAA40000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/3432-348-0x00007FFDE83A0000-0x00007FFDE83B0000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/3588-0-0x0000000002700000-0x0000000002710000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/3588-2-0x0000000002700000-0x0000000002710000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/3588-297-0x0000000002700000-0x0000000002710000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/3588-298-0x0000000002700000-0x0000000002710000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/3588-1-0x0000000002700000-0x0000000002710000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      64KB

    • memory/3588-296-0x0000000002700000-0x0000000002710000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      64KB