babuk | d1e7beeda2603476c7e89ef3dbf41b14b3ecf082ca8dcdf77809cafa3582eeb6

General

Target

2025-03-09_e00b781226dd1ba7f3b663c83c421daa_babuk_destroyer.exe
Size

79KB
MD5

e00b781226dd1ba7f3b663c83c421daa
SHA1

8dae371749fd364d6e75ed2bb041a2c7e4494628
SHA256

d1e7beeda2603476c7e89ef3dbf41b14b3ecf082ca8dcdf77809cafa3582eeb6
SHA512

ace4b8c6918e96888e3f2e3bf40252c391d966790865fb3a98b0a4f14f14294f847b0dfdcd6444736b47873e946d36d9cdb1ab98f6d02592589f49a4eb123be2
SSDEEP

1536:k7xvdRu8frEblsrQLOJgY8ZZP8LHD4XWaNH71dLdG1iiFM2iG2nsf:evdRuyslsrQLOJgY8Zp8LHD4XWaNH71i

Score

10^/10

babuk defense_evasion discovery execution impact ransomware

Malware Config

Signatures

Babuk Locker
RaaS first seen in 2021 initially called Vasa Locker.
ransomware babuk
Babuk family
babuk
Deletes shadow copies 3 TTPs
Ransomware often targets backup files to inhibit system recovery.
ransomware defense_evasion impact execution

File Deletion
T1070.004

Inhibit System Recovery
T1490

Windows Management Instrumentation
T1047
Renames multiple (203) files with added filename extension
This suggests ransomware activity of encrypting all the files on the system.
ransomware

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 24 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
File opened (read-only)	\??\T:	2025-03-09_e00b781226dd1ba7f3b663c83c421daa_babuk_destroyer.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\J:	2025-03-09_e00b781226dd1ba7f3b663c83c421daa_babuk_destroyer.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\E:	2025-03-09_e00b781226dd1ba7f3b663c83c421daa_babuk_destroyer.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\U:	2025-03-09_e00b781226dd1ba7f3b663c83c421daa_babuk_destroyer.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\O:	2025-03-09_e00b781226dd1ba7f3b663c83c421daa_babuk_destroyer.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\P:	2025-03-09_e00b781226dd1ba7f3b663c83c421daa_babuk_destroyer.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\A:	2025-03-09_e00b781226dd1ba7f3b663c83c421daa_babuk_destroyer.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\K:	2025-03-09_e00b781226dd1ba7f3b663c83c421daa_babuk_destroyer.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Z:	2025-03-09_e00b781226dd1ba7f3b663c83c421daa_babuk_destroyer.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\X:	2025-03-09_e00b781226dd1ba7f3b663c83c421daa_babuk_destroyer.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\W:	2025-03-09_e00b781226dd1ba7f3b663c83c421daa_babuk_destroyer.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\I:	2025-03-09_e00b781226dd1ba7f3b663c83c421daa_babuk_destroyer.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\G:	2025-03-09_e00b781226dd1ba7f3b663c83c421daa_babuk_destroyer.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\L:	2025-03-09_e00b781226dd1ba7f3b663c83c421daa_babuk_destroyer.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\V:	2025-03-09_e00b781226dd1ba7f3b663c83c421daa_babuk_destroyer.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\B:	2025-03-09_e00b781226dd1ba7f3b663c83c421daa_babuk_destroyer.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\N:	2025-03-09_e00b781226dd1ba7f3b663c83c421daa_babuk_destroyer.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Y:	2025-03-09_e00b781226dd1ba7f3b663c83c421daa_babuk_destroyer.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\S:	2025-03-09_e00b781226dd1ba7f3b663c83c421daa_babuk_destroyer.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\H:	2025-03-09_e00b781226dd1ba7f3b663c83c421daa_babuk_destroyer.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\M:	2025-03-09_e00b781226dd1ba7f3b663c83c421daa_babuk_destroyer.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\F:	2025-03-09_e00b781226dd1ba7f3b663c83c421daa_babuk_destroyer.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\Q:	2025-03-09_e00b781226dd1ba7f3b663c83c421daa_babuk_destroyer.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\R:	2025-03-09_e00b781226dd1ba7f3b663c83c421daa_babuk_destroyer.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2025-03-09_e00b781226dd1ba7f3b663c83c421daa_babuk_destroyer.exe

Interacts with shadow copies 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

Shadow copies are often targeted by ransomware to inhibit system recovery.

ransomware

File Deletion

T1070.004

Inhibit System Recovery

T1490

Direct Volume Access

T1006

pid	Process
2972	vssadmin.exe
2984	vssadmin.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2380	2025-03-09_e00b781226dd1ba7f3b663c83c421daa_babuk_destroyer.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	2856	vssvc.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	2856	vssvc.exe
Token: SeAuditPrivilege	2856	vssvc.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 14 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2380 wrote to memory of 2408	2380	2025-03-09_e00b781226dd1ba7f3b663c83c421daa_babuk_destroyer.exe	30
PID 2380 wrote to memory of 2408	2380	2025-03-09_e00b781226dd1ba7f3b663c83c421daa_babuk_destroyer.exe	30
PID 2380 wrote to memory of 2408	2380	2025-03-09_e00b781226dd1ba7f3b663c83c421daa_babuk_destroyer.exe	30
PID 2380 wrote to memory of 2408	2380	2025-03-09_e00b781226dd1ba7f3b663c83c421daa_babuk_destroyer.exe	30
PID 2408 wrote to memory of 2972	2408	cmd.exe	32
PID 2408 wrote to memory of 2972	2408	cmd.exe	32
PID 2408 wrote to memory of 2972	2408	cmd.exe	32
PID 2380 wrote to memory of 2824	2380	2025-03-09_e00b781226dd1ba7f3b663c83c421daa_babuk_destroyer.exe	37
PID 2380 wrote to memory of 2824	2380	2025-03-09_e00b781226dd1ba7f3b663c83c421daa_babuk_destroyer.exe	37
PID 2380 wrote to memory of 2824	2380	2025-03-09_e00b781226dd1ba7f3b663c83c421daa_babuk_destroyer.exe	37
PID 2380 wrote to memory of 2824	2380	2025-03-09_e00b781226dd1ba7f3b663c83c421daa_babuk_destroyer.exe	37
PID 2824 wrote to memory of 2984	2824	cmd.exe	39
PID 2824 wrote to memory of 2984	2824	cmd.exe	39
PID 2824 wrote to memory of 2984	2824	cmd.exe	39

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\2025-03-09_e00b781226dd1ba7f3b663c83c421daa_babuk_destroyer.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-03-09_e00b781226dd1ba7f3b663c83c421daa_babuk_destroyer.exe"
1⤵
- Enumerates connected drives
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2380
- C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c vssadmin.exe delete shadows /all /quiet
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2408
- - C:\Windows\system32\vssadmin.exe
    vssadmin.exe delete shadows /all /quiet
    3⤵
    - Interacts with shadow copies
    PID:2972
- C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c vssadmin.exe delete shadows /all /quiet
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2824
- - C:\Windows\system32\vssadmin.exe
    vssadmin.exe delete shadows /all /quiet
    3⤵
    - Interacts with shadow copies
    PID:2984

C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
1⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2856

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Windows Management Instrumentation

1

T1047

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Direct Volume Access

1

T1006

Indicator Removal

2

T1070

File Deletion

2

T1070.004

Credential Access

Discovery

Peripheral Device Discovery

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

2

T1082

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

Inhibit System Recovery

2

T1490

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Downloads

C:\PerfLogs\How To Restore Your Files.txt

Filesize
8KB

MD5
2af817219bb1d24a11ab839b9453b5f3

SHA1
f9ff9075f9472c41aeb93df2e439fe624dc143b0

SHA256
6a16454cad4534d51025f65277abaec0ff4a30082840154a35889445bb3ad0a0

SHA512
d443e149d8b097cc64b0bbbf65e3d660de43943a4b36ac4c41bfbdfe814fb895d7ba97128aa1235b85d2292b79afc451fbcb89cc6a56d33ecff7d93e18a15c30

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