Analysis

  • max time kernel
    117s
  • max time network
    117s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240903-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    24/03/2025, 20:53

General

  • Target

    2025-03-24_5c5286a99c4256179a8aa96f4970cf08_darkside_lockbit.exe

  • Size

    156KB

  • MD5

    5c5286a99c4256179a8aa96f4970cf08

  • SHA1

    e3ba7868b6022cf85cbaf5f831d19d56ac957a6f

  • SHA256

    1db64cb43c91ff13af7f91c29b158d22a9b3e856ec72649f31cfb233d9e59952

  • SHA512

    cd275645a70135a150353b91410c226d0763389fb317a474e64cdde7e48f2c518a04f96a957b439e05d6a0fc9bf8ceaf74d47874e8255a2331720cab274e1958

  • SSDEEP

    3072:gDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDE45d/t6sVkgZqltP3368nHXENxfP8tlZzKuI8W:K5d/zugZqll3b2HQbzdI

Malware Config

Extracted

Path

C:\Users\u9w7GGnDx.README.txt

Ransom Note
~~ LockBit 3.0 the world's fastest and most stable ransomware from 2019~~~ >>>>> Your data is stolen and encrypted. BLOG Tor Browser Links: http://lockbit3753ekiocyo5epmpy6klmejchjtzddoekjlnt6mu3qh4de2id.onion/ http://lockbit3g3ohd3katajf6zaehxz4h4cnhmz5t735zpltywhwpc6oy3id.onion/ http://lockbit3olp7oetlc4tl5zydnoluphh7fvdt5oa6arcp2757r7xkutid.onion/ http://lockbit435xk3ki62yun7z5nhwz6jyjdp2c64j5vge536if2eny3gtid.onion/ http://lockbit4lahhluquhoka3t4spqym2m3dhe66d6lr337glmnlgg2nndad.onion/ http://lockbit6knrauo3qafoksvl742vieqbujxw7rd6ofzdtapjb4rrawqad.onion/ http://lockbit7ouvrsdgtojeoj5hvu6bljqtghitekwpdy3b6y62ixtsu5jqd.onion/ >>>>> What guarantee is there that we won't cheat you? We are the oldest ransomware affiliate program on the planet, nothing is more important than our reputation. We are not a politically motivated group and we want nothing more than money. If you pay, we will fulfill all the terms we agree on during the negotiation process. Treat this situation simply as a paid training session for your system administrators, because it was the misconfiguration of your corporate network that allowed us to attack you. Our pentesting services should be paid for the same way you pay your system administrators salaries. You can get more information about us on Ilon Musk's Twitter https://twitter.com/hashtag/lockbit?f=live >>>>> You need to contact us on TOR darknet sites with your personal ID Download and install Tor Browser https://www.torproject.org/ Write to the chat room and wait for an answer, we'll guarantee a response from us. If you need a unique ID for correspondence with us that no one will know about, ask it in the chat, we will generate a secret chat for you and give you his ID via private one-time memos service, no one can find out this ID but you. Sometimes you will have to wait some time for our reply, this is because we have a lot of work and we attack hundreds of companies around the world. Tor Browser personal link for CHAT available only to you (available during a ddos attack): http://lockbit5eevg7vec4vwwtzgkl4kulap6oxbic2ye4mnmlq6njnpc47qd.onion Tor Browser Links for CHAT (sometimes unavailable due to ddos attacks): http://lockbit5eevg7vec4vwwtzgkl4kulap6oxbic2ye4mnmlq6njnpc47qd.onion http://lockbit74beza5z3e3so7qmjnvlgoemscp7wtp33xo7xv7f7xtlqbkqd.onion http://lockbit75naln4yj44rg6ez6vjmdcrt7up4kxmmmuvilcg4ak3zihxid.onion http://lockbit7a2g6ve7etbcy6iyizjnuleffz4szgmxaawcbfauluavi5jqd.onion http://lockbitaa46gwjck2xzmi2xops6x4x3aqn6ez7yntitero2k7ae6yoyd.onion http://lockbitb42tkml3ipianjbs6e33vhcshb7oxm2stubfvdzn3y2yqgbad.onion http://lockbitcuo23q7qrymbk6dsp2sadltspjvjxgcyp4elbnbr6tcnwq7qd.onion >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> Your personal Black ID: E79A9249DAD908FF75A320458B02EA6B << >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>> Warning! Do not delete or modify encrypted files, it will lead to problems with decryption of files! >>>>> Don't go to the police or the FBI for help and don't tell anyone that we attacked you.
URLs

http://lockbit3753ekiocyo5epmpy6klmejchjtzddoekjlnt6mu3qh4de2id.onion/

http://lockbit3g3ohd3katajf6zaehxz4h4cnhmz5t735zpltywhwpc6oy3id.onion/

http://lockbit3olp7oetlc4tl5zydnoluphh7fvdt5oa6arcp2757r7xkutid.onion/

http://lockbit435xk3ki62yun7z5nhwz6jyjdp2c64j5vge536if2eny3gtid.onion/

http://lockbit4lahhluquhoka3t4spqym2m3dhe66d6lr337glmnlgg2nndad.onion/

http://lockbit6knrauo3qafoksvl742vieqbujxw7rd6ofzdtapjb4rrawqad.onion/

http://lockbit7ouvrsdgtojeoj5hvu6bljqtghitekwpdy3b6y62ixtsu5jqd.onion/

https://twitter.com/hashtag/lockbit?f=live

http://lockbit5eevg7vec4vwwtzgkl4kulap6oxbic2ye4mnmlq6njnpc47qd.onion

http://lockbit74beza5z3e3so7qmjnvlgoemscp7wtp33xo7xv7f7xtlqbkqd.onion

http://lockbit75naln4yj44rg6ez6vjmdcrt7up4kxmmmuvilcg4ak3zihxid.onion

http://lockbit7a2g6ve7etbcy6iyizjnuleffz4szgmxaawcbfauluavi5jqd.onion

http://lockbitaa46gwjck2xzmi2xops6x4x3aqn6ez7yntitero2k7ae6yoyd.onion

http://lockbitb42tkml3ipianjbs6e33vhcshb7oxm2stubfvdzn3y2yqgbad.onion

http://lockbitcuo23q7qrymbk6dsp2sadltspjvjxgcyp4elbnbr6tcnwq7qd.onion

Signatures

  • Renames multiple (196) files with added filename extension

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

  • Deletes itself 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 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.

  • 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.

  • Modifies Control Panel 2 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 12 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself 26 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 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\2025-03-24_5c5286a99c4256179a8aa96f4970cf08_darkside_lockbit.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-03-24_5c5286a99c4256179a8aa96f4970cf08_darkside_lockbit.exe"
    1⤵
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • 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:2252
    • C:\ProgramData\E3DA.tmp
      "C:\ProgramData\E3DA.tmp"
      2⤵
      • Deletes itself
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2632
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C DEL /F /Q C:\PROGRA~3\E3DA.tmp >> NUL
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1832
  • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2668
  • C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE
    C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE 0x148
    1⤵
      PID:1236

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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    Downloads

    • C:\$Recycle.Bin\S-1-5-21-312935884-697965778-3955649944-1000\desktop.ini

      Filesize

      129B

      MD5

      8222cf61350873b8c67159a484982f87

      SHA1

      908122697fcd06bc63c56836a852c7f6f8e5fbae

      SHA256

      e532ba60a7db1f1d495f93334c1799510f441a2411be95d9bc676ea094ce431b

      SHA512

      ce8b89668cd8d304e8b354d287b8844fef0e11d6f08ece1192ecd1fcb441d0afe4cb5b96986a106cf2a2d4a4f0b79c5f77f15d1049c5ec8d27670214ba2f00fa

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

      Filesize

      156KB

      MD5

      65bdda9c9bce2ea5f30d0c45db53c332

      SHA1

      4732ce602166091036123da69fb51daf6db81730

      SHA256

      439ef93d9faebde0eae0a46150d81c7918f3217ea6e082fec885122688a22cac

      SHA512

      d140c916c8ac2703004678a9a6f1e8e68c1e64396b0dc12dac3d399fb2b1f030461167602b233b5893a7f4ff6aec2c3c38de4c56e8ed679bb2bd0de433ed3f4f

    • C:\Users\u9w7GGnDx.README.txt

      Filesize

      3KB

      MD5

      5aa2e9fcfa7bda20b770fa0e02186d66

      SHA1

      ea7643d3fe8d7c58eff72921e717839a2b184e32

      SHA256

      8dee016441806b6c8f957f0e86a6f58b940ab05a5c5bae5c03fcf379697f2de0

      SHA512

      9c8d7652321b90381ec12318989ec9f83f441a7580855544c2f2a63532f348e18bd697f08be40f4e7749ce44db87459903174113b583b9338c3ddba88c785320

    • F:\$RECYCLE.BIN\S-1-5-21-312935884-697965778-3955649944-1000\DDDDDDDDDDD

      Filesize

      129B

      MD5

      44bf1def02d9b93822a0512af67ac211

      SHA1

      73abf5c8f5eb19de8a4cb65a57e450c1795b7687

      SHA256

      0a174531377330d35151f1c0277733e9517587798c5d171df8350f7aea31eb81

      SHA512

      66bdf91a8bd288932aed8edefe68537af8e85784f0dddd7ebf1b363e655ed02b400071a611484a3ebe98444f511f2a2fccdbeb3f033b050d72de7a259d1f55e5

    • \ProgramData\E3DA.tmp

      Filesize

      14KB

      MD5

      294e9f64cb1642dd89229fff0592856b

      SHA1

      97b148c27f3da29ba7b18d6aee8a0db9102f47c9

      SHA256

      917e115cc403e29b4388e0d175cbfac3e7e40ca1742299fbdb353847db2de7c2

      SHA512

      b87d531890bf1577b9b4af41dddb2cdbbfa164cf197bd5987df3a3075983645a3acba443e289b7bfd338422978a104f55298fbfe346872de0895bde44adc89cf

    • memory/2252-0-0x0000000002250000-0x0000000002290000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      256KB

    • memory/2632-331-0x000000007EF20000-0x000000007EF21000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/2632-330-0x000000007EF80000-0x000000007EF81000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/2632-329-0x0000000000270000-0x00000000002B0000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      256KB

    • memory/2632-328-0x0000000000270000-0x00000000002B0000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      256KB

    • memory/2632-326-0x000000007EFA0000-0x000000007EFA1000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/2632-363-0x000000007EF60000-0x000000007EF61000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/2632-362-0x000000007EF40000-0x000000007EF41000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4KB