Analysis
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max time kernel
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max time network
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platform
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resource
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resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250314-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system -
submitted
10/04/2025, 14:48
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
ab.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20250314-en
General
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Target
ab.exe
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Size
775KB
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MD5
0b486fe0503524cfe4726a4022fa6a68
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SHA1
297dea71d489768ce45d23b0f8a45424b469ab00
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SHA256
1228d0f04f0ba82569fc1c0609f9fd6c377a91b9ea44c1e7f9f84b2b90552da2
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SHA512
f4273ca5cc3a9360af67f4b4ee0bf067cf218c5dc8caeafbfa1b809715effe742f2e1f54e4fe9ec8d4b8e3ae697d57f91c2b49bdf203648508d75d4a76f53619
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SSDEEP
24576:TCs99+OXLpMePfI8TgmBTCDqEbOpPtpFhyxfq:5GOXLpMePfzVTCD7gPtLhSfq
Malware Config
Extracted
C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\B1HVxm_readme_.txt
avaddon
http://avaddongun7rngel.onion
http://avaddonbotrxmuyl.onion
Extracted
C:\Users\Admin\Documents\B1HVxm_readme_.txt
avaddon
http://avaddongun7rngel.onion
http://avaddonbotrxmuyl.onion
Signatures
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Avaddon
Ransomware-as-a-service first released in June 2020 and currently expanding its userbase among criminal actors.
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Avaddon family
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Avaddon payload 1 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x0008000000024278-500.dat family_avaddon -
Process spawned unexpected child process 3 IoCs
This typically indicates the parent process was compromised via an exploit or macro.
description pid pid_target Process procid_target Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 5772 2816 wmic.exe 87 Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 2580 2816 wmic.exe 87 Parent C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe is not expected to spawn this process 5968 2816 wmic.exe 87 -
UAC bypass 3 TTPs 2 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" ab.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin = "0" ab.exe -
Deletes shadow copies 3 TTPs
Ransomware often targets backup files to inhibit system recovery.
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Renames multiple (170) files with added filename extension
This suggests ransomware activity of encrypting all the files on the system.
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Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 4896 ab.exe -
Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" ab.exe -
Drops desktop.ini file(s) 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification \??\Z:\$RECYCLE.BIN\S-1-5-21-3975168204-1612096350-4002976354-1000\desktop.ini ab.exe -
Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 24 IoCs
Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.
description ioc Process File opened (read-only) \??\X: ab.exe File opened (read-only) \??\A: ab.exe File opened (read-only) \??\G: ab.exe File opened (read-only) \??\H: ab.exe File opened (read-only) \??\V: ab.exe File opened (read-only) \??\W: ab.exe File opened (read-only) \??\J: ab.exe File opened (read-only) \??\K: ab.exe File opened (read-only) \??\L: ab.exe File opened (read-only) \??\M: ab.exe File opened (read-only) \??\N: ab.exe File opened (read-only) \??\T: ab.exe File opened (read-only) \??\F: ab.exe File opened (read-only) \??\B: ab.exe File opened (read-only) \??\E: ab.exe File opened (read-only) \??\Q: ab.exe File opened (read-only) \??\S: ab.exe File opened (read-only) \??\Y: ab.exe File opened (read-only) \??\Z: ab.exe File opened (read-only) \??\I: ab.exe File opened (read-only) \??\O: ab.exe File opened (read-only) \??\P: ab.exe File opened (read-only) \??\R: ab.exe File opened (read-only) \??\U: ab.exe -
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
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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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language ab.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language ab.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language wmic.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language wmic.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language wmic.exe -
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
pid Process 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe 2648 ab.exe -
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 5772 wmic.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 5772 wmic.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 5772 wmic.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 5772 wmic.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 5772 wmic.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 5772 wmic.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 5772 wmic.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 5772 wmic.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 5772 wmic.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 5772 wmic.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 5772 wmic.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 5772 wmic.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 5772 wmic.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 5772 wmic.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 5772 wmic.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 5772 wmic.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 5772 wmic.exe Token: 33 5772 wmic.exe Token: 34 5772 wmic.exe Token: 35 5772 wmic.exe Token: 36 5772 wmic.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 2580 wmic.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 2580 wmic.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 2580 wmic.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 2580 wmic.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 2580 wmic.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 2580 wmic.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 2580 wmic.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2580 wmic.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 2580 wmic.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 2580 wmic.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 2580 wmic.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 2580 wmic.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2580 wmic.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 2580 wmic.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 2580 wmic.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 2580 wmic.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 2580 wmic.exe Token: 33 2580 wmic.exe Token: 34 2580 wmic.exe Token: 35 2580 wmic.exe Token: 36 2580 wmic.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 5772 wmic.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 5772 wmic.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 5772 wmic.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 5772 wmic.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 5772 wmic.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 5772 wmic.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 5772 wmic.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 5772 wmic.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 5772 wmic.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 5772 wmic.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 5772 wmic.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 5772 wmic.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 5772 wmic.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 5772 wmic.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 5772 wmic.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 5772 wmic.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 5772 wmic.exe Token: 33 5772 wmic.exe Token: 34 5772 wmic.exe Token: 35 5772 wmic.exe Token: 36 5772 wmic.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 5968 wmic.exe -
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2648 wrote to memory of 4132 2648 ab.exe 93 PID 2648 wrote to memory of 4132 2648 ab.exe 93 PID 2648 wrote to memory of 4132 2648 ab.exe 93 PID 2648 wrote to memory of 4928 2648 ab.exe 99 PID 2648 wrote to memory of 4928 2648 ab.exe 99 PID 2648 wrote to memory of 4928 2648 ab.exe 99 PID 2648 wrote to memory of 5116 2648 ab.exe 101 PID 2648 wrote to memory of 5116 2648 ab.exe 101 PID 2648 wrote to memory of 5116 2648 ab.exe 101 -
System policy modification 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLinkedConnections = "1" ab.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" ab.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\ConsentPromptBehaviorAdmin = "0" ab.exe -
Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ab.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:2648 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\wmic.exewmic SHADOWCOPY DELETE /nointeractive2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4132
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\wmic.exewmic SHADOWCOPY DELETE /nointeractive2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4928
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\wmic.exewmic SHADOWCOPY DELETE /nointeractive2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:5116
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C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmic.exewmic SHADOWCOPY DELETE /nointeractive1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:5772
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C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmic.exewmic SHADOWCOPY DELETE /nointeractive1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2580
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C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmic.exewmic SHADOWCOPY DELETE /nointeractive1⤵
- Process spawned unexpected child process
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:5968
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C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exeC:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe1⤵PID:4824
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\ab.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\ab.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4896
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Privilege Escalation
Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
1Bypass User Account Control
1Defense Evasion
Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
1Bypass User Account Control
1Impair Defenses
1Disable or Modify Tools
1Indicator Removal
1File Deletion
1Modify Registry
2Replay Monitor
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Downloads
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Filesize
775KB
MD50b486fe0503524cfe4726a4022fa6a68
SHA1297dea71d489768ce45d23b0f8a45424b469ab00
SHA2561228d0f04f0ba82569fc1c0609f9fd6c377a91b9ea44c1e7f9f84b2b90552da2
SHA512f4273ca5cc3a9360af67f4b4ee0bf067cf218c5dc8caeafbfa1b809715effe742f2e1f54e4fe9ec8d4b8e3ae697d57f91c2b49bdf203648508d75d4a76f53619
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Filesize
3KB
MD575ada83f37bbed3d328e185791d50630
SHA12037ccf8d85d60e9236344a16da2f0edb147f509
SHA2567c459e67bdb6020c9334418d0cd35dcba233019f9b64ee9f6e3d7742bb76ce09
SHA5121203eb95dbd041a06d83160aba4485c9c91cc75c45a15ab69fb57ff1c56ac7372f91bc27dd06e6ea519a829623dcd94dd27d1174be487e4cff17fcb86c6b612b
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Filesize
3KB
MD5042c9125468482cab5211e4cfae60bfe
SHA18e7615acb53dd6a5ec572b9758d15d51f5f04a8b
SHA2565f4759422dac9941db6f096cab37d7e355ac7aae06ce3ff0d7619a37772d2613
SHA512cec0c67c5318d58bd8543fd6c2a232f2ef408c97eb729e8be4855df414e543617d324890f445dc930f8bdc0cb6ca1622adfa1eab894f27a413e380e5276b2dc7