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251002-p14zxa1tew10

Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    102s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20250619-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20250619-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64system
  • submitted
    02/10/2025, 12:48

General

  • Target
    183e9d0d23ee006d5172ba32d0237b853adf1ed98bc318dc5ee5e1f8fb62b334.exe
  • Size 236KB
  • Sample251002-p14zxa1tew
  • SHA256 183e9d0d23ee006d5172ba32d0237b853adf1ed98bc318dc5ee5e1f8fb62b334
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Extracted

Path
  • \Device\HarddiskVolume1\Boot\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;">56C5521104C08063038E8CD47D29DD6539BEABDB26CC900916D2971BFA7C64B5F25E0C2F7BC2379D55CC72BD260B94CE34E093DC793A6406C6BD4ADE768790E2<br>E168926C4CBADC3E767356482953C88D5BC6A43B2564758F067FCD85709F18DE8FACD53A186C8E46551B74CBD850CF25520861F57D5F28F426CDEA6D60E2<br>525A19F3DB824E28B32627B87DADEF692CEBED1409A170EDC130341C974A68EC39E6721D7B5D53F4BD152B589050CC09121FE3195FCD3ACB1582EF666285<br>F05C259488EB45950ED000AD248C3DA1C96406CF1F1C2425724F2F026CC9CC13BB4AF0AE43B47210A374DC3F28F72CC86C11924BB62ADB95C2D9AF5887C5<br>0CC345DF440838700ACA42D8BB97FF7F0FF16D56E6BEF37CB74C2687A068761C1D39F860143C75D1DCB6B91354C57FC9993439768DD5390566B54593B050<br>DE8799C9AB3901056D2D4A89F8206EB784173464730154DCBAB46D4D856A071BA73555A33A6210A08D3A4D40B2A095584F98EDEF65F77F71BDD002F9242A<br>212E24419E3FF5B2AC0BBC60A2BA677F466EE7934977B920A597C35D47ABA2257FA56AE75D33D63C955E7CDBAE4D42841876A2AEC2D177378A7A219F6B6D<br>DCDFB1BE03D00D7A82AC7D7313734D1EDCB60CF2E8B2CD1D7C719C06F6A58F4D8D53C5F9463DCEB1D366E890C3EBE5F07D51AF468C7160DBC785338852B5<br>62D70363B1C27C4EE66C49DACE5A</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> <a></a><br> <br><br> Follow the instructions to open the link:<br> <br> <br> <a><br> </a> 4. Start a chat and follow the further instructions. <br> <hr> <b>If you can not use the above link, use the 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> </div> </div> </div> <!--tab--> <!--text data --> </div> </div> <!--tab--> </div> </div> </body> </html>

Signatures

  • MedusaLocker

    Ransomware with several variants first seen in September 2019.

  • MedusaLocker payload 10 IoCs
  • Medusalocker family
  • UAC bypass 3 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Renames multiple (204) 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 3 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\183e9d0d23ee006d5172ba32d0237b853adf1ed98bc318dc5ee5e1f8fb62b334.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\183e9d0d23ee006d5172ba32d0237b853adf1ed98bc318dc5ee5e1f8fb62b334.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:5304
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\wmic.exe
      wmic.exe SHADOWCOPY /nointeractive
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:5132
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\wmic.exe
      wmic.exe SHADOWCOPY /nointeractive
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2664
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\wmic.exe
      wmic.exe SHADOWCOPY /nointeractive
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1228
  • 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:5016

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        svhost.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\svhost.exe
        • Size 236KB
        • SHA256 183e9d0d23ee006d5172ba32d0237b853adf1ed98bc318dc5ee5e1f8fb62b334
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        ntuser.dat.LOG2

        • Path C:\Users\Default\ntuser.dat.LOG2
        • Size 536B
        • SHA256 31c665b5e825e9b46813b97d73c8f05f9b979876714b0fd75ea15c74233c8734
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        how_to_back_files.html

        • Path \Device\HarddiskVolume1\Boot\how_to_back_files.html
        • Size 4KB
        • SHA256 899c2ef58773ffae270be0d3f8ef68fb58c9e3bfaf11a89ac6b7ae22a41a8026
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        memory/5016-645-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

        memory/5304-637-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

        memory/5304-638-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

        memory/5304-640-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

        memory/5304-641-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

        memory/5304-636-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

        memory/5304-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

        memory/5304-646-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

        memory/5304-650-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

        memory/5304-651-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp

        memory/5304-652-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004B2000-memory.dmp