wastedlocker | 9fd59efa518e4ab927b62fbd007abe43501c1ef8a6d8d143a0d667f34cd4f953

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
109s
platform
windows11-21h2_x64
resource
win11-20250619-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20250619-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64system
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14/11/2025, 19:56

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General

Target
2025-11-14_e5e899ba4a84df92dd7856b41fa956d3_elex_wastedlocker.exe
Size 56KB
Sample251114-ynqq7askbp
SHA256 9fd59efa518e4ab927b62fbd007abe43501c1ef8a6d8d143a0d667f34cd4f953
MD5 e5e899ba4a84df92dd7856b41fa956d3
SHA1 9d410ae1727d588d57db0417076d28e1b234ce66
SHA512 75c301ea933e6f6853e8c7a915d43da2296644f52282928e22c0a3c017b19f88d5425ae1e35fe36879395356b7abde6f68d6cf9e5e74522950cf04195be04185
SSDEEP 1536:PO88wNYmqdeBk7G7IhhqZKWVKz8NqUxVcSgJE/n:POmhqdeBk+nu
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Score

10^/10

defense_evasion discovery execution exploit wastedlocker impact ransomware

Malware Config

Signatures

WastedLocker
Ransomware family seen in the wild since May 2020.
ransomware wastedlocker
Wastedlocker family
wastedlocker
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 (165) files with added filename extension
This suggests ransomware activity of encrypting all the files on the system.
ransomware

Possible privilege escalation attempt 2 IoCs

exploit

pid	Process
1140	takeown.exe
5640	icacls.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
3132	Status:bin
2448	Status.exe

Modifies file permissions 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

discovery

File and Directory Permissions Modification

T1222

pid	Process
1140	takeown.exe
5640	icacls.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Status.exe	Status:bin
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Status.exe	attrib.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 14 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	choice.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2025-11-14_e5e899ba4a84df92dd7856b41fa956d3_elex_wastedlocker.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	icacls.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	choice.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	attrib.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	attrib.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	attrib.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Status:bin
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	takeown.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Status.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	choice.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe

Interacts with shadow copies 3 TTPs 1 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
3936	vssadmin.exe

NTFS ADS 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Status:bin	2025-11-14_e5e899ba4a84df92dd7856b41fa956d3_elex_wastedlocker.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3992	vssvc.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3992	vssvc.exe
Token: SeAuditPrivilege	3992	vssvc.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 38 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 5488 wrote to memory of 3132	5488	2025-11-14_e5e899ba4a84df92dd7856b41fa956d3_elex_wastedlocker.exe	79
PID 5488 wrote to memory of 3132	5488	2025-11-14_e5e899ba4a84df92dd7856b41fa956d3_elex_wastedlocker.exe	79
PID 5488 wrote to memory of 3132	5488	2025-11-14_e5e899ba4a84df92dd7856b41fa956d3_elex_wastedlocker.exe	79
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 3936	3132	Status:bin	80
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 3936	3132	Status:bin	80
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 1140	3132	Status:bin	84
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 1140	3132	Status:bin	84
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 1140	3132	Status:bin	84
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 5640	3132	Status:bin	86
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 5640	3132	Status:bin	86
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 5640	3132	Status:bin	86
PID 2448 wrote to memory of 1068	2448	Status.exe	89
PID 2448 wrote to memory of 1068	2448	Status.exe	89
PID 2448 wrote to memory of 1068	2448	Status.exe	89
PID 1068 wrote to memory of 6080	1068	cmd.exe	91
PID 1068 wrote to memory of 6080	1068	cmd.exe	91
PID 1068 wrote to memory of 6080	1068	cmd.exe	91
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 2040	3132	Status:bin	92
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 2040	3132	Status:bin	92
PID 3132 wrote to memory of 2040	3132	Status:bin	92
PID 5488 wrote to memory of 5624	5488	2025-11-14_e5e899ba4a84df92dd7856b41fa956d3_elex_wastedlocker.exe	94
PID 5488 wrote to memory of 5624	5488	2025-11-14_e5e899ba4a84df92dd7856b41fa956d3_elex_wastedlocker.exe	94
PID 5488 wrote to memory of 5624	5488	2025-11-14_e5e899ba4a84df92dd7856b41fa956d3_elex_wastedlocker.exe	94
PID 2040 wrote to memory of 3660	2040	cmd.exe	96
PID 2040 wrote to memory of 3660	2040	cmd.exe	96
PID 2040 wrote to memory of 3660	2040	cmd.exe	96
PID 5624 wrote to memory of 4236	5624	cmd.exe	97
PID 5624 wrote to memory of 4236	5624	cmd.exe	97
PID 5624 wrote to memory of 4236	5624	cmd.exe	97
PID 1068 wrote to memory of 5856	1068	cmd.exe	99
PID 1068 wrote to memory of 5856	1068	cmd.exe	99
PID 1068 wrote to memory of 5856	1068	cmd.exe	99
PID 2040 wrote to memory of 1436	2040	cmd.exe	100
PID 2040 wrote to memory of 1436	2040	cmd.exe	100
PID 2040 wrote to memory of 1436	2040	cmd.exe	100
PID 5624 wrote to memory of 2056	5624	cmd.exe	101
PID 5624 wrote to memory of 2056	5624	cmd.exe	101
PID 5624 wrote to memory of 2056	5624	cmd.exe	101

Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.
ransomware

Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

defense_evasion

Hidden Files and Directories

T1564.001

pid	Process
5856	attrib.exe
1436	attrib.exe
2056	attrib.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-11-14_e5e899ba4a84df92dd7856b41fa956d3_elex_wastedlocker.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-11-14_e5e899ba4a84df92dd7856b41fa956d3_elex_wastedlocker.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- NTFS ADS
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5488
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Status:bin
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Status:bin -r
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3132
- - C:\Windows\system32\vssadmin.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\vssadmin.exe Delete Shadows /All /Quiet
    3⤵
    - Interacts with shadow copies
    PID:3936
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\takeown.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\takeown.exe /F C:\Windows\system32\Status.exe
    3⤵
    - Possible privilege escalation attempt
    - Modifies file permissions
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1140
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\icacls.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\icacls.exe C:\Windows\system32\Status.exe /reset
    3⤵
    - Possible privilege escalation attempt
    - Modifies file permissions
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:5640
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    cmd /c choice /t 10 /d y & attrib -h "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Status" & del "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Status"
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2040
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\choice.exe
      choice /t 10 /d y
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3660
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
      attrib -h "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Status"
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Views/modifies file attributes
      PID:1436
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  cmd /c choice /t 10 /d y & attrib -h "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-11-14_e5e899ba4a84df92dd7856b41fa956d3_elex_wastedlocker.exe" & del "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-11-14_e5e899ba4a84df92dd7856b41fa956d3_elex_wastedlocker.exe"
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:5624
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\choice.exe
    choice /t 10 /d y
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4236
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
    attrib -h "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-11-14_e5e899ba4a84df92dd7856b41fa956d3_elex_wastedlocker.exe"
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Views/modifies file attributes
    PID:2056

C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
1⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:3992

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Status.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Status.exe -s
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2448
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  cmd /c choice /t 10 /d y & attrib -h "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Status.exe" & del "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Status.exe"
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1068
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\choice.exe
    choice /t 10 /d y
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:6080
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
    attrib -h "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Status.exe"
    3⤵
    - Drops file in System32 directory
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Views/modifies file attributes
    PID:5856

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Windows Management Instrumentation

T1047

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Direct Volume Access

T1006

File and Directory Permissions Modification

T1222

Hide Artifacts

T1564

Hidden Files and Directories

T1564.001

Indicator Removal

T1070

File Deletion

T1070.004

Credential Access

Discovery

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

Inhibit System Recovery

T1490

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Status:bin

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Status:bin
Size 56KB
SHA256 9fd59efa518e4ab927b62fbd007abe43501c1ef8a6d8d143a0d667f34cd4f953
MD5 e5e899ba4a84df92dd7856b41fa956d3
SHA1 9d410ae1727d588d57db0417076d28e1b234ce66
SHA512 75c301ea933e6f6853e8c7a915d43da2296644f52282928e22c0a3c017b19f88d5425ae1e35fe36879395356b7abde6f68d6cf9e5e74522950cf04195be04185
SSDEEP 1536:PO88wNYmqdeBk7G7IhhqZKWVKz8NqUxVcSgJE/n:POmhqdeBk+nu
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

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