General
- Target 2026-01-05_d2739a449608861835b2e89f8401cf6b_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_lynx_medusa-locker_medusalocker_njrat
- Size 678KB
- Sample260105-ex3bssam3x
- SHA256 09dcbaee19a8302f4e9319a8ebc148d50b6ddf31d7e9b9c34850237b3afa682a
- MD5 d2739a449608861835b2e89f8401cf6b
- SHA1 185f7586e45ad84d4607a6cab6f5f70ee0817936
- SHA512 e8b2f42f62b09e7d8e240282b33d56f18175eb1e37ef8e855d4b705671f202c8959d4cbad29eb6829bc7aeacfe26af127a19fc213ed01d6662e0f66ba953df27
- SSDEEP 12288:EPJ4UhTYQivI2qZ7aSgLwkFVpzUvest4ZEbjJ4ugPpoM7:xeTYVQ2qZ7aSgLwuVfstRJ4vKM
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-01-05_d2739a449608861835b2e89f8401cf6b_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_lynx_med.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20251231-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-01-05_d2739a449608861835b2e89f8401cf6b_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_lynx_med.exe
Resource
win11-20251231-en
Malware Config
Extracted
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\Device\HarddiskVolume1\Recovery_Instructions.html
- <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; } .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;">9C1C63B7F370254DF8A00946846A5954C1B69CEF818C55E9D4C36B99893753E67B417254D9E464054CFC6ED00A959351DC0FA69D98E0B5DECB531AFA7B72B6A3<br>E4212BFABDF77B8E42D1B064C4618DBD13AD5706958E29A0207E9200C1149F1552DE59F954FBF98351CB3E2812237ED7DA9AF023FFCA1FC74B23A5DC7AEA<br>68387786ACCEA7853B19B9759E292B5573BDB499CA755D83BAB0126C8D3A8A061F899463D09FF2112C9746B36D179125E69CE74C7B0289CDB0FC4C4420FC<br>60E8B331F1913E88B72ACB6EA1BEBAFA3281FF462838498EE91A1FE6C8B4836B71C2836E0B8622EE21FE4F24282F3709371786F9663ADE92CBC9F89F7474<br>E87D292F2ECD569A117AE103E1C076334B01255F8C84E5DB74C506AF60C56A701F763017F18C335B9ABB39DB6727CCF632B60D906E5F52D8BF16C6D2040D<br>A0BBFE8A959C28A4F6EA064EBF0211BB0BD4F16103213F477420994D1F18F2E96D26F787B96300813613E476653F2F1E2D6381C66B6372F8E336513F9BCD<br>36137C3B115E9C93EB7828B1E701C42E685554BCE662B50CC781AB8B346C078F5ABFA3697A28634D2E4949D91613CA4F4B48DF574D061B228C12CDBBA9B2<br>D34480F04C4677E2CC5DD5AF5A315F533E00D5957835B67C9BF5A94B9CFC62934ADFE66258A9B0E192C1C73EA393963B9C73B21626322F973E1F544BE7FD<br>6C4C52A19EFF1A899E7B6EE9C221</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> YOUR FILES ARE SAFE! JUST MODIFIED ONLY. (RSA+AES) <br><br> ANY ATTEMPT TO RESTORE YOUR FILES WITH THIRD-PARTY SOFTWARE<br> WILL PERMENANTLY DESTROY YOUR FILE.<br> DO NOT MODIFY ENCRYPTED FILES. DO NOT RENAME ENCRYPTED FILES.<br><br> NO SOFTWARE AVAILABLE ON INTERNET CAN HELP YOU. WE ONLY HAVE<br> SOLUTION TO YOUR PROBLEM.<br><br> WE GATHERED HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL/PERSORNAL DATA. THESE DATA<br> ARE CURRENTLY STORED ON A PRIVATE SERVER. THIS SERVER WILL BE<br> IMMEDIATELY DESTROYED AFTER YOUR PAYMENT. WE ONLY SEEK MONEY<br> AND DO NOT WANT TO DAMAGE YOUR REPUTATION. IF YOU DECIDE TO<br> NOT PAY, WE WILL RELEASE THIS DATA TO PUBLIC OR RE-SELLER.<br><br> YOU WILL CAN SEND US 2-3 NON-IMPORTANT FILES AND WE WILL<br> DECRYPT IT FOR FREE TO PROVE WE ARE ABLE TO GIVE YOUR FILES<br> BACK.<br><br> <!--text data --> <hr> <b>Contact us for price and get decryption software.</b><br><br> <a href="">http://gvlay6u4g53rxdi5.onion/8-BEr5s2CLhrmCqH4xxg229SZxlkjCyDmc-agJMR3fEvBB8i2vl5fiwq8frkKddN0HW</a><br> * Note that this server is available via Tor browser only<br><br> Follow the instructions to open the link:<br> 1. Type the addres "https://www.torproject.org" in your Internet browser. It opens the Tor site.<br> 2. Press "Download Tor", then press "Download Tor Browser Bundle", install and run it.<br> 3. Now you have Tor browser. In the Tor Browser open "{{URL}}". <br> 4. Start a chat and follow the further instructions. <br><br> <b>If you can't use the above link, use the email:</b><br> <a href=" [email protected] ? "> [email protected] </a> <hr> <a href=" [email protected] ? ">[email protected] </a> <hr> MAKE CONTACT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. YOUR DECRYPTION KEY IS ONLY STORED <br> TEMPORARLY. IF YOU DON'T CONTACT US WITHIN 72 HOURS, PRICE WILL BE HIGHER. </div> </div> </div> <!--tab--> <!--text data --> </div> </div> <!--tab--> </div> </div> </body> </html>
Extracted
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C:\Recovery\WindowsRE\Recovery_Instructions.html
- <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; } .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;">70B7507C4EEEAEAF8EDF66BBC32EF7ED1FCC6655375582D06D0C63BD95F9192299FBA81B7D1EC369E0F0E3A5758B613E58D8087A890E0189FE5BC6775B414805<br>0CB0900E5907FEB16BE1E380B7FA78460DB3E25190B4BC38909C8C7E501D563B03C726A9F249EA50EAA35780D6C9729374F16374CA2A93F988B09CA055AD<br>82C5EB554602929EF89147495473E732B4DFD4AA290032B6FE152A9603944307DEA7A12B3FAA8ED14F34E6A196893FB574D95B0AFB5A4ADF585083B2A9A8<br>AE15F41F7B77F2AED6C33E091AB5E066F2A5859A934DD89CAC32E8C7EC25A05AABB000DCB0FD5748C774708BCD1BD616277AA1954EDF43CC38F32D53C2E0<br>947BFCF91F01F79EBCB8DFE0F1B3926E50FA7C6D35DB163E765C435438AAB803F43E336147D1F97A7C60D220CD5647C504F3190535492FDB3972BD283669<br>6E336E4F06458A0E60367A0750FD8633F51E0DBF021CF7672530BF40B1822851D7EC125153EFAAA3B1E306E8D26A06A9229EB64E49B34618961E48720F63<br>E79FDEFD44E1F76D2B99A0B02B5B26229A248C93BC7E9702FA8FB01E11784C9D938FE1E3B495E345BBCD47C7BBF5756809C522127B210445344EEF6A0A8B<br>824F4143AF03C9CAF161402CA8BC068733F5F706EEA6E337775B1F74386622FB9850F236F39894B54A7C5C17871F36E83E099AE17E63CEAF6FE8FB875C81<br>EE8C40BDA88C44CF6AE50E595761</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> YOUR FILES ARE SAFE! JUST MODIFIED ONLY. (RSA+AES) <br><br> ANY ATTEMPT TO RESTORE YOUR FILES WITH THIRD-PARTY SOFTWARE<br> WILL PERMENANTLY DESTROY YOUR FILE.<br> DO NOT MODIFY ENCRYPTED FILES. DO NOT RENAME ENCRYPTED FILES.<br><br> NO SOFTWARE AVAILABLE ON INTERNET CAN HELP YOU. WE ONLY HAVE<br> SOLUTION TO YOUR PROBLEM.<br><br> WE GATHERED HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL/PERSORNAL DATA. THESE DATA<br> ARE CURRENTLY STORED ON A PRIVATE SERVER. THIS SERVER WILL BE<br> IMMEDIATELY DESTROYED AFTER YOUR PAYMENT. WE ONLY SEEK MONEY<br> AND DO NOT WANT TO DAMAGE YOUR REPUTATION. IF YOU DECIDE TO<br> NOT PAY, WE WILL RELEASE THIS DATA TO PUBLIC OR RE-SELLER.<br><br> YOU WILL CAN SEND US 2-3 NON-IMPORTANT FILES AND WE WILL<br> DECRYPT IT FOR FREE TO PROVE WE ARE ABLE TO GIVE YOUR FILES<br> BACK.<br><br> <!--text data --> <hr> <b>Contact us for price and get decryption software.</b><br><br> <a href="">http://gvlay6u4g53rxdi5.onion/8-BEr5s2CLhrmCqH4xxg229SZxlkjCyDmc-VFEM52hctVwOagS5Qljp83g20C6mOHQ7</a><br> * Note that this server is available via Tor browser only<br><br> Follow the instructions to open the link:<br> 1. Type the addres "https://www.torproject.org" in your Internet browser. It opens the Tor site.<br> 2. Press "Download Tor", then press "Download Tor Browser Bundle", install and run it.<br> 3. Now you have Tor browser. In the Tor Browser open "{{URL}}". <br> 4. Start a chat and follow the further instructions. <br><br> <b>If you can't use the above link, use the email:</b><br> <a href=" [email protected] ? "> [email protected] </a> <hr> <a href=" [email protected] ? ">[email protected] </a> <hr> MAKE CONTACT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. YOUR DECRYPTION KEY IS ONLY STORED <br> TEMPORARLY. IF YOU DON'T CONTACT US WITHIN 72 HOURS, PRICE WILL BE HIGHER. </div> </div> </div> <!--tab--> <!--text data --> </div> </div> <!--tab--> </div> </div> </body> </html>
Targets
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- Target 2026-01-05_d2739a449608861835b2e89f8401cf6b_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_lynx_medusa-locker_medusalocker_njrat
- Size 678KB
- SHA256 09dcbaee19a8302f4e9319a8ebc148d50b6ddf31d7e9b9c34850237b3afa682a
- MD5 d2739a449608861835b2e89f8401cf6b
- SHA1 185f7586e45ad84d4607a6cab6f5f70ee0817936
- SHA512 e8b2f42f62b09e7d8e240282b33d56f18175eb1e37ef8e855d4b705671f202c8959d4cbad29eb6829bc7aeacfe26af127a19fc213ed01d6662e0f66ba953df27
- SSDEEP 12288:EPJ4UhTYQivI2qZ7aSgLwkFVpzUvest4ZEbjJ4ugPpoM7:xeTYVQ2qZ7aSgLwuVfstRJ4vKM
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
MedusaLocker payload
Medusalocker family
UAC bypass
Renames multiple (135) files with added filename extension
This suggests ransomware activity of encrypting all the files on the system.
Executes dropped EXE
Checks whether UAC is enabled
Drops desktop.ini file(s)
Enumerates connected drives
Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.
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
1Modify Registry
2Credential Access
Credentials from Password Stores
1Credentials from Web Browsers
1Unsecured Credentials
1Credentials In Files
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