General

  • Target
    2026-07-22_02f7119da85b93795f3357b8aaa3f16d_coinminer_darkside_elex_neshta
  • Size 188KB
  • Sample260722-yrdwsszvbz
  • SHA256 c23cd0e6d4d223ea09df4b6edc60720a84ed1d7510323b21c8e0c7cce39bf6d2
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Path
  • C:\24Fi2nd3L.README.txt

Ransom Note
  • ~~~ LockBit 3.2 the world's fastest ransomware since 2026~~~ >>>> Your data are stolen and encrypted The data will be published on website if you do not pay the ransom Email address: [email protected] >>>> What guarantees that we will not deceive you? We are not a politically motivated group and we do not need anything other than your money. If you pay, we will provide you the programs for decryption and we will delete your data. Life is too short to be sad. Be not sad, money, it is only paper. If we do not give you decrypters, or we do not delete your data after payment, then nobody will pay us in the future. Therefore to us our reputation is very important. We attack the companies worldwide and there is no dissatisfied victim after payment. You can obtain information about us on twitter https://twitter.com/hashtag/lockbit?f=live >>>> You need contact us and decrypt one file for free on these TOR sites with your personal DECRYPTION ID If you do not get an answer in the chat room for a long time, the site does not work and in any other emergency, you can contact us in jabber or tox. Tox ID LockBitSupp: 15958D3BB21EAF26CE93108077FBC73957DC2C02DD6E24068BC1BC3328441525AF0AFAA436CC >>>> Your personal DECRYPTION ID: 3F7D47E81E334027A934A7DD4BA08DA3 >>>> Warning! Do not DELETE or MODIFY any files, it can lead to recovery problems! >>>> Warning! If you do not pay the ransom we will attack your company repeatedly again! >>>> You can do it both using your work computer or the computer of any other employee in order to divert suspicion of being in collusion with us. Companies pay us the foreclosure for the decryption of files and prevention of data leak. You can contact us using Tox messenger without registration and SMS https://tox.chat/download.html. Using Tox messenger, we will never know your real name, it means your privacy is guaranteed. If you want to contact us, or tox. Tox ID LockBitSupp: 15958D3BB21EAF26CE93108077FBC73957DC2C02DD6E24068BC1BC3328441525AF0AFAA436CC
URLs
  • https://tox.chat/download.html

Extracted

Path
  • C:\24Fi2nd3L.README.txt

Ransom Note
  • ~~~ LockBit 3.2 the world's fastest ransomware since 2026~~~ >>>> Your data are stolen and encrypted The data will be published on website if you do not pay the ransom Email address: [email protected] >>>> What guarantees that we will not deceive you? We are not a politically motivated group and we do not need anything other than your money. If you pay, we will provide you the programs for decryption and we will delete your data. Life is too short to be sad. Be not sad, money, it is only paper. If we do not give you decrypters, or we do not delete your data after payment, then nobody will pay us in the future. Therefore to us our reputation is very important. We attack the companies worldwide and there is no dissatisfied victim after payment. You can obtain information about us on twitter https://twitter.com/hashtag/lockbit?f=live >>>> You need contact us and decrypt one file for free on these TOR sites with your personal DECRYPTION ID If you do not get an answer in the chat room for a long time, the site does not work and in any other emergency, you can contact us in jabber or tox. Tox ID LockBitSupp: 15958D3BB21EAF26CE93108077FBC73957DC2C02DD6E24068BC1BC3328441525AF0AFAA436CC >>>> Your personal DECRYPTION ID: 3F7D47E81E3340272D32534F0A0BFE9A >>>> Warning! Do not DELETE or MODIFY any files, it can lead to recovery problems! >>>> Warning! If you do not pay the ransom we will attack your company repeatedly again! >>>> You can do it both using your work computer or the computer of any other employee in order to divert suspicion of being in collusion with us. Companies pay us the foreclosure for the decryption of files and prevention of data leak. You can contact us using Tox messenger without registration and SMS https://tox.chat/download.html. Using Tox messenger, we will never know your real name, it means your privacy is guaranteed. If you want to contact us, or tox. Tox ID LockBitSupp: 15958D3BB21EAF26CE93108077FBC73957DC2C02DD6E24068BC1BC3328441525AF0AFAA436CC
URLs
  • https://tox.chat/download.html

Targets

    • Target
      2026-07-22_02f7119da85b93795f3357b8aaa3f16d_coinminer_darkside_elex_neshta
    • Size 188KB
    • SHA256 c23cd0e6d4d223ea09df4b6edc60720a84ed1d7510323b21c8e0c7cce39bf6d2
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Detect Neshta payload

    • Family: Lockbit

      Ransomware family with multiple variants released since late 2019.

    • Family: Neshta

      Malware from the neshta family is designed to infect itself into other files to spread itself and cause damage.

    • Rule to detect Lockbit 3.0 ransomware Windows payload

    • Renames multiple (990) files with added filename extension

      This suggests ransomware activity of encrypting all the files on the system.

    • Checks computer location settings

      Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Modifies system executable filetype association

    • Reads user/profile data of web browsers

      Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

    • Drops desktop.ini file(s)

    • Enumerates connected drives

      Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

    • Indicator Removal: File Deletion

      Adversaries may delete files left behind by the actions of their intrusion activity.

    • Drops file in System32 directory

    • Sets desktop wallpaper using registry

    • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Tasks