Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
152s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
- submitted
14/08/2026, 05:00
General
- Target 2026-08-14_21dcc56d58f5aec984afb38a076d3512_destroyer_elex.exe
- Size 81KB
- Sample260814-fm9tkafd34
- SHA256 f2a8ea0f783d72cf1831b9f4a440fa96235443625b1dcb95fd8fb5def047fb7b
Malware Config
Signatures
- Family: Babuk Locker
RaaS first seen in 2021 initially called Vasa Locker.
- Deletes shadow copies 3 TTPs
Ransomware often targets backup files to inhibit system recovery.
- Detects command variations typically used by ransomware 2 IoCs
- Detects executables containing many references to VEEAM. Observed in ransomware 2 IoCs
- Renames multiple (190) files with added filename extension
This suggests ransomware activity of encrypting all the files on the system.
- Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
- Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 23 IoCs
Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.
- Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.
- 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.
- Interacts with shadow copies 3 TTPs 2 IoCs
Shadow copies are often targeted by ransomware to inhibit system recovery.
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs
- 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\2026-08-14_21dcc56d58f5aec984afb38a076d3512_destroyer_elex.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-14_21dcc56d58f5aec984afb38a076d3512_destroyer_elex.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Enumerates connected drives
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c vssadmin.exe delete shadows /all /quiet2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\system32\vssadmin.exevssadmin.exe delete shadows /all /quiet3⤵
- Interacts with shadow copies
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C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c vssadmin.exe delete shadows /all /quiet2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\system32\vssadmin.exevssadmin.exe delete shadows /all /quiet3⤵
- Interacts with shadow copies
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C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exeC:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe1⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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How To Restore Your Files.txt
memory/3836-256-0x00000000000A0000-0x00000000000B9000-memory.dmp
memory/3836-257-0x00000000000A0000-0x00000000000B9000-memory.dmp