Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - max time network
141s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
22/08/2026, 18:26
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-21_1a2fed1997865900684117bb0f88aad8_babuk_destroyer_elex.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-21_1a2fed1997865900684117bb0f88aad8_babuk_destroyer_elex.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
General
- Target 2026-08-21_1a2fed1997865900684117bb0f88aad8_babuk_destroyer_elex.exe
- Size 79KB
- Sample260822-w3nt2abk2x
- SHA256 c3ca65c150d7bcfb425fe82cc91e1709d3aa31d48dca1416477049fabb240679
- MD5 1a2fed1997865900684117bb0f88aad8
- SHA1 add2a1176ca44d9d2eb648adad6f1093636965d9
- SHA512 ad941d297844de43253c99f0a6816489bc189617ea18f0cc07ac270ac6dc8f9c609c4a0e9e5f5473bd13753a4701d5162e6e8bb1fdf9d02975fed065025bdfba
- SSDEEP 1536:d5UhZM4hubesrQLOJgY8ZZP8LHD4XWaNH71dLdG1iiFM2iG2zs4:YhZ5YesrQLOJgY8Zp8LHD4XWaNH71dLI
- TLSH T13E83D8116945E2B6C5D532318157F1AAC13A197003B5B78B63C027AEFB10AE8F6BCF67
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Deletes shadow copies 3 TTPs
Ransomware often targets backup files to inhibit system recovery.
- Renames multiple (166) files with added filename extension
This suggests ransomware activity of encrypting all the files on the system.
- Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 23 IoCs
Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.
description ioc Process File opened (read-only) \??\M: 2026-08-21_1a2fed1997865900684117bb0f88aad8_babuk_destroyer_elex.exe File opened (read-only) \??\W: 2026-08-21_1a2fed1997865900684117bb0f88aad8_babuk_destroyer_elex.exe File opened (read-only) \??\U: 2026-08-21_1a2fed1997865900684117bb0f88aad8_babuk_destroyer_elex.exe File opened (read-only) \??\J: 2026-08-21_1a2fed1997865900684117bb0f88aad8_babuk_destroyer_elex.exe File opened (read-only) \??\L: 2026-08-21_1a2fed1997865900684117bb0f88aad8_babuk_destroyer_elex.exe File opened (read-only) \??\V: 2026-08-21_1a2fed1997865900684117bb0f88aad8_babuk_destroyer_elex.exe File opened (read-only) \??\P: 2026-08-21_1a2fed1997865900684117bb0f88aad8_babuk_destroyer_elex.exe File opened (read-only) \??\D: 2026-08-21_1a2fed1997865900684117bb0f88aad8_babuk_destroyer_elex.exe File opened (read-only) \??\K: 2026-08-21_1a2fed1997865900684117bb0f88aad8_babuk_destroyer_elex.exe File opened (read-only) \??\Z: 2026-08-21_1a2fed1997865900684117bb0f88aad8_babuk_destroyer_elex.exe File opened (read-only) \??\X: 2026-08-21_1a2fed1997865900684117bb0f88aad8_babuk_destroyer_elex.exe File opened (read-only) \??\R: 2026-08-21_1a2fed1997865900684117bb0f88aad8_babuk_destroyer_elex.exe File opened (read-only) \??\Y: 2026-08-21_1a2fed1997865900684117bb0f88aad8_babuk_destroyer_elex.exe File opened (read-only) \??\I: 2026-08-21_1a2fed1997865900684117bb0f88aad8_babuk_destroyer_elex.exe File opened (read-only) \??\O: 2026-08-21_1a2fed1997865900684117bb0f88aad8_babuk_destroyer_elex.exe File opened (read-only) \??\A: 2026-08-21_1a2fed1997865900684117bb0f88aad8_babuk_destroyer_elex.exe File opened (read-only) \??\G: 2026-08-21_1a2fed1997865900684117bb0f88aad8_babuk_destroyer_elex.exe File opened (read-only) \??\B: 2026-08-21_1a2fed1997865900684117bb0f88aad8_babuk_destroyer_elex.exe File opened (read-only) \??\Q: 2026-08-21_1a2fed1997865900684117bb0f88aad8_babuk_destroyer_elex.exe File opened (read-only) \??\T: 2026-08-21_1a2fed1997865900684117bb0f88aad8_babuk_destroyer_elex.exe File opened (read-only) \??\S: 2026-08-21_1a2fed1997865900684117bb0f88aad8_babuk_destroyer_elex.exe File opened (read-only) \??\H: 2026-08-21_1a2fed1997865900684117bb0f88aad8_babuk_destroyer_elex.exe File opened (read-only) \??\N: 2026-08-21_1a2fed1997865900684117bb0f88aad8_babuk_destroyer_elex.exe - 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.
pid Process 6284 cmd.exe 4996 cmd.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 2026-08-21_1a2fed1997865900684117bb0f88aad8_babuk_destroyer_elex.exe - Interacts with shadow copies 3 TTPs 2 IoCs
Shadow copies are often targeted by ransomware to inhibit system recovery.
pid Process 4336 vssadmin.exe 2100 vssadmin.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
pid Process 4700 2026-08-21_1a2fed1997865900684117bb0f88aad8_babuk_destroyer_elex.exe 4700 2026-08-21_1a2fed1997865900684117bb0f88aad8_babuk_destroyer_elex.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeBackupPrivilege 2580 vssvc.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 2580 vssvc.exe Token: SeAuditPrivilege 2580 vssvc.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4700 wrote to memory of 6284 4700 2026-08-21_1a2fed1997865900684117bb0f88aad8_babuk_destroyer_elex.exe 89 PID 6284 wrote to memory of 4336 6284 cmd.exe 92 PID 4700 wrote to memory of 4996 4700 2026-08-21_1a2fed1997865900684117bb0f88aad8_babuk_destroyer_elex.exe 96 PID 4996 wrote to memory of 2100 4996 cmd.exe 98 - 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\2026-08-21_1a2fed1997865900684117bb0f88aad8_babuk_destroyer_elex.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-21_1a2fed1997865900684117bb0f88aad8_babuk_destroyer_elex.exe"1⤵
- Enumerates connected drives
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4700 -
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
PID:6284 -
C:\Windows\system32\vssadmin.exevssadmin.exe delete shadows /all /quiet3⤵
- Interacts with shadow copies
PID:4336
-
-
-
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
PID:4996 -
C:\Windows\system32\vssadmin.exevssadmin.exe delete shadows /all /quiet3⤵
- Interacts with shadow copies
PID:2100
-
-
-
C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exeC:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe1⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2580
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Replay Monitor
Loading Replay Monitor...
Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\How To Restore Your Files.txt
- Size 1009B
- SHA256 3536d45287c75c99b756978484865734254a03d4898033e288bea08ae65a82b3
- MD5 d89a0523069b11ee727c9715b4b7e958
- SHA1 8b5095a286ea3f3246958a16fe47e8348f260722
- SHA512 eb38453c848ab76d51d56d4cefa069e5c85e443b0c46621200e76a33a414e6accc88af7ab7aa0f898b3b8e4d47e40903a8dff497fce62249e241826dba3e826e
- TLSH T18811658F2144422106D86266B34837FBF3574118B21697E81C32903837E8DC7DA332FE
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH