| File name: | recovery42.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/2af1a82e-8447-4cbe-a6a1-18b089a6111d |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | Medusa is a ransomware malware family targeting businesses and institutions. Medusa encrypts crucial data, rendering it inaccessible, and attempts to pressure users to pay to regain control of their information. The group behind this malicious software hosts a TOR website where it shares the list of the organizations whose infrastructure has been compromised. This malware utilizes various tactics, including exploiting vulnerabilities and employs a unique file extension (".MEDUSA") to mark encrypted files. |
| Analysis date: | November 12, 2024, 08:22:17 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32+ executable (console) x86-64, for MS Windows, 7 sections |
| MD5: | 68E664C654BCF9D558FB7B4F8DA1F28D |
| SHA1: | 9DEB213F58E48725BCC7974460B5E22CC3866CC1 |
| SHA256: | CB03C1677C165261557F0710DDC2E39790ACAC48EF038C71358AB5AD4F366CCA |
| SSDEEP: | 12288:K9DXaoCPeb+iYDhhpyh9ooS99QesGKLqDTaBh4F42:K9DKo3b+vvpRoSwGTaBh4y |
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (87.3) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (6.3) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (6.3) |
| MachineType: | AMD AMD64 |
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| TimeStamp: | 2023:11:28 13:04:49+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, Large address aware |
| PEType: | PE32+ |
| LinkerVersion: | 14.38 |
| CodeSize: | 301568 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 126464 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x254e8 |
| OSVersion: | 6 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 6 |
| Subsystem: | Windows command line |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 204 | C:\WINDOWS\sysnative\cmd.exe /c vssadmin.exe Delete Shadows /All /Quiet | C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 2 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 624 | \\?\C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\cmd.exe /c %windir%\sysnative\cmd.exe /c taskkill -f -im ReportingServicesService.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | — | recovery42.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 128 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 632 | \\?\C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\cmd.exe /c %windir%\sysnative\cmd.exe /c taskkill -f -im sqlserv.exe | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | — | recovery42.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 128 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 692 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\net1 stop SQLAgent$MSFW | C:\Windows\System32\net1.exe | — | net.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Net Command Exit code: 2 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 916 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Console Window Host Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 916 | wmic.exe SHADOWCOPY /nointeractive | C:\Windows\System32\wbem\WMIC.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: WMI Commandline Utility Exit code: 44124 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 920 | net stop MSSQLServerADHelper100 | C:\Windows\System32\net.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Net Command Exit code: 2 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 920 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\net1 stop SQLWriter | C:\Windows\System32\net1.exe | — | net.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Net Command Exit code: 2 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 948 | net stop SQLAgent$MSFW | C:\Windows\System32\net.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Net Command Exit code: 2 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1160 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | recovery42.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Console Window Host Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (6316) recovery42.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | write | Name: | BabyLockerKZ |
Value: "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\recovery42.exe" | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6316) recovery42.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\PAIDMEMES |
| Operation: | write | Name: | PUBLIC |
Value: BgIAAACkAABSU0ExAAgAAAEAAQDl1JG6PqRMXUmitFudwQ+W/mfQFQXSuTcrz6JUpHStRL0C5nGeqfkmdDOsjRi7dOj3LA3bqV+mQzYYJo4K+RDc81o/4cnJhq5GecFUW1/w+rt95hr8HfdQ4lZizTZfO/NZaGK6YXLS7u8dsVi5FEpplCDwldyAh5FplgLrX0iJdbFYMqIzTBn5zS9mtghgdrzsP2Zi3lg3py/pbmMUlfogk3So5ygnVtvYR8URMx3K7SlSiBCwV574N9+XQagDK0Gw9gcbUUqiqI9Veuab4lyYDDi3HFVe1XUOBXSmUHH0kMczvLRpk6kN/oCgurgE03+OMBBNRL/Epx6Urqi7f0ey | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6316) recovery42.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\PAIDMEMES |
| Operation: | write | Name: | PRIVATE |
Value: 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 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6316) recovery42.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\RestartManager\Session0001 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Owner |
Value: AC180000DCD2E2FFDB34DB01 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6316) recovery42.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\RestartManager\Session0001 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SessionHash |
Value: BDD94C2A0FEC9E691CD1BB9A117C219BA6C7AAED3D74E5EE7BA990BB2A127B4C | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6316) recovery42.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\RestartManager\Session0001 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Sequence |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6316) recovery42.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\RestartManager\Session0001 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | RegFiles0000 |
Value: \\?\C:\Users\admin\ntuser.dat.LOG1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6316) recovery42.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\RestartManager\Session0001 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | RegFilesHash |
Value: 5F26C27EBDD79F53F4488D687D3BACD048AB0369E33C110674E3F7D1475E481A | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6316) recovery42.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\RestartManager\Session0002 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Owner |
Value: AC180000DCD2E2FFDB34DB01 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (6316) recovery42.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\RestartManager\Session0002 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | SessionHash |
Value: B17CCA29EBE8AD8F2B03E56C1451F505A756302D28650FE4FAE9080F2BEFE035 | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6316 | recovery42.exe | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\firstroom.png.recovery42 | binary | |
MD5:14E984E51B88702B9E3C17B33B326B03 | SHA256:E71A163DDE0A5711DBB348859FB7C0914F0BEC30EF217044B60CD01C945AC434 | |||
| 6316 | recovery42.exe | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\electronicslas.rtf | binary | |
MD5:9C063FBE1090E3984A3FD904F4B6C229 | SHA256:533DB89375C4FCFCEC35A480EADA834ACCDC5896E207B9F5EEEF9C09AA89809B | |||
| 6316 | recovery42.exe | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\althoughchinese.rtf.recovery42 | binary | |
MD5:393B0D5492643F431A6186A856BF4FFC | SHA256:0E8B6141FDA46652EF2DDA730D1CBC5406354E79763720FAF5E0DCFFE2BF7D5B | |||
| 6316 | recovery42.exe | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\tellnow.jpg | binary | |
MD5:7E936DCBCE4D553E2850E2A7370F2575 | SHA256:C7292DA6BB9BC9196EC7D55A9B142FD5BB646F87CB9EF84E802BAB9F385CE958 | |||
| 6316 | recovery42.exe | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\techpaul.png | binary | |
MD5:FE5C5FE703630F50C7CA9E107325F9BB | SHA256:5402957180379241561C5411EDEAE37304475CE075E1F0B2BB09ADF8D5EDD29E | |||
| 6316 | recovery42.exe | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\ndetermine.rtf | binary | |
MD5:903FD8895E8AD71C79A57721A9C4DC2E | SHA256:216479586ED2C1B18386E05D916EB2C3600F6B01DF0AD655F345B5DF9123C597 | |||
| 6316 | recovery42.exe | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\leastchannel.rtf.recovery42 | binary | |
MD5:9AC94CDAF16EA129AC6A081693A60C52 | SHA256:140745022E72EF68B7D7A8CDE20FC0BCB8777172343D6162C1D5B2D68AB17538 | |||
| 6316 | recovery42.exe | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\electronicslas.rtf.recovery42 | binary | |
MD5:9C063FBE1090E3984A3FD904F4B6C229 | SHA256:533DB89375C4FCFCEC35A480EADA834ACCDC5896E207B9F5EEEF9C09AA89809B | |||
| 6316 | recovery42.exe | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\leastchannel.rtf | binary | |
MD5:9AC94CDAF16EA129AC6A081693A60C52 | SHA256:140745022E72EF68B7D7A8CDE20FC0BCB8777172343D6162C1D5B2D68AB17538 | |||
| 6316 | recovery42.exe | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\ndetermine.rtf.recovery42 | binary | |
MD5:903FD8895E8AD71C79A57721A9C4DC2E | SHA256:216479586ED2C1B18386E05D916EB2C3600F6B01DF0AD655F345B5DF9123C597 | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | GET | 200 | 88.221.169.152:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 2.16.164.49:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 192.229.221.95:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2364 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 192.229.221.95:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
3600 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
3600 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
7036 | backgroundTaskHost.exe | GET | 200 | 192.229.221.95:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAn5bsKVVV8kdJ6vHl3O1J0%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
5488 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
— | — | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
— | — | 2.16.164.49:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
— | — | 88.221.169.152:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
4360 | SearchApp.exe | 104.126.37.137:443 | www.bing.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
— | — | 192.229.221.95:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | EDGECAST | US | whitelisted |
6944 | svchost.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
2364 | svchost.exe | 20.190.159.68:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
th.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
go.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
Process | Message |
|---|---|
wbadmin.exe | Invalid parameter passed to C runtime function.
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