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Database Entry



BlackMatter


Vendor detections: 18


Intelligence 18 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 374f9df39b92ccccae8a9b747e606aebe0ddaf117f8f6450052efb5160c99368
SHA3-384 hash: aff585bbea99a517053ef85027abbb786064d7204099047bf51c6276c9f6247e1867f6597f36b1b03dde4705eae59480
SHA1 hash: 0b38329650b2a4afdd1dbb107404b31651f90983
MD5 hash: 9b309cd7a3c63cf9ed694f37207d8958
humanhash: carbon-glucose-five-stairway
File name:2025-08-12_9b309cd7a3c63cf9ed694f37207d8958_darkside_elex_lockbit
Download: download sample
Signature BlackMatter
File size:152'576 bytes
First seen:2025-08-12 20:54:44 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 914685b69f2ac2ff61b6b0f1883a054d (34 x BlackMatter, 15 x LockBit, 1 x BlackMatte)
ssdeep 1536:VzICS4AAwczUUf8y8gvMH+1zGSNAojMP95D1xDUXvRM2TTgo6c+E72ymY8gT8JQW:2qJogYkcSNm9V7Dgv/eEaQMtT
Threatray 412 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T134E36B21B15ED0B3D47718F22736B17DB3EA4D2C0AA96807E6D50F88BCA49232F4595F
TrID 25.0% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
19.1% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
17.1% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
7.8% (.EXE) Win16/32 Executable Delphi generic (2072/23)
7.8% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
Magika pebin
Reporter AntiSkidding
Tags:BlackMatter exe lockbit Ransomware

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
762
Origin country :
GB GB
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
lockbit
ID:
1
File name:
_374f9df39b92ccccae8a9b747e606aebe0ddaf117f8f6450052efb5160c99368.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-08-12 21:37:43 UTC
Tags:
lockbit ransomware braincipher

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
96.5%
Tags:
ransomware remo sage
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a file
Сreating synchronization primitives
Launching a service
Changing a file
Delayed writing of the file
Reading critical registry keys
Creating a file in the %AppData% directory
Creating a file in the %AppData% subdirectories
Moving a file to the %AppData% subdirectory
Modifies multiple files
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Moving a file to the %temp% directory
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Creating a window
Searching for the window
Stealing user critical data
Creating a file in the mass storage device
Forced shutdown of a system process
Forced shutdown of a browser
Encrypting user's files
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
blackmatter filecoder fingerprint genheur lockbit packed ransomware zeroaccess
Malware family:
BlackMatter Ransomware
Verdict:
Malicious
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Encoder
Threat name:
Win32.Ransomware.Lockbit
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-08-11 19:36:00 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
AV detection:
24 of 24 (100.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
lockbit
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:lockbit defense_evasion discovery ransomware spyware stealer
Behaviour
Checks processor information in registry
Enumerates system info in registry
Modifies Control Panel
Modifies registry class
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Drops file in System32 directory
Sets desktop wallpaper using registry
Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
Drops desktop.ini file(s)
Indicator Removal: File Deletion
Checks computer location settings
Deletes itself
Executes dropped EXE
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Renames multiple (665) files with added filename extension
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
ransomware lockbit Win.Ransomware.BlackMatter-9970818-0
YARA:
Windows_Ransomware_Lockbit_369e1e94 LockBit3 MAL_RANSOM_Lockbit_Indicators_Feb24 MAL_RANSOM_LockBit_Indicators_Feb24_RID3362
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
374f9df39b92ccccae8a9b747e606aebe0ddaf117f8f6450052efb5160c99368
MD5 hash:
9b309cd7a3c63cf9ed694f37207d8958
SHA1 hash:
0b38329650b2a4afdd1dbb107404b31651f90983
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YARA Signatures


MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

Rule name:CRIME_WIN32_RANSOM_BLACKMATTER
Author:Rony (@r0ny_123)
Description:Detects Blackmatter ransomware
Rule name:Darkside
Author:@bartblaze
Description:Identifies Darkside ransomware.
Rule name:lb_apihashing_code_1
Author:0x0d4y
Description:This rule detects samples from the Lockbit3.0 (and BlackMatter) family unpacked in memory, identifying code reuse of key functions.
Rule name:lb_stack_string_decrypt_1
Author:CTI Purple Team
Description:This rule detects the code pattern of the Stack Strings decryption algorithm.
Rule name:Sus_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)
Rule name:Windows_Ransomware_Lockbit_369e1e94
Author:Elastic Security

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

BLint


The following table provides more information about this file using BLint. BLint is a Binary Linter to check the security properties, and capabilities in executables.

Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_AUTHENTICODEMissing Authenticodehigh
CHECK_DLL_CHARACTERISTICSMissing dll Security Characteristics (HIGH_ENTROPY_VA)high
Reviews
IDCapabilitiesEvidence
WIN_BASE_APIUses Win Base APIKERNEL32.dll::GetCommandLineW
KERNEL32.dll::GetCommandLineA
WIN_BASE_IO_APICan Create FilesKERNEL32.dll::GetFileAttributesW
WIN_USER_APIPerforms GUI ActionsUSER32.dll::CreateWindowExW

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