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Database Entry

BlackMatter

Vendor detections: 17

Intelligence 17 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments

SHA256 hash:	42d16073f40852cd7283f048127aa901fb3d0bcae8770e682c019706fc0f5468
SHA3-384 hash:	6e17afe3c67d68f0e05adfd1e7676d42ef69af8d6c34c371c4027f69144cf6deaceb5eec8ec8cfe8cee28fd48f1e4c0f
SHA1 hash:	b8cc3dd743ed24eae6d51369843c23a88bb77854
MD5 hash:	533d6c3c30572a5d9aad4476af4c9475
humanhash:	twenty-michigan-zebra-kitten
File name:	file
Download:	download sample
Signature	BlackMatter Create hunting rule
File size:	148'992 bytes
First seen:	2026-03-17 21:01:31 UTC
Last seen:	2026-03-19 08:24:11 UTC
File type:	exe
MIME type:	application/x-dosexec
imphash	41fb8cb2943df6de998b35a9d28668e8 (96 x BlackMatter, 9 x LockBit, 1 x DragonForce)
ssdeep	3072:C6glyuxE4GsUPnliByocWepYeKN3l841:C6gDBGpvEByocWetKn84
TLSH	T141E36D21F112D0B3C87718F53736B572F39E8E2C29A96847DAD80F59BCA58132F05A97
TrID	20.0% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2) 19.8% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2) 15.3% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1) 13.7% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1) 6.3% (.EXE) Win16/32 Executable Delphi generic (2072/23)
Magika	pebin
Reporter	Bitsight
Tags:	BlackMatter dropped-by-phorpiex exe

Bitsight

url: http://158.94.211.162/7.exe

Intelligence

File Origin

# of uploads :

# of downloads :

140

Origin country :

Vendor Threat Intelligence

Malware configuration found for:

LockBit

Details

LockBit

a PCG-lockbit seed, a RSA public key modulus, flags, hashes for excluded folders, files, and extensions, hashes for computer names, killed processes and services, a list of credentials, a ransom note, and information parsed from the ransom note

Link:

https://research.acce.ciphertechsolutions.com/results/cd471f74-db12-4e40-bddc-896f4fe6c040/

Malware family:

lockbit

ID:

File name:

file

Verdict:

Malicious activity

Analysis date:

2026-03-17 21:04:58 UTC

Tags:

braincipher ransomware lockbit darkside

Link:

https://app.any.run/tasks/733f2f3e-329a-4c2f-84dd-bd96c8b568c3

Note:

ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample

Detection:

n/a

Link:

https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/57836/

Detection(s):

Win.Ransomware.LockBitBlack-10033143-1

Win.Ransomware.BlackMatter-9965914-0

Win.Ransomware.Lazy-10003135-0

Verdict:

Malicious

Score:

91.7%

Link:

https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=69b9c16788c80c01586b6e9b

Tags:

ransomware spawn remo

Result

Verdict:

Malware

Maliciousness:

Behaviour

Creating a file

Сreating synchronization primitives

Launching a service

Changing a 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

Gathering data

Verdict:

Malicious

Labled as:

Trojan.Ransom.BlackMatter

Link:

https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/42d16073f40852cd7283f048127aa901fb3d0bcae8770e682c019706fc0f5468

Verdict:

Malicious

File Type:

exe x32

Detections:

Trojan-Ransom.Win32.BlackMatter.d Trojan.Win32.Udochka.sb Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Lockbit.tre Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Encoder.sb Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Dycler PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Agent.sb Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Dapato.sb Trojan.Win32.Zapchast.bgvs Trojan.Win32.Inject.sb Trojan.Win32.Agent.sb HEUR:Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Lockbit.gen HEUR:Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Generic

Link:

https://opentip.kaspersky.com/42d16073f40852cd7283f048127aa901fb3d0bcae8770e682c019706fc0f5468/results?tab=lookup

Malware family:

BlackMatter Ransomware

Verdict:

Malicious

Link:

https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/719b8a86-c629-41e7-b922-3a5d788fa3f4

Score:

100%

Verdict:

Malware

File Type:

Link:

https://malprob.io/report/42d16073f40852cd7283f048127aa901fb3d0bcae8770e682c019706fc0f5468

Verdict:

inconclusive

YARA:

4 match(es)

Tags:

Executable PDB Path PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 32 Exe x86

Link:

https://app.malva.re/file/533d6c3c30572a5d9aad4476af4c9475

Detection:

lockbit

Link:

https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/42d16073f40852cd7283f048127aa901fb3d0bcae8770e682c019706fc0f5468/

Verdict:

Malicious

Threat:

Family.LOCKBIT

Link:

https://tip.neiki.dev/file/42d16073f40852cd7283f048127aa901fb3d0bcae8770e682c019706fc0f5468

Threat name:

Win32.Ransomware.Lockbit

Status:

Malicious

First seen:

2026-03-17 21:02:40 UTC

File Type:

PE (Exe)

AV detection:

24 of 24 (100.00%)

Threat level:

5/5

Detection(s):

Suspicious file

Link:

https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=iliwa47ubbjm24ud6bebe6vjah5t2c6k5b3q42bmaglqn7apkrua._file

Verdict:

malicious

Label(s):

lockbit

Similar samples:

error

BlackMatter

Result

Malware family:

lockbit

Score:

10/10

Tags:

family:lockbit defense_evasion discovery ransomware spyware stealer

Link:

https://tria.ge/reports/260317-zvpcdaex2z/

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)

Enumerates connected drives

Indicator Removal: File Deletion

Checks computer location settings

Deletes itself

Executes dropped EXE

Reads user/profile data of web browsers

Renames multiple (889) files with added filename extension

Unpacked files

SH256 hash:

42d16073f40852cd7283f048127aa901fb3d0bcae8770e682c019706fc0f5468

MD5 hash:

533d6c3c30572a5d9aad4476af4c9475

SHA1 hash:

b8cc3dd743ed24eae6d51369843c23a88bb77854

Link:

https://www.unpac.me/results/08ced106-734f-4173-9e15-5133cd4725d2/

Malware family:

LockBit

Verdict:

Malicious

Link:

https://www.vmray.com/analyses/_mb/42d16073f408/report/overview.html

Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

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 Create hunting rule
Author:	Rony (@r0ny_123)
Description:	Detects Blackmatter ransomware

Rule name:	Darkside Create hunting rule
Author:	@bartblaze
Description:	Identifies Darkside ransomware.

Rule name:	Detect_all_IPv6_variants Create hunting rule
Author:	Bierchermuesli
Description:	Generic IPv6 catcher

Rule name:	lb_stack_string_decrypt_1 Create hunting rule
Author:	CTI Purple Team
Description:	This rule detects the code pattern of the Stack Strings decryption algorithm.

Rule name:	VECT_Ransomware Create hunting rule
Author:	Mustafa Bakhit
Description:	Detects activity associated with VECT ransomware. This includes registry modifications and deletions, execution of system and defense-evasion commands, suspicious API usage, mutex creation, file and memory manipulation, ransomware note generation, anti-debugging and anti-analysis techniques, and embedded cryptographic constants (SHA256) characteristic of this malware family. Designed for threat intelligence and malware detection environments.