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Database Entry



KnightCrypt


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 7 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 66871cebfa92f04476679fb3b00a125f7eb43ea35cfb8b187b4aa2bbd0230c10
SHA3-384 hash: ad5dfce54cdb93c6b308f8dddd4febfe1291eff1e91fa0ead29ff691ce8d5f74e27f42581151c8cdcac4c85eadc73186
SHA1 hash: ee26bd8b2903582bc7bc34962bf28c7ad0f2d7bd
MD5 hash: e489be3297effb32e5b015ffd20a3f3d
humanhash: skylark-skylark-india-sink
File name:6.bin
Download: download sample
Signature KnightCrypt
File size:1'392'760 bytes
First seen:2023-08-29 13:49:57 UTC
Last seen:2023-09-04 06:18:01 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 92ed8fb21c381a073a5e7ca35347f90e (13 x KnightCrypt)
ssdeep 12288:cBVVtkNBJOlMmXP0447OdMyogfJ7gwPueClVVRWM5YDh8xpoPkouMA+nkGGCp+1E:1TcCG0447AMVgfdnTClVm4QkcGRbS
Threatray 9 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T15F556B07B69941E8D43AC1B0CA564332EE71BC950F34A9DF0690B3592F7BEE46B3A711
TrID 63.5% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10523/12/4)
12.2% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
12.0% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3)
12.0% (.EXE) DOS Executable Generic (2000/1)
File icon (PE):PE icon
dhash icon 40317969e9e96000 (17 x KnightCrypt, 1 x Knight)
Reporter JAMESWT_WT
Tags:89-23-96-203 exe KnightCrypt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
3
# of downloads :
326
Origin country :
IT IT
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
6.bin
Verdict:
No threats detected
Analysis date:
2023-08-29 13:53:18 UTC
Tags:
n/a

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
DNS request
Sending a custom TCP request
Sending an HTTP GET request
Creating a file in the %AppData% subdirectories
Launching cmd.exe command interpreter
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Launching a process
Creating a file in the mass storage device
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Encrypting user's files
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
90%
Tags:
anti-debug control explorer greyware lolbin masquerade overlay packed phishing shell32
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Details
Windows PE Executable
Found a Windows Portable Executable (PE) binary. Depending on context, the presence of a binary is suspicious or malicious.
Result
Threat name:
KnightCrypt
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
evad.rans.expl
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Connects to many different private IPs (likely to spread or exploit)
Connects to many different private IPs via SMB (likely to spread or exploit)
Found evasive API chain (may stop execution after checking mutex)
Found hidden mapped module (file has been removed from disk)
Found ransom note / readme
Found Tor onion address
Injects code into the Windows Explorer (explorer.exe)
Machine Learning detection for dropped file
Maps a DLL or memory area into another process
Modifies existing user documents (likely ransomware behavior)
PE file contains section with special chars
System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit)
Writes a notice file (html or txt) to demand a ransom
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected KnightCrypt Ransomware
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1299621 Sample: 6.bin.exe Startdate: 29/08/2023 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 50 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->50 52 Found ransom note / readme 2->52 54 Yara detected KnightCrypt Ransomware 2->54 56 3 other signatures 2->56 7 6.bin.exe 4 2->7         started        process3 dnsIp4 32 nginx.org 7->32 34 i.ibb.co 7->34 58 Writes to foreign memory regions 7->58 60 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 7->60 11 cmd.exe 2 7->11         started        signatures5 process6 file7 30 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\jhutwsydx, PE32+ 11->30 dropped 62 Injects code into the Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) 11->62 64 Writes to foreign memory regions 11->64 66 Found hidden mapped module (file has been removed from disk) 11->66 68 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 11->68 15 explorer.exe 30 46 11->15         started        20 conhost.exe 11->20         started        signatures8 process9 dnsIp10 36 192.168.2.100 unknown unknown 15->36 38 192.168.2.101 unknown unknown 15->38 40 98 other IPs or domains 15->40 22 C:\Users\...\How To Restore Your Files.txt, ASCII 15->22 dropped 24 C:\Users\...\How To Restore Your Files.txt, ASCII 15->24 dropped 26 C:\Users\...\How To Restore Your Files.txt, ASCII 15->26 dropped 28 10 other malicious files 15->28 dropped 42 System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit) 15->42 44 Connects to many different private IPs via SMB (likely to spread or exploit) 15->44 46 Connects to many different private IPs (likely to spread or exploit) 15->46 48 4 other signatures 15->48 file11 signatures12
Threat name:
Win64.Trojan.Synder
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2023-08-29 13:48:33 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Exe)
Extracted files:
3
AV detection:
10 of 23 (43.48%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
ransomware
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Drops desktop.ini file(s)
Enumerates connected drives
Renames multiple (197) files with added filename extension
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
66871cebfa92f04476679fb3b00a125f7eb43ea35cfb8b187b4aa2bbd0230c10
MD5 hash:
e489be3297effb32e5b015ffd20a3f3d
SHA1 hash:
ee26bd8b2903582bc7bc34962bf28c7ad0f2d7bd
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:Check_OutputDebugStringA_iat
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:PE_Digital_Certificate
Author:albertzsigovits
Rule name:PE_Potentially_Signed_Digital_Certificate
Author:albertzsigovits
Rule name:RIPEMD160_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for RIPEMD-160 constants
Rule name:SHA1_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA1 constants
Rule name:SHA512_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA384/SHA512 constants

File information


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Web download

KnightCrypt

Executable exe 66871cebfa92f04476679fb3b00a125f7eb43ea35cfb8b187b4aa2bbd0230c10

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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