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Database Entry



Venus


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 8045ad5cda6c42e5669cf52e492c004d842c7ae6f8a09522134834d0f57347eb
SHA3-384 hash: 8fe8f811217b08fd303230ffc872684731873ff506faf2ac39f8853e2fc77fa6bd9d022fd389494fedc1964c6e432917
SHA1 hash: 102b8625e5662c89efe4547dc2cb173be8b08851
MD5 hash: 38d8f55b3a4b6871b5e62fdc73c504d6
humanhash: charlie-arkansas-tennessee-muppet
File name:8045ad5cda6c42e5669cf52e492c004d842c7ae6f8a09522134834d0f57347eb
Download: download sample
Signature Venus
File size:230'400 bytes
First seen:2022-10-14 06:23:25 UTC
Last seen:2022-10-14 07:21:05 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash bb2600e94092da119ee6acbbd047be43 (13 x Venus)
ssdeep 6144:gUhJmXLQwAhgEkJ8kdV50DErPMxgTw7ozFD254W:gUneLQwAE8VDtGcopfW
Threatray 5 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T17A34CF10E6C290F2EC9B4FB995FA59FE50356E208735E3F7DBCA8EA585326C2C134251
TrID 48.8% (.EXE) Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (31206/45/13)
16.4% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10523/12/4)
10.2% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
7.8% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
7.0% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4505/5/1)
Reporter petikvx
Tags:Ransomware Venus

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
426
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Searching for the window
Creating a file in the Windows directory
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a process from a recently created file
Creating a process with a hidden window
Launching cmd.exe command interpreter
Creating a file
Enabling the 'hidden' option for recently created files
Launching a process
Creating a window
Launching the process to change the firewall settings
Searching for synchronization primitives
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Sending a custom TCP request
Sending a UDP request
Moving a file to the Program Files subdirectory
Moving a recently created file
Moving a file to the %AppData% subdirectory
Moving a file to the Program Files directory
Enabling autorun with the standard Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run registry branch
Launching a tool to kill processes
Creating a file in the mass storage device
Encrypting user's files
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  5/10
Tags:
n/a
Behaviour
MalwareBazaar
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
greyware shell32.dll
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.
Malware family:
Venus Ransomware
Verdict:
Malicious
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
rans.troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Contains functionality to register hotkeys which are used to close and control applications (CTRL-ALT-DEL, ALT-F4 etc)
Contains functionalty to change the wallpaper
Creates an autostart registry key pointing to binary in C:\Windows
Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them
Found ransom note / readme
Machine Learning detection for sample
Modifies the windows firewall
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Searches for Windows Mail specific files
Uses netsh to modify the Windows network and firewall settings
Uses ping.exe to check the status of other devices and networks
Uses ping.exe to sleep
Writes many files with high entropy
Yara detected Venus Ransomware
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 723132 Sample: Kd66C5HBKX.exe Startdate: 14/10/2022 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 57 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->57 59 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->59 61 Found ransom note / readme 2->61 63 2 other signatures 2->63 8 Kd66C5HBKX.exe 1 2 2->8         started        12 Kd66C5HBKX.exe 2->12         started        14 Kd66C5HBKX.exe 2->14         started        16 2 other processes 2->16 process3 file4 49 C:\Windows\Kd66C5HBKX.exe, PE32 8->49 dropped 79 Contains functionalty to change the wallpaper 8->79 81 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 8->81 83 Creates an autostart registry key pointing to binary in C:\Windows 8->83 85 Contains functionality to register hotkeys which are used to close and control applications (CTRL-ALT-DEL, ALT-F4 etc) 8->85 18 Kd66C5HBKX.exe 7 13 8->18         started        23 cmd.exe 1 8->23         started        signatures5 process6 dnsIp7 51 192.168.2.100 unknown unknown 18->51 53 192.168.2.101 unknown unknown 18->53 55 98 other IPs or domains 18->55 41 C:\...\lyncDesktopResources.dll.venus, DOS 18->41 dropped 43 C:\Program Filesbehaviorgraphoogle\...\Logo.png.venus, DOS 18->43 dropped 45 C:\Program Filesbehaviorgraphoogle\...\hu.pak.venus, COM 18->45 dropped 47 273 other malicious files 18->47 dropped 65 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 18->65 67 Contains functionalty to change the wallpaper 18->67 69 Searches for Windows Mail specific files 18->69 77 2 other signatures 18->77 25 cmd.exe 1 18->25         started        27 cmd.exe 1 18->27         started        71 Uses ping.exe to sleep 23->71 73 Uses ping.exe to check the status of other devices and networks 23->73 75 Uses netsh to modify the Windows network and firewall settings 23->75 29 conhost.exe 23->29         started        31 PING.EXE 1 23->31         started        file8 signatures9 process10 process11 33 netsh.exe 75 6 25->33         started        35 conhost.exe 25->35         started        37 taskkill.exe 1 27->37         started        39 conhost.exe 27->39         started       
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Tiggre
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2022-10-11 23:35:04 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
22 of 26 (84.62%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
evasion persistence ransomware spyware stealer
Behaviour
Checks SCSI registry key(s)
Interacts with shadow copies
Kills process with taskkill
Modifies registry class
Runs ping.exe
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
Drops file in Program Files directory
Drops file in Windows directory
Sets desktop wallpaper using registry
Adds Run key to start application
Drops desktop.ini file(s)
Enumerates connected drives
Checks computer location settings
Deletes itself
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Deletes backup catalog
Executes dropped EXE
Modifies Windows Firewall
Modifies extensions of user files
Deletes shadow copies
Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
8045ad5cda6c42e5669cf52e492c004d842c7ae6f8a09522134834d0f57347eb
MD5 hash:
38d8f55b3a4b6871b5e62fdc73c504d6
SHA1 hash:
102b8625e5662c89efe4547dc2cb173be8b08851
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:BitcoinAddress
Author:Didier Stevens (@DidierStevens)
Description:Contains a valid Bitcoin address
Rule name:QbotStuff
Author:anonymous

File information


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