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BlackMatter


Vendor detections: 17


Intelligence 17 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 8b95627f574d1196193f262813593bc230af8b4e52e67a26fc6dada85c25d51f
SHA3-384 hash: 5b586e41b31cfe85cca4b4556a37936c42c9c6df18f58b7f6be6ee6e497563856e260c66992a18b5dba3b37be5c9fdde
SHA1 hash: 52f7c0f93eb2a6f62ee50b0455acd30ee55a7ee1
MD5 hash: 7a32e44b71716a0c76bcd05263749c87
humanhash: north-nine-potato-coffee
File name:file
Download: download sample
Signature BlackMatter
File size:148'992 bytes
First seen:2026-03-17 21:01:25 UTC
Last seen:2026-03-19 15:31:32 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 41fb8cb2943df6de998b35a9d28668e8 (96 x BlackMatter, 9 x LockBit, 1 x DragonForce)
ssdeep 3072:a6glyuxE4GsUPnliByocWep/EW+w7dIe9MB:a6gDBGpvEByocWeZEW6v
TLSH T138E36D21F212D0B3C87718F13736B572F39E8D6C29996847EAD80F99BC658232F05997
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


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Bitsight
url: http://158.94.211.162/6.exe

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
81
# of downloads :
140
Origin country :
US US
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
Malware family:
lockbit
ID:
1
File name:
file
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-03-17 21:07:28 UTC
Tags:
braincipher ransomware lockbit darkside

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
91.7%
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
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Moving a file to the %temp% directory
Creating a 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
File Type:
exe x32
Detections:
HEUR:Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Lockbit.gen Trojan-Ransom.Win32.BlackMatter.d Trojan.Win32.Udochka.sb Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Encoder.sb Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Dycler Trojan.Win32.Zapchast.bgvs Trojan.Win32.Agent.sb HEUR:Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Generic PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Lockbit.tre Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Agent.sb Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Dapato.sb Trojan.Win32.Inject.sb
Malware family:
BlackMatter Ransomware
Verdict:
Malicious
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PDB Path PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 32 Exe x86
Threat name:
Win32.Ransomware.Lockbit
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-03-17 21:02:35 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
AV detection:
24 of 24 (100.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
lockbit
Similar samples:
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)
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 (1034) files with added filename extension
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
8b95627f574d1196193f262813593bc230af8b4e52e67a26fc6dada85c25d51f
MD5 hash:
7a32e44b71716a0c76bcd05263749c87
SHA1 hash:
52f7c0f93eb2a6f62ee50b0455acd30ee55a7ee1
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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:Detect_all_IPv6_variants
Author:Bierchermuesli
Description:Generic IPv6 catcher
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:VECT_Ransomware
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.
Rule name:Windows_Ransomware_Lockbit_369e1e94
Author:Elastic Security

File information


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Web download

BlackMatter

Executable exe 8b95627f574d1196193f262813593bc230af8b4e52e67a26fc6dada85c25d51f

(this sample)

  
Dropped by
Phorpiex
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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