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Medusa


Vendor detections: 16


Intelligence 16 IOCs YARA 12 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: bcd952d2995d187c5a87ec0e03b638e02d7157b9a01d4e7c28ce7a6d6b28ac42
SHA3-384 hash: 2ae3200fc2008519ca3ce30e53bc523099ec6eb495d41689c70eea48cc19866c9d837fb62c9405c5e3b899f5f708bdb7
SHA1 hash: 6169263cd2ff0baf06cce5a61cd70fe22cc86942
MD5 hash: e874240a53fc353bc770f507445cc061
humanhash: finch-gee-eleven-helium
File name:bcd952d2995d187c5a87ec0e03b638e02d7157b9a01d4e7c28ce7a6d6b28ac42
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Signature Medusa
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File size:638'977 bytes
First seen:2025-04-29 15:42:59 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 82a8292007e682f1a127ba8dcebfae96 (23 x Medusa)
ssdeep 12288:hd0aVXqKVXjdnMUs10XjzXQIGP0uNFoEKY8gMDidGPZ55jEPttS6tEVwuYlwIBl/:XC82SUs3cZVS/GWvfFnayWHD5ZHsjWPx
Threatray 23 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T187D49F257482C176E57202314E5CABB661BFFC300B734EEB67D05A5E5A381E06E3297B
TrID 32.2% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
20.1% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
15.4% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
13.7% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
6.2% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
Magika pebin
Reporter TheRavenFile
Tags:exe Medusa Ransomware


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RakeshKrish12
Source: https://github.com/TheRavenFile/Daily-Hunt/blob/main/Medusa%20Ransomware

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
539
Origin country :
IN IN
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
medusa
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ID:
1
File name:
bcd952d2995d187c5a87ec0e03b638e02d7157b9a01d4e7c28ce7a6d6b28ac42
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-04-29 15:48:43 UTC
Tags:
xor-url generic medusa ransomware
Link:
https://app.any.run/tasks/68e16e86-e6c9-423c-b05b-608f1bdb12ca

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/5026/
Detection(s):
Win.Ransomware.Medusa-10025438-0
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Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
96.5%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=6810f846cc5fb3600cc497ac
Tags:
medusalocker ransomware medusa sage
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Searching for the window
Launching a process
Launching the process to interact with network services
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
crypto fingerprint hacktool microsoft_visual_cc obfuscated overlay
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/6810f390218c4a98ade79043/reports/b0f68d7d-7205-47fb-a660-fcc34ea3efa6/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Ransom.Imps.Generic
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/bcd952d2995d187c5a87ec0e03b638e02d7157b9a01d4e7c28ce7a6d6b28ac42
Malware family:
Medusa
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/4c8bd4e4-c365-47cc-aa8e-421f1b83b0f8
Result
Threat name:
MedusaLocker, TrojanRansom
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
rans.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1677437
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
Contains functionality to encrypt and move a file in one function
Creates files in the recycle bin to hide itself
Deletes shadow drive data (may be related to ransomware)
Disables security and backup related services
Found ransom note / readme
Found Tor onion address
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Query firmware table information (likely to detect VMs)
Sigma detected: Suspicious Windows Service Tampering
Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
Writes a notice file (html or txt) to demand a ransom
Yara detected MedusaLocker Ransomware
Yara detected TrojanRansom
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1677437 Sample: S8oS9ZqTp1.exe Startdate: 29/04/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 46 tse1.mm.bing.net 2->46 48 pki-goog.l.google.com 2->48 50 4 other IPs or domains 2->50 52 Antivirus detection for URL or domain 2->52 54 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->54 56 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->56 58 7 other signatures 2->58 8 S8oS9ZqTp1.exe 1002 2->8         started        signatures3 process4 file5 38 C:\Users\user\...\!!!READ_ME_MEDUSA!!!.txt, ASCII 8->38 dropped 40 C:\Users\user\...\!!!READ_ME_MEDUSA!!!.txt, ASCII 8->40 dropped 42 C:\Users\user\...\!!!READ_ME_MEDUSA!!!.txt, ASCII 8->42 dropped 44 13 other files (7 malicious) 8->44 dropped 60 Query firmware table information (likely to detect VMs) 8->60 62 Creates files in the recycle bin to hide itself 8->62 64 Contains functionality to encrypt and move a file in one function 8->64 66 5 other signatures 8->66 12 net.exe 1 8->12         started        14 net.exe 8->14         started        16 net.exe 8->16         started        18 18 other processes 8->18 signatures6 process7 process8 20 conhost.exe 12->20         started        22 net1.exe 12->22         started        24 conhost.exe 14->24         started        26 net1.exe 14->26         started        28 conhost.exe 16->28         started        30 net1.exe 16->30         started        32 conhost.exe 18->32         started        34 net1.exe 18->34         started        36 31 other processes 18->36
Score:
99%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
PE
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/bcd952d2995d187c5a87ec0e03b638e02d7157b9a01d4e7c28ce7a6d6b28ac42
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/bcd952d2995d187c5a87ec0e03b638e02d7157b9a01d4e7c28ce7a6d6b28ac42/
Threat name:
Win32.Ransomware.Medusa
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2024-07-31 16:47:39 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
2
AV detection:
23 of 24 (95.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=xtmvfuuzlumhywuh5qhahnry4awxcv5zuaou47bizz5g22zivrba._file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
medusaransomware
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genericransomware
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Similar samples:
08b74bb2d6ec9bbdabdd92fb32d8322d2e08b45b0be069c7429675d33d5060c7
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19b65ef538144e873271f547807830a5ba31fe215f2fe7ade51a38047a80834b
Medusa
3a6d5694eec724726efa3327a50fad3efdc623c08d647b51e51cd578bddda3da
Medusa
a0cebcc9f5893b2fde2806794c27b8a304a0eb863e128ad779ed5dd806ad9239
Medusa
bcd952d2995d187c5a87ec0e03b638e02d7157b9a01d4e7c28ce7a6d6b28ac42
Medusa
c9abfc3e4da474e18795f5261f77e60c44e7b3353771281e4304e7506d56fdb4
Medusa
error
Medusa
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Result
Malware family:
medusaransomware
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:medusaransomware credential_access discovery persistence ransomware spyware stealer
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/250429-s5xyyatps7/
Behaviour
Checks SCSI registry key(s)
Checks processor information in registry
Enumerates system info in registry
Kills process with taskkill
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
Modifies registry class
Runs net.exe
Runs ping.exe
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
Browser Information Discovery
Program crash
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
Drops file in Program Files directory
Drops desktop.ini file(s)
Enumerates connected drives
Network Share Discovery
Credentials from Password Stores: Windows Credential Manager
Drops startup file
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
Renames multiple (9640) files with added filename extension
Medusa Ransomware
Medusaransomware family
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Win.Ransomware.Medusa-10025438-0
YARA:
n/a
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/5b2fb42a-e21f-435f-96fc-066e02271e30
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
bcd952d2995d187c5a87ec0e03b638e02d7157b9a01d4e7c28ce7a6d6b28ac42
MD5 hash:
e874240a53fc353bc770f507445cc061
SHA1 hash:
6169263cd2ff0baf06cce5a61cd70fe22cc86942
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/3d6a9d03-3b6c-45df-b665-e1ad762bd70d/
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Malicious File
Score:
1.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/bcd952d2995d187c5a87ec0e03b638e02d7157b9a01d4e7c28ce7a6d6b28ac42

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:CMD_Ping_Localhost
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Rule name:cobalt_strike_tmp01925d3f
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Author:The DFIR Report
Description:files - file ~tmp01925d3f.exe
Reference:https://thedfirreport.com
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
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Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:medusa_ransomware
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Rule name:Nymaim
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Author:Chaitanya
Description:Nymaim Loader
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
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Rule name:RANSOMWARE
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Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_URL_In_EXE
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Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects an XORed URL in an executable
Reference:https://twitter.com/stvemillertime/status/1237035794973560834
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_URL_in_EXE_RID2E46
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Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects an XORed URL in an executable
Reference:https://twitter.com/stvemillertime/status/1237035794973560834
Rule name:Sus_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE
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Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)
Rule name:Windows_Ransomware_Medusa_fda487fd
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Author:Elastic Security

File information

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Cape
Cape
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/5026/

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
WIN32_PROCESS_APICan Create Process and ThreadsKERNEL32.dll::CreateProcessA
KERNEL32.dll::CloseHandle
KERNEL32.dll::CreateThread
WIN_BASE_APIUses Win Base APIKERNEL32.dll::TerminateProcess
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryExW
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryW
KERNEL32.dll::GetDriveTypeW
KERNEL32.dll::GetStartupInfoW
KERNEL32.dll::GetDiskFreeSpaceExW
WIN_BASE_EXEC_APICan Execute other programsKERNEL32.dll::WriteConsoleW
KERNEL32.dll::ReadConsoleW
KERNEL32.dll::SetStdHandle
KERNEL32.dll::GetConsoleWindow
KERNEL32.dll::GetConsoleCP
KERNEL32.dll::GetConsoleMode
WIN_BASE_IO_APICan Create FilesKERNEL32.dll::CreateFileW
KERNEL32.dll::MoveFileW
KERNEL32.dll::GetFileAttributesW
WIN_BCRYPT_APICan Encrypt Filesbcrypt.dll::BCryptCreateHash
bcrypt.dll::BCryptDestroyKey
bcrypt.dll::BCryptEncrypt
bcrypt.dll::BCryptFinishHash
bcrypt.dll::BCryptGenerateSymmetricKey
bcrypt.dll::BCryptGetProperty
WIN_CRYPT_APIUses Windows Crypt APICRYPT32.dll::CryptDecodeObjectEx
bcrypt.dll::BCryptHashData
bcrypt.dll::BCryptImportKeyPair

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