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Database Entry



KnightCrypt


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 7 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: dbf9cc65461c7bc650938156d3751d4ae0ce4312d3899f747e590767c0ef0408
SHA3-384 hash: 1c5542d3be293f8b38ab421cc80e431e811c85b3f3ae08712a93e9f390deaca04d3486bfe0e865f675ffbe17a3875ae7
SHA1 hash: cf0dd52331ce203c723f7be32bd91d7cfb34a988
MD5 hash: 7defc0b43aa2ad389575df2419b7909b
humanhash: juliet-uncle-solar-indigo
File name:92.exe
Download: download sample
Signature KnightCrypt
File size:1'392'760 bytes
First seen:2023-09-03 10:10:11 UTC
Last seen:2023-09-27 06:58:29 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 92ed8fb21c381a073a5e7ca35347f90e (13 x KnightCrypt)
ssdeep 12288:0BVVtkNBJOlMmXP0447OdMyogfJ7gwPueClVVRWM5YDh8xpoPzouMA+nkGGCp+ME:tTcCG0447AMVgfdnTClVm4QzcGRGS
Threatray 21 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T16D556B07B69941E8D43AC1B0CA564332EE71BC950F34A9DF0690B3592F7BEE46B3A711
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 1ZRR4H
Tags:89-23-98-56 exe KnightCrypt

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
3
# of downloads :
316
Origin country :
CL CL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
92.exe
Verdict:
No threats detected
Analysis date:
2023-09-03 10:12:35 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 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)
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
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: 1302387 Sample: 92.exe Startdate: 03/09/2023 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 44 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->44 46 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 2->46 48 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->48 50 5 other signatures 2->50 7 92.exe 4 2->7         started        process3 dnsIp4 40 nginx.org 7->40 42 i.ibb.co 7->42 60 Writes to foreign memory regions 7->60 62 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 7->62 11 cmd.exe 2 7->11         started        15 audiodg.exe 7->15         started        signatures5 process6 file7 32 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\aymu, PE32+ 11->32 dropped 64 Injects code into the Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) 11->64 66 Writes to foreign memory regions 11->66 68 Found hidden mapped module (file has been removed from disk) 11->68 70 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 11->70 17 explorer.exe 30 46 11->17         started        22 conhost.exe 11->22         started        signatures8 process9 dnsIp10 34 192.168.2.100 unknown unknown 17->34 36 192.168.2.101 unknown unknown 17->36 38 98 other IPs or domains 17->38 24 C:\Users\...\How To Restore Your Files.txt, ASCII 17->24 dropped 26 C:\Users\...\How To Restore Your Files.txt, ASCII 17->26 dropped 28 C:\Users\...\How To Restore Your Files.txt, ASCII 17->28 dropped 30 10 other malicious files 17->30 dropped 52 System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit) 17->52 54 Connects to many different private IPs via SMB (likely to spread or exploit) 17->54 56 Connects to many different private IPs (likely to spread or exploit) 17->56 58 4 other signatures 17->58 file11 signatures12
Threat name:
Win64.Trojan.Generic
Status:
Suspicious
First seen:
2023-08-30 17:10:20 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Exe)
Extracted files:
3
AV detection:
14 of 24 (58.33%)
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
Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Drops desktop.ini file(s)
Enumerates connected drives
Renames multiple (172) files with added filename extension
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
dbf9cc65461c7bc650938156d3751d4ae0ce4312d3899f747e590767c0ef0408
MD5 hash:
7defc0b43aa2ad389575df2419b7909b
SHA1 hash:
cf0dd52331ce203c723f7be32bd91d7cfb34a988
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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