WannaCry

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ID X0043
Type Ransomware
Aliases None
Platforms Windows
Year 2017
Associated ATT&CK Software WannaCry

WannaCry

WannaCry is ransomware that was first seen in a global attack during May 2017, which affected more than 150 countries. It contains worm-like features to spread across a computer network using the SMBv1 exploit EternalBlue. [1]

ATT&CK Techniques

See ATT&CK: WannaCry - Techniques Used.

Enhanced ATT&CK Techniques

NameUse
Defense Evasion:: Hidden Files and Directories(F0005.003)WannaCry uses the +h attribute to hide its files. [1]
Persistence::Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder (F0012)WannaCry creates two registry run keys to ensure persistence. [1]
Defense-Evasion::Self Deletion (F0007)WannaCry looks for a DNS entry and if the entry exists, it terminates and deletes itself. [1]
Impact::Data Encrypted for Impact (E1486)WannaCry encrypts files for ransom. [1]

MBC Behaviors

NameUse
Discovery::Self Discovery (B0038)WannaCry checks the size of the file it loads into memory. [1]
Discovery::Self Discovery (B0038.002)WannaCry checks a string, keylen and a magic number before decrypting a dll. [1]
Discovery::Self Discovery (B0038.003)WannaCry checks the data lengh of a section before decypting a dll. [1]

Indicators of Compromise

MD5 Hashes

  • db349b97c37d22f5ea1d1841e3c89eb4
  • 84c82835a5d21bbcf75a61706d8ab549
  • f351e1fcca0c4ea05fc44d15a17f8b36
  • 7bf2b57f2a205768755c07f238fb32cc

References

[1] https://www.mandiant.com/resources/blog/wannacry-malware-profile