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win.lockfile (Back to overview)

LockFile

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A ransomware first observed in July 2021.

References
2022-06-23 ⋅ Secureworks ⋅ Counter Threat Unit ResearchTeam
BRONZE STARLIGHT Ransomware Operations Use HUI Loader
ATOMSILO Cobalt Strike HUI Loader LockFile NightSky Pandora PlugX Quasar RAT Rook SodaMaster BRONZE STARLIGHT
2022-05-09 ⋅ Microsoft ⋅ Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team, Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC)
Ransomware-as-a-service: Understanding the cybercrime gig economy and how to protect yourself
AnchorDNS BlackCat BlackMatter Conti DarkSide HelloKitty Hive LockBit REvil FAKEUPDATES Griffon ATOMSILO BazarBackdoor BlackCat BlackMatter Blister Cobalt Strike Conti DarkSide Emotet FiveHands Gozi HelloKitty Hive IcedID ISFB JSSLoader LockBit LockFile Maze NightSky Pandora Phobos Phoenix Locker PhotoLoader QakBot REvil Rook Ryuk SystemBC TrickBot WastedLocker BRONZE STARLIGHT
2022-04-20 ⋅ Bleeping Computer ⋅ Bill Toulas
Microsoft Exchange servers hacked to deploy Hive ransomware
Babuk BlackByte Conti Hive LockFile
2022-03-17 ⋅ Sophos ⋅ Tilly Travers
The Ransomware Threat Intelligence Center
ATOMSILO Avaddon AvosLocker BlackKingdom Ransomware BlackMatter Conti Cring DarkSide dearcry Dharma Egregor Entropy Epsilon Red Gandcrab Karma LockBit LockFile Mailto Maze Nefilim RagnarLocker Ragnarok REvil RobinHood Ryuk SamSam Snatch WannaCryptor WastedLocker
2021-10-27 ⋅ Avast Decoded ⋅ Avast
Avast releases decryptor for AtomSilo and LockFile ransomware
ATOMSILO LockFile
2021-09-26 ⋅ NSFOCUS ⋅ Jie Ji
Insights into Ransomware Spread Using Exchange 1-Day Vulnerabilities 1-2
Cobalt Strike LockFile
2021-08-30 ⋅ CSO Online ⋅ Lucian Constantin
LockFile ransomware uses intermittent encryption to evade detection
LockFile
2021-08-28 ⋅ The Hacker News ⋅ Ravie Lakshmanan
LockFile Ransomware Bypasses Protection Using Intermittent File Encryption
LockFile
2021-08-27 ⋅ Sophos ⋅ Mark Loman
LockFile ransomware’s box of tricks: intermittent encryption and evasion
LockFile
2021-08-25 ⋅ Cybleinc ⋅ cybleinc
​LockFile Ransomware: Exploiting Microsoft Exchange Vulnerabilities Using ProxyShell
LockFile
2021-08-23 ⋅ Sophos SecOps ⋅ Greg Iddon
ProxyShell vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange: What to do
LockFile
2021-08-20 ⋅ Symantec ⋅ Threat Hunter Team
LockFile: Ransomware Uses PetitPotam Exploit to Compromise Windows Domain Controllers
LockFile
2021-08-20 ⋅ Twitter (@VirITeXplorer) ⋅ TG Soft
Tweet about LockFile attacks in Italy
LockFile
Yara Rules
[TLP:WHITE] win_lockfile_auto (20260917 | Detects win.lockfile.)
rule win_lockfile_auto {

    meta:
        author = "Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com"
        date = "2026-09-17"
        version = "1"
        description = "Detects win.lockfile."
        info = "autogenerated rule brought to you by yara-signator"
        tool = "yara-signator v0.6.0"
        signator_config = "callsandjumps;datarefs;binvalue"
        malpedia_reference = "https://malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de/details/win.lockfile"
        malpedia_rule_date = "20260916"
        malpedia_hash = "53a643781c18e08f4a50949af60172d837a0b6f6"
        malpedia_version = "20260917"
        malpedia_license = "CC BY-SA 4.0"
        malpedia_sharing = "TLP:WHITE"

    /* DISCLAIMER
     * The strings used in this rule have been automatically selected from the
     * disassembly of memory dumps and unpacked files, using YARA-Signator.
     * The code and documentation is published here:
     * https://github.com/fxb-cocacoding/yara-signator
     * As Malpedia is used as data source, please note that for a given
     * number of families, only single samples are documented.
     * This likely impacts the degree of generalization these rules will offer.
     * Take the described generation method also into consideration when you
     * apply the rules in your use cases and assign them confidence levels.
     */


    strings:
        $sequence_0 = { 488d0d293d0700 8b440104 8b4c243c 33c8 8bc1 8944243c 8b442440 }
            // n = 7, score = 200
            //   488d0d293d0700       | adc                 edi, 0
            //   8b440104             | dec                 eax
            //   8b4c243c             | adc                 edi, 0
            //   33c8                 | dec                 ecx
            //   8bc1                 | mul                 dword ptr [ecx + 0x38]
            //   8944243c             | dec                 esp
            //   8b442440             | lea                 edx, [edi + ebx]

        $sequence_1 = { 410fb6d2 ff5060 488b8c2480000000 4833cc e8???????? 4881c498000000 c3 }
            // n = 7, score = 200
            //   410fb6d2             | add                 al, 6
            //   ff5060               | xor                 al, 0x72
            //   488b8c2480000000     | mov                 byte ptr [ebp - 0x76], al
            //   4833cc               | mov                 eax, dword ptr [ebp - 0x80]
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   4881c498000000       | add                 al, 7
            //   c3                   | mov                 eax, dword ptr [ebp - 0x80]

        $sequence_2 = { 4133c5 03d0 488d05d7270300 031488 4103d0 03d6 8b75bb }
            // n = 7, score = 200
            //   4133c5               | add                 al, 0x1b
            //   03d0                 | mov                 eax, dword ptr [ebp - 0x30]
            //   488d05d7270300       | add                 al, 0x1b
            //   031488               | xor                 al, 0x69
            //   4103d0               | mov                 byte ptr [ebp - 0x11], al
            //   03d6                 | mov                 eax, dword ptr [ebp - 0x30]
            //   8b75bb               | add                 al, 0x1c

        $sequence_3 = { 4889842480000000 488d1510da0400 488d4c2420 e8???????? 90 488d542420 488d4c2440 }
            // n = 7, score = 200
            //   4889842480000000     | xor                 ecx, edx
            //   488d1510da0400       | inc                 ecx
            //   488d4c2420           | ror                 ecx, 2
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   90                   | inc                 ecx
            //   488d542420           | mov                 ecx, eax
            //   488d4c2440           | or                  ecx, ebx

        $sequence_4 = { 041c 346b 88442460 8b442440 041d 3465 88442461 }
            // n = 7, score = 200
            //   041c                 | lea                 eax, [ecx - 1]
            //   346b                 | dec                 eax
            //   88442460             | lea                 eax, [edx + eax*8]
            //   8b442440             | dec                 eax
            //   041d                 | cmp                 dword ptr [eax], esi
            //   3465                 | jne                 0x212
            //   88442461             | dec                 eax

        $sequence_5 = { 4d2bc1 7415 0f1f4000 48836b2001 7504 4c897b18 4983e801 }
            // n = 7, score = 200
            //   4d2bc1               | dec                 ecx
            //   7415                 | adc                 ebp, 0
            //   0f1f4000             | dec                 ecx
            //   48836b2001           | cmp                 edi, esi
            //   7504                 | dec                 esp
            //   4c897b18             | mov                 esi, dword ptr [ebp + 0x50]
            //   4983e801             | dec                 ecx

        $sequence_6 = { 4c2bc3 420fb60411 3201 488d4901 440ac8 4983e801 75ec }
            // n = 7, score = 200
            //   4c2bc3               | dec                 ecx
            //   420fb60411           | add                 eax, eax
            //   3201                 | dec                 ecx
            //   488d4901             | cmp                 eax, eax
            //   440ac8               | dec                 eax
            //   4983e801             | adc                 edx, 0
            //   75ec                 | dec                 esp

        $sequence_7 = { 3468 8845e2 8b45d0 040f 3465 8845e3 8b45d0 }
            // n = 7, score = 200
            //   3468                 | mov                 dword ptr [ebp - 0x24], edx
            //   8845e2               | movups              xmmword ptr [ebp - 0x20], xmm1
            //   8b45d0               | inc                 esp
            //   040f                 | mov                 esi, edx
            //   3465                 | inc                 esp
            //   8845e3               | mov                 esp, ebx
            //   8b45d0               | cpuid               

        $sequence_8 = { 488d0d03350700 8b440101 8b4c243c 33c8 8bc1 8944243c 8b44244c }
            // n = 7, score = 200
            //   488d0d03350700       | mov                 dword ptr [ecx + 0x20], eax
            //   8b440101             | dec                 eax
            //   8b4c243c             | mov                 eax, dword ptr [ebp + 0x77]
            //   33c8                 | dec                 ebp
            //   8bc1                 | lea                 ebx, [eax + edi]
            //   8944243c             | dec                 eax
            //   8b44244c             | mov                 eax, dword ptr [eax + 0x78]

        $sequence_9 = { 4833c4 48898590010000 4c8bad08020000 0f57c0 0f1185b0000000 0f1185c0000000 0f1185d0000000 }
            // n = 7, score = 200
            //   4833c4               | mov                 dword ptr [ebp - 0x20], ecx
            //   48898590010000       | dec                 eax
            //   4c8bad08020000       | mov                 dword ptr [ebp - 0x18], edi
            //   0f57c0               | dec                 eax
            //   0f1185b0000000       | mov                 edx, dword ptr [ebp + 0x20]
            //   0f1185c0000000       | dec                 ebp
            //   0f1185d0000000       | mov                 eax, edx

    condition:
        7 of them and filesize < 1163264
}
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