What is locky.exe?

locky.exe is part of ZLAC to MP3 Converter and developed by Accmeware Corporation according to the locky.exe version information.

locky.exe's description is "ZLAC to MP3 Converter"

locky.exe is usually located in the 'c:\downloads\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected locky.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on locky.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameZLAC to MP3 Converter
Company nameAccmeware Corporation
File descriptionZLAC to MP3 Converter
Internal nameZLAC to MP3 Converter.exe
Original filenameZLAC to MP3 Converter.exe
CommentsZLAC to MP3 Converter
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2007-2012 All rights Reserved.
Private build2012.01.12
Product version6, 1, 7, 0
File version6, 1, 7, 0
Special build2012.01.12

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameZLAC to MP3 Converter
Company nameAccmeware Corporation
File descriptionZLAC to MP3 Converter
Internal nameZLAC to MP3 Converter.exe
Original filenameZLAC to MP3 Converter.exe
CommentsZLAC to MP3 Converter
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2007-2012 All rights R..
Private build2012.01.12
Product version6, 1, 7, 0
File version6, 1, 7, 0
Special build2012.01.12

Digital signatures [?]

locky.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

56 of the 66 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the locky.exe file. That's a 85% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Acronis suspicious
Ad-Aware Trojan.Agent.BTEV
AegisLab Trojan.Win32.Generic.4!c
AhnLab-V3 Trojan/Win32.Locky.R181394
Antiy-AVL Trojan[Ransom]/Win32.Locky.genc
Arcabit Trojan.Agent.BTEV
Avast Win32:Malware-gen
AVG Win32:Malware-gen
Avira TR/Crypt.ZPACK.uaov
Baidu Win32.Trojan.Kryptik.afr
BitDefender Trojan.Agent.BTEV
CAT-QuickHeal Ransomware.Locky.MUE.S5
ClamAV Win.Ransomware.Locky-30744
Comodo TrojWare.Win32.Ransom.Locky.EXA@6ehcy5
CrowdStrike win/malicious_confidence_100% (W)
Cybereason malicious.69670e
Cyren W32/Locky.AI.gen!Eldorado
DrWeb Trojan.Encoder.4489
eGambit Unsafe.AI_Score_99%
Emsisoft Trojan.Agent.BTEV (B)
Endgame malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32 Win32/Filecoder.Locky.B
F-Secure Trojan.TR/Crypt.ZPACK.uaov
FireEye Generic.mg.3e06a9069670e687
Fortinet W32/Filecoder_Locky.B!tr
GData Win32.Trojan.Agent.VNLPDL
Ikarus Trojan.Win32.Filecoder
Invincea heuristic
Jiangmin Trojan.Locky.ph
K7AntiVirus Trojan ( 004eedf31 )
K7GW Trojan ( 004eedf31 )
Kaspersky Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Agent.iqk
Malwarebytes Ransom.Locky
MAX malware (ai score=100)
McAfee Generic.ys
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.Ransomware.ch
Microsoft Ransom:Win32/Locky
MicroWorld-eScan Trojan.Agent.BTEV
NANO-Antivirus Trojan.Win32.Encoder.echhus
Paloalto generic.ml
Panda Trj/WLT.B
Qihoo-360 HEUR/QVM20.1.Malware.Gen
Rising Ransom.Locky!8.1CD4 (CLOUD)
SentinelOne DFI - Malicious PE
Sophos Troj/Locky-CD
SUPERAntiSpyware Ransom.Locky/Variant
Tencent Win32.Trojan.Raas.Auto
Trapmine malicious.high.ml.score
TrendMicro-HouseCall Ransom_LOCKY.DR
VBA32 BScope.Trojan.Encoder
VIPRE Win32.Malware!Drop
ViRobot Trojan.Win32.Locky.139776.L
Yandex Trojan.Agent!4QUWbcJ+7c4
Zillya Trojan.PCryptGen.Win32.4
ZoneAlarm Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Agent.iqk
Zoner Trojan.Win32.42618
56 of the 66 anti-virus programs detected the locky.exe file.

Sandbox Report

The following information was gathered by executing the file inside Cuckoo Sandbox.

Summary

Successfully executed process in sandbox.

Summary

{
    "regkey_written": [
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Tracing\\RASMANCS\\EnableConsoleTracing",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Tracing\\RASMANCS\\EnableFileTracing",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Tracing\\RASMANCS\\MaxFileSize",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Tracing\\RASMANCS\\FileTracingMask",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Tracing\\RASMANCS\\ConsoleTracingMask",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Tracing\\RASMANCS\\FileDirectory"
    ],
    "dll_loaded": [
        "MPR.dll",
        "RASMAN.DLL",
        "urlmon.dll",
        "rtutils.dll",
        "API-MS-WIN-Service-Management-L1-1-0.dll",
        "API-MS-WIN-Service-winsvc-L1-1-0.dll",
        "WININET.dll",
        "GDI32.dll",
        "SHELL32.dll",
        "KERNEL32.dll",
        "0x4ac76f6.d",
        "NETAPI32.dll",
        "ADVAPI32.dll",
        "rpcrt4.dll",
        "CRYPTSP.dll",
        "USER32.dll"
    ],
    "file_opened": [
        "\\\\?\\PIPE\\lsarpc"
    ],
    "connects_host": [
        "ujvesgedwoaj.click",
        "ltpchiiu.click",
        "llcstaowfj.biz",
        "rgwcuphfymbybk.su",
        "92.222.71.26",
        "tukwfncfqlufsbm.ru",
        "obxpdaafhrqeonwvt.pl",
        "tfdmcchs.work",
        "5.34.183.40",
        "sddppdkgyyikbx.su",
        "185.14.28.51",
        "mvivjxltl.pl",
        "kyusfwxsy.click",
        "byhwjvbhvyv.xyz",
        "185.82.202.170",
        "88.214.236.11",
        "kkuohshumfy.org"
    ],
    "regkey_opened": [
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\6i83dC8Mft",
        "HKEY_PERFORMANCE_DATA\\(Default)",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Internet Settings",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\Rpc",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Services\\crypt32",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Internet Settings",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\system\\CurrentControlSet\\control\\NetworkProvider\\HwOrder",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\Tracing",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\Rpc",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\Tracing\\RASMANCS"
    ],
    "file_written": [
        "\\\\?\\PIPE\\lsarpc"
    ],
    "file_read": [
        "\\\\?\\PIPE\\lsarpc"
    ],
    "regkey_read": [
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\6i83dC8Mft\\Gca23e4f6I",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Rpc\\MaxRpcSize",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Tracing\\RASMANCS\\EnableFileTracing",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Tracing\\RASAPI32\\EnableConsoleTracing",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Tracing\\RASMANCS\\EnableConsoleTracing",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\CustomLocale\\en-US",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\services\\crypt32\\DebugHeapFlags",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\Setup\\SystemSetupInProgress",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\6i83dC8Mft\\locph1bK",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Tracing\\RASAPI32\\FileDirectory",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\Setup\\OOBEInProgress",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Tracing\\RASAPI32\\FileTracingMask",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\6i83dC8Mft\\vGRNFI281Oigqxt",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Tracing\\RASAPI32\\MaxFileSize",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Internet Settings\\DisableImprovedZoneCheck",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Tracing\\RASMANCS\\FileTracingMask",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\SQMClient\\Windows\\CEIPEnable",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\ExtendedLocale\\en-US",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Tracing\\RASMANCS\\ConsoleTracingMask",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Tracing\\RASMANCS\\FileDirectory",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\ComputerName\\ActiveComputerName\\ComputerName",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Tracing\\RASAPI32\\EnableFileTracing",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Tracing\\RASMANCS\\MaxFileSize",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\6i83dC8Mft\\3D21ln67SV50l",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Internet Settings\\Security_HKLM_only",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Tracing\\RASAPI32\\ConsoleTracingMask"
    ]
}

Generic

[
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\af3ca029c7f8abafef86c5af9c24aa3ddd9056a9609f217d9c536de134a115ce.bin",
        "process_name": "af3ca029c7f8abafef86c5af9c24aa3ddd9056a9609f217d9c536de134a115ce.bin",
        "pid": 2816,
        "summary": {
            "regkey_written": [
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Tracing\\RASMANCS\\EnableConsoleTracing",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Tracing\\RASMANCS\\EnableFileTracing",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Tracing\\RASMANCS\\MaxFileSize",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Tracing\\RASMANCS\\FileTracingMask",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Tracing\\RASMANCS\\ConsoleTracingMask",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Tracing\\RASMANCS\\FileDirectory"
            ],
            "dll_loaded": [
                "MPR.dll",
                "RASMAN.DLL",
                "urlmon.dll",
                "rtutils.dll",
                "API-MS-WIN-Service-Management-L1-1-0.dll",
                "API-MS-WIN-Service-winsvc-L1-1-0.dll",
                "WININET.dll",
                "GDI32.dll",
                "SHELL32.dll",
                "KERNEL32.dll",
                "0x4ac76f6.d",
                "NETAPI32.dll",
                "ADVAPI32.dll",
                "rpcrt4.dll",
                "CRYPTSP.dll",
                "USER32.dll"
            ],
            "file_opened": [
                "\\\\?\\PIPE\\lsarpc"
            ],
            "connects_host": [
                "ujvesgedwoaj.click",
                "ltpchiiu.click",
                "llcstaowfj.biz",
                "rgwcuphfymbybk.su",
                "92.222.71.26",
                "tukwfncfqlufsbm.ru",
                "obxpdaafhrqeonwvt.pl",
                "tfdmcchs.work",
                "5.34.183.40",
                "sddppdkgyyikbx.su",
                "185.14.28.51",
                "mvivjxltl.pl",
                "kyusfwxsy.click",
                "byhwjvbhvyv.xyz",
                "185.82.202.170",
                "88.214.236.11",
                "kkuohshumfy.org"
            ],
            "regkey_opened": [
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\6i83dC8Mft",
                "HKEY_PERFORMANCE_DATA\\(Default)",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Internet Settings",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\Rpc",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Services\\crypt32",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Internet Settings",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\system\\CurrentControlSet\\control\\NetworkProvider\\HwOrder",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\Tracing",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\Rpc",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\Tracing\\RASMANCS"
            ],
            "file_written": [
                "\\\\?\\PIPE\\lsarpc"
            ],
            "file_read": [
                "\\\\?\\PIPE\\lsarpc"
            ],
            "regkey_read": [
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\6i83dC8Mft\\Gca23e4f6I",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Rpc\\MaxRpcSize",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Tracing\\RASMANCS\\EnableFileTracing",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Tracing\\RASAPI32\\EnableConsoleTracing",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Tracing\\RASMANCS\\EnableConsoleTracing",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\CustomLocale\\en-US",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\services\\crypt32\\DebugHeapFlags",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\Setup\\SystemSetupInProgress",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\6i83dC8Mft\\locph1bK",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Tracing\\RASAPI32\\FileDirectory",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\Setup\\OOBEInProgress",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Tracing\\RASAPI32\\FileTracingMask",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\6i83dC8Mft\\vGRNFI281Oigqxt",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Tracing\\RASAPI32\\MaxFileSize",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Internet Settings\\DisableImprovedZoneCheck",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Tracing\\RASMANCS\\FileTracingMask",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\SQMClient\\Windows\\CEIPEnable",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\ExtendedLocale\\en-US",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Tracing\\RASMANCS\\ConsoleTracingMask",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Tracing\\RASMANCS\\FileDirectory",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\ComputerName\\ActiveComputerName\\ComputerName",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Tracing\\RASAPI32\\EnableFileTracing",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Tracing\\RASMANCS\\MaxFileSize",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\6i83dC8Mft\\3D21ln67SV50l",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Internet Settings\\Security_HKLM_only",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Tracing\\RASAPI32\\ConsoleTracingMask"
            ]
        },
        "first_seen": 1589010785.625,
        "ppid": 2016
    },
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1589010785.34375,
        "ppid": 376
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "Checks amount of memory in system, this can be used to detect virtual machines that have a low amount of memory available",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "call": {
                    "category": "system",
                    "status": 1,
                    "stacktrace": [],
                    "api": "GlobalMemoryStatusEx",
                    "return_value": 1,
                    "arguments": {},
                    "time": 1589010786.656,
                    "tid": 2420,
                    "flags": {}
                },
                "pid": 2816,
                "type": "call",
                "cid": 296
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "antivm_memory_available"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 0,
        "families": [],
        "description": "One or more potentially interesting buffers were extracted, these generally contain injected code, configuration data, etc.",
        "severity": 2,
        "marks": [],
        "references": [],
        "name": "dumped_buffer"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 7,
        "families": [],
        "description": "Allocates read-write-execute memory (usually to unpack itself)",
        "severity": 2,
        "marks": [
            {
                "call": {
                    "category": "process",
                    "status": 1,
                    "stacktrace": [],
                    "api": "NtProtectVirtualMemory",
                    "return_value": 0,
                    "arguments": {
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                        "stack_dep_bypass": 0,
                        "stack_pivoted": 0,
                        "heap_dep_bypass": 0,
                        "length": 8192,
                        "protection": 64,
                        "process_handle": "0xffffffff",
                        "base_address": "0x010f2000"
                    },
                    "time": 1589010786.609,
                    "tid": 2420,
                    "flags": {
                        "protection": "PAGE_EXECUTE_READWRITE"
                    }
                },
                "pid": 2816,
                "type": "call",
                "cid": 8
            },
            {
                "call": {
                    "category": "process",
                    "status": 1,
                    "stacktrace": [],
                    "api": "NtAllocateVirtualMemory",
                    "return_value": 0,
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                        "region_size": 4096,
                        "stack_dep_bypass": 0,
                        "stack_pivoted": 0,
                        "heap_dep_bypass": 0,
                        "protection": 64,
                        "process_handle": "0xffffffff",
                        "allocation_type": 12288,
                        "base_address": "0x00330000"
                    },
                    "time": 1589010786.609,
                    "tid": 2420,
                    "flags": {
                        "protection": "PAGE_EXECUTE_READWRITE",
                        "allocation_type": "MEM_COMMIT|MEM_RESERVE"
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                },
                "pid": 2816,
                "type": "call",
                "cid": 19
            },
            {
                "call": {
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                    "status": 1,
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                        "stack_dep_bypass": 0,
                        "stack_pivoted": 0,
                        "heap_dep_bypass": 0,
                        "length": 208896,
                        "protection": 64,
                        "process_handle": "0xffffffff",
                        "base_address": "0x010e0000"
                    },
                    "time": 1589010786.609,
                    "tid": 2420,
                    "flags": {
                        "protection": "PAGE_EXECUTE_READWRITE"
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                },
                "pid": 2816,
                "type": "call",
                "cid": 30
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            {
                "call": {
                    "category": "process",
                    "status": 1,
                    "stacktrace": [],
                    "api": "NtAllocateVirtualMemory",
                    "return_value": 0,
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                        "stack_dep_bypass": 0,
                        "stack_pivoted": 0,
                        "heap_dep_bypass": 0,
                        "protection": 64,
                        "process_handle": "0xffffffff",
                        "allocation_type": 12288,
                        "base_address": "0x004d0000"
                    },
                    "time": 1589010786.625,
                    "tid": 2420,
                    "flags": {
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                        "allocation_type": "MEM_COMMIT|MEM_RESERVE"
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                },
                "pid": 2816,
                "type": "call",
                "cid": 228
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                "call": {
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                    "api": "NtProtectVirtualMemory",
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                        "stack_dep_bypass": 0,
                        "stack_pivoted": 0,
                        "heap_dep_bypass": 0,
                        "length": 4096,
                        "protection": 64,
                        "process_handle": "0xffffffff",
                        "base_address": "0x77baf000"
                    },
                    "time": 1589010786.625,
                    "tid": 2420,
                    "flags": {
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                    }
                },
                "pid": 2816,
                "type": "call",
                "cid": 229
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            {
                "call": {
                    "category": "process",
                    "status": 1,
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                    "api": "NtAllocateVirtualMemory",
                    "return_value": 0,
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                        "stack_dep_bypass": 0,
                        "stack_pivoted": 0,
                        "heap_dep_bypass": 0,
                        "protection": 64,
                        "process_handle": "0xffffffff",
                        "allocation_type": 12288,
                        "base_address": "0x004f0000"
                    },
                    "time": 1589010786.625,
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                "pid": 2816,
                "type": "call",
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            {
                "call": {
                    "category": "process",
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                    "api": "NtProtectVirtualMemory",
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                        "stack_dep_bypass": 0,
                        "stack_pivoted": 0,
                        "heap_dep_bypass": 0,
                        "length": 135168,
                        "protection": 64,
                        "process_handle": "0xffffffff",
                        "base_address": "0x010e0000"
                    },
                    "time": 1589010786.625,
                    "tid": 2420,
                    "flags": {
                        "protection": "PAGE_EXECUTE_READWRITE"
                    }
                },
                "pid": 2816,
                "type": "call",
                "cid": 232
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "allocates_rwx"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "A process attempted to delay the analysis task.",
        "severity": 2,
        "marks": [
            {
                "type": "generic",
                "description": "af3ca029c7f8abafef86c5af9c24aa3ddd9056a9609f217d9c536de134a115ce.bin tried to sleep 149 seconds, actually delayed analysis time by 70 seconds"
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "antisandbox_sleep"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 4,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data indicative of a packer",
        "severity": 2,
        "marks": [
            {
                "entropy": 7.0385261196190285,
                "section": {
                    "size_of_data": "0x0000f000",
                    "virtual_address": "0x00001000",
                    "entropy": 7.0385261196190285,
                    "name": ".text",
                    "virtual_size": "0x0000eeb2"
                },
                "type": "generic",
                "description": "A section with a high entropy has been found"
            },
            {
                "entropy": 6.897563750176484,
                "section": {
                    "size_of_data": "0x00005000",
                    "virtual_address": "0x00017000",
                    "entropy": 6.897563750176484,
                    "name": ".data",
                    "virtual_size": "0x00012010"
                },
                "type": "generic",
                "description": "A section with a high entropy has been found"
            },
            {
                "entropy": 6.932297662870391,
                "section": {
                    "size_of_data": "0x00006600",
                    "virtual_address": "0x0002a000",
                    "entropy": 6.932297662870391,
                    "name": ".rsrc",
                    "virtual_size": "0x00006418"
                },
                "type": "generic",
                "description": "A section with a high entropy has been found"
            },
            {
                "entropy": 0.7785977859778598,
                "type": "generic",
                "description": "Overall entropy of this PE file is high"
            }
        ],
        "references": [
            "http:\/\/www.forensickb.com\/2013\/03\/file-entropy-explained.html",
            "http:\/\/virii.es\/U\/Using%20Entropy%20Analysis%20to%20Find%20Encrypted%20and%20Packed%20Malware.pdf"
        ],
        "name": "packer_entropy"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "Reads the systems User Agent and subsequently performs requests",
        "severity": 2,
        "marks": [
            {
                "call": {
                    "category": "network",
                    "status": 1,
                    "stacktrace": [],
                    "api": "InternetOpenA",
                    "return_value": 13369348,
                    "arguments": {
                        "proxy_bypass": "",
                        "access_type": 1,
                        "proxy_name": "",
                        "flags": 0,
                        "user_agent": "Mozilla\/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; Trident\/4.0; SLCC2; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.5.30729; .NET CLR 3.0.30729; Media Center PC 6.0)"
                    },
                    "time": 1589010786.671,
                    "tid": 2420,
                    "flags": {}
                },
                "pid": 2816,
                "type": "call",
                "cid": 324
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "reads_user_agent"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "One or more of the buffers contains an embedded PE file",
        "severity": 3,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "buffer",
                "ioc": "Buffer with sha1: 34e7d45100d9905dc41671464d40884c3bb205a1",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "dumped_buffer2"
    }
]

Yara

The Yara rules did not detect anything in the file.

Network

{
    "tls": [],
    "udp": [
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "192.168.56.255",
            "offset": 662,
            "time": 6.192941188812256,
            "dport": 137,
            "sport": 137
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "192.168.56.255",
            "offset": 18302,
            "time": 12.192257165908813,
            "dport": 138,
            "sport": 138
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 20146,
            "time": 6.12975001335144,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 51001
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 20474,
            "time": 4.1321492195129395,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 20802,
            "time": 6.138184070587158,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53848
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 21130,
            "time": 4.647805213928223,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 54255
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 21458,
            "time": 3.0101981163024902,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 55314
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 21786,
            "time": 4.661675214767456,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 1900
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 41196,
            "time": 4.166476011276245,
            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 49580,
            "time": 6.240100145339966,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 53598
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "68084649eb3f32b19fbe3b40096e437c42f82899b4ee1e6dcde94803dbeb5200",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "325e90ad5e5ba5a644d4343cbb69237ce23136e49da8e216c405673b29c4397c",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Screenshots

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locky.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove locky.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the locky.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that locky.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

  1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
  2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate locky.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the locky.exe file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate locky.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\downloads\locky.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the locky.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If locky.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If locky.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If locky.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
  8. Restart your computer.
  9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that locky.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the removal instructions given above








Free Questionnaires

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD53e06a9069670e68740a300087e8f91c7
SHA256af3ca029c7f8abafef86c5af9c24aa3ddd9056a9609f217d9c536de134a115ce

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to locky.exe:

locky.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

locky.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

ZLAC to MP3 Converter has stopped working.

End Program - locky.exe. This program is not responding.

locky.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

locky.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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