
It runs a secondary process under dllhost.exe with the necessary permissions to encrypt a large number of files on a compromised endpoint.

The access token is a 32-byte token randomly chosen. Blackcat ransomware uses an access-token to execute.Below are some of the notable behaviors of the ransomware: BlackCat ransomware behaviorīlackCat is a command-line driven, human-operated, flexible malware and has the ability to employ a range of encryption techniques. This blog shows how to detect and respond to BlackCat ransomware on Windows endpoints using Wazuh. BlackCat is written in Rust programming language, and this presents a challenge for traditional security solutions to analyze and parse binaries generated by it. The ransomware operators allow affiliates to customize payloads, which makes it possible for them to target different corporate environments and operating systems (Windows and Linux variants).

It operates as a Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS), where affiliates pay for software that enables them to launch ransomware attacks. BlackCat, also known as ALPHV ransomware, is a sophisticated ransomware that analysts first observed in November 2021.
