phobos

General

Target

7545d1ee58e6a9083ffc9e581e88d8c18dd2d906799c5233fa10b5b3d8cb55ba
Size

239KB
Sample

230923-zz71aacb87
MD5

45d1a96fe58e04510a7921b543ae63c5
SHA1

29a50a8f0c81df12676837bd6a7bcb2e5ad9ea0e
SHA256

7545d1ee58e6a9083ffc9e581e88d8c18dd2d906799c5233fa10b5b3d8cb55ba
SHA512

af40b05837ec36bb90c92fe49a911989d6569e3f65b50f3f245662b11b7df3c7de40819ac595e79cdced8ffff0135922e27421db9f4d4840c0405a06c0593a57
SSDEEP

6144:3V46fuYXChoQTjlFgLuCY1dRuAOxXfm4ypuw8y0:3iYzXChdTbv1bu/fmYw8y

Score

10^/10

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

smokeloader

Version

2022

C2

http://77.91.68.29/fks/

rc4.i32

Targets

- Target
  
  7545d1ee58e6a9083ffc9e581e88d8c18dd2d906799c5233fa10b5b3d8cb55ba
- Size
  
  239KB
- MD5
  
  45d1a96fe58e04510a7921b543ae63c5
- SHA1
  
  29a50a8f0c81df12676837bd6a7bcb2e5ad9ea0e
- SHA256
  
  7545d1ee58e6a9083ffc9e581e88d8c18dd2d906799c5233fa10b5b3d8cb55ba
- SHA512
  
  af40b05837ec36bb90c92fe49a911989d6569e3f65b50f3f245662b11b7df3c7de40819ac595e79cdced8ffff0135922e27421db9f4d4840c0405a06c0593a57
- SSDEEP
  
  6144:3V46fuYXChoQTjlFgLuCY1dRuAOxXfm4ypuw8y0:3iYzXChdTbv1bu/fmYw8y
Score

10^/10

phobos redline smokeloader backdoor collection discovery evasion infostealer persistence ransomware spyware stealer trojan
- Phobos
  Phobos ransomware appeared at the beginning of 2019.
  ransomware phobos
- RedLine
  RedLine Stealer is a malware family written in C#, first appearing in early 2020.
  infostealer redline
- RedLine payload
- SmokeLoader
  Modular backdoor trojan in use since 2014.
  trojan backdoor smokeloader
- Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess
- Deletes shadow copies
  Ransomware often targets backup files to inhibit system recovery.
  ransomware
- Downloads MZ/PE file
- Modifies Windows Firewall
  evasion
- Checks computer location settings
  Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
- Drops startup file
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Reads user/profile data of web browsers
  Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
  spyware stealer
- Uses the VBS compiler for execution
- Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
  collection
- Adds Run key to start application
  persistence
- Checks installed software on the system
  Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.
  discovery
- Drops desktop.ini file(s)
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
behavioral1