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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    158s
  • max time network
    170s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20240221-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20240221-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64system
  • submitted
    26-02-2024 14:38

General

  • Target

    ST.exe

  • Size

    56KB

  • MD5

    1829b29bd700013b213b66ae95592845

  • SHA1

    07c1535e947419ece58a3f27dfef52c8e4da01ff

  • SHA256

    e67b8937b56c354ff06e857361f8860860f913a63f79427cf37db741ffcb02a1

  • SHA512

    a9d4eba671ba80f6c5ebc002dd26b3ad482f73540303fa3feb0f46575c4de63bc532026ddae27e94bb610581c174d9d1b728e05d38fb193b6c800c238c2329a5

  • SSDEEP

    1536:QNeRBl5PT/rx1mzwRMSTdLpJcOS9XtH1r4h:QQRrmzwR5JNSvH4

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Phobos

    Phobos ransomware appeared at the beginning of 2019.

  • Deletes shadow copies 2 TTPs

    Ransomware often targets backup files to inhibit system recovery.

  • Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Renames multiple (213) files with added filename extension

    This suggests ransomware activity of encrypting all the files on the system.

  • Deletes backup catalog 3 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Uses wbadmin.exe to inhibit system recovery.

  • Modifies Windows Firewall 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Drops startup file 1 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 2 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Drops desktop.ini file(s) 4 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 4 IoCs

    SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Interacts with shadow copies 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Shadow copies are often targeted by ransomware to inhibit system recovery.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 49 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 18 IoCs
  • Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs

    The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.

  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ST.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ST.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops startup file
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops desktop.ini file(s)
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2444
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ST.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ST.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:972
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2736
        • C:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe
          netsh advfirewall set currentprofile state off
          3⤵
          • Modifies Windows Firewall
          PID:3600
        • C:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe
          netsh firewall set opmode mode=disable
          3⤵
          • Modifies Windows Firewall
          PID:4744
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1256
        • C:\Windows\system32\vssadmin.exe
          vssadmin delete shadows /all /quiet
          3⤵
          • Interacts with shadow copies
          PID:2628
        • C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe
          wmic shadowcopy delete
          3⤵
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:2492
        • C:\Windows\system32\bcdedit.exe
          bcdedit /set {default} bootstatuspolicy ignoreallfailures
          3⤵
          • Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit
          PID:1784
        • C:\Windows\system32\bcdedit.exe
          bcdedit /set {default} recoveryenabled no
          3⤵
          • Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit
          PID:2068
        • C:\Windows\system32\wbadmin.exe
          wbadmin delete catalog -quiet
          3⤵
          • Deletes backup catalog
          PID:3456
    • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      1⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1388
    • C:\Windows\system32\wbengine.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\wbengine.exe"
      1⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1404
    • C:\Windows\System32\vdsldr.exe
      C:\Windows\System32\vdsldr.exe -Embedding
      1⤵
        PID:2148
      • C:\Windows\System32\vds.exe
        C:\Windows\System32\vds.exe
        1⤵
        • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
        PID:4788

      Network

      MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

      Execution

      Command and Scripting Interpreter

      1
      T1059

      Persistence

      Create or Modify System Process

      1
      T1543

      Windows Service

      1
      T1543.003

      Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

      1
      T1547

      Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

      1
      T1547.001

      Privilege Escalation

      Create or Modify System Process

      1
      T1543

      Windows Service

      1
      T1543.003

      Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

      1
      T1547

      Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

      1
      T1547.001

      Defense Evasion

      Indicator Removal

      3
      T1070

      File Deletion

      3
      T1070.004

      Impair Defenses

      1
      T1562

      Disable or Modify System Firewall

      1
      T1562.004

      Modify Registry

      1
      T1112

      Credential Access

      Unsecured Credentials

      1
      T1552

      Credentials In Files

      1
      T1552.001

      Discovery

      Query Registry

      2
      T1012

      Peripheral Device Discovery

      1
      T1120

      System Information Discovery

      1
      T1082

      Collection

      Data from Local System

      1
      T1005

      Impact

      Inhibit System Recovery

      4
      T1490

      Replay Monitor

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      Downloads

      • C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7-zip32.dll
        Filesize

        65KB

        MD5

        e5f729728ef63949ee08cdb344e199a0

        SHA1

        39869fb44914a7aa172a48342d39dbdfbda4d65c

        SHA256

        ce89fdff60df750b5f78ae42df37b822cd79add907d2c2e604fd906bb5f85bd2

        SHA512

        5fe6ac63731b9ad38f2b23c3e9ec7a89f8624a24056cb251ce7e08d18687cdd23f17818892b4e1234121001689da2864a61fb239b1e40d0252554c3048f0d9a7

      • C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\legal\jdk\relaxngcc.md
        Filesize

        2KB

        MD5

        ddc4cb14453391bcb5f4d645b2916a6c

        SHA1

        c4738d174c90c285e17bf51a9218256f45f96ea7

        SHA256

        0c19ba9eeecab3cbbdf38da08c3fa0266f10ce8166e056715931efc543335eeb

        SHA512

        34a32b92ffb2945608439653b5ecacba49fd3312ba5487ba14796c75b07655f0d8f735453dac117d46d204d3f810126f8a189f82c015fa8bb6ea37d9b8e0e30f

      • C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\THIRDPARTYLICENSEREADME-JAVAFX.txt
        Filesize

        190B

        MD5

        c5b7a97bda04c48435a145f2d1f9bb42

        SHA1

        bd94219a79987af3e4d4ce45b07edc2230aaf655

        SHA256

        07ec9bf950252d0254d4d778698c2e4173f36dbc3f57f51f34d1b85a07c2eab0

        SHA512

        7eb1a26cf8ef725ba6d1934ca4802f70cc22539017334c1d7a6873afeea6236bcd643b52630f7fa9d8a9e692f718ba42cc704ed5f8df17757028be63c3efad80

      • C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\lib\images\cursors\invalid32x32.gif
        Filesize

        153B

        MD5

        d13b5ffdeb538f15ee1d30f2788601d5

        SHA1

        8dc4da8e4efca07472b08b618bc059dcbfd03efa

        SHA256

        f1663cceeb67ba35c5a5cbf58b56050ddbe5ec5680ea9e55837b57524f29b876

        SHA512

        58e6b66d1e6a9858e3b2ff1c90333d804d80a98dad358bb666b0332013c0c0c7444d9cb7297eff3aeee7de66d01b3b180629f1b5258af19165abd5e013574b46

      • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Document Themes 16\Theme Colors\Slipstream.xml
        Filesize

        744B

        MD5

        809457c05fe696f5d34ac5ac8768cdd4

        SHA1

        a2c3e4966415100c7d24f7f3dc7e27d2a60d20c9

        SHA256

        1b66520d471367f736d50c070a2e2bba8ad88ac58743394a764b888e9cb6f6be

        SHA512

        cf38e01d3e174ff4b8070fb88ead7e787143ce7cf60b91365fafd01cacc1420337654083a14dfb2caa900141a578717f5d24fa3cadd17c1a992d09280fd8dc44

      • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\1033\POWERPNT_F_COL.HXK
        Filesize

        114B

        MD5

        301657e2669b4c76979a15f801cc2adf

        SHA1

        f7430efc590e79b847ab97b6e429cd07ef886726

        SHA256

        802bbf1167e97e336bc7e1d1574466db744c7021efe0f0ff01ff7e352c44f56b

        SHA512

        e94480d20b6665599c4ed1bc3fc6949c9be332fd91a14cef14b3e263ab1000666e706b51869bc93b4f479bb6389351674e707e79562020510c1b6dfe4b90cc51

      • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\1033\POWERPNT_K_COL.HXK
        Filesize

        113B

        MD5

        b9205d5c0a413e022f6c36d4bdfa0750

        SHA1

        f16acd929b52b77b7dad02dbceff25992f4ba95e

        SHA256

        951b1c95584b91fd8776e1d26b25d745ad5d508f6337686b9f7131d7c2f7096a

        SHA512

        0e67910bcf0f9ccde5464c63b9c850a12a759227d16b040d98986d54253f9f34322318e56b8feb86c5fb2270ed87f31252f7f68493ee759743909bd75e4bb544

      • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PersonaSpy\PersonaSpy.html
        Filesize

        1KB

        MD5

        3be680b6a8edfdeed37bf5068a37dccd

        SHA1

        75bc261fc558634731e683e431e4a31c5b463107

        SHA256

        1777e4f7955cb5900c97d92081efc4b11704ee3b265717a7d7152972b49a36c4

        SHA512

        a3c8a91689105a14c49b020826944d32540353c56fb9e9a011639ff5107d25e1d3466f0fc487ef953c6bbf0c006abc5204e3a8f0093e1c633013a547f8ecab21

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\iconcache_768.db
        Filesize

        24B

        MD5

        1681ffc6e046c7af98c9e6c232a3fe0a

        SHA1

        d3399b7262fb56cb9ed053d68db9291c410839c4

        SHA256

        9d908ecfb6b256def8b49a7c504e6c889c4b0e41fe6ce3e01863dd7b61a20aa0

        SHA512

        11bb994b5d2eab48b18667c7d8943e82c9011cb1d974304b8f2b6247a7e6b7f55ca2f7c62893644c3728d17dafd74ae3ba46271cf6287bb9e751c779a26fefc5