General

  • Target

    2024-06-11_bfe1134aa647e0eae3fd8e4093dcc788_neshta_phobos

  • Size

    98KB

  • Sample

    240611-janmcayfjb

  • MD5

    bfe1134aa647e0eae3fd8e4093dcc788

  • SHA1

    945c30a53c5bcb384cc885f72028c91870a0d34f

  • SHA256

    458a7a345bc015a7585d114b98d3ef9077a571a72ada9b4f07d385b44f7119c7

  • SHA512

    bcc6beb5311a8c8280903cac569259279f73ba4f5e4a722559b366930520597362ee9b45c16d32fc13817327a89ca0d1985f7df00ebd3093da6768f32564e2ca

  • SSDEEP

    1536:JxqjQ+P04wsmJCuxbV4DzANeRBl5PT/rx1mzwRMSTdLpJOM:sr85C/4QRrmzwR5JL

Malware Config

Extracted

Path

C:\info.hta

Ransom Note
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC '-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN' 'http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd'> <html> <head> <meta charset='windows-1251'> <title>encrypted</title> <HTA:APPLICATION ICON='msiexec.exe' SINGLEINSTANCE='yes' SysMenu="no"> <script language='JScript'> window.moveTo(50, 50); window.resizeTo(screen.width - 100, screen.height - 100); </script> <style type='text/css'> body { font: 15px Tahoma, sans-serif; margin: 10px; line-height: 25px; background: #EDEDED; } img { display:inline-block; } .bold { font-weight: bold; } .mark { background: #D0D0E8; padding: 2px 5px; } .header { text-align: center; font-size: 30px; line-height: 50px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom:20px; } .info { background: #D0D0E8; border-left: 10px solid #00008B; } .alert { background: #FFE4E4; border-left: 10px solid #FF0000; } .private { border: 1px dashed #000; background: #FFFFEF; } .note { height: auto; padding-bottom: 1px; margin: 15px 0; } .note .title { font-weight: bold; text-indent: 10px; height: 30px; line-height: 30px; padding-top: 10px; } .note .mark { background: #A2A2B5; } .note ul { margin-top: 0; } .note pre { margin-left: 15px; line-height: 13px; font-size: 13px; } .footer { position:fixed; bottom:0; right:0; text-align: right; } </style> </head> <body> <div class='header'> <img src='data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAEAAAABACAQAAAAAYLlVAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAACBjSFJNAAB6JQAAgIMAAPn/AACA6QAAdTAAAOpgAAA6mAAAF2+SX8VGAAAAAmJLR0QA/4ePzL8AAAAJcEhZcwAACxMAAAsTAQCanBgAAAAHdElNRQfjAwwMJwSFwIn8AAADNklEQVRo3u2ZTUhUURTHfzozmprmZ1pYEmkfJNEmiwwkSEyFECIQpEUboYhqFYHQXlcti9rUKldWBEUiuQpbtDDNzD5G8qM0HRXLRtO5LdJx3puPd++8+xyIztm88zgf/3veufeee18SdimDI1RxnL0U4gbAzxhDdPGCfpZs+49JWTTyFB8iAq8wTju1pDgXvopOliIGX+d57rHPieBuLvLNIvgaD1KvP/x1FiTDCwQTNOkFcJVfCuEFgq+c0he+minF8AJBH2WRnCUph8/nIZVhb2d5w1smEbjYSTn7SQ/TucsFlnWkPxBW6Xc4RkbIoHKooSNshsxRbT98Eb0mtyM04oqgmR6hUNvtrwrnWDa4nOVMVF0XLfw2aPuosBfezQPTmNpiVtFmnpj0W+wBKMFrcPeJ3RYWNfwwWHSSZgdAHX6Du5uWFpl0myqm1KiQrASgnNQQaZFOS4t5nhvkAnbZAbDHIE0wIGHzmsUQKdXkQwlACtsN8ijfJay8zBjkovgBbCLPlAG/hNUcswa5IH4Ayasdzxr5pBbWRRYMstGHYg04QAkH4FbQFSwTCKbdI7mzWVipbMceKtiCCFqO0OeY1caRbAaKOcgOCpQ+WWTyM8EwvfjkTfJoYZDFONqwaPyTHs7LbktlPNMYep2XuE22dfhsHjkS/i+3Wn/SK2EdoE72UeuyGH8rxbbLLjqlkRlb4TAzDo5fIJiOvRTnR+ju9VJuwveC/wASDsD+2h5KUyyQTVZiALzjFt3MsY16mtmqx2mt9BbUw4EQuzpGpVcCLQB8nDBZXmJFDoCeInzFS9ObxwzLmeoBMGA4/QBM4t1IAOHXDi7Zqwg9ACrCWotS8xnQWQCHOGsafzOFOhzLT8NxmoI3RZncULjG1ARA8DHYupxUucbUtxd4ghnw4JI30wdARHneMABx0j8FYD3xCkdefQByKFl9KsOjy6nKNBR0cZRCTjOk1JhrBCCY5r3pZtSS9bZkueSqmljVgPoPDa0Algk4HD8QG8AXph0G8Dk2AC89DgPosFKodvR83G/dtiRzTevtUChP0SCTpBQuM+bI6Bvk51gl96X/FFvzCh9oW0v+H2zO2tYtz/EgAAAAJXRFWHRkYXRlOmNyZWF0ZQAyMDE5LTAzLTEyVDEyOjM5OjA0KzAwOjAwG6lIYwAAACV0RVh0ZGF0ZTptb2RpZnkAMjAxOS0wMy0xMlQxMjozOTowNCswMDowMGr08N8AAAAASUVORK5CYII='> <div>Your files are encrypted.</div> </div> <div class='bold'>AYour data has been compromised, important data has been stolen for the next sale in case of non-payment. But you have the opportunity to return everything.</div> <div class='bold'>Write to e-mail: <span class='mark'>[email protected]</span> <div class='bold'>Write this ID in the title of your message <span class='mark'>0D963303-3545</span></div> <div class='bold'>Or write us to the TOX messenger: <span class='mark'>F9B62A229F748C0211804208C4229133B1D395CC746C3ACBF80255D2E4484F03306DA0FE3ACB</span></div> <div class='bold'>You can download TOX messenger here <a href='https://tox.chat/'>https://tox.chat/</a></div> <div> Payment for decryption is accepted only in Bitcoin. After payment, I will provide you with the key and complete decryption instructions. </div> <div class='note info'> <div class='title'>Free decryption as guarantee</div> <ul>Decryption guarantee: you can send to me any 2 files with SIMPLE extensions(jpg,txt,doc, not databases!) and low sizes(max 1 mb), i will decrypt them and send back to you. This is my guarantee. <br> I don't want to deceive you, I want to earn money. You pay me and continue your work. My honest name is more important than a one-time deception. </ul> </div> <div class='note info'> <div class='title'>How to obtain Bitcoins</div> <ul> Contact me and I will give you instructions on how to purchase bitcoins. </ul> </div> <div class='note alert'> <div class='title'>Attention!</div> <ul> <li>Do not rename encrypted files.</li> <li>Do not try to decrypt your data using third party software, it may cause permanent data loss.</li> <li>Decryption of your files with the help of third parties may cause increased price (they add their fee to our) or you can become a victim of a scam.</li> <li>The intermediary can also convince you that they can restore your data themselves without contacting us, this is not true, any recovery takes place only with my key.</li> </ul> </div> </body> </html>
Emails

class='mark'>[email protected]</span>

URLs

http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd'>

Extracted

Path

C:\info.hta

Ransom Note
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC '-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN' 'http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd'> <html> <head> <meta charset='windows-1251'> <title>encrypted</title> <HTA:APPLICATION ICON='msiexec.exe' SINGLEINSTANCE='yes' SysMenu="no"> <script language='JScript'> window.moveTo(50, 50); window.resizeTo(screen.width - 100, screen.height - 100); </script> <style type='text/css'> body { font: 15px Tahoma, sans-serif; margin: 10px; line-height: 25px; background: #EDEDED; } img { display:inline-block; } .bold { font-weight: bold; } .mark { background: #D0D0E8; padding: 2px 5px; } .header { text-align: center; font-size: 30px; line-height: 50px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom:20px; } .info { background: #D0D0E8; border-left: 10px solid #00008B; } .alert { background: #FFE4E4; border-left: 10px solid #FF0000; } .private { border: 1px dashed #000; background: #FFFFEF; } .note { height: auto; padding-bottom: 1px; margin: 15px 0; } .note .title { font-weight: bold; text-indent: 10px; height: 30px; line-height: 30px; padding-top: 10px; } .note .mark { background: #A2A2B5; } .note ul { margin-top: 0; } .note pre { margin-left: 15px; line-height: 13px; font-size: 13px; } .footer { position:fixed; bottom:0; right:0; text-align: right; } </style> </head> <body> <div class='header'> <img src='data:image/png;base64,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'> <div>Your files are encrypted.</div> </div> <div class='bold'>AYour data has been compromised, important data has been stolen for the next sale in case of non-payment. But you have the opportunity to return everything.</div> <div class='bold'>Write to e-mail: <span class='mark'>[email protected]</span> <div class='bold'>Write this ID in the title of your message <span class='mark'>9D8D69C6-3545</span></div> <div class='bold'>Or write us to the TOX messenger: <span class='mark'>F9B62A229F748C0211804208C4229133B1D395CC746C3ACBF80255D2E4484F03306DA0FE3ACB</span></div> <div class='bold'>You can download TOX messenger here <a href='https://tox.chat/'>https://tox.chat/</a></div> <div> Payment for decryption is accepted only in Bitcoin. After payment, I will provide you with the key and complete decryption instructions. </div> <div class='note info'> <div class='title'>Free decryption as guarantee</div> <ul>Decryption guarantee: you can send to me any 2 files with SIMPLE extensions(jpg,txt,doc, not databases!) and low sizes(max 1 mb), i will decrypt them and send back to you. This is my guarantee. <br> I don't want to deceive you, I want to earn money. You pay me and continue your work. My honest name is more important than a one-time deception. </ul> </div> <div class='note info'> <div class='title'>How to obtain Bitcoins</div> <ul> Contact me and I will give you instructions on how to purchase bitcoins. </ul> </div> <div class='note alert'> <div class='title'>Attention!</div> <ul> <li>Do not rename encrypted files.</li> <li>Do not try to decrypt your data using third party software, it may cause permanent data loss.</li> <li>Decryption of your files with the help of third parties may cause increased price (they add their fee to our) or you can become a victim of a scam.</li> <li>The intermediary can also convince you that they can restore your data themselves without contacting us, this is not true, any recovery takes place only with my key.</li> </ul> </div> </body> </html>
Emails

class='mark'>[email protected]</span>

URLs

http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd'>

Targets

    • Target

      2024-06-11_bfe1134aa647e0eae3fd8e4093dcc788_neshta_phobos

    • Size

      98KB

    • MD5

      bfe1134aa647e0eae3fd8e4093dcc788

    • SHA1

      945c30a53c5bcb384cc885f72028c91870a0d34f

    • SHA256

      458a7a345bc015a7585d114b98d3ef9077a571a72ada9b4f07d385b44f7119c7

    • SHA512

      bcc6beb5311a8c8280903cac569259279f73ba4f5e4a722559b366930520597362ee9b45c16d32fc13817327a89ca0d1985f7df00ebd3093da6768f32564e2ca

    • SSDEEP

      1536:JxqjQ+P04wsmJCuxbV4DzANeRBl5PT/rx1mzwRMSTdLpJOM:sr85C/4QRrmzwR5JL

    • Detect Neshta payload

    • Neshta

      Malware from the neshta family is designed to infect itself into other files to spread itself and cause damage.

    • Phobos

      Phobos ransomware appeared at the beginning of 2019.

    • Deletes shadow copies

      Ransomware often targets backup files to inhibit system recovery.

    • Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit

    • Renames multiple (310) files with added filename extension

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

    • Deletes backup catalog

      Uses wbadmin.exe to inhibit system recovery.

    • Modifies Windows Firewall

    • Checks computer location settings

      Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

    • Drops startup file

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Modifies system executable filetype association

    • Reads user/profile data of web browsers

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

    • Adds Run key to start application

    • Drops desktop.ini file(s)

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

Execution

Windows Management Instrumentation

1
T1047

Command and Scripting Interpreter

1
T1059

Persistence

Create or Modify System Process

1
T1543

Windows Service

1
T1543.003

Event Triggered Execution

1
T1546

Change Default File Association

1
T1546.001

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

Event Triggered Execution

1
T1546

Change Default File Association

1
T1546.001

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

3
T1112

Credential Access

Unsecured Credentials

1
T1552

Credentials In Files

1
T1552.001

Discovery

Query Registry

3
T1012

System Information Discovery

3
T1082

Peripheral Device Discovery

1
T1120

Collection

Data from Local System

1
T1005

Impact

Inhibit System Recovery

4
T1490

Tasks