General

  • Target

    176-Phobos.zip

  • Size

    39KB

  • Sample

    240703-g3zh7s1cnf

  • MD5

    fd04e1ab2bacdd5baedaf6242fb79e41

  • SHA1

    c73ff7888457c98a8d775c96035e6bc259c1d747

  • SHA256

    9090b682c6219cb43f01d5b3342356ae85685992fac80e5e08667b54439932ea

  • SHA512

    58cf5cb8653281581cb3d7c68cabc1e2962b9314af63328f3ccdf45385c29292eec2d533ed2daa9ec7957f23202756e3ff35a367596c777a8868b98e75eccfa1

  • SSDEEP

    768:4+SW2AEywpVJU/61jKxYp6vlvybVtA0sUhTvhwKR59Fpel9j4dkpG/:dF2ppVJJ2mg0sUhTmqjFpS9cdk0/

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target

      43f846c12c24a078ebe33f71e8ea3b4f75107aeb275e2c3cd9dc61617c9757fc

    • Size

      55KB

    • MD5

      4e93c194b641d9b849f270531ec14d20

    • SHA1

      8b5a21254a0c10e3ca2570eeba490755197b544e

    • SHA256

      43f846c12c24a078ebe33f71e8ea3b4f75107aeb275e2c3cd9dc61617c9757fc

    • SHA512

      0c6dba53321b00a7b17bde84598de18cad9ecdae1a36209b6f13a99df96abe86987c2cbef132c6bc0ce80de75b4ad15351abd8c0c8e5c83bc17bb4f64713f2ec

    • SSDEEP

      1536:YNeRBl5PT/rx1mzwRMSTdLpJZtqoQOcO:YQRrmzwR5JAOF

    • 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 (319) 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

    • 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 Enterprise v15

Tasks