Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    19s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240704-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240704-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    05-07-2024 19:14

General

  • Target

    新建文件夹/fast.exe

  • Size

    56KB

  • MD5

    9ad577d23f402be16acb2bdd9619aaf2

  • SHA1

    054e7451b8394d33bd59201653801fe1313a4841

  • SHA256

    0d990218e7ca3beff50d56a7cd3c6325c32e98413554e1b5614f101923706032

  • SHA512

    b1be8815efdf59bc5fc2d0602cc01ce123edaea5b803c1733a33fdaf95b1172bb39f8cb762eb07c6d943b3e12789a053feb9c14a50ec8eb82fa491a55a7658ce

  • SSDEEP

    1536:CNeRBl5PT/rx1mzwRMSTdLpJCMBrzQM5+N:CQRrmzwR5JVUN

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,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'> <div>All your files have been encrypted!</div> </div> <div class='bold'>All your files have been encrypted due to a security issue with your computer. If you want to restore them, write to us by email <span class='mark'>[email protected]</span></div> <div class='bold'>If you have not received a response within 24 hours, write to us at Jabber: [email protected]</div> <div class='bold'>Write this ID in the title of your message <span class='mark'>06EC36A5-3327</span></div> <div> You will have to pay for decryption in bitcoins. The price depends on how quickly you write to us. After payment, we will send you a tool that will decrypt all your files. </div> <div class='note info'> <div class='title'>Free decryption as guarantee</div> <ul>We can decrypt 1 small, not important file as proof of decryption. 1 megabyte of an unarchived file. We never decrypt important files for testing, such as XLS, databases and other important files. </ul> </div> <div class='note info'> <div class='title'>How to obtain Bitcoins</div> <ul> Write to us and we will instruct you how to buy Bitcoin <br> Attention! If you ask for help from third parties, know that they raise the price (they add their own price from ours). Contact us for help and we will help you buy Bitcoin, it's not difficult. Our experts will fully tell you how to buy bitcoin. </ul> </div> <div class='title'>Jabber client installation instructions:</div> <div class='note info'> <ul> <li>Download the jabber (Pidgin) client from https://pidgin.im/download/windows/</li> <li>After installation, the Pidgin client will prompt you to create a new account.</li> <li>Click "Add"</li><li>In the "Protocol" field, select XMPP</li> <li>In "Username" - come up with any name</li> <li>In the field "domain" - enter any jabber-server, there are a lot of them, for example - exploit.im</li> <li>Create a password</li><li>At the bottom, put a tick "Create account"</li> <li>Click add</li> <li>If you selected "domain" - exploit.im, then a new window should appear in which you will need to re-enter your data:</li> <ul> <li>User</li> <li>password</li> <li>You will need to follow the link to the captcha (there you will see the characters that you need to enter in the field below)</li> </ul> <li>If you don't understand our Pidgin client installation instructions, you can find many installation tutorials on youtube - <a href = "https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=pidgin+jabber+install">https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=pidgin+jabber+install</a></li> </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, this may lead to irreversible data loss.</li> <li>No one else will be able to return your files except us!</li> </ul> </div> </body> </html>
Emails

class='mark'>[email protected]</span></div>

[email protected]</div>

URLs

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

https://pidgin.im/download/windows/</li>

Signatures

  • Phobos

    Phobos ransomware appeared at the beginning of 2019.

  • Deletes shadow copies 3 TTPs

    Ransomware often targets backup files to inhibit system recovery.

  • Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Renames multiple (313) files with added filename extension

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

  • Deletes backup catalog 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Uses wbadmin.exe to inhibit system recovery.

  • Modifies Windows Firewall 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Drops startup file 3 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) 64 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL 1 TTPs 6 IoCs

    Netsh.exe (also referred to as Netshell) is a command-line scripting utility used to interact with the network configuration of a system.

  • Interacts with shadow copies 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 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\新建文件夹\fast.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\新建文件夹\fast.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:2348
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\新建文件夹\fast.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\新建文件夹\fast.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:1828
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2884
        • C:\Windows\system32\vssadmin.exe
          vssadmin delete shadows /all /quiet
          3⤵
          • Interacts with shadow copies
          PID:2780
        • C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe
          wmic shadowcopy delete
          3⤵
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:1760
        • C:\Windows\system32\bcdedit.exe
          bcdedit /set {default} bootstatuspolicy ignoreallfailures
          3⤵
          • Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit
          PID:640
        • C:\Windows\system32\bcdedit.exe
          bcdedit /set {default} recoveryenabled no
          3⤵
          • Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit
          PID:2572
        • C:\Windows\system32\wbadmin.exe
          wbadmin delete catalog -quiet
          3⤵
          • Deletes backup catalog
          PID:1000
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2856
        • C:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe
          netsh advfirewall set currentprofile state off
          3⤵
          • Modifies Windows Firewall
          • Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
          PID:1820
        • C:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe
          netsh firewall set opmode mode=disable
          3⤵
          • Modifies Windows Firewall
          • Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
          PID:1824
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe
        "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\info.hta"
        2⤵
        • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
        PID:2120
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe
        "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe" "C:\users\public\desktop\info.hta"
        2⤵
        • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
        PID:2164
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe
        "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe" "C:\info.hta"
        2⤵
        • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
        PID:1536
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe
        "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe" "F:\info.hta"
        2⤵
        • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
        PID:208
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1528
        • C:\Windows\system32\vssadmin.exe
          vssadmin delete shadows /all /quiet
          3⤵
          • Interacts with shadow copies
          PID:888
        • C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe
          wmic shadowcopy delete
          3⤵
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:952
        • C:\Windows\system32\bcdedit.exe
          bcdedit /set {default} bootstatuspolicy ignoreallfailures
          3⤵
          • Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit
          PID:2872
        • C:\Windows\system32\bcdedit.exe
          bcdedit /set {default} recoveryenabled no
          3⤵
          • Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit
          PID:1236
        • C:\Windows\system32\wbadmin.exe
          wbadmin delete catalog -quiet
          3⤵
          • Deletes backup catalog
          PID:2964
    • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      1⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2596
    • C:\Windows\system32\wbengine.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\wbengine.exe"
      1⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1956
    • C:\Windows\System32\vdsldr.exe
      C:\Windows\System32\vdsldr.exe -Embedding
      1⤵
        PID:108
      • C:\Windows\System32\vds.exe
        C:\Windows\System32\vds.exe
        1⤵
          PID:2984

        Network

        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

        Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

        1
        T1547

        Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

        1
        T1547.001

        Event Triggered Execution

        1
        T1546

        Netsh Helper DLL

        1
        T1546.007

        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

        Event Triggered Execution

        1
        T1546

        Netsh Helper DLL

        1
        T1546.007

        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

        2
        T1112

        Direct Volume Access

        1
        T1006

        Credential Access

        Unsecured Credentials

        1
        T1552

        Credentials In Files

        1
        T1552.001

        Discovery

        System Information Discovery

        1
        T1082

        Query Registry

        1
        T1012

        Collection

        Data from Local System

        1
        T1005

        Impact

        Inhibit System Recovery

        4
        T1490

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        Downloads

        • C:\info.hta
          Filesize

          6KB

          MD5

          421dde48d725478af6cd1d58f001ddae

          SHA1

          e45b59d8df2f876cb22556d703e198002332a18d

          SHA256

          1e1f14240e53306ad8f9d8e9e0964d842e953b909515c840c76e02cb2feff50b

          SHA512

          6acdda69d9da3d744739da6e3dd260a1dc0880076ee1aca8e50b487a361fe9946eb8da9de2c723262102be817787f8b05f06a1d4f05952b39ca0cf030c2169b2