General

  • Target
    176-Phobos.zip
  • Size 39KB
  • Sample240723-jppsyswcnr
  • SHA256 9090b682c6219cb43f01d5b3342356ae85685992fac80e5e08667b54439932ea
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target
      43f846c12c24a078ebe33f71e8ea3b4f75107aeb275e2c3cd9dc61617c9757fc
    • Size 55KB
    • SHA256 43f846c12c24a078ebe33f71e8ea3b4f75107aeb275e2c3cd9dc61617c9757fc
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
    • 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 (439) 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

    • 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