phobos

General

Target

4ff314143f6fea359946a81034ec04a4f515998fc23c6937bc5d032b02f01bea.exe
Size

72KB
Sample

240728-t2rheswfqd
MD5

fcb76d19b9003bd5522c6da0703175d5
SHA1

99b5b69c4c3c6946162c1239ddbfa6e366cce3e3
SHA256

4ff314143f6fea359946a81034ec04a4f515998fc23c6937bc5d032b02f01bea
SHA512

dc08946159c732d367fa9a2f603eca3ec994eb37c962141bdf91bdd39f136998d560ba45ed307db4527386f85db4c002682d7b55b7a880d345ef613afd49fdce
SSDEEP

1536:lNeRBl5PT/rx1mzwRMSTdLpJSVJaaw38x6S3hT3GCq2iW7z:lQRrmzwR5J7UthDGCH

Score

10^/10

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>All your files have been encrypted!</div> </div> <div class='bold'>All your files have been encrypted due to a security problem with your PC. If you want to restore them, write us to the e-mail <span class='mark'>[email protected]</span></div> <div class='bold'>Write this ID in the title of your message <span class='mark'>5E1A3EAE-3368</span></div> <div class='bold'>In case of no answer in 24 hours write us to this e-mail:<span class='mark'>[email protected]</span></div> <div> You have to pay for decryption in Bitcoins. The price depends on how fast you write to us. After payment we will send you the tool that will decrypt all your files. </div> <div class='note info'> <div class='title'>Free decryption as guarantee</div> <ul>Before paying you can send us up to 5 files for free decryption. The total size of files must be less than 4Mb (non archived), and files should not contain valuable information. (databases,backups, large excel sheets, etc.) </ul> </div> <div class='note info'> <div class='title'>How to obtain Bitcoins</div> <ul> The easiest way to buy bitcoins is LocalBitcoins site. You have to register, click 'Buy bitcoins', and select the seller by payment method and price. <br><a href='https://localbitcoins.com/buy_bitcoins'>https://localbitcoins.com/buy_bitcoins</a> <br> Also you can find other places to buy Bitcoins and beginners guide here: <br><a href='http://www.coindesk.com/information/how-can-i-buy-bitcoins/'>http://www.coindesk.com/information/how-can-i-buy-bitcoins/</a> </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> </ul> </div> </body> </html>

Emails

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

URLs

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

Targets

- Target
  
  4ff314143f6fea359946a81034ec04a4f515998fc23c6937bc5d032b02f01bea.exe
- Size
  
  72KB
- MD5
  
  fcb76d19b9003bd5522c6da0703175d5
- SHA1
  
  99b5b69c4c3c6946162c1239ddbfa6e366cce3e3
- SHA256
  
  4ff314143f6fea359946a81034ec04a4f515998fc23c6937bc5d032b02f01bea
- SHA512
  
  dc08946159c732d367fa9a2f603eca3ec994eb37c962141bdf91bdd39f136998d560ba45ed307db4527386f85db4c002682d7b55b7a880d345ef613afd49fdce
- SSDEEP
  
  1536:lNeRBl5PT/rx1mzwRMSTdLpJSVJaaw38x6S3hT3GCq2iW7z:lQRrmzwR5J7UthDGCH
Score

10^/10

phobos aspackv2 credential_access defense_evasion discovery evasion execution impact persistence privilege_escalation ransomware spyware stealer
- Phobos
  Phobos ransomware appeared at the beginning of 2019.
  ransomware phobos
- Credentials from Password Stores: Credentials from Web Browsers
  Malicious Access or copy of Web Browser Credential store.
  credential_access stealer
- Deletes shadow copies
  Ransomware often targets backup files to inhibit system recovery.
  ransomware defense_evasion impact execution
- Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit
  ransomware evasion
- Renames multiple (305) files with added filename extension
  This suggests ransomware activity of encrypting all the files on the system.
  ransomware
- Deletes backup catalog
  Uses wbadmin.exe to inhibit system recovery.
  ransomware
- Modifies Windows Firewall
  evasion
- ASPack v2.12-2.42
  Detects executables packed with ASPack v2.12-2.42
  aspackv2
- Checks computer location settings
  Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
- Credentials from Password Stores: Windows Credential Manager
  Suspicious access to Credentials History.
  credential_access stealer
- Drops startup file
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Reads user/profile data of web browsers
  Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
  spyware stealer
- Adds Run key to start application
  persistence
- Drops desktop.ini file(s)
behavioral1 behavioral2