Analysis

  • max time kernel
    300s
  • max time network
    128s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20241010-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20241010-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    19/02/2025, 07:11

General

  • Target

    19022025_0711_sample.exe

  • Size

    481KB

  • MD5

    bd6e69713ccfdbc9e9486bfabf135128

  • SHA1

    cd57d85db99bcb948a089b09902ad093708ff90e

  • SHA256

    11840e492551afa910f38f3077881db2556d97de174d2bbf239b8bb0b5f1d02f

  • SHA512

    5bd041c55bb551023a65cc69e78d442311386267e170e0f6c7bda9aeffae4277ddc6496183dca1f3d96f2e8b060555c266612e1384af6af229f41c6a0c5085e7

  • SSDEEP

    6144:suQ7u0a0Lgb2mzHy2ZkFlqe1u5hDimntgNqtOq:sRayLk3zHtkFlD1SfOq

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 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'>54E7A7C7-2850</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 class='bold'>Or write us to the TOX messenger: B41CBC188B890112FD97854A0896E5209C054445197448DDD930BA72D3AB98362ABAE0827CFA</span></div> <div class='bold'>You can download TOX messenger here <a href='https://tox.chat/'>https://tox.chat/</a></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 3 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>

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

URLs

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

Signatures

  • Phobos

    Phobos ransomware appeared at the beginning of 2019.

  • Phobos family
  • 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 (316) 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
  • Credentials from Password Stores: Windows Credential Manager 1 TTPs

    Suspicious access to Credentials History.

  • Deletes itself 1 IoCs
  • Drops startup file 3 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Drops desktop.ini file(s) 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Browser Information Discovery 1 TTPs

    Enumerate browser information.

  • 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.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 7 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • 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\19022025_0711_sample.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\19022025_0711_sample.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2848
    • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\AddInProcess32.exe
      "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\AddInProcess32.exe"
      2⤵
      • Deletes itself
      • Drops startup file
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • Drops desktop.ini file(s)
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2688
      • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\AddInProcess32.exe
        "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\AddInProcess32.exe"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:772
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2944
        • C:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe
          netsh advfirewall set currentprofile state off
          4⤵
          • Modifies Windows Firewall
          • Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
          PID:1592
        • C:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe
          netsh firewall set opmode mode=disable
          4⤵
          • Modifies Windows Firewall
          • Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
          PID:1928
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2696
        • C:\Windows\system32\vssadmin.exe
          vssadmin delete shadows /all /quiet
          4⤵
          • Interacts with shadow copies
          PID:3064
        • C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe
          wmic shadowcopy delete
          4⤵
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:2084
        • C:\Windows\system32\bcdedit.exe
          bcdedit /set {default} bootstatuspolicy ignoreallfailures
          4⤵
          • Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit
          PID:2756
        • C:\Windows\system32\bcdedit.exe
          bcdedit /set {default} recoveryenabled no
          4⤵
          • Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit
          PID:1580
        • C:\Windows\system32\wbadmin.exe
          wbadmin delete catalog -quiet
          4⤵
          • Deletes backup catalog
          PID:2824
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe
        "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\info.hta"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
        PID:2188
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe
        "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe" "C:\users\public\desktop\info.hta"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
        PID:1924
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe
        "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe" "C:\info.hta"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
        PID:1556
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe
        "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe" "F:\info.hta"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
        PID:2516
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1700
        • C:\Windows\system32\vssadmin.exe
          vssadmin delete shadows /all /quiet
          4⤵
          • Interacts with shadow copies
          PID:2380
        • C:\Windows\System32\Wbem\WMIC.exe
          wmic shadowcopy delete
          4⤵
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:812
        • C:\Windows\system32\bcdedit.exe
          bcdedit /set {default} bootstatuspolicy ignoreallfailures
          4⤵
          • Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit
          PID:1248
        • C:\Windows\system32\bcdedit.exe
          bcdedit /set {default} recoveryenabled no
          4⤵
          • Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit
          PID:2788
        • C:\Windows\system32\wbadmin.exe
          wbadmin delete catalog -quiet
          4⤵
          • Deletes backup catalog
          PID:2308
  • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:1584
  • C:\Windows\system32\wbengine.exe
    "C:\Windows\system32\wbengine.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2640
  • C:\Windows\System32\vdsldr.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\vdsldr.exe -Embedding
    1⤵
      PID:2160
    • C:\Windows\System32\vds.exe
      C:\Windows\System32\vds.exe
      1⤵
        PID:112

      Network

      MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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      Downloads

      • C:\MSOCache\All Users\{90140000-0011-0000-0000-0000000FF1CE}-C\ProPlusWW.msi.id[54E7A7C7-2850].[[email protected]].blue

        Filesize

        24.4MB

        MD5

        520d9d43af243f48c6b382ff51e11ed8

        SHA1

        1ecd434fb95a99be0d560326c24f831c3b389560

        SHA256

        451906f7fe08f74a26238f80a29e5dce92798ec5ec22c9e756c056b2bfd680de

        SHA512

        60776001e512518fee201bdfb657b3ff5767fe230aa659e1441b1af87b21e319fbb1d8f76cd32740afad518e4e27b47ed76f29a8453e092660628c8e668c1219

      • C:\info.hta

        Filesize

        5KB

        MD5

        b01b6aee0b958609c2a7e9975a4560a3

        SHA1

        dd1131471b6526706d0f715717eccadbb5b13ba0

        SHA256

        834eb81a6e83d60585290105c0125ae9d8597f81b9a9cefe206439668a27151a

        SHA512

        4c74bada3a9a42b12b12922b3e3f8c0714323e08a55b360d420c2fb880ce26c9ac46ecd6f22a72ccb4d33439b241aa79dc7fa7b94c604103ed8a841a0b6f42c2

      • memory/772-19-0x0000000000390000-0x000000000039C000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        48KB

      • memory/772-20-0x0000000074D70000-0x000000007545E000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        6.9MB

      • memory/2688-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000413000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        76KB

      • memory/2688-60-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000413000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        76KB

      • memory/2688-10287-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000413000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        76KB

      • memory/2688-3114-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000413000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        76KB

      • memory/2688-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000413000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        76KB

      • memory/2688-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000413000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        76KB

      • memory/2688-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000413000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        76KB

      • memory/2688-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000413000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        76KB

      • memory/2688-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000413000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        76KB

      • memory/2688-62-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000413000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        76KB

      • memory/2688-13-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000413000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        76KB

      • memory/2688-16-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000413000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        76KB

      • memory/2688-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000413000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        76KB

      • memory/2688-1635-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000413000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        76KB

      • memory/2688-1625-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000413000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        76KB

      • memory/2688-340-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000413000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        76KB

      • memory/2688-30-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000413000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        76KB

      • memory/2688-36-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000413000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        76KB

      • memory/2688-31-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000413000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        76KB

      • memory/2688-35-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000413000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        76KB

      • memory/2688-14-0x000000007EFDE000-0x000000007EFDF000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        4KB

      • memory/2688-32-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000413000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        76KB

      • memory/2688-71-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000413000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        76KB

      • memory/2688-67-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000413000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        76KB

      • memory/2688-58-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000413000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        76KB

      • memory/2688-54-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000413000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        76KB

      • memory/2688-48-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000413000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        76KB

      • memory/2688-34-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000413000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        76KB

      • memory/2688-33-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000413000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        76KB

      • memory/2848-2-0x0000000074DC0000-0x00000000754AE000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        6.9MB

      • memory/2848-5-0x0000000074DC0000-0x00000000754AE000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        6.9MB

      • memory/2848-0-0x0000000074DCE000-0x0000000074DCF000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        4KB

      • memory/2848-3-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000272000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        264KB

      • memory/2848-4-0x0000000074DCE000-0x0000000074DCF000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        4KB

      • memory/2848-18-0x0000000074DC0000-0x00000000754AE000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        6.9MB

      • memory/2848-7-0x00000000009D0000-0x00000000009D6000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        24KB

      • memory/2848-6-0x0000000000490000-0x00000000004AA000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        104KB

      • memory/2848-1-0x0000000000AC0000-0x0000000000B3C000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        496KB