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2025-04-05...os.exe

windows10-2004-x64

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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    137s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20250314-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250314-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    05/04/2025, 06:34

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General

  • Target

    2025-04-05_730f82bd103aa7199005757a5d68cee3_phobos.exe

  • Size

    52KB

  • MD5

    730f82bd103aa7199005757a5d68cee3

  • SHA1

    936dad4266ee6c02de5fe0f2804cdd1fd5d76508

  • SHA256

    510a354916e0b8e1c3df4ef4e4fde9bd9a37fdec85741378e5e195a7f5dc043b

  • SHA512

    01c6fb60b0e6eb8f5659dc919245674b9e42b18ba6330b799bb2e2d3a02ad211aec5e02ed08a0252b7927f42290c05beb7ff8647c22f98d57b0a780e6781f975

  • SSDEEP

    1536:kRvoU+XfE9ICf4t1OwruWiy70/aLNQdr:k6X89NfsjruWiyvLqZ

Score
10/10
phoboscredential_accessdefense_evasiondiscoverypersistenceprivilege_escalationransomwarespywarestealer

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'>D2A00513-1018</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'>If there is no response from our mail, you can install the Jabber client and write to us in support of <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='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, 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>

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

    ransomwarephobos
  • Phobos family
    phobos
  • Creates a large amount of network flows 1 TTPs

    This may indicate a network scan to discover remotely running services.

    discovery
  • Renames multiple (784) files with added filename extension

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

    ransomware
  • Modifies Windows Firewall 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
    defense_evasion
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Credentials from Password Stores: Windows Credential Manager 1 TTPs

    Suspicious access to Credentials History.

    credential_accessstealer
  • Drops startup file 3 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

    spywarestealer
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
    persistence
  • Drops desktop.ini file(s) 64 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Browser Information Discovery 1 TTPs

    Enumerate browser information.

    discovery
  • 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.

    persistenceprivilege_escalation
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 6 IoCs

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

    discovery
  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 24 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-04-05_730f82bd103aa7199005757a5d68cee3_phobos.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-04-05_730f82bd103aa7199005757a5d68cee3_phobos.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • 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
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5328
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-04-05_730f82bd103aa7199005757a5d68cee3_phobos.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-04-05_730f82bd103aa7199005757a5d68cee3_phobos.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:3020
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4604
        • C:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe
          netsh advfirewall set currentprofile state off
          3⤵
          • Modifies Windows Firewall
          • Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
          PID:2760
        • C:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe
          netsh firewall set opmode mode=disable
          3⤵
          • Modifies Windows Firewall
          • Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
          PID:996
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe
        "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\info.hta" {1E460BD7-F1C3-4B2E-88BF-4E770A288AF5}{1E460BD7-F1C3-4B2E-88BF-4E770A288AF5}
        2⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3000
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe
        "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe" "C:\users\public\desktop\info.hta" {1E460BD7-F1C3-4B2E-88BF-4E770A288AF5}{1E460BD7-F1C3-4B2E-88BF-4E770A288AF5}
        2⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2548
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe
        "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe" "C:\info.hta" {1E460BD7-F1C3-4B2E-88BF-4E770A288AF5}{1E460BD7-F1C3-4B2E-88BF-4E770A288AF5}
        2⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3136
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe
        "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe" "F:\info.hta" {1E460BD7-F1C3-4B2E-88BF-4E770A288AF5}{1E460BD7-F1C3-4B2E-88BF-4E770A288AF5}
        2⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4588
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\2025-04-05_730f82bd103aa7199005757a5d68cee3_phobos.exe
      1⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4856
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\2025-04-05_730f82bd103aa7199005757a5d68cee3_phobos.exe
        C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\2025-04-05_730f82bd103aa7199005757a5d68cee3_phobos.exe
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4816
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\2025-04-05_730f82bd103aa7199005757a5d68cee3_phobos.exe
      1⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4980
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\2025-04-05_730f82bd103aa7199005757a5d68cee3_phobos.exe
        C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\2025-04-05_730f82bd103aa7199005757a5d68cee3_phobos.exe
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:2564

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

    Reconnaissance

    Resource Development

    Initial Access

    Execution

    Persistence

    Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

    1
    T1547

    Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

    1
    T1547.001

    Create or Modify System Process

    1
    T1543

    Windows Service

    1
    T1543.003

    Event Triggered Execution

    1
    T1546

    Netsh Helper DLL

    1
    T1546.007

    Privilege Escalation

    Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

    1
    T1547

    Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

    1
    T1547.001

    Create or Modify System Process

    1
    T1543

    Windows Service

    1
    T1543.003

    Event Triggered Execution

    1
    T1546

    Netsh Helper DLL

    1
    T1546.007

    Defense Evasion

    Impair Defenses

    1
    T1562

    Disable or Modify System Firewall

    1
    T1562.004

    Modify Registry

    1
    T1112

    Credential Access

    Credentials from Password Stores

    2
    T1555

    Credentials from Web Browsers

    1
    T1555.003

    Windows Credential Manager

    1
    T1555.004

    Unsecured Credentials

    1
    T1552

    Credentials In Files

    1
    T1552.001

    Discovery

    Browser Information Discovery

    1
    T1217

    Network Service Discovery

    1
    T1046

    Query Registry

    1
    T1012

    System Information Discovery

    2
    T1082

    System Location Discovery

    1
    T1614

    System Language Discovery

    1
    T1614.001

    Lateral Movement

    Collection

    Data from Local System

    1
    T1005

    Command and Control

    Exfiltration

    Impact

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    Downloads

    • C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\C2R64.dll.id[D2A00513-1018].[[email protected]].phoenix
      Filesize

      3.6MB

      MD5

      4bf04ce44373eadc1a82cc21097ab14b

      SHA1

      4e2f31ae4b6e1f9f54011f7869ea7e3c29675f12

      SHA256

      acc98df98db76e87bbbc2373c51fc127bbde845b9e9cd7084481bb1623786c2a

      SHA512

      2cd1fd6c4fe97273ee3f5bcad3c118ba8cbd92158baa64dbdcea82a327eddeaa2299665d74f6daaa04dbb92faa4e80b02c54e58582cc133e0e0d57d396bf1acc

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    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\2025-04-05_730f82bd103aa7199005757a5d68cee3_phobos.exe
      Filesize

      52KB

      MD5

      730f82bd103aa7199005757a5d68cee3

      SHA1

      936dad4266ee6c02de5fe0f2804cdd1fd5d76508

      SHA256

      510a354916e0b8e1c3df4ef4e4fde9bd9a37fdec85741378e5e195a7f5dc043b

      SHA512

      01c6fb60b0e6eb8f5659dc919245674b9e42b18ba6330b799bb2e2d3a02ad211aec5e02ed08a0252b7927f42290c05beb7ff8647c22f98d57b0a780e6781f975

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    • C:\info.hta
      Filesize

      6KB

      MD5

      01e0ec6b5fac89a526d419196b5249a4

      SHA1

      768e0674a9b26f9de04957994c7363d4b287b84f

      SHA256

      5bf9d140c66f6d80cafa86f744c3e4d28f890cdedf689d2b048c808354e95f11

      SHA512

      a5501480de089f81fda68d6248a5fc2d0331ba17ea80ebda7f6a207e2ae526d950e424acde46a13bc6350344294c3d70812f9bfb9fb1601651f2e93fa58b807b

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