General

  • Target
    phantom forces.lua
  • Size 682KB
  • Sample260810-pxvbastydy
  • SHA256 6b1201846fc437d9f95bf87e4ed92632705bb7884503ba7c37695a1e2bfcf951
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target
      phantom forces.lua
    • Size 682KB
    • SHA256 6b1201846fc437d9f95bf87e4ed92632705bb7884503ba7c37695a1e2bfcf951
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup

      Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine.

    • Downloads MZ/PE file

    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Themida packer

      Detects Themida, an advanced Windows software protection system.

    • Checks installed software on the system

      Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

    • Checks whether UAC is enabled

    • Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2

      Legitimate web (hosting) services can be abused by malware authors to host malware or C2s.

    • Enumerates connected drives

      Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

    • Looks up external IP address via web service

      Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

    • Network Share Discovery

      Attempt to gather information on host network.

    • Discovers running processes

      Running process information can be used to identify security tools or plan follow-on actions.

    • Drops file in System32 directory

    • Probable phishing domain

    • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Tasks