General

  • Target
    zodiac-cipher.html
  • Size 9KB
  • Sample260831-2qg4lszena
  • SHA256 5a3a8229140dd4cea3fcdd2733ba6732fa0d7c28aaf86ff13fc181adf9925ae0
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target
      zodiac-cipher.html
    • Size 9KB
    • SHA256 5a3a8229140dd4cea3fcdd2733ba6732fa0d7c28aaf86ff13fc181adf9925ae0
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Detects Gibcrypto

    • Family: Gibcrypto

      Gibcrypto is a ransomware written in C#.

    • Deletes shadow copies

      Ransomware often targets backup files to inhibit system recovery.

    • Disables Task Manager via registry modification

    • Disables one or more Microsoft Defender components

      Uses the Powershell Set-MpPreference cmdlet to disable one or more Microsoft Defender components.

    • Downloads MZ/PE file

    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Adds Run key to start application

    • 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

    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

      Using powershell.exe command.

    • 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.

    • Drops file in System32 directory

    • UPX packed file

      Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Tasks