General
- Target zodiac-cipher.html
- Size 9KB
- Sample260831-2qg4lszena
- SHA256 5a3a8229140dd4cea3fcdd2733ba6732fa0d7c28aaf86ff13fc181adf9925ae0
- MD5 1266529f4d3740e32cdc93d935f68249
- SHA1 dfaf70726e97b4ed8a290bcad7ee8768629361eb
- SHA512 463553fff045fa2f8d591044bcf0aa036218f7cf18989551983d991b5d46a6857fc14525c6233e1af172066248d6a09ae42fa68019c4f5b88e436932e7c91e94
- SSDEEP 192:QRdSOszUrM9UsVjJ/ddAHF7hPufQMT27sAI/5ZbnzDn/:2SAorU7BgQh7IF/
- TLSH T16322B72676B700607177A96B23D7A78EB184B03BA807F9557ACC96988FC35F5C4F620C
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
zodiac-cipher.html
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Malware Config
Targets
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- Target zodiac-cipher.html
- Size 9KB
- SHA256 5a3a8229140dd4cea3fcdd2733ba6732fa0d7c28aaf86ff13fc181adf9925ae0
- MD5 1266529f4d3740e32cdc93d935f68249
- SHA1 dfaf70726e97b4ed8a290bcad7ee8768629361eb
- SHA512 463553fff045fa2f8d591044bcf0aa036218f7cf18989551983d991b5d46a6857fc14525c6233e1af172066248d6a09ae42fa68019c4f5b88e436932e7c91e94
- SSDEEP 192:QRdSOszUrM9UsVjJ/ddAHF7hPufQMT27sAI/5ZbnzDn/:2SAorU7BgQh7IF/
- TLSH T16322B72676B700607177A96B23D7A78EB184B03BA807F9557ACC96988FC35F5C4F620C
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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Detects Gibcrypto
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UAC bypass
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Deletes shadow copies
Ransomware often targets backup files to inhibit system recovery.
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Disables Task Manager via registry modification
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Disables one or more Microsoft Defender components
Uses the Powershell Set-MpPreference cmdlet to disable one or more Microsoft Defender components.
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Downloads MZ/PE file
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Checks computer location settings
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
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Executes dropped EXE
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Loads dropped DLL
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Adds Run key to start application
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Checks installed software on the system
Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.
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Checks whether UAC is enabled
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Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2
Legitimate web (hosting) services can be abused by malware authors to host malware or C2s.
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Enumerates connected drives
Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.
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Looks up external IP address via web service
Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.
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Drops file in System32 directory
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Execution
Command and Scripting Interpreter
2PowerShell
1Windows Command Shell
1Windows Management Instrumentation
1Privilege Escalation
Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
1Bypass User Account Control
1Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Defense Evasion
Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
1Bypass User Account Control
1Direct Volume Access
1Impair Defenses
2Disable or Modify Tools
2Indicator Removal
2File Deletion
2Modify Registry
3Discovery
Browser Information Discovery
1Peripheral Device Discovery
1Query Registry
5System Information Discovery
6System Location Discovery
1System Language Discovery
1System Network Configuration Discovery
1Internet Connection Discovery
1System Time Discovery
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