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Database Entry



Phobos


Vendor detections: 16


Intelligence 16 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 1e3d1dce864ea7544e10a2758f11fafacd39a0cfc7022e3493d6a25dbaffb6c3
SHA3-384 hash: 8e81ce720e581c0694cfda187bc1dddda6ee2f818292f3dacb5d84742234b2e8e7c33739dfff9335261410a92ae5ff6e
SHA1 hash: 77e9926caeaf7bd23b832069384e1c02dd4ff78e
MD5 hash: 6aa9acfb386ff6673ed8bd77c459ea5b
humanhash: snake-blossom-fillet-mike
File name:1e3d1dce864ea7544e10a2758f11fafacd39a0cfc7022e3493d6a25dbaffb6c3
Download: download sample
Signature Phobos
File size:99'328 bytes
First seen:2022-12-19 17:17:43 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 9f4693fc0c511135129493f2161d1e86 (250 x Neshta, 15 x Formbook, 14 x AgentTesla)
ssdeep 1536:JxqjQ+P04wsmJCGl+/wA1rK4ZNeRBl5PT/rx1mzwRMSTdLpJ0iM:sr85ChwAEAQRrmzwR5Jo
Threatray 3'970 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T10AA3D056F4D1C471C5300EF86C3AA719CE7F7621187814A39F790D4EBDA92D2AB2C35A
TrID 92.2% (.EXE) Win32 Executable Borland Delphi 6 (262638/61)
2.3% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
1.5% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4505/5/1)
1.0% (.MZP) WinArchiver Mountable compressed Archive (3000/1)
0.7% (.EXE) Win16/32 Executable Delphi generic (2072/23)
Reporter petikvx
Tags:exe Phobos Ransomware

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
552
Origin country :
FR FR
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
ID:
1
File name:
1e3d1dce864ea7544e10a2758f11fafacd39a0cfc7022e3493d6a25dbaffb6c3
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2022-12-19 17:16:47 UTC
Tags:
ransomware phobos

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Searching for synchronization primitives
Creating a file
Launching cmd.exe command interpreter
Creating a process with a hidden window
Changing a file
Moving a file to the Program Files subdirectory
Replacing executable files
Creating a file in the Program Files directory
Creating a file in the Program Files subdirectories
Launching the process to change network settings
Creating a file in the %AppData% subdirectories
Moving a file to the %AppData% subdirectory
Launching the process to change the firewall settings
Replacing files
Launching a process
Creating a window
Creating a file in the %temp% subdirectories
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a process from a recently created file
Creating a file in the Windows directory
Modifying an executable file
Launching a service
Enabling autorun with the shell\open\command registry branches
Enabling autorun with the standard Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run registry branch
Creating a file in the mass storage device
Deleting volume shadow copies
Enabling autorun for a service
Preventing system recovery
Infecting executable files
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
neshta overlay packed phobos ransomware shell32.dll virus windows winlock
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Details
Windows PE Executable
Found a Windows Portable Executable (PE) binary. Depending on context, the presence of a binary is suspicious or malicious.
Malware family:
Phobos Ransomware
Verdict:
Malicious
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
rans.spre.adwa.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Creates an undocumented autostart registry key
Creates files in the recycle bin to hide itself
Creates files inside the volume driver (system volume information)
Deletes shadow drive data (may be related to ransomware)
Deletes the backup plan of Windows
Drops executable to a common third party application directory
Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them
Drops PE files to the startup folder
Drops PE files with a suspicious file extension
Infects executable files (exe, dll, sys, html)
Machine Learning detection for dropped file
Machine Learning detection for sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
May disable shadow drive data (uses vssadmin)
Modifies the windows firewall
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sigma detected: Delete shadow copy via WMIC
Uses bcdedit to modify the Windows boot settings
Uses netsh to modify the Windows network and firewall settings
Yara detected Neshta
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 770123 Sample: WQknf4Ti77.exe Startdate: 19/12/2022 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 70 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->70 72 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->72 74 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->74 76 8 other signatures 2->76 8 WQknf4Ti77.exe 4 2->8         started        12 svchost.com 2->12         started        14 wbengine.exe 2->14         started        16 5 other processes 2->16 process3 file4 62 C:\Windows\svchost.com, PE32 8->62 dropped 64 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\setup.exe, PE32 8->64 dropped 66 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\WQknf4Ti77.exe, PE32 8->66 dropped 68 8 other malicious files 8->68 dropped 86 Creates an undocumented autostart registry key 8->86 88 Drops PE files with a suspicious file extension 8->88 90 Drops executable to a common third party application directory 8->90 92 Infects executable files (exe, dll, sys, html) 8->92 18 WQknf4Ti77.exe 1 230 8->18         started        94 Antivirus detection for dropped file 12->94 96 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 12->96 22 WQknf4Ti77.exe 12->22         started        98 Creates files inside the volume driver (system volume information) 14->98 24 WQknf4Ti77.exe 16->24         started        26 WQknf4Ti77.exe 16->26         started        28 WQknf4Ti77.exe 16->28         started        signatures5 process6 file7 56 C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\...\WQknf4Ti77.exe, PE32 18->56 dropped 58 pkeyconfig-office....rson@cock.li].Devos, COM 18->58 dropped 60 desktop.ini.id[CE7...rson@cock.li].Devos, data 18->60 dropped 78 Antivirus detection for dropped file 18->78 80 Creates files in the recycle bin to hide itself 18->80 82 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 18->82 84 2 other signatures 18->84 30 cmd.exe 1 18->30         started        33 WQknf4Ti77.exe 2 4 18->33         started        36 cmd.exe 18->36         started        signatures8 process9 file10 100 May disable shadow drive data (uses vssadmin) 30->100 102 Deletes shadow drive data (may be related to ransomware) 30->102 104 Uses netsh to modify the Windows network and firewall settings 30->104 106 3 other signatures 30->106 38 WMIC.exe 1 30->38         started        40 conhost.exe 30->40         started        42 vssadmin.exe 1 30->42         started        50 3 other processes 30->50 52 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\WQknf4Ti77.exe, PE32 33->52 dropped 54 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\WQknf4Ti77.exe, PE32 33->54 dropped 44 netsh.exe 3 36->44         started        46 netsh.exe 3 36->46         started        48 conhost.exe 36->48         started        signatures11 process12
Threat name:
Win32.Virus.Neshta
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2022-12-18 22:42:39 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
26 of 26 (100.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:neshta family:phobos evasion persistence ransomware spyware stealer
Behaviour
Checks SCSI registry key(s)
Interacts with shadow copies
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
Modifies registry class
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
Drops file in Program Files directory
Drops file in Windows directory
Adds Run key to start application
Drops desktop.ini file(s)
Checks computer location settings
Drops startup file
Loads dropped DLL
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Deletes backup catalog
Executes dropped EXE
Modifies Windows Firewall
Modifies extensions of user files
Deletes shadow copies
Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit
Detect Neshta payload
Modifies system executable filetype association
Neshta
Phobos
Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
1e3d1dce864ea7544e10a2758f11fafacd39a0cfc7022e3493d6a25dbaffb6c3
MD5 hash:
6aa9acfb386ff6673ed8bd77c459ea5b
SHA1 hash:
77e9926caeaf7bd23b832069384e1c02dd4ff78e
Detections:
win_neshta_g0 win_neshta_auto
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:MALWARE_Win_Neshta
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects Neshta
Rule name:MALWARE_Win_Phobos
Author:ditekshen
Description:Detects Phobos ransomware
Rule name:MAL_Neshta_Generic
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects Neshta malware
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:MAL_Neshta_Generic_RID2DC9
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects Neshta malware
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:Windows_Ransomware_Phobos_11ea7be5
Author:Elastic Security
Description:Identifies Phobos ransomware
Reference:https://malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de/details/win.phobos
Rule name:win_neshta_auto
Author:Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com
Description:autogenerated rule brought to you by yara-signator

File information


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