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Database Entry



Phobos


Vendor detections: 14


Intelligence 14 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 681f180735ec833997bea4eb26c58f9c2e39980cd0a351e0b5cd99c502b33ae8
SHA3-384 hash: ddb5b4611ac3e67d65f76900b32ea62339c7fa9afeb33f8b96eb5c3e0fdcfa62d58f1ce810f8e64f40b8813249545031
SHA1 hash: 73674302ab4d7ddf203eaa6edc56e8538377fbcb
MD5 hash: d922c94b64e04ea8b2be3ca4ed31e65e
humanhash: asparagus-music-failed-five
File name:d922c94b64e04ea8b2be3ca4ed31e65e.exe
Download: download sample
Signature Phobos
File size:268'288 bytes
First seen:2023-09-19 06:27:26 UTC
Last seen:2023-09-19 07:35:58 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (48'662 x AgentTesla, 19'478 x Formbook, 12'208 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 6144:t7Wq2H9tbX4BiMAFlmkUlPhIi3Jk6gd1yiKXTd:t7WJD4IMqlmLPhlJkxyXT
Threatray 3'146 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T11A442301C3E4C6A3F6B905FD86127E5A60D0E4F2C9E647FD9D04859F1DDABCE012A927
TrID 71.1% (.EXE) Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (73123/4/13)
10.2% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10523/12/4)
6.3% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
4.3% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4505/5/1)
2.0% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:exe Phobos

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
325
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Launching cmd.exe command interpreter
Creating a process with a hidden window
Changing a file
Modifying an executable file
Replacing executable files
Creating a file in the Program Files directory
Creating a file in the Program Files subdirectories
Moving a file to the Program Files subdirectory
Launching the process to change the firewall settings
Moving a file to the %AppData% subdirectory
Launching a process
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process
Restart of the analyzed sample
Creating a file
Сreating synchronization primitives
Launching a service
Searching for synchronization primitives
Enabling autorun with the standard Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run registry branch
Creating a file in the mass storage device
Deleting volume shadow copies
Preventing system recovery
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Infecting executable files
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
packed
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:
Phobos, Voidcrypt
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
rans.spre.adwa.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
.NET source code contains potential unpacker
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
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 PE files to the startup folder
Found evasive API chain (may stop execution after checking locale)
Infects executable files (exe, dll, sys, html)
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
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
Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function)
Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
Uses bcdedit to modify the Windows boot settings
Uses netsh to modify the Windows network and firewall settings
Writes many files with high entropy
Yara detected Costura Assembly Loader
Yara detected Phobos
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1310559 Sample: pz4Z0RPy5S.exe Startdate: 19/09/2023 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 75 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->75 77 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->77 79 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->79 81 8 other signatures 2->81 8 pz4Z0RPy5S.exe 3 2->8         started        11 pz4Z0RPy5S.exe 2->11         started        13 pz4Z0RPy5S.exe 2->13         started        15 5 other processes 2->15 process3 signatures4 89 Drops PE files to the startup folder 8->89 91 Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function) 8->91 93 Writes many files with high entropy 8->93 17 pz4Z0RPy5S.exe 503 8->17         started        95 Antivirus detection for dropped file 11->95 97 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 11->97 99 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 11->99 101 Found evasive API chain (may stop execution after checking locale) 11->101 21 pz4Z0RPy5S.exe 11->21         started        103 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 13->103 23 pz4Z0RPy5S.exe 13->23         started        25 pz4Z0RPy5S.exe 13->25         started        105 Creates files inside the volume driver (system volume information) 15->105 27 pz4Z0RPy5S.exe 15->27         started        29 pz4Z0RPy5S.exe 15->29         started        process5 file6 61 C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\...\pz4Z0RPy5S.exe, PE32 17->61 dropped 63 {AFBF9F1A-8EE8-4C7...rexsdata.pro].8base, data 17->63 dropped 65 {AFBF9F1A-8EE8-4C7...rexsdata.pro].8base, data 17->65 dropped 67 19 other malicious files 17->67 dropped 83 Creates files in the recycle bin to hide itself 17->83 85 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 17->85 87 Infects executable files (exe, dll, sys, html) 17->87 31 cmd.exe 1 17->31         started        34 cmd.exe 17->34         started        36 pz4Z0RPy5S.exe 2 17->36         started        38 4 other processes 17->38 signatures7 process8 dnsIp9 109 May disable shadow drive data (uses vssadmin) 31->109 111 Deletes shadow drive data (may be related to ransomware) 31->111 113 Uses netsh to modify the Windows network and firewall settings 31->113 115 Modifies the windows firewall 31->115 41 vssadmin.exe 1 31->41         started        44 bcdedit.exe 8 1 31->44         started        46 bcdedit.exe 7 1 31->46         started        55 3 other processes 31->55 117 Uses bcdedit to modify the Windows boot settings 34->117 119 Deletes the backup plan of Windows 34->119 48 vssadmin.exe 34->48         started        57 5 other processes 34->57 121 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 36->121 50 pz4Z0RPy5S.exe 1 6 36->50         started        73 192.168.2.1 unknown unknown 38->73 53 netsh.exe 3 38->53         started        59 2 other processes 38->59 signatures10 process11 file12 107 Deletes shadow drive data (may be related to ransomware) 41->107 69 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\pz4Z0RPy5S.exe, PE32 50->69 dropped 71 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\pz4Z0RPy5S.exe, PE32 50->71 dropped signatures13
Threat name:
ByteCode-MSIL.Trojan.SnakeKeyLogger
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2023-09-18 16:57:48 UTC
File Type:
PE (.Net Exe)
Extracted files:
3
AV detection:
20 of 23 (86.96%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:phobos evasion persistence ransomware spyware stealer
Behaviour
Checks SCSI registry key(s)
Interacts with shadow copies
Modifies registry class
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
Enumerates physical storage devices
Program crash
Drops file in Program Files directory
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Adds Run key to start application
Drops desktop.ini file(s)
Checks computer location settings
Drops startup file
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Deletes backup catalog
Modifies Windows Firewall
Deletes shadow copies
Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit
Renames multiple (469) files with added filename extension
Phobos
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
681f180735ec833997bea4eb26c58f9c2e39980cd0a351e0b5cd99c502b33ae8
MD5 hash:
d922c94b64e04ea8b2be3ca4ed31e65e
SHA1 hash:
73674302ab4d7ddf203eaa6edc56e8538377fbcb
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:pe_imphash
Rule name:Skystars_Malware_Imphash
Author:Skystars LightDefender
Description:imphash

File information


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Web download

Phobos

Executable exe 681f180735ec833997bea4eb26c58f9c2e39980cd0a351e0b5cd99c502b33ae8

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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