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Database Entry



Phobos


Vendor detections: 15


Intelligence 15 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 9f40b69060a52731107baec84a0c0f8a1bfc1a62e8471b9cd69509aade9cb7f1
SHA3-384 hash: 28d81886b9ac86b8fabb91891c0321a7c93bca24f2671c5a31c8de7e9ce9a21d0222636ed968023396e80ef6c82abed7
SHA1 hash: 6ffb1e4af21e5413b07d0b4951f2dfaaba6b26b0
MD5 hash: ff230f8ca501e06feedd202b40879e2b
humanhash: colorado-solar-quiet-two
File name:ff230f8ca501e06feedd202b40879e2b.exe
Download: download sample
Signature Phobos
File size:302'080 bytes
First seen:2023-09-18 06:19:02 UTC
Last seen:2023-09-18 06:43:52 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (48'661 x AgentTesla, 19'474 x Formbook, 12'208 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 6144:ugyOoVGyCNHIbER9bbDHyzJxE5zPYS5ycCE+WQnaTzQNeqR0R:ugyr3CNHIbeym3FCEnYeq
Threatray 3'128 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T1D6541208BBDC8667C7F8273AD9E18C0117E681F55516E7D9EF80117C4C93BCB1A12B9A
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 :
345
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
ff230f8ca501e06feedd202b40879e2b.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2023-09-18 11:23:24 UTC
Tags:
ransomware

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

Behaviour
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process
Restart of the analyzed sample
Creating a file
Сreating synchronization primitives
Launching a service
Sending a custom TCP request
Searching for synchronization primitives
Launching cmd.exe command interpreter
Creating a process with a hidden window
Changing a file
Modifying an executable file
Modifies multiple files
Replacing executable files
Creating a file in the Program Files directory
Creating a file in the Program Files subdirectories
Launching the process to change the firewall settings
Moving a file to the Program Files subdirectory
Creating a file in the %AppData% subdirectories
Moving a file to the %AppData% subdirectory
Launching a process
Creating a window
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
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Infecting executable files
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
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)
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: 1309784 Sample: xmI2XP788r.exe Startdate: 18/09/2023 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 86 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->86 88 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->88 90 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->90 92 8 other signatures 2->92 8 xmI2XP788r.exe 3 2->8         started        11 xmI2XP788r.exe 2->11         started        13 wbengine.exe 3 2->13         started        15 5 other processes 2->15 process3 signatures4 100 Drops PE files to the startup folder 8->100 102 Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function) 8->102 104 Writes many files with high entropy 8->104 17 xmI2XP788r.exe 503 8->17         started        21 xmI2XP788r.exe 8->21         started        106 Antivirus detection for dropped file 11->106 108 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 11->108 110 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 11->110 112 Found evasive API chain (may stop execution after checking locale) 11->112 23 xmI2XP788r.exe 11->23         started        114 Creates files inside the volume driver (system volume information) 13->114 25 xmI2XP788r.exe 15->25         started        27 xmI2XP788r.exe 15->27         started        29 xmI2XP788r.exe 15->29         started        31 2 other processes 15->31 process5 file6 62 C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\...\xmI2XP788r.exe, PE32 17->62 dropped 64 watermark.bmp.id[9...rexsdata.pro].8base, data 17->64 dropped 66 sqmapi.dll.id[9D4B...rexsdata.pro].8base, data 17->66 dropped 68 93 other malicious files 17->68 dropped 94 Creates files in the recycle bin to hide itself 17->94 96 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 17->96 98 Infects executable files (exe, dll, sys, html) 17->98 33 cmd.exe 1 17->33         started        36 cmd.exe 17->36         started        38 xmI2XP788r.exe 2 17->38         started        40 4 other processes 17->40 signatures7 process8 signatures9 74 May disable shadow drive data (uses vssadmin) 33->74 76 Deletes shadow drive data (may be related to ransomware) 33->76 78 Uses netsh to modify the Windows network and firewall settings 33->78 80 Modifies the windows firewall 33->80 42 vssadmin.exe 1 33->42         started        45 bcdedit.exe 8 1 33->45         started        47 bcdedit.exe 7 1 33->47         started        56 3 other processes 33->56 82 Uses bcdedit to modify the Windows boot settings 36->82 84 Deletes the backup plan of Windows 36->84 49 vssadmin.exe 36->49         started        58 2 other processes 36->58 51 xmI2XP788r.exe 1 6 38->51         started        54 xmI2XP788r.exe 38->54         started        60 3 other processes 40->60 process10 file11 116 Deletes shadow drive data (may be related to ransomware) 42->116 70 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\xmI2XP788r.exe, PE32 51->70 dropped 72 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\xmI2XP788r.exe, PE32 51->72 dropped signatures12
Threat name:
ByteCode-MSIL.Trojan.Zilla
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2023-09-18 06:20:05 UTC
File Type:
PE (.Net Exe)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
16 of 23 (69.57%)
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
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
Renames multiple (78) files with added filename extension
Phobos
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
59b46b5446af3e2267f8b35a68574047e2bf840a30c5af0c01a62a049a660ebd
MD5 hash:
1e8043c4e33b9740f025bb0884fc39cb
SHA1 hash:
b6f6eebf2c3fd22e42558109f7b975a48df698bc
SH256 hash:
35c1dc92d8ef8bb73a88867f248364a19d3ebb9ec51b1fb721302f657f439a6d
MD5 hash:
8bd7461f618d1ae8c52104fdb6b4239a
SHA1 hash:
b5663222181ed93539fd4e834a2a883836a73bcb
SH256 hash:
b4b89828380c4781c7beafa6dce00ae38cd4adc13ad56792996e28c41def5c53
MD5 hash:
966061cecee2b65fe7149dfa1d0f2c3a
SHA1 hash:
691ed7b6c4c0bdd824ede0514aacda9d7adc51f1
SH256 hash:
19efdf03cb94895935225795f68bb9abfded1869687367013b8b4eee3cc99372
MD5 hash:
4e29f75c0c51b9dec76955f0382d9541
SHA1 hash:
4899aa8e3f57339cbaec8faab777897a76fe1c3a
SH256 hash:
9f40b69060a52731107baec84a0c0f8a1bfc1a62e8471b9cd69509aade9cb7f1
MD5 hash:
ff230f8ca501e06feedd202b40879e2b
SHA1 hash:
6ffb1e4af21e5413b07d0b4951f2dfaaba6b26b0
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YARA Signatures


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

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

Phobos

Executable exe 9f40b69060a52731107baec84a0c0f8a1bfc1a62e8471b9cd69509aade9cb7f1

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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