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Database Entry



Phobos


Vendor detections: 13


Intelligence 13 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: fa7ed15708d988e7f69b5628db9481816052efea29e93f1bd274a1d76006aee6
SHA3-384 hash: 0e0e2b4811470ac0abefd338ea257ec50a121d8ba94b1d8bbc8a3fc37f39091d20ebb05feae2f04430903673311078fc
SHA1 hash: 623362fa1b8b25eb5e072db8f873486392cb464d
MD5 hash: 77650bc339c9c420709ca447465f164b
humanhash: romeo-helium-stairway-zebra
File name:SecuriteInfo.com.Win32.PWSX-gen.13586.20354
Download: download sample
Signature Phobos
File size:1'048'064 bytes
First seen:2023-10-04 10:29:59 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (48'744 x AgentTesla, 19'608 x Formbook, 12'242 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 24576:3JorhygMajIQREzeqwEhjL5a5iT/8oTZfMy4:5SrM8HCL5Rb8oSy4
Threatray 15 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T13D2519837A4786B2E2491736D79F1C04C362DD8373ABE70B788E33A619137AA9D45D07
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 SecuriteInfoCom
Tags:exe Phobos

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
371
Origin country :
FR FR
Vendor Threat Intelligence
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
Launching cmd.exe command interpreter
Creating a process with a hidden window
Searching for synchronization primitives
Changing a file
Modifying an executable file
Sending a custom TCP request
Modifies multiple files
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
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 autostart registry keys with suspicious names
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 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1319369 Sample: SecuriteInfo.com.Win32.PWSX... Startdate: 04/10/2023 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 76 tse1.mm.bing.net 2->76 92 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->92 94 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->94 96 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->96 98 8 other signatures 2->98 9 SecuriteInfo.com.Win32.PWSX-gen.13586.20354.exe 3 2->9         started        12 SecuriteInfo.com.Win32.PWSX-gen.13586.20354.exe 2->12         started        14 SecuriteInfo.com.Win32.PWSX-gen.13586.20354.exe 2->14         started        16 6 other processes 2->16 signatures3 process4 dnsIp5 106 Drops PE files to the startup folder 9->106 108 Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function) 9->108 110 Writes many files with high entropy 9->110 19 SecuriteInfo.com.Win32.PWSX-gen.13586.20354.exe 503 9->19         started        23 SecuriteInfo.com.Win32.PWSX-gen.13586.20354.exe 9->23         started        112 Antivirus detection for dropped file 12->112 114 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 12->114 116 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 12->116 118 Found evasive API chain (may stop execution after checking locale) 12->118 25 SecuriteInfo.com.Win32.PWSX-gen.13586.20354.exe 12->25         started        120 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 14->120 27 SecuriteInfo.com.Win32.PWSX-gen.13586.20354.exe 14->27         started        74 192.168.2.1 unknown unknown 16->74 122 Creates files inside the volume driver (system volume information) 16->122 29 SecuriteInfo.com.Win32.PWSX-gen.13586.20354.exe 16->29         started        31 SecuriteInfo.com.Win32.PWSX-gen.13586.20354.exe 16->31         started        signatures6 process7 file8 62 SecuriteInfo.com.W...gen.13586.20354.exe, PE32 19->62 dropped 64 {AFBF9F1A-8EE8-4C7...rexsdata.pro].8base, data 19->64 dropped 66 {AFBF9F1A-8EE8-4C7...rexsdata.pro].8base, data 19->66 dropped 68 20 other malicious files 19->68 dropped 100 Creates files in the recycle bin to hide itself 19->100 102 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 19->102 104 Infects executable files (exe, dll, sys, html) 19->104 33 cmd.exe 1 19->33         started        36 cmd.exe 19->36         started        38 SecuriteInfo.com.Win32.PWSX-gen.13586.20354.exe 2 19->38         started        40 4 other processes 19->40 signatures9 process10 signatures11 78 May disable shadow drive data (uses vssadmin) 33->78 80 Deletes shadow drive data (may be related to ransomware) 33->80 82 Uses netsh to modify the Windows network and firewall settings 33->82 84 Modifies the windows firewall 33->84 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 86 Uses bcdedit to modify the Windows boot settings 36->86 88 Deletes the backup plan of Windows 36->88 49 vssadmin.exe 36->49         started        58 5 other processes 36->58 90 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 38->90 51 SecuriteInfo.com.Win32.PWSX-gen.13586.20354.exe 1 6 38->51         started        54 netsh.exe 3 40->54         started        60 2 other processes 40->60 process12 file13 124 Deletes shadow drive data (may be related to ransomware) 42->124 70 SecuriteInfo.com.W...gen.13586.20354.exe, PE32 51->70 dropped 72 SecuriteInfo.com.W...gen.13586.20354.exe, PE32 51->72 dropped 126 Creates autostart registry keys with suspicious names 51->126 signatures14
Threat name:
ByteCode-MSIL.Trojan.Malgent
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2023-10-04 10:30:08 UTC
File Type:
PE (.Net Exe)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
18 of 23 (78.26%)
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 Internet Explorer settings
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 (314) files with added filename extension
Renames multiple (591) files with added filename extension
Phobos
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
b4b89828380c4781c7beafa6dce00ae38cd4adc13ad56792996e28c41def5c53
MD5 hash:
966061cecee2b65fe7149dfa1d0f2c3a
SHA1 hash:
691ed7b6c4c0bdd824ede0514aacda9d7adc51f1
SH256 hash:
19efdf03cb94895935225795f68bb9abfded1869687367013b8b4eee3cc99372
MD5 hash:
4e29f75c0c51b9dec76955f0382d9541
SHA1 hash:
4899aa8e3f57339cbaec8faab777897a76fe1c3a
SH256 hash:
220973872a317a75f2cd85a176ff05cbb07d141c39cbf784f400ffd099dee851
MD5 hash:
404669f6b0c5a05b9d4841ca57dd2769
SHA1 hash:
2e2087379a43cdf2b8beb33a529bf3626cd3700f
SH256 hash:
8d2f096b6e8d1827c2d478cf93058c17a3ad9dc783bde1b4486b467e7930f805
MD5 hash:
f457ef6d5f7a5072e06a31a9a018fea8
SHA1 hash:
11a9a7978afdf21fc62398983bdd9c2b982f7e23
SH256 hash:
fa7ed15708d988e7f69b5628db9481816052efea29e93f1bd274a1d76006aee6
MD5 hash:
77650bc339c9c420709ca447465f164b
SHA1 hash:
623362fa1b8b25eb5e072db8f873486392cb464d
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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 fa7ed15708d988e7f69b5628db9481816052efea29e93f1bd274a1d76006aee6

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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