- Distribution Method : Remote access through Remote Desktop Protocol(RDP) or Terminal Services
- MD5 : 9ca39dbbb8835a2fce09d67c222ec394
- Major Detection Name : Gen:Variant.Ransom.Phobos.2 (BitDefender), Win32/Filecoder.Phobos.A (ESET)
- Encrypted File Pattern : .id[<Random>-1030].[ramsey_frederick@aol.com].phobos
- Malicious File Creation Location :
- C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\<Random>.exe
- C:\Users\%UserName%\AppData\Local\<Random>.exe
- C:\Users\%UserName%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\<Random>.exe
- C:\Users\%UserName%\Desktop\info.hta
- C:\Users\%UserName%\Desktop\info.txt
- C:\Users\Public\Desktop\info.hta
- C:\Users\Public\Desktop\info.txt
- <Drive Letter>:\info.hta
- <Drive Letter>:\info.txt
- Payment Instruction File : info.hta / info.txt
- Major Characteristics :
- Offline Encryption
- CrySis Ransomware series
- Turns off Windows Firewall (netsh advfirewall set currentprofile state off, netsh firewall set opmode mode=disable)
- Disable system restore (vssadmin delete shadows /all /quiet, wmic shadowcopy delete, bcdedit /set {default} bootstatuspolicy ignoreallfailures, bcdedit /set {default} recoveryenabled no)
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