| File name: | phobos.bin |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/f0b3165e-dd97-4cba-bb2e-f66e3bbca485 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | Phobos is a ransomware that locks or encrypts files to demand a ransom. It uses AES encryption with different extensions, which leaves no chance to recover the infected files. |
| Analysis date: | May 25, 2025, 12:24:42 |
| OS: | Ubuntu 22.04.2 |
| Tags: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 6 sections |
| MD5: | E59FFEAF7ACB0C326E452FA30BB71A36 |
| SHA1: | C88FAD293256BFEAD6962124394DE4F8B97765AA |
| SHA256: | A91491F45B851A07F91BA5A200967921BF796D38677786DE51A4A8FE5DDEAFD2 |
| SSDEEP: | 1536:zkGB8nHbKUvryElSpi8jCZGcqDKlKnr8dV+99rmuoENA4Cjm:zFBMHRvrAjCZmKcnr8YrfA4Cjm |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (42.2) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (37.3) |
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (8.8) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (6) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (2.7) |
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2019:05:14 10:57:04+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 10 |
| CodeSize: | 39936 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 17920 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x6652 |
| OSVersion: | 5.1 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 5.1 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41024 | /bin/sh -c "DISPLAY=:0 sudo -iu user nautilus /tmp/phobos\.bin " | /usr/bin/dash | — | IntiFjKCklFyPMJr | |||||||||||
User: user Integrity Level: UNKNOWN Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 41025 | systemctl --user --global is-enabled snap.snapd-desktop-integration.snapd-desktop-integration.service | /usr/bin/systemctl | — | snapd | |||||||||||
User: root Integrity Level: UNKNOWN Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 41026 | sudo -iu user nautilus /tmp/phobos.bin | /usr/bin/sudo | — | dash | |||||||||||
User: root Integrity Level: UNKNOWN Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 41027 | systemctl --user --global is-enabled snap.snapd-desktop-integration.snapd-desktop-integration.service | /usr/bin/systemctl | — | snapd | |||||||||||
User: root Integrity Level: UNKNOWN Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 41028 | systemctl --user --global is-enabled snap.snapd-desktop-integration.snapd-desktop-integration.service | /usr/bin/systemctl | — | snapd | |||||||||||
User: root Integrity Level: UNKNOWN Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 41030 | nautilus /tmp/phobos.bin | /usr/bin/nautilus | — | sudo | |||||||||||
User: user Integrity Level: UNKNOWN Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 41031 | /usr/bin/locale-check C.UTF-8 | /usr/bin/locale-check | — | nautilus | |||||||||||
User: user Integrity Level: UNKNOWN Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 41032 | systemctl --user --global is-enabled snap.snapd-desktop-integration.snapd-desktop-integration.service | /usr/bin/systemctl | — | snapd | |||||||||||
User: root Integrity Level: UNKNOWN Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 41048 | /lib/systemd/systemd-hostnamed | /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-hostnamed | — | systemd | |||||||||||
User: root Integrity Level: UNKNOWN Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 41055 | nautilus /tmp/phobos.bin | /usr/bin/nautilus | — | nautilus | |||||||||||
User: user Integrity Level: UNKNOWN Exit code: 0 | |||||||||||||||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41126 | chrome | /home/user/.config/google-chrome/ShaderCache/data_3 | binary | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 41126 | chrome | /home/user/.config/google-chrome/ShaderCache/data_2 | binary | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 41126 | chrome | /home/user/.config/google-chrome/ShaderCache/data_0 | binary | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 41126 | chrome | /home/user/.config/google-chrome/Default/Sync Data/LevelDB/MANIFEST-000001 | binary | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 41126 | chrome | /home/user/.config/google-chrome/Default/shared_proto_db/metadata/MANIFEST-000001 | binary | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 41126 | chrome | /home/user/.config/google-chrome/Default/Extension State/MANIFEST-000001 | binary | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 41126 | chrome | /home/user/.config/google-chrome/Default/shared_proto_db/MANIFEST-000001 | binary | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 41126 | chrome | /home/user/.config/google-chrome/GrShaderCache/data_0 | binary | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 41126 | chrome | /home/user/.config/google-chrome/GrShaderCache/data_2 | binary | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 41126 | chrome | /home/user/.config/google-chrome/GrShaderCache/data_3 | binary | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | GET | 204 | 185.125.190.18:80 | http://connectivity-check.ubuntu.com/ | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
488 | NetworkManager | GET | 204 | 185.125.190.18:80 | http://connectivity-check.ubuntu.com/ | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | 185.125.190.18:80 | connectivity-check.ubuntu.com | Canonical Group Limited | GB | whitelisted |
484 | avahi-daemon | 224.0.0.251:5353 | — | — | — | unknown |
— | — | 185.125.190.48:80 | connectivity-check.ubuntu.com | Canonical Group Limited | GB | whitelisted |
1178 | snap-store | 169.150.255.181:443 | odrs.gnome.org | — | GB | whitelisted |
512 | snapd | 185.125.188.57:443 | api.snapcraft.io | Canonical Group Limited | GB | whitelisted |
512 | snapd | 185.125.188.54:443 | api.snapcraft.io | Canonical Group Limited | GB | whitelisted |
512 | snapd | 185.125.188.58:443 | api.snapcraft.io | Canonical Group Limited | GB | whitelisted |
41085 | gvfsd-smb-browse | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
41175 | chrome | 216.58.206.35:443 | clientservices.googleapis.com | GOOGLE | US | whitelisted |
41175 | chrome | 216.58.206.42:443 | safebrowsingohttpgateway.googleapis.com | GOOGLE | US | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
connectivity-check.ubuntu.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
odrs.gnome.org |
| whitelisted |
api.snapcraft.io |
| whitelisted |
10.100.168.192.in-addr.arpa |
| unknown |
clientservices.googleapis.com |
| whitelisted |
safebrowsingohttpgateway.googleapis.com |
| whitelisted |
duckduckgo.com |
| whitelisted |
accounts.google.com |
| whitelisted |
safebrowsing.googleapis.com |
| whitelisted |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
41175 | chrome | Generic Protocol Command Decode | SURICATA QUIC failed decrypt |
41175 | chrome | Generic Protocol Command Decode | SURICATA QUIC failed decrypt |
41175 | chrome | Generic Protocol Command Decode | SURICATA QUIC failed decrypt |
41175 | chrome | Generic Protocol Command Decode | SURICATA QUIC failed decrypt |
41175 | chrome | Generic Protocol Command Decode | SURICATA QUIC failed decrypt |
41175 | chrome | Generic Protocol Command Decode | SURICATA QUIC failed decrypt |
41175 | chrome | Generic Protocol Command Decode | SURICATA QUIC failed decrypt |
41175 | chrome | Generic Protocol Command Decode | SURICATA QUIC failed decrypt |
41175 | chrome | Generic Protocol Command Decode | SURICATA QUIC failed decrypt |
41175 | chrome | Generic Protocol Command Decode | SURICATA QUIC failed decrypt |