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win.globeimposter (Back to overview)

GlobeImposter

aka: Fake Globe
VTCollection     URLhaus      

GlobeImposter is a ransomware application which is mainly distributed via "blank slate" spam (the spam has no message content and an attached ZIP file), exploits, malicious advertising, fake updates, and repacked installers. GlobeImposter mimics the Globe ransomware family.
This malware may prevent execution of Anti-Virus solutions and other OS related security features and may prevent system restoration.

References
2023-03-08 ⋅ AhnLab ⋅ ASEC
GlobeImposter Ransomware Being Distributed with MedusaLocker via RDP
GlobeImposter MedusaLocker
2023-02-15 ⋅ SentinelOne ⋅ Jim Walter
Recent TZW Campaigns Revealed As Part of GlobeImposter Malware Family
GlobeImposter
2021-12-28 ⋅ ⋅ AhnLab ⋅ ASEC Analysis Team
Cases of Lockis ransomware infection
GlobeImposter
2021-04-27 ⋅ CrowdStrike ⋅ Eben Kaplan, Josh Dalman, Kamil Janton
Ransomware Preparedness: A Call to Action
Dharma GlobeImposter Maze Phobos CIRCUS SPIDER TRAVELING SPIDER
2020-06-22 ⋅ ⋅ CERT-FR ⋅ CERT-FR
Évolution De Lactivité du Groupe Cybercriminel TA505
Amadey AndroMut Bart Clop Dridex FlawedGrace Gandcrab Get2 GlobeImposter Jaff Locky Marap Philadephia Ransom QuantLoader Scarab Ransomware SDBbot ServHelper Silence tRat TrickBot
2020-05-21 ⋅ Intel 471 ⋅ Intel 471
A brief history of TA505
AndroMut Bart Dridex FlawedAmmyy FlawedGrace Gandcrab Get2 GlobeImposter Jaff Kegotip Locky Necurs Philadephia Ransom Pony QuantLoader Rockloader SDBbot ServHelper Shifu Snatch TrickBot
2020-03-03 ⋅ PWC UK ⋅ PWC UK
Cyber Threats 2019:A Year in Retrospect
KevDroid MESSAGETAP magecart AndroMut Cobalt Strike CobInt Crimson RAT DNSpionage Dridex Dtrack Emotet FlawedAmmyy FlawedGrace FriedEx Gandcrab Get2 GlobeImposter Grateful POS ISFB Kazuar LockerGoga Nokki QakBot Ramnit REvil Rifdoor RokRAT Ryuk shadowhammer ShadowPad Shifu Skipper StoneDrill Stuxnet TrickBot Winnti ZeroCleare APT41 MUSTANG PANDA Sea Turtle
2020-02-25 ⋅ RSA Conference ⋅ Joel DeCapua
Feds Fighting Ransomware: How the FBI Investigates and How You Can Help
FastCash Cerber Defray Dharma FriedEx Gandcrab GlobeImposter Mamba Phobos Rapid Ransom REvil Ryuk SamSam Zeus
2020-01-17 ⋅ Secureworks ⋅ Keita Yamazaki, Tamada Kiyotaka, You Nakatsuru
Is It Wrong to Try to Find APT Techniques in Ransomware Attack?
Defray Dharma FriedEx Gandcrab GlobeImposter Matrix Ransom MedusaLocker Phobos REvil Ryuk SamSam Scarab Ransomware
2020-01-01 ⋅ Secureworks ⋅ SecureWorks
GOLD SWATHMORE
GlobeImposter Gozi IcedID TrickBot LUNAR SPIDER
2018-08-30 ⋅ 360 Total Security ⋅ Elley
GlobeImposter which has more than 20 variants, is still wildly growing
GlobeImposter
2018-03-07 ⋅ InfoSec Handlers Diary Blog ⋅ Brad Duncan
Ransomware news: GlobeImposter gets a facelift, GandCrab is still out there
Gandcrab GlobeImposter
2018-01-16 ⋅ enSilo ⋅ Alon Hadar
GlobeImposter Ransomware
GlobeImposter
2018-01-15 ⋅ Acronis ⋅ Acronis Security
GlobeImposter ransomware: A holiday gift from the Necurs botnet
GlobeImposter
2018-01-12 ⋅ Proofpoint ⋅ Proofpoint Staff
Holiday lull? Not so much
Dridex Emotet GlobeImposter ISFB Necurs PandaBanker UrlZone NARWHAL SPIDER
2018-01-01 ⋅ Group-IB ⋅ Group-IB
The evolution of ransomware and its distribution methods
GlobeImposter
2017-12-22 ⋅ Bleeping Computer ⋅ Lawrence Abrams
New .DOC GlobeImposter Ransomware Variant Malspam Campaign Underway
GlobeImposter
2017-08-10 ⋅ PhishLabs ⋅ Amanda Kline
Globe Imposter Ransomware Makes a New Run
GlobeImposter
2017-08-05 ⋅ Fortinet ⋅ Xiaopeng Zhang
Analysis of New GlobeImposter Ransomware Variant
GlobeImposter
2016-12-23 ⋅ Emsisoft
Emsisoft Decryptor for GlobeImposter
GlobeImposter
Yara Rules
[TLP:WHITE] win_globeimposter_auto (20260917 | Detects win.globeimposter.)
rule win_globeimposter_auto {

    meta:
        author = "Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com"
        date = "2026-09-17"
        version = "1"
        description = "Detects win.globeimposter."
        info = "autogenerated rule brought to you by yara-signator"
        tool = "yara-signator v0.6.0"
        signator_config = "callsandjumps;datarefs;binvalue"
        malpedia_reference = "https://malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de/details/win.globeimposter"
        malpedia_rule_date = "20260916"
        malpedia_hash = "53a643781c18e08f4a50949af60172d837a0b6f6"
        malpedia_version = "20260917"
        malpedia_license = "CC BY-SA 4.0"
        malpedia_sharing = "TLP:WHITE"

    /* DISCLAIMER
     * The strings used in this rule have been automatically selected from the
     * disassembly of memory dumps and unpacked files, using YARA-Signator.
     * The code and documentation is published here:
     * https://github.com/fxb-cocacoding/yara-signator
     * As Malpedia is used as data source, please note that for a given
     * number of families, only single samples are documented.
     * This likely impacts the degree of generalization these rules will offer.
     * Take the described generation method also into consideration when you
     * apply the rules in your use cases and assign them confidence levels.
     */


    strings:
        $sequence_0 = { c1e810 8bca c1e908 23c7 23cf }
            // n = 5, score = 700
            //   c1e810               | shr                 eax, 0x10
            //   8bca                 | mov                 ecx, edx
            //   c1e908               | shr                 ecx, 8
            //   23c7                 | and                 eax, edi
            //   23cf                 | and                 ecx, edi

        $sequence_1 = { 1bdb 45 83c104 f7db 75d7 }
            // n = 5, score = 700
            //   1bdb                 | sbb                 ebx, ebx
            //   45                   | inc                 ebp
            //   83c104               | add                 ecx, 4
            //   f7db                 | neg                 ebx
            //   75d7                 | jne                 0xffffffd9

        $sequence_2 = { 6af2 58 eb03 33c0 }
            // n = 4, score = 700
            //   6af2                 | push                -0xe
            //   58                   | pop                 eax
            //   eb03                 | jmp                 5
            //   33c0                 | xor                 eax, eax

        $sequence_3 = { 0f6e670c 0fd4fc 0f7e0f 0f6e5610 0ff4d0 }
            // n = 5, score = 700
            //   0f6e670c             | movd                mm4, dword ptr [edi + 0xc]
            //   0fd4fc               | paddq               mm7, mm4
            //   0f7e0f               | movd                dword ptr [edi], mm1
            //   0f6e5610             | movd                mm2, dword ptr [esi + 0x10]
            //   0ff4d0               | pmuludq             mm2, mm0

        $sequence_4 = { ff7514 85c0 750b ff15???????? 6ac4 58 }
            // n = 6, score = 700
            //   ff7514               | push                dword ptr [ebp + 0x14]
            //   85c0                 | test                eax, eax
            //   750b                 | jne                 0xd
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   6ac4                 | push                -0x3c
            //   58                   | pop                 eax

        $sequence_5 = { ff15???????? 85c0 7405 3975fc 7405 6afe 58 }
            // n = 7, score = 700
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   85c0                 | test                eax, eax
            //   7405                 | je                  7
            //   3975fc               | cmp                 dword ptr [ebp - 4], esi
            //   7405                 | je                  7
            //   6afe                 | push                -2
            //   58                   | pop                 eax

        $sequence_6 = { 7426 8bc5 c1e002 50 ff7608 53 }
            // n = 6, score = 700
            //   7426                 | je                  0x28
            //   8bc5                 | mov                 eax, ebp
            //   c1e002               | shl                 eax, 2
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   ff7608               | push                dword ptr [esi + 8]
            //   53                   | push                ebx

        $sequence_7 = { 50 ffb63c010000 ff9638010000 85c0 }
            // n = 4, score = 700
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   ffb63c010000         | push                dword ptr [esi + 0x13c]
            //   ff9638010000         | call                dword ptr [esi + 0x138]
            //   85c0                 | test                eax, eax

        $sequence_8 = { 8d4e7c 8b41fc 3b01 8d4914 1bc0 f7d0 23d8 }
            // n = 7, score = 700
            //   8d4e7c               | lea                 ecx, [esi + 0x7c]
            //   8b41fc               | mov                 eax, dword ptr [ecx - 4]
            //   3b01                 | cmp                 eax, dword ptr [ecx]
            //   8d4914               | lea                 ecx, [ecx + 0x14]
            //   1bc0                 | sbb                 eax, eax
            //   f7d0                 | not                 eax
            //   23d8                 | and                 ebx, eax

        $sequence_9 = { c745f401000000 2bc2 8945fc 33c0 }
            // n = 4, score = 700
            //   c745f401000000       | mov                 dword ptr [ebp - 0xc], 1
            //   2bc2                 | sub                 eax, edx
            //   8945fc               | mov                 dword ptr [ebp - 4], eax
            //   33c0                 | xor                 eax, eax

    condition:
        7 of them and filesize < 327680
}
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