phorphiex | ae73ef74543ce177e7d376df37c9d497df69bdb3777a5e3efa5cc43205321414

General

Target

JaffaCakes118_db3c481f3eff1160e337e7971ef1d5dc.exe
Size

404KB
MD5

db3c481f3eff1160e337e7971ef1d5dc
SHA1

233bca64d79acfabeeffeb028d8b0a011be38de2
SHA256

ae73ef74543ce177e7d376df37c9d497df69bdb3777a5e3efa5cc43205321414
SHA512

9754726b363c4ea7df6a7226f24357f1b82b727c159d6b58c902dc5fab53896aeca728a91795a7bede94ac1df22e4d90dbde5fdfe3cd27d94b4119ee7e0bff72
SSDEEP

6144:u9qlSqfb+6C82rv7pQsvKC1j7BQRyDo5Sv307a05LiSzt:u9qRfb+6C8A7p/z6ygEd05LiEt

Score

10^/10

phorphiex discovery evasion loader persistence trojan worm

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

phorphiex

C2

http://185.176.27.132/

http://urusurofhsorhfuuhk.su/

http://aeifaeifhutuhuhusk.su/

http://rzhsudhugugfugugsk.su/

http://bfagzzezgaegzgfaik.su/

http://eaeuafhuaegfugeudk.su/

http://aeufuaehfiuehfuhfk.su/

http://daedagheauehfuuhfk.su/

http://aeoughaoheguaoehdk.su/

http://eguaheoghouughahsk.su/

http://huaeokaefoaeguaehk.su/

http://afaeigaifgsgrhhafk.su/

http://afaigaeigieufuifik.su/

http://geauhouefheuutiiik.su/

http://gaoheeuofhefefhutk.su/

http://gaouehaehfoaeajrsk.su/

http://gaohrhurhuhruhfsdk.su/

http://gaghpaheiafhjefijk.su/

http://gaoehuoaoefhuhfugk.su/

http://aegohaohuoruitiiek.su/

Wallets

1Bn4JYKoVgQpZ73doWVFSNZBbwKj3cpJNR

qqsagteh4m6qunmgrrknulafzcdlmzn35yeggvq8qk

Xt8ZtCcG9BFoc7NfUNBVnxcTvYT4mmzh5i

D7otx94yAiXMUuuff23v8PAYH5XpkdQ89M

0x05F916216CC4BA6ac89b8093d474E2a1e6121c63

LUMrZN6GTetcrXtzMmRayLpRN9JrCNcTe7

t1PVHo3JR9ZAxMxRXgTziGBeDwfb5Gwm64z

Attributes

user_agent
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:67.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/67.0

Signatures

Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings 3 TTPs 4 IoCs

evasion trojan

Modify Registry

T1112

Windows Service

T1543.003

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection	sysqdcy.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\DisableScanOnRealtimeEnable = "1"	sysqdcy.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\DisableOnAccessProtection = "1"	sysqdcy.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\DisableBehaviorMonitoring = "1"	sysqdcy.exe

Phorphiex family
phorphiex

Phorphiex payload 4 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/2484-2-0x00000000001C0000-0x00000000001CD000-memory.dmp	family_phorphiex
behavioral1/memory/2484-4-0x00000000001C0000-0x00000000001CD000-memory.dmp	family_phorphiex
behavioral1/memory/2504-16-0x00000000002B0000-0x00000000002BD000-memory.dmp	family_phorphiex
behavioral1/memory/2504-18-0x00000000002B0000-0x00000000002BD000-memory.dmp	family_phorphiex

Phorphiex, Phorpiex
Phorphiex or Phorpiex Malware family which infects systems to distribute other malicious payloads such as ransomware, stealers and cryptominers.
worm trojan loader phorphiex

Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 6 IoCs

evasion trojan

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	sysqdcy.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesOverride = "1"	sysqdcy.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	sysqdcy.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	sysqdcy.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	sysqdcy.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	sysqdcy.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2504	sysqdcy.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2484	JaffaCakes118_db3c481f3eff1160e337e7971ef1d5dc.exe
2484	JaffaCakes118_db3c481f3eff1160e337e7971ef1d5dc.exe

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 7 IoCs

evasion trojan

Disable or Modify Tools

T1562.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallDisableNotify = "1"	sysqdcy.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusOverride = "1"	sysqdcy.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesOverride = "1"	sysqdcy.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\FirewallOverride = "1"	sysqdcy.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AntiVirusDisableNotify = "1"	sysqdcy.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\UpdatesDisableNotify = "1"	sysqdcy.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Security Center\AutoUpdateDisableNotify = "1"	sysqdcy.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Microsoft Windows Driver = "C:\\Windows\\599210959\\sysqdcy.exe"	JaffaCakes118_db3c481f3eff1160e337e7971ef1d5dc.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1488793075-819845221-1497111674-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Microsoft Windows Driver = "C:\\Windows\\599210959\\sysqdcy.exe"	JaffaCakes118_db3c481f3eff1160e337e7971ef1d5dc.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\599210959\sysqdcy.exe	JaffaCakes118_db3c481f3eff1160e337e7971ef1d5dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\599210959\sysqdcy.exe	JaffaCakes118_db3c481f3eff1160e337e7971ef1d5dc.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\599210959	JaffaCakes118_db3c481f3eff1160e337e7971ef1d5dc.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	JaffaCakes118_db3c481f3eff1160e337e7971ef1d5dc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	sysqdcy.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 18 IoCs

pid	Process
2484	JaffaCakes118_db3c481f3eff1160e337e7971ef1d5dc.exe
2484	JaffaCakes118_db3c481f3eff1160e337e7971ef1d5dc.exe
2484	JaffaCakes118_db3c481f3eff1160e337e7971ef1d5dc.exe
2484	JaffaCakes118_db3c481f3eff1160e337e7971ef1d5dc.exe
2484	JaffaCakes118_db3c481f3eff1160e337e7971ef1d5dc.exe
2484	JaffaCakes118_db3c481f3eff1160e337e7971ef1d5dc.exe
2484	JaffaCakes118_db3c481f3eff1160e337e7971ef1d5dc.exe
2484	JaffaCakes118_db3c481f3eff1160e337e7971ef1d5dc.exe
2484	JaffaCakes118_db3c481f3eff1160e337e7971ef1d5dc.exe
2504	sysqdcy.exe
2504	sysqdcy.exe
2504	sysqdcy.exe
2504	sysqdcy.exe
2504	sysqdcy.exe
2504	sysqdcy.exe
2504	sysqdcy.exe
2504	sysqdcy.exe
2504	sysqdcy.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2484	JaffaCakes118_db3c481f3eff1160e337e7971ef1d5dc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2504	sysqdcy.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs

pid	Process
2484	JaffaCakes118_db3c481f3eff1160e337e7971ef1d5dc.exe
2484	JaffaCakes118_db3c481f3eff1160e337e7971ef1d5dc.exe
2504	sysqdcy.exe
2504	sysqdcy.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2484 wrote to memory of 2504	2484	JaffaCakes118_db3c481f3eff1160e337e7971ef1d5dc.exe	31
PID 2484 wrote to memory of 2504	2484	JaffaCakes118_db3c481f3eff1160e337e7971ef1d5dc.exe	31
PID 2484 wrote to memory of 2504	2484	JaffaCakes118_db3c481f3eff1160e337e7971ef1d5dc.exe	31
PID 2484 wrote to memory of 2504	2484	JaffaCakes118_db3c481f3eff1160e337e7971ef1d5dc.exe	31

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_db3c481f3eff1160e337e7971ef1d5dc.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_db3c481f3eff1160e337e7971ef1d5dc.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2484
- C:\Windows\599210959\sysqdcy.exe
  C:\Windows\599210959\sysqdcy.exe
  2⤵
  - Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings
  - Windows security bypass
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Windows security modification
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  PID:2504

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Create or Modify System Process

1

T1543

Windows Service

1

T1543.003

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1547.001

Create or Modify System Process

1

T1543

Windows Service

1

T1543.003

Defense Evasion

Impair Defenses

3

T1562

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Credential Access

Discovery

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Windows\599210959\sysqdcy.exe

Filesize
404KB

MD5
db3c481f3eff1160e337e7971ef1d5dc

SHA1
233bca64d79acfabeeffeb028d8b0a011be38de2

SHA256
ae73ef74543ce177e7d376df37c9d497df69bdb3777a5e3efa5cc43205321414

SHA512
9754726b363c4ea7df6a7226f24357f1b82b727c159d6b58c902dc5fab53896aeca728a91795a7bede94ac1df22e4d90dbde5fdfe3cd27d94b4119ee7e0bff72

Download Submit
memory/2484-1-0x0000000000435000-0x000000000043D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
32KB

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memory/2484-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000469000-memory.dmp

Filesize
420KB

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memory/2484-2-0x00000000001C0000-0x00000000001CD000-memory.dmp

Filesize
52KB

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memory/2484-4-0x00000000001C0000-0x00000000001CD000-memory.dmp

Filesize
52KB

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memory/2484-5-0x0000000000435000-0x000000000043D000-memory.dmp

Filesize
32KB

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memory/2504-14-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000469000-memory.dmp

Filesize
420KB

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memory/2504-16-0x00000000002B0000-0x00000000002BD000-memory.dmp

Filesize
52KB

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memory/2504-18-0x00000000002B0000-0x00000000002BD000-memory.dmp

Filesize
52KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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