phorphiex | 5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6

Analysis

max time kernel
121s
max time network
123s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
submitted
12-01-2025 00:48

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General

Target

5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe
Size

103KB
MD5

16d295d521a73eab44831edd9b79925e
SHA1

fc1e2bd155c9b9e729249cb09d71cb50160b75be
SHA256

5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6
SHA512

0375c294b5108230a86d6c7e2ff5935b691855db1d2ae367fca311bd7a476d740028a9f77281326d8a0a4007034b345320bbfea731946ee05337ab9ec547b6ec
SSDEEP

1536:H3Mz8RYfwA7BE2G5TxCotEDZfFZsP6YlcVquXtnP3m74eyxyhq+c7:8wg9dGVxCo8ZfF2yY6V/tnPo4eyQfc

Score

10^/10

phorphiex loader persistence trojan worm

Malware Config

Signatures

Phorphiex family
phorphiex

Phorphiex payload 2 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1552-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp	family_phorphiex
behavioral1/memory/1552-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-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

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 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 Update Service = "C:\\Windows\\wescgsvcs.exe"	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe

Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\wescgsvcs.exe	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\wescgsvcs.exe	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe

Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 25 IoCs

pid	Process
1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe
1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe
1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe
1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe
1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe
1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe
1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe
1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe
1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe
1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe
1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe
1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe
1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe
1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe
1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe
1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe
1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe
1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe
1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe
1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe
1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe
1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe
1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe
1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe
1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 384	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	3
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 384	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	3
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 384	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	3
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 384	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	3
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 384	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	3
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 384	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	3
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 384	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	3
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 396	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	4
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 396	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	4
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 396	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	4
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 396	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	4
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 396	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	4
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 396	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	4
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 396	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	4
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 432	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	5
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 432	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	5
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 432	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	5
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 432	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	5
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 432	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	5
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 432	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	5
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 432	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	5
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 476	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	6
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 476	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	6
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 476	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	6
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 476	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	6
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 476	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	6
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 476	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	6
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 476	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	6
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 488	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	7
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 488	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	7
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 488	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	7
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 488	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	7
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 488	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	7
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 488	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	7
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 488	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	7
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 496	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	8
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 496	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	8
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 496	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	8
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 496	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	8
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 496	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	8
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 496	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	8
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 496	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	8
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 604	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	9
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 604	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	9
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 604	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	9
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 604	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	9
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 604	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	9
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 604	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	9
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 604	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	9
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 684	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	10
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 684	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	10
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 684	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	10
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 684	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	10
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 684	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	10
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 684	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	10
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 684	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	10
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 764	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	11
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 764	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	11
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 764	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	11
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 764	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	11
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 764	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	11
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 764	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	11
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 764	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	11
PID 1552 wrote to memory of 820	1552	5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe	12

C:\Windows\system32\wininit.exe
wininit.exe
1⤵
PID:384
- C:\Windows\system32\services.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\services.exe
  2⤵
  PID:476
- - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k DcomLaunch
    3⤵
    PID:604
  - - C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
      4⤵
      PID:2012
  - - C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\wbem\wmiprvse.exe
      4⤵
      PID:1488
- - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k RPCSS
    3⤵
    PID:684
- - C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k LocalServiceNetworkRestricted
    3⤵
    PID:764
- - C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted
    3⤵
    PID:820
  - - C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\Dwm.exe"
      4⤵
      PID:1048
- - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
    3⤵
    PID:864
  - - \\?\C:\Windows\system32\wbem\WMIADAP.EXE
      wmiadap.exe /F /T /R
      4⤵
      PID:1860
- - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalService
    3⤵
    PID:976
- - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService
    3⤵
    PID:276
- - C:\Windows\system32\taskhost.exe
    "taskhost.exe"
    3⤵
    PID:1064
- - C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\spoolsv.exe
    3⤵
    PID:1084
- - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalServiceNoNetwork
    3⤵
    PID:1168
- - C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\OfficeSoftwareProtectionPlatform\OSPPSVC.EXE
    "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\OfficeSoftwareProtectionPlatform\OSPPSVC.EXE"
    3⤵
    PID:1424
- - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalServiceAndNoImpersonation
    3⤵
    PID:2868
- - C:\Windows\system32\sppsvc.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\sppsvc.exe
    3⤵
    PID:2188
- C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe
  2⤵
  PID:488
- C:\Windows\system32\lsm.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\lsm.exe
  2⤵
  PID:496

C:\Windows\system32\csrss.exe
%SystemRoot%\system32\csrss.exe ObjectDirectory=\Windows SharedSection=1024,20480,768 Windows=On SubSystemType=Windows ServerDll=basesrv,1 ServerDll=winsrv:UserServerDllInitialization,3 ServerDll=winsrv:ConServerDllInitialization,2 ServerDll=sxssrv,4 ProfileControl=Off MaxRequestThreads=16
1⤵
PID:396

C:\Windows\system32\winlogon.exe
winlogon.exe
1⤵
PID:432

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:1132
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5f363a8bc6d75fd9b789e4b4a7a7c4aef30346b90929e9477ccff91370292cf6.exe"
  2⤵
  - Adds Run key to start application
  - Drops file in Windows directory
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1552

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3739968956\zmstage.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3739968956\zmstage.exe
1⤵
PID:1492

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

memory/1552-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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memory/1552-2-0x0000000077780000-0x0000000077781000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1552-1-0x000000007777F000-0x0000000077780000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1552-6-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp

Filesize
108KB

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