Analysis Overview
SHA256
a16eb5272505a48ba3d4415f31fdec537d5401c73a498a4db89ebc5042d05599
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 2025-04-17_104052bfe49feca7ec8ee988cfa0c924_amadey_elex_smoke-loader was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Phorphiex payload
Phorphiex, Phorpiex
Phorphiex family
Downloads MZ/PE file
Executes dropped EXE
Adds Run key to start application
Drops file in Windows directory
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Unsigned PE
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V16
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2025-04-17 13:42
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2025-04-17 13:42
Reported
2025-04-17 13:45
Platform
win10v2004-20250314-en
Max time kernel
148s
Max time network
153s
Command Line
Signatures
Phorphiex family
Phorphiex payload
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Phorphiex, Phorpiex
Downloads MZ/PE file
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\516C.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-04-17_104052bfe49feca7ec8ee988cfa0c924_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\516C.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\226206197.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\sysldrvsn.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\sysldrvsn.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Windows Settings = "C:\\Windows\\sysldrvsn.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\226206197.exe | N/A |
Drops file in Windows directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\sysldrvsn.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\226206197.exe | N/A |
| File created | C:\Windows\sysldrvsn.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\226206197.exe | N/A |
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\516C.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\226206197.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\sysldrvsn.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-04-17_104052bfe49feca7ec8ee988cfa0c924_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-04-17_104052bfe49feca7ec8ee988cfa0c924_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-04-17_104052bfe49feca7ec8ee988cfa0c924_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\516C.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\516C.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\226206197.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\226206197.exe
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windows\sysldrvsn.exe
C:\Windows\sysldrvsn.exe
C:\Windows\sysldrvsn.exe
C:\Windows\sysldrvsn.exe
C:\Windows\sysldrvsn.exe
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| RU | 185.215.113.66:80 | 185.215.113.66 | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | twizt.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | twizt.net | udp |
| RU | 185.215.113.66:80 | twizt.net | tcp |
| RU | 185.215.113.66:80 | twizt.net | tcp |
| RU | 185.39.17.124:80 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | c.pki.goog | udp |
| GB | 142.250.179.227:80 | c.pki.goog | tcp |
| RU | 185.39.17.124:80 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | www.update.microsoft.com | udp |
| US | 20.109.209.108:80 | www.update.microsoft.com | tcp |
| TJ | 91.218.161.58:40500 | udp | |
| YE | 89.189.92.128:40500 | tcp | |
| UZ | 213.206.62.203:40500 | udp | |
| IR | 185.124.158.237:40500 | udp | |
| UZ | 213.206.63.249:40500 | udp | |
| RU | 185.39.17.124:80 | tcp | |
| UZ | 213.206.60.107:40500 | udp | |
| RU | 176.194.125.49:40500 | udp | |
| IR | 93.118.151.61:40500 | tcp | |
| AO | 129.122.132.126:40500 | udp | |
| IR | 195.181.72.230:40500 | udp |
Files
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\516C.exe
| MD5 | 21789ebcbfca1eb0c6881e6af6216a81 |
| SHA1 | 30152ddbe1150a2a612eb7b08e6551830276c8f0 |
| SHA256 | c0d12405d2a5cd6064e6e498d6f5f7fd48c72b2d02f171f20f898a4d2832968c |
| SHA512 | cf3296247865130e4e769f09280d5f15237bedf474734f7b383130dfd01c5407a081e3f571152c393845b08d8ed48a0b2d23d11e905783332fb2552d20ad4514 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\226206197.exe
| MD5 | 00306e1e4a4230f9dc6b626a68dcbbb0 |
| SHA1 | 1d71fc3b6a308396c8f03bdc0ee012b44d7782e9 |
| SHA256 | 8133c11eeec328b9995eec62438ecd87535d540f320beab4642d032661e448b2 |
| SHA512 | 6899d3bac0cf0b493e0f4e85700a40f6ebc433c8319f746e803a948fe9715f00682adb09f967e9a02e6e4bffa020083d12192e1e375fa82a4a648ba28b3d6af9 |
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2025-04-17 13:42
Reported
2025-04-17 13:45
Platform
win11-20250410-en
Max time kernel
148s
Max time network
150s
Command Line
Signatures
Phorphiex family
Phorphiex payload
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Phorphiex, Phorpiex
Downloads MZ/PE file
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\88F6.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-04-17_104052bfe49feca7ec8ee988cfa0c924_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\88F6.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1304014847.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\sysldrvsn.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\sysldrvsn.exe | N/A |
Adds Run key to start application
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Set value (str) | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Windows Settings = "C:\\Windows\\sysldrvsn.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1304014847.exe | N/A |
Drops file in Windows directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\sysldrvsn.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1304014847.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\sysldrvsn.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1304014847.exe | N/A |
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1304014847.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\sysldrvsn.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-04-17_104052bfe49feca7ec8ee988cfa0c924_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\88F6.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-04-17_104052bfe49feca7ec8ee988cfa0c924_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-04-17_104052bfe49feca7ec8ee988cfa0c924_amadey_elex_smoke-loader.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\88F6.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\88F6.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1304014847.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1304014847.exe
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windows\sysldrvsn.exe
C:\Windows\sysldrvsn.exe
C:\Windows\sysldrvsn.exe
C:\Windows\sysldrvsn.exe
C:\Windows\sysldrvsn.exe
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| RU | 185.215.113.66:80 | 185.215.113.66 | tcp |
| RU | 185.215.113.66:80 | twizt.net | tcp |
| RU | 185.215.113.66:80 | twizt.net | tcp |
| RU | 185.39.17.124:80 | tcp | |
| RU | 185.39.17.124:80 | tcp | |
| US | 20.72.235.82:80 | www.update.microsoft.com | tcp |
| UZ | 94.141.69.122:40500 | udp | |
| PK | 39.40.98.70:40500 | tcp | |
| RU | 95.191.18.91:40500 | udp | |
| UZ | 90.156.166.239:40500 | udp | |
| CN | 219.159.184.14:40500 | udp | |
| RU | 185.39.17.124:80 | tcp | |
| SG | 216.107.138.162:40500 | udp | |
| UZ | 90.156.164.104:40500 | udp | |
| UZ | 213.206.60.203:40500 | tcp | |
| KZ | 95.58.18.206:40500 | udp | |
| KZ | 95.57.124.161:40500 | udp | |
| RU | 185.39.17.124:80 | tcp | |
| UZ | 90.156.166.96:40500 | udp | |
| UZ | 213.206.63.159:40500 | udp | |
| TJ | 91.218.161.58:40500 | udp | |
| KZ | 95.56.224.166:40500 | tcp | |
| KG | 217.29.20.226:40500 | udp | |
| IR | 37.254.42.168:40500 | udp | |
| RU | 185.39.17.124:80 | tcp | |
| IR | 5.238.144.229:40500 | udp | |
| UZ | 90.156.194.154:40500 | udp | |
| YE | 78.137.67.123:40500 | udp | |
| UZ | 213.206.63.244:40500 | tcp |
Files
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\88F6.exe
| MD5 | 21789ebcbfca1eb0c6881e6af6216a81 |
| SHA1 | 30152ddbe1150a2a612eb7b08e6551830276c8f0 |
| SHA256 | c0d12405d2a5cd6064e6e498d6f5f7fd48c72b2d02f171f20f898a4d2832968c |
| SHA512 | cf3296247865130e4e769f09280d5f15237bedf474734f7b383130dfd01c5407a081e3f571152c393845b08d8ed48a0b2d23d11e905783332fb2552d20ad4514 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1304014847.exe
| MD5 | 00306e1e4a4230f9dc6b626a68dcbbb0 |
| SHA1 | 1d71fc3b6a308396c8f03bdc0ee012b44d7782e9 |
| SHA256 | 8133c11eeec328b9995eec62438ecd87535d540f320beab4642d032661e448b2 |
| SHA512 | 6899d3bac0cf0b493e0f4e85700a40f6ebc433c8319f746e803a948fe9715f00682adb09f967e9a02e6e4bffa020083d12192e1e375fa82a4a648ba28b3d6af9 |