Analysis Overview
SHA256
9a51c299a3031cfcf9b7d9f3f6fdde7a227231af3ec987ca83606b029d50728d
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 2025-05-14_b2138ec4b23692ff2889370b8116247a_amadey_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Phorphiex payload
Phorphiex family
Phorphiex, Phorpiex
Downloads MZ/PE file
Stops running service(s)
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Adds Run key to start application
Drops file in Windows directory
Launches sc.exe
Enumerates physical storage devices
Unsigned PE
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V16
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2025-05-14 22:45
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2025-05-14 22:45
Reported
2025-05-14 22:48
Platform
win10v2004-20250502-en
Max time kernel
148s
Max time network
151s
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\2025-05-14_b2138ec4b23692ff2889370b8116247a_amadey_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9431.exe | N/A |
Stops running service(s)
Checks computer location settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3342576763-1998465526-3870295501-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1273326225.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3342576763-1998465526-3870295501-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2484123000.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9431.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1442223828.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2484123000.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1489114163.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\187216295.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\100275621.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1273326225.exe | N/A |
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
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\\syscrondvr.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1442223828.exe | N/A |
Drops file in Windows directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1442223828.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1442223828.exe | N/A |
Launches sc.exe
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
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\1489114163.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\187216295.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\100275621.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-14_b2138ec4b23692ff2889370b8116247a_amadey_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9431.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1442223828.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2484123000.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1273326225.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2484123000.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1273326225.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-14_b2138ec4b23692ff2889370b8116247a_amadey_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-14_b2138ec4b23692ff2889370b8116247a_amadey_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9431.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9431.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1442223828.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1442223828.exe
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe
C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe
C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe
C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe
C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2484123000.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2484123000.exe
C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c sc delete "DrvTcfgsvc" & reg delete "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\DrvTcfgsvc" /f
C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
sc delete "DrvTcfgsvc"
C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
reg delete "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\DrvTcfgsvc" /f
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1489114163.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1489114163.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\187216295.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\187216295.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\100275621.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\100275621.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1273326225.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1273326225.exe
C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c sc delete "DrvCfgSvcs" & reg delete "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\DrvCfgSvcs" /f
C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
sc delete "DrvCfgSvcs"
C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
reg delete "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\DrvCfgSvcs" /f
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| UA | 185.156.72.39:80 | 185.156.72.39 | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | g.bing.com | udp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | g.bing.com | tcp |
| UA | 185.156.72.39:80 | 185.156.72.39 | tcp |
| UA | 185.156.72.39:80 | 185.156.72.39 | tcp |
| UA | 185.156.72.39:80 | 185.156.72.39 | tcp |
| UA | 185.156.72.39:80 | 185.156.72.39 | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | tse1.mm.bing.net | udp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.28.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| UA | 185.156.72.39:80 | 185.156.72.39 | tcp |
| UA | 185.156.72.39:80 | 185.156.72.39 | tcp |
| NL | 45.141.233.6:80 | 45.141.233.6 | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | www.update.microsoft.com | udp |
| US | 20.109.209.108:80 | www.update.microsoft.com | tcp |
| UZ | 93.188.86.40:40500 | udp | |
| IR | 151.238.221.30:40500 | tcp | |
| NL | 45.141.233.6:80 | 45.141.233.6 | tcp |
| IR | 31.25.131.226:40500 | udp | |
| KZ | 95.56.185.216:40500 | udp | |
| IR | 5.238.130.151:40500 | udp | |
| OM | 109.200.160.61:40500 | udp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | c.pki.goog | udp |
| DE | 172.217.16.195:80 | c.pki.goog | tcp |
| RU | 178.167.39.80:40500 | udp | |
| IR | 185.123.69.20:40500 | tcp | |
| IR | 78.39.235.251:40500 | udp | |
| KZ | 5.251.19.145:40500 | udp | |
| IR | 5.233.230.251:40500 | udp | |
| IR | 185.123.69.104:40500 | udp | |
| KZ | 2.134.116.51:40500 | udp | |
| UZ | 5.133.122.210:40500 | tcp | |
| UZ | 89.249.62.87:40500 | udp | |
| EG | 102.189.132.113:40500 | udp | |
| KZ | 92.47.79.250:40500 | udp | |
| KG | 212.112.121.59:40500 | udp | |
| UZ | 94.158.52.97:40500 | udp | |
| AZ | 82.194.13.33:40500 | tcp |
Files
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9431.exe
| MD5 | 0ec46393976eb51f307cc11d80bae845 |
| SHA1 | 69d4cb168f3a1b97c37a0ba1519d0adb1ff7e245 |
| SHA256 | 252171bdaa35d19f872c165e861b03d347a4afb85d7a03d02f8eae09d191038d |
| SHA512 | 803351760e3c422e4825103235e13085004b3418b483a2c646aafaef62b7212a1ba4ed28469134a236c5b6121e6a748ba958bbae2dbe4afe9f9f45704928d31f |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1442223828.exe
| MD5 | f30fdbf3448f67cbc3566f31729cb7a6 |
| SHA1 | fbf005c38f4a1c2e86817a2cb70406fc241f2c90 |
| SHA256 | 81783b558904becc5b86553faba9525070de5f43339766eb1c025bcfbfe1eef8 |
| SHA512 | b428df2c8f8b4a002c8d7e1bfd9926e5cf95ee998688a2c360b8551e80be5bfbfa17ef210bea35f247da4a5c8a940fb5dba49f4786da9a74e5d001b771c8e9a8 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2484123000.exe
| MD5 | c2252ee01d47f885c466fea46d77b337 |
| SHA1 | 0e5e5e21dfdd47632831935e98d46fb4c4bf9168 |
| SHA256 | 7563681ee1464143363b1b7b6d59cef4c2a3b9a431c94feae043465cc7d23be0 |
| SHA512 | 8e0fdf90fc8c1c014b6c183dafa58ccf18251a3ea2e279c671a35ff702b60a5be3058c2eceac7a00e4b747796b1e1ed10a64abf95f26bd288980592db4e690d7 |
memory/1056-25-0x00000000005D0000-0x00000000005D6000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1489114163.exe
| MD5 | c08cfa523c9377d3ae24fdb373b3ae13 |
| SHA1 | 5289219770ad28b0fa4f0bdd91817f76bd6be222 |
| SHA256 | 326c70a965d4e642275c26cd913e268b1db89edd59b31a86ee600a7a9c664eb0 |
| SHA512 | c91acd580ac832d5fed363a9a2b98b724a255d82e4fdda6eca62133feb5e60dd79a8caca36597a52bfbfa907a44208c48b15142e2e6020db219d14e970c3f57c |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\187216295.exe
| MD5 | 680f371f2918acd9c01ebd9b2624e191 |
| SHA1 | 2f6d2bc41d8ec3c2cdddeb894f8af082a51acfa9 |
| SHA256 | 5cf738edd0028523f23a77d7dc02087e6f99cf1110f5b51766bf79f00bff6d09 |
| SHA512 | df251b794acf1ede346f0b01bca3fe576b0d36d127f33e4942e8093625a40d6b74ec26fc51111ebba705a1e9c37d923069de98d2658b416d1f7410846f873e40 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\100275621.exe
| MD5 | 588e67994dd9e1084cbe989ee0d7eecd |
| SHA1 | 1a9e7f30d4b14b2054c6947ec7b25024dac5c50e |
| SHA256 | d6a96251f4bd75df5e68bbc2ce0cea37e0c5fadf1bace5b035245832930a4d2c |
| SHA512 | ad9f235b9c03c391d2cd10f1fc0d07d748b305a254dc310da0ad6e1b27160f65a811a1586a632c4f331c5660a2cb77dec8f06b163c6c226f6a2c39b0d13af25e |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\2484123000.exe.log
| MD5 | fff5cbccb6b31b40f834b8f4778a779a |
| SHA1 | 899ed0377e89f1ed434cfeecc5bc0163ebdf0454 |
| SHA256 | b8f7e4ed81764db56b9c09050f68c5a26af78d8a5e2443e75e0e1aa7cd2ccd76 |
| SHA512 | 1a188a14c667bc31d2651b220aa762be9cce4a75713217846fbe472a307c7bbc6e3c27617f75f489902a534d9184648d204d03ee956ac57b11aa90551248b8f9 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1273326225.exe
| MD5 | 0cd27d2aa3bc58e4fc3c6639f4797e55 |
| SHA1 | 1224947928cbdb0634d3aa7b374825552fe20fde |
| SHA256 | 559dfe706ff2f2ce820748d25a91173972c89f6bb9510fba52f40815f018621c |
| SHA512 | 9a595bfaa5ed85d895337a488969d75a00f33a6dd4e8759b95179428ea44922cccbef6189f08579ff806fe030e9833506c0aa8fedd1108622ffed3d0815d7d62 |
memory/2332-57-0x0000000000B70000-0x0000000000B76000-memory.dmp