Malware Analysis Report

2025-05-28 15:16

Sample ID 250514-2pvy3sap6x
Target 2025-05-14_b2138ec4b23692ff2889370b8116247a_amadey_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer
SHA256 9a51c299a3031cfcf9b7d9f3f6fdde7a227231af3ec987ca83606b029d50728d
Tags
phorphiex defense_evasion discovery execution loader persistence spyware stealer trojan worm
score
10/10

Table of Contents

Analysis Overview

MITRE ATT&CK

Enterprise Matrix V16

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Signatures

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis Overview

score
10/10

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 defense_evasion discovery execution loader persistence spyware stealer trojan worm

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

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

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-14_b2138ec4b23692ff2889370b8116247a_amadey_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe"

Signatures

Phorphiex family

phorphiex

Phorphiex payload

Description Indicator Process Target
N/A N/A N/A N/A

Phorphiex, Phorpiex

worm trojan loader phorphiex

Stops running service(s)

defense_evasion execution

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

Reads user/profile data of web browsers

spyware stealer

Adds Run key to start application

persistence
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

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

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 2744 wrote to memory of 2456 N/A 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
PID 2744 wrote to memory of 2456 N/A 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
PID 2744 wrote to memory of 2456 N/A 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
PID 2456 wrote to memory of 2404 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9431.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1442223828.exe
PID 2456 wrote to memory of 2404 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9431.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1442223828.exe
PID 2456 wrote to memory of 2404 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9431.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1442223828.exe
PID 2404 wrote to memory of 3872 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1442223828.exe C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe
PID 2404 wrote to memory of 3872 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1442223828.exe C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe
PID 2404 wrote to memory of 3872 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1442223828.exe C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe
PID 3284 wrote to memory of 4456 N/A C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe
PID 3284 wrote to memory of 4456 N/A C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe
PID 3284 wrote to memory of 4456 N/A C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe
PID 3872 wrote to memory of 1056 N/A C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2484123000.exe
PID 3872 wrote to memory of 1056 N/A C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2484123000.exe
PID 1056 wrote to memory of 2420 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2484123000.exe C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
PID 1056 wrote to memory of 2420 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2484123000.exe C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 2964 N/A C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 2964 N/A C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 2920 N/A C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 2920 N/A C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
PID 3872 wrote to memory of 5772 N/A C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1489114163.exe
PID 3872 wrote to memory of 5772 N/A C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1489114163.exe
PID 3872 wrote to memory of 5772 N/A C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1489114163.exe
PID 3872 wrote to memory of 1460 N/A C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\187216295.exe
PID 3872 wrote to memory of 1460 N/A C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\187216295.exe
PID 3872 wrote to memory of 1460 N/A C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\187216295.exe
PID 3872 wrote to memory of 1360 N/A C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\100275621.exe
PID 3872 wrote to memory of 1360 N/A C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\100275621.exe
PID 3872 wrote to memory of 1360 N/A C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\100275621.exe
PID 3872 wrote to memory of 2332 N/A C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1273326225.exe
PID 3872 wrote to memory of 2332 N/A C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1273326225.exe
PID 2332 wrote to memory of 5220 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1273326225.exe C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
PID 2332 wrote to memory of 5220 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1273326225.exe C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
PID 5220 wrote to memory of 5428 N/A C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
PID 5220 wrote to memory of 5428 N/A C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
PID 5220 wrote to memory of 4476 N/A C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
PID 5220 wrote to memory of 4476 N/A C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe

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