Malware Analysis Report

2025-05-28 15:16

Sample ID 250514-bfcs2acj2v
Target 2025-05-14_61f77153770f11c181d2a907bdc4e153_black-basta_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer
SHA256 bcd8b07c8ca0e1c6636b74030d072f9d5fb091407b70f40edfdb4315ab901ccd
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

bcd8b07c8ca0e1c6636b74030d072f9d5fb091407b70f40edfdb4315ab901ccd

Threat Level: Known bad

The file 2025-05-14_61f77153770f11c181d2a907bdc4e153_black-basta_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

phorphiex defense_evasion discovery execution loader persistence spyware stealer trojan worm

Phorphiex, Phorpiex

Phorphiex family

Phorphiex payload

Downloads MZ/PE file

Stops running service(s)

Executes dropped EXE

Checks computer location settings

Reads user/profile data of web browsers

Adds Run key to start application

Launches sc.exe

Drops file in Windows directory

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

Unsigned PE

Enumerates physical storage devices

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2025-05-14 01:04

Signatures

Unsigned PE

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

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2025-05-14 01:04

Reported

2025-05-14 01:07

Platform

win10v2004-20250502-en

Max time kernel

148s

Max time network

148s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-14_61f77153770f11c181d2a907bdc4e153_black-basta_darkgate_elex_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-1-5-21-3623617754-4043701611-775564599-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\682910256.exe N/A
Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3623617754-4043701611-775564599-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\130818429.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\1627615828.exe N/A

Drops file in Windows directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1627615828.exe N/A
File opened for modification C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1627615828.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\23991519.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\610525603.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3005324113.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-14_61f77153770f11c181d2a907bdc4e153_black-basta_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\632E.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1627615828.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\682910256.exe N/A
N/A N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\130818429.exe N/A

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Description Indicator Process Target
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\682910256.exe N/A
Token: SeDebugPrivilege N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\130818429.exe N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 3568 wrote to memory of 1104 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-14_61f77153770f11c181d2a907bdc4e153_black-basta_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\632E.exe
PID 3568 wrote to memory of 1104 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-14_61f77153770f11c181d2a907bdc4e153_black-basta_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\632E.exe
PID 3568 wrote to memory of 1104 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-14_61f77153770f11c181d2a907bdc4e153_black-basta_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\632E.exe
PID 1104 wrote to memory of 4992 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\632E.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1627615828.exe
PID 1104 wrote to memory of 4992 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\632E.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1627615828.exe
PID 1104 wrote to memory of 4992 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\632E.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1627615828.exe
PID 4992 wrote to memory of 468 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1627615828.exe C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe
PID 4992 wrote to memory of 468 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1627615828.exe C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe
PID 4992 wrote to memory of 468 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1627615828.exe C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 388 N/A C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 388 N/A C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 388 N/A C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe
PID 468 wrote to memory of 320 N/A C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\682910256.exe
PID 468 wrote to memory of 320 N/A C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\682910256.exe
PID 320 wrote to memory of 1716 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\682910256.exe C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
PID 320 wrote to memory of 1716 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\682910256.exe C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
PID 1716 wrote to memory of 1676 N/A C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
PID 1716 wrote to memory of 1676 N/A C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
PID 1716 wrote to memory of 4408 N/A C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
PID 1716 wrote to memory of 4408 N/A C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
PID 468 wrote to memory of 5032 N/A C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\23991519.exe
PID 468 wrote to memory of 5032 N/A C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\23991519.exe
PID 468 wrote to memory of 5032 N/A C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\23991519.exe
PID 468 wrote to memory of 224 N/A C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\610525603.exe
PID 468 wrote to memory of 224 N/A C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\610525603.exe
PID 468 wrote to memory of 224 N/A C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\610525603.exe
PID 468 wrote to memory of 4712 N/A C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3005324113.exe
PID 468 wrote to memory of 4712 N/A C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3005324113.exe
PID 468 wrote to memory of 4712 N/A C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3005324113.exe
PID 468 wrote to memory of 1228 N/A C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\130818429.exe
PID 468 wrote to memory of 1228 N/A C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\130818429.exe
PID 1228 wrote to memory of 4624 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\130818429.exe C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
PID 1228 wrote to memory of 4624 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\130818429.exe C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
PID 4624 wrote to memory of 3960 N/A C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
PID 4624 wrote to memory of 3960 N/A C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
PID 4624 wrote to memory of 3552 N/A C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
PID 4624 wrote to memory of 3552 N/A C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-14_61f77153770f11c181d2a907bdc4e153_black-basta_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-14_61f77153770f11c181d2a907bdc4e153_black-basta_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer.exe"

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\632E.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\632E.exe"

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1627615828.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1627615828.exe

C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe

C:\Windows\syscrondvr.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:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\682910256.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\682910256.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\23991519.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\23991519.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\610525603.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\610525603.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3005324113.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3005324113.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\130818429.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\130818429.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
GB 92.123.128.161:443 www.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
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
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 c.pki.goog udp
DE 172.217.16.195:80 c.pki.goog tcp
US 8.8.8.8:53 www.update.microsoft.com udp
US 20.109.209.108:80 www.update.microsoft.com tcp
NL 45.141.233.6:80 45.141.233.6 tcp
IR 151.234.195.94:40500 udp
KZ 37.150.50.52:40500 tcp
RU 37.49.188.122:40500 udp
KZ 92.46.103.243:40500 udp
KZ 89.218.239.106:40500 udp
DZ 197.201.159.183:40500 udp
SY 185.209.32.186:40500 udp
DZ 41.104.209.24:40500 tcp
KZ 2.133.97.45:40500 udp
IR 46.100.5.20:40500 udp
IR 2.184.156.171:40500 udp
SY 185.197.23.109:40500 udp
IR 2.185.37.130:40500 udp
YE 178.130.99.34:40500 tcp
RU 178.167.39.80:40500 udp
KZ 85.29.139.151:40500 udp
YE 46.35.91.98:40500 tcp
YE 78.137.66.141:40500 udp
IR 5.233.182.5:40500 udp
MX 187.235.178.97:40500 udp

Files

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\632E.exe

MD5 0ec46393976eb51f307cc11d80bae845
SHA1 69d4cb168f3a1b97c37a0ba1519d0adb1ff7e245
SHA256 252171bdaa35d19f872c165e861b03d347a4afb85d7a03d02f8eae09d191038d
SHA512 803351760e3c422e4825103235e13085004b3418b483a2c646aafaef62b7212a1ba4ed28469134a236c5b6121e6a748ba958bbae2dbe4afe9f9f45704928d31f

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1627615828.exe

MD5 f30fdbf3448f67cbc3566f31729cb7a6
SHA1 fbf005c38f4a1c2e86817a2cb70406fc241f2c90
SHA256 81783b558904becc5b86553faba9525070de5f43339766eb1c025bcfbfe1eef8
SHA512 b428df2c8f8b4a002c8d7e1bfd9926e5cf95ee998688a2c360b8551e80be5bfbfa17ef210bea35f247da4a5c8a940fb5dba49f4786da9a74e5d001b771c8e9a8

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\682910256.exe

MD5 c2252ee01d47f885c466fea46d77b337
SHA1 0e5e5e21dfdd47632831935e98d46fb4c4bf9168
SHA256 7563681ee1464143363b1b7b6d59cef4c2a3b9a431c94feae043465cc7d23be0
SHA512 8e0fdf90fc8c1c014b6c183dafa58ccf18251a3ea2e279c671a35ff702b60a5be3058c2eceac7a00e4b747796b1e1ed10a64abf95f26bd288980592db4e690d7

memory/320-25-0x0000000000870000-0x0000000000876000-memory.dmp

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\23991519.exe

MD5 c08cfa523c9377d3ae24fdb373b3ae13
SHA1 5289219770ad28b0fa4f0bdd91817f76bd6be222
SHA256 326c70a965d4e642275c26cd913e268b1db89edd59b31a86ee600a7a9c664eb0
SHA512 c91acd580ac832d5fed363a9a2b98b724a255d82e4fdda6eca62133feb5e60dd79a8caca36597a52bfbfa907a44208c48b15142e2e6020db219d14e970c3f57c

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\610525603.exe

MD5 680f371f2918acd9c01ebd9b2624e191
SHA1 2f6d2bc41d8ec3c2cdddeb894f8af082a51acfa9
SHA256 5cf738edd0028523f23a77d7dc02087e6f99cf1110f5b51766bf79f00bff6d09
SHA512 df251b794acf1ede346f0b01bca3fe576b0d36d127f33e4942e8093625a40d6b74ec26fc51111ebba705a1e9c37d923069de98d2658b416d1f7410846f873e40

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3005324113.exe

MD5 588e67994dd9e1084cbe989ee0d7eecd
SHA1 1a9e7f30d4b14b2054c6947ec7b25024dac5c50e
SHA256 d6a96251f4bd75df5e68bbc2ce0cea37e0c5fadf1bace5b035245832930a4d2c
SHA512 ad9f235b9c03c391d2cd10f1fc0d07d748b305a254dc310da0ad6e1b27160f65a811a1586a632c4f331c5660a2cb77dec8f06b163c6c226f6a2c39b0d13af25e

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\682910256.exe.log

MD5 fff5cbccb6b31b40f834b8f4778a779a
SHA1 899ed0377e89f1ed434cfeecc5bc0163ebdf0454
SHA256 b8f7e4ed81764db56b9c09050f68c5a26af78d8a5e2443e75e0e1aa7cd2ccd76
SHA512 1a188a14c667bc31d2651b220aa762be9cce4a75713217846fbe472a307c7bbc6e3c27617f75f489902a534d9184648d204d03ee956ac57b11aa90551248b8f9

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\130818429.exe

MD5 0cd27d2aa3bc58e4fc3c6639f4797e55
SHA1 1224947928cbdb0634d3aa7b374825552fe20fde
SHA256 559dfe706ff2f2ce820748d25a91173972c89f6bb9510fba52f40815f018621c
SHA512 9a595bfaa5ed85d895337a488969d75a00f33a6dd4e8759b95179428ea44922cccbef6189f08579ff806fe030e9833506c0aa8fedd1108622ffed3d0815d7d62

memory/1228-57-0x0000000000FF0000-0x0000000000FF6000-memory.dmp