Analysis Overview
SHA256
193f311fa03c34584c7486999fe59d3b1f9d1838c189a0c3d700a4d6042bedd1
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 2025-05-15_34a64ef1f0122dd5934a93f180904eac_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Phorphiex, Phorpiex
Phorphiex family
Phorphiex payload
Downloads MZ/PE file
Stops running service(s)
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Adds Run key to start application
Drops file in Windows directory
Launches sc.exe
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V16
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2025-05-15 00:47
Signatures
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2025-05-15 00:47
Reported
2025-05-15 00:50
Platform
win10v2004-20250502-en
Max time kernel
148s
Max time network
157s
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\638C.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-15_34a64ef1f0122dd5934a93f180904eac_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe | N/A |
Stops running service(s)
Checks computer location settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3951986358-4006919840-1009690842-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\440311530.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3951986358-4006919840-1009690842-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\570013275.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\638C.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2731816031.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\440311530.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\272212692.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1988526573.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1976528809.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\570013275.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\2731816031.exe | N/A |
Drops file in Windows directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2731816031.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2731816031.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:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\272212692.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1988526573.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1976528809.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-15_34a64ef1f0122dd5934a93f180904eac_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\638C.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2731816031.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\440311530.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\570013275.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\440311530.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\570013275.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-15_34a64ef1f0122dd5934a93f180904eac_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-15_34a64ef1f0122dd5934a93f180904eac_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\638C.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\638C.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2731816031.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2731816031.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\440311530.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\440311530.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\272212692.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\272212692.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1988526573.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1988526573.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1976528809.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1976528809.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\570013275.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\570013275.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 |
| 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 | 150.171.27.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.27.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.27.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.27.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.27.10:443 | 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 |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | c.pki.goog | udp |
| DE | 172.217.16.195:80 | c.pki.goog | tcp |
| NL | 45.141.233.6:80 | 45.141.233.6 | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | www.update.microsoft.com | udp |
| US | 20.72.235.82:80 | www.update.microsoft.com | tcp |
| NL | 45.141.233.6:80 | 45.141.233.6 | tcp |
| KZ | 178.91.179.13:40500 | udp | |
| UZ | 62.209.135.143:40500 | tcp | |
| UZ | 5.133.120.226:40500 | udp | |
| MX | 187.172.1.128:40500 | udp | |
| RU | 109.168.168.36:40500 | udp | |
| UZ | 195.158.22.13:40500 | udp | |
| IN | 59.91.192.126:40500 | udp | |
| RU | 31.163.10.227:40500 | tcp | |
| SY | 94.252.234.188:40500 | udp | |
| UZ | 94.158.52.97:40500 | udp | |
| TJ | 185.177.0.183:40500 | udp | |
| MX | 187.225.195.150:40500 | udp | |
| KZ | 178.88.251.92:40500 | udp | |
| VE | 38.166.4.218:40500 | tcp | |
| IR | 5.238.128.85:40500 | udp | |
| DZ | 41.101.164.168:40500 | udp | |
| IR | 151.238.221.17:40500 | udp | |
| YE | 178.130.81.52:40500 | udp | |
| AZ | 82.194.13.33:40500 | udp | |
| MX | 187.234.232.9:40500 | tcp |
Files
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\638C.exe
| MD5 | 0ec46393976eb51f307cc11d80bae845 |
| SHA1 | 69d4cb168f3a1b97c37a0ba1519d0adb1ff7e245 |
| SHA256 | 252171bdaa35d19f872c165e861b03d347a4afb85d7a03d02f8eae09d191038d |
| SHA512 | 803351760e3c422e4825103235e13085004b3418b483a2c646aafaef62b7212a1ba4ed28469134a236c5b6121e6a748ba958bbae2dbe4afe9f9f45704928d31f |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2731816031.exe
| MD5 | f30fdbf3448f67cbc3566f31729cb7a6 |
| SHA1 | fbf005c38f4a1c2e86817a2cb70406fc241f2c90 |
| SHA256 | 81783b558904becc5b86553faba9525070de5f43339766eb1c025bcfbfe1eef8 |
| SHA512 | b428df2c8f8b4a002c8d7e1bfd9926e5cf95ee998688a2c360b8551e80be5bfbfa17ef210bea35f247da4a5c8a940fb5dba49f4786da9a74e5d001b771c8e9a8 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\440311530.exe
| MD5 | c2252ee01d47f885c466fea46d77b337 |
| SHA1 | 0e5e5e21dfdd47632831935e98d46fb4c4bf9168 |
| SHA256 | 7563681ee1464143363b1b7b6d59cef4c2a3b9a431c94feae043465cc7d23be0 |
| SHA512 | 8e0fdf90fc8c1c014b6c183dafa58ccf18251a3ea2e279c671a35ff702b60a5be3058c2eceac7a00e4b747796b1e1ed10a64abf95f26bd288980592db4e690d7 |
memory/4944-26-0x0000000000F10000-0x0000000000F16000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\272212692.exe
| MD5 | c08cfa523c9377d3ae24fdb373b3ae13 |
| SHA1 | 5289219770ad28b0fa4f0bdd91817f76bd6be222 |
| SHA256 | 326c70a965d4e642275c26cd913e268b1db89edd59b31a86ee600a7a9c664eb0 |
| SHA512 | c91acd580ac832d5fed363a9a2b98b724a255d82e4fdda6eca62133feb5e60dd79a8caca36597a52bfbfa907a44208c48b15142e2e6020db219d14e970c3f57c |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1988526573.exe
| MD5 | 680f371f2918acd9c01ebd9b2624e191 |
| SHA1 | 2f6d2bc41d8ec3c2cdddeb894f8af082a51acfa9 |
| SHA256 | 5cf738edd0028523f23a77d7dc02087e6f99cf1110f5b51766bf79f00bff6d09 |
| SHA512 | df251b794acf1ede346f0b01bca3fe576b0d36d127f33e4942e8093625a40d6b74ec26fc51111ebba705a1e9c37d923069de98d2658b416d1f7410846f873e40 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1976528809.exe
| MD5 | 588e67994dd9e1084cbe989ee0d7eecd |
| SHA1 | 1a9e7f30d4b14b2054c6947ec7b25024dac5c50e |
| SHA256 | d6a96251f4bd75df5e68bbc2ce0cea37e0c5fadf1bace5b035245832930a4d2c |
| SHA512 | ad9f235b9c03c391d2cd10f1fc0d07d748b305a254dc310da0ad6e1b27160f65a811a1586a632c4f331c5660a2cb77dec8f06b163c6c226f6a2c39b0d13af25e |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\440311530.exe.log
| MD5 | fff5cbccb6b31b40f834b8f4778a779a |
| SHA1 | 899ed0377e89f1ed434cfeecc5bc0163ebdf0454 |
| SHA256 | b8f7e4ed81764db56b9c09050f68c5a26af78d8a5e2443e75e0e1aa7cd2ccd76 |
| SHA512 | 1a188a14c667bc31d2651b220aa762be9cce4a75713217846fbe472a307c7bbc6e3c27617f75f489902a534d9184648d204d03ee956ac57b11aa90551248b8f9 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Setup_20250515004809_Failed.txt
| MD5 | 8be40a945d3f5b3bb678fdc5ff231322 |
| SHA1 | 95d478d2243d689eeda3ec0365822178a7361cd4 |
| SHA256 | d8bfbb02755767f5adba14cf584d645b85a4dddcaff41e65d2fd3075f2373c1a |
| SHA512 | 5055be3d4b3531a3177b3405d205b36b4bdfb7f73e5aa91751857f68b772c2ea03da442a7712f9e67f8097bc765a258edcb8aab6f3e8abfd321f83fa42b44571 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\570013275.exe
| MD5 | 0cd27d2aa3bc58e4fc3c6639f4797e55 |
| SHA1 | 1224947928cbdb0634d3aa7b374825552fe20fde |
| SHA256 | 559dfe706ff2f2ce820748d25a91173972c89f6bb9510fba52f40815f018621c |
| SHA512 | 9a595bfaa5ed85d895337a488969d75a00f33a6dd4e8759b95179428ea44922cccbef6189f08579ff806fe030e9833506c0aa8fedd1108622ffed3d0815d7d62 |
memory/3688-59-0x00000000009B0000-0x00000000009B6000-memory.dmp