Analysis Overview
SHA256
1bc2cfd134b3b1501e0d542caf23a2a14431a3e79c92078773d85610738819f5
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 2025-05-15_f4683b3e1fff7b5dd5e67ef20defe463_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Phorphiex payload
Phorphiex, Phorpiex
xmrig
Xmrig family
Phorphiex family
XMRig Miner payload
Stops running service(s)
Downloads MZ/PE file
Creates new service(s)
Executes dropped EXE
Adds Run key to start application
UPX packed file
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Launches sc.exe
Drops file in Windows directory
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V16
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2025-05-15 15:22
Signatures
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2025-05-15 15:22
Reported
2025-05-15 15:24
Platform
win10v2004-20250502-en
Max time kernel
149s
Max time network
149s
Command Line
Signatures
Phorphiex family
Phorphiex payload
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
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Phorphiex, Phorpiex
Xmrig family
xmrig
XMRig Miner payload
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Creates new service(s)
Downloads MZ/PE file
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8FDC.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-15_f4683b3e1fff7b5dd5e67ef20defe463_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\553921929.exe | N/A |
Stops running service(s)
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8FDC.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\839920461.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\553921929.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2382515747.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\MgrSrvdrvcs\sysmtdrav.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\\syscrondvr.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\839920461.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 3284 set thread context of 3024 | N/A | C:\ProgramData\MgrSrvdrvcs\sysmtdrav.exe | C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe |
| PID 3284 set thread context of 3104 | N/A | C:\ProgramData\MgrSrvdrvcs\sysmtdrav.exe | C:\Windows\system32\dwm.exe |
UPX packed file
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Drops file in Windows directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\839920461.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\839920461.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 |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\sc.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\839920461.exe | N/A |
| 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\553921929.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-15_f4683b3e1fff7b5dd5e67ef20defe463_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8FDC.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2382515747.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2382515747.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2382515747.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2382515747.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\MgrSrvdrvcs\sysmtdrav.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\ProgramData\MgrSrvdrvcs\sysmtdrav.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeLockMemoryPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\dwm.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-15_f4683b3e1fff7b5dd5e67ef20defe463_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-15_f4683b3e1fff7b5dd5e67ef20defe463_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8FDC.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8FDC.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\839920461.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\839920461.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\553921929.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\553921929.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2382515747.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2382515747.exe
C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe delete "MgrSrvdrvcs"
C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe create "MgrSrvdrvcs" binpath= "C:\ProgramData\MgrSrvdrvcs\sysmtdrav.exe" start= "auto"
C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe stop eventlog
C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe start "MgrSrvdrvcs"
C:\ProgramData\MgrSrvdrvcs\sysmtdrav.exe
C:\ProgramData\MgrSrvdrvcs\sysmtdrav.exe
C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\dwm.exe
dwm.exe
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| UA | 185.156.72.39:80 | 185.156.72.39 | tcp |
| DE | 2.23.227.208:443 | 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 | 150.171.27.10:443 | 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 |
| NL | 45.141.233.6:80 | 45.141.233.6 | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | c.pki.goog | udp |
| FR | 142.251.37.35:80 | c.pki.goog | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | www.update.microsoft.com | udp |
| US | 20.72.235.82:80 | www.update.microsoft.com | tcp |
| RU | 176.209.39.20:40500 | udp | |
| KZ | 95.58.62.50:40500 | tcp | |
| IR | 188.253.91.19:40500 | udp | |
| RU | 37.78.69.140:40500 | udp | |
| KZ | 95.56.197.192:40500 | udp | |
| UA | 185.156.72.39:80 | 185.156.72.39 | tcp |
| RU | 46.159.238.84:40500 | udp | |
| IR | 93.115.239.2:40500 | udp | |
| TJ | 109.74.67.96:40500 | tcp | |
| UA | 185.156.72.39:5151 | tcp | |
| IR | 5.219.31.164:40500 | udp | |
| UZ | 89.236.219.80:40500 | udp | |
| UZ | 178.218.201.115:40500 | udp | |
| VE | 201.209.139.196:40500 | udp | |
| AZ | 94.20.231.43:40500 | udp | |
| KZ | 5.251.11.215:40500 | tcp | |
| KZ | 91.246.97.146:40500 | udp | |
| IR | 188.211.55.15:40500 | udp | |
| MX | 189.183.176.120:40500 | udp | |
| MX | 189.150.52.133:40500 | udp | |
| IQ | 89.35.132.112:40500 | udp |
Files
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8FDC.exe
| MD5 | 0ec46393976eb51f307cc11d80bae845 |
| SHA1 | 69d4cb168f3a1b97c37a0ba1519d0adb1ff7e245 |
| SHA256 | 252171bdaa35d19f872c165e861b03d347a4afb85d7a03d02f8eae09d191038d |
| SHA512 | 803351760e3c422e4825103235e13085004b3418b483a2c646aafaef62b7212a1ba4ed28469134a236c5b6121e6a748ba958bbae2dbe4afe9f9f45704928d31f |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\839920461.exe
| MD5 | f30fdbf3448f67cbc3566f31729cb7a6 |
| SHA1 | fbf005c38f4a1c2e86817a2cb70406fc241f2c90 |
| SHA256 | 81783b558904becc5b86553faba9525070de5f43339766eb1c025bcfbfe1eef8 |
| SHA512 | b428df2c8f8b4a002c8d7e1bfd9926e5cf95ee998688a2c360b8551e80be5bfbfa17ef210bea35f247da4a5c8a940fb5dba49f4786da9a74e5d001b771c8e9a8 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\553921929.exe
| MD5 | c08cfa523c9377d3ae24fdb373b3ae13 |
| SHA1 | 5289219770ad28b0fa4f0bdd91817f76bd6be222 |
| SHA256 | 326c70a965d4e642275c26cd913e268b1db89edd59b31a86ee600a7a9c664eb0 |
| SHA512 | c91acd580ac832d5fed363a9a2b98b724a255d82e4fdda6eca62133feb5e60dd79a8caca36597a52bfbfa907a44208c48b15142e2e6020db219d14e970c3f57c |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2382515747.exe
| MD5 | 0000638ebbfe0d620abe6ca32abb1b58 |
| SHA1 | ae908681544765eb238e92b4ff7df26884692aa0 |
| SHA256 | 267ec6176c1111d9ffcf32fcfa6aa65917e64d1556dcbbd8989ee6bbebc2e72f |
| SHA512 | 1522ed6c96d0a6699aaf5c1e6e3956742f26e8b46f2c795c0b6cfd3c02421aa6101134ded49c6b97e4085a789056cfb2d0fa09630c1c8796c7fc8d49aef66212 |
memory/3024-37-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000D000-memory.dmp
memory/3024-39-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000D000-memory.dmp
memory/3104-44-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp
memory/3104-45-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp
memory/3104-46-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp
memory/3104-50-0x000002DC2AE60000-0x000002DC2AE80000-memory.dmp
memory/3104-51-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp
memory/3104-52-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp
memory/3104-49-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp
memory/3104-47-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp
memory/3104-48-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp
memory/3104-43-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp
memory/3024-42-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000D000-memory.dmp
memory/3024-38-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000D000-memory.dmp
memory/3024-36-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000D000-memory.dmp
memory/3024-35-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000D000-memory.dmp
memory/3104-53-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp
memory/3104-55-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp
memory/3104-54-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp
memory/3104-56-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp
memory/3104-58-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2025-05-15 15:22
Reported
2025-05-15 15:24
Platform
win11-20250508-en
Max time kernel
148s
Max time network
154s
Command Line
Signatures
Phorphiex family
Phorphiex payload
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
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Phorphiex, Phorpiex
Downloads MZ/PE file
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\A930.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-15_f4683b3e1fff7b5dd5e67ef20defe463_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\A930.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\253199073.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\1432610489.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\\syscrondvr.exe" | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\253199073.exe | N/A |
Drops file in Windows directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\253199073.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\253199073.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\2025-05-15_f4683b3e1fff7b5dd5e67ef20defe463_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\A930.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\253199073.exe | N/A |
| 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\1432610489.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-15_f4683b3e1fff7b5dd5e67ef20defe463_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-15_f4683b3e1fff7b5dd5e67ef20defe463_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\A930.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\A930.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\253199073.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\253199073.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\1432610489.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1432610489.exe
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 |
| NL | 45.141.233.6:80 | 45.141.233.6 | tcp |
| US | 20.72.235.82:80 | www.update.microsoft.com | tcp |
| KZ | 92.47.79.250:40500 | udp | |
| KZ | 178.88.150.172:40500 | tcp | |
| IR | 151.232.153.154:40500 | udp | |
| RU | 46.159.35.142:40500 | udp | |
| YE | 134.35.92.29:40500 | udp | |
| RU | 78.156.228.91:40500 | udp | |
| IR | 2.183.174.4:40500 | udp | |
| KZ | 37.150.146.80:40500 | tcp | |
| RU | 176.209.39.20:40500 | udp | |
| KZ | 89.218.133.68:40500 | udp | |
| IR | 5.219.31.164:40500 | udp | |
| KZ | 5.251.19.145:40500 | udp | |
| RU | 46.72.50.124:40500 | udp | |
| AF | 175.106.37.91:40500 | tcp | |
| KZ | 95.58.62.50:40500 | udp | |
| IR | 5.233.164.163:40500 | udp | |
| AO | 155.89.197.173:40500 | udp | |
| IR | 2.185.141.13:40500 | udp | |
| UZ | 198.163.193.91:40500 | tcp |
Files
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\A930.exe
| MD5 | 0ec46393976eb51f307cc11d80bae845 |
| SHA1 | 69d4cb168f3a1b97c37a0ba1519d0adb1ff7e245 |
| SHA256 | 252171bdaa35d19f872c165e861b03d347a4afb85d7a03d02f8eae09d191038d |
| SHA512 | 803351760e3c422e4825103235e13085004b3418b483a2c646aafaef62b7212a1ba4ed28469134a236c5b6121e6a748ba958bbae2dbe4afe9f9f45704928d31f |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\253199073.exe
| MD5 | f30fdbf3448f67cbc3566f31729cb7a6 |
| SHA1 | fbf005c38f4a1c2e86817a2cb70406fc241f2c90 |
| SHA256 | 81783b558904becc5b86553faba9525070de5f43339766eb1c025bcfbfe1eef8 |
| SHA512 | b428df2c8f8b4a002c8d7e1bfd9926e5cf95ee998688a2c360b8551e80be5bfbfa17ef210bea35f247da4a5c8a940fb5dba49f4786da9a74e5d001b771c8e9a8 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1432610489.exe
| MD5 | c08cfa523c9377d3ae24fdb373b3ae13 |
| SHA1 | 5289219770ad28b0fa4f0bdd91817f76bd6be222 |
| SHA256 | 326c70a965d4e642275c26cd913e268b1db89edd59b31a86ee600a7a9c664eb0 |
| SHA512 | c91acd580ac832d5fed363a9a2b98b724a255d82e4fdda6eca62133feb5e60dd79a8caca36597a52bfbfa907a44208c48b15142e2e6020db219d14e970c3f57c |