Analysis Overview
SHA256
9030303bda15c244ebd9855464c7d0a11e07cd3584e1801a36e0bb76e78f6c0d
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 2025-05-15_dfd9557c04abb5483bf90b465a907842_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Phorphiex payload
Phorphiex family
Xmrig family
xmrig
Phorphiex, Phorpiex
XMRig Miner payload
Creates new service(s)
Stops running service(s)
Downloads MZ/PE file
Executes dropped EXE
Adds Run key to start application
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
UPX packed file
Launches sc.exe
Drops file in Windows directory
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 17:41
Signatures
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2025-05-15 17:41
Reported
2025-05-15 17:43
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\7A7F.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-15_dfd9557c04abb5483bf90b465a907842_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\7A7F.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\192912654.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\109114021.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\192912654.exe | N/A |
Drops file in Windows directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\192912654.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\192912654.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\192912654.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\109114021.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-15_dfd9557c04abb5483bf90b465a907842_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7A7F.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-15_dfd9557c04abb5483bf90b465a907842_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-15_dfd9557c04abb5483bf90b465a907842_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7A7F.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7A7F.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\192912654.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\192912654.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\109114021.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\109114021.exe
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 | 150.171.27.10:443 | 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 |
| 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 |
| MX | 189.182.80.29:40500 | udp | |
| IR | 2.176.80.254:40500 | tcp | |
| SY | 185.172.239.80:40500 | udp | |
| TJ | 185.177.0.227:40500 | udp | |
| KZ | 88.204.197.94:40500 | udp | |
| IR | 46.100.164.239:40500 | udp | |
| EG | 197.246.86.68:40500 | udp | |
| SY | 82.137.244.65:40500 | tcp | |
| IR | 5.219.31.164:40500 | udp | |
| DZ | 41.109.15.143:40500 | udp | |
| KZ | 5.251.19.145:40500 | udp | |
| MX | 187.172.1.128:40500 | udp | |
| IR | 89.33.234.8:40500 | udp | |
| IR | 2.185.141.13:40500 | tcp | |
| KZ | 5.76.12.137:40500 | udp | |
| YE | 134.35.79.121:40500 | udp | |
| EG | 81.10.88.46:40500 | udp | |
| IR | 46.100.49.9:40500 | udp | |
| AF | 175.106.37.91:40500 | udp | |
| MX | 189.142.107.69:40500 | tcp |
Files
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7A7F.exe
| MD5 | 0ec46393976eb51f307cc11d80bae845 |
| SHA1 | 69d4cb168f3a1b97c37a0ba1519d0adb1ff7e245 |
| SHA256 | 252171bdaa35d19f872c165e861b03d347a4afb85d7a03d02f8eae09d191038d |
| SHA512 | 803351760e3c422e4825103235e13085004b3418b483a2c646aafaef62b7212a1ba4ed28469134a236c5b6121e6a748ba958bbae2dbe4afe9f9f45704928d31f |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\192912654.exe
| MD5 | f30fdbf3448f67cbc3566f31729cb7a6 |
| SHA1 | fbf005c38f4a1c2e86817a2cb70406fc241f2c90 |
| SHA256 | 81783b558904becc5b86553faba9525070de5f43339766eb1c025bcfbfe1eef8 |
| SHA512 | b428df2c8f8b4a002c8d7e1bfd9926e5cf95ee998688a2c360b8551e80be5bfbfa17ef210bea35f247da4a5c8a940fb5dba49f4786da9a74e5d001b771c8e9a8 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\109114021.exe
| MD5 | c08cfa523c9377d3ae24fdb373b3ae13 |
| SHA1 | 5289219770ad28b0fa4f0bdd91817f76bd6be222 |
| SHA256 | 326c70a965d4e642275c26cd913e268b1db89edd59b31a86ee600a7a9c664eb0 |
| SHA512 | c91acd580ac832d5fed363a9a2b98b724a255d82e4fdda6eca62133feb5e60dd79a8caca36597a52bfbfa907a44208c48b15142e2e6020db219d14e970c3f57c |
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2025-05-15 17:41
Reported
2025-05-15 17:43
Platform
win11-20250502-en
Max time kernel
149s
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
Xmrig family
xmrig
XMRig Miner payload
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
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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\939823940.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\40C2.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-15_dfd9557c04abb5483bf90b465a907842_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe | N/A |
Stops running service(s)
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\40C2.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1733819716.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\939823940.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1550214470.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\1733819716.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 5076 set thread context of 1492 | N/A | C:\ProgramData\MgrSrvdrvcs\sysmtdrav.exe | C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe |
| PID 5076 set thread context of 1772 | 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\1733819716.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1733819716.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\2025-05-15_dfd9557c04abb5483bf90b465a907842_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\40C2.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1733819716.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\939823940.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1550214470.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1550214470.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1550214470.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1550214470.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_dfd9557c04abb5483bf90b465a907842_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-15_dfd9557c04abb5483bf90b465a907842_amadey_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\40C2.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\40C2.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1733819716.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1733819716.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\939823940.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\939823940.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1550214470.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1550214470.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 |
| 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 | 20.109.209.108:80 | www.update.microsoft.com | tcp |
| UZ | 89.236.204.156:40500 | udp | |
| IR | 188.211.206.14:40500 | tcp | |
| UZ | 217.30.169.140:40500 | udp | |
| KZ | 5.251.1.70:40500 | udp | |
| UA | 212.22.213.217:40500 | udp | |
| KZ | 178.91.80.207:40500 | udp | |
| RU | 176.194.177.92:40500 | tcp | |
| KZ | 37.99.54.230:40500 | udp | |
| AZ | 94.20.231.43:40500 | udp | |
| UA | 185.156.72.39:80 | 185.156.72.39 | tcp |
| DZ | 105.106.51.64:40500 | udp | |
| UA | 185.156.72.39:5151 | tcp | |
| VE | 186.90.229.73:40500 | udp | |
| RU | 95.156.120.50:40500 | udp | |
| IR | 2.176.80.254:40500 | tcp | |
| SY | 82.137.239.235:40500 | udp | |
| SY | 95.212.142.183:40500 | udp | |
| KZ | 95.57.75.248:40500 | udp | |
| YE | 178.130.99.34:40500 | udp | |
| KZ | 95.56.185.216:40500 | udp |
Files
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\40C2.exe
| MD5 | 0ec46393976eb51f307cc11d80bae845 |
| SHA1 | 69d4cb168f3a1b97c37a0ba1519d0adb1ff7e245 |
| SHA256 | 252171bdaa35d19f872c165e861b03d347a4afb85d7a03d02f8eae09d191038d |
| SHA512 | 803351760e3c422e4825103235e13085004b3418b483a2c646aafaef62b7212a1ba4ed28469134a236c5b6121e6a748ba958bbae2dbe4afe9f9f45704928d31f |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1733819716.exe
| MD5 | f30fdbf3448f67cbc3566f31729cb7a6 |
| SHA1 | fbf005c38f4a1c2e86817a2cb70406fc241f2c90 |
| SHA256 | 81783b558904becc5b86553faba9525070de5f43339766eb1c025bcfbfe1eef8 |
| SHA512 | b428df2c8f8b4a002c8d7e1bfd9926e5cf95ee998688a2c360b8551e80be5bfbfa17ef210bea35f247da4a5c8a940fb5dba49f4786da9a74e5d001b771c8e9a8 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\939823940.exe
| MD5 | c08cfa523c9377d3ae24fdb373b3ae13 |
| SHA1 | 5289219770ad28b0fa4f0bdd91817f76bd6be222 |
| SHA256 | 326c70a965d4e642275c26cd913e268b1db89edd59b31a86ee600a7a9c664eb0 |
| SHA512 | c91acd580ac832d5fed363a9a2b98b724a255d82e4fdda6eca62133feb5e60dd79a8caca36597a52bfbfa907a44208c48b15142e2e6020db219d14e970c3f57c |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1550214470.exe
| MD5 | 0000638ebbfe0d620abe6ca32abb1b58 |
| SHA1 | ae908681544765eb238e92b4ff7df26884692aa0 |
| SHA256 | 267ec6176c1111d9ffcf32fcfa6aa65917e64d1556dcbbd8989ee6bbebc2e72f |
| SHA512 | 1522ed6c96d0a6699aaf5c1e6e3956742f26e8b46f2c795c0b6cfd3c02421aa6101134ded49c6b97e4085a789056cfb2d0fa09630c1c8796c7fc8d49aef66212 |
memory/1492-39-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000D000-memory.dmp
memory/1772-46-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp
memory/1772-48-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp
memory/1772-50-0x000001A9CFFB0000-0x000001A9CFFD0000-memory.dmp
memory/1772-54-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp
memory/1772-55-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp
memory/1772-53-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp
memory/1772-52-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp
memory/1772-51-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp
memory/1772-49-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp
memory/1772-45-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp
memory/1772-47-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp
memory/1772-43-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp
memory/1772-44-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp
memory/1492-42-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000D000-memory.dmp
memory/1492-38-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000D000-memory.dmp
memory/1492-37-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000D000-memory.dmp
memory/1492-36-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000D000-memory.dmp
memory/1492-35-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000D000-memory.dmp
memory/1772-57-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp
memory/1772-58-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp