Malware Analysis Report

2025-05-28 15:16

Sample ID 250515-w9mkjszyh1
Target 2025-05-15_485950b77a3e79a4472f9e2e7468b7e8_amadey_black-basta_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_smoke-loader
SHA256 1745a7d3883cb2c1ac0a3b88526c8d198b7a78bf36cd03fec9201066e0b18d46
Tags
phorphiex discovery loader persistence trojan worm
score
10/10

Table of Contents

Analysis Overview

MITRE ATT&CK

Enterprise Matrix V16

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Signatures

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Command Line

Signatures

Processes

Network

Files

Analysis Overview

score
10/10

SHA256

1745a7d3883cb2c1ac0a3b88526c8d198b7a78bf36cd03fec9201066e0b18d46

Threat Level: Known bad

The file 2025-05-15_485950b77a3e79a4472f9e2e7468b7e8_amadey_black-basta_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_smoke-loader was found to be: Known bad.

Malicious Activity Summary

phorphiex discovery loader persistence trojan worm

Phorphiex family

Phorphiex payload

Phorphiex, Phorpiex

Downloads MZ/PE file

Executes dropped EXE

Adds Run key to start application

Drops file in Windows directory

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

Unsigned PE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

MITRE ATT&CK

Analysis: static1

Detonation Overview

Reported

2025-05-15 18:37

Signatures

Unsigned PE

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

Analysis: behavioral2

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2025-05-15 18:37

Reported

2025-05-15 18:39

Platform

win11-20250502-en

Max time kernel

148s

Max time network

152s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-15_485950b77a3e79a4472f9e2e7468b7e8_amadey_black-basta_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_smoke-loader.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

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\199827144.exe N/A

Drops file in Windows directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\199827144.exe N/A
File opened for modification C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\199827144.exe N/A

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\2025-05-15_485950b77a3e79a4472f9e2e7468b7e8_amadey_black-basta_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_smoke-loader.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\800D.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\199827144.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\225808305.exe N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 2992 wrote to memory of 3336 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-15_485950b77a3e79a4472f9e2e7468b7e8_amadey_black-basta_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_smoke-loader.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\800D.exe
PID 2992 wrote to memory of 3336 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-15_485950b77a3e79a4472f9e2e7468b7e8_amadey_black-basta_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_smoke-loader.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\800D.exe
PID 2992 wrote to memory of 3336 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-15_485950b77a3e79a4472f9e2e7468b7e8_amadey_black-basta_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_smoke-loader.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\800D.exe
PID 3336 wrote to memory of 1408 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\800D.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\199827144.exe
PID 3336 wrote to memory of 1408 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\800D.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\199827144.exe
PID 3336 wrote to memory of 1408 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\800D.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\199827144.exe
PID 1408 wrote to memory of 4852 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\199827144.exe C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe
PID 1408 wrote to memory of 4852 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\199827144.exe C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe
PID 1408 wrote to memory of 4852 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\199827144.exe C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe
PID 4844 wrote to memory of 4840 N/A C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe
PID 4844 wrote to memory of 4840 N/A C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe
PID 4844 wrote to memory of 4840 N/A C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe
PID 4852 wrote to memory of 3032 N/A C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\225808305.exe
PID 4852 wrote to memory of 3032 N/A C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\225808305.exe
PID 4852 wrote to memory of 3032 N/A C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\225808305.exe

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-15_485950b77a3e79a4472f9e2e7468b7e8_amadey_black-basta_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_smoke-loader.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-15_485950b77a3e79a4472f9e2e7468b7e8_amadey_black-basta_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_smoke-loader.exe"

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\800D.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\800D.exe"

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\199827144.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\199827144.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\225808305.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\225808305.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
MX 189.155.193.89:40500 udp
YE 46.35.91.98:40500 tcp
KG 212.112.121.59:40500 udp
YE 178.130.101.205:40500 udp
MX 189.230.129.21:40500 udp
IN 164.100.149.48:40500 udp
PK 39.46.179.26:40500 udp
UZ 86.62.3.254:40500 tcp
MX 189.150.82.112:40500 udp
IR 37.255.1.225:40500 udp
UZ 195.158.15.3:40500 udp
TJ 109.74.67.96:40500 udp
IR 212.120.201.116:40500 tcp
YE 178.130.81.52:40500 udp
KZ 92.47.79.250:40500 udp
YE 78.137.67.141:40500 udp
KZ 2.135.96.9:40500 udp
RU 37.49.188.122:40500 udp
KZ 89.218.239.106:40500 tcp

Files

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\800D.exe

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

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\199827144.exe

MD5 f30fdbf3448f67cbc3566f31729cb7a6
SHA1 fbf005c38f4a1c2e86817a2cb70406fc241f2c90
SHA256 81783b558904becc5b86553faba9525070de5f43339766eb1c025bcfbfe1eef8
SHA512 b428df2c8f8b4a002c8d7e1bfd9926e5cf95ee998688a2c360b8551e80be5bfbfa17ef210bea35f247da4a5c8a940fb5dba49f4786da9a74e5d001b771c8e9a8

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\225808305.exe

MD5 c08cfa523c9377d3ae24fdb373b3ae13
SHA1 5289219770ad28b0fa4f0bdd91817f76bd6be222
SHA256 326c70a965d4e642275c26cd913e268b1db89edd59b31a86ee600a7a9c664eb0
SHA512 c91acd580ac832d5fed363a9a2b98b724a255d82e4fdda6eca62133feb5e60dd79a8caca36597a52bfbfa907a44208c48b15142e2e6020db219d14e970c3f57c

Analysis: behavioral1

Detonation Overview

Submitted

2025-05-15 18:37

Reported

2025-05-15 18:39

Platform

win10v2004-20250502-en

Max time kernel

149s

Max time network

151s

Command Line

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-15_485950b77a3e79a4472f9e2e7468b7e8_amadey_black-basta_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_smoke-loader.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

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\309606938.exe N/A

Drops file in Windows directory

Description Indicator Process Target
File created C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\309606938.exe N/A
File opened for modification C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\309606938.exe N/A

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

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\171228612.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-15_485950b77a3e79a4472f9e2e7468b7e8_amadey_black-basta_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_smoke-loader.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7C25.exe N/A
Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\309606938.exe N/A

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Description Indicator Process Target
PID 572 wrote to memory of 1412 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-15_485950b77a3e79a4472f9e2e7468b7e8_amadey_black-basta_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_smoke-loader.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7C25.exe
PID 572 wrote to memory of 1412 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-15_485950b77a3e79a4472f9e2e7468b7e8_amadey_black-basta_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_smoke-loader.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7C25.exe
PID 572 wrote to memory of 1412 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-15_485950b77a3e79a4472f9e2e7468b7e8_amadey_black-basta_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_smoke-loader.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7C25.exe
PID 1412 wrote to memory of 396 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7C25.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\309606938.exe
PID 1412 wrote to memory of 396 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7C25.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\309606938.exe
PID 1412 wrote to memory of 396 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7C25.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\309606938.exe
PID 396 wrote to memory of 3184 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\309606938.exe C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe
PID 396 wrote to memory of 3184 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\309606938.exe C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe
PID 396 wrote to memory of 3184 N/A C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\309606938.exe C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe
PID 2328 wrote to memory of 4456 N/A C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe
PID 2328 wrote to memory of 4456 N/A C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe
PID 2328 wrote to memory of 4456 N/A C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe
PID 3184 wrote to memory of 2164 N/A C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\171228612.exe
PID 3184 wrote to memory of 2164 N/A C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\171228612.exe
PID 3184 wrote to memory of 2164 N/A C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\171228612.exe

Processes

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-15_485950b77a3e79a4472f9e2e7468b7e8_amadey_black-basta_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_smoke-loader.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-15_485950b77a3e79a4472f9e2e7468b7e8_amadey_black-basta_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_smoke-loader.exe"

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7C25.exe

"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7C25.exe"

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\309606938.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\309606938.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\171228612.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\171228612.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
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
IR 2.183.163.165:40500 udp
IR 78.39.37.21:40500 tcp
IR 37.254.8.156:40500 udp
OM 109.200.160.61:40500 udp
UZ 89.236.218.158:40500 udp
RU 176.194.130.63:40500 udp
IR 151.239.48.190:40500 udp
YE 178.130.81.52:40500 tcp
UZ 89.249.62.7:40500 udp
KZ 95.56.106.27:40500 udp
KZ 5.251.244.13:40500 udp
IR 185.123.69.20:40500 udp
SY 95.212.11.245:40500 udp
RU 79.126.0.129:40500 tcp
YE 89.189.81.90:40500 udp
UZ 195.158.22.11:40500 udp
VE 190.202.1.132:40500 udp
SY 95.212.142.183:40500 udp
IR 176.102.248.115:40500 udp
DZ 41.109.15.143:40500 tcp

Files

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7C25.exe

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

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\309606938.exe

MD5 f30fdbf3448f67cbc3566f31729cb7a6
SHA1 fbf005c38f4a1c2e86817a2cb70406fc241f2c90
SHA256 81783b558904becc5b86553faba9525070de5f43339766eb1c025bcfbfe1eef8
SHA512 b428df2c8f8b4a002c8d7e1bfd9926e5cf95ee998688a2c360b8551e80be5bfbfa17ef210bea35f247da4a5c8a940fb5dba49f4786da9a74e5d001b771c8e9a8

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\171228612.exe

MD5 c08cfa523c9377d3ae24fdb373b3ae13
SHA1 5289219770ad28b0fa4f0bdd91817f76bd6be222
SHA256 326c70a965d4e642275c26cd913e268b1db89edd59b31a86ee600a7a9c664eb0
SHA512 c91acd580ac832d5fed363a9a2b98b724a255d82e4fdda6eca62133feb5e60dd79a8caca36597a52bfbfa907a44208c48b15142e2e6020db219d14e970c3f57c