Analysis Overview
SHA256
1fd4c3a0e89618d9fde9f4d4e45a66d7322dd10230c8a53bf6ffe5a8fea35dde
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 2025-05-17_5d2461d5fe1fa4014168c5fcc6a4a061_amadey_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-stealer was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Phorphiex family
Phorphiex, Phorpiex
Phorphiex payload
Downloads MZ/PE file
Executes dropped EXE
Adds Run key to start application
Drops file in Windows directory
Unsigned PE
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V16
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2025-05-17 21:43
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2025-05-17 21:43
Reported
2025-05-17 21:46
Platform
win11-20250502-en
Max time kernel
148s
Max time network
150s
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\595B.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-17_5d2461d5fe1fa4014168c5fcc6a4a061_amadey_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\595B.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\178647406.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\syscrondvr.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\178647406.exe | N/A |
Drops file in Windows directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\178647406.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\178647406.exe | N/A |
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\2025-05-17_5d2461d5fe1fa4014168c5fcc6a4a061_amadey_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\595B.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\178647406.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-17_5d2461d5fe1fa4014168c5fcc6a4a061_amadey_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-17_5d2461d5fe1fa4014168c5fcc6a4a061_amadey_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\595B.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\595B.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\178647406.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\178647406.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
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 |
| NL | 45.141.233.6:80 | 45.141.233.6 | tcp |
| US | 20.109.209.108:80 | www.update.microsoft.com | tcp |
| EG | 154.237.214.26:40500 | udp | |
| IR | 78.38.29.237:40500 | tcp | |
| IR | 5.200.219.106:40500 | udp | |
| YE | 78.137.66.141:40500 | udp | |
| IR | 84.47.213.165:40500 | udp | |
| MX | 189.150.82.193:40500 | udp | |
| UZ | 5.133.123.159:40500 | udp | |
| YE | 188.240.99.83:40500 | tcp | |
| YE | 134.35.54.2:40500 | udp | |
| UZ | 93.188.85.2:40500 | udp | |
| KZ | 2.135.164.188:40500 | udp | |
| VE | 190.202.1.132:40500 | udp | |
| KZ | 178.89.16.200:40500 | udp | |
| IR | 5.236.54.150:40500 | tcp | |
| RU | 37.192.13.158:40500 | udp | |
| RU | 178.35.85.101:40500 | udp | |
| MX | 187.234.232.9:40500 | udp | |
| YE | 178.130.77.96:40500 | udp | |
| KZ | 2.134.116.51:40500 | udp | |
| IR | 89.43.225.55:40500 | tcp |
Files
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\595B.exe
| MD5 | 0ec46393976eb51f307cc11d80bae845 |
| SHA1 | 69d4cb168f3a1b97c37a0ba1519d0adb1ff7e245 |
| SHA256 | 252171bdaa35d19f872c165e861b03d347a4afb85d7a03d02f8eae09d191038d |
| SHA512 | 803351760e3c422e4825103235e13085004b3418b483a2c646aafaef62b7212a1ba4ed28469134a236c5b6121e6a748ba958bbae2dbe4afe9f9f45704928d31f |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\178647406.exe
| MD5 | f30fdbf3448f67cbc3566f31729cb7a6 |
| SHA1 | fbf005c38f4a1c2e86817a2cb70406fc241f2c90 |
| SHA256 | 81783b558904becc5b86553faba9525070de5f43339766eb1c025bcfbfe1eef8 |
| SHA512 | b428df2c8f8b4a002c8d7e1bfd9926e5cf95ee998688a2c360b8551e80be5bfbfa17ef210bea35f247da4a5c8a940fb5dba49f4786da9a74e5d001b771c8e9a8 |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2025-05-17 21:43
Reported
2025-05-17 21:46
Platform
win10v2004-20250502-en
Max time kernel
148s
Max time network
150s
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\5E6C.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-17_5d2461d5fe1fa4014168c5fcc6a4a061_amadey_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5E6C.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2669011949.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\syscrondvr.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\2669011949.exe | N/A |
Drops file in Windows directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2669011949.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2669011949.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\2025-05-17_5d2461d5fe1fa4014168c5fcc6a4a061_amadey_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5E6C.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2669011949.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-17_5d2461d5fe1fa4014168c5fcc6a4a061_amadey_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-17_5d2461d5fe1fa4014168c5fcc6a4a061_amadey_black-basta_cobalt-strike_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5E6C.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5E6C.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2669011949.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2669011949.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
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 | 150.171.28.10:443 | g.bing.com | tcp |
| GB | 2.18.27.82:443 | 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 |
| 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 | www.update.microsoft.com | udp |
| US | 20.109.209.108:80 | www.update.microsoft.com | tcp |
| KZ | 95.59.73.114:40500 | udp | |
| MX | 189.150.52.133:40500 | tcp | |
| IR | 5.219.230.137:40500 | udp | |
| KZ | 5.251.11.215:40500 | udp | |
| RU | 178.66.65.209:40500 | udp | |
| IR | 2.179.220.187:40500 | udp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | c.pki.goog | udp |
| GB | 142.250.178.3:80 | c.pki.goog | tcp |
| KG | 212.112.121.59:40500 | udp | |
| IR | 151.232.240.250:40500 | tcp | |
| KZ | 92.47.185.41:40500 | udp | |
| SY | 82.137.218.134:40500 | udp | |
| RU | 178.167.47.232:40500 | udp | |
| IR | 212.120.201.116:40500 | udp | |
| IR | 176.102.248.222:40500 | udp | |
| RU | 178.167.39.80:40500 | tcp | |
| VE | 186.90.229.73:40500 | udp | |
| TZ | 41.59.201.84:40500 | udp | |
| BG | 146.70.53.161:40500 | udp | |
| YE | 5.255.10.178:40500 | udp | |
| UZ | 80.80.213.62:40500 | udp | |
| IR | 46.245.4.254:40500 | tcp |
Files
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5E6C.exe
| MD5 | 0ec46393976eb51f307cc11d80bae845 |
| SHA1 | 69d4cb168f3a1b97c37a0ba1519d0adb1ff7e245 |
| SHA256 | 252171bdaa35d19f872c165e861b03d347a4afb85d7a03d02f8eae09d191038d |
| SHA512 | 803351760e3c422e4825103235e13085004b3418b483a2c646aafaef62b7212a1ba4ed28469134a236c5b6121e6a748ba958bbae2dbe4afe9f9f45704928d31f |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2669011949.exe
| MD5 | f30fdbf3448f67cbc3566f31729cb7a6 |
| SHA1 | fbf005c38f4a1c2e86817a2cb70406fc241f2c90 |
| SHA256 | 81783b558904becc5b86553faba9525070de5f43339766eb1c025bcfbfe1eef8 |
| SHA512 | b428df2c8f8b4a002c8d7e1bfd9926e5cf95ee998688a2c360b8551e80be5bfbfa17ef210bea35f247da4a5c8a940fb5dba49f4786da9a74e5d001b771c8e9a8 |