Analysis Overview
SHA256
047a570eeb842c2bd38e7f4d405c5678afe1bd5d15347900e25a217ce06282b9
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 2025-05-19_1599a4a15f3601aa8be50d8a2cccc842_black-basta_cobalt-strike_hijackloader_satacom was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Phorphiex payload
Phorphiex, Phorpiex
Phorphiex family
xmrig
Xmrig family
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
Drops file in Windows directory
Launches sc.exe
Unsigned PE
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V16
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2025-05-19 22:26
Signatures
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2025-05-19 22:26
Reported
2025-05-19 22:28
Platform
win10v2004-20250502-en
Max time kernel
148s
Max time network
149s
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\2025-05-19_1599a4a15f3601aa8be50d8a2cccc842_black-basta_cobalt-strike_hijackloader_satacom.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\69B6.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\69B6.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\914722307.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\1994223929.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\914722307.exe | N/A |
Drops file in Windows directory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\914722307.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\914722307.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\69B6.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\914722307.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\1994223929.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-19_1599a4a15f3601aa8be50d8a2cccc842_black-basta_cobalt-strike_hijackloader_satacom.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-19_1599a4a15f3601aa8be50d8a2cccc842_black-basta_cobalt-strike_hijackloader_satacom.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\69B6.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\69B6.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\914722307.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\914722307.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\1994223929.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1994223929.exe
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| UA | 185.156.72.39:80 | 185.156.72.39 | tcp |
| IE | 23.216.155.137:443 | 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 |
| GB | 216.58.201.99:80 | 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 |
| UZ | 195.158.22.210:40500 | udp | |
| MX | 201.108.252.32:40500 | tcp | |
| IR | 5.219.230.137:40500 | udp | |
| AO | 102.216.52.169:40500 | udp | |
| MX | 189.224.121.105:40500 | udp | |
| IR | 188.253.91.19:40500 | udp | |
| IR | 89.144.189.177:40500 | udp | |
| CN | 124.192.100.45:40500 | tcp | |
| US | 89.117.254.52:40500 | udp | |
| AZ | 213.154.15.109:40500 | udp | |
| AO | 102.211.129.125:40500 | udp | |
| KZ | 37.150.193.100:40500 | udp | |
| KZ | 5.251.244.13:40500 | udp | |
| SY | 88.86.3.207:40500 | tcp | |
| RU | 178.163.18.139:40500 | udp | |
| KZ | 2.134.205.0:40500 | udp | |
| UZ | 45.150.25.234:40500 | udp | |
| IR | 185.123.69.104:40500 | udp | |
| IR | 89.33.234.8:40500 | udp | |
| IR | 188.211.212.75:40500 | tcp |
Files
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\69B6.exe
| MD5 | 0ec46393976eb51f307cc11d80bae845 |
| SHA1 | 69d4cb168f3a1b97c37a0ba1519d0adb1ff7e245 |
| SHA256 | 252171bdaa35d19f872c165e861b03d347a4afb85d7a03d02f8eae09d191038d |
| SHA512 | 803351760e3c422e4825103235e13085004b3418b483a2c646aafaef62b7212a1ba4ed28469134a236c5b6121e6a748ba958bbae2dbe4afe9f9f45704928d31f |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\914722307.exe
| MD5 | f30fdbf3448f67cbc3566f31729cb7a6 |
| SHA1 | fbf005c38f4a1c2e86817a2cb70406fc241f2c90 |
| SHA256 | 81783b558904becc5b86553faba9525070de5f43339766eb1c025bcfbfe1eef8 |
| SHA512 | b428df2c8f8b4a002c8d7e1bfd9926e5cf95ee998688a2c360b8551e80be5bfbfa17ef210bea35f247da4a5c8a940fb5dba49f4786da9a74e5d001b771c8e9a8 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1994223929.exe
| MD5 | c08cfa523c9377d3ae24fdb373b3ae13 |
| SHA1 | 5289219770ad28b0fa4f0bdd91817f76bd6be222 |
| SHA256 | 326c70a965d4e642275c26cd913e268b1db89edd59b31a86ee600a7a9c664eb0 |
| SHA512 | c91acd580ac832d5fed363a9a2b98b724a255d82e4fdda6eca62133feb5e60dd79a8caca36597a52bfbfa907a44208c48b15142e2e6020db219d14e970c3f57c |
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2025-05-19 22:26
Reported
2025-05-19 22:28
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\64D4.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-19_1599a4a15f3601aa8be50d8a2cccc842_black-basta_cobalt-strike_hijackloader_satacom.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3278118776.exe | N/A |
Stops running service(s)
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\64D4.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1385117102.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\3278118776.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\297611298.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\1385117102.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 3324 set thread context of 2584 | N/A | C:\ProgramData\MgrSrvdrvcs\sysmtdrav.exe | C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe |
| PID 3324 set thread context of 5064 | 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\1385117102.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1385117102.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\64D4.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1385117102.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\3278118776.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\297611298.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\297611298.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\297611298.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\297611298.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\2025-05-19_1599a4a15f3601aa8be50d8a2cccc842_black-basta_cobalt-strike_hijackloader_satacom.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-19_1599a4a15f3601aa8be50d8a2cccc842_black-basta_cobalt-strike_hijackloader_satacom.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\64D4.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\64D4.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1385117102.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1385117102.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\3278118776.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3278118776.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\297611298.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\297611298.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 |
| UA | 185.156.72.39:80 | 185.156.72.39 | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | www.update.microsoft.com | udp |
| US | 20.109.209.108:80 | www.update.microsoft.com | tcp |
| IR | 84.241.34.246:40500 | udp | |
| SY | 82.137.244.65:40500 | tcp | |
| UA | 185.156.72.39:5151 | tcp | |
| KZ | 95.56.185.216:40500 | udp | |
| KZ | 92.47.62.86:40500 | udp | |
| RU | 46.159.35.142:40500 | udp | |
| IR | 5.75.48.46:40500 | udp | |
| KG | 212.42.103.24:40500 | udp | |
| IR | 2.183.174.4:40500 | tcp | |
| IR | 185.124.112.123:40500 | udp | |
| RU | 92.124.152.236:40500 | udp | |
| KZ | 89.218.44.218:40500 | udp | |
| IR | 5.239.152.246:40500 | udp | |
| DE | 159.100.18.229:40500 | udp | |
| KZ | 89.218.44.218:40500 | tcp | |
| KZ | 92.47.79.250:40500 | udp | |
| RO | 37.120.247.128:40500 | udp | |
| MX | 189.183.176.120:40500 | udp | |
| KZ | 95.59.171.222:40500 | udp | |
| CN | 219.159.184.14:40500 | udp | |
| DZ | 197.201.159.183:40500 | tcp |
Files
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\64D4.exe
| MD5 | 0ec46393976eb51f307cc11d80bae845 |
| SHA1 | 69d4cb168f3a1b97c37a0ba1519d0adb1ff7e245 |
| SHA256 | 252171bdaa35d19f872c165e861b03d347a4afb85d7a03d02f8eae09d191038d |
| SHA512 | 803351760e3c422e4825103235e13085004b3418b483a2c646aafaef62b7212a1ba4ed28469134a236c5b6121e6a748ba958bbae2dbe4afe9f9f45704928d31f |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1385117102.exe
| MD5 | f30fdbf3448f67cbc3566f31729cb7a6 |
| SHA1 | fbf005c38f4a1c2e86817a2cb70406fc241f2c90 |
| SHA256 | 81783b558904becc5b86553faba9525070de5f43339766eb1c025bcfbfe1eef8 |
| SHA512 | b428df2c8f8b4a002c8d7e1bfd9926e5cf95ee998688a2c360b8551e80be5bfbfa17ef210bea35f247da4a5c8a940fb5dba49f4786da9a74e5d001b771c8e9a8 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3278118776.exe
| MD5 | c08cfa523c9377d3ae24fdb373b3ae13 |
| SHA1 | 5289219770ad28b0fa4f0bdd91817f76bd6be222 |
| SHA256 | 326c70a965d4e642275c26cd913e268b1db89edd59b31a86ee600a7a9c664eb0 |
| SHA512 | c91acd580ac832d5fed363a9a2b98b724a255d82e4fdda6eca62133feb5e60dd79a8caca36597a52bfbfa907a44208c48b15142e2e6020db219d14e970c3f57c |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\297611298.exe
| MD5 | 0000638ebbfe0d620abe6ca32abb1b58 |
| SHA1 | ae908681544765eb238e92b4ff7df26884692aa0 |
| SHA256 | 267ec6176c1111d9ffcf32fcfa6aa65917e64d1556dcbbd8989ee6bbebc2e72f |
| SHA512 | 1522ed6c96d0a6699aaf5c1e6e3956742f26e8b46f2c795c0b6cfd3c02421aa6101134ded49c6b97e4085a789056cfb2d0fa09630c1c8796c7fc8d49aef66212 |
memory/2584-33-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000D000-memory.dmp
memory/2584-40-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000D000-memory.dmp
memory/5064-43-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp
memory/5064-47-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp
memory/5064-48-0x00000270035D0000-0x00000270035F0000-memory.dmp
memory/5064-46-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp
memory/5064-44-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp
memory/5064-41-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp
memory/5064-45-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp
memory/5064-42-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp
memory/5064-50-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp
memory/5064-49-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp
memory/2584-37-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000D000-memory.dmp
memory/5064-53-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp
memory/5064-54-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp
memory/5064-52-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp
memory/2584-36-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000D000-memory.dmp
memory/2584-35-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000D000-memory.dmp
memory/2584-34-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000D000-memory.dmp
memory/5064-55-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp
memory/5064-56-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp