Analysis Overview
SHA256
5dc262307e68186f2ebed477b20f41dfb3fbbc3a9c449f45b8609388d69ffd98
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 2025-05-19_17b1fefe4dfb2bc7dcb40ff27c26afa1_black-basta_cobalt-strike_hijackloader_satacom was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Phorphiex, Phorpiex
Phorphiex family
xmrig
Xmrig family
Phorphiex payload
XMRig Miner payload
Stops running service(s)
Creates new 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
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Unsigned PE
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V16
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2025-05-19 22:26
Signatures
Unsigned PE
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Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2025-05-19 22:26
Reported
2025-05-19 22:29
Platform
win10v2004-20250502-en
Max time kernel
149s
Max time network
150s
Command Line
Signatures
Phorphiex family
Phorphiex payload
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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\5F66.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-19_17b1fefe4dfb2bc7dcb40ff27c26afa1_black-basta_cobalt-strike_hijackloader_satacom.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\783416787.exe | N/A |
Stops running service(s)
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5F66.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1899514754.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\783416787.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\217642999.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\1899514754.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 672 set thread context of 3504 | N/A | C:\ProgramData\MgrSrvdrvcs\sysmtdrav.exe | C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe |
| PID 672 set thread context of 4252 | 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\1899514754.exe | N/A |
| File opened for modification | C:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1899514754.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:\Windows\syscrondvr.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\783416787.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5F66.exe | N/A |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1899514754.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\217642999.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\217642999.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\217642999.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\217642999.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_17b1fefe4dfb2bc7dcb40ff27c26afa1_black-basta_cobalt-strike_hijackloader_satacom.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-05-19_17b1fefe4dfb2bc7dcb40ff27c26afa1_black-basta_cobalt-strike_hijackloader_satacom.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5F66.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5F66.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1899514754.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1899514754.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
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\783416787.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\783416787.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\217642999.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\217642999.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 |
| GB | 2.18.27.76:443 | 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 |
| 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 |
| UA | 185.156.72.39:5151 | 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 |
| KZ | 2.132.93.195:40500 | udp | |
| DZ | 41.98.200.30:40500 | tcp | |
| RU | 188.17.69.62:40500 | udp | |
| IR | 5.233.199.82:40500 | udp | |
| YE | 134.35.166.30:40500 | udp | |
| YE | 89.189.81.90:40500 | udp | |
| DZ | 41.109.15.143:40500 | udp | |
| KZ | 2.134.48.93:40500 | tcp | |
| IR | 2.190.132.186:40500 | udp | |
| IR | 176.102.248.115:40500 | udp | |
| IR | 188.211.212.75:40500 | udp | |
| IR | 46.100.5.20:40500 | udp | |
| IR | 2.183.174.4:40500 | udp | |
| UZ | 5.133.120.226:40500 | tcp | |
| RU | 78.106.44.104:40500 | udp | |
| UZ | 195.158.22.210:40500 | udp | |
| UZ | 94.141.68.204:40500 | udp | |
| MX | 187.234.179.35:40500 | udp | |
| RU | 178.206.22.220:40500 | udp | |
| TR | 78.185.169.232:40500 | tcp |
Files
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5F66.exe
| MD5 | 0ec46393976eb51f307cc11d80bae845 |
| SHA1 | 69d4cb168f3a1b97c37a0ba1519d0adb1ff7e245 |
| SHA256 | 252171bdaa35d19f872c165e861b03d347a4afb85d7a03d02f8eae09d191038d |
| SHA512 | 803351760e3c422e4825103235e13085004b3418b483a2c646aafaef62b7212a1ba4ed28469134a236c5b6121e6a748ba958bbae2dbe4afe9f9f45704928d31f |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1899514754.exe
| MD5 | f30fdbf3448f67cbc3566f31729cb7a6 |
| SHA1 | fbf005c38f4a1c2e86817a2cb70406fc241f2c90 |
| SHA256 | 81783b558904becc5b86553faba9525070de5f43339766eb1c025bcfbfe1eef8 |
| SHA512 | b428df2c8f8b4a002c8d7e1bfd9926e5cf95ee998688a2c360b8551e80be5bfbfa17ef210bea35f247da4a5c8a940fb5dba49f4786da9a74e5d001b771c8e9a8 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\783416787.exe
| MD5 | c08cfa523c9377d3ae24fdb373b3ae13 |
| SHA1 | 5289219770ad28b0fa4f0bdd91817f76bd6be222 |
| SHA256 | 326c70a965d4e642275c26cd913e268b1db89edd59b31a86ee600a7a9c664eb0 |
| SHA512 | c91acd580ac832d5fed363a9a2b98b724a255d82e4fdda6eca62133feb5e60dd79a8caca36597a52bfbfa907a44208c48b15142e2e6020db219d14e970c3f57c |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\217642999.exe
| MD5 | 0000638ebbfe0d620abe6ca32abb1b58 |
| SHA1 | ae908681544765eb238e92b4ff7df26884692aa0 |
| SHA256 | 267ec6176c1111d9ffcf32fcfa6aa65917e64d1556dcbbd8989ee6bbebc2e72f |
| SHA512 | 1522ed6c96d0a6699aaf5c1e6e3956742f26e8b46f2c795c0b6cfd3c02421aa6101134ded49c6b97e4085a789056cfb2d0fa09630c1c8796c7fc8d49aef66212 |
memory/3504-37-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000D000-memory.dmp
memory/3504-40-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000D000-memory.dmp
memory/4252-43-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp
memory/4252-42-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp
memory/4252-41-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp
memory/3504-36-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000D000-memory.dmp
memory/3504-35-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000D000-memory.dmp
memory/3504-34-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000D000-memory.dmp
memory/3504-33-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014000D000-memory.dmp
memory/4252-45-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp
memory/4252-47-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp
memory/4252-49-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp
memory/4252-52-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp
memory/4252-51-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp
memory/4252-50-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp
memory/4252-48-0x000001C9054F0000-0x000001C905510000-memory.dmp
memory/4252-46-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp
memory/4252-44-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp
memory/4252-53-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp
memory/4252-55-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp
memory/4252-56-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140835000-memory.dmp