Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
150s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
- submitted
12/07/2026, 13:03
General
- Target 2026-07-12_5f82d0b3fcec715f061c66e69bcd805b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_smoke-loader.exe
- Size 201KB
- Sample260712-qavtzsct21
- SHA256 d61c047a9221150811d80bf2e941328c8e58ececaea2ba19a51c60b446311583
Score
10/10
Malware Config
Extracted
Family
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phorphiex
C2
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http://178.16.54.109
Signatures
- Family: Phorphiex, Phorpiex
Phorphiex or Phorpiex Malware family which infects systems to distribute other malicious payloads such as ransomware, stealers and cryptominers.
- Downloads MZ/PE file 1 IoCs
- Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
- Looks up external IP address via web service 1 IoCs
Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.
- Program crash 1 IoCs
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-12_5f82d0b3fcec715f061c66e69bcd805b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-12_5f82d0b3fcec715f061c66e69bcd805b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_smoke-loader.exe"1⤵
- Downloads MZ/PE file
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\173C.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\173C.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4636 -s 4282⤵
- Program crash
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 432 -p 4636 -ip 46361⤵
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
173C.exe