phorphiex | 82aa62af5a80d3a96f5b5cc39762ec6240c8889423267e2592c56e95393a2dc2

Analysis

max time kernel
148s
max time network
114s
platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
resource
win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260710-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
submitted
12/07/2026, 16:00

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General

Target
2026-07-12_d55a30f1ad49da71fb86ad4395251437_amadey_avoslocker_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-s.exe
Size 206KB
Sample260712-tfl1taex4v
SHA256 82aa62af5a80d3a96f5b5cc39762ec6240c8889423267e2592c56e95393a2dc2
MD5 d55a30f1ad49da71fb86ad4395251437
SHA1 72dc88e49226fa87f6616022a79e864fe28f3bcc
SHA512 518ce710e521c03221cb91fa879ec0187bf3808b3174fc0f2b6a9187ad88ce3f157a7c4bd17da9f66fd21bbe5d907f454888b58bc186aa7c961b40e74cc127b2
SSDEEP 3072:nx1ob3RakbGvSWtH05iFtoJeGe3cFmPm2XVC4/VTdJwjbSX3Ih5GHoOAg0FuD0ov:nx1obBakbhc7+4VxrKb43I2AOjWOpo
TLSH
T1C8249D257DC2C433E876143008E4DB79693EB9311B6499FFA3C8477E9E206C19B25A7B
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

10^/10

discovery phorphiex loader trojan worm

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

phorphiex

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.
worm trojan loader phorphiex

Downloads MZ/PE file 1 IoCs

flow	pid	Process
1	2692	2026-07-12_d55a30f1ad49da71fb86ad4395251437_amadey_avoslocker_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-s.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1632	3668.exe

Looks up external IP address via web service 1 IoCs

Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

flow	ioc
2	ip-api.com

Program crash 1 IoCs

pid	pid_target	Process	procid_target
3228	2692	WerFault.exe	86

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.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2026-07-12_d55a30f1ad49da71fb86ad4395251437_amadey_avoslocker_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-s.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	3668.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2692 wrote to memory of 1632	2692	2026-07-12_d55a30f1ad49da71fb86ad4395251437_amadey_avoslocker_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-s.exe	88

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-12_d55a30f1ad49da71fb86ad4395251437_amadey_avoslocker_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-s.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-12_d55a30f1ad49da71fb86ad4395251437_amadey_avoslocker_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-s.exe"
1⤵
- Downloads MZ/PE file
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2692
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3668.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3668.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:1632
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2692 -s 1432
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:3228

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 444 -p 2692 -ip 2692
1⤵
PID:4640

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

3668.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3668.exe
Size 12KB
SHA256 8e2b78e7c586e36dc3b27c78466fad735f86cdd9b4e7ecbc4c650d934a9a176b
MD5 362fc53afbda6450184b73746802a6fa
SHA1 4c289f978c4c464da05cee4c33101ea7f5291d7b
SHA512 d137b29e9a9ae7ec47dcdb6733e618566cb66d910e33058c5681b61cd3ef0d07e346d4cee19f39c0e1e6918215bb5281caaa5fac204156f46b37c2b63e1b7c81
SSDEEP 192:yW0eU9Y0G5msXhBee6JPJXJxTNerBthIHMzQoh:P0TYgsXhAh9xBerBgMz
TLSH
T11742290AA8091831F3E204B2573E82938BBD19A337D5F9DBFB8067090DB53D5D17966E
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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