Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    144s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    04/08/2026, 09:24

General

  • Target
    2026-08-03_da9c39961ea85e8e97905f87907d9d73_elex_rhadamanthys_stop.exe
  • Size 288KB
  • Sample260804-lc9cyastf1
  • SHA256 e28aa890f15b786b0bff80abb6a2a64b2ba8a8e64619269c353635bd4149ffd9
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • phorphiex

C2
  • 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 TTPs 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

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-03_da9c39961ea85e8e97905f87907d9d73_elex_rhadamanthys_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-03_da9c39961ea85e8e97905f87907d9d73_elex_rhadamanthys_stop.exe"
    1⤵
    • Downloads MZ/PE file
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:936
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\622B.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\622B.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:5736
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 936 -s 1352
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:3964
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 232 -p 936 -ip 936
    1⤵
      PID:3928

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          622B.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\622B.exe
          • Size 12KB
          • SHA256 8e2b78e7c586e36dc3b27c78466fad735f86cdd9b4e7ecbc4c650d934a9a176b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH