Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    144s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    07/10/2026, 18:32

General

  • Target
    2026-10-06_e02d2fe7c182acbc5fe334c0a566f9c0_amadey_elex_manuscrypt_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 2.8MB
  • Sample261007-w6k8bac171
  • SHA256 7670a86072dbadbce69046c1022883183eeaa62530af80bee2fc71804d8f8677
  • 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.

  • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    The configured hostname and DNS domain identify the machine and are commonly collected to profile a host before it reports in.

  • 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\2026-10-06_e02d2fe7c182acbc5fe334c0a566f9c0_amadey_elex_manuscrypt_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-06_e02d2fe7c182acbc5fe334c0a566f9c0_amadey_elex_manuscrypt_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe"
    1⤵
    • Downloads MZ/PE file
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3176
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9546.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9546.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4204

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        9546.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9546.exe
        • Size 12KB
        • SHA256 8e2b78e7c586e36dc3b27c78466fad735f86cdd9b4e7ecbc4c650d934a9a176b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH