Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    125s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    22/10/2026, 01:46

General

  • Target
    2026-10-21_f5c819d2f779fe4b154b777476ddb2c3_bkransomware_elex_hawkeye_maze_remcos.exe
  • Size 461KB
  • Sample261022-b66tsshs3x
  • SHA256 ac8d0d439ff8ce60d5abe0fa597abcb1b4eadf9db7039751124e77b11a42fd7f
  • 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
  • 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\2026-10-21_f5c819d2f779fe4b154b777476ddb2c3_bkransomware_elex_hawkeye_maze_remcos.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-21_f5c819d2f779fe4b154b777476ddb2c3_bkransomware_elex_hawkeye_maze_remcos.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:3968
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4B96.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4B96.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2200
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3968 -s 1432
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:4228
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 436 -p 3968 -ip 3968
    1⤵
      PID:4212

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          32[1].exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\L1V6K5E2\32[1].exe
          • Size 12KB
          • SHA256 8e2b78e7c586e36dc3b27c78466fad735f86cdd9b4e7ecbc4c650d934a9a176b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH