Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    152s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    04/11/2026, 03:12

General

  • Target
    2026-11-03_f037c9a00b32dcc6c954cf5311d93db8_cobalt-strike_coinminer_cryptbot_elex_glassworm_poet-rat.exe
  • Size 3.9MB
  • Sample261104-dqa4asst2r
  • SHA256 fe9709568c0a81f00f901c3b3ea4f17de7b4e3eb2114f61561fcfac433845efd
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • phorphiex

C2
  • http://85.193.68.206

  • 85.193.68.206

Signatures

  • Family: Phorphiex, Phorpiex

    Phorphiex or Phorpiex Malware family which infects systems to distribute other malicious payloads such as ransomware, stealers and cryptominers.

  • Family: xmrig

    XMRig is a high performance, open source, cross platform CPU/GPU miner.

  • XMRig Miner payload 2 IoCs
  • Downloads MZ/PE file 6 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 15 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • Stops running service(s) 4 TTPs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
  • Launches sc.exe 3 IoCs

    Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

    Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

  • Program crash 1 IoCs
  • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 9 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 12 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 25 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-11-03_f037c9a00b32dcc6c954cf5311d93db8_cobalt-strike_coinminer_cryptbot_elex_glassworm_poet-rat.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-11-03_f037c9a00b32dcc6c954cf5311d93db8_cobalt-strike_coinminer_cryptbot_elex_glassworm_poet-rat.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:4184
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3B98.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3B98.exe"
      2⤵
      • Downloads MZ/PE file
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5496
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2821718868.exe
        C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2821718868.exe
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Adds Run key to start application
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2704
        • C:\Windows\sysdreblov.exe
          C:\Windows\sysdreblov.exe
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:1372
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2664420479.exe
            C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2664420479.exe
            5⤵
            • Downloads MZ/PE file
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:1156
            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1271937319.exe
              C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1271937319.exe
              6⤵
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
              • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:828
              • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c sc delete "winmgr" & reg delete "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\winmgr" /f
                7⤵
                • Executes a command shell one-liner
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:3440
                • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
                  sc delete "winmgr"
                  8⤵
                  • Launches sc.exe
                  PID:3424
                • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                  reg delete "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\winmgr" /f
                  8⤵
                    PID:6016
              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3346515011.exe
                C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3346515011.exe
                6⤵
                • Executes dropped EXE
                • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:4524
                • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c sc delete "HBQBSRAR" & reg delete "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\HBQBSRAR" /f
                  7⤵
                  • Executes a command shell one-liner
                  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                  PID:5064
                  • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
                    sc delete "HBQBSRAR"
                    8⤵
                    • Launches sc.exe
                    PID:5920
                  • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                    reg delete "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\HBQBSRAR" /f
                    8⤵
                      PID:1216
                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1324525010.exe
                  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1324525010.exe
                  6⤵
                  • Executes dropped EXE
                  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                  PID:2792
                  • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                    "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c sc delete "OQNGZAVS" & reg delete "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\OQNGZAVS" /f
                    7⤵
                    • Executes a command shell one-liner
                    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                    PID:3376
                    • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
                      sc delete "OQNGZAVS"
                      8⤵
                      • Launches sc.exe
                      PID:4380
                    • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                      reg delete "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\OQNGZAVS" /f
                      8⤵
                        PID:3068
                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1924511184.exe
                  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1924511184.exe
                  5⤵
                  • Downloads MZ/PE file
                  • Executes dropped EXE
                  • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
                  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                  PID:5932
                  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2995427972.exe
                    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2995427972.exe
                    6⤵
                    • Downloads MZ/PE file
                    • Executes dropped EXE
                    • Adds Run key to start application
                    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                    PID:5048
                    • C:\Users\Admin\syshlrlops.exe
                      C:\Users\Admin\syshlrlops.exe
                      7⤵
                      • Executes dropped EXE
                      PID:4264
                    • C:\sysbblovar.exe
                      \sysbblovar.exe
                      7⤵
                      • Executes dropped EXE
                      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                      PID:5212
                      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
                        "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c C:\Users\Admin\syshlrlops.exe -o 85.193.68.206:6060 -u 83h9mBvy1LL2qW6c2HeWczYVJQsFDF7RfVqDnaiSfFBdDcxfyJfWhRnZqZkY5chb5b6tmKZ1PPhuQbNgXggCdwTrMYWN8hi -p x --cpu-priority=5 --threads=2 --max-cpu-usage=25
                        8⤵
                        • Executes a command shell one-liner
                        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                        PID:3752
                        • C:\Users\Admin\syshlrlops.exe
                          C:\Users\Admin\syshlrlops.exe -o 85.193.68.206:6060 -u 83h9mBvy1LL2qW6c2HeWczYVJQsFDF7RfVqDnaiSfFBdDcxfyJfWhRnZqZkY5chb5b6tmKZ1PPhuQbNgXggCdwTrMYWN8hi -p x --cpu-priority=5 --threads=2 --max-cpu-usage=25
                          9⤵
                          • Executes dropped EXE
                          • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
                          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                          • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
                          PID:1032
                  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1018514165.exe
                    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1018514165.exe
                    6⤵
                    • Executes dropped EXE
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    PID:3396
                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3386534654.exe
                  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3386534654.exe
                  5⤵
                  • Executes dropped EXE
                  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                  PID:1884
                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1287425613.exe
                  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1287425613.exe
                  5⤵
                  • Executes dropped EXE
                  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                  PID:3372
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
            C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4184 -s 1356
            2⤵
            • Program crash
            PID:620
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 436 -p 4184 -ip 4184
          1⤵
            PID:3416

          Network

                MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                Downloads

                32[1].exe

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\QG8FQWMQ\32[1].exe
                • Size 10KB
                • SHA256 41806c0fa28f1dbc50e2f38d3eae1301fb31eb7056ced469bf4874f73a42bdc0
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                1271937319.exe

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1271937319.exe
                • Size 8KB
                • SHA256 2574081865a6aac2168f386a344f8eca0ecc056f546a0aa3506d5bcb364ca97c
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                1287425613.exe

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1287425613.exe
                • Size 10KB
                • SHA256 e7ace69ed0ee6c8d42c6b181c708279a43ceea7e716b75190c9537b5cd89b730
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                1324525010.exe

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1324525010.exe
                • Size 8KB
                • SHA256 16a9562cddf687168021083c9c842693b62a60f7fa2e6808ca7af348665f1a24
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                1924511184.exe

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1924511184.exe
                • Size 10KB
                • SHA256 0df447661636b6839169be61681b0df4aa0e24b67b3ce0ddfdd4a1b2552c2237
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                2664420479.exe

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2664420479.exe
                • Size 10KB
                • SHA256 0df9bf73060364daa38132921c644ebec164a90a2eb8f1e5c3091f9ad2440f11
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                2821718868.exe

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2821718868.exe
                • Size 88KB
                • SHA256 65f9e948f1ccc026ca9d6a4851fdc850a731af7df1dabaf26eac5fd1884fc052
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                2995427972.exe

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2995427972.exe
                • Size 12KB
                • SHA256 a3c3cd52620712398c4cc6681706ffe872ab7df45e3412cff45a62bc7f852588
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                3346515011.exe

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3346515011.exe
                • Size 8KB
                • SHA256 09108125ee801a9ac42d598c6ede4ef94bff1b42b6a761103d58c02a90a10f87
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                3386534654.exe

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3386534654.exe
                • Size 22KB
                • SHA256 89b533c29250a35aab659c01783e9a4999df8ca32c0b6231b4ea1702d600cf36
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                syshlrlops.exe

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\syshlrlops.exe
                • Size 6.2MB
                • SHA256 6fa80698d7268f6e88aa88c06fb27ee99e1bcee747c2e76911e6206a5b1aeeb3
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                memory/828-30-0x0000000000160000-0x0000000000166000-memory.dmp

                memory/2792-52-0x0000000000D10000-0x0000000000D16000-memory.dmp

                memory/4184-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000080FE00-memory.dmp

                memory/4264-74-0x00000209E3230000-0x00000209E3250000-memory.dmp

                memory/4524-41-0x00000000005C0000-0x00000000005C6000-memory.dmp