| File name: | 2018-11-02-vnc.exe-from-92.63.197.48.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/1226145f-1be6-433a-9c68-6f3eee0d0483 |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | Phorpiex is a malicious software that has been a significant threat in the cybersecurity landscape since 2016. It is a modular malware known for its ability to maintain an extensive botnet. Unlike other botnets, Phorpiex does not concentrate on DDoS attacks. Instead, it has been involved in numerous large-scale spam email campaigns and the distribution of other malicious payloads, such as LockBit. |
| Analysis date: | April 15, 2019, 08:37:57 |
| OS: | Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/x-dosexec |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows |
| MD5: | 77AB057031AED055F40DBCD22C8EEB47 |
| SHA1: | 3EDFED5F75E4C64D914787C14273ACAF70009D11 |
| SHA256: | 796A87B9905C52FF7D1DA91F2FF980B5DFDB9437A09624CCB4E6D8FE470EA666 |
| SSDEEP: | 1536:gc4vh7nM7OfCtE484WigIrPwjZ50KImLscYIT7yW5:gcIhKmCtJeZ5ZIiw6R |
MALICIOUS
Disables Windows Defender Real-time monitoring
- winsvcs.exe (PID: 3916)
Changes the autorun value in the registry
- 2018-11-02-vnc.exe-from-92.63.197.48.exe (PID: 3652)
Disables Windows System Restore
- winsvcs.exe (PID: 3916)
Changes Security Center notification settings
- winsvcs.exe (PID: 3916)
Connects to CnC server
- winsvcs.exe (PID: 3916)
PHORPIEX was detected
- winsvcs.exe (PID: 3916)
SUSPICIOUS
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- 2018-11-02-vnc.exe-from-92.63.197.48.exe (PID: 3652)
- winsvcs.exe (PID: 3916)
Starts itself from another location
- 2018-11-02-vnc.exe-from-92.63.197.48.exe (PID: 3652)
Creates files in the user directory
- winsvcs.exe (PID: 3916)
INFO
No info indicators.
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TRiD
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (42.2) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (37.3) |
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (8.8) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (6) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (2.7) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2017:11:07 06:57:29+01:00 |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 9 |
| CodeSize: | 48128 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 5237760 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x17be |
| OSVersion: | 5 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 5 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 7.0.0.0 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 3.0.0.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x004f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Unknown (0x40534) |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | Unknown (457A) |
| CharacterSet: | Unknown (A56B) |
| FileVersion: | 1.0.5.2 |
| InternalName: | zogse.exe |
| ProductVersion: | 1.0.0.1 |
Summary
| Architecture: | IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386 |
|---|---|
| Subsystem: | IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI |
| Compilation Date: | 07-Nov-2017 05:57:29 |
| Detected languages: |
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| FileVersion: | 1.0.5.2 |
| InternalName: | zogse.exe |
| ProductVersion: | 1.0.0.1 |
DOS Header
| Magic number: | MZ |
|---|---|
| Bytes on last page of file: | 0x0090 |
| Pages in file: | 0x0003 |
| Relocations: | 0x0000 |
| Size of header: | 0x0004 |
| Min extra paragraphs: | 0x0000 |
| Max extra paragraphs: | 0xFFFF |
| Initial SS value: | 0x0000 |
| Initial SP value: | 0x00B8 |
| Checksum: | 0x0000 |
| Initial IP value: | 0x0000 |
| Initial CS value: | 0x0000 |
| Overlay number: | 0x0000 |
| OEM identifier: | 0x0000 |
| OEM information: | 0x0000 |
| Address of NE header: | 0x000000F0 |
PE Headers
| Signature: | PE |
|---|---|
| Machine: | IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386 |
| Number of sections: | 5 |
| Time date stamp: | 07-Nov-2017 05:57:29 |
| Pointer to Symbol Table: | 0x00000000 |
| Number of symbols: | 0 |
| Size of Optional Header: | 0x00E0 |
| Characteristics: |
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Sections
Name | Virtual Address | Virtual Size | Raw Size | Charateristics | Entropy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.text | 0x00001000 | 0x0000BAF0 | 0x0000BC00 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 6.66321 |
.rdata | 0x0000D000 | 0x000022A2 | 0x00002400 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 5.29321 |
.data | 0x00010000 | 0x004EE948 | 0x0000A000 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE | 4.08931 |
.rsrc | 0x004FF000 | 0x0000A938 | 0x0000AA00 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 5.69107 |
.reloc | 0x0050A000 | 0x00004116 | 0x00004200 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 1.44895 |
Resources
Title | Entropy | Size | Codepage | Language | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3.17192 | 372 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_VERSION |
109 | 3.73197 | 11064 | UNKNOWN | Kazakh - Kazakstan | RT_BITMAP |
123 | 5.60865 | 2720 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_BITMAP |
234 | 1.7815 | 20 | UNKNOWN | Kazakh - Kazakstan | RT_GROUP_ICON |
245 | 4.50972 | 23560 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_BITMAP |
2501 | 3.23435 | 828 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_STRING |
Imports
GDI32.dll |
KERNEL32.dll |
USER32.dll |
Total processes
33
Monitored processes
2
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3652 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2018-11-02-vnc.exe-from-92.63.197.48.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2018-11-02-vnc.exe-from-92.63.197.48.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 0 Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 3916 | C:\Users\admin\T80870405687060\winsvcs.exe | C:\Users\admin\T80870405687060\winsvcs.exe | 2018-11-02-vnc.exe-from-92.63.197.48.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 0 Modules
| |||||||||||||||
Total events
47
Read events
16
Write events
31
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (3652) 2018-11-02-vnc.exe-from-92.63.197.48.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Microsoft Windows Services |
Value: C:\Users\admin\T80870405687060\winsvcs.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3652) 2018-11-02-vnc.exe-from-92.63.197.48.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Microsoft Windows Services |
Value: C:\Users\admin\T80870405687060\winsvcs.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3916) winsvcs.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-time Protection |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisableScanOnRealtimeEnable |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3916) winsvcs.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-time Protection |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisableOnAccessProtection |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3916) winsvcs.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-time Protection |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisableBehaviorMonitoring |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3916) winsvcs.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center |
| Operation: | write | Name: | AntiVirusOverride |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3916) winsvcs.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UpdatesOverride |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3916) winsvcs.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FirewallOverride |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3916) winsvcs.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center |
| Operation: | write | Name: | AntiVirusDisableNotify |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3916) winsvcs.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UpdatesDisableNotify |
Value: 1 | |||
Executable files
2
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3652 | 2018-11-02-vnc.exe-from-92.63.197.48.exe | C:\Users\admin\T80870405687060\winsvcs.exe | executable | |
MD5:77AB057031AED055F40DBCD22C8EEB47 | SHA256:796A87B9905C52FF7D1DA91F2FF980B5DFDB9437A09624CCB4E6D8FE470EA666 | |||
| 3916 | winsvcs.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Windows Archive Manager.exe | executable | |
MD5:77AB057031AED055F40DBCD22C8EEB47 | SHA256:796A87B9905C52FF7D1DA91F2FF980B5DFDB9437A09624CCB4E6D8FE470EA666 | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
3
TCP/UDP connections
3
DNS requests
0
Threats
7
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3916 | winsvcs.exe | GET | — | 92.63.197.48:80 | http://92.63.197.48/vnc/t.php?new=1 | RU | — | — | malicious |
3916 | winsvcs.exe | GET | — | 92.63.197.48:80 | http://92.63.197.48/vnc/t.exe | RU | — | — | malicious |
3916 | winsvcs.exe | GET | 404 | 92.63.197.60:80 | http://92.63.197.60/vnc/t.php?new=1 | RU | html | 178 b | malicious |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | 92.63.197.60:80 | — | — | RU | malicious |
3916 | winsvcs.exe | 92.63.197.48:80 | — | — | RU | malicious |
DNS requests
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
3916 | winsvcs.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | MALWARE [PTsecurity] Win32/Phorpiex Bot Checkin (HTTP) |
3916 | winsvcs.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | MALWARE [PTsecurity] Win32/Phorpiex Bot Checkin (HTTP) |
3916 | winsvcs.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | ET INFO Executable Download from dotted-quad Host |
3916 | winsvcs.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | ET TROJAN Single char EXE direct download likely trojan (multiple families) |
3916 | winsvcs.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET CURRENT_EVENTS Terse alphanumeric executable downloader high likelihood of being hostile |
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