| File name: | good.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/3584ba5d-b95c-432d-a2ac-e9996232fa84 |
| 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: | November 18, 2020, 13:41:12 |
| 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, UPX compressed |
| MD5: | B034E2A7CD76B757B7C62CE514B378B4 |
| SHA1: | 27D15F36CB5E3338A19A7F6441ECE58439F830F2 |
| SHA256: | 90D3580E187B631A9150BBB4A640B84C6FA990437FEBDC42F687CC7B3CE1DEAC |
| SSDEEP: | 3072:VMb/kbqjO/3FxV8l8wiEXHPV9r99rWhzAxH7wpjv4z:VMxo3Z8BvV9rL6h2H7wJ4 |
MALICIOUS
Changes the autorun value in the registry
- good.exe (PID: 2788)
Changes Security Center notification settings
- wcfgmgr32.exe (PID: 556)
Disables Windows System Restore
- wcfgmgr32.exe (PID: 556)
Disables Windows Defender
- wcfgmgr32.exe (PID: 556)
PHORPIEX was detected
- wcfgmgr32.exe (PID: 556)
Connects to CnC server
- wcfgmgr32.exe (PID: 556)
SUSPICIOUS
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- good.exe (PID: 2788)
Reads Internet Cache Settings
- wcfgmgr32.exe (PID: 556)
Starts itself from another location
- good.exe (PID: 2788)
Creates files in the user directory
- wcfgmgr32.exe (PID: 556)
INFO
No info indicators.
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TRiD
| .exe | | | UPX compressed Win32 Executable (76) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (12.6) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (5.6) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (5.6) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2018:06:08 14:28:45+02:00 |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 9 |
| CodeSize: | 131072 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 20480 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | 42721280 |
| EntryPoint: | 0x28ddf90 |
| OSVersion: | 5 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 5 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
Summary
| Architecture: | IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386 |
|---|---|
| Subsystem: | IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI |
| Compilation Date: | 08-Jun-2018 12:28:45 |
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: | 0x000000E8 |
PE Headers
| Signature: | PE |
|---|---|
| Machine: | IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386 |
| Number of sections: | 3 |
| Time date stamp: | 08-Jun-2018 12:28:45 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UPX0 | 0x00001000 | 0x028BE000 | 0x00000000 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_UNINITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE | 0 |
UPX1 | 0x028BF000 | 0x00020000 | 0x0001F200 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE | 7.7951 |
.rsrc | 0x028DF000 | 0x00005000 | 0x00004600 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE | 5.75757 |
Imports
ADVAPI32.dll |
GDI32.dll |
KERNEL32.DLL |
SHELL32.dll |
USER32.dll |
WINHTTP.dll |
WINSPOOL.DRV |
ole32.dll |
Total processes
34
Monitored processes
2
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 556 | C:\Users\admin\3049586940303040\wcfgmgr32.exe | C:\Users\admin\3049586940303040\wcfgmgr32.exe | good.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 0 Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 2788 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\good.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\good.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 0 Modules
| |||||||||||||||
Total events
37
Read events
15
Write events
22
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (2788) good.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WCfgMgr32 |
Value: C:\Users\admin\3049586940303040\wcfgmgr32.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (2788) good.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | write | Name: | WCfgMgr32 |
Value: C:\Users\admin\3049586940303040\wcfgmgr32.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (556) wcfgmgr32.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-time Protection |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisableScanOnRealtimeEnable |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (556) wcfgmgr32.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-time Protection |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisableOnAccessProtection |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (556) wcfgmgr32.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-time Protection |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisableBehaviorMonitoring |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (556) wcfgmgr32.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center |
| Operation: | write | Name: | AntiVirusOverride |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (556) wcfgmgr32.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UpdatesOverride |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (556) wcfgmgr32.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FirewallOverride |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (556) wcfgmgr32.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center |
| Operation: | write | Name: | AntiVirusDisableNotify |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (556) wcfgmgr32.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UpdatesDisableNotify |
Value: 1 | |||
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
0
Text files
6
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 556 | wcfgmgr32.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\RPS921D4.txt | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 556 | wcfgmgr32.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\CKQALF1M.txt | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 556 | wcfgmgr32.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\9MPASZCE.txt | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 556 | wcfgmgr32.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\YBFJJQE0.txt | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 556 | wcfgmgr32.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\KNTIYF7C.txt | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 556 | wcfgmgr32.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\CFVHUUOA.txt | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2788 | good.exe | C:\Users\admin\3049586940303040\wcfgmgr32.exe | executable | |
MD5:B034E2A7CD76B757B7C62CE514B378B4 | SHA256:90D3580E187B631A9150BBB4A640B84C6FA990437FEBDC42F687CC7B3CE1DEAC | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
8
TCP/UDP connections
8
DNS requests
1
Threats
3
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
556 | wcfgmgr32.exe | GET | — | 92.63.197.153:80 | http://92.63.197.153/s/VNEW=1 | RU | — | — | malicious |
556 | wcfgmgr32.exe | GET | — | 35.205.61.67:80 | http://efhoahegue.ru/s/VNEW=1 | US | — | — | whitelisted |
556 | wcfgmgr32.exe | GET | — | 35.205.61.67:80 | http://efhoahegue.ru/s/1 | US | — | — | whitelisted |
556 | wcfgmgr32.exe | GET | — | 35.205.61.67:80 | http://efhoahegue.ru/s/1 | US | — | — | whitelisted |
556 | wcfgmgr32.exe | GET | — | 35.205.61.67:80 | http://efhoahegue.ru/s/1 | US | — | — | whitelisted |
556 | wcfgmgr32.exe | GET | — | 35.205.61.67:80 | http://efhoahegue.ru/s/1 | US | — | — | whitelisted |
556 | wcfgmgr32.exe | GET | — | 35.205.61.67:80 | http://efhoahegue.ru/s/1 | US | — | — | whitelisted |
556 | wcfgmgr32.exe | GET | — | 35.205.61.67:80 | http://efhoahegue.ru/s/1 | US | — | — | whitelisted |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
556 | wcfgmgr32.exe | 92.63.197.153:80 | — | — | RU | malicious |
556 | wcfgmgr32.exe | 35.205.61.67:80 | efhoahegue.ru | Google Inc. | US | malicious |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
efhoahegue.ru |
| whitelisted |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
556 | wcfgmgr32.exe | Misc Attack | ET DROP Dshield Block Listed Source group 1 |
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