| File name: | a.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/031f4191-be20-4e3f-93f9-6db84fc89817 |
| 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: | August 26, 2019, 00:32:23 |
| 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: | 5C3325A806C4C91C2E31076D0B8C670A |
| SHA1: | 84187E06236DAD7AF1E25AE25B3224AE692A2D55 |
| SHA256: | A3BF1F3FCCFDED25037F27EF47E8E1CB0B4C767B54A7973F26A98554A0084AD9 |
| SSDEEP: | 6144:u9qlSqfb+QC82rv7pQsvKC1j7BQRyDo5Sv307a05LiSzt:u9qRfb+QC8A7p/z6ygEd05LiEt |
MALICIOUS
Changes the autorun value in the registry
- a.exe (PID: 3692)
- 11454.exe (PID: 2296)
Application was dropped or rewritten from another process
- syssmri.exe (PID: 2056)
- 11188.exe (PID: 2192)
- 31444.exe (PID: 3516)
- 21340.exe (PID: 756)
- 21250.exe (PID: 3588)
- 11454.exe (PID: 2296)
Changes Security Center notification settings
- syssmri.exe (PID: 2056)
- sysxkmo.exe (PID: 4044)
Disables Windows System Restore
- syssmri.exe (PID: 2056)
- sysxkmo.exe (PID: 4044)
Disables Windows Defender
- sysxkmo.exe (PID: 4044)
- syssmri.exe (PID: 2056)
Connects to CnC server
- sysxkmo.exe (PID: 4044)
PHORPIEX was detected
- syssmri.exe (PID: 2056)
- sysxkmo.exe (PID: 4044)
SUSPICIOUS
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- a.exe (PID: 3692)
- sysxkmo.exe (PID: 4044)
- 11454.exe (PID: 2296)
- syssmri.exe (PID: 2056)
Starts itself from another location
- a.exe (PID: 3692)
- syssmri.exe (PID: 2056)
- 11454.exe (PID: 2296)
Creates files in the user directory
- sysxkmo.exe (PID: 4044)
INFO
No info indicators.
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TRiD
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (67.4) |
|---|---|---|
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (14.2) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (9.7) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (4.3) |
| .exe | | | DOS Executable Generic (4.3) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2016:04:09 20:33:20+02:00 |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 6 |
| CodeSize: | 172032 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 147456 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x34a2 |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 1.4.1.3 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 9.0.0.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Windows NT 32-bit |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| CompanyName: | Razer Inc. |
| FileDescription: | RzKLService.exe |
| FileVersion: | 1.4.1.3 |
| InternalName: | RzKLService.exe |
| LegalCopyright: | Copyright © 2012 - 2019. Razer Inc. |
| OriginalFileName: | RzKLService.exe |
| ProductName: | Razer Cortex |
| ProductVersion: | 9.0.0.0 |
Summary
| Architecture: | IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386 |
|---|---|
| Subsystem: | IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI |
| Compilation Date: | 09-Apr-2016 18:33:20 |
| Detected languages: |
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| CompanyName: | Razer Inc. |
| FileDescription: | RzKLService.exe |
| FileVersion: | 1.4.1.3 |
| InternalName: | RzKLService.exe |
| LegalCopyright: | Copyright © 2012 - 2019. Razer Inc. |
| OriginalFilename: | RzKLService.exe |
| ProductName: | Razer Cortex |
| ProductVersion: | 9.0.0.0 |
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: | 0x000000D8 |
PE Headers
| Signature: | PE |
|---|---|
| Machine: | IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386 |
| Number of sections: | 5 |
| Time date stamp: | 09-Apr-2016 18:33:20 |
| 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 | 0x000294FB | 0x0002A000 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 6.53382 |
.rdata | 0x0002B000 | 0x00009CF6 | 0x0000A000 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 4.61652 |
.data | 0x00035000 | 0x0000CDA8 | 0x00009000 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE | 7.45094 |
.rsrc | 0x00042000 | 0x000074DA | 0x00008000 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 3.98932 |
.reloc | 0x0004A000 | 0x0001EE02 | 0x0001F000 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 4.61313 |
Resources
Title | Entropy | Size | Codepage | Language | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3.41563 | 752 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_VERSION |
5 | 3.37197 | 9640 | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN | RT_ICON |
6 | 2.74274 | 180 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_CURSOR |
7 | 2.56332 | 308 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_CURSOR |
8 | 2.79381 | 180 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_CURSOR |
9 | 2.63651 | 172 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_STRING |
10 | 2.62373 | 180 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_CURSOR |
11 | 2.22891 | 308 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_CURSOR |
12 | 2.39122 | 180 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_CURSOR |
13 | 3.59889 | 308 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_CURSOR |
Imports
ADVAPI32.dll |
COMCTL32.dll |
GDI32.dll |
KERNEL32.dll |
SHELL32.dll |
USER32.dll |
WINSPOOL.DRV |
comdlg32.dll |
Total processes
39
Monitored processes
8
Malicious processes
4
Suspicious processes
1
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 756 | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\21340.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\21340.exe | syssmri.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 2056 | C:\Users\admin\1254816978\syssmri.exe | C:\Users\admin\1254816978\syssmri.exe | 11454.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Nagin M Exit code: 0 Version: 1, 0, 0, 1 Modules
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| 2192 | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\11188.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\11188.exe | syssmri.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 2296 | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\11454.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\11454.exe | sysxkmo.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Nagin M Exit code: 0 Version: 1, 0, 0, 1 Modules
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| 3516 | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\31444.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\31444.exe | syssmri.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 0 Modules
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| 3588 | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\21250.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\21250.exe | — | syssmri.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Nagin M Exit code: 0 Version: 1, 0, 0, 1 Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 3692 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Razer Inc. Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: RzKLService.exe Exit code: 0 Version: 1.4.1.3 Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 4044 | C:\Users\admin\127452305\sysxkmo.exe | C:\Users\admin\127452305\sysxkmo.exe | a.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Razer Inc. Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: RzKLService.exe Exit code: 0 Version: 1.4.1.3 Modules
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Total events
123
Read events
59
Write events
64
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (3692) a.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Microsoft Windows Driver |
Value: C:\Users\admin\127452305\sysxkmo.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3692) a.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Microsoft Windows Driver |
Value: C:\Users\admin\127452305\sysxkmo.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4044) sysxkmo.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisableAntiSpyware |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4044) sysxkmo.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-time Protection |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisableScanOnRealtimeEnable |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4044) sysxkmo.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-time Protection |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisableOnAccessProtection |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4044) sysxkmo.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-time Protection |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisableBehaviorMonitoring |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4044) sysxkmo.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center |
| Operation: | write | Name: | AntiVirusOverride |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4044) sysxkmo.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UpdatesOverride |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4044) sysxkmo.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FirewallOverride |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (4044) sysxkmo.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center |
| Operation: | write | Name: | AntiVirusDisableNotify |
Value: 1 | |||
Executable files
7
Suspicious files
12
Text files
0
Unknown types
1
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4044 | sysxkmo.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\11454.exe | binary | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2056 | syssmri.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\21250.exe | binary | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2296 | 11454.exe | C:\Users\admin\1254816978\syssmri.exe | executable | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 4044 | sysxkmo.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\I0488CJO\1[1] | binary | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2056 | syssmri.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\LH043OAM\2[1] | binary | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2056 | syssmri.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\30485.exe | binary | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2056 | syssmri.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\31396.exe | binary | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 4044 | sysxkmo.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\IETldCache\index.dat | dat | |
MD5:D7A950FEFD60DBAA01DF2D85FEFB3862 | SHA256:75D0B1743F61B76A35B1FEDD32378837805DE58D79FA950CB6E8164BFA72073A | |||
| 2056 | syssmri.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\I0488CJO\3[1] | binary | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2056 | syssmri.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\21340.exe | binary | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
35
TCP/UDP connections
16
DNS requests
103
Threats
56
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4044 | sysxkmo.exe | GET | 200 | 185.176.27.132:80 | http://185.176.27.132/t.php?new=1 | GB | — | — | malicious |
4044 | sysxkmo.exe | GET | — | 7.5.7.7:80 | http://thaus.top/t.php?new=1 | US | — | — | malicious |
4044 | sysxkmo.exe | GET | — | 185.176.27.132:80 | http://185.176.27.132/1 | GB | — | — | malicious |
2056 | syssmri.exe | GET | 304 | 185.176.27.132:80 | http://185.176.27.132/1 | GB | — | — | malicious |
4044 | sysxkmo.exe | GET | 200 | 193.32.161.73:80 | http://193.32.161.73/t.php?new=1 | unknown | — | — | malicious |
2056 | syssmri.exe | GET | — | 185.176.27.132:80 | http://185.176.27.132/3 | GB | — | — | malicious |
4044 | sysxkmo.exe | GET | 404 | 35.225.160.245:80 | http://aeifaeifhutuhuhusl.cc/t.php?new=1 | US | html | 290 b | malicious |
2056 | syssmri.exe | GET | — | 185.176.27.132:80 | http://185.176.27.132/5 | GB | — | — | malicious |
2056 | syssmri.exe | GET | 200 | 185.176.27.132:80 | http://185.176.27.132/2 | GB | binary | 1.85 Mb | malicious |
4044 | sysxkmo.exe | GET | 200 | 185.176.27.132:80 | http://185.176.27.132/1 | GB | binary | 392 Kb | malicious |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4044 | sysxkmo.exe | 208.100.26.251:80 | urusurofhsorhfuuhl.cc | Steadfast | US | suspicious |
4044 | sysxkmo.exe | 193.32.161.73:80 | — | — | — | malicious |
4044 | sysxkmo.exe | 185.176.27.132:80 | — | — | GB | malicious |
4044 | sysxkmo.exe | 35.225.160.245:80 | aeifaeifhutuhuhusl.cc | — | US | malicious |
2056 | syssmri.exe | 185.176.27.132:80 | — | — | GB | malicious |
756 | 21340.exe | 67.195.228.94:25 | mta5.am0.yahoodns.net | Yahoo | US | unknown |
2056 | syssmri.exe | 208.100.26.251:80 | urusurofhsorhfuuhl.cc | Steadfast | US | suspicious |
3516 | 31444.exe | 67.195.228.94:25 | mta5.am0.yahoodns.net | Yahoo | US | unknown |
2192 | 11188.exe | 67.195.228.94:25 | mta5.am0.yahoodns.net | Yahoo | US | unknown |
4044 | sysxkmo.exe | 7.5.7.7:80 | thaus.top | — | US | suspicious |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
urusurofhsorhfuuhk.su |
| malicious |
aeifaeifhutuhuhusk.su |
| unknown |
rzhsudhugugfugugsk.su |
| unknown |
bfagzzezgaegzgfaik.su |
| unknown |
eaeuafhuaegfugeudk.su |
| unknown |
aeufuaehfiuehfuhfk.su |
| malicious |
daedagheauehfuuhfk.su |
| unknown |
aeoughaoheguaoehdk.su |
| unknown |
eguaheoghouughahsk.su |
| unknown |
huaeokaefoaeguaehk.su |
| unknown |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
1060 | svchost.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET DNS Query for .su TLD (Soviet Union) Often Malware Related |
1060 | svchost.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET DNS Query for .su TLD (Soviet Union) Often Malware Related |
1060 | svchost.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET DNS Query for .su TLD (Soviet Union) Often Malware Related |
1060 | svchost.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET DNS Query for .su TLD (Soviet Union) Often Malware Related |
4044 | sysxkmo.exe | Misc Attack | ET DROP Dshield Block Listed Source group 1 |
1060 | svchost.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET DNS Query for .su TLD (Soviet Union) Often Malware Related |
1060 | svchost.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET DNS Query for .su TLD (Soviet Union) Often Malware Related |
1060 | svchost.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET DNS Query for .su TLD (Soviet Union) Often Malware Related |
1060 | svchost.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET DNS Query for .su TLD (Soviet Union) Often Malware Related |
1060 | svchost.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET DNS Query for .su TLD (Soviet Union) Often Malware Related |
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