| File name: | setup.bin |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/c5191046-2e29-4314-ba36-dec8ffc8eb75 |
| 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: | February 12, 2021, 15:55:56 |
| 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: | 712A19E062672CA95F393732F9250B6E |
| SHA1: | 687C166C40697686AECD7C5DAC972361F3362676 |
| SHA256: | D746E41E18BB637062881ACA207186DC3D005E79C857E025F89CE2A1B3E52ECF |
| SSDEEP: | 6144:X+dpdTNT1x8Q9E9IFzDY/bUlqFOxq2UuJhjDd3zITIVfu:udpdTNT1qQq9IRab3kjDNzITIVG |
MALICIOUS
Changes the autorun value in the registry
- setup.bin.exe (PID: 3224)
Disables Windows System Restore
- sysieiz.exe (PID: 1092)
Changes Security Center notification settings
- sysieiz.exe (PID: 1092)
Disables Windows Defender
- sysieiz.exe (PID: 1092)
PHORPIEX was detected
- sysieiz.exe (PID: 1092)
Connects to CnC server
- sysieiz.exe (PID: 1092)
SUSPICIOUS
Starts itself from another location
- setup.bin.exe (PID: 3224)
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- setup.bin.exe (PID: 3224)
Creates files in the Windows directory
- setup.bin.exe (PID: 3224)
Creates files in the user directory
- sysieiz.exe (PID: 1092)
INFO
No info indicators.
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TRiD
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (52.5) |
|---|---|---|
| .scr | | | Windows screen saver (22) |
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (11) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (7.5) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (3.3) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2016:07:16 17:08:03+02:00 |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 6 |
| CodeSize: | 176128 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 139264 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0xcfbb |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 1.0.0.1 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 1.0.0.1 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| CompanyName: | - |
| FileDescription: | Nagin M |
| FileVersion: | 1, 0, 0, 1 |
| InternalName: | Nagin M |
| LegalCopyright: | Copyright (C) 2016 |
| LegalTrademarks: | - |
| OriginalFileName: | Nagin.EXE |
| ProductName: | Nagin M Service |
| ProductVersion: | 1, 0, 0, 1 |
Summary
| Architecture: | IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386 |
|---|---|
| Subsystem: | IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI |
| Compilation Date: | 16-Jul-2016 15:08:03 |
| Detected languages: |
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| CompanyName: | - |
| FileDescription: | Nagin M |
| FileVersion: | 1, 0, 0, 1 |
| InternalName: | Nagin M |
| LegalCopyright: | Copyright (C) 2016 |
| LegalTrademarks: | - |
| OriginalFilename: | Nagin.EXE |
| ProductName: | Nagin M Service |
| 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: | 0x000000E8 |
PE Headers
| Signature: | PE |
|---|---|
| Machine: | IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386 |
| Number of sections: | 3 |
| Time date stamp: | 16-Jul-2016 15:08:03 |
| 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 | 0x0002B000 | 0x0002B000 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 6.54609 |
.data | 0x0002C000 | 0x0001A000 | 0x00016000 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE | 5.9924 |
.rsrc | 0x00046000 | 0x0001F108 | 0x00020000 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 4.72421 |
Resources
Title | Entropy | Size | Codepage | Language | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3.33377 | 712 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_VERSION |
2 | 3.02695 | 308 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_CURSOR |
3 | 2.74274 | 180 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_CURSOR |
7 | 2.27096 | 88 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_STRING |
100 | 3.40321 | 314 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_DIALOG |
102 | 3.2047 | 806 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_DIALOG |
128 | 1.91924 | 20 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_GROUP_ICON |
3841 | 2.81705 | 130 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_STRING |
3842 | 0.960953 | 42 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_STRING |
3843 | 3.04939 | 330 | UNKNOWN | English - United States | RT_STRING |
Imports
ADVAPI32.dll |
COMCTL32.dll |
GDI32.dll |
KERNEL32.dll |
OLEAUT32.dll |
OLEPRO32.DLL |
USER32.dll |
WINSPOOL.DRV |
comdlg32.dll |
ole32.dll |
Total processes
39
Monitored processes
3
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1092 | C:\Windows\459526444\sysieiz.exe | C:\Windows\459526444\sysieiz.exe | setup.bin.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Nagin M Exit code: 0 Version: 1, 0, 0, 1 Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 2148 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\setup.bin.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\setup.bin.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Nagin M Exit code: 3221226540 Version: 1, 0, 0, 1 Modules
| |||||||||||||||
| 3224 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\setup.bin.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\setup.bin.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Nagin M Exit code: 0 Version: 1, 0, 0, 1 Modules
| |||||||||||||||
Total events
46
Read events
23
Write events
23
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (3224) setup.bin.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Microsoft Windows Driver |
Value: C:\Windows\459526444\sysieiz.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3224) setup.bin.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Microsoft Windows Driver |
Value: C:\Windows\459526444\sysieiz.exe | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1092) sysieiz.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisableAntiSpyware |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1092) sysieiz.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-time Protection |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisableScanOnRealtimeEnable |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1092) sysieiz.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-time Protection |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisableOnAccessProtection |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1092) sysieiz.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-time Protection |
| Operation: | write | Name: | DisableBehaviorMonitoring |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1092) sysieiz.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center |
| Operation: | write | Name: | AntiVirusOverride |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1092) sysieiz.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UpdatesOverride |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1092) sysieiz.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FirewallOverride |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1092) sysieiz.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center |
| Operation: | write | Name: | AntiVirusDisableNotify |
Value: 1 | |||
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
0
Text files
2
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1092 | sysieiz.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\OV1PJ3B3.txt | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1092 | sysieiz.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\CI7NOSOR.txt | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3224 | setup.bin.exe | C:\Windows\459526444\sysieiz.exe | executable | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
18
TCP/UDP connections
19
DNS requests
121
Threats
71
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1092 | sysieiz.exe | GET | — | 185.176.27.132:80 | http://185.176.27.132/8 | GB | — | — | malicious |
1092 | sysieiz.exe | GET | — | 35.205.61.67:80 | http://bfagzzezgaegzgfaio.io/t.php?new=1 | US | — | — | malicious |
1092 | sysieiz.exe | GET | — | 185.176.27.132:80 | http://185.176.27.132/t.php?new=1 | GB | — | — | malicious |
1092 | sysieiz.exe | GET | — | 35.205.61.67:80 | http://aeifaeifhutuhuhuso.io/t.php?new=1 | US | — | — | malicious |
1092 | sysieiz.exe | GET | — | 35.205.61.67:80 | http://huaeokaefoaeguaehl.cc/t.php?new=1 | US | — | — | malicious |
1092 | sysieiz.exe | GET | — | 35.205.61.67:80 | http://aeifaeifhutuhuhusp.co/t.php?new=1 | US | — | — | malicious |
1092 | sysieiz.exe | GET | — | 35.205.61.67:80 | http://aeifaeifhutuhuhusp.co/1 | US | — | — | malicious |
1092 | sysieiz.exe | GET | — | 185.176.27.132:80 | http://185.176.27.132/1 | GB | — | — | malicious |
1092 | sysieiz.exe | GET | — | 185.176.27.132:80 | http://185.176.27.132/2 | GB | — | — | malicious |
1092 | sysieiz.exe | GET | — | 185.176.27.132:80 | http://185.176.27.132/4 | GB | — | — | malicious |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1092 | sysieiz.exe | 185.176.27.132:80 | — | — | GB | malicious |
1092 | sysieiz.exe | 23.202.231.167:80 | urusurofhsorhfuuhk.su | Akamai Technologies, Inc. | US | malicious |
1092 | sysieiz.exe | 35.205.61.67:80 | aeifaeifhutuhuhuso.io | Google Inc. | US | malicious |
— | — | 23.202.231.167:80 | urusurofhsorhfuuhk.su | Akamai Technologies, Inc. | US | malicious |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
1048 | svchost.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET DNS Query for .su TLD (Soviet Union) Often Malware Related |
1048 | svchost.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET DNS Query for .su TLD (Soviet Union) Often Malware Related |
1048 | svchost.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET DNS Query for .su TLD (Soviet Union) Often Malware Related |
1092 | sysieiz.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | AV TROJAN Win32/Phorpiex Bot CnC Checkin |
1092 | sysieiz.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET POLICY HTTP Request to .su TLD (Soviet Union) Often Malware Related |
1048 | svchost.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET DNS Query for .su TLD (Soviet Union) Often Malware Related |
1048 | svchost.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET DNS Query for .su TLD (Soviet Union) Often Malware Related |
1048 | svchost.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET DNS Query for .su TLD (Soviet Union) Often Malware Related |
1048 | svchost.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET DNS Query for .su TLD (Soviet Union) Often Malware Related |
1048 | svchost.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET DNS Query for .su TLD (Soviet Union) Often Malware Related |
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