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Database Entry



Worm.Mofksys


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: ef1baf100ca217e6cd4763e11fd43b3a69629ea09fae37bfee6155d368e61460
SHA3-384 hash: 88aad707fe01dd1323638b5eeece0b58f6d61b4d406594820295ea40979168b6e3c4ffc2caca1663842da3df763d6012
SHA1 hash: c898fbfecb92fd06702d38227c355ff1b9ee4219
MD5 hash: 051538afd28e8ce6731b5ed11edad6c2
humanhash: berlin-seven-mirror-whiskey
File name:svchost.exe
Download: download sample
Signature Worm.Mofksys
File size:211'940 bytes
First seen:2025-11-23 09:32:07 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 98f67c550a7da65513e63ffd998f6b2e (60 x Worm.Mofksys, 21 x SnakeKeylogger, 13 x MassLogger)
ssdeep 3072:zvEfVUzSLhIVbV6i5LirrlZrHyrUHUckoMQ2RN6unm2:zvEN2U+T6i5LirrllHy4HUcMQY6b2
Threatray 171 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T1AE24E82BEA04716BE4628AF0582773A5B7323D321B85AD0F6391AF457476A03B5F431F
TrID 58.0% (.EXE) Win32 Executable Microsoft Visual Basic 6 (82067/2/8)
22.0% (.EXE) Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (31206/45/13)
7.4% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
3.5% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
3.1% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
Magika pebin
Reporter Hexastrike
Tags:exe Worm.Mofksys

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
61
Origin country :
IE IE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Gathering data
Gathering data
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a window
Creating a file in the Windows subdirectories
Enabling the 'hidden' option for recently created files
Creating a process from a recently created file
Creating a process with a hidden window
Setting a keyboard event handler
Setting a global event handler
Creating a file in the %AppData% directory
DNS request
Connection attempt
Setting a single autorun event
Launching the process to create tasks for the scheduler
Enabling autorun
Enabling a "Do not show hidden files" option
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
explorer lolbin overlay overlay visual_basic
Result
Gathering data
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
5 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Visual Basic Visual Basic 6 Win 32 Exe x86
Threat name:
Win32.Worm.Mofksys
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-11-22 10:35:03 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
2
AV detection:
35 of 36 (97.22%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
mofksys
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:mofksys defense_evasion discovery persistence worm
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Drops file in Windows directory
Adds Run key to start application
Executes dropped EXE
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
Detects Mofksys worm
Modifies WinLogon for persistence
Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer
Mofksys
Mofksys family
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
ef1baf100ca217e6cd4763e11fd43b3a69629ea09fae37bfee6155d368e61460
MD5 hash:
051538afd28e8ce6731b5ed11edad6c2
SHA1 hash:
c898fbfecb92fd06702d38227c355ff1b9ee4219
Detections:
win_mofksys_auto
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:ProtectSharewareV11eCompservCMS
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:SEH__vba
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:SUSP_Imphash_Mar23_2
Author:Arnim Rupp (https://github.com/ruppde)
Description:Detects imphash often found in malware samples (Zero hits with with search for 'imphash:x p:0' on Virustotal)
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:Windows_Generic_Threat_2bb7fbe3
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:win_mofksys_auto
Author:Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com
Description:Detects win.mofksys.

File information


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