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Database Entry

Plugx

Vendor detections: 7

Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 35 File information Comments

SHA256 hash:	0df00b145a9a4c2b45ca0377ce972a3680da8efdfefacfb3f30e970618143c40
SHA3-384 hash:	6c5f61e76a25a1425b76279ecead5ca2c6f0a3be1c4d4ce644a4cf1c89098240e0059812c9d245048c0a678a882a68fa
SHA1 hash:	aa1935914888bc408286ece2e3849a48b92b6de8
MD5 hash:	55592ea3a59b522ba1c55f50d47da669
humanhash:	finch-sad-fruit-burger
File name:	Echelon.exe
Download:	download sample
Signature	Plugx Create hunting rule
File size:	65'163'765 bytes
First seen:	2025-08-01 22:45:34 UTC
Last seen:	Never
File type:	exe
MIME type:	application/x-dosexec
imphash	65fb43a8cb3809548c060be835b8c4d2 (5 x Plugx, 1 x NodeLoader)
ssdeep	393216:jecR5gYRjbl+co2do1QgJvyDQ1IdzS+TXqaYIqTJBucO5u0nGC0r72fXfWkVwnKY:pvgYBbl+I2AylNBxOWins
TLSH	T150E75942A7EB0491F9F76E3098F652274536BD067F3184CB720C1B2A5F732E09A72766
TrID	61.4% (.EXE) Win32 EXE PECompact compressed (generic) (41569/9/9) 15.5% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4) 7.4% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1) 6.6% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1) 2.9% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
Magika	pebin
dhash icon	f0cc96ccccccf0f0 (5 x Plugx, 1 x NodeLoader)
Reporter	AntiSkidding
Tags:	exe node NodeLoader Plugx

Intelligence

File Origin

# of uploads :

# of downloads :

Origin country :

Vendor Threat Intelligence

Verdict:

Clean

Score:

99.9%

Link:

https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=688d110faf3050dc8d333fab

Tags:

n/a

Result

Verdict:

Clean

Maliciousness:

Verdict:

Malicious

Threat level:

10/10

Confidence:

100%

Tags:

amadey amadey anti-debug base64 crypto expand fingerprint lolbin microsoft_visual_cc nexe oct overlay overlay packed packed plugx

Link:

https://www.filescan.io/uploads/688d43c39dbaf6e4b220f2b5/reports/145c37b9-5b83-4676-b69f-64b3e6d6126a/overview

Verdict:

Malicious

Labled as:

Malware/Generic

Link:

https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/0df00b145a9a4c2b45ca0377ce972a3680da8efdfefacfb3f30e970618143c40

Score:

82%

Verdict:

Malware

File Type:

Link:

https://malprob.io/report/0df00b145a9a4c2b45ca0377ce972a3680da8efdfefacfb3f30e970618143c40

Gathering data

Verdict:

Clean

Link:

https://tip.neiki.dev/file/0df00b145a9a4c2b45ca0377ce972a3680da8efdfefacfb3f30e970618143c40

Threat name:

Win32.Malware.Generic

Status:

Suspicious

First seen:

2025-08-01 19:09:59 UTC

File Type:

PE (Exe)

Extracted files:

AV detection:

3 of 38 (7.89%)

Threat level:

2/5

Detection(s):

Suspicious file

Link:

https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=bxyawfc2tjgcwrokan345fzkg2anvdx5735m7m7tb2lqmgauhraa._file

Result

Malware family:

n/a

Score:

3/10

Tags:

discovery

Link:

https://tria.ge/reports/250801-2p47rawls7/

Behaviour

Program crash

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

Verdict:

Suspicious

Tags:

apt plugx

YARA:

malware_PlugX_config

Link:

https://app.threat.zone/submission/70aaffea-97ee-4be1-9c32-a38e46241ef0

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YARA Signatures

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Rule name:	ach_202409_html_FedEx_phish Create hunting rule
Author:	abuse.ch
Description:	Detects potential HTML FedEx phishing forms

Rule name:	Agent_BTZ Create hunting rule

Rule name:	APT_Bitter_ZxxZ_Downloader Create hunting rule
Author:	SECUINFRA Falcon Team (@SI_FalconTeam)
Description:	Detects Bitter (T-APT-17) ZxxZ Downloader
Reference:	https://www.secuinfra.com/en/techtalk/whatever-floats-your-boat-bitter-apt-continues-to-target-bangladesh

Rule name:	attack_India Create hunting rule

Rule name:	BLOWFISH_Constants Create hunting rule
Author:	phoul (@phoul)
Description:	Look for Blowfish constants

Rule name:	botnet_plaintext_c2 Create hunting rule
Author:	cip
Description:	Attempts to match at least some of the strings used in some botnet variants which use plaintext communication protocols.

Rule name:	Check_OutputDebugStringA_iat Create hunting rule

Rule name:	ComRAT Create hunting rule

Rule name:	DebuggerCheck__API Create hunting rule
Reference:	https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara

Rule name:	DebuggerCheck__MemoryWorkingSet Create hunting rule
Author:	Fernando Mercês
Description:	Anti-debug process memory working set size check
Reference:	http://www.gironsec.com/blog/2015/06/anti-debugger-trick-quicky/

Rule name:	DebuggerCheck__QueryInfo Create hunting rule
Reference:	https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara

Rule name:	DebuggerException__SetConsoleCtrl Create hunting rule
Reference:	https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara

Rule name:	DetectEncryptedVariants Create hunting rule
Author:	Zinyth
Description:	Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded

Rule name:	golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846 Create hunting rule
Author:	Justin Cornwell
Description:	CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset

Rule name:	HUN_APT29_EnvyScout_Jul_2023_1 Create hunting rule
Author:	Arkbird_SOLG
Description:	Hunting rule for detect possible Envyscout malware used by the APT29 group by patterns already used in the past

Rule name:	Indicator_MiniDumpWriteDump Create hunting rule
Author:	Obscurity Labs LLC
Description:	Detects PE files and PowerShell scripts that use MiniDumpWriteDump either through direct imports or string references

Rule name:	ldpreload Create hunting rule
Author:	xorseed
Reference:	https://stuff.rop.io/

Rule name:	malware_PlugX_config Create hunting rule
Author:	JPCERT/CC Incident Response Group
Description:	detect PlugX in memory
Reference:	internal research

Rule name:	MD5_Constants Create hunting rule
Author:	phoul (@phoul)
Description:	Look for MD5 constants

Rule name:	Nexe Create hunting rule
Author:	nwunderly

Rule name:	pe_detect_tls_callbacks Create hunting rule

Rule name:	PlugX Create hunting rule
Author:	JPCERT/CC Incident Response Group
Description:	detect PlugX in memory
Reference:	internal research

Rule name:	RANSOMWARE Create hunting rule
Author:	ToroGuitar

Rule name:	reverse_http Create hunting rule
Author:	CD_R0M_
Description:	Identify strings with http reversed (ptth)

Rule name:	RIPEMD160_Constants Create hunting rule
Author:	phoul (@phoul)
Description:	Look for RIPEMD-160 constants

Rule name:	SEH__vectored Create hunting rule
Reference:	https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara

Rule name:	SHA1_Constants Create hunting rule
Author:	phoul (@phoul)
Description:	Look for SHA1 constants

Rule name:	SHA512_Constants Create hunting rule
Author:	phoul (@phoul)
Description:	Look for SHA384/SHA512 constants

Rule name:	Sus_CMD_Powershell_Usage Create hunting rule
Author:	XiAnzheng
Description:	May Contain(Obfuscated or no) Powershell or CMD Command that can be abused by threat actor(can create FP)

Rule name:	Sus_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE Create hunting rule
Author:	XiAnzheng
Description:	Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)

Rule name:	test_Malaysia Create hunting rule
Author:	rectifyq
Description:	Detects file containing malaysia string

Rule name:	WHIRLPOOL_Constants Create hunting rule
Author:	phoul (@phoul)
Description:	Look for WhirlPool constants

Rule name:	win_amadey_bytecodes_oct_2023 Create hunting rule
Author:	Matthew @ Embee_Research

Rule name:	without_attachments Create hunting rule
Author:	Antonio Sanchez <asanchez@hispasec.com>
Description:	Rule to detect the no presence of any attachment
Reference:	http://laboratorio.blogs.hispasec.com/

Rule name:	with_urls Create hunting rule
Author:	Antonio Sanchez <asanchez@hispasec.com>
Description:	Rule to detect the presence of an or several urls
Reference:	http://laboratorio.blogs.hispasec.com/

File information

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No further information available

BLint

The following table provides more information about this file using BLint. BLint is a Binary Linter to check the security properties, and capabilities in executables.

Findings

ID	Title	Severity
CHECK_AUTHENTICODE	Missing Authenticode	high
CHECK_DLL_CHARACTERISTICS	Missing dll Security Characteristics (HIGH_ENTROPY_VA)	high

Reviews

ID	Capabilities	Evidence
AUTH_API	Manipulates User Authorization	ADVAPI32.dll::AllocateAndInitializeSid ADVAPI32.dll::FreeSid ADVAPI32.dll::GetSecurityInfo ADVAPI32.dll::SetEntriesInAclA ADVAPI32.dll::SetSecurityInfo
MULTIMEDIA_API	Can Play Multimedia	WINMM.dll::timeGetTime
WIN32_PROCESS_API	Can Create Process and Threads	KERNEL32.dll::CreateRemoteThread KERNEL32.dll::CreateProcessW ADVAPI32.dll::OpenProcessToken KERNEL32.dll::OpenProcess KERNEL32.dll::CloseHandle KERNEL32.dll::CreateThread
WIN_BASE_API	Uses Win Base API	KERNEL32.dll::CreateFiberEx KERNEL32.dll::TerminateProcess KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryExA KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryExW KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryA KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryW
WIN_BASE_EXEC_API	Can Execute other programs	KERNEL32.dll::FillConsoleOutputAttribute KERNEL32.dll::FillConsoleOutputCharacterW KERNEL32.dll::WriteConsoleW KERNEL32.dll::WriteConsoleInputW KERNEL32.dll::ReadConsoleInputW KERNEL32.dll::ReadConsoleW KERNEL32.dll::ReadConsoleA
WIN_BASE_IO_API	Can Create Files	KERNEL32.dll::CopyFileW KERNEL32.dll::CreateDirectoryW KERNEL32.dll::CreateHardLinkW KERNEL32.dll::CreateFileMappingW KERNEL32.dll::CreateFileA KERNEL32.dll::CreateFileW KERNEL32.dll::CreateFileMappingA
WIN_BASE_USER_API	Retrieves Account Information	ADVAPI32.dll::GetUserNameW
WIN_BCRYPT_API	Can Encrypt Files	bcrypt.dll::BCryptGenRandom
WIN_CRYPT_API	Uses Windows Crypt API	CRYPT32.dll::CertDuplicateCertificateContext CRYPT32.dll::CertEnumCertificatesInStore CRYPT32.dll::CertFindCertificateInStore CRYPT32.dll::CertFreeCertificateContext CRYPT32.dll::CertGetCertificateContextProperty CRYPT32.dll::CertOpenStore
WIN_REG_API	Can Manipulate Windows Registry	ADVAPI32.dll::RegGetValueW ADVAPI32.dll::RegOpenKeyExA ADVAPI32.dll::RegOpenKeyExW ADVAPI32.dll::RegQueryInfoKeyW ADVAPI32.dll::RegQueryValueExA ADVAPI32.dll::RegQueryValueExW
WIN_SOCK_API	Uses Network to send and receive data	WS2_32.dll::FreeAddrInfoW WS2_32.dll::GetAddrInfoW WS2_32.dll::GetNameInfoW WS2_32.dll::WSADuplicateSocketW WS2_32.dll::WSAGetOverlappedResult WS2_32.dll::WSAIoctl

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