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Database Entry


Plugx


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 35 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: f3ed5604ddecc21e574efcb1801ee0d8e95f0abf620426a383320f3cd199bd15
SHA3-384 hash: a09f8db83bdf26f32446b76d32141fbfc669f30311d4d57ce116e77ab42d0617cc73ed6ffb9bbf9f775d27482b22964c
SHA1 hash: 21888f7f78978daaf582549ca4c61fbd43f2f9ec
MD5 hash: 7ec7b566d9840035e773a6dcffbdf8d0
humanhash: october-west-timing-illinois
File name:Echelon.exe
Download: download sample
Signature Plugx
Create hunting rule
File size:67'348'535 bytes
First seen:2025-07-13 19:42:24 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash d16b0653830ab3e19afc6486413a4f01 (7 x Plugx, 2 x NodeLoader)
ssdeep 786432:CfcPh4edWXRFwsJHzmrcEgi8P3J5rs3wbEQ:CfcPh4edWXRFwsxGcEgdP7qwb9
TLSH T13FE75A42A6EB05D0F9F7AE7155F652274537BD066F3184CB620C1B2A5F332E08A77B22
TrID 49.3% (.EXE) Win32 EXE PECompact compressed (generic) (41569/9/9)
19.6% (.EXE) Microsoft Visual C++ compiled executable (generic) (16529/12/5)
12.4% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
5.9% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
5.3% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
Magika pebin
dhash icon f8cc8ad6d688c8e0 (2 x Plugx, 1 x Rhadamanthys)
Reporter aachum
Tags:exe NodeLoader Plugx


Avatar
iamaachum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMXgR0WESEo => https://echelon.rest/#features => https://echelon.rest/Download/Echelon.zip

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
43
Origin country :
ES ES
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
Echelon.exe
Verdict:
No threats detected
Analysis date:
2025-07-13 19:44:07 UTC
Tags:
n/a
Link:
https://app.any.run/tasks/67d31ecd-8df4-4fe2-b02d-64dd7f0b55b4

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Clean
Score:
99.9%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=68740c6ec9eb97473768bc2a
Tags:
n/a
Result
Verdict:
Clean
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Sending a custom TCP request
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 plugx
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/68740c62425a30d7acd8db60/reports/7785f9d9-da0d-40f0-ae6b-bd7d8c5bef12/overview
Verdict:
Unknown
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/f3ed5604ddecc21e574efcb1801ee0d8e95f0abf620426a383320f3cd199bd15
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
76 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1735415
Signature
Found suspicious powershell code related to unpacking or dynamic code loading
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Queries memory information (via WMI often done to detect virtual machines)
Sigma detected: Base64 Encoded PowerShell Command Detected
Sigma detected: PowerShell Base64 Encoded FromBase64String Cmdlet
Suspicious command line found
Suspicious powershell command line found
Yara detected NexeCompiled Binary
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1735415 Sample: Echelon.exe Startdate: 13/07/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 76 24 Yara detected NexeCompiled Binary 2->24 26 Sigma detected: PowerShell Base64 Encoded FromBase64String Cmdlet 2->26 28 Sigma detected: Base64 Encoded PowerShell Command Detected 2->28 30 Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample 2->30 7 Echelon.exe 2->7         started        process3 signatures4 32 Suspicious command line found 7->32 10 cmd.exe 1 7->10         started        13 cmd.exe 1 7->13         started        process5 signatures6 34 Suspicious powershell command line found 10->34 15 powershell.exe 17 10->15         started        18 conhost.exe 10->18         started        20 tasklist.exe 1 13->20         started        22 conhost.exe 13->22         started        process7 signatures8 36 Found suspicious powershell code related to unpacking or dynamic code loading 15->36 38 Queries memory information (via WMI often done to detect virtual machines) 15->38
Score:
83%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
PE
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/f3ed5604ddecc21e574efcb1801ee0d8e95f0abf620426a383320f3cd199bd15
Gathering data
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Generic
Create hunting rule
Status:
Suspicious
First seen:
2025-07-13 19:43:31 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
54
AV detection:
5 of 24 (20.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=6pwvmbg55tbb4v2o7syyahxa3duv6cv7miccni4dgihtzumzxukq._file
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  3/10
Tags:
discovery
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/250713-yffk9ahj5z/
Behaviour
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Verdict:
Suspicious
Tags:
apt plugx
YARA:
malware_PlugX_config
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/4bc9f494-5f48-4efb-92bf-2f9980178412
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

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:crime_win32_ransom_avaddon_1
Create hunting rule
Author:@VK_Intel
Description:Detects Avaddon ransomware
Reference:https://twitter.com/VK_Intel/status/1300944441390370819
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
Create hunting rule
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__MemoryWorkingSet
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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
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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: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
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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
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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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Web download

Plugx

Executable exe f3ed5604ddecc21e574efcb1801ee0d8e95f0abf620426a383320f3cd199bd15

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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