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Database Entry



Phorpiex


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 0871be8fb7934aea4fa08c592bb159a2d6ae53d970709978eda55aef9cf710a8
SHA3-384 hash: b6da6b30c51b1af48d59ae27e770d95d52af75b4317fc0961a99d0db47e2f10763e4761801655739f9dc301f3256e63e
SHA1 hash: 96fd550050df6fed7eceb77315dcebe938b49557
MD5 hash: 556e1d28d4099c25d85db50cf34693f4
humanhash: social-hawaii-beer-cup
File name:file
Download: download sample
Signature Phorpiex
File size:18'432 bytes
First seen:2026-08-18 14:40:32 UTC
Last seen:2026-08-19 22:11:09 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 98a82a35826d546a044e934f2e83e468 (2 x Phorpiex, 2 x Phorphiex)
ssdeep 384:mVmuFRVJheFAJq1cLc4meueUq7cpHB9c8:eoefLc4+eHc1B
TLSH T161822B0EBC154226D0C008B98631F67E487DA8B63785B9EBF39158CD98B56D1F43AD1F
TrID 34.9% (.EXE) Microsoft Visual C++ compiled executable (generic) (16529/12/5)
13.9% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
13.7% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
10.6% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
9.5% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
Magika pebin
Reporter Bitsight
Tags:dropped-by-phorpiex exe Phorpiex


Avatar
Bitsight
url: http://178.16.54.109/5.exe

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
65
# of downloads :
152
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
exe
Verdict:
No threats detected
Analysis date:
2026-08-18 15:42:02 UTC
Tags:
ip-check

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Result
Verdict:
Clean
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Сreating synchronization primitives
DNS request
Connection attempt
Sending an HTTP GET request
Connecting to a non-recommended domain
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug crypto dropper evasive fingerprint microsoft_visual_cc phorpiex xor-url xor-url
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 32 Exe x86
Threat name:
Win32.Worm.Phorpiex
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-08-18 14:41:34 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
27 of 36 (75.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  3/10
Tags:
discovery
Behaviour
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
0871be8fb7934aea4fa08c592bb159a2d6ae53d970709978eda55aef9cf710a8
MD5 hash:
556e1d28d4099c25d85db50cf34693f4
SHA1 hash:
96fd550050df6fed7eceb77315dcebe938b49557
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_URL_In_EXE
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects an XORed URL in an executable
Reference:https://twitter.com/stvemillertime/status/1237035794973560834
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_URL_in_EXE_RID2E46
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects an XORed URL in an executable
Reference:https://twitter.com/stvemillertime/status/1237035794973560834
Rule name:VECT_Ransomware
Author:Mustafa Bakhit
Description:Detects activity associated with VECT ransomware. This includes registry modifications and deletions, execution of system and defense-evasion commands, suspicious API usage, mutex creation, file and memory manipulation, ransomware note generation, anti-debugging and anti-analysis techniques, and embedded cryptographic constants (SHA256) characteristic of this malware family. Designed for threat intelligence and malware detection environments.
Rule name:with_urls
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

Phorpiex

Executable exe 0871be8fb7934aea4fa08c592bb159a2d6ae53d970709978eda55aef9cf710a8

(this sample)

  
Dropped by
Phorpiex
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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