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Database Entry



Phorpiex


Vendor detections: 14


Intelligence 14 IOCs YARA File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 09a3a72ed78683c5fbe62e66c33ba7d5dc8b77ca5f52965364e8d41d5622c29d
SHA3-384 hash: 13136a3a219bb360b7bd686a146b14177f643631a2fcb38f1c336666aaa36b27b47ded14eff5a6e12503f7f9141b1e65
SHA1 hash: 755949dd5cf750316c62fb0922fb349c31369ecd
MD5 hash: 27b3c447209b2efe802ca3c1d725ef8d
humanhash: don-three-carpet-jupiter
File name:27b3c447209b2efe802ca3c1d725ef8d.exe
Download: download sample
Signature Phorpiex
File size:5'632 bytes
First seen:2023-01-07 15:39:00 UTC
Last seen:2023-01-07 17:28:53 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash a000d5ec0cb7981aab740e433bb322a8 (2 x CoinMiner, 1 x Phorpiex)
ssdeep 96:I5DSFf6NVZFfsHQXHuHgPtboynunVCtl:IQFfwnFcamgP1oynWU
Threatray 52 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T15CC1E70ABF940522D26D0AF01D37C24DC7BE1972175905FFA377108A65F0221B096B2B
TrID 40.5% (.EXE) Microsoft Visual C++ compiled executable (generic) (16529/12/5)
16.1% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
12.3% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
11.0% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4505/5/1)
5.0% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:exe Phorpiex

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
193
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
phorpiex
ID:
1
File name:
27b3c447209b2efe802ca3c1d725ef8d.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2023-01-07 15:40:19 UTC
Tags:
loader trojan phorpiex

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

Behaviour
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Creating a process from a recently created file
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a file in the Windows directory
Enabling the 'hidden' option for recently created files
Creating a window
Sending a custom TCP request
DNS request
Sending a UDP request
Creating a file
Launching a process
Enabling autorun with the standard Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run registry branch
Blocking the Windows Security Center notifications
Creating a file in the mass storage device
Sending an HTTP GET request to an infection source
Enabling threat expansion on mass storage devices
Verdict:
No Threat
Threat level:
  2/10
Confidence:
75%
Tags:
greyware shell32.dll
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Details
Windows PE Executable
Found a Windows Portable Executable (PE) binary. Depending on context, the presence of a binary is suspicious or malicious.
Result
Threat name:
Phorpiex, Xmrig
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad.mine
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall)
Contains functionality to check if Internet connection is working
Contains functionality to detect sleep reduction / modifications
Detected Stratum mining protocol
Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them
Found evasive API chain (may stop execution after checking mutex)
Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier)
Machine Learning detection for dropped file
Machine Learning detection for sample
Multi AV Scanner detection for domain / URL
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Snort IDS alert for network traffic
Uses schtasks.exe or at.exe to add and modify task schedules
Yara detected Phorpiex
Yara detected Xmrig cryptocurrency miner
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 779797 Sample: ZBMaAaLsep.exe Startdate: 07/01/2023 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 70 Snort IDS alert for network traffic 2->70 72 Multi AV Scanner detection for domain / URL 2->72 74 Antivirus detection for URL or domain 2->74 76 9 other signatures 2->76 9 ZBMaAaLsep.exe 14 2->9         started        14 powershell.exe 36 2->14         started        16 powershell.exe 13 2->16         started        18 3 other processes 2->18 process3 dnsIp4 68 185.215.113.66, 49696, 49700, 49702 WHOLESALECONNECTIONSNL Portugal 9->68 54 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\2213019689.exe, PE32 9->54 dropped 56 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\tpp[1].exe, PE32 9->56 dropped 104 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 9->104 20 2213019689.exe 1 1 9->20         started        106 Uses schtasks.exe or at.exe to add and modify task schedules 14->106 24 conhost.exe 14->24         started        26 conhost.exe 16->26         started        28 schtasks.exe 1 16->28         started        30 conhost.exe 18->30         started        file5 signatures6 process7 file8 48 C:\Windows\sysfevcs.exe, PE32 20->48 dropped 86 Antivirus detection for dropped file 20->86 88 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 20->88 90 Found evasive API chain (may stop execution after checking mutex) 20->90 92 5 other signatures 20->92 32 sysfevcs.exe 7 16 20->32         started        signatures9 process10 dnsIp11 60 129.122.202.157, 40500 ZAP-AngolaAO Angola 32->60 62 187.168.62.121, 40500 UninetSAdeCVMX Mexico 32->62 64 23 other IPs or domains 32->64 46 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\1511716925.exe, PE32 32->46 dropped 78 Antivirus detection for dropped file 32->78 80 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 32->80 82 Found evasive API chain (may stop execution after checking mutex) 32->82 84 5 other signatures 32->84 37 1511716925.exe 15 32->37         started        file12 signatures13 process14 dnsIp15 66 185.215.113.84, 49703, 49714, 5151 WHOLESALECONNECTIONSNL Portugal 37->66 50 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\1279411723.exe, PE32+ 37->50 dropped 52 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\xmr[1].exe, PE32+ 37->52 dropped 94 Antivirus detection for dropped file 37->94 96 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 37->96 98 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 37->98 100 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 37->100 42 1279411723.exe 3 37->42         started        file16 102 Detected Stratum mining protocol 66->102 signatures17 process18 file19 58 C:\Users\user\...\winsvrupd.exe, PE32+ 42->58 dropped 108 Antivirus detection for dropped file 42->108 110 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 42->110 signatures20
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.MintZard
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2023-01-07 11:17:00 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
22 of 26 (84.62%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
phorphiex
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:phorphiex evasion loader persistence trojan worm
Behaviour
Creates scheduled task(s)
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Drops file in Windows directory
Drops file in System32 directory
Adds Run key to start application
Loads dropped DLL
Windows security modification
Downloads MZ/PE file
Executes dropped EXE
Phorphiex
Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess
Windows security bypass
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
http://185.215.113.66/
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
09a3a72ed78683c5fbe62e66c33ba7d5dc8b77ca5f52965364e8d41d5622c29d
MD5 hash:
27b3c447209b2efe802ca3c1d725ef8d
SHA1 hash:
755949dd5cf750316c62fb0922fb349c31369ecd
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

Phorpiex

Executable exe 09a3a72ed78683c5fbe62e66c33ba7d5dc8b77ca5f52965364e8d41d5622c29d

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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