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Database Entry



Phorphiex


Vendor detections: 15


Intelligence 15 IOCs YARA 8 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 14bc3a778e14a6eef9eaec220b8902af61f153efef037280a7ce21af47ddfc3f
SHA3-384 hash: 14c8917d6e1bcb2fa7bd127af7294efcdee35203c3763872bc26711dce92ba7fb9abc1eef0888d122bdcfdabde5fc469
SHA1 hash: 1c000b83317f1905082ba29b0ac16ce5cd86af49
MD5 hash: 3638e23d5a94ceaf66a65af2d3b69a75
humanhash: earth-west-delta-sad
File name:file
Download: download sample
Signature Phorphiex
File size:18'432 bytes
First seen:2026-09-12 22:02:49 UTC
Last seen:2026-09-27 23:37:10 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash edd9caae8565fbe43a73e0ad530f325e (87 x Phorpiex, 18 x Phorphiex, 2 x PhantomStealer)
ssdeep 192:hVY86SCngTBv8vVaFXq651ln5aZuyMGleQJrQKUSiu9zwDi7sVTgbOBqmEiLFTGt:hH6I8vVaF6OjGUQgu94irUwav8U9cfl
TLSH T19E824B0FB8424316E1D11070A676827BEA79A8BA37C814DBF7D449DD0A786D5FC3215F
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 Phorphiex


Avatar
Bitsight
url: http://178.16.54.109/2.exe

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
679
# of downloads :
198
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Gathering data
Malware family:
phorpiex
ID:
1
File name:
exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-09-12 22:13:08 UTC
Tags:
loader phorpiex botnet xor-url generic ip-check auto coinminer miner xmrig auto-reg winring0-sys vuln-driver

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug crypto evasive fingerprint microsoft_visual_cc xor-url xor-url
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-09-12T19:11:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-09-14T17:54:00Z UTC
Hits:
~1000
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:
2026-09-12 22:03:31 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
21 of 24 (87.50%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
phorphiex
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:phorphiex discovery loader trojan worm
Behaviour
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
http://178.16.54.109/cry_/
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
14bc3a778e14a6eef9eaec220b8902af61f153efef037280a7ce21af47ddfc3f
MD5 hash:
3638e23d5a94ceaf66a65af2d3b69a75
SHA1 hash:
1c000b83317f1905082ba29b0ac16ce5cd86af49
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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:RANSOMWARE
Author:ToroGuitar
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:test_rule_vldslv
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:without_attachments
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
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

Phorphiex

Executable exe 14bc3a778e14a6eef9eaec220b8902af61f153efef037280a7ce21af47ddfc3f

(this sample)

  
Dropped by
Phorpiex
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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