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Database Entry
Phorpiex
Vendor detections: 18
| SHA256 hash: | 2a6ebbf3901296ecc772eaed7e22b5cfa0e2c316323ac5f74253f63b77823f31 |
|---|---|
| SHA3-384 hash: | b5103fabef8cb2f38721480e63fa13cbc95be7118486226a7ecf892fe510ff403e9e98467909565d64dc5c68fec0d9f2 |
| SHA1 hash: | 372f738c4548c59adb53f576454285d8372e8557 |
| MD5 hash: | d9e58b4fa83412f34ee5f5c3cec259e6 |
| humanhash: | white-mountain-pasta-coffee |
| File name: | file |
| Download: | download sample |
| Signature | Phorpiex |
| File size: | 91'648 bytes |
| First seen: | 2026-08-08 04:03:33 UTC |
| Last seen: | 2026-08-08 04:04:47 UTC |
| File type: |  exe |
| MIME type: | application/x-dosexec |
| imphash | 08cb850c073d48e5dac072545df0288b (3 x Phorpiex) |
| ssdeep | 1536:M14QlBFmav82rBna7KAMtmD4dYYusa/vu1h4pGr6Q2i:GzcOzBnuKgDc7uN/vY4pGrd2i |
| TLSH | T14B932901F590A07FF9EA81FA91F28D69582CFF74134848E39290755B97246EEFC7502B |
| TrID | 36.5% (.EXE) Microsoft Visual C++ compiled executable (generic) (16529/12/5) 14.5% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2) 14.4% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2) 11.1% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1) 9.9% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1) |
| Magika | pebin |
| Reporter |  Bitsight |
| Tags: | dropped-by-phorpiex exe Phorpiex |
Intelligence
File Origin
# of uploads :
3
# of downloads :
188
Origin country :
USVendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
phorpiex
ID:
1
File name:
exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-08-08 04:10:34 UTC
Tags:
auto-reg phorpiex botnet
Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Detection:
Phorpiex
Detection(s):
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:
Behaviour
Connection attempt
Creating a window
DNS request
Sending a UDP request
Creating a file
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a file in the Windows directory
Enabling the 'hidden' option for recently created files
Creating a process from a recently created file
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Changing an executable file
Connecting to a non-recommended domain
Enabling autorun with the standard Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run registry branch
Connection attempt to an infection source
Creating a file in the mass storage device
Sending an HTTP GET request to an infection source
Infecting executable files
Enabling threat expansion on mass storage devices
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
crypto evasive explorer fingerprint lolbin microsoft_visual_cc phorpiex
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Worm.Phorpiex.Generic
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-08-08T01:27:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-08-08T21:18:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Malware family:
Phorpiex
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
PE
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 32 Exe x86
Detection:
phorpiex
Threat name:
Win32.Worm.Phorpiex
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-08-08 04:04:32 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
AV detection:
19 of 24 (79.17%)
Threat level:
5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
Phorpiex
Result
Malware family:
phorphiex
Score:
10/10
Tags:
family:phorphiex discovery loader persistence spyware stealer trojan worm
Behaviour
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Drops file in Windows directory
Adds Run key to start application
Executes dropped EXE
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Family: Phorphiex, Phorpiex
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
178.16.54.109
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
2a6ebbf3901296ecc772eaed7e22b5cfa0e2c316323ac5f74253f63b77823f31
MD5 hash:
d9e58b4fa83412f34ee5f5c3cec259e6
SHA1 hash:
372f738c4548c59adb53f576454285d8372e8557
Malware family:
Phorpiex
Verdict:
Malicious
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Phorpiex
Score:
0.80
YARA Signatures
MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.
| Rule name: | shellcode |
|---|---|
| Author: | nex |
| Description: | Matched shellcode byte patterns |
| 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. |
File information
The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.
Web download
Dropped by
Phorpiex
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
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