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Database Entry



Phorpiex


Vendor detections: 13


Intelligence 13 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 2cf0bc8361e716ffb2dbfa4c680028bf6b2dcbcd84a14c511dfec0af523860c8
SHA3-384 hash: ced0964d56ac3ac6319fc5b599f3024f53e8afeda0baa04517d72dbde1b865f10d5ded3cb39d14280396c01cd0d82b9d
SHA1 hash: ba7eef5b9ff3e388335540385f336de4dfe8f1f6
MD5 hash: a8a3dc6184e2e05d6b0f0262640bfaa0
humanhash: mirror-cardinal-leopard-foxtrot
File name:file
Download: download sample
Signature Phorpiex
File size:15'872 bytes
First seen:2026-07-26 02:25:21 UTC
Last seen:2026-07-26 05:10:00 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 3537f9c463b968f2d94efe8dfe27133f (16 x Phorpiex)
ssdeep 192:AWhsGnjXgjk8LMRI+wBdzMRJFeIFFBKUSfEzQbd1gJxTmv8U9cth+9ik:AYSMygUlEOyav8U9cAX
TLSH T1E6623C0BB4808035EBE144B4827F526645BDADB623C5F9CBF7E0648A5EB46E1F43216F
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://178.16.54.109/4.exe

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
7
# of downloads :
199
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Сreating synchronization primitives
DNS request
Connection attempt
Sending an HTTP GET request
Connecting to a non-recommended domain
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Sending a custom TCP request
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug crypto dropper evasive fingerprint microsoft_visual_cc phorpiex xor-url xor-url
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-07-25T19:09:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-07-25T23:27:00Z 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:
2026-07-25 23:11:24 UTC
AV detection:
27 of 37 (72.97%)
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://178.16.55.240/last/
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
2cf0bc8361e716ffb2dbfa4c680028bf6b2dcbcd84a14c511dfec0af523860c8
MD5 hash:
a8a3dc6184e2e05d6b0f0262640bfaa0
SHA1 hash:
ba7eef5b9ff3e388335540385f336de4dfe8f1f6
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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: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


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

Web download

Phorpiex

Executable exe 2cf0bc8361e716ffb2dbfa4c680028bf6b2dcbcd84a14c511dfec0af523860c8

(this sample)

  
Dropped by
Phorpiex
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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