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CoinMiner


Vendor detections: 17


Intelligence 17 IOCs YARA 33 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 2e354b69276617989d1b001094fc0d63473fa0d05900cd73d25e17779f82b5f1
SHA3-384 hash: 2ff44109209eac5a3309f1ac1d8010c15715e4d7cb313432fb752c57f53098d8cbac9043651bc80610df8ce55604ba32
SHA1 hash: 14ddd89b4051292f6c7efa3c3ce8f80e4e01a9bc
MD5 hash: 363306f3a710e89dfe6cb954a88276b2
humanhash: winter-mockingbird-violet-quebec
File name:file
Download: download sample
Signature CoinMiner
File size:11'264 bytes
First seen:2026-04-06 02:07:21 UTC
Last seen:2026-04-07 17:32:15 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 42cf01d41ef6dc0627982490afc9cddd (97 x CoinMiner, 10 x Phorpiex)
ssdeep 192:joG2w8wNihBMksVxAhRYuOqzPFJxTEZmFhruc9:joaDwsV2hQmPFwZ
TLSH T118322B2B7E444231E7A089F90439528B947C16736B87B3DFF73391590B952458442FFE
TrID 39.7% (.EXE) Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (31206/45/13)
21.0% (.EXE) Microsoft Visual C++ compiled executable (generic) (16529/12/5)
8.3% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
8.3% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
6.4% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
Magika pebin
Reporter Bitsight
Tags:CoinMiner dropped-by-phorpiex exe


Avatar
Bitsight
url: http://178.16.54.109/1

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1'792
# of downloads :
196
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Gathering data
Malware family:
ID:
1
File name:
file
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-04-06 02:10:26 UTC
Tags:
phorphiex botnet loader auto-reg auto coinminer miner winring0-sys vuln-driver xmrig ip-check

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Tags:
phorpiex mint
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Creating a process from a recently created file
Сreating synchronization primitives
Launching a process
Creating a service
Creating a file
DNS request
Connection attempt
Launching a service
Creating a file in the Windows subdirectories
Sending an HTTP GET request
Sending a TCP request to an infection source
Searching for synchronization primitives
Loading a system driver
Sending a custom TCP request
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Changing an executable file
Connection attempt to an infection source
Enabling autorun for a service
Sending an HTTP GET request to an infection source
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Infecting executable files
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug anti-debug anti-vm fingerprint microsoft_visual_cc phorpiex xor-url zusy
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-04-05T23:18:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-04-08T00:35:00Z UTC
Hits:
~1000
Detections:
Trojan-Spy.Agent.SMTP.C&C Trojan-Dropper.Dinwod.HTTP.C&C BSS:Trojan.Win32.Generic Trojan.Win64.Miner.sb Trojan.Win32.Agent.rnd HEUR:Virus.Win32.Zeropi.gen HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Miner.pef HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Convagent.gen HEUR:Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Agent.gen Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Phorpiex.sb PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic Trojan.Scar.HTTP.C&C Trojan.Win32.Miner.sb HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Agent.pef RemoteAdmin.Zoho.UDP.C&C RiskTool.BitCoinMiner.TCP.C&C RiskTool.Yopmail.UDP.C&C not-a-virus:RiskTool.Win32.Miner.sb HEUR:Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Generic
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:
2026-04-06 02:15:23 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
27 of 36 (75.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
unc_loader_055 phorpiex
Similar samples:
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:phorphiex family:xmrig defense_evasion discovery execution loader miner persistence spyware stealer trojan worm
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Launches sc.exe
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Adds Run key to start application
Creates new service(s)
Executes dropped EXE
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Stops running service(s)
Downloads MZ/PE file
XMRig Miner payload
Phorphiex family
Phorphiex, Phorpiex
Xmrig family
xmrig
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
178.16.54.109
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
2e354b69276617989d1b001094fc0d63473fa0d05900cd73d25e17779f82b5f1
MD5 hash:
363306f3a710e89dfe6cb954a88276b2
SHA1 hash:
14ddd89b4051292f6c7efa3c3ce8f80e4e01a9bc
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

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:BLOWFISH_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for Blowfish constants
Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__QueryInfo
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerException__SetConsoleCtrl
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DetectEncryptedVariants
Author:Zinyth
Description:Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:ldpreload
Author:xorseed
Reference:https://stuff.rop.io/
Rule name:MacOS_Cryptominer_Xmrig_241780a1
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:MALWARE_Win_CoinMiner02
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects coinmining malware
Rule name:MAL_XMR_Miner_May19_1
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects Monero Crypto Coin Miner
Reference:https://www.guardicore.com/2019/05/nansh0u-campaign-hackers-arsenal-grows-stronger/
Rule name:MAL_XMR_Miner_May19_1_RID2E1B
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects Monero Crypto Coin Miner
Reference:https://www.guardicore.com/2019/05/nansh0u-campaign-hackers-arsenal-grows-stronger/
Rule name:MD5_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for MD5 constants
Rule name:Mimikatz_Generic
Author:Still
Description:attempts to match all variants of Mimikatz
Rule name:Multi_Cryptominer_Xmrig_f9516741
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:rig_win64_xmrig_6_13_1_xmrig
Author:yarGen Rule Generator
Description:rig_win64 - file xmrig.exe
Reference:https://github.com/Neo23x0/yarGen
Rule name:RIPEMD160_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for RIPEMD-160 constants
Rule name:SEH__vectored
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:SHA1_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA1 constants
Rule name:SHA512_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA384/SHA512 constants
Rule name:TH_AntiVM_MassHunt_Win_Malware_2026_CYFARE
Author:CYFARE
Description:Detects Windows malware employing anti-VM / anti-sandbox evasion techniques across VMware, VirtualBox, Hyper-V, QEMU, Xen, and generic sandbox environments
Reference:https://cyfare.net/
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:WHIRLPOOL_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for WhirlPool constants
Rule name:Windows_Cryptominer_Generic_f53cfb9b
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:XMRIG_Monero_Miner
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects Monero mining software
Reference:https://github.com/xmrig/xmrig/releases
Rule name:xmrig_v1
Author:RandomMalware

File information


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Web download

CoinMiner

Executable exe 2e354b69276617989d1b001094fc0d63473fa0d05900cd73d25e17779f82b5f1

(this sample)

  
Dropped by
Phorpiex
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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