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Database Entry



Phorphiex


Vendor detections: 13


Intelligence 13 IOCs YARA 8 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 46b17f043c38aaa7bb67986b4101cecdb9cd176f259828f0b4e9fa2f5d7b17ed
SHA3-384 hash: 151f54134c2eb31a0b283cafd52da84d7d895e5d675229c08e9cdcbd792a73e6ea3eb4a1d9e70273727d1cca4c345b78
SHA1 hash: 3bbe520fdab2d7c75f44b03052f4f928a0d60b82
MD5 hash: 0126590cd5a48d265d7408ffd68619c5
humanhash: maryland-juliet-jersey-glucose
File name:file
Download: download sample
Signature Phorphiex
File size:18'432 bytes
First seen:2026-08-18 14:15:47 UTC
Last seen:2026-08-21 00:40:50 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash edd9caae8565fbe43a73e0ad530f325e (75 x Phorpiex, 6 x Phorphiex, 2 x PhantomStealer)
ssdeep 384:0S6I8vVaF61SYUQQlmLu94gXTczlmxav8U9cVl:0SPkUQQt9U8a0U
TLSH T1D9824B0FB9424326D0E11070A676867BDA79A8B633C514DBF7E48AED0A686D1FC3215F
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://178.16.54.109/1.exe

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
119
# of downloads :
141
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
exe
Verdict:
No threats detected
Analysis date:
2026-08-18 15:19:33 UTC
Tags:
ip-check

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

Behaviour
Сreating synchronization primitives
DNS request
Connection attempt
Sending an HTTP GET request
Connecting to a non-recommended domain
Launching a service
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug crypto evasive fingerprint microsoft_visual_cc obfuscated phorpiex xor-url xor-url
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:
2026-08-18 14:16:49 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
22 of 24 (91.67%)
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/
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
46b17f043c38aaa7bb67986b4101cecdb9cd176f259828f0b4e9fa2f5d7b17ed
MD5 hash:
0126590cd5a48d265d7408ffd68619c5
SHA1 hash:
3bbe520fdab2d7c75f44b03052f4f928a0d60b82
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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


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

Web download

Phorphiex

Executable exe 46b17f043c38aaa7bb67986b4101cecdb9cd176f259828f0b4e9fa2f5d7b17ed

(this sample)

  
Dropped by
Phorpiex
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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