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Database Entry



Phorpiex


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA File information Comments 1

SHA256 hash: 4b56d0b0c8c52803bf7c21587bd98a16f73f0d6ed4e4153eee1964533ac394ee
SHA3-384 hash: 8bb4c879d7d83346f6c2fe0f61922aa76837b2f4f1dfc409274a80d498d953525e1a8ef02351190107c78553e8420d44
SHA1 hash: 9abce16698a70cf118a251a00ba550122ad31102
MD5 hash: d8ecc1fd1deb6c69a39bbae5c2c4e528
humanhash: hawaii-mars-pizza-fifteen
File name:d8ecc1fd1deb6c69a39bbae5c2c4e528
Download: download sample
Signature Phorpiex
File size:10'240 bytes
First seen:2022-11-24 04:40:10 UTC
Last seen:2022-11-24 06:28:43 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 71b14a774fcfa6ce8c2ec943403e261c (2 x Phorpiex)
ssdeep 192:V8WNyBKkeqbOABDNDZP1oynVeMLkWS+E/Q+VIKiIidEiv:lNyxeqFBl1XeMQWS+E/Q+VXiWiv
Threatray 42 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T1D322C71A67D800F9F3F349B0E4B12D4D8A3DF5330B56A5CEAA33D146D8A6352D466386
TrID 40.5% (.EXE) Microsoft Visual C++ compiled executable (generic) (16529/12/5)
16.1% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
12.3% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
11.0% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4505/5/1)
5.0% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
Reporter zbetcheckin
Tags:32 exe Phorpiex

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
517
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
d8ecc1fd1deb6c69a39bbae5c2c4e528
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2022-11-24 04:42:03 UTC
Tags:
loader

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

Behaviour
Searching for many windows
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Creating a window
DNS request
Sending a UDP request
Creating a file
Running batch commands
Creating a process with a hidden window
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Launching a process
Searching for the window
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
Enabling autorun with the standard Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run registry branch
Blocking the Windows Security Center notifications
Creating a file in the mass storage device
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process
Sending an HTTP GET request to an infection source
Enabling threat expansion on mass storage devices
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
greyware shell32.dll
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Details
Windows PE Executable
Found a Windows Portable Executable (PE) binary. Depending on context, the presence of a binary is suspicious or malicious.
Result
Threat name:
Phorpiex, Xmrig
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad.mine
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall)
Contains functionality to check if Internet connection is working
Contains functionality to detect sleep reduction / modifications
Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them
Found evasive API chain (may stop execution after checking mutex)
Found stalling execution ending in API Sleep call
Found strings related to Crypto-Mining
Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier)
Machine Learning detection for dropped file
Machine Learning detection for sample
Multi AV Scanner detection for domain / URL
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Snort IDS alert for network traffic
Uses schtasks.exe or at.exe to add and modify task schedules
Yara detected Phorpiex
Yara detected Xmrig cryptocurrency miner
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 753003 Sample: 9jVyxtQ8WD.exe Startdate: 24/11/2022 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 95 Snort IDS alert for network traffic 2->95 97 Multi AV Scanner detection for domain / URL 2->97 99 Antivirus detection for URL or domain 2->99 101 9 other signatures 2->101 11 9jVyxtQ8WD.exe 1 16 2->11         started        16 winsvrupd.exe 2->16         started        18 powershell.exe 2->18         started        20 4 other processes 2->20 process3 dnsIp4 93 185.215.113.84, 49707, 49710, 49711 WHOLESALECONNECTIONSNL Portugal 11->93 81 C:\Windows\winsvc.exe, PE32 11->81 dropped 141 Found evasive API chain (may stop execution after checking mutex) 11->141 143 Found stalling execution ending in API Sleep call 11->143 145 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 11->145 147 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 11->147 22 winsvc.exe 16 11->22         started        83 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\...\WR64.sys, PE32+ 16->83 dropped 85 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\mpnsrsgv.tmp, PE32+ 16->85 dropped 26 conhost.exe 18->26         started        28 schtasks.exe 18->28         started        30 conhost.exe 20->30         started        32 conhost.exe 20->32         started        file5 signatures6 process7 file8 69 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\4022323203.exe, PE32 22->69 dropped 71 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\twztl[1].exe, PE32 22->71 dropped 117 Antivirus detection for dropped file 22->117 119 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 22->119 121 Found evasive API chain (may stop execution after checking mutex) 22->121 123 2 other signatures 22->123 34 4022323203.exe 1 1 22->34         started        signatures9 process10 file11 67 C:\Windows\sysredvcs.exe, PE32 34->67 dropped 109 Antivirus detection for dropped file 34->109 111 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 34->111 113 Found evasive API chain (may stop execution after checking mutex) 34->113 115 5 other signatures 34->115 38 sysredvcs.exe 7 21 34->38         started        signatures12 process13 dnsIp14 87 154.65.162.1, 40500 movicel-asAO Angola 38->87 89 185.215.113.66, 49717, 49720, 49725 WHOLESALECONNECTIONSNL Portugal 38->89 91 22 other IPs or domains 38->91 73 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\2142118390.exe, PE32+ 38->73 dropped 75 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\1765426667.exe, PE32 38->75 dropped 125 Antivirus detection for dropped file 38->125 127 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 38->127 129 Found evasive API chain (may stop execution after checking mutex) 38->129 131 5 other signatures 38->131 43 1765426667.exe 14 38->43         started        47 2142118390.exe 2 38->47         started        file15 signatures16 process17 file18 77 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\3100129913.exe, PE32+ 43->77 dropped 79 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\xmr[1].exe, PE32+ 43->79 dropped 133 Antivirus detection for dropped file 43->133 135 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 43->135 137 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 43->137 139 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 43->139 49 3100129913.exe 3 43->49         started        53 cmd.exe 1 47->53         started        55 cmd.exe 1 47->55         started        signatures19 process20 file21 65 C:\Users\user\...\winsvrupd.exe, PE32+ 49->65 dropped 103 Antivirus detection for dropped file 49->103 105 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 49->105 107 Uses schtasks.exe or at.exe to add and modify task schedules 53->107 57 conhost.exe 53->57         started        59 reg.exe 1 53->59         started        61 conhost.exe 55->61         started        63 schtasks.exe 1 55->63         started        signatures22 process23
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Tiggre
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2022-11-18 08:28:38 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
23 of 26 (88.46%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
phorphiex
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:phorphiex evasion loader persistence trojan worm
Behaviour
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
Drops file in Windows directory
Adds Run key to start application
Checks computer location settings
Loads dropped DLL
Windows security modification
Downloads MZ/PE file
Executes dropped EXE
Phorphiex
Windows security bypass
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
http://185.215.113.66/twizt/
Verdict:
Suspicious
Tags:
n/a
YARA:
n/a
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
4b56d0b0c8c52803bf7c21587bd98a16f73f0d6ed4e4153eee1964533ac394ee
MD5 hash:
d8ecc1fd1deb6c69a39bbae5c2c4e528
SHA1 hash:
9abce16698a70cf118a251a00ba550122ad31102
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

File information


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Web download

Phorpiex

Executable exe 4b56d0b0c8c52803bf7c21587bd98a16f73f0d6ed4e4153eee1964533ac394ee

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

Comments



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zbet commented on 2022-11-24 04:40:12 UTC

url : hxxp://185.215.113.84/vnc.exe