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Database Entry



Phorpiex


Vendor detections: 13


Intelligence 13 IOCs YARA 8 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 4ef867a958a45fa8a8f570d0c8dc8385198623c29289b09c3d37412e873c22f3
SHA3-384 hash: 2079f8b48d8111dd51d3eed13a5cb3300e09f1b88de89dde4e2273c1b47e562dc7a50d493e852f95a6f387db64ee069d
SHA1 hash: 81eca799775e081a7fbf5e82eb3951165a617f33
MD5 hash: aac9242d6eb1ab6df7e5ec909e6d4e2a
humanhash: kitten-violet-floor-avocado
File name:file
Download: download sample
Signature Phorpiex
File size:18'432 bytes
First seen:2026-05-01 10:38:52 UTC
Last seen:2026-05-05 11:50:20 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash b8b034a37970476c0e8791d5941c31e3 (190 x Phorpiex, 1 x frp)
ssdeep 384:1I7MVGASM1KwLgSZb7u9NHu/gRhav8U9cU:eQgUb69Jha0UL
Threatray 281 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T12B824B0FB946421AD0D100749636867BDAB998B637C814EBFBD08AED1B686D1FC3315F
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://178.16.54.109/7.exe

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2'584
# of downloads :
165
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
exe
Verdict:
No threats detected
Analysis date:
2026-05-01 10:41:44 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
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Sending a custom TCP request
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-05-01T07:51:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-05-03T07:49:00Z UTC
Hits:
~1000
Detections:
Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Phorpiex.sb Trojan-Dropper.Dinwod.HTTP.C&C PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic HEUR:Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Phorpiex.gen
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Phorpiex
Threat name:
Win32.Worm.Phorpiex
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-05-01 10:39:35 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
20 of 24 (83.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  3/10
Tags:
discovery
Behaviour
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
4ef867a958a45fa8a8f570d0c8dc8385198623c29289b09c3d37412e873c22f3
MD5 hash:
aac9242d6eb1ab6df7e5ec909e6d4e2a
SHA1 hash:
81eca799775e081a7fbf5e82eb3951165a617f33
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

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

Phorpiex

Executable exe 4ef867a958a45fa8a8f570d0c8dc8385198623c29289b09c3d37412e873c22f3

(this sample)

  
Dropped by
Phorpiex
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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