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Database Entry
Phorpiex
Vendor detections: 15
| SHA256 hash: | 553972250e6766defd1125152eef38c0b8024e9ba2d65c5ca83ef1d04a1685eb |
|---|---|
| SHA3-384 hash: | 08a051f7b985772202f2329a4f4d3aca6c747e818d1e3ab80a690dcd00f06b3c5ad910c88c9eb2110c33f5dc81ce8928 |
| SHA1 hash: | 2f95d21b5f46da40ab387a78faa2291f33eb7f41 |
| MD5 hash: | 659ae706a868b3f0aa9da9995fe5e24f |
| humanhash: | vegan-uncle-bulldog-maryland |
| File name: | file |
| Download: | download sample |
| Signature | Phorpiex |
| File size: | 22'528 bytes |
| First seen: | 2026-01-06 15:36:40 UTC |
| Last seen: | 2026-01-06 16:40:37 UTC |
| File type: |  exe |
| MIME type: | application/x-dosexec |
| imphash | ca5592c42b764400102051895df05794 (2 x Phorpiex) |
| ssdeep | 384:A+bmhnevgpWIZ/QKAZcUZI78u9zI2VRmgav8U9c+b:0PZ/TAbZI799Vmga0U1 |
| Threatray | 17 similar samples on MalwareBazaar |
| TLSH | T1CFA2D7867609021FD0905A3FFEDDF7E6476817686290D0D3F6B264D905B878BBB2E04B |
| TrID | 32.2% (.EXE) Microsoft Visual C++ compiled executable (generic) (16529/12/5) 20.5% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4) 12.8% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2) 9.8% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1) 8.7% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1) |
| Magika | pebin |
| Reporter |  Bitsight |
| Tags: | dropped-by-phorpiex exe Phorpiex |
Intelligence
File Origin
# of uploads :
4
# of downloads :
161
Origin country :
USVendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
_553972250e6766defd1125152eef38c0b8024e9ba2d65c5ca83ef1d04a1685eb.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-01-06 15:38:06 UTC
Tags:
ip-check xor-url generic
Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Detection:
n/a
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
92.5%
Tags:
dropper smtp remo
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:
Behaviour
Сreating synchronization primitives
DNS request
Connection attempt
Sending an HTTP GET request
Sending an HTTP GET request to an infection source
Connection attempt to an infection source
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-vm anti-vm fingerprint microsoft_visual_cc xor-url
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Win/malicious_confidence_60%
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-01-06T12:23:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-08T08:36:00Z UTC
Hits:
~1000
Detections:
PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic HEUR:Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Phorpiex.gen Trojan-Spy.Agent.SMTP.C&C Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Phorpiex.sb Trojan-Dropper.Dinwod.HTTP.C&C RemoteAdmin.Zoho.UDP.C&C
Malware family:
Phorpiex
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
PE
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 32 Exe x86
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat name:
Win32.Worm.Phorpiex
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-06 15:37:15 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
28 of 38 (73.68%)
Threat level:
5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
phorpiex
Similar samples:
+ 7 additional samples on MalwareBazaar
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
3/10
Tags:
discovery
Behaviour
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Verdict:
Suspicious
Tags:
n/a
YARA:
n/a
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
553972250e6766defd1125152eef38c0b8024e9ba2d65c5ca83ef1d04a1685eb
MD5 hash:
659ae706a868b3f0aa9da9995fe5e24f
SHA1 hash:
2f95d21b5f46da40ab387a78faa2291f33eb7f41
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Malicious File
Score:
1.00
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: | DebuggerCheck__API |
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| Reference: | https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara |
| Rule name: | RANSOMWARE |
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| Author: | ToroGuitar |
| Rule name: | SUSP_XORed_URL_In_EXE |
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| 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: | 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
Dropped by
Phorpiex
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
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