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Database Entry



Phorpiex


Vendor detections: 17


Intelligence 17 IOCs YARA 8 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 6b9670cd01edbc5d5f1aa015fd976155660f8a7227f2c1a8d5dc6eaa7fe9a772
SHA3-384 hash: 013b1221b76c8e6d7e6dc2363024658aea91c146844ac256138aa5a7fb92fc2da12798c29de9c71ba1a529ef1d4ca9af
SHA1 hash: 8bfafcfb05c61d27d6bf114128a891d0799dd2bd
MD5 hash: cbd0e8f0c0aefe122d41029c119624cf
humanhash: fourteen-pennsylvania-crazy-missouri
File name:6b9670cd01edbc5d5f1aa015fd976155660f8a7227f2c1a8d5dc6eaa7fe9a772
Download: download sample
Signature Phorpiex
File size:1'390'680 bytes
First seen:2024-10-26 05:24:25 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 7bfadc04305d1f82cd570b38018067b2 (1 x Phorpiex)
ssdeep 24576:ifZIGdCrb22qa1kheV1xUDPKPiuls4keJKaDxrdIG4BBs94bVva6jL3e67:0tdCvqa7VHsjeKzG4BM4Nl/
Threatray 13 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T14A55AF316165242BDAF40D73F920D2307E2897282B4C86B6C6D0D91CB9685F67FFB25B
TrID 63.7% (.CPL) Windows Control Panel Item (generic) (57583/11/19)
11.6% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
7.2% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
5.5% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
4.9% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
Magika pebin
File icon (PE):PE icon
dhash icon ccb239d9f872bcc6 (1 x Phonk, 1 x Phorpiex, 1 x LummaStealer)
Reporter JAMESWT_WT
Tags:exe Phorpiex

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
362
Origin country :
IT IT
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
phorpiex
ID:
1
File name:
6b9670cd01edbc5d5f1aa015fd976155660f8a7227f2c1a8d5dc6eaa7fe9a772.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2024-10-26 05:27:59 UTC
Tags:
loader phorpiex miner

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

Behaviour
Creating a window
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Creating a process from a recently created file
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a file in the Windows directory
Enabling the 'hidden' option for recently created files
Running batch commands
Creating a process with a hidden window
Launching a process
Connection attempt to an infection source
Query of malicious DNS domain
Enabling autorun with the standard Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run registry branch
Disabling the operating system update service
Blocking the Windows Security Center notifications
Creating a file in the mass storage device
Sending an HTTP GET request to an infection source
Adding an exclusion to Microsoft Defender
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
crypto expand fingerprint lolbin microsoft_visual_cc overlay packed packed packer_detected runonce shell32
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
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender
AI detected suspicious sample
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
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 malware configuration
Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier)
Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module
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
Sigma detected: Powershell Base64 Encoded MpPreference Cmdlet
Sigma detected: Stop multiple services
Stops critical windows services
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Uses schtasks.exe or at.exe to add and modify task schedules
Yara detected Phorpiex
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1542686 Sample: thcdVit1dX.exe Startdate: 26/10/2024 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 86 twizt.net 2->86 106 Multi AV Scanner detection for domain / URL 2->106 108 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->108 110 Found malware configuration 2->110 112 10 other signatures 2->112 12 thcdVit1dX.exe 20 2->12         started        17 sysppvrdnvs.exe 2->17         started        signatures3 process4 dnsIp5 94 twizt.net 185.215.113.66, 49720, 49721, 49771 WHOLESALECONNECTIONSNL Portugal 12->94 82 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\4BBF.exe, PE32 12->82 dropped 84 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\pei[1].exe, PE32 12->84 dropped 140 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 12->140 19 4BBF.exe 16 12->19         started        file6 signatures7 process8 file9 68 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\71384504.exe, PE32 19->68 dropped 70 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\newtpp[1].exe, PE32 19->70 dropped 114 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 19->114 116 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 19->116 118 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 19->118 23 71384504.exe 1 1 19->23         started        signatures10 process11 file12 72 C:\Windows\sysppvrdnvs.exe, PE32 23->72 dropped 120 Antivirus detection for dropped file 23->120 122 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 23->122 124 Found evasive API chain (may stop execution after checking mutex) 23->124 126 5 other signatures 23->126 27 sysppvrdnvs.exe 10 25 23->27         started        signatures13 process14 dnsIp15 88 2.180.10.247, 40500 TCIIR Iran (ISLAMIC Republic Of) 27->88 90 2.184.189.189, 40500 TCIIR Iran (ISLAMIC Republic Of) 27->90 92 7 other IPs or domains 27->92 74 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\2658326577.exe, PE32 27->74 dropped 76 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\2355412914.exe, PE32+ 27->76 dropped 78 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\651713841.exe, data 27->78 dropped 80 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\1863518468.exe, data 27->80 dropped 132 Antivirus detection for dropped file 27->132 134 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 27->134 136 Found evasive API chain (may stop execution after checking mutex) 27->136 138 6 other signatures 27->138 32 2355412914.exe 2 27->32         started        35 cmd.exe 1 27->35         started        37 2658326577.exe 27->37         started        39 cmd.exe 1 27->39         started        file16 signatures17 process18 signatures19 96 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 32->96 98 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 32->98 41 cmd.exe 32->41         started        44 cmd.exe 32->44         started        100 Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender 35->100 102 Stops critical windows services 35->102 46 powershell.exe 23 35->46         started        48 conhost.exe 35->48         started        104 Antivirus detection for dropped file 37->104 50 conhost.exe 39->50         started        52 sc.exe 1 39->52         started        54 sc.exe 1 39->54         started        56 3 other processes 39->56 process20 signatures21 128 Uses schtasks.exe or at.exe to add and modify task schedules 41->128 58 conhost.exe 41->58         started        60 reg.exe 41->60         started        62 conhost.exe 44->62         started        64 schtasks.exe 44->64         started        130 Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module 46->130 66 WmiPrvSE.exe 46->66         started        process22
Threat name:
Win32.Ransomware.GandCrab
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2024-10-22 00:52:00 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
AV detection:
19 of 24 (79.17%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
phorphiex
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:phorphiex discovery evasion execution loader persistence trojan worm
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Drops file in Windows directory
Launches sc.exe
Adds Run key to start application
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Windows security modification
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Downloads MZ/PE file
Stops running service(s)
Modifies security service
Phorphiex family
Phorphiex payload
Phorphiex, Phorpiex
Windows security bypass
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
http://185.215.113.66/
http://91.202.233.141/
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
6b9670cd01edbc5d5f1aa015fd976155660f8a7227f2c1a8d5dc6eaa7fe9a772
MD5 hash:
cbd0e8f0c0aefe122d41029c119624cf
SHA1 hash:
8bfafcfb05c61d27d6bf114128a891d0799dd2bd
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:meth_stackstrings
Author:Willi Ballenthin
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
Rule name:PE_Digital_Certificate
Author:albertzsigovits
Rule name:PE_Potentially_Signed_Digital_Certificate
Author:albertzsigovits
Rule name:shellcode
Author:nex
Description:Matched shellcode byte patterns

File information


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BLint


The following table provides more information about this file using BLint. BLint is a Binary Linter to check the security properties, and capabilities in executables.

Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_AUTHENTICODEMissing Authenticodehigh
CHECK_DLL_CHARACTERISTICSMissing dll Security Characteristics (HIGH_ENTROPY_VA)high
CHECK_PIEMissing Position-Independent Executable (PIE) Protectionhigh
Reviews
IDCapabilitiesEvidence
AUTH_APIManipulates User AuthorizationADVAPI32.dll::AllocateAndInitializeSid
ADVAPI32.dll::ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptorW
ADVAPI32.dll::CreateWellKnownSid
ADVAPI32.dll::SetEntriesInAclW
ADVAPI32.dll::SetEntriesInAclA
ADVAPI32.dll::SetNamedSecurityInfoW
COM_BASE_APICan Download & Execute componentsole32.dll::CLSIDFromProgID
ole32.dll::CoCreateInstance
ole32.dll::CoInitializeSecurity
SECURITY_BASE_APIUses Security Base APIADVAPI32.dll::AdjustTokenPrivileges
ADVAPI32.dll::CheckTokenMembership
ADVAPI32.dll::GetTokenInformation
ADVAPI32.dll::IsWellKnownSid
ADVAPI32.dll::SetSecurityDescriptorDacl
ADVAPI32.dll::SetSecurityDescriptorGroup
SHELL_APIManipulates System ShellSHELL32.dll::ShellExecuteExW
WIN32_PROCESS_APICan Create Process and ThreadsKERNEL32.dll::CreateProcessW
KERNEL32.dll::OpenProcess
ADVAPI32.dll::OpenProcessToken
KERNEL32.dll::SetProcessShutdownParameters
KERNEL32.dll::CloseHandle
KERNEL32.dll::CreateThread
WIN_BASE_APIUses Win Base APIKERNEL32.dll::TerminateProcess
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryExA
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryExW
KERNEL32.dll::GetSystemInfo
KERNEL32.dll::GetStartupInfoW
KERNEL32.dll::GetCommandLineA
KERNEL32.dll::GetCommandLineW
WIN_BASE_EXEC_APICan Execute other programsKERNEL32.dll::WriteConsoleW
KERNEL32.dll::SetStdHandle
KERNEL32.dll::GetConsoleOutputCP
KERNEL32.dll::GetConsoleMode
WIN_BASE_IO_APICan Create FilesKERNEL32.dll::CopyFileW
KERNEL32.dll::CreateDirectoryW
KERNEL32.dll::CreateFileMappingW
KERNEL32.dll::CreateFileA
KERNEL32.dll::CreateFileW
KERNEL32.dll::DeleteFileW
WIN_BASE_USER_APIRetrieves Account InformationKERNEL32.dll::GetComputerNameW
ADVAPI32.dll::GetUserNameW
ADVAPI32.dll::LookupPrivilegeValueW
WIN_BCRYPT_APICan Encrypt FilesADVAPI32.dll::DecryptFileW
WIN_CRYPT_APIUses Windows Crypt APIADVAPI32.dll::CryptAcquireContextW
ADVAPI32.dll::CryptCreateHash
ADVAPI32.dll::CryptGetHashParam
ADVAPI32.dll::CryptHashData
WIN_REG_APICan Manipulate Windows RegistryADVAPI32.dll::RegCreateKeyExW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegDeleteKeyW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegOpenKeyExW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegQueryInfoKeyW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegQueryValueExW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegSetValueExW
WIN_SVC_APICan Manipulate Windows ServicesADVAPI32.dll::ChangeServiceConfigW
ADVAPI32.dll::ControlService
ADVAPI32.dll::OpenSCManagerW
ADVAPI32.dll::OpenServiceW
ADVAPI32.dll::QueryServiceConfigW
ADVAPI32.dll::QueryServiceStatus
WIN_USER_APIPerforms GUI ActionsUSER32.dll::CreateWindowExW

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