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Database Entry



Phorpiex


Vendor detections: 14


Intelligence 14 IOCs YARA 8 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 72da1a3abc1230fdbb9a1a7ac21b490b6482e14cbcfa9b8f5913af03d99fabde
SHA3-384 hash: b1279503f238d0f2673c80621c7a6c1ce0d15b7ab28b09e7c97aaf20a1f34b619db66c899765c03a5fa01a36e57b8b8c
SHA1 hash: 34c6e16bc42a5af390991d61f78a98bc6ed87c2f
MD5 hash: 8347c0d21537e847ab3572dd45ba17d5
humanhash: venus-ten-bluebird-stream
File name:file
Download: download sample
Signature Phorpiex
File size:18'432 bytes
First seen:2026-07-27 18:44:43 UTC
Last seen:2026-07-28 00:47:43 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash dfba23467fe5a12366e7fde987218cb0 (19 x Phorpiex)
ssdeep 384:AqZbmcmhzwEUaUu94gXTP+av8U9c+O4P:G5UaF9Ka0U1p
TLSH T152822B0FB9424316E1E110B4967596BBD9B9AC7633C414EBF7D44AEE1A686C1FC3210F
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://178.16.54.109/6.exe

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
14
# of downloads :
178
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Сreating synchronization primitives
DNS request
Connection attempt
Sending an HTTP GET request
Connecting to a non-recommended domain
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Launching a service
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug anti-vm crypto evasive fingerprint microsoft_visual_cc obfuscated phorpiex xor-url xor-url
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-07-27T17:08:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-07-28T19:31:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
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:
2026-07-27 18:45:42 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
21 of 24 (87.50%)
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/nmixx_/
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
72da1a3abc1230fdbb9a1a7ac21b490b6482e14cbcfa9b8f5913af03d99fabde
MD5 hash:
8347c0d21537e847ab3572dd45ba17d5
SHA1 hash:
34c6e16bc42a5af390991d61f78a98bc6ed87c2f
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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

Phorpiex

Executable exe 72da1a3abc1230fdbb9a1a7ac21b490b6482e14cbcfa9b8f5913af03d99fabde

(this sample)

  
Dropped by
Phorpiex
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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