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Database Entry



Phorpiex


Vendor detections: 14


Intelligence 14 IOCs YARA 8 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 733f4abb59577e459509b7ac26c3c8d395ca2c3a8a9ed9f5f6c5a7eb4549b251
SHA3-384 hash: cd5276f4ad3f19a5e54b1b51169a36f4fbde2977292522ddb3d9ee549688d0ae8040fe6e4f51840d8f609b966ec27d43
SHA1 hash: 2e8fd884b4319c0aebe938aea395f627fe68557a
MD5 hash: 0ccbea8573c7ba4cba51e9ea139926bb
humanhash: mexico-lima-kilo-mockingbird
File name:file
Download: download sample
Signature Phorpiex
File size:19'968 bytes
First seen:2026-05-07 10:27:19 UTC
Last seen:2026-05-09 10:55:24 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash b8b034a37970476c0e8791d5941c31e3 (190 x Phorpiex, 1 x frp)
ssdeep 384:eIkj7VlvaZLRzjBVwRwSZlu9NH0rFZDTdav8U9ctG:umLd9fUg9Oa0U8G
Threatray 364 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T178925B0FBA548316D1D0047466A64B7FD6B98876338454EFFBC886CA1B682E6F83315F
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://178.16.54.109/2.exe

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2'022
# of downloads :
123
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
exe
Verdict:
No threats detected
Analysis date:
2026-05-07 10:28:24 UTC
Tags:
n/a

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Gathering data
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
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug anti-vm fingerprint microsoft_visual_cc obfuscated soft-404 xor-url
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-05-07T07:48:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-05-09T05:46:00Z UTC
Hits:
~1000
Detections:
HEUR:Trojan-PSW.Win32.Mimikatz.gen Trojan-Spy.Agent.SMTP.C&C Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Phorpiex.sb Trojan-Dropper.Dinwod.HTTP.C&C PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 32 Exe x86
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Trojan-PSW.Win32.Mimikatz
Threat name:
Win32.Worm.Phorpiex
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-05-07 10:27:41 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
19 of 24 (79.17%)
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:
733f4abb59577e459509b7ac26c3c8d395ca2c3a8a9ed9f5f6c5a7eb4549b251
MD5 hash:
0ccbea8573c7ba4cba51e9ea139926bb
SHA1 hash:
2e8fd884b4319c0aebe938aea395f627fe68557a
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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 733f4abb59577e459509b7ac26c3c8d395ca2c3a8a9ed9f5f6c5a7eb4549b251

(this sample)

  
Dropped by
Phorpiex
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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