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Database Entry



CoinMiner


Vendor detections: 14


Intelligence 14 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 7aa0e249b5c1176344f5fa5579d39a095a08bcb156ffa1789c16c2828bb4cf13
SHA3-384 hash: c78ca87ae39038c8ab73b3e99425425e62748024beccc134f5ffd72f5992a4c16a4216fccacb080a0bd2e6783b8fb153
SHA1 hash: 4a65b44aee410e901fd318ec7043b653b1215e38
MD5 hash: ea425b8c0e70dca5e395592a4e7379d5
humanhash: kilo-coffee-dakota-cold
File name:file
Download: download sample
Signature CoinMiner
File size:10'752 bytes
First seen:2026-06-23 11:10:14 UTC
Last seen:2026-06-28 18:42:35 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 42cf01d41ef6dc0627982490afc9cddd (82 x CoinMiner, 9 x Phorpiex)
ssdeep 192:YK5oJEWkKB6x+eWlgzPFJxTEZmFhSorcw32:J5oJMZwdyzPFwZK
TLSH T13D22182F7E850231E3A049B41176964F553D4673A787B3EBF373D5990BA92488440FAF
TrID 39.7% (.EXE) Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (31206/45/13)
21.0% (.EXE) Microsoft Visual C++ compiled executable (generic) (16529/12/5)
8.3% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
8.3% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
6.4% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
Magika pebin
Reporter Bitsight
Tags:CoinMiner dropped-by-phorpiex exe


Avatar
Bitsight
url: http://178.16.54.109/2

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
5'795
# of downloads :
187
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
phorpiex
ID:
1
File name:
_7aa0e249b5c1176344f5fa5579d39a095a08bcb156ffa1789c16c2828bb4cf13.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-06-23 11:14:57 UTC
Tags:
loader phorpiex botnet ip-check auto coinminer miner winring0-sys vuln-driver auto-reg generic stealer xmrig

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

Behaviour
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Creating a process from a recently created file
Сreating synchronization primitives
DNS request
Connection attempt
Sending an HTTP GET request
Connecting to a non-recommended domain
Sending a custom TCP request
Launching a process
Creating a service
Creating a file
Launching a service
Creating a file in the Windows subdirectories
Sending a TCP request to an infection source
Creating a process with a hidden window
Searching for synchronization primitives
Loading a system driver
Searching for the window
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Connection attempt to an infection source
Query of malicious DNS domain
Enabling autorun for a service
Launching a tool to kill processes
Sending an HTTP GET request to an infection source
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-06-20T11:30:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-06-25T09:21:00Z UTC
Hits:
~1000
Gathering data
Threat name:
Win32.Worm.Phorpiex
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-06-20 15:22:04 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
29 of 36 (80.56%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
unc_stealer_015 unc_loader_055 phorpiex
Similar samples:
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:needle_stealer family:phorphiex family:xmrig adware defense_evasion discovery execution loader miner persistence spyware stealer trojan worm
Behaviour
Checks SCSI registry key(s)
GoLang User-Agent
Kills process with taskkill
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
Modifies registry class
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Launches sc.exe
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Adds Run key to start application
Enumerates connected drives
Creates new service(s)
Executes dropped EXE
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Stops running service(s)
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
Downloads MZ/PE file
XMRig Miner payload
Detects NeedleStealer payload
Family: NeedleStealer
Family: Phorphiex, Phorpiex
Family: xmrig
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
http://178.16.55.240/
http://130.12.180.190/us/
http://178.16.55.240/nmix/
http://178.16.55.240/nmixx/
http://91.92.242.107/lmix/
http://130.12.180.135:3000/api/v2
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
7aa0e249b5c1176344f5fa5579d39a095a08bcb156ffa1789c16c2828bb4cf13
MD5 hash:
ea425b8c0e70dca5e395592a4e7379d5
SHA1 hash:
4a65b44aee410e901fd318ec7043b653b1215e38
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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: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.

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

CoinMiner

Executable exe 7aa0e249b5c1176344f5fa5579d39a095a08bcb156ffa1789c16c2828bb4cf13

(this sample)

  
Dropped by
Phorpiex
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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