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Database Entry



Phorpiex


Vendor detections: 13


Intelligence 13 IOCs YARA 8 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 8509cbea3a8fc48da87883f42f16e4ff7b8a48cae19f908bfa33b2a549479259
SHA3-384 hash: 5f2d9ed1298712ed5567d789e837b371d5ceb2f9dd61c8ea9b41b83ea7929a8699779b7e15d9ef40c77c53707cec4ff5
SHA1 hash: 57257a06f03b5107c8f4cd5248cf545b92dd65ae
MD5 hash: 65f648e3c8a2b0bcf366a53ff7a9b6ef
humanhash: fruit-maryland-black-bulldog
File name:file
Download: download sample
Signature Phorpiex
File size:18'944 bytes
First seen:2026-05-16 13:53:13 UTC
Last seen:2026-05-17 13:53:42 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash b8b034a37970476c0e8791d5941c31e3 (149 x Phorpiex, 1 x frp)
ssdeep 384:bIIJ1V4+brLsEwgNSZ5Hu9JgiL7yWav8U9cT:3QgUQ9za0U
Threatray 451 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T1DA824C0FB995421AD1E100705275867BDAB99C72338414EFFBD48A990BB86E6FC3311F
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://178.16.54.109/12.exe

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
127
# of downloads :
103
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
_8509cbea3a8fc48da87883f42f16e4ff7b8a48cae19f908bfa33b2a549479259.exe
Verdict:
No threats detected
Analysis date:
2026-05-16 13:58:07 UTC
Tags:
n/a

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
90.2%
Tags:
dropper smtp remo
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug crypto evasive fingerprint microsoft_visual_cc obfuscated xor-url
Result
Gathering data
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:
2026-05-16 13:53:38 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
20 of 24 (83.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Gathering data
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
8509cbea3a8fc48da87883f42f16e4ff7b8a48cae19f908bfa33b2a549479259
MD5 hash:
65f648e3c8a2b0bcf366a53ff7a9b6ef
SHA1 hash:
57257a06f03b5107c8f4cd5248cf545b92dd65ae
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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
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 8509cbea3a8fc48da87883f42f16e4ff7b8a48cae19f908bfa33b2a549479259

(this sample)

  
Dropped by
Phorpiex
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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