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Database Entry



Phorpiex


Vendor detections: 13


Intelligence 13 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 864239d4d6d18ac41b16fec2b40f2fc647881dfdf66ac00db5e41d823ba8411c
SHA3-384 hash: 7da1715199e9902a3207d40069c0af7718b97467433d24542e8d4df82061a71cc70d14c72ccf184ca66b8805d66ce74c
SHA1 hash: bce0d27bab5a8192d6b6308f30cd558969692f4a
MD5 hash: 04a9708ff36968dabec9c9922b958071
humanhash: hydrogen-india-low-ack
File name:file
Download: download sample
Signature Phorpiex
File size:15'360 bytes
First seen:2026-07-25 18:51:30 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 08e71dc3a4ed4919ed4f88f99fab3457 (6 x Phorpiex)
ssdeep 192:u9BErjXgjo8P0UI+TemM2B1WFeI82IKUSfEzQyFJxTmv8U9cth99c+F:ju0IHWUoERav8U9cXzF
TLSH T153624C0BB8814036EAE14079477F4226447E6CB623C0F8DBF7F0698A59B46E1F43116F
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://178.16.54.109/1

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
200
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 dropper evasive fingerprint microsoft_visual_cc phorpiex xor-url xor-url
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-07-25T15:37:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-07-27T03:50:00Z 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:
2026-07-25 18:52:38 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
20 of 24 (83.33%)
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:
864239d4d6d18ac41b16fec2b40f2fc647881dfdf66ac00db5e41d823ba8411c
MD5 hash:
04a9708ff36968dabec9c9922b958071
SHA1 hash:
bce0d27bab5a8192d6b6308f30cd558969692f4a
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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: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: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 864239d4d6d18ac41b16fec2b40f2fc647881dfdf66ac00db5e41d823ba8411c

(this sample)

  
Dropped by
Phorpiex
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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