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Database Entry



Phorphiex


Vendor detections: 13


Intelligence 13 IOCs YARA 8 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 8678a0b7ebe2eccf92cdab9a60bb9d55260c776fcd44ee8a2530cfa379d0460a
SHA3-384 hash: 6fe5aa476b133aaf9c40686c554a987f8b9303e82c91e4999fd28a3281c3966553cad7e33e9cb07334fd25421ce7f61e
SHA1 hash: fbaae541c1b6a47441e58fadf36a7ef7617db4cd
MD5 hash: 5a490555596fd0084c9816c742f54030
humanhash: seventeen-louisiana-three-nineteen
File name:file
Download: download sample
Signature Phorphiex
File size:18'432 bytes
First seen:2026-08-18 14:16:22 UTC
Last seen:2026-08-23 04:23:37 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash edd9caae8565fbe43a73e0ad530f325e (75 x Phorpiex, 6 x Phorphiex, 2 x PhantomStealer)
ssdeep 384:GP6I8/V6l6Vio0HlmLu94gXTcjlmxav8U9c9bl:GPfk0Ht9k8a0UO
TLSH T1E4824B0FB9424326D0E110B09676967BDA79A87633C414DBF7E48AEE0A686D1FC3315F
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 Phorphiex


Avatar
Bitsight
url: http://178.16.54.109/4.exe

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
194
# of downloads :
155
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
exe
Verdict:
No threats detected
Analysis date:
2026-08-18 15:22:02 UTC
Tags:
ip-check

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Сreating synchronization primitives
DNS request
Connection attempt
Sending an HTTP GET request
Connecting to a non-recommended domain
Launching a service
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug crypto evasive fingerprint microsoft_visual_cc obfuscated phorpiex xor-url xor-url
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:
2026-08-18 14:17:43 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
22 of 24 (91.67%)
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/nmm/
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
8678a0b7ebe2eccf92cdab9a60bb9d55260c776fcd44ee8a2530cfa379d0460a
MD5 hash:
5a490555596fd0084c9816c742f54030
SHA1 hash:
fbaae541c1b6a47441e58fadf36a7ef7617db4cd
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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


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Web download

Phorphiex

Executable exe 8678a0b7ebe2eccf92cdab9a60bb9d55260c776fcd44ee8a2530cfa379d0460a

(this sample)

  
Dropped by
Phorpiex
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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