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Database Entry



Phorpiex


Vendor detections: 13


Intelligence 13 IOCs YARA 8 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 8b77fb002e30e9cb667858d0f08e2c5c12ed450aca0d7293ecc092d639bdd1b9
SHA3-384 hash: 3eab9784ae3599df58af81a97f96cbaac0b3b3dd306647e0b8b1a42afd34b3710723910aa7657ed28d77bbe041fc3b85
SHA1 hash: 626ca03d0c5dae25d4763d1b299725d41a34febb
MD5 hash: 4afc3d22fac2f4c720dd63e3c03cdfe9
humanhash: eight-neptune-music-mars
File name:file
Download: download sample
Signature Phorpiex
File size:18'432 bytes
First seen:2026-07-29 07:12:42 UTC
Last seen:2026-07-29 20:39:20 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash dfba23467fe5a12366e7fde987218cb0 (19 x Phorpiex)
ssdeep 384:ATZbmcmhzcEUaUu94gXTP+av8U9c+P4P:L9UaF9Ka0U1K
TLSH T13D823B0FB9424316E1E110B4966696BBD9B99C7633C414EBF7D44AEE1A686C1FC3210F
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 Phorpiex


Avatar
Bitsight
url: http://178.16.54.109/13.exe

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
30
# of downloads :
164
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
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug anti-vm crypto fingerprint microsoft_visual_cc obfuscated xor-url
Verdict:
Unknown
File Type:
PE
First seen:
2026-07-29T04:13:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-07-29T04:13:00Z 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:
2026-07-29 07:13:45 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
29 of 36 (80.56%)
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/
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
8b77fb002e30e9cb667858d0f08e2c5c12ed450aca0d7293ecc092d639bdd1b9
MD5 hash:
4afc3d22fac2f4c720dd63e3c03cdfe9
SHA1 hash:
626ca03d0c5dae25d4763d1b299725d41a34febb
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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 8b77fb002e30e9cb667858d0f08e2c5c12ed450aca0d7293ecc092d639bdd1b9

(this sample)

  
Dropped by
Phorpiex
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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