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Database Entry



Phorpiex


Vendor detections: 15


Intelligence 15 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 94e2fe84aeea801b0ddcf49c74375bb23ec242d30edc39fccd296ed2e7b64f72
SHA3-384 hash: dc81d96cba39147b54583e8d6b3862fad73ea1f0a7e4a6452f02e41144114f8a2eef690c036275b175f75ab48349ad0e
SHA1 hash: ce7c071cbd60c7864a1e8a99f7496d3ad166a3ae
MD5 hash: 024def417ae82e4c14a313a153d8984c
humanhash: stairway-beer-lion-don
File name:024def417ae82e4c14a313a153d8984c.exe
Download: download sample
Signature Phorpiex
File size:76'288 bytes
First seen:2023-01-22 17:13:36 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash dac8ae7c837e7fe3a3ea62e0b6800155 (8 x Phorpiex, 2 x CoinMiner, 1 x CoinMiner.XMRig)
ssdeep 1536:gA3Mz8gpsBILcS+CR6xXaMx/8xgh9sfFr:Uw7IL33RfMx/RGfFr
Threatray 44 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T137732800F650D53BF4F640FFF2FB059E6968AFA4430598EB62D0688F6B256C1B932497
TrID 37.8% (.EXE) Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (31206/45/13)
20.0% (.EXE) Microsoft Visual C++ compiled executable (generic) (16529/12/5)
12.7% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10523/12/4)
7.9% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
6.1% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:exe Phorpiex

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
190
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
phorpiex
ID:
1
File name:
024def417ae82e4c14a313a153d8984c.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2023-01-22 17:17:05 UTC
Tags:
trojan phorpiex loader

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
Creating a file in the Windows directory
Enabling the 'hidden' option for recently created files
Creating a process from a recently created file
Creating a window
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
DNS request
Sending a UDP request
Creating a file
Changing an executable file
Enabling autorun with the standard Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run registry branch
Blocking the Windows Security Center notifications
Creating a file in the mass storage device
Enabling threat expansion on mass storage devices
Sending an HTTP GET request to an infection source
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  6/10
Tags:
n/a
Behaviour
MalwareBazaar
CallSleep
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
83%
Tags:
greyware shell32.dll
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Details
Windows PE Executable
Found a Windows Portable Executable (PE) binary. Depending on context, the presence of a binary is suspicious or malicious.
Result
Threat name:
Phorpiex, Xmrig
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad.mine
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall)
Contains functionality to check if Internet connection is working
Contains functionality to detect sleep reduction / modifications
Detected Stratum mining protocol
Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them
Found evasive API chain (may stop execution after checking mutex)
Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier)
Machine Learning detection for dropped file
Machine Learning detection for sample
Multi AV Scanner detection for domain / URL
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Snort IDS alert for network traffic
Uses schtasks.exe or at.exe to add and modify task schedules
Yara detected Phorpiex
Yara detected Xmrig cryptocurrency miner
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 789286 Sample: FKF7q3zXlW.exe Startdate: 22/01/2023 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 96 Snort IDS alert for network traffic 2->96 98 Multi AV Scanner detection for domain / URL 2->98 100 Antivirus detection for URL or domain 2->100 102 10 other signatures 2->102 8 FKF7q3zXlW.exe 1 1 2->8         started        12 winsvrupd.exe 2->12         started        14 powershell.exe 33 2->14         started        16 3 other processes 2->16 process3 file4 64 C:\Windows\syswsvdrv.exe, PE32 8->64 dropped 112 Found evasive API chain (may stop execution after checking mutex) 8->112 114 Contains functionality to check if Internet connection is working 8->114 116 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 8->116 120 2 other signatures 8->120 18 syswsvdrv.exe 7 29 8->18         started        66 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\...\WR64.sys, PE32+ 12->66 dropped 68 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\mpnsrsgv.tmp, PE32+ 12->68 dropped 118 Uses schtasks.exe or at.exe to add and modify task schedules 14->118 23 conhost.exe 14->23         started        25 conhost.exe 16->25         started        27 schtasks.exe 16->27         started        29 conhost.exe 16->29         started        signatures5 process6 dnsIp7 78 185.215.113.66, 49696, 49697, 49699 WHOLESALECONNECTIONSNL Portugal 18->78 80 189.143.50.157, 40500 UninetSAdeCVMX Mexico 18->80 82 24 other IPs or domains 18->82 58 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\3334930304.exe, PE32 18->58 dropped 60 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\212584535.exe, PE32 18->60 dropped 62 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\1192316076.exe, PE32 18->62 dropped 104 Antivirus detection for dropped file 18->104 106 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 18->106 108 Found evasive API chain (may stop execution after checking mutex) 18->108 110 5 other signatures 18->110 31 3334930304.exe 15 18->31         started        36 1192316076.exe 15 18->36         started        38 212584535.exe 1 18->38         started        file8 signatures9 process10 dnsIp11 84 185.215.113.84, 49703, 49716, 5151 WHOLESALECONNECTIONSNL Portugal 31->84 50 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\1176834733.exe, PE32+ 31->50 dropped 52 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\xmr[1].exe, PE32+ 31->52 dropped 86 Antivirus detection for dropped file 31->86 88 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 31->88 90 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 31->90 40 1176834733.exe 3 31->40         started        54 C:\Users\...\Windows Security Updates.exe, PE32 36->54 dropped 56 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\pinf[1].exe, PE32 36->56 dropped 92 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 36->92 44 Windows Security Updates.exe 1 36->44         started        46 Windows Security Updates.exe 36->46         started        48 Windows Security Updates.exe 36->48         started        file12 94 Detected Stratum mining protocol 84->94 signatures13 process14 file15 70 C:\Users\user\...\winsvrupd.exe, PE32+ 40->70 dropped 122 Antivirus detection for dropped file 40->122 124 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 40->124 72 C:\ProgramData\Adobe\Setup\...\setup.exe, PE32 44->72 dropped 74 C:\ProgramData\Adobe\...\AdobeARMHelper.exe, PE32 44->74 dropped 76 C:\ProgramData\Adobe\...\AdobeARMHelper.exe, PE32 44->76 dropped signatures16
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.FWDisable
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2023-01-21 23:18:59 UTC
AV detection:
23 of 26 (88.46%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
phorphiex
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:phorphiex evasion loader persistence spyware stealer trojan worm
Behaviour
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Drops file in Windows directory
Adds Run key to start application
Loads dropped DLL
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Windows security modification
Downloads MZ/PE file
Executes dropped EXE
Phorphiex
Windows security bypass
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
http://185.215.113.66/
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
94e2fe84aeea801b0ddcf49c74375bb23ec242d30edc39fccd296ed2e7b64f72
MD5 hash:
024def417ae82e4c14a313a153d8984c
SHA1 hash:
ce7c071cbd60c7864a1e8a99f7496d3ad166a3ae
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:BitcoinAddress
Author:Didier Stevens (@DidierStevens)
Description:Contains a valid Bitcoin address
Rule name:shellcode
Author:nex
Description:Matched shellcode byte patterns

File information


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

Web download

Phorpiex

Executable exe 94e2fe84aeea801b0ddcf49c74375bb23ec242d30edc39fccd296ed2e7b64f72

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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