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Database Entry
CoinMiner
Vendor detections: 12
| SHA256 hash: | 9cae45ef7526eb2c7db2a7ed5f5b2af93cb55d5cbecf907f9a07afef887b54b0 |
|---|---|
| SHA3-384 hash: | b4ea54c46e824ce293b3131311b234150e9afa0b88a84757aa4561b6000b8939bbdcf593482d76a784150be3a42b1fcb |
| SHA1 hash: | ee1972dd5b96bd33dee22c6bee867e95f0e75c5c |
| MD5 hash: | 6159d556244d9b3bdf4db6c7ea971cd5 |
| humanhash: | aspen-gee-black-skylark |
| File name: | file |
| Download: | download sample |
| Signature | CoinMiner |
| File size: | 10'752 bytes |
| First seen: | 2026-07-27 19:10:05 UTC |
| Last seen: | 2026-07-28 00:27:43 UTC |
| File type: |  exe |
| MIME type: | application/x-dosexec |
| imphash | 42cf01d41ef6dc0627982490afc9cddd (106 x CoinMiner, 10 x Phorpiex) |
| ssdeep | 96:i2wdfnoeYz/J4hrt6KBWdCZaDbFx+ZQKl6ETZjH/CPFJxGE9mZ2FFhxC7tCEe/z8:RwoNScKB6x+eKlKPFJxTEZmFhSer |
| TLSH | T15522391F7E850231E39408B4557A864F553D1633A383B3EBF773E1AD0BA53498840AAF |
| TrID | 39.7% (.EXE) Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (31206/45/13) 21.0% (.EXE) Microsoft Visual C++ compiled executable (generic) (16529/12/5) 8.3% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2) 8.3% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2) 6.4% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1) |
| Magika | pebin |
| Reporter |  Bitsight |
| Tags: | CoinMiner dropped-by-phorpiex exe |
Intelligence
File Origin
# of uploads :
12
# of downloads :
167
Origin country :
USVendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Detection:
n/a
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:
Behaviour
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Creating a process from a recently created file
Сreating synchronization primitives
DNS request
Connection attempt
Sending an HTTP GET request
Connecting to a non-recommended domain
Sending a custom TCP request
Launching a process
Creating a service
Creating a file
Launching a service
Creating a file in the Windows subdirectories
Sending a TCP request to an infection source
Searching for synchronization primitives
Loading a system driver
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Connection attempt to an infection source
Enabling autorun for a service
Sending an HTTP GET request to an infection source
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug anti-debug anti-vm cmd crypto evasive fingerprint lolbin microsoft_visual_cc phorpiex xor-url
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Worm.Phorpiex.Generic
Verdict:
Unknown
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
PE
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 32 Exe x86
Detection:
phorpiex
Threat name:
Win32.Worm.Phorpiex
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-07-27 19:10:38 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
27 of 36 (75.00%)
Threat level:
5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
Phorpiex
unc_loader_055
Result
Malware family:
phorphiex
Score:
10/10
Tags:
family:phorphiex discovery loader trojan worm
Behaviour
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Executes dropped EXE
Downloads MZ/PE file
Family: Phorphiex, Phorpiex
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
http://178.16.54.109/mix_/
http://178.16.55.240/corp_/
http://178.16.55.240/
http://178.16.55.240/last_/
http://178.16.55.240/nmix_/
http://178.16.55.240/nmixx_/
http://178.16.54.109/cr_/
http://178.16.55.240/corp_/
http://178.16.55.240/
http://178.16.55.240/last_/
http://178.16.55.240/nmix_/
http://178.16.55.240/nmixx_/
http://178.16.54.109/cr_/
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
9cae45ef7526eb2c7db2a7ed5f5b2af93cb55d5cbecf907f9a07afef887b54b0
MD5 hash:
6159d556244d9b3bdf4db6c7ea971cd5
SHA1 hash:
ee1972dd5b96bd33dee22c6bee867e95f0e75c5c
Malware family:
Phorpiex
Verdict:
Malicious
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Malicious File
Score:
1.00
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: | 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. |
File information
The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.
Web download
Dropped by
Phorpiex
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
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