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Database Entry
CoinMiner
Vendor detections: 16
| SHA256 hash: | a04fca73e95829e469518d670a84e46ca0271749a6f8cd3dc7c8a3812d6e5ea9 |
|---|---|
| SHA3-384 hash: | a7468d04e224420d149aaff4b8bf5398164e8d9843657bbf18760785fc9494cc0a73e0d69c6cc57f33db77fe75138e96 |
| SHA1 hash: | e62820344249569051bba4e5455124854afa2599 |
| MD5 hash: | 7c4b1176622f41dcd459b72ead30bede |
| humanhash: | colorado-steak-lemon-network |
| File name: | file |
| Download: | download sample |
| Signature | CoinMiner |
| File size: | 11'264 bytes |
| First seen: | 2026-04-25 10:13:24 UTC |
| Last seen: | 2026-04-26 17:32:43 UTC |
| File type: |  exe |
| MIME type: | application/x-dosexec |
| imphash | 42cf01d41ef6dc0627982490afc9cddd (40 x CoinMiner, 7 x Phorpiex) |
| ssdeep | 192:494so2W/qDBKx+ePfh/KPFJxTEZmFhS2cyRpE:4RoFqkwNPFwZQpE |
| TLSH | T12232092D7E4A0331D3A149F81875824B563D6223E797E3EFF373965E4AA62448840E7F |
| 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 :
792
# of downloads :
185
Origin country :
USVendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
phorpiex
ID:
1
File name:
exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-04-25 10:14:04 UTC
Tags:
botnet phorpiex loader ip-check auto coinminer miner auto-reg winring0-sys vuln-driver stealer xmrig
Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Detection:
n/a
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Tags:
dropper trojan smtp
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:
Behaviour
DNS request
Connection attempt
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Creating a process from a recently created file
Сreating synchronization primitives
Sending an HTTP GET request
Sending a custom TCP request
Changing an executable file
Connection attempt to an infection source
Sending an HTTP GET request to an infection source
Infecting executable files
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug anti-debug anti-vm base64 fingerprint golang microsoft_visual_cc packed phorpiex soft-404 xor-url
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Worm.Phorpiex.Generic
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-04-25T07:21:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-04-27T08:12:00Z UTC
Hits:
~1000
Detections:
Trojan.Scar.HTTP.C&C Trojan-Spy.Agent.SMTP.C&C Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Phorpiex.sb Trojan-Dropper.Dinwod.HTTP.C&C PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic HEUR:Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Agent.gen RemoteAdmin.Zoho.UDP.C&C RiskTool.BitCoinMiner.TCP.C&C
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
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Family.PHORPIEX
Threat name:
Win32.Worm.Phorpiex
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-04-25 10:14:32 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
25 of 38 (65.79%)
Threat level:
5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Result
Malware family:
xmrig
Score:
10/10
Tags:
family:phorphiex family:xmrig defense_evasion discovery execution loader miner persistence spyware stealer trojan worm
Behaviour
GoLang User-Agent
Kills process with taskkill
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Launches sc.exe
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Accesses cryptocurrency files/wallets, possible credential harvesting
Checks computer location settings
Creates new service(s)
Executes dropped EXE
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Stops running service(s)
Downloads MZ/PE file
XMRig Miner payload
Family: Phorphiex, Phorpiex
Family: xmrig
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
178.16.54.109
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
a04fca73e95829e469518d670a84e46ca0271749a6f8cd3dc7c8a3812d6e5ea9
MD5 hash:
7c4b1176622f41dcd459b72ead30bede
SHA1 hash:
e62820344249569051bba4e5455124854afa2599
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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