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Database Entry



Phorpiex


Vendor detections: 19


Intelligence 19 IOCs YARA 1 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: ad9cd916566c52d3045fea0120900a9f2f460a4bfbc01d0bac236f3cc9344739
SHA3-384 hash: 2878579ab9f2629afb164d031f8b16d1c6746fbb63e42e3c95e523d3d9cd2dd56e8ba68349b5c4639681765d80c67e3c
SHA1 hash: 532bcca73750df10fc476e07a22c74f42d616f7f
MD5 hash: 4d2d3b04cf612c15cf5815be0fbeac51
humanhash: finch-muppet-angel-hotel
File name:file
Download: download sample
Signature Phorpiex
File size:84'480 bytes
First seen:2026-03-09 20:22:22 UTC
Last seen:2026-03-19 10:43:23 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash c958c201152dd5b63a8cf3a862f1f1d6 (3 x Phorpiex)
ssdeep 1536:7lv12JFmavM2ouZtks3B2h9NaZRaCLMcxHpG4Jq4:x97OguzDB2TsZICLMcdpG4Jq
TLSH T119834A00F6C0813AF4F740FBD3FB566A582CEFB4130684E76391A5AF6B259C5A93146B
TrID 36.5% (.EXE) Microsoft Visual C++ compiled executable (generic) (16529/12/5)
14.5% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
14.4% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
11.1% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
9.9% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
Magika pebin
Reporter Bitsight
Tags:dropped-by-phorpiex exe Phorpiex


Avatar
Bitsight
url: http://158.94.211.162/sodal

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1'069
# of downloads :
172
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
phorpiex
ID:
1
File name:
file
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-03-09 20:23:53 UTC
Tags:
auto-reg botnet phorpiex xor-url generic ip-check

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Tags:
phishing spam
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
crypto explorer fingerprint lolbin microsoft_visual_cc phorpiex
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
Detections:
Trojan.Win32.Agent.sb HEUR:Worm.Win32.Generic HEUR:Virus.Win32.Zeropi.gen HEUR:Trojan-Banker.Win32.Phorpiex.gen HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Agent.gen Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Dorifel.sbc Trojan-Banker.Win32.ClipBanker.sb Trojan.Win32.Zonidel.sb Trojan.Agentb.UDP.C&C PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic
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:
2026-03-09 20:23:17 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
AV detection:
33 of 38 (86.84%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
phorpiex
Similar samples:
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:phorphiex family:xmrig discovery loader miner persistence spyware stealer trojan worm
Behaviour
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Drops file in Windows directory
Adds Run key to start application
Executes dropped EXE
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Downloads MZ/PE file
Phorphiex family
Phorphiex, Phorpiex
XMRig Miner payload
Xmrig family
xmrig
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
178.16.54.109
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
ad9cd916566c52d3045fea0120900a9f2f460a4bfbc01d0bac236f3cc9344739
MD5 hash:
4d2d3b04cf612c15cf5815be0fbeac51
SHA1 hash:
532bcca73750df10fc476e07a22c74f42d616f7f
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:shellcode
Author:nex
Description:Matched shellcode byte patterns

File information


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Web download

Phorpiex

Executable exe ad9cd916566c52d3045fea0120900a9f2f460a4bfbc01d0bac236f3cc9344739

(this sample)

  
Dropped by
Phorpiex
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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