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Database Entry


Phorpiex


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: ae12961097868ed2394644d506dfd40d175d30ef159def7d68a845ac23f7a9b3
SHA3-384 hash: c7bd32a69c927b7a30ee8dff29979771f0fbbf3ecad17de417f9b0d17e4ad99201c817f35c4e2b4c776058a4628f397d
SHA1 hash: 1081734150ecc7e0125f9da6b4f1dd58bbb17a24
MD5 hash: 0702fad301d4fe09a98c878d74b1b5ea
humanhash: lemon-video-mobile-uniform
File name:file
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Signature Phorpiex
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File size:55'296 bytes
First seen:2026-08-04 23:14:21 UTC
Last seen:2026-08-06 18:19:45 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 83fa772670ac674cd68ff73f3ef04802 (6 x Phorpiex, 1 x Ransomare.Knot)
ssdeep 768:spM+/0vaXDiTLlGCI0App3rWSph6koM3R+qsq:uCEiTLXA3bfp4koUR+v
TLSH T10243B69167F9151AF6F38E783C7465568C7BBE726D61E08E8280204F0875B95CE78B33
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 Phorpiex


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Bitsight
url: http://178.16.54.109/3

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
93
# of downloads :
169
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
exe
Verdict:
No threats detected
Analysis date:
2026-08-04 23:21:25 UTC
Tags:
n/a
Link:
https://app.any.run/tasks/39824dc1-1b58-418b-84fd-ea7c01d59e55

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/78873/
Detection(s):
SecuriteInfo.com.Win32.HLLW.Phorpiex.1678.4813.22205.UNOFFICIAL
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Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Сreating synchronization primitives
Reading critical registry keys
Stealing user critical data
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug anti-vm bankingtrojan evasive expand explorer finger lolbin microsoft_visual_cc phorpiex squirrel
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/6a72729a638b1dcfdfb7f378/reports/234e44a2-4d73-4349-a6d6-60292087c98c/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Worm.Phorpiex.Generic
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/ae12961097868ed2394644d506dfd40d175d30ef159def7d68a845ac23f7a9b3
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-08-04T19:03:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-08-06T11:13:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/ae12961097868ed2394644d506dfd40d175d30ef159def7d68a845ac23f7a9b3/results?tab=lookup
Malware family:
Generic Malware
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/14f9689c-0250-4632-8545-5990af1e922a
Score:
89%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
PE
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/ae12961097868ed2394644d506dfd40d175d30ef159def7d68a845ac23f7a9b3
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 32 Exe x86
Link:
https://app.malva.re/file/0702fad301d4fe09a98c878d74b1b5ea
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/ae12961097868ed2394644d506dfd40d175d30ef159def7d68a845ac23f7a9b3/
Threat name:
Win32.Worm.Phorpiex
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-08-04 23:15:42 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
28 of 38 (73.68%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=vyjjmeexq2hneokgitkqnx6ubulv2mhpcwo667livbc2yi7xvgzq._file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
KnotRansomware
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Link:
https://reports.threatray.com/a47ba39d-c014-48a4-94ba-a22571f0abac
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
discovery spyware stealer
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/260804-28w1gszzct/
Behaviour
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
ae12961097868ed2394644d506dfd40d175d30ef159def7d68a845ac23f7a9b3
MD5 hash:
0702fad301d4fe09a98c878d74b1b5ea
SHA1 hash:
1081734150ecc7e0125f9da6b4f1dd58bbb17a24
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/447931cb-9cc0-45c1-9817-42a7b2a580b9/
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Malicious File
Score:
1.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/ae12961097868ed2394644d506dfd40d175d30ef159def7d68a845ac23f7a9b3

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:RSharedStrings
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Author:Katie Kleemola
Description:identifiers for remote and gmremote
Rule name:VECT_Ransomware
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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

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Phorpiex

Executable exe ae12961097868ed2394644d506dfd40d175d30ef159def7d68a845ac23f7a9b3

(this sample)

  
Dropped by
Phorpiex
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
Cape
Cape
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/78873/

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