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Database Entry



Phorpiex


Vendor detections: 15


Intelligence 15 IOCs YARA 2 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: b09663d3fd327fb84cb3aa1ffef1f57916cf1ac0f4c7cc18c6e27ae052e7c5ee
SHA3-384 hash: a570056ff6897863c0a0910118d9e893f0394d7e40de482a1f63d446b68b0f2afc46939151c17e786999b65b4c371e7e
SHA1 hash: 356a63fce573a44c03b2e5ac026e35b1f04f75b8
MD5 hash: 1e574d0ba2e8033d03424486abc62a3d
humanhash: north-sixteen-two-cardinal
File name:1e574d0ba2e8033d03424486abc62a3d.exe
Download: download sample
Signature Phorpiex
File size:76'800 bytes
First seen:2023-03-22 19:05:04 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 2ffdf0a1519d1adada787fd4df5a5fec (5 x Phorpiex, 1 x CoinMiner)
ssdeep 1536:w3Mz8A02sxcLhBCIb1SKwrIWvE3pCoSQMpfFmeeeeeeeeWeeeee:7wApLhBCIb05rIz5qQMpfF
Threatray 45 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T1E3731810F6D0D136F4F380FFE2FB01AA592CAFB4534698E752D5689F9B209D1A932463
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 :
225
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
phorpiex
ID:
1
File name:
1e574d0ba2e8033d03424486abc62a3d.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2023-03-22 19:21:54 UTC
Tags:
phorpiex trojan

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
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
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
86%
Tags:
greyware phorpiex 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
Drops PE files to the user root directory
Found evasive API chain (may stop execution after checking mutex)
Found hidden mapped module (file has been removed from disk)
Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier)
Machine Learning detection for dropped file
Machine Learning detection for sample
Maps a DLL or memory area into another process
Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection)
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Query firmware table information (likely to detect VMs)
Sample is not signed and drops a device driver
Snort IDS alert for network traffic
Uses schtasks.exe or at.exe to add and modify task schedules
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected Phorpiex
Yara detected Xmrig cryptocurrency miner
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 832804 Sample: 8YdAxolPlh.exe Startdate: 22/03/2023 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 101 Snort IDS alert for network traffic 2->101 103 Antivirus detection for URL or domain 2->103 105 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->105 107 8 other signatures 2->107 9 8YdAxolPlh.exe 1 1 2->9         started        13 winsvrupd.exe 2->13         started        15 svchost.exe 2->15         started        17 11 other processes 2->17 process3 file4 77 C:\Windows\wsydrtuac.exe, PE32 9->77 dropped 141 Found evasive API chain (may stop execution after checking mutex) 9->141 143 Contains functionality to check if Internet connection is working 9->143 145 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 9->145 161 2 other signatures 9->161 19 wsydrtuac.exe 7 25 9->19         started        79 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\...\WR64.sys, PE32+ 13->79 dropped 81 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\mpnsrsgv.tmp, PE32+ 13->81 dropped 147 Writes to foreign memory regions 13->147 149 Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection) 13->149 151 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 13->151 153 Sample is not signed and drops a device driver 13->153 24 cmd.exe 13->24         started        155 Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall) 15->155 26 MpCmdRun.exe 1 15->26         started        157 Query firmware table information (likely to detect VMs) 17->157 159 Uses schtasks.exe or at.exe to add and modify task schedules 17->159 28 conhost.exe 17->28         started        30 conhost.exe 17->30         started        32 schtasks.exe 17->32         started        34 3 other processes 17->34 signatures5 process6 dnsIp7 83 46.241.29.163, 40500 ZSTTKASNovosibirskRussiaRU Russian Federation 19->83 85 89.104.102.117, 40500 UNNET-ASRU Russian Federation 19->85 87 10 other IPs or domains 19->87 65 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\85801034.exe, PE32 19->65 dropped 67 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\270672897.exe, PE32 19->67 dropped 69 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\194383064.exe, PE32 19->69 dropped 109 Antivirus detection for dropped file 19->109 111 Found evasive API chain (may stop execution after checking mutex) 19->111 113 Contains functionality to check if Internet connection is working 19->113 117 3 other signatures 19->117 36 270672897.exe 1 1 19->36         started        40 85801034.exe 16 19->40         started        43 194383064.exe 19->43         started        115 Query firmware table information (likely to detect VMs) 24->115 45 conhost.exe 26->45         started        file8 signatures9 process10 dnsIp11 71 C:\Users\user\wsydrtuac.exe, PE32 36->71 dropped 119 Antivirus detection for dropped file 36->119 121 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 36->121 123 Drops PE files to the user root directory 36->123 47 wsydrtuac.exe 14 36->47         started        89 185.215.113.84, 49708, 49717, 5151 WHOLESALECONNECTIONSNL Portugal 40->89 73 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\3616730607.exe, PE32+ 40->73 dropped 75 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\xmr[1].exe, PE32+ 40->75 dropped 125 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 40->125 52 3616730607.exe 3 40->52         started        127 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 43->127 129 Found evasive API chain (may stop execution after checking mutex) 43->129 131 Contains functionality to check if Internet connection is working 43->131 133 Contains functionality to detect sleep reduction / modifications 43->133 file12 135 Detected Stratum mining protocol 89->135 signatures13 process14 dnsIp15 91 113.197.51.117, 40500 NTC-AS-APNationalTelecommunicationCorporationHQPK Pakistan 47->91 93 77.35.177.92, 40500 ROSTELECOM-ASRU Russian Federation 47->93 59 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\256396933.exe, PE32 47->59 dropped 61 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\2324721138.exe, PE32 47->61 dropped 95 Antivirus detection for dropped file 47->95 97 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 47->97 99 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 47->99 54 2324721138.exe 47->54         started        57 256396933.exe 47->57         started        63 C:\Users\user\...\winsvrupd.exe, PE32+ 52->63 dropped file16 signatures17 process18 signatures19 137 Antivirus detection for dropped file 54->137 139 Machine Learning detection for dropped file 54->139
Threat name:
Win32.Worm.Phorpiex
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2023-03-22 14:58:00 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
AV detection:
23 of 24 (95.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:phorphiex family:xmrig evasion loader miner persistence trojan upx worm
Behaviour
Creates scheduled task(s)
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
Drops file in Windows directory
Drops file in System32 directory
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Adds Run key to start application
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
UPX packed file
Windows security modification
Blocklisted process makes network request
Downloads MZ/PE file
XMRig Miner payload
Phorphiex
Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess
Windows security bypass
xmrig
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
http://185.215.113.66/
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
b09663d3fd327fb84cb3aa1ffef1f57916cf1ac0f4c7cc18c6e27ae052e7c5ee
MD5 hash:
1e574d0ba2e8033d03424486abc62a3d
SHA1 hash:
356a63fce573a44c03b2e5ac026e35b1f04f75b8
Detections:
phorphiex
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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


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Phorpiex

Executable exe b09663d3fd327fb84cb3aa1ffef1f57916cf1ac0f4c7cc18c6e27ae052e7c5ee

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