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Database Entry



Phorpiex


Vendor detections: 15


Intelligence 15 IOCs YARA 8 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: c8e7f2646ce55f8b8846e2950aaf5f248bb764dff2e1e231a7f0b97f4836b039
SHA3-384 hash: 72b09bbbb84dd463dbf7ad97246d934b994d17e5d96e84bd7e6b503808f7bd7f653f2e3edcbc4d21c2d6ae436870bedf
SHA1 hash: 8b01a329e5e0ef122218c58548b63dc556033dc2
MD5 hash: b18f2fe730f4dd3725aee3c51d987e1d
humanhash: two-island-five-iowa
File name:file
Download: download sample
Signature Phorpiex
File size:18'432 bytes
First seen:2026-04-15 23:37:29 UTC
Last seen:2026-04-16 07:31:48 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash b8b034a37970476c0e8791d5941c31e3 (151 x Phorpiex, 1 x frp)
ssdeep 384:RI78VGQic16wzw077u9NHuagBhav8U9cP:aA40769uha0Ug
Threatray 163 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T121823A0FB9424216D0D200B49676867BD97998B637C814EBF7D08AEE1B686D1FC3315F
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


Avatar
Bitsight
url: http://178.16.54.109/2

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
359
# of downloads :
206
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
file
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-04-15 23:39:50 UTC
Tags:
sextor spam-bot ip-check

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
92.5%
Tags:
dropper smtp remo
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Сreating synchronization primitives
DNS request
Connection attempt
Sending an HTTP GET request
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Sending a custom TCP request
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug fingerprint microsoft_visual_cc obfuscated phorpiex soft-404 xor-url
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-04-15T20:45:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-04-17T04:04:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Detections:
Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Phorpiex.sb Trojan-Dropper.Dinwod.HTTP.C&C Trojan.Win32.Wofith.sb HEUR:Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Phorpiex.gen
Gathering data
Threat name:
Win32.Worm.Phorpiex
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-04-15 23:38:39 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
20 of 24 (83.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  3/10
Tags:
discovery
Behaviour
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
c8e7f2646ce55f8b8846e2950aaf5f248bb764dff2e1e231a7f0b97f4836b039
MD5 hash:
b18f2fe730f4dd3725aee3c51d987e1d
SHA1 hash:
8b01a329e5e0ef122218c58548b63dc556033dc2
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_URL_In_EXE
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects an XORed URL in an executable
Reference:https://twitter.com/stvemillertime/status/1237035794973560834
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_URL_in_EXE_RID2E46
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects an XORed URL in an executable
Reference:https://twitter.com/stvemillertime/status/1237035794973560834
Rule name:test_rule_vldslv
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.
Rule name:without_attachments
Author:Antonio Sanchez <asanchez@hispasec.com>
Description:Rule to detect the no presence of any attachment
Reference:http://laboratorio.blogs.hispasec.com/
Rule name:with_urls
Author:Antonio Sanchez <asanchez@hispasec.com>
Description:Rule to detect the presence of an or several urls
Reference:http://laboratorio.blogs.hispasec.com/

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

Phorpiex

Executable exe c8e7f2646ce55f8b8846e2950aaf5f248bb764dff2e1e231a7f0b97f4836b039

(this sample)

  
Dropped by
Phorpiex
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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