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Database Entry



Phorpiex


Vendor detections: 14


Intelligence 14 IOCs YARA 7 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: e2c3ef4c8c11ffbeef78009833dde5c44b343ffdf1b314e5f85a3dc270a6e264
SHA3-384 hash: dac025ed847b3b31f68e2aa0f0ace09b6e831b3b20bca51cb7fadf0017172ab8cb226623f855f612de5c1c0e99f00ee9
SHA1 hash: 2062859a9a569a681070f6f09881b47ad644cf5e
MD5 hash: 1979671a27c1e3346484acbb2382b018
humanhash: hot-saturn-autumn-august
File name:file
Download: download sample
Signature Phorpiex
File size:18'432 bytes
First seen:2026-03-28 13:19:19 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash b8b034a37970476c0e8791d5941c31e3 (19 x Phorpiex, 1 x frp)
ssdeep 384:PpGIUVp9sQofwvBfR0jfbdAyD+DMav8U9cfi:BECQ70jf5Aw6Ma0UY
TLSH T1A1824B0FB8824626D1D100B59A62467BDAB8A472339858DBFB904EED1B6C6D1FC3315F
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://178.16.54.109/3

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
122
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
file
Verdict:
No threats detected
Analysis date:
2026-03-28 13:20:06 UTC
Tags:
ip-check

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

Behaviour
Сreating synchronization primitives
DNS request
Connection attempt
Sending an HTTP GET request
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug anti-vm fingerprint microsoft_visual_cc obfuscated phorpiex soft-404 xor-url
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-03-28T10:25:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-03-29T00:48:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Detections:
HEUR:Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Phorpiex.gen Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Phorpiex.sb PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Phorpiex
Threat name:
Win32.Worm.Phorpiex
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-03-28 13:20:28 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
20 of 24 (83.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
phorpiex
Similar samples:
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  3/10
Tags:
discovery
Behaviour
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
e2c3ef4c8c11ffbeef78009833dde5c44b343ffdf1b314e5f85a3dc270a6e264
MD5 hash:
1979671a27c1e3346484acbb2382b018
SHA1 hash:
2062859a9a569a681070f6f09881b47ad644cf5e
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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: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


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Web download

Phorpiex

Executable exe e2c3ef4c8c11ffbeef78009833dde5c44b343ffdf1b314e5f85a3dc270a6e264

(this sample)

  
Dropped by
Phorpiex
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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