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Database Entry



Phorpiex


Vendor detections: 14


Intelligence 14 IOCs YARA 8 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: e940830a9e6aa1ca42e80230d076fbc2a7a2ff5c715cc9fb49a061c532562f6f
SHA3-384 hash: 2d38348cd0e62f40660edcef4bc2e756309fe1b8e9c3d180c12ad094a6ac318ef4590b6a5cf3b5b226384430bfdaeb96
SHA1 hash: 7bc757301764d448f113a5f5193819590dbc07f8
MD5 hash: 0c3da3ccdd9f22f48cfc085702e1d06a
humanhash: salami-april-river-jersey
File name:file
Download: download sample
Signature Phorpiex
File size:18'432 bytes
First seen:2026-08-03 06:21:57 UTC
Last seen:2026-08-05 04:24:32 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash edd9caae8565fbe43a73e0ad530f325e (75 x Phorpiex, 2 x PhantomStealer, 2 x Phorphiex)
ssdeep 384:BW6I8/V6l6uio0HlmLu94gXgcolmxav8U9c7l:BWfT0Ht9a8a0U
TLSH T1A7825B0FB9424326D0D110B09676967BDA79A87633C414DBF7E48AEE0A686D1FC3216F
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 :
93
# of downloads :
172
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
exe
Verdict:
No threats detected
Analysis date:
2026-08-03 06:26:12 UTC
Tags:
ip-check

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
DNS request
Connection attempt
Sending an HTTP GET request
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Sending a custom TCP request
Connection attempt to an infection source
Sending an HTTP GET request to an infection source
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug crypto evasive fingerprint microsoft_visual_cc obfuscated phorpiex xor-url xor-url
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-08-02T23:45:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-08-05T02:29:00Z UTC
Hits:
~1000
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:
2026-08-03 05:24:34 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
32 of 38 (84.21%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
phorphiex
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:phorphiex discovery loader trojan worm
Behaviour
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
http://178.16.54.109/spmmm/
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
e940830a9e6aa1ca42e80230d076fbc2a7a2ff5c715cc9fb49a061c532562f6f
MD5 hash:
0c3da3ccdd9f22f48cfc085702e1d06a
SHA1 hash:
7bc757301764d448f113a5f5193819590dbc07f8
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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


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Web download

Phorpiex

Executable exe e940830a9e6aa1ca42e80230d076fbc2a7a2ff5c715cc9fb49a061c532562f6f

(this sample)

  
Dropped by
Phorpiex
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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