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Database Entry


Phorpiex


Vendor detections: 19


Intelligence 19 IOCs YARA 1 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: fa6fcf2e154c0b18b12ab86267ccd38d79cc9c27e7e261a7e9201a0a9dd9d0bb
SHA3-384 hash: 1a3041141a59bec5cff20f04364d6c052822691c77d897ae7db187b26570a76c72b8c5ba1401423726ce203a44570423
SHA1 hash: 949ba0061ea9dbe3b9059bb2a7b20caa74861280
MD5 hash: 4c52cf849be8954638925c242e0cc976
humanhash: emma-purple-sodium-winner
File name:4c52cf849be8954638925c242e0cc976.exe
Download: download sample
Signature Phorpiex
Create hunting rule
File size:10'240 bytes
First seen:2025-03-09 12:40:25 UTC
Last seen:2025-03-09 13:26:11 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash e6eef170b092805b77c0546e3604d99f (2 x Phorpiex, 1 x CoinMiner)
ssdeep 96:/L0paShFKPqYTdGLDad04DCcR+58DsrVJQsfuJxGEOaRh2qhRC7tCEMSI:/2hBMGtkR+iDswsWJxTOchthyMB
Threatray 91 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T16822290B7DCA40A1E3904CF047F2878A8BBE94631B92B2CFB3B3C2595F5135184976E6
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) (10522/11/4)
7.9% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
6.1% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
Magika pebin
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:exe Phorpiex

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
399
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
phorpiex
Create hunting rule
ID:
1
File name:
4c52cf849be8954638925c242e0cc976.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-03-09 12:51:03 UTC
Tags:
loader botnet phorpiex
Link:
https://app.any.run/tasks/a46183aa-8a38-4b9a-9362-b85195899ab6

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
96.5%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=67cd8eb61f777fe30608582a
Tags:
phorpiex mint
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Creating a process from a recently created file
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a file in the Windows directory
Enabling the 'hidden' option for recently created files
Connecting to a non-recommended domain
Connection attempt
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Running batch commands
Creating a process with a hidden window
Creating a file
Launching a process
Creating a window
DNS request
Sending a UDP request
Query of malicious DNS domain
Connection attempt to an infection source
Enabling autorun with the standard Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run registry branch
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process
Creating a file in the mass storage device
Sending an HTTP GET request to an infection source
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Enabling threat expansion on mass storage devices
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
microsoft_visual_cc phorpiex
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/67cd8c6b3c5f644bd949da57/reports/66017d60-5282-4d30-8067-1550213e7253/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Mint.Zard.Generic
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/fa6fcf2e154c0b18b12ab86267ccd38d79cc9c27e7e261a7e9201a0a9dd9d0bb
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.
Malware family:
Phorpiex
Create hunting rule
Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/7fe8c616-cb46-436a-b27d-b91117c27f85
Result
Threat name:
Phorpiex
Create hunting rule
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1632967
Signature
Allocates memory in foreign processes
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
Contains functionality to check if Internet connection is working
Contains functionality to detect sleep reduction / modifications
Creates a thread in another existing process (thread injection)
Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them
Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR)
Found evasive API chain (may stop execution after checking mutex)
Found malware configuration
Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier)
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Uses cmd line tools excessively to alter registry or file data
Uses schtasks.exe or at.exe to add and modify task schedules
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected Phorpiex
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1632967 Sample: a0RkmvhSaf.exe Startdate: 09/03/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 92 twizt.net 2->92 94 56.163.245.4.in-addr.arpa 2->94 114 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->114 116 Found malware configuration 2->116 118 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->118 120 7 other signatures 2->120 12 a0RkmvhSaf.exe 16 2->12         started        17 sysludpvs.exe 2->17         started        signatures3 process4 dnsIp5 102 twizt.net 185.215.113.66, 49709, 80 WHOLESALECONNECTIONSNL Portugal 12->102 88 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\230053364.exe, PE32 12->88 dropped 90 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\newtpp[1].exe, PE32 12->90 dropped 148 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 12->148 19 230053364.exe 1 1 12->19         started        file6 signatures7 process8 file9 76 C:\Windows\sysludpvs.exe, PE32 19->76 dropped 122 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 19->122 124 Found evasive API chain (may stop execution after checking mutex) 19->124 126 Contains functionality to check if Internet connection is working 19->126 128 3 other signatures 19->128 23 sysludpvs.exe 21 19->23         started        signatures10 process11 dnsIp12 96 95.142.87.201, 40500, 49683 TTL-ASTJ Tajikistan 23->96 98 146.70.53.161, 40500 TENET-1ZA United Kingdom 23->98 100 79 other IPs or domains 23->100 78 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\152942395.exe, PE32 23->78 dropped 130 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 23->130 132 Found evasive API chain (may stop execution after checking mutex) 23->132 134 Contains functionality to check if Internet connection is working 23->134 136 2 other signatures 23->136 28 152942395.exe 37 23->28         started        file13 signatures14 process15 file16 80 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\634722489.exe, PE32+ 28->80 dropped 82 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\417928448.exe, PE32+ 28->82 dropped 84 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\399630275.exe, PE32+ 28->84 dropped 86 21 other malicious files 28->86 dropped 142 Antivirus detection for dropped file 28->142 144 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 28->144 146 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 28->146 32 634722489.exe 28->32         started        35 2052810334.exe 2 28->35         started        37 2028814805.exe 28->37         started        39 7 other processes 28->39 signatures17 process18 signatures19 104 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 32->104 106 Writes to foreign memory regions 32->106 108 Allocates memory in foreign processes 32->108 112 2 other signatures 32->112 41 conhost.exe 2 32->41         started        110 Antivirus detection for dropped file 35->110 43 cmd.exe 1 35->43         started        46 cmd.exe 37->46         started        48 cmd.exe 37->48         started        50 cmd.exe 39->50         started        52 cmd.exe 39->52         started        54 cmd.exe 39->54         started        56 5 other processes 39->56 process20 signatures21 58 WerFault.exe 23 16 41->58         started        138 Uses cmd line tools excessively to alter registry or file data 43->138 140 Uses schtasks.exe or at.exe to add and modify task schedules 43->140 60 conhost.exe 43->60         started        62 2 other processes 43->62 64 2 other processes 46->64 66 2 other processes 48->66 68 3 other processes 50->68 70 3 other processes 52->70 72 3 other processes 54->72 74 13 other processes 56->74 process22
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
PE
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/fa6fcf2e154c0b18b12ab86267ccd38d79cc9c27e7e261a7e9201a0a9dd9d0bb
Detection:
phorpiex
Create hunting rule
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/fa6fcf2e154c0b18b12ab86267ccd38d79cc9c27e7e261a7e9201a0a9dd9d0bb/
Threat name:
Win32.Worm.Phorpiex
Create hunting rule
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-03-08 14:56:08 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
32 of 38 (84.21%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=7jx46lqvjqfrrmjkxbrgptgtrv44zhbh47rgdj7jeanavhoz2c5q._file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
donut_injector
Create hunting rule
phorpiex
Create hunting rule
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8de13f64aab532c0bbd3d38cc821ba6fa67ccfadde9cffd14944cc9d85830f4a
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error
Phorpiex
fc16c0bf09002c93723b8ab13595db5845a50a1b6a133237ac2d148b0bb41700
Phorpiex
+ 81 additional samples on MalwareBazaar
Result
Malware family:
phorphiex
Create hunting rule
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:phorphiex defense_evasion discovery execution loader persistence trojan worm
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/250309-pwwgza1vhv/
Behaviour
Checks SCSI registry key(s)
Enumerates system info in registry
Kills process with taskkill
Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Drops file in Windows directory
Launches sc.exe
Adds Run key to start application
Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Downloads MZ/PE file
Stops running service(s)
Phorphiex family
Phorphiex payload
Phorphiex, Phorpiex
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
http://91.202.233.141/
http://45.93.20.18/
http://91.202.233.141
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
n/a
YARA:
n/a
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/eeacf012-0eaa-4b54-9883-424b9cd16261
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
fa6fcf2e154c0b18b12ab86267ccd38d79cc9c27e7e261a7e9201a0a9dd9d0bb
MD5 hash:
4c52cf849be8954638925c242e0cc976
SHA1 hash:
949ba0061ea9dbe3b9059bb2a7b20caa74861280
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/86b978fd-1fd1-48db-a3d7-1ae85c8b1031/
Malware family:
Phorpiex
Create hunting rule
Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://www.vmray.com/analyses/_mb/fa6fcf2e154c/report/overview.html
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Phorpiex
Score:
0.80
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/fa6fcf2e154c0b18b12ab86267ccd38d79cc9c27e7e261a7e9201a0a9dd9d0bb

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
Create hunting rule
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara

File information

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

Web download

Phorpiex

Executable exe fa6fcf2e154c0b18b12ab86267ccd38d79cc9c27e7e261a7e9201a0a9dd9d0bb

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3068658/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/2824981/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3069717/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/2530828/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3432210/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/2274783/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/2517803/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/1961882/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3274252/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3069082/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3396119/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3069502/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3068569/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/2274787/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3274271/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/1960874/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3069729/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3045176/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3274262/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3045169/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3045192/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3274249/

BLint

The following table provides more information about this file using BLint. BLint is a Binary Linter to check the security properties, and capabilities in executables.

Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_AUTHENTICODEMissing Authenticodehigh
CHECK_DLL_CHARACTERISTICSMissing dll Security Characteristics (HIGH_ENTROPY_VA)high
Reviews
IDCapabilitiesEvidence
SHELL_APIManipulates System ShellSHELL32.dll::ShellExecuteW
URL_MONIKERS_APICan Download & Execute componentsurlmon.dll::URLDownloadToFileW
WIN32_PROCESS_APICan Create Process and ThreadsKERNEL32.dll::CreateProcessW
WININET.dll::InternetCloseHandle
KERNEL32.dll::CloseHandle
WIN_BASE_APIUses Win Base APIKERNEL32.dll::TerminateProcess
KERNEL32.dll::GetStartupInfoA
WIN_BASE_IO_APICan Create FilesKERNEL32.dll::CreateFileW
KERNEL32.dll::DeleteFileW

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