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Database Entry
Phorpiex
Vendor detections: 14
| SHA256 hash: | fef453c53f582e95ca0165194700d53e7075df2d1d4d0988ba1d53c3fbd9ec97 |
|---|---|
| SHA3-384 hash: | 804916865e38f059dfeb3be6556eb4cd1152274c3475666c7b4fba4a798f5dc5b620d0c22ce1666aeefd79f53602468e |
| SHA1 hash: | a634ac751e6614eaa50c6e4740ff51392799ed9e |
| MD5 hash: | 68d6854be016247e0b20de5cc148e9a3 |
| humanhash: | equal-bulldog-chicken-jupiter |
| File name: | file |
| Download: | download sample |
| Signature | Phorpiex |
| File size: | 18'944 bytes |
| First seen: | 2026-03-12 14:39:29 UTC |
| Last seen: | 2026-03-13 06:52:38 UTC |
| File type: |  exe |
| MIME type: | application/x-dosexec |
| imphash | b8b034a37970476c0e8791d5941c31e3 (11 x Phorpiex, 1 x frp) |
| ssdeep | 384:4dGIUVp9csYnwOQxb0YSLSZWXND+pSLZav8U9c2iY:GEist0pLSZK5BLZa0Ul |
| Threatray | 50 similar samples on MalwareBazaar |
| TLSH | T133825C0FB9414227D1D100B59A22967BD97C947233D864EFFB904AED1B686E2F83314F |
| 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 |
Intelligence
File Origin
# of uploads :
64
# of downloads :
163
Origin country :
USVendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
_fef453c53f582e95ca0165194700d53e7075df2d1d4d0988ba1d53c3fbd9ec97.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-03-12 14:40:43 UTC
Tags:
xor-url generic ip-check
Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Detection:
n/a
Detection(s):
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
92.5%
Tags:
phishing dropper smtp remo
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-vm fingerprint microsoft_visual_cc obfuscated phorpiex soft-404 xor-url
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Mint.Zard.Generic
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
Detections:
Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Phorpiex.sb HEUR:Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Phorpiex.gen
Malware family:
Phorpiex
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
PE
Gathering data
Detection:
phorpiex
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat name:
Win32.Worm.Phorpiex
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-03-12 14:40:44 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
18 of 23 (78.26%)
Threat level:
5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
phorpiex
Similar samples:
+ 40 additional samples on MalwareBazaar
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
3/10
Tags:
discovery
Behaviour
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
fef453c53f582e95ca0165194700d53e7075df2d1d4d0988ba1d53c3fbd9ec97
MD5 hash:
68d6854be016247e0b20de5cc148e9a3
SHA1 hash:
a634ac751e6614eaa50c6e4740ff51392799ed9e
Verdict:
Malicious
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Malicious File
Score:
1.00
YARA Signatures
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| Rule name: | DebuggerCheck__API |
|---|---|
| Reference: | https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara |
| 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: | 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
Dropped by
Phorpiex
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
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