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win.phorpiex (Back to overview)

Phorpiex

aka: Trik
URLhaus      

Proofpoint describes Phorpiex/Trik as a SDBot fork (thus IRC-based) that has been used to distribute GandCrab, Pushdo, Pony, and coinminers. The name Trik is derived from PDB strings.

References
2021-12-16Check Point ResearchAlexey Bukhteyev
@online{bukhteyev:20211216:phorpiex:cef1b8e, author = {Alexey Bukhteyev}, title = {{Phorpiex botnet is back with a new Twizt: Hijacking Hundreds of crypto transactions}}, date = {2021-12-16}, organization = {Check Point Research}, url = {https://research.checkpoint.com/2021/phorpiex-botnet-is-back-with-a-new-twizt-hijacking-hundreds-of-crypto-transactions/}, language = {English}, urldate = {2021-12-17} } Phorpiex botnet is back with a new Twizt: Hijacking Hundreds of crypto transactions
Phorpiex
2021-11-11vmwareJason Zhang, Stefano Ortolani, Giovanni Vigna, Threat Analysis Unit
@online{zhang:20211111:research:b254ed6, author = {Jason Zhang and Stefano Ortolani and Giovanni Vigna and Threat Analysis Unit}, title = {{Research Recap: How To Automate Malware Campaign Detection With Telemetry Peak Analyzer}}, date = {2021-11-11}, organization = {vmware}, url = {https://blogs.vmware.com/security/2021/11/telemetry-peak-analyzer-an-automatic-malware-campaign-detector.html}, language = {English}, urldate = {2022-03-22} } Research Recap: How To Automate Malware Campaign Detection With Telemetry Peak Analyzer
Phorpiex QakBot
2021-10-12Twitter (@_CPResearch_)Check Point Research
@online{research:20211012:of:80a5962, author = {Check Point Research}, title = {{Tweet of re-emergence phorpiex with a new "Twizt" module}}, date = {2021-10-12}, organization = {Twitter (@_CPResearch_)}, url = {https://twitter.com/_CPResearch_/status/1447852018794643457}, language = {English}, urldate = {2021-11-08} } Tweet of re-emergence phorpiex with a new "Twizt" module
Phorpiex
2021-08-27The RecordCatalin Cimpanu
@online{cimpanu:20210827:phorpiex:8cf60a5, author = {Catalin Cimpanu}, title = {{Phorpiex botnet shuts down, source code goes up for sale}}, date = {2021-08-27}, organization = {The Record}, url = {https://therecord.media/phorpiex-botnet-shuts-down-source-code-goes-up-for-sale/}, language = {English}, urldate = {2021-08-31} } Phorpiex botnet shuts down, source code goes up for sale
Phorpiex
2021-05-20MicrosoftMicrosoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team
@online{team:20210520:phorpiex:1a8fb3c, author = {Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team}, title = {{Phorpiex morphs: How a longstanding botnet persists and thrives in the current threat environment}}, date = {2021-05-20}, organization = {Microsoft}, url = {https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2021/05/20/phorpiex-morphs-how-a-longstanding-botnet-persists-and-thrives-in-the-current-threat-environment/}, language = {English}, urldate = {2021-05-26} } Phorpiex morphs: How a longstanding botnet persists and thrives in the current threat environment
Phorpiex
2021-02-02CRONUPGermán Fernández
@online{fernndez:20210202:de:6ff4f3a, author = {Germán Fernández}, title = {{De ataque con Malware a incidente de Ransomware}}, date = {2021-02-02}, organization = {CRONUP}, url = {https://www.cronup.com/post/de-ataque-con-malware-a-incidente-de-ransomware}, language = {Spanish}, urldate = {2021-03-02} } De ataque con Malware a incidente de Ransomware
Avaddon BazarBackdoor Buer Clop Cobalt Strike Conti DanaBot Dharma Dridex Egregor Emotet Empire Downloader FriedEx GootKit IcedID MegaCortex Nemty Phorpiex PwndLocker PyXie QakBot RansomEXX REvil Ryuk SDBbot SmokeLoader TrickBot Zloader
2020-11-20ZDNetCatalin Cimpanu
@online{cimpanu:20201120:malware:0b8ff59, author = {Catalin Cimpanu}, title = {{The malware that usually installs ransomware and you need to remove right away}}, date = {2020-11-20}, organization = {ZDNet}, url = {https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-malware-that-usually-installs-ransomware-and-you-need-to-remove-right-away/}, language = {English}, urldate = {2020-11-23} } The malware that usually installs ransomware and you need to remove right away
Avaddon BazarBackdoor Buer Clop Cobalt Strike Conti DoppelPaymer Dridex Egregor Emotet FriedEx MegaCortex Phorpiex PwndLocker QakBot Ryuk SDBbot TrickBot Zloader
2020-02-18LastlineJason Zhang, Stefano Ortolani
@online{zhang:20200218:nemty:8d6340a, author = {Jason Zhang and Stefano Ortolani}, title = {{Nemty Ransomware Scaling UP: APAC Mailboxes Swarmed by Dual Downloaders}}, date = {2020-02-18}, organization = {Lastline}, url = {https://www.lastline.com/labsblog/nemty-ransomware-scaling-up-apac-mailboxes-swarmed-dual-downloaders/}, language = {English}, urldate = {2020-02-23} } Nemty Ransomware Scaling UP: APAC Mailboxes Swarmed by Dual Downloaders
Nemty Phorpiex
2020-01-23ZDNetCatalin Cimpanu
@online{cimpanu:20200123:someone:fb903da, author = {Catalin Cimpanu}, title = {{Someone is uninstalling the Phorpiex malware from infected PCs and telling users to install an antivirus}}, date = {2020-01-23}, organization = {ZDNet}, url = {https://www.zdnet.com/article/someone-is-uninstalling-the-phorpiex-malware-from-infected-pcs-and-telling-users-to-install-an-antivirus/}, language = {English}, urldate = {2020-01-27} } Someone is uninstalling the Phorpiex malware from infected PCs and telling users to install an antivirus
Phorpiex
2019-11-19Check PointAlexey Bukhteyev
@online{bukhteyev:20191119:phorpiex:50c2cb1, author = {Alexey Bukhteyev}, title = {{Phorpiex Breakdown}}, date = {2019-11-19}, organization = {Check Point}, url = {https://research.checkpoint.com/2019/phorpiex-breakdown/}, language = {English}, urldate = {2020-01-06} } Phorpiex Breakdown
Phorpiex
2019-11-04SymantecNguyen Hoang Giang, Eduardo Altares, Muhammad Hasib Latif
@online{giang:20191104:nemty:6f237c6, author = {Nguyen Hoang Giang and Eduardo Altares and Muhammad Hasib Latif}, title = {{Nemty Ransomware Expands Its Reach, Also Delivered by Trik Botnet}}, date = {2019-11-04}, organization = {Symantec}, url = {https://symantec-enterprise-blogs.security.com/blogs/threat-intelligence/nemty-ransomware-trik-botnet}, language = {English}, urldate = {2020-06-02} } Nemty Ransomware Expands Its Reach, Also Delivered by Trik Botnet
Nemty Phorpiex
2019-09-09McAfeeThomas Roccia, Marc Rivero López, Chintan Shah
@online{roccia:20190909:evolution:baf3b6c, author = {Thomas Roccia and Marc Rivero López and Chintan Shah}, title = {{Evolution of Malware Sandbox Evasion Tactics – A Retrospective Study}}, date = {2019-09-09}, organization = {McAfee}, url = {https://www.mcafee.com/blogs/other-blogs/mcafee-labs/evolution-of-malware-sandbox-evasion-tactics-a-retrospective-study/}, language = {English}, urldate = {2020-08-30} } Evolution of Malware Sandbox Evasion Tactics – A Retrospective Study
Cutwail Dridex Dyre Kovter Locky Phorpiex Simda
2019-03-06CrowdStrikeBrendon Feeley, Bex Hartley, Sergei Frankoff
@online{feeley:20190306:pinchy:f5060bd, author = {Brendon Feeley and Bex Hartley and Sergei Frankoff}, title = {{PINCHY SPIDER Affiliates Adopt “Big Game Hunting” Tactics to Distribute GandCrab Ransomware}}, date = {2019-03-06}, organization = {CrowdStrike}, url = {https://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/pinchy-spider-adopts-big-game-hunting/}, language = {English}, urldate = {2019-12-20} } PINCHY SPIDER Affiliates Adopt “Big Game Hunting” Tactics to Distribute GandCrab Ransomware
Gandcrab Phorpiex PINCHY SPIDER ZOMBIE SPIDER
2018-06-12Bleeping ComputerCatalin Cimpanu
@online{cimpanu:20180612:trik:137e306, author = {Catalin Cimpanu}, title = {{Trik Spam Botnet Leaks 43 Million Email Addresses}}, date = {2018-06-12}, organization = {Bleeping Computer}, url = {https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/trik-spam-botnet-leaks-43-million-email-addresses/}, language = {English}, urldate = {2019-12-20} } Trik Spam Botnet Leaks 43 Million Email Addresses
Phorpiex
2018-05-24ProofpointProofpoint Staff
@online{staff:20180524:phorpiex:81572f0, author = {Proofpoint Staff}, title = {{Phorpiex – A decade of spamming from the shadows}}, date = {2018-05-24}, organization = {Proofpoint}, url = {https://www.proofpoint.com/us/threat-insight/post/phorpiex-decade-spamming-shadows}, language = {English}, urldate = {2019-12-20} } Phorpiex – A decade of spamming from the shadows
Phorpiex
2016-02-21Johannes Bader BlogJohannes Bader
@online{bader:20160221:phorpiex:ab65d87, author = {Johannes Bader}, title = {{Phorpiex - An IRC worm}}, date = {2016-02-21}, organization = {Johannes Bader Blog}, url = {https://bin.re/blog/phorpiex/}, language = {English}, urldate = {2023-04-14} } Phorpiex - An IRC worm
Phorpiex
2013-01-21Trend MicroMark Joseph Manahan
@online{manahan:20130121:shylock:981b444, author = {Mark Joseph Manahan}, title = {{Shylock Not the Lone Threat Targeting Skype}}, date = {2013-01-21}, organization = {Trend Micro}, url = {https://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/shylock-not-the-lone-threat-targeting-skype/}, language = {English}, urldate = {2020-01-13} } Shylock Not the Lone Threat Targeting Skype
Phorpiex
Yara Rules
[TLP:WHITE] win_phorpiex_auto (20230407 | Detects win.phorpiex.)
rule win_phorpiex_auto {

    meta:
        author = "Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com"
        date = "2023-03-29"
        version = "1"
        description = "Detects win.phorpiex."
        info = "autogenerated rule brought to you by yara-signator"
        tool = "yara-signator v0.6.0"
        signator_config = "callsandjumps;datarefs;binvalue"
        malpedia_reference = "https://malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de/details/win.phorpiex"
        malpedia_rule_date = "20230328"
        malpedia_hash = "9d2d75cef573c1c2d861f5197df8f563b05a305d"
        malpedia_version = "20230407"
        malpedia_license = "CC BY-SA 4.0"
        malpedia_sharing = "TLP:WHITE"

    /* DISCLAIMER
     * The strings used in this rule have been automatically selected from the
     * disassembly of memory dumps and unpacked files, using YARA-Signator.
     * The code and documentation is published here:
     * https://github.com/fxb-cocacoding/yara-signator
     * As Malpedia is used as data source, please note that for a given
     * number of families, only single samples are documented.
     * This likely impacts the degree of generalization these rules will offer.
     * Take the described generation method also into consideration when you
     * apply the rules in your use cases and assign them confidence levels.
     */


    strings:
        $sequence_0 = { 6a00 ff15???????? ff15???????? 50 e8???????? }
            // n = 5, score = 1100
            //   6a00                 | push                0
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   e8????????           |                     

        $sequence_1 = { ff15???????? 85c0 740f 6a07 }
            // n = 4, score = 1100
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   85c0                 | test                eax, eax
            //   740f                 | je                  0x11
            //   6a07                 | push                7

        $sequence_2 = { ff15???????? 85c0 741f 6880000000 }
            // n = 4, score = 1000
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   85c0                 | test                eax, eax
            //   741f                 | je                  0x21
            //   6880000000           | push                0x80

        $sequence_3 = { 83c410 6a00 6a02 6a02 }
            // n = 4, score = 900
            //   83c410               | add                 esp, 0x10
            //   6a00                 | push                0
            //   6a02                 | push                2
            //   6a02                 | push                2

        $sequence_4 = { 6a00 6a20 6a00 6a00 6a00 8b5508 }
            // n = 6, score = 900
            //   6a00                 | push                0
            //   6a20                 | push                0x20
            //   6a00                 | push                0
            //   6a00                 | push                0
            //   6a00                 | push                0
            //   8b5508               | mov                 edx, dword ptr [ebp + 8]

        $sequence_5 = { e8???????? 83c404 e8???????? e8???????? ff15???????? 6a00 }
            // n = 6, score = 800
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   83c404               | add                 esp, 4
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   6a00                 | push                0

        $sequence_6 = { 6a01 6a00 68???????? e8???????? 83c40c 33c0 }
            // n = 6, score = 800
            //   6a01                 | push                1
            //   6a00                 | push                0
            //   68????????           |                     
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   83c40c               | add                 esp, 0xc
            //   33c0                 | xor                 eax, eax

        $sequence_7 = { e8???????? 99 b90d000000 f7f9 }
            // n = 4, score = 800
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   99                   | cdq                 
            //   b90d000000           | mov                 ecx, 0xd
            //   f7f9                 | idiv                ecx

        $sequence_8 = { 52 683f000f00 6a00 68???????? 6802000080 ff15???????? 85c0 }
            // n = 7, score = 700
            //   52                   | push                edx
            //   683f000f00           | push                0xf003f
            //   6a00                 | push                0
            //   68????????           |                     
            //   6802000080           | push                0x80000002
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   85c0                 | test                eax, eax

        $sequence_9 = { 6a00 6a00 682a800000 6a00 }
            // n = 4, score = 700
            //   6a00                 | push                0
            //   6a00                 | push                0
            //   682a800000           | push                0x802a
            //   6a00                 | push                0

        $sequence_10 = { 6a01 ff15???????? ff15???????? b001 }
            // n = 4, score = 700
            //   6a01                 | push                1
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   b001                 | mov                 al, 1

        $sequence_11 = { 68???????? ff15???????? 8d85f8fdffff 50 68???????? }
            // n = 5, score = 700
            //   68????????           |                     
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   8d85f8fdffff         | lea                 eax, [ebp - 0x208]
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   68????????           |                     

        $sequence_12 = { ff15???????? 6a00 ff15???????? 85c0 7418 }
            // n = 5, score = 700
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   6a00                 | push                0
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   85c0                 | test                eax, eax
            //   7418                 | je                  0x1a

        $sequence_13 = { e8???????? 99 b930750000 f7f9 81c210270000 }
            // n = 5, score = 600
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   99                   | cdq                 
            //   b930750000           | mov                 ecx, 0x7530
            //   f7f9                 | idiv                ecx
            //   81c210270000         | add                 edx, 0x2710

        $sequence_14 = { 6a01 ff15???????? 8945f8 837df800 7429 8b45f8 }
            // n = 6, score = 600
            //   6a01                 | push                1
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   8945f8               | mov                 dword ptr [ebp - 8], eax
            //   837df800             | cmp                 dword ptr [ebp - 8], 0
            //   7429                 | je                  0x2b
            //   8b45f8               | mov                 eax, dword ptr [ebp - 8]

        $sequence_15 = { f7f9 81c210270000 52 e8???????? 99 }
            // n = 5, score = 600
            //   f7f9                 | idiv                ecx
            //   81c210270000         | add                 edx, 0x2710
            //   52                   | push                edx
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   99                   | cdq                 

        $sequence_16 = { 68???????? ff15???????? e9???????? 8d45fc }
            // n = 4, score = 600
            //   68????????           |                     
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   e9????????           |                     
            //   8d45fc               | lea                 eax, [ebp - 4]

        $sequence_17 = { eb02 ebcd 8b95ecfeffff 3b95f0feffff 7528 }
            // n = 5, score = 600
            //   eb02                 | jmp                 4
            //   ebcd                 | jmp                 0xffffffcf
            //   8b95ecfeffff         | mov                 edx, dword ptr [ebp - 0x114]
            //   3b95f0feffff         | cmp                 edx, dword ptr [ebp - 0x110]
            //   7528                 | jne                 0x2a

        $sequence_18 = { 50 e8???????? 59 59 85c0 0f85c0000000 }
            // n = 6, score = 500
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   59                   | pop                 ecx
            //   59                   | pop                 ecx
            //   85c0                 | test                eax, eax
            //   0f85c0000000         | jne                 0xc6

        $sequence_19 = { 6a21 50 e8???????? c60000 }
            // n = 4, score = 500
            //   6a21                 | push                0x21
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   c60000               | mov                 byte ptr [eax], 0

        $sequence_20 = { 3d00010000 7504 83c8ff c3 }
            // n = 4, score = 500
            //   3d00010000           | cmp                 eax, 0x100
            //   7504                 | jne                 6
            //   83c8ff               | or                  eax, 0xffffffff
            //   c3                   | ret                 

        $sequence_21 = { 3db7000000 7508 6a00 ff15???????? 6804010000 }
            // n = 5, score = 500
            //   3db7000000           | cmp                 eax, 0xb7
            //   7508                 | jne                 0xa
            //   6a00                 | push                0
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   6804010000           | push                0x104

        $sequence_22 = { 75f9 2bc2 50 8d54242c 52 ff15???????? }
            // n = 6, score = 400
            //   75f9                 | jne                 0xfffffffb
            //   2bc2                 | sub                 eax, edx
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   8d54242c             | lea                 edx, [esp + 0x2c]
            //   52                   | push                edx
            //   ff15????????         |                     

        $sequence_23 = { 7501 40 39510c 7501 40 }
            // n = 5, score = 400
            //   7501                 | jne                 3
            //   40                   | inc                 eax
            //   39510c               | cmp                 dword ptr [ecx + 0xc], edx
            //   7501                 | jne                 3
            //   40                   | inc                 eax

        $sequence_24 = { 83c40c e8???????? 99 b960ea0000 f7f9 }
            // n = 5, score = 400
            //   83c40c               | add                 esp, 0xc
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   99                   | cdq                 
            //   b960ea0000           | mov                 ecx, 0xea60
            //   f7f9                 | idiv                ecx

        $sequence_25 = { 83f130 8d1492 46 8d1451 }
            // n = 4, score = 400
            //   83f130               | xor                 ecx, 0x30
            //   8d1492               | lea                 edx, [edx + edx*4]
            //   46                   | inc                 esi
            //   8d1451               | lea                 edx, [ecx + edx*2]

        $sequence_26 = { 663bc2 72f7 53 33c0 }
            // n = 4, score = 300
            //   663bc2               | cmp                 ax, dx
            //   72f7                 | jb                  0xfffffff9
            //   53                   | push                ebx
            //   33c0                 | xor                 eax, eax

        $sequence_27 = { 50 8d45ec 50 6805000020 }
            // n = 4, score = 300
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   8d45ec               | lea                 eax, [ebp - 0x14]
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   6805000020           | push                0x20000005

        $sequence_28 = { 56 57 68e8030000 ff15???????? e8???????? be???????? }
            // n = 6, score = 300
            //   56                   | push                esi
            //   57                   | push                edi
            //   68e8030000           | push                0x3e8
            //   ff15????????         |                     
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   be????????           |                     

        $sequence_29 = { 50 8d45e0 50 6805000020 }
            // n = 4, score = 200
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   8d45e0               | lea                 eax, [ebp - 0x20]
            //   50                   | push                eax
            //   6805000020           | push                0x20000005

    condition:
        7 of them and filesize < 2490368
}
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