Categories: Malware

What is “Win32/Phorpiex.W”?

The Win32/Phorpiex.W is considered dangerous by lots of security experts. When this infection is active, you may notice unwanted processes in Task Manager list. In this case, it is adviced to scan your computer with GridinSoft Anti-Malware.

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What Win32/Phorpiex.W virus can do?

  • Attempts to remove evidence of file being downloaded from the Internet
  • Operates on local firewall’s policies and settings
  • Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine Win32/Phorpiex.W?


File Info:

crc32: E722380Cmd5: 140199525d28788b886d570f4f88b74ename: o.exesha1: c70b0ea7424b6255614e88b92a216bb7da49b9e9sha256: 643a2b1d8d09d9fe50429c16f126498f1545b7eca6d8d0f1bb47220ac6b60723sha512: a01d43b48aa5a9dbb9a6b466eaec57ad35fd1f94861de69d22ec7b4aeb06fc2471559daeca11b6832022a34ccf80c9130b8e8534c12177ca96289e92c4905ea9ssdeep: 384:8VR6kMdOi6O8dGBFLjhKaZQOAIaC3m1Dp8U9CQTI:8j6dOfO71hKaZwIgDKU4yItype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows

Version Info:

0: [No Data]

Win32/Phorpiex.W also known as:

MicroWorld-eScan Generic.Malware.MYd.3135D830
FireEye Generic.mg.140199525d28788b
Qihoo-360 Generic/Trojan.03f
Cylance Unsafe
Sangfor Malware
BitDefender Generic.Malware.MYd.3135D830
Cybereason malicious.7424b6
Invincea heuristic
APEX Malicious
GData Generic.Malware.MYd.3135D830
Kaspersky UDS:DangerousObject.Multi.Generic
Alibaba Worm:Win32/Phorpiex.129710d2
Tencent Win32.Worm.Phorpiex.Dumb
Ad-Aware Generic.Malware.MYd.3135D830
F-Secure Trojan.TR/Crypt.XPACK.Gen
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.Generic.lm
Emsisoft Generic.Malware.MYd.3135D830 (B)
SentinelOne DFI – Malicious PE
Avira TR/Crypt.XPACK.Gen
Endgame malicious (high confidence)
Arcabit Generic.Malware.MYd.3135D830
ZoneAlarm UDS:DangerousObject.Multi.Generic
Microsoft Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.C!ml
AhnLab-V3 Malware/Win32.RL_Generic.R296251
Acronis suspicious
BitDefenderTheta Gen:NN.ZexaF.34090.buW@aeixvYci
ALYac Generic.Malware.MYd.3135D830
MAX malware (ai score=81)
VBA32 suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Phorpiex.W
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.R020H0CBF20
Rising Worm.Phorpiex!8.48D (TFE:5:zkbtG5hfvqD)
Ikarus Worm.Win32.Phorpiex
eGambit Unsafe.AI_Score_99%
Fortinet W32/Phorpiex.W!worm
AVG FileRepMetagen [Malware]
Paloalto generic.ml
CrowdStrike win/malicious_confidence_60% (W)

How to remove Win32/Phorpiex.W?

  • Download and install GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
  • Open GridinSoft Anti-Malware and perform a “Standard scan“.
  • Move to quarantine” all items.
  • Open “Tools” tab – Press “Reset Browser Settings“.
  • Select proper browser and options – Click “Reset”.
  • Restart your computer.
Paul Valéry

I'm a cyber security analyst and data science expert with 5+ years of experience with security software contractors.

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