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SalatStealer


Vendor detections: 14


Intelligence 14 IOCs YARA 39 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 524024e06a910407486a660881c1245bdb999e7371d76f466ad0ba02dd657803
SHA3-384 hash: 54a70699f556b4bad72294de55395e8ac6e1f0f06975825a37b5ce68a2134775b597e59d1b323ef0e71784f7a97e573f
SHA1 hash: c919d0b06a1c68b97075809718cff00bb18d3c14
MD5 hash: 7bf15fe142bf0265042a8e3a285eec14
humanhash: cup-kitten-cardinal-september
File name:svchost.exe
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Signature SalatStealer
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File size:11'654'144 bytes
First seen:2025-11-23 09:42:22 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 4f2f006e2ecf7172ad368f8289dc96c1 (40 x LummaStealer, 17 x CobaltStrike, 17 x SalatStealer)
ssdeep 49152:gG6Dsyf57KbEhu6sTFWb/1ekLsMBwuPeofNiaty34N5p8xiSVlQtw5yXz0pqyZqN:vqsw5Dupx432VYiRfNdv/KFPrkU
TLSH T18EC65B41FA8B54F6EA031832415BB23F63305D049B28CBDBEB547B6EFC77681197A609
TrID 45.8% (.EXE) Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (31206/45/13)
15.4% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
9.6% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
7.4% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
6.6% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
Magika pebin
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:exe SalatStealer upx-dec


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abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 3ecb0fccb3118e352b454579bf18f2a96e4ebdc0149adc67dc6507b483191e27
File size (compressed) :3'289'088 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :11'654'144 bytes
Format:win32/pe
Packed file: 3ecb0fccb3118e352b454579bf18f2a96e4ebdc0149adc67dc6507b483191e27

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
76
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
svchost.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-11-23 23:07:29 UTC
Tags:
ms-smartcard stealer salatstealer golang
Link:
https://app.any.run/tasks/7ad2b5ae-580f-4608-8d81-f75da8698873

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/41029/
Gathering data
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Сreating synchronization primitives
DNS request
Sending a UDP request
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Creating a file
Creating a file in the Program Files subdirectories
Creating a process from a recently created file
Searching for synchronization primitives
Launching a service
Loading a system driver
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-vm anti-vm crypto golang
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/6922e498eecb08e4aa45aa25/reports/5f3fd24c-ff22-4cb0-9341-4987f9864e58/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Win/malicious_confidence_100%
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/524024e06a910407486a660881c1245bdb999e7371d76f466ad0ba02dd657803
Result
Gathering data
Result
Threat name:
Salat Stealer
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1819380
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Creates multiple autostart registry keys
Found many strings related to Crypto-Wallets (likely being stolen)
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Queries sensitive video device information (via WMI, Win32_VideoController, often done to detect virtual machines)
Sigma detected: Files With System Process Name In Unsuspected Locations
Sigma detected: System File Execution Location Anomaly
Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
Tries to steal Crypto Currency Wallets
Unusual module load detection (module proxying)
Yara detected Salat Stealer
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1819380 Sample: svchost.exe Startdate: 23/11/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 27 dns.google 2->27 37 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->37 39 Yara detected Salat Stealer 2->39 41 Found many strings related to Crypto-Wallets (likely being stolen) 2->41 43 3 other signatures 2->43 7 svchost.exe 2 4 2->7         started        12 backgroundTaskHost.exe 30 1 2->12         started        14 backgroundTaskHost.exe 2->14         started        16 2 other processes 2->16 signatures3 process4 dnsIp5 29 dns.google 8.8.4.4, 443, 55183, 55184 GOOGLEUS United States 7->29 31 104.21.19.248, 443, 55185, 57485 CLOUDFLARENETUS United States 7->31 23 C:\Users\user\...\backgroundTaskHost.exe, PE32 7->23 dropped 25 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\49xhyKM7lDk5xdt.exe, PE32 7->25 dropped 45 Queries sensitive video device information (via WMI, Win32_VideoController, often done to detect virtual machines) 7->45 47 Found many strings related to Crypto-Wallets (likely being stolen) 7->47 49 Creates multiple autostart registry keys 7->49 51 Unusual module load detection (module proxying) 7->51 18 49xhyKM7lDk5xdt.exe 7->18         started        21 conhost.exe 7->21         started        33 8.8.8.8, 443, 57483 GOOGLEUS United States 12->33 53 Antivirus detection for dropped file 12->53 55 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 12->55 57 Tries to steal Crypto Currency Wallets 12->57 file6 signatures7 process8 signatures9 35 Antivirus detection for dropped file 18->35
Score:
99%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
PE
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/524024e06a910407486a660881c1245bdb999e7371d76f466ad0ba02dd657803
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PE (Portable Executable) PE Memory-Mapped (Dump)
Link:
https://app.malva.re/file/7bf15fe142bf0265042a8e3a285eec14
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/524024e06a910407486a660881c1245bdb999e7371d76f466ad0ba02dd657803/
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.SalatStealer
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-11-23 10:40:56 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
AV detection:
18 of 36 (50.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=kjacjydksecaosdkmyeidqjelpnzthttohlw6rtk2c5afxlfpabq._file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
salatstealer
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Similar samples:
error
SalatStealer
Result
Malware family:
salatstealer
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:salatstealer credential_access discovery spyware stealer
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/251123-mrtrgatrat/
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Drops file in Program Files directory
Accesses cryptocurrency files/wallets, possible credential harvesting
Executes dropped EXE
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files
Detect SalatStealer payload
Salatstealer family
salatstealer
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
n/a
YARA:
n/a
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/78a4abae-8ded-4700-a7fc-b943e4c4e254
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
524024e06a910407486a660881c1245bdb999e7371d76f466ad0ba02dd657803
MD5 hash:
7bf15fe142bf0265042a8e3a285eec14
SHA1 hash:
c919d0b06a1c68b97075809718cff00bb18d3c14
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/ca27ae45-adcc-49db-b5f1-c6e63d8ea43c/
Malware family:
SalatStealer
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://www.vmray.com/analyses/_mb/524024e06a91/report/overview.html
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Malicious File
Score:
1.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/524024e06a910407486a660881c1245bdb999e7371d76f466ad0ba02dd657803

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:Any_SU_Domain
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Author:you
Description:Detect any reference to .su domains or subdomains
Rule name:command_and_control
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Author:CD_R0M_
Description:This rule searches for common strings found by malware using C2. Based on a sample used by a Ransomware group
Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
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Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__QueryInfo
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerException__ConsoleCtrl
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerException__SetConsoleCtrl
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DetectEncryptedVariants
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Author:Zinyth
Description:Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded
Rule name:DetectGoMethodSignatures
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Author:Wyatt Tauber
Description:Detects Go method signatures in unpacked Go binaries
Rule name:Detect_Golang_Binary
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Author:Andrew Morrow
Description:Detects binaries compiled with Go
Rule name:Detect_Go_GOMAXPROCS
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Author:Obscurity Labs LLC
Description:Detects Go binaries by the presence of runtime.GOMAXPROCS in the runtime metadata
Rule name:Detect_PowerShell_Obfuscation
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Author:daniyyell
Description:Detects obfuscated PowerShell commands commonly used in malicious scripts.
Rule name:FreddyBearDropper
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Author:Dwarozh Hoshiar
Description:Freddy Bear Dropper is dropping a malware through base63 encoded powershell scrip.
Rule name:GoBinTest
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Rule name:golang
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Rule name:Golangmalware
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Author:Dhanunjaya
Description:Malware in Golang
Rule name:golang_binary_string
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Description:Golang strings present
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
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Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:grakate_stealer_nov_2021
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Rule name:Heuristics_ChromeABE
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Author:Still
Description:attempts to match instructions related to Chrome App-bound Encryption elevation service; possibly spotted amongst infostealers
Rule name:HiveRansomware
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Author:Dhanunjaya
Description:Yara Rule To Detect Hive V4 Ransomware
Rule name:identity_golang
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Author:Eric Yocam
Description:find Golang malware
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_Embedded_Crypto_Wallet_Browser_Extension_IDs
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Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detect binaries embedding considerable number of cryptocurrency wallet browser extension IDs.
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_References_Browsers
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Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects binaries (Windows and macOS) referencing many web browsers. Observed in information stealers.
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_SQLQuery_ConfidentialDataStore
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Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables containing SQL queries to confidential data stores. Observed in infostealers
Rule name:Macos_Infostealer_Wallets_8e469ea0
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:MD5_Constants
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Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for MD5 constants
Rule name:Multi_Generic_Threat_19854dc2
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:ProgramLanguage_Golang
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Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Application written in Golang programming language
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
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Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:RIPEMD160_Constants
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Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for RIPEMD-160 constants
Rule name:Rooter
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Author:Seth Hardy
Description:Rooter
Rule name:RooterStrings
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Author:Seth Hardy
Description:Rooter Identifying Strings
Rule name:SEH__vectored
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:SHA1_Constants
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Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA1 constants
Rule name:SHA512_Constants
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Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA384/SHA512 constants
Rule name:ThreadControl__Context
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:vmdetect
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Author:nex
Description:Possibly employs anti-virtualization techniques
Rule name:win32_salat_stealer
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Author:Reedus0
Description:Rule for detecting SalatStealer malware
Rule name:yara_template
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File information

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SalatStealer

Executable exe 3ecb0fccb3118e352b454579bf18f2a96e4ebdc0149adc67dc6507b483191e27

SalatStealer

Executable exe 524024e06a910407486a660881c1245bdb999e7371d76f466ad0ba02dd657803

(this sample)

  
Dropped by
SHA256 3ecb0fccb3118e352b454579bf18f2a96e4ebdc0149adc67dc6507b483191e27
  
Dropped by
MD5 1c81c9e1b42acc52d40c4713c4c7575f
Cape
Cape
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/41029/

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