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Database Entry
Miniduke
Vendor detections: 10
| SHA256 hash: | 591c50d9bac4173f74c43ad5af4f9844b8920f1ae0a27f117841682a213757f9 |
|---|---|
| SHA3-384 hash: | fd534c242ac35c64ddfbd2a33ca0fa0aed68adaa7a97f475b785f19dc8cf22d0fb9d7c10c06b36716410d4e45336998c |
| SHA1 hash: | 20ce29a75dc6c9b285f7058d2f1989ca70e98fe3 |
| MD5 hash: | 4e970c589795c98cac0ffbbd6b1c6c80 |
| humanhash: | nevada-india-beer-seventeen |
| File name: | svchost.exe |
| Download: | download sample |
| Signature | Miniduke |
| File size: | 178'688 bytes |
| First seen: | 2025-11-23 09:22:50 UTC |
| Last seen: | Never |
| File type: |  exe |
| MIME type: | application/x-dosexec |
| imphash | edf0659abd5188c18e493cb2537cb8d9 (38 x Miniduke) |
| ssdeep | 3072:KZ/LhS0rKgHq+rFLIwgoovufDUbZm9YIWJkb25Se:+/LhS0rKE/FLITo9mEWIWWbo |
| Threatray | 23 similar samples on MalwareBazaar |
| TLSH | T1E7049E3533E480B1E53316B46DF1AB72967EBC384A71898B9BA41B5F2E746918339307 |
| TrID | 47.3% (.EXE) Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (31206/45/13) 15.9% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4) 9.9% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2) 7.6% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1) 6.8% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1) |
| Magika | pebin |
| Reporter |  Hexastrike |
| Tags: | exe miniduke |
Intelligence
File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
11
Origin country :
IEVendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
svchost.exe
Verdict:
No threats detected
Analysis date:
2025-11-23 16:41:39 UTC
Tags:
n/a
Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Detection:
n/a
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Tags:
miniduke dropper virus
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:
Behaviour
Searching for synchronization primitives
Launching the default Windows debugger (dwwin.exe)
Sending a custom TCP request
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
adaptive-context anti-debug base64 cmd crypto evasive explorer fingerprint keylogger lolbin microsoft_visual_cc
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Backdoor.CosmicDuke
Result
Gathering data
Score:
97%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
PE
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
5 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PDB Path PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 32 Exe x86
Threat name:
Win32.Backdoor.MiniDuke
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-11-22 14:46:59 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
AV detection:
30 of 36 (83.33%)
Threat level:
5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
cosmicduke
Similar samples:
+ 13 additional samples on MalwareBazaar
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
3/10
Tags:
discovery
Behaviour
Program crash
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
591c50d9bac4173f74c43ad5af4f9844b8920f1ae0a27f117841682a213757f9
MD5 hash:
4e970c589795c98cac0ffbbd6b1c6c80
SHA1 hash:
20ce29a75dc6c9b285f7058d2f1989ca70e98fe3
Detections:
win_cosmicduke_auto
win_cosmicduke_w0
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 |
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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: | detect_apt_APT29 |
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| Author: | @malgamy12 |
| Description: | detect_APT32_malware |
| Rule name: | golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846 |
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| Author: | Justin Cornwell |
| Description: | CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset |
| Rule name: | RANSOMWARE |
|---|---|
| Author: | ToroGuitar |
| Rule name: | win_cosmicduke_auto |
|---|---|
| Author: | Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com |
| Description: | Detects win.cosmicduke. |
| Rule name: | win_cosmicduke_w0 |
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| Author: | @malgamy12 |
| Description: | detect cosmicduke |
File information
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