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Database Entry



Simda


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 853b3e80b9278e7fcf8e9ab37d80d5d8c34e5fb617cf3e77d857b83d494e1fd2
SHA3-384 hash: 1d91dea89cc726ee5f8dd4d891ff9e02891f1a112d7f849c2c3a1395da2bd4b56fcf420d76b97657402e757b36d2cc33
SHA1 hash: 3534a7253696dc4b4e45f642448e197838d6732f
MD5 hash: abe2ee77683aa0e798d55277c1e25c34
humanhash: kansas-neptune-william-saturn
File name:svchost.exe
Download: download sample
Signature Simda
File size:346'624 bytes
First seen:2025-11-23 09:25:13 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 846a8dcbd0f5c9ffbf7cfa1fb2e5b31e (7 x Simda)
ssdeep 6144:f9VlVACGmxRoyt1SZq1Q9A9ty5bhJcrs0MurPw/c4hd/B/coyXT3nOGX6T:/lVP1FtEZv9qyFhJy56d/eoyXjn9W
TLSH T1C07423FD772A8B66F57A47736E43C31FA02EF3A41A84E151F69548623C707A33199382
TrID 52.7% (.EXE) UPX compressed Win32 Executable (27066/9/6)
12.8% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
9.8% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
8.7% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
4.0% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
Magika pebin
Reporter Hexastrike
Tags:exe Simda UPX
File size (compressed) :346'624 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :614'400 bytes
Format:win32/pe
Unpacked file: 01b51e4a4c514c6ee8d9c2eb8b888182e24d21e8fd2b228e376a42048cbfe585

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
9
Origin country :
IE IE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Gathering data
Gathering data
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a file in the Windows subdirectories
Searching for synchronization primitives
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a process from a recently created file
DNS request
Connection attempt
Sending an HTTP GET request
Creating a file
Sending a custom TCP request
Launching the default Windows debugger (dwwin.exe)
Searching for the anti-virus window
Moving of the original file
Query of malicious DNS domain
Enabling autorun
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug anti-vm banker lordpe obfuscated packed packed packed packed shifu shiz upx
Result
Gathering data
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 32 Exe x86
Threat name:
Win32.Backdoor.Simda
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-11-22 15:16:12 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
7
AV detection:
32 of 36 (88.89%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:simda discovery persistence stealer trojan upx
Behaviour
Modifies registry class
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Program crash
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Drops file in Program Files directory
Drops file in Windows directory
UPX packed file
Modifies WinLogon
Executes dropped EXE
Simda family
simda
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
853b3e80b9278e7fcf8e9ab37d80d5d8c34e5fb617cf3e77d857b83d494e1fd2
MD5 hash:
abe2ee77683aa0e798d55277c1e25c34
SHA1 hash:
3534a7253696dc4b4e45f642448e197838d6732f
SH256 hash:
46effa68f1d17dada0bccec917c9d4f802b6a4dcfb4f0fc474b2a2ac1712823c
MD5 hash:
06680cd3e18599dd149736944d24185c
SHA1 hash:
7ef8542598245502689837a4ea3cf844d3defc67
Detections:
win_simda_auto win_simda_g1 win_simda_g0 Simda MALWARE_Win_Simda
SH256 hash:
d20d8ef8cb928b62dfc07b7f7cf6b3f79f6fb447e3d99f4d11595ae502aebe87
MD5 hash:
36e5d13d7000553baca011595d2bebb0
SHA1 hash:
3718caa3ab4c6826438f8b0ef50d9b62ebbe7a80
Detections:
win_simda_auto win_simda_g1 win_simda_g0 Simda MALWARE_Win_Simda
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:UPX20030XMarkusOberhumerLaszloMolnarJohnReiser
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:UPX290LZMAMarkusOberhumerLaszloMolnarJohnReiser
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:UPXV200V290MarkusOberhumerLaszloMolnarJohnReiser
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:UPXv20MarkusLaszloReiser
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:upx_largefile
Author:k3nr9

File information


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