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Database Entry
Simda
Vendor detections: 13
| SHA256 hash: | b46a229f72ac380697c087577d04f0b887ed9d1921877f8de050bc2468b5277b |
|---|---|
| SHA3-384 hash: | 546a03fb4bfbcdb1ba38ecfc7c9f22607793fba5dd9865272d027b367f6eaa0c022ff03475309b5d6fced949ec377d5a |
| SHA1 hash: | 8ca950ad69efe7cc0b32ce8f9648ea5e4ebcfd00 |
| MD5 hash: | 6c3e7a0612ec78c4db95948acdcd6e3d |
| humanhash: | march-queen-robert-oven |
| File name: | svchost.exe |
| Download: | download sample |
| Signature | Simda |
| File size: | 430'558 bytes |
| First seen: | 2025-11-23 09:28:51 UTC |
| Last seen: | Never |
| File type: |  exe |
| MIME type: | application/x-dosexec |
| imphash | 257ea21f64dde694bae577e3a7755e5a (7 x Simda) |
| ssdeep | 6144:kM7SwQSEJ28R/kpM3kRaWV/wEsNbqw8QlRTFiPurp+EStS3sth:YSET/kBubqw8vm+EKS3s |
| Threatray | 49 similar samples on MalwareBazaar |
| TLSH | T162948E2AA4504176E4F4223050FA7A6B2DBD2E6447DD28D337A46E8D6C742F372392DF |
| TrID | 37.8% (.EXE) Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (31206/45/13) 20.0% (.EXE) Microsoft Visual C++ compiled executable (generic) (16529/12/5) 12.7% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4) 7.9% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2) 6.1% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1) |
| Magika | pebin |
| Reporter |  Hexastrike |
| Tags: | exe Simda |
Intelligence
File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
21
Origin country :
IEVendor Threat Intelligence
Detection:
Simda
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 POST request
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Moving of the original file
Enabling autorun
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug anti-vm anti-vm banker base64 crypt explorer lolbin microsoft_visual_cc packed rundll32 shifu shiz xpack
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Win/malicious_confidence_100%
Result
Gathering data
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
PE
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:
2025-11-21 20:28:19 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
2
AV detection:
31 of 36 (86.11%)
Threat level:
5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
simda
Similar samples:
+ 39 additional samples on MalwareBazaar
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
10/10
Tags:
discovery persistence
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Drops file in Windows directory
Modifies WinLogon
Executes dropped EXE
Modifies WinLogon for persistence
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
stealer simda Win.Trojan.Simda-10002732-0
YARA:
MALWARE_Win_Simda
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
b46a229f72ac380697c087577d04f0b887ed9d1921877f8de050bc2468b5277b
MD5 hash:
6c3e7a0612ec78c4db95948acdcd6e3d
SHA1 hash:
8ca950ad69efe7cc0b32ce8f9648ea5e4ebcfd00
Detections:
Simda
Malware family:
Shifu
Verdict:
Malicious
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: | CP_Script_Inject_Detector |
|---|---|
| Author: | DiegoAnalytics |
| Description: | Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries |
| Rule name: | FreddyBearDropper |
|---|---|
| Author: | Dwarozh Hoshiar |
| Description: | Freddy Bear Dropper is dropping a malware through base63 encoded powershell scrip. |
| Rule name: | MALWARE_Win_Simda |
|---|---|
| Author: | ditekShen |
| Description: | Detects Simda / Shifu infostealer |
| Rule name: | NET |
|---|---|
| Author: | malware-lu |
| Rule name: | SEH__vectored |
|---|---|
| Reference: | https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara |
| Rule name: | Sus_CMD_Powershell_Usage |
|---|---|
| Author: | XiAnzheng |
| Description: | May Contain(Obfuscated or no) Powershell or CMD Command that can be abused by threat actor(can create FP) |
| Rule name: | Windows_Trojan_Zeus_e51c60d7 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Elastic Security |
| Description: | Detects strings used in Zeus web injects. Many other malware families are built on Zeus and may hit on this signature. |
| Reference: | https://www.virusbulletin.com/virusbulletin/2014/10/paper-evolution-webinjects |
File information
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