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Database Entry



ValleyRAT


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs 2 YARA 14 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 02a97b438854101f396a32e95b69b463ce19b327ccbf4d700a5a982cf3575d39
SHA3-384 hash: f3a6def3fd779b536023eecdcc9d5d90cb0862163b6dd85304d899a48334264f9c390c2f8ecb6bae4cafc69dc33d8710
SHA1 hash: 0ba59175eefc8ca6bbc84be56a8e11e776bd860d
MD5 hash: 4138436b1c5ffa5301e4c10a1292c21e
humanhash: equal-july-august-ceiling
File name:4138436B1C5FFA5301E4C10A1292C21E.dll
Download: download sample
Signature ValleyRAT
File size:5'764'096 bytes
First seen:2026-08-16 16:15:20 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:DLL dll
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 015ade0acc2769b31f99b52582ac5d1a (10 x ValleyRAT)
ssdeep 98304:eJ4pESpilkCHK6fT5ippzPTq03qKvhoKZ4OiZrq1DfPHNADtV6v+zM+rwroDrroC:eKDcKpzPTq03lvhBZ4O7NADtV6v+zZRO
TLSH T1E246C0133E9C00A6E05A1133CE69B6ECF16EBDE83B76019715A4BB1DFD32741CA1456B
TrID 22.9% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
22.7% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
17.5% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
15.7% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
7.0% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
Magika pebin
dhash icon 798e960f3396cc71 (36 x ValleyRAT)
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:dll RAT ValleyRAT


Avatar
abuse_ch
ValleyRAT C2:
103.240.196.115:7811

Indicators Of Compromise (IOCs)


Below is a list of indicators of compromise (IOCs) associated with this malware samples.

IOCThreatFox Reference
103.240.196.115:7811 https://threatfox.abuse.ch/ioc/1877279/
103.240.196.115:7800 https://threatfox.abuse.ch/ioc/1877280/

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
190
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
96.5%
Tags:
malware
Result
Verdict:
Clean
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Launching a service
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
adaptive-context anti-debug bitsadmin certutil cmd crypto evasive explorer fingerprint keylogger lolbin microsoft_visual_cc msiexec onedrivestandaloneupdater packed reconnaissance
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
dll x32
First seen:
2026-08-14T05:00:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-08-17T07:15:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Result
Threat name:
ValleyRAT
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
96 / 100
Signature
Found malware configuration
Found stalling execution ending in API Sleep call
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sigma detected: Bad Opsec Defaults Sacrificial Processes With Improper Arguments
Sigma detected: Rundll32 Execution Without CommandLine Parameters
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit)
Yara detected ValleyRAT
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1958673 Sample: AygDdhHV5e.dll Startdate: 16/08/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 96 103 accfe01.club 2->103 105 ideas-irisselection-irisfd-lb.prod-b-wus2.ideas-irisselection-irisfd.westus2-prod.cosmic.office.net 2->105 107 2 other IPs or domains 2->107 117 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->117 119 Found malware configuration 2->119 121 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->121 123 4 other signatures 2->123 11 loaddll32.exe 1 2->11         started        13 rundll32.exe 2->13         started        signatures3 process4 process5 15 rundll32.exe 3 16 11->15         started        20 cmd.exe 1 11->20         started        22 rundll32.exe 5 11->22         started        24 13 other processes 11->24 dnsIp6 109 accfe01.club 103.240.196.115, 49698, 49710, 49722 VH-GLOBALVHGlobalLimitedHK Hong Kong SAR China 15->109 111 api.ipify.org 104.26.12.205, 443, 49720, 49723 CLOUDFLARENET-CloudflareIncUS Canada 15->111 83 07A56F46-5550-4A4B-A506-302CE4FFFBC1.ExE, PE32 15->83 dropped 85 C:\...behaviorgraphFExperience.NvStreamSrv.NVX.EXE, PE32 15->85 dropped 113 System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit) 15->113 115 Found stalling execution ending in API Sleep call 15->115 26 rundll32.exe 7 20->26         started        87 1D5F4F3E-F2FF-4DFA-AD9C-45C17736E026.ExE, PE32 22->87 dropped 89 C:\...behaviorgraphFExperience.NvStreamSrv.NVX.EXE, PE32 22->89 dropped 29 cmd.exe 22->29         started        31 taskkill.exe 1 22->31         started        91 C4588226-7E24-4C96-B8D0-DB11E7456CF7.ExE, PE32 24->91 dropped 93 95A45F23-E30B-4ACC-B83D-91DCDA19C054.ExE, PE32 24->93 dropped 95 7A6E4D48-B448-4DA4-B205-72BBB632323B.ExE, PE32 24->95 dropped 97 21 other files (none is malicious) 24->97 dropped 33 cmd.exe 24->33         started        35 cmd.exe 24->35         started        37 taskkill.exe 1 24->37         started        39 3 other processes 24->39 file7 signatures8 process9 file10 99 DC53F9EB-D7E5-4FBC-B8A2-BE05D84EDBB0.ExE, PE32 26->99 dropped 101 C:\...behaviorgraphFExperience.NvStreamSrv.NVX.EXE, PE32 26->101 dropped 41 cmd.exe 1 26->41         started        43 taskkill.exe 1 26->43         started        45 cmd.exe 29->45         started        47 conhost.exe 29->47         started        49 conhost.exe 31->49         started        55 2 other processes 33->55 57 2 other processes 35->57 51 conhost.exe 37->51         started        53 conhost.exe 39->53         started        process11 process12 59 cmd.exe 1 41->59         started        61 conhost.exe 41->61         started        63 conhost.exe 43->63         started        65 tasklist.exe 1 45->65         started        67 find.exe 45->67         started        69 tasklist.exe 55->69         started        71 find.exe 55->71         started        73 tasklist.exe 57->73         started        75 find.exe 57->75         started        process13 77 tasklist.exe 1 59->77         started        79 timeout.exe 1 59->79         started        81 find.exe 1 59->81         started       
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
5 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PDB Path PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 32 Exe x86
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Malgent
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-08-14 12:37:29 UTC
File Type:
PE (Dll)
Extracted files:
950
AV detection:
15 of 24 (62.50%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  8/10
Tags:
defense_evasion discovery execution
Behaviour
Delays execution with timeout.exe
Kills process with taskkill
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Executes a command shell one-liner
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Discovers running processes
Drops file in System32 directory
Enumerates connected drives
Looks up external IP address via web service
Executes dropped EXE
Badlisted process makes network request
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
02a97b438854101f396a32e95b69b463ce19b327ccbf4d700a5a982cf3575d39
MD5 hash:
4138436b1c5ffa5301e4c10a1292c21e
SHA1 hash:
0ba59175eefc8ca6bbc84be56a8e11e776bd860d
Malware family:
ValleyRAT
Verdict:
Malicious
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:Check_OutputDebugStringA_iat
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:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:GenericGh0st
Author:Still
Rule name:Gh0stKCP
Author:Netresec
Description:Detects HP-Socket ARQ and KCP implementations, which are used in Gh0stKCP. Forked from @stvemillertime's KCP catchall rule.
Reference:https://netresec.com/?b=259a5af
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
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:telebot_framework
Author:vietdx.mb
Rule name:ThreadControl__Context
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:TH_AntiVM_MassHunt_Win_Malware_2026_CYFARE
Author:CYFARE
Description:Detects Windows malware employing anti-VM / anti-sandbox evasion techniques across VMware, VirtualBox, Hyper-V, QEMU, Xen, and generic sandbox environments
Reference:https://cyfare.net/
Rule name:TH_Generic_MassHunt_Win_Malware_2025_CYFARE
Author:CYFARE
Description:Generic Windows malware mass-hunt rule - 2025
Reference:https://cyfare.net/
Rule name:WinosStager
Author:YungBinary
Description:https://www.esentire.com/blog/winos4-0-online-module-staging-component-used-in-cleversoar-campaign

File information


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