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SalatStealer


Vendor detections: 16


Intelligence 16 IOCs YARA 56 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 042ee2cab553712e2ae67754f889e03807049feb9848228ad753b3d4725b9dd6
SHA3-384 hash: af7c0779751e92138f534dbca3a40db27d002df64bf364d1edd2c02bcc681b5de7e69c0ecd5320a67681cb567348caf2
SHA1 hash: 98f20a656a3fe35b90a5c036badff209f94fabcb
MD5 hash: c457936a35f6f7d7b058fec49afb5961
humanhash: robin-fish-avocado-maine
File name:Velocity.exe
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Signature SalatStealer
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File size:3'296'256 bytes
First seen:2026-03-01 19:32:54 UTC
Last seen:2026-03-01 20:29:03 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 6ed4f5f04d62b18d96b26d6db7c18840 (375 x SalatStealer, 78 x BitRAT, 42 x RedLineStealer)
ssdeep 49152:b5MelRDFuGTdqNOKRuOiCdJH57AodVOoHPIbT+wGBgck9kxrxsGE2iAi/j06lPHd:t1OwKRug3H57eovIvfyPXaj1P9
Threatray 1 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T146E533F3514445FCC45EA03042868E4EAEB6D5305D828E57FA37105DE9A3EACE2E77B8
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 burger
Tags:exe SalatStealer UPX
File size (compressed) :3'296'256 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :11'670'528 bytes
Format:win32/pe
Unpacked file: 1509aca8776d295cb4852db6397e659eb5fb1619627cf98c9ccda793aa605ae7

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
109
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
PEPacker
Details
PEPacker
a UPX version number and an unpacked binary
Link:
https://research.acce.ciphertechsolutions.com/results/6b6f4e27-ca53-4c0f-9816-76f162f3f467/
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
Velocity.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-03-01 19:32:33 UTC
Tags:
salatstealer stealer ms-smartcard upx susp-powershell golang
Link:
https://app.any.run/tasks/7a426cd6-207b-4734-914f-171d9943a5ab

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/55149/
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
94.9%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=69a4944ee1f958bf66826d44
Tags:
stration bitcoin crypt
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-vm anti-vm crypto packed packed packed upx
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/69a4947a97feb4afd662e567/reports/8ba4987a-28e1-4ca3-bcab-da65aa91c02c/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
WinGo/Agent_AGeneric.OW trojan
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/042ee2cab553712e2ae67754f889e03807049feb9848228ad753b3d4725b9dd6
Result
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
Detections:
Trojan-PSW.Win64.Salat.sb Trojan-PSW.Win32.Coins.sb Trojan-Banker.Win32.Agent.gen Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Agent.sb
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/042ee2cab553712e2ae67754f889e03807049feb9848228ad753b3d4725b9dd6/results?tab=lookup
Malware family:
SalatStealer
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/01cc3805-36a9-4fc7-8af7-f92993bd0353
Result
Threat name:
Salat Stealer
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1876548
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Creates autostart registry keys with suspicious values (likely registry only malware)
Creates multiple autostart registry keys
Found malware configuration
Found many strings related to Crypto-Wallets (likely being stolen)
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Queries sensitive video device information (via WMI, Win32_VideoController, often done to detect virtual machines)
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
Tries to steal Crypto Currency Wallets
Uses the Windows Restart Manager Abuse for Browser Credential File unlocking
Yara detected Salat Stealer
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1876548 Sample: Velocity.exe Startdate: 01/03/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 32 salat.cn 2->32 34 dns.google 2->34 36 cloudflare-dns.com 2->36 44 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->44 46 Found malware configuration 2->46 48 Antivirus detection for URL or domain 2->48 50 7 other signatures 2->50 8 YPpmrIV5qpBFV87A308Bp.exe 30 1 2->8         started        11 Velocity.exe 2 4 2->11         started        15 I4xxxRJNZ.exe 2->15         started        17 2 other processes 2->17 signatures3 process4 dnsIp5 54 Antivirus detection for dropped file 8->54 56 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 8->56 58 Queries sensitive video device information (via WMI, Win32_VideoController, often done to detect virtual machines) 8->58 66 3 other signatures 8->66 19 powershell.exe 26 8->19         started        38 dns.google 8.8.4.4, 443, 49700, 49708 GOOGLEUS United States 11->38 40 cloudflare-dns.com 104.16.249.249, 443, 49699, 49707 CLOUDFLARENETUS United States 11->40 42 salat.cn 104.21.60.88, 443, 49702, 49710 CLOUDFLARENETUS United States 11->42 28 C:\Users\user\...\YPpmrIV5qpBFV87A308Bp.exe, PE32 11->28 dropped 30 C:\Program Files (x86)\...\I4xxxRJNZ.exe, PE32 11->30 dropped 60 Found many strings related to Crypto-Wallets (likely being stolen) 11->60 62 Creates autostart registry keys with suspicious values (likely registry only malware) 11->62 64 Creates multiple autostart registry keys 11->64 22 I4xxxRJNZ.exe 11->22         started        file6 signatures7 process8 signatures9 52 Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module 19->52 24 WmiPrvSE.exe 2 19->24         started        26 conhost.exe 19->26         started        process10
Gathering data
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/042ee2cab553712e2ae67754f889e03807049feb9848228ad753b3d4725b9dd6/
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Family.SALATSTEALER
Link:
https://tip.neiki.dev/file/042ee2cab553712e2ae67754f889e03807049feb9848228ad753b3d4725b9dd6
Threat name:
Win32.Spyware.SalatStealer
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-03-01 13:23:05 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
26 of 36 (72.22%)
Threat level:
  2/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=aqxofsvvknys4kxgo5kprcpahadqjh7ltbecfcwxkoz5i4s3txla._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 upx
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/260301-x9ltpag12f/
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Drops file in Program Files directory
UPX packed file
Accesses cryptocurrency files/wallets, possible credential harvesting
Executes dropped EXE
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files
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Salatstealer family
salatstealer
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
042ee2cab553712e2ae67754f889e03807049feb9848228ad753b3d4725b9dd6
MD5 hash:
c457936a35f6f7d7b058fec49afb5961
SHA1 hash:
98f20a656a3fe35b90a5c036badff209f94fabcb
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/a4cbd882-8815-4139-bcae-cc60076618ab/
SH256 hash:
5a49ccf62d8e2276ba6c6966e762a96b1f790fb8eb3c0f7d1b80a9b31b229b67
MD5 hash:
9481120f8dca25f64e1590666026e348
SHA1 hash:
9b334c16f22c9effbe60fa82cdeae55ae20e5d94
Detections:
INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_References_Browsers
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INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_SQLQuery_ConfidentialDataStore
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INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_Embedded_Crypto_Wallet_Browser_Extension_IDs
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Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/a4cbd882-8815-4139-bcae-cc60076618ab/
Malware family:
SalatStealer
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://www.vmray.com/analyses/_mb/042ee2cab553/report/overview.html
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:Base64_Encoded_Powershell_Directives
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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_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:Disable_Defender
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Author:iam-py-test
Description:Detect files disabling or modifying Windows Defender, Windows Firewall, or Microsoft Smartscreen
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:Golang_Find_CSC846
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Author:Ashar Siddiqui
Description:Find Go Signatuers
Rule name:Golang_Find_CSC846_Simple
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Author:Ashar Siddiqui
Description:Find Go Signatuers
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:Suspicious_Golang_Binary
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Author:Tim Machac
Description:Triage: Golang-compiled binary with suspicious OS/persistence/network strings (not family-specific)
Rule name:suspicious_PEs
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Author:txc
Description:This rule detected suspicious PE files, based on high entropy and low amount of imported DLLs. This behaviour indicates packed files or files, that hide their true intention.
Rule name:Suspicious_Process
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Author:Security Research Team
Description:Suspicious process creation
Rule name:Sus_All_Windows_PE_Malware
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Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects Windows PE malware of all types, avoids non-executables like .html
Rule name:telebot_framework
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Author:vietdx.mb
Rule name:ThreadControl__Context
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:UPXV200V290MarkusOberhumerLaszloMolnarJohnReiser
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Author:malware-lu
Rule name:upx_largefile
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Author:k3nr9
Rule name:vmdetect
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Author:nex
Description:Possibly employs anti-virtualization techniques

File information

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SalatStealer

Executable exe 042ee2cab553712e2ae67754f889e03807049feb9848228ad753b3d4725b9dd6

(this sample)

SalatStealer

Executable exe 1509aca8776d295cb4852db6397e659eb5fb1619627cf98c9ccda793aa605ae7

Cape
Cape
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/55149/
  
Dropping
SHA256 1509aca8776d295cb4852db6397e659eb5fb1619627cf98c9ccda793aa605ae7
  
Dropping
MD5 0cf5a1a6673acf707637bc7087529e6f

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