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Database Entry



ValleyRAT


Vendor detections: 20


Intelligence 20 IOCs 1 YARA 23 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 08f2c963906b126c0a10b47aa28eccebf8e209f3885c54489f771e948dc89b1a
SHA3-384 hash: 6f7686f663fa9ff695c83f52f2ab073ddd4ad6591635b4ca1a148545179c7c4d8d2afbfe1c21a37a40eeae89f363243a
SHA1 hash: 053f9c64a94448d467f0ca20e0ee5346c2f7a308
MD5 hash: 2df08b445585f5db43736868b4bc8428
humanhash: stream-three-cola-oranges
File name:2df08b445585f5db43736868b4bc8428.exe
Download: download sample
Signature ValleyRAT
File size:1'309'696 bytes
First seen:2026-09-14 02:15:12 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 1fdaeb54e1a420b9565bb2d23869778b (2 x ValleyRAT)
ssdeep 12288:/QKreuMBX0bLaL0DudXezE09Si/ckGHt6pshsPSGkYl2XIQCb+Lk1TWbPXQnAN5L:/hQULZgXe4i7ojhsP5Lgrk1TWb4AN5
TLSH T1E655123136D0C0B3D147227884F1CBB29EAABCB2076549DB67D02B7B1F745D29B7825A
TrID 50.3% (.EXE) Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (31206/45/13)
10.6% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
10.5% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
8.1% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
7.2% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
Magika pebin
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:exe RAT ValleyRAT


Avatar
abuse_ch
ValleyRAT C2:
43.229.114.114:6669

Indicators Of Compromise (IOCs)


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

IOCThreatFox Reference
43.229.114.114:6669 https://threatfox.abuse.ch/ioc/1917063/

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
213
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-09-14 02:24:56 UTC
Tags:
m0yv phishing backdoor silverfox valleyrat rat winos sinkhole

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Tags:
emotet expiro farfli tofsee
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a file in the %AppData% directory
Modifying a system executable file
Launching a service
Launching a process
Searching for synchronization primitives
Loading a system driver
Creating a file in the system32 subdirectories
Modifying an executable file
Modifying a system file
Creating a file in the Windows subdirectories
Sending an HTTP GET request to an infection source
Creating a file
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Enabling autorun for a service
Query of malicious DNS domain
Connection attempt to an infection source
Infecting executable files
Sending an HTTP POST request to an infection source
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug anti-vm evasive expand fingerprint lolbin microsoft_visual_cc packed reconnaissance
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-08-31T11:42:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-09-14T02:20:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Result
Threat name:
ValleyRAT
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
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
Contains functionality to behave differently if execute on a Russian/Kazak computer
Contains functionality to inject code into remote processes
Creates files inside the volume driver (system volume information)
Drops executable to a common third party application directory
Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR)
Found malware configuration
Infects executable files (exe, dll, sys, html)
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Queries random domain names (often used to prevent blacklisting and sinkholes)
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Tries to download HTTP data from a sinkholed server
Unusual module load detection (module proxying)
Yara detected ValleyRAT
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1972454 Sample: SbmLkAYxZ9.exe Startdate: 14/09/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 29 www.anpmnmxo.biz 2->29 31 zlenh.biz 2->31 33 55 other IPs or domains 2->33 45 Tries to download HTTP data from a sinkholed server 2->45 47 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->47 49 Found malware configuration 2->49 51 9 other signatures 2->51 6 SbmLkAYxZ9.exe 3 1 2->6         started        11 armsvc.exe 1 2->11         started        13 AppVClient.exe 2->13         started        15 18 other processes 2->15 signatures3 process4 dnsIp5 35 43.229.114.114, 49699, 49708, 49783 YANCYLIMITED-AS-HKYancyLimitedHK United States 6->35 37 parking.d.parity.domains 2.59.170.19, 443, 49716, 49719 WORLDSTREAMNL Netherlands 6->37 43 19 other IPs or domains 6->43 17 C:\Windows\System32\wbengine.exe, PE32+ 6->17 dropped 19 C:\Windows\System32\wbem\WmiApSrv.exe, PE32+ 6->19 dropped 21 C:\Windows\System32\vds.exe, PE32+ 6->21 dropped 27 116 other malicious files 6->27 dropped 53 Contains functionality to inject code into remote processes 6->53 55 Drops executable to a common third party application directory 6->55 57 Infects executable files (exe, dll, sys, html) 6->57 59 Unusual module load detection (module proxying) 6->59 39 165.160.15.20, 49774, 80 CSC-CorporationServiceCompanyUS United States 11->39 41 172.234.24.173, 49709, 80 AKAMAI-LINODE-APAkamaiConnectedCloudSG United States 11->41 23 C:\Windows\System32\sppsvc.exe, PE32+ 11->23 dropped 25 C:\Windows\System32\dllhost.exe, PE32+ 11->25 dropped 61 Contains functionality to behave differently if execute on a Russian/Kazak computer 13->61 63 Creates files inside the volume driver (system volume information) 15->63 65 Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR) 15->65 file6 signatures7
Verdict:
ValleyRat
YARA:
5 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout RAT ValleyRat Win 32 Exe x86
Threat name:
Win32.Virus.Expiro
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-08-31 12:10:00 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
33 of 36 (91.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
valleyrat_s2
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:valleyrat_s2 backdoor discovery ransomware spyware stealer
Behaviour
Checks SCSI registry key(s)
Checks processor information in registry
Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Drops file in Program Files directory
Drops file in Windows directory
Drops file in System32 directory
Enumerates connected drives
Executes dropped EXE
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Detects ValleyRAT payload
Family: ValleyRat
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
43.229.114.114:6669
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
08f2c963906b126c0a10b47aa28eccebf8e209f3885c54489f771e948dc89b1a
MD5 hash:
2df08b445585f5db43736868b4bc8428
SHA1 hash:
053f9c64a94448d467f0ca20e0ee5346c2f7a308
Detections:
triage_expiro_worm
SH256 hash:
1aef3c6bea9f1bcd0ab11439579ff28f67d7ecb729334a1d2bd020d25d4b74f6
MD5 hash:
931cb9a83ab4486c2f30ea7a2d1d79d0
SHA1 hash:
a7956b6975d548db8fb4dec38bf77382bce00470
SH256 hash:
abdd6f31a909b0b10e30ced74a1f6f037adf1f61a8a842048dbc254d6f076169
MD5 hash:
c33a7f0e25bb3f4d3c19fc8441e9d12b
SHA1 hash:
0286b277e97b9f7c217a0d029e8144f8e20b40b9
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: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:Indicator_MiniDumpWriteDump
Author:Obscurity Labs LLC
Description:Detects PE files and PowerShell scripts that use MiniDumpWriteDump either through direct imports or string references
Rule name:malware_shellcode_hash
Author:JPCERT/CC Incident Response Group
Description:detect shellcode api hash value
Rule name:MD5_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for MD5 constants
Rule name:meth_peb_parsing
Author:Willi Ballenthin
Rule name:SHA512_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA384/SHA512 constants
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:ValleyRAT
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects ValleyRAT
Rule name:VECT_Ransomware
Author:Mustafa Bakhit
Description:Detects activity associated with VECT ransomware. This includes registry modifications and deletions, execution of system and defense-evasion commands, suspicious API usage, mutex creation, file and memory manipulation, ransomware note generation, anti-debugging and anti-analysis techniques, and embedded cryptographic constants (SHA256) characteristic of this malware family. Designed for threat intelligence and malware detection environments.
Rule name:vmdetect
Author:nex
Description:Possibly employs anti-virtualization techniques
Rule name:Windows_Generic_Threat_4b0b73ce
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Windows_Generic_Threat_ebf62328
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_Winos_464b8a2e
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:WinosStager
Author:YungBinary
Description:https://www.esentire.com/blog/winos4-0-online-module-staging-component-used-in-cleversoar-campaign
Rule name:win_m0yv_auto
Author:Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com
Description:Detects win.m0yv.
Rule name:win_winos_auto
Author:Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com
Description:Detects win.winos.

File information


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