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DarkCloud


Vendor detections: 17


Intelligence 17 IOCs YARA 19 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562
SHA3-384 hash: 11be03ff220705986674ca9bee3bc37bff9bba1a304fb6af3abfae955eb07e29616f826301bda9ec21da1928ce055072
SHA1 hash: 7db7652da457175d3098791a5237e1dd3d7db66b
MD5 hash: c8f970035499e0b5a9f46143861e0966
humanhash: alanine-lion-wyoming-ink
File name:0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562
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Signature DarkCloud
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File size:1'104'384 bytes
First seen:2025-03-07 14:20:58 UTC
Last seen:2025-03-07 15:58:05 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (48'652 x AgentTesla, 19'463 x Formbook, 12'204 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 24576:nFj4zNvqBuFnh4BY6IY92VD2KJIMQSyeO7P:nFEeuL4BYKEVZJIMryT7
Threatray 87 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T1A135E0055398CA1AD13B27782DB0C1724BB97E6EFC22D31A5EC4ACE73EB6B105952347
TrID 71.1% (.EXE) Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (73123/4/13)
10.2% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
6.3% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
4.3% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
2.0% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
Magika pebin
Reporter adrian__luca
Tags:DarkCloud exe

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
396
Origin country :
HU HU
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-03-07 12:43:51 UTC
Tags:
telegram stealer
Link:
https://app.any.run/tasks/03f198f7-c2ec-4c3d-b160-7beb0b06605c

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
93.3%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=67cb02dfc8d04e92a4bfc20e
Tags:
shell spawn remo
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Searching for the window
Creating a window
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a process with a hidden window
Creating a file in the %AppData% directory
Enabling the 'hidden' option for recently created files
Adding an access-denied ACE
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Launching a process
Creating a file
Creating a file in the %AppData% subdirectories
Reading critical registry keys
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Forced shutdown of a system process
Stealing user critical data
Adding an exclusion to Microsoft Defender
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
obfuscated packed packed packer_detected vbnet
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/67cb00e33c5f644bd947f0df/reports/74c601cc-6e56-4d64-b592-2b493ca88986/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Trojan.Generic
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Details
Windows PE Executable
Found a Windows Portable Executable (PE) binary. Depending on context, the presence of a binary is suspicious or malicious.
Malware family:
DarkCloud
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/58556313-8718-4d24-b67b-9bb0543e447f
Result
Threat name:
DarkCloud
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1632179
Signature
.NET source code contains potential unpacker
Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender
Allocates memory in foreign processes
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sigma detected: Powershell Base64 Encoded MpPreference Cmdlet
Sigma detected: Scheduled temp file as task from temp location
Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
Uses schtasks.exe or at.exe to add and modify task schedules
Writes or reads registry keys via WMI
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected AntiVM3
Yara detected DarkCloud
Yara detected Telegram RAT
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1632179 Sample: F5Cj7opbyB.exe Startdate: 07/03/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 42 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->42 44 Sigma detected: Scheduled temp file as task from temp location 2->44 46 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->46 48 6 other signatures 2->48 7 F5Cj7opbyB.exe 7 2->7         started        11 xQkCOnXBVqKmW.exe 5 2->11         started        process3 file4 34 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\xQkCOnXBVqKmW.exe, PE32 7->34 dropped 36 C:\...\xQkCOnXBVqKmW.exe:Zone.Identifier, ASCII 7->36 dropped 38 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\tmp1C49.tmp, XML 7->38 dropped 40 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\F5Cj7opbyB.exe.log, ASCII 7->40 dropped 50 Uses schtasks.exe or at.exe to add and modify task schedules 7->50 52 Writes to foreign memory regions 7->52 54 Allocates memory in foreign processes 7->54 56 Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender 7->56 13 powershell.exe 23 7->13         started        16 powershell.exe 23 7->16         started        18 vbc.exe 3 7->18         started        20 schtasks.exe 1 7->20         started        58 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 11->58 60 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 11->60 22 vbc.exe 11->22         started        24 schtasks.exe 1 11->24         started        signatures5 process6 signatures7 62 Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module 13->62 26 conhost.exe 13->26         started        28 conhost.exe 16->28         started        64 Writes or reads registry keys via WMI 18->64 30 conhost.exe 20->30         started        66 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 22->66 32 conhost.exe 24->32         started        process8
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
PE
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562/
Threat name:
ByteCode-MSIL.Trojan.Remcos
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-03-06 23:40:15 UTC
File Type:
PE (.Net Exe)
Extracted files:
13
AV detection:
26 of 38 (68.42%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=blkeczw3htv7pv7cbzxfzveqg7wo6vkk5vaybsunt6kgxdcdevra._file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
unc_loader_037
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darkcloudstealer
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Result
Malware family:
darkcloud
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:darkcloud discovery execution stealer upx
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/250307-rn77xa1xcv/
Behaviour
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
UPX packed file
ACProtect 1.3x - 1.4x DLL software
Checks computer location settings
Loads dropped DLL
Uses the VBS compiler for execution
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
DarkCloud
Darkcloud family
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
https://api.telegram.org/bot8052153515:AAEy1R0ssCqYRtfr5MLZ5lbcuC9K_RdIieY/sendMessage?chat_id=5022382431
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
n/a
YARA:
n/a
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/c9e44dea-b22f-4e30-8377-7b8da1b33d8c
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562
MD5 hash:
c8f970035499e0b5a9f46143861e0966
SHA1 hash:
7db7652da457175d3098791a5237e1dd3d7db66b
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/0b7c54bd-d788-47c1-96d4-fa0fec4dd36d/
SH256 hash:
e80a463e16b14b43e4112cb8f0cb0cf44ff245be592202042373a02b9ea4deb9
MD5 hash:
bbea1aafd0d7058f6f46c8ceff355f96
SHA1 hash:
14ca07073c0a943129823d6532358a55761a203f
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/0b7c54bd-d788-47c1-96d4-fa0fec4dd36d/
SH256 hash:
3529dcefec0a791be85b74ac1b2dd3051c74b4338eaab72fa2a8c67f8f82810a
MD5 hash:
5104e3f36c6dc580398ad2f7241b5b53
SHA1 hash:
4128ff394addbc4a0e6ca52c57afbf8484218430
Detections:
darkcloudstealer
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INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_References_Browsers
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INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_References_Confidential_Data_Store
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INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_SQLQuery_ConfidentialDataStore
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INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_TelegramChatBot
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INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_CC_Regex
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MALWARE_Win_DarkCloud
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Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/0b7c54bd-d788-47c1-96d4-fa0fec4dd36d/
Parent samples :
0ad44166db3cebf7d7e20e6e5cd49037ecef554aed4180ca8d9f946b8c432562
be959c5af412cea0ace74075b381c4a2328160b92cdde26a4dd8739a437be30e
SH256 hash:
91e2fd153b16baf53c795b21bf83f1bbb0943b36745af433efb98277d6bf35ea
MD5 hash:
387f9b6874d9ef41f7fb201cb1006927
SHA1 hash:
ff7473aa047f79ae2a754fc107a4afe493e0b6db
Detections:
SUSP_OBF_NET_ConfuserEx_Name_Pattern_Jan24
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SUSP_OBF_NET_Reactor_Indicators_Jan24
Create hunting rule
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/0b7c54bd-d788-47c1-96d4-fa0fec4dd36d/
SH256 hash:
3b75425895af4ae3186b36277553641e37ca1d620ae18d68e40d13351b54de6a
MD5 hash:
94d1531b52774dce52a89e33646d5b1d
SHA1 hash:
29bf887b025b97bd7a9e1e261852ba824234a625
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/0b7c54bd-d788-47c1-96d4-fa0fec4dd36d/
Malware family:
DarkCloud
Create hunting rule
Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://www.vmray.com/analyses/_mb/0ad44166db3c/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:AgentTesla_DIFF_Common_Strings_01
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Author:schmidtsz
Description:Identify partial Agent Tesla strings
Rule name:BLOWFISH_Constants
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Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for Blowfish constants
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_CC_Regex
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Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables referencing credit card regular expressions
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_References_Confidential_Data_Store
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Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables referencing many confidential data stores found in browsers, mail clients, cryptocurreny wallets, etc. 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:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_TelegramChatBot
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Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables using Telegram Chat Bot
Rule name:MALWARE_Win_DarkCloud
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Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects DarkCloud infostealer
Rule name:NET
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Author:malware-lu
Rule name:pe_imphash
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Rule name:ProtectSharewareV11eCompservCMS
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Author:malware-lu
Rule name:RIPEMD160_Constants
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Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for RIPEMD-160 constants
Rule name:SEH__vba
Create hunting rule
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:SHA1_Constants
Create hunting rule
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA1 constants
Rule name:Skystars_Malware_Imphash
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Author:Skystars LightDefender
Description:imphash
Rule name:Sus_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE
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Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)
Rule name:telegram_bot_api
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Author:rectifyq
Description:Detects file containing Telegram Bot API
Rule name:UPXV200V290MarkusOberhumerLaszloMolnarJohnReiser
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Author:malware-lu
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_DarkCloud_9905abce
Create hunting rule
Author:Elastic Security

File information

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BLint

The following table provides more information about this file using BLint. BLint is a Binary Linter to check the security properties, and capabilities in executables.

Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_AUTHENTICODEMissing Authenticodehigh
CHECK_DLL_CHARACTERISTICSMissing dll Security Characteristics (HIGH_ENTROPY_VA)high
CHECK_TRUST_INFORequires Elevated Execution (Unrestricted:true)high

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