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Database Entry



ValleyRAT


Vendor detections: 15


Intelligence 15 IOCs 1 YARA 25 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 0c3abc6ddaa4169fca933bcecb52ec09c949276c47efb7384080cddc69e167b3
SHA3-384 hash: a6f24bcf4cd95d0a910218918b735816b347c2671fa654322f9ae23f8f265a0404f7b24aadce3ce40e84f0aa63e405fa
SHA1 hash: 565903e8f42afa93507d39e32ae47223e8707a6a
MD5 hash: 4424a9e47084b45238bccec061df6b36
humanhash: bacon-spaghetti-vermont-mississippi
File name:4424A9E47084B45238BCCEC061DF6B36.exe
Download: download sample
Signature ValleyRAT
File size:478'253 bytes
First seen:2026-10-31 13:55:20 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
imphash 0ae9e38912ff6bd742a1b9e5c003576a (10 x DCRat, 7 x RedLineStealer, 5 x AsyncRAT)
ssdeep 12288:0tH5NLaAdDhAAEIFNT+t5Pde4dl2U0QdfdN:0tH5sAdXEIFWPdeTQhr
TLSH T195A4F2027AC089F2D52318331A269F21A67D7C301F668EDB93846D5DED361C09A36BF7
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 9494b494d4aeaeac (923 x DCRat, 486 x NirCmd, 172 x RedLineStealer)
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:exe RAT ValleyRAT


Avatar
abuse_ch
ValleyRAT C2:
156.247.40.170:1218

Indicators Of Compromise (IOCs)


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

IOCThreatFox Reference
156.247.40.170:1218 https://threatfox.abuse.ch/ioc/2006294/

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
208
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
exe
Verdict:
No threats detected
Analysis date:
2026-10-31 14:01:02 UTC
Tags:
n/a

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Tags:
vmdetect cobalt emotet
Result
Verdict:
Clean
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a window
Searching for the window
Creating synchronization primitives
Searching for synchronization primitives
Creating a file
Creating a process from a recently created file
Connection attempt
Launching a process
Sending a custom TCP request
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug anti-vm anti-vm crypto dropper evasive fingerprint hacktool installer installer microsoft_visual_cc overlay packed reconnaissance sfx
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-10-27T12:32:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-11-01T19:34:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Result
Threat name:
ValleyRAT
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Contains functionality to check if a debugger is running (CheckRemoteDebuggerPresent)
Contains functionality to inject threads in other processes
Detected unpacking (creates a PE file in dynamic memory)
Found evasive API chain (may stop execution after checking mutex)
Found malware configuration
Found stalling execution ending in API Sleep call
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Tries to detect sandboxes / dynamic malware analysis system (QueryWinSAT)
Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function)
Unusual module load detection (module proxying)
Yara detected ValleyRAT
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PDB Path PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 32 Exe x86
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Qwexlafiba
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-10-27 08:57:36 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
31
AV detection:
27 of 38 (71.05%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
adware discovery spyware
Behaviour
Checks processor information in registry
Enumerates system info in registry
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
Modifies registry class
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Browser Information Discovery
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
System Time Discovery
Drops file in Windows directory
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Malware Family:
Malicious:
True
Tags:
spreader overlay detect-debug-environment malware checks-usb-bus checks-user-input
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
0c3abc6ddaa4169fca933bcecb52ec09c949276c47efb7384080cddc69e167b3
MD5 hash:
4424a9e47084b45238bccec061df6b36
SHA1 hash:
565903e8f42afa93507d39e32ae47223e8707a6a
SH256 hash:
2f5a73ddcace0dc55bd5240551003255bf8873e52878d2476d39deafc9b9c2ee
MD5 hash:
b5722c02acf5ba01efeceec314136378
SHA1 hash:
028ed50b8b3846f6531dd1a0c96bcfe7a602e65a
Detections:
INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_References_SecTools
Malware family:
ValleyRAT
Verdict:
Malicious
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

Rule name:cobalt_strike_tmp01925d3f
Author:The DFIR Report
Description:files - file ~tmp01925d3f.exe
Reference:https://thedfirreport.com
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:DebuggerCheck__QueryInfo
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:exploit_any_poppopret
Author:Jeff White [karttoon@gmail.com] @noottrak
Description:Identify POP -> POP -> RET opcodes for quick ROP Gadget creation in target binaries.
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
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:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
Rule name:pe_no_import_table
Description:Detect pe file that no import table
Rule name:RIPEMD160_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for RIPEMD-160 constants
Rule name:SelfExtractingRAR
Author:Xavier Mertens
Description:Detects an SFX archive with automatic script execution
Rule name:SHA1_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA1 constants
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: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:Windows_Generic_Threat_3055c14a
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_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_2ffc3572
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (pe, etat binaire)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_43faefd2
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (pe, etat binaire)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_5001c94c
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (pe, etat binaire)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_74566f98
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (pe, etat binaire)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_79234c04
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (pe, etat binaire)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_f1079127
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (pe, etat binaire)

File information


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