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Database Entry



SantaStealer


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 20 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 0cf0039d23072103ce42cf3bdd8186b79a60c306c381f2990bdc91096ef45c48
SHA3-384 hash: 6e6ac49e2fd274d75b2ed31421b1d665054984f745880c6cf1950986f408aac91fd59a8158f1f7219a3f5b5c1595c7a1
SHA1 hash: c738fa4a974e9df048d726fe6ef22b71f1fe80b7
MD5 hash: a17dcf576c6fb8662aa0e4e97fc2ff48
humanhash: indigo-beryllium-black-september
File name:Setup.exe
Download: download sample
Signature SantaStealer
File size:10'224'302 bytes
First seen:2026-02-07 17:10:20 UTC
Last seen:2026-02-07 17:26:11 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash fcc736760ffc18b2096bf8dc1a972ac5 (8 x SantaStealer, 1 x CoinMiner)
ssdeep 24576:to8xw386cXfJX+skIhw8XrS7aYGrIxzEfhYDpk6o3b9mov7JJLF4YGtdYJpzkEce:to8xwhEfrkIrWG
TLSH T119A6BFCAD16E44D2DC053FF5A8142AC75B2447328A7400283A6FBD899F775FEC05EEA6
TrID 41.1% (.EXE) Microsoft Visual C++ compiled executable (generic) (16529/12/5)
26.1% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
12.5% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
5.1% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
5.0% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
Magika pebin
Reporter burger
Tags:exe SantaStealer

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
96
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
https://irantom99283.github.io/
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-02-06 11:55:47 UTC
Tags:
github telegram stealer santastealer susp-powershell

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Tags:
vmdetect lien
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  2.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug anti-vm hacktool installer-heuristic overlay packed
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x64
First seen:
2026-02-06T10:21:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-02-08T07:54:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Detections:
Trojan.Win32.Inject.sb Trojan.Win32.Agent.sba Trojan.Win32.Shellcode.sb Trojan.Win32.Shellcode.mft
Result
Threat name:
BRAT, Xmrig
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.expl.evad.mine
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Adds extensions / path to Windows Defender exclusion list (Registry)
Allocates memory in foreign processes
Bypasses PowerShell execution policy
Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall)
Creates a thread in another existing process (thread injection)
Drops PE files with benign system names
Encrypted powershell cmdline option found
Found strings related to Crypto-Mining
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
Powershell drops PE file
Query firmware table information (likely to detect VMs)
Queues an APC in another process (thread injection)
Sigma detected: Files With System Process Name In Unsuspected Locations
Sigma detected: Potentially Suspicious PowerShell Child Processes
Sigma detected: Powershell Base64 Encoded MpPreference Cmdlet
Sigma detected: Schedule system process
Sigma detected: Suspicious Encoded PowerShell Command Line
Sigma detected: Suspicious PowerShell Encoded Command Patterns
Sigma detected: System File Execution Location Anomaly
Suspicious execution chain found
Suspicious powershell command line found
System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit)
Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function)
Tries to harvest and steal Bitcoin Wallet information
Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
Tries to steal Crypto Currency Wallets
Unusual module load detection (module proxying)
Uses cmd line tools excessively to alter registry or file data
Uses Register-ScheduledTask to add task schedules
Uses schtasks.exe or at.exe to add and modify task schedules
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected BRAT
Yara detected UAC Bypass using CMSTP
Yara detected Xmrig cryptocurrency miner
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1865290 Sample: Setup.exe Startdate: 07/02/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 72 pool-nyc.supportxmr.com 2->72 74 laquhadicu.org 2->74 76 4 other IPs or domains 2->76 98 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->98 100 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 2->100 102 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->102 104 15 other signatures 2->104 11 Setup.exe 2->11         started        14 svchost.exe 2->14         started        16 svchost.exe 1 1 2->16         started        19 5 other processes 2->19 signatures3 process4 dnsIp5 124 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 11->124 126 Writes to foreign memory regions 11->126 128 Allocates memory in foreign processes 11->128 132 5 other signatures 11->132 21 chrome.exe 1 11->21         started        24 msedge.exe 11->24         started        27 firefox.exe 11->27         started        130 Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall) 14->130 29 MpCmdRun.exe 14->29         started        66 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 16->66 68 roku-proxy.cc 45.150.32.193, 443, 49714, 49715 CLOUD-SOUTHUS Ukraine 19->68 signatures6 process7 dnsIp8 106 Suspicious powershell command line found 21->106 108 Encrypted powershell cmdline option found 21->108 31 powershell.exe 14 35 21->31         started        80 dusty-comet-jazz.com 104.21.88.18, 443, 49695, 49696 CLOUDFLARENETUS United States 24->80 82 t.me 149.154.167.99, 443, 49692, 49693 TELEGRAMRU United Kingdom 27->82 35 conhost.exe 29->35         started        signatures9 process10 file11 60 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\RuntimeBroker.exe, PE32+ 31->60 dropped 62 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\svchost.exe, PE32+ 31->62 dropped 64 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\svc.exe, PE32+ 31->64 dropped 84 Uses cmd line tools excessively to alter registry or file data 31->84 86 Uses schtasks.exe or at.exe to add and modify task schedules 31->86 88 Drops PE files with benign system names 31->88 90 2 other signatures 31->90 37 svchost.exe 31->37         started        42 svc.exe 31->42         started        44 reg.exe 1 1 31->44         started        46 9 other processes 31->46 signatures12 process13 dnsIp14 78 laquhadicu.org 172.67.157.205, 443, 49712, 49717 CLOUDFLARENETUS United States 37->78 58 dd_BackgroundDownload_20260207122340.log, PE32+ 37->58 dropped 110 System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit) 37->110 112 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 37->112 114 Found strings related to Crypto-Mining 37->114 122 4 other signatures 37->122 48 svchost.exe 37->48         started        116 Suspicious powershell command line found 42->116 118 Uses Register-ScheduledTask to add task schedules 42->118 52 powershell.exe 42->52         started        120 Adds extensions / path to Windows Defender exclusion list (Registry) 44->120 54 conhost.exe 46->54         started        file15 signatures16 process17 dnsIp18 70 pool-nyc.supportxmr.com 104.243.33.118, 443, 49716 RELIABLESITEUS United States 48->70 92 System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit) 48->92 94 Query firmware table information (likely to detect VMs) 48->94 96 Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function) 48->96 56 conhost.exe 52->56         started        signatures19 process20
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 64 Exe x64
Threat name:
Win64.Trojan.Santastealer
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-02-06 15:16:14 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Exe)
Extracted files:
12
AV detection:
19 of 36 (52.78%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
donutloader
Similar samples:
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  8/10
Tags:
credential_access defense_evasion discovery execution persistence spyware stealer
Behaviour
Checks processor information in registry
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
Views/modifies file attributes
Browser Information Discovery
Accesses cryptocurrency files/wallets, possible credential harvesting
Credentials from Password Stores: Windows Credential Manager
Executes dropped EXE
Reads WinSCP keys stored on the system
Reads data files stored by FTP clients
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files
Badlisted process makes network request
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
0cf0039d23072103ce42cf3bdd8186b79a60c306c381f2990bdc91096ef45c48
MD5 hash:
a17dcf576c6fb8662aa0e4e97fc2ff48
SHA1 hash:
c738fa4a974e9df048d726fe6ef22b71f1fe80b7
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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:DebuggerCheck__QueryInfo
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DetectEncryptedVariants
Author:Zinyth
Description:Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded
Rule name:detect_powershell
Author:daniyyell
Description:Detects suspicious PowerShell activity related to malware execution
Rule name:Detect_PowerShell_Obfuscation
Author:daniyyell
Description:Detects obfuscated PowerShell commands commonly used in malicious scripts.
Rule name:dgaagas
Author:Harshit
Description:Uses certutil.exe to download a file named test.txt
Rule name:Disable_Defender
Author:iam-py-test
Description:Detect files disabling or modifying Windows Defender, Windows Firewall, or Microsoft Smartscreen
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:has_telegram_urls
Author:Aaron DeVera<aaron@backchannel.re>
Description:Detects Telegram URLs
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_SQLQuery_ConfidentialDataStore
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables containing SQL queries to confidential data stores. Observed in infostealers
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
Author:ToroGuitar
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:vmdetect
Author:nex
Description:Possibly employs anti-virtualization techniques

File information


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Web download

SantaStealer

Executable exe 0cf0039d23072103ce42cf3bdd8186b79a60c306c381f2990bdc91096ef45c48

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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