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Database Entry



ValleyRAT


Vendor detections: 16


Intelligence 16 IOCs 1 YARA 22 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 121eb4be27d17c1c4320b912d75db79b337ad3a087a00a44dd94c2600ebc1304
SHA3-384 hash: 7257ff45d3029a43af1b1eb52cbe800c1b699db58818491d7dd76018fe81a807db2549cba8753c0924e766f227b56f5e
SHA1 hash: c54594a6f5bc2d5109c6afaa12a1eb934c9fa2bc
MD5 hash: 2fc54e662e890049651a6137a81efa3c
humanhash: mockingbird-jupiter-georgia-foxtrot
File name:2fc54e662e890049651a6137a81efa3c.exe
Download: download sample
Signature ValleyRAT
File size:146'944 bytes
First seen:2026-10-08 22:55:15 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
imphash fbe9ee53cce22347b20e361e4c2417fb (1 x ValleyRAT)
ssdeep 3072:3LOttd0+pSLRf5eVV7iXQb3LL9Quuf/vIu93:b0te+Y94iXsHeusN
TLSH T1A0E37D11BDC2D033D66A5C704955CA709E3DFCB15FA0ADDB67840EFA8D306D0AB39A26
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
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:exe RAT ValleyRAT


Avatar
abuse_ch
ValleyRAT C2:
156.247.40.74:9295

Indicators Of Compromise (IOCs)


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

IOCThreatFox Reference
156.247.40.74:9295 https://threatfox.abuse.ch/ioc/1957347/

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
213
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-10-08 14:29:45 UTC
Tags:
payload qrcode silverfox backdoor valleyrat rat winos external-template

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a file
Creating a process from a recently created file
Launching a process
Creating a process with a hidden window
Connection attempt
Sending a custom TCP request
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a window
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug crypto evasive evasive exploit explorer lolbin microsoft_visual_cc reconnaissance regsvr32 schtasks
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
GenKryptik_AGeneric.CHT trojan
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-10-06T00:54:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-10-10T18:53:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Result
Threat name:
ValleyRAT
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Contains functionality to bypass UAC (CMSTPLUA)
Detected unpacking (creates a PE file in dynamic memory)
Found malware configuration
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sigma detected: Rare Remote Thread Creation By Uncommon Source Image
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Tries to detect sleep reduction / modifications
Unusual module load detection (module proxying)
Uses schtasks.exe or at.exe to add and modify task schedules
Yara detected UAC Bypass using CMSTP
Yara detected ValleyRAT
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1984572 Sample: Gjz4ShArl6.exe Startdate: 09/10/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 37 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->37 39 Found malware configuration 2->39 41 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->41 43 11 other signatures 2->43 8 Gjz4ShArl6.exe 4 2->8         started        12 regsvr32.exe 1 1 2->12         started        process3 file4 31 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\Microsoft Edige.exe, PE32 8->31 dropped 33 C:\...\Microsoft Edige.exe:Zone.Identifier, ASCII 8->33 dropped 45 Contains functionality to bypass UAC (CMSTPLUA) 8->45 47 Tries to detect sleep reduction / modifications 8->47 14 Microsoft Edige.exe 10 9 8->14         started        17 Microsoft Edige.exe 1 7 12->17         started        signatures5 process6 dnsIp7 35 156.247.40.74, 49737, 49738, 49739 REDLUFF-NET01-RedLuffLLCUS Hong Kong SAR China 14->35 19 schtasks.exe 1 14->19         started        21 Microsoft Edige.exe 14->21         started        23 schtasks.exe 1 17->23         started        25 Microsoft Edige.exe 17->25         started        process8 process9 27 conhost.exe 19->27         started        29 conhost.exe 23->29         started       
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
6 match(es)
Tags:
Executable Html PDB Path PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 32 Exe x86
Threat name:
Win32.Backdoor.Valleyrat
Status:
Suspicious
First seen:
2026-10-06 08:55:00 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
24 of 36 (66.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
valleyrat_s2
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:valleyrat_s2 backdoor defense_evasion discovery execution persistence
Behaviour
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Enumerates video capture drivers
Enumerates connected drives
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Family: ValleyRat
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
156.247.40.74:9295
156.247.40.74:9296
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
121eb4be27d17c1c4320b912d75db79b337ad3a087a00a44dd94c2600ebc1304
MD5 hash:
2fc54e662e890049651a6137a81efa3c
SHA1 hash:
c54594a6f5bc2d5109c6afaa12a1eb934c9fa2bc
Detections:
INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_UACBypass_CMSTPCOM
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:cobalt_strike_tmp01925d3f
Author:The DFIR Report
Description:files - file ~tmp01925d3f.exe
Reference:https://thedfirreport.com
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:FreddyBearDropper
Author:Dwarozh Hoshiar
Description:Freddy Bear Dropper is dropping a malware through base63 encoded powershell scrip.
Rule name:GenericGh0st
Author:Still
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:ICMLuaUtil_UACMe_M41
Author:Marius 'f0wL' Genheimer <hello@dissectingmalwa.re>
Description:A Yara rule for UACMe Method 41 -> ICMLuaUtil Elevated COM interface
Reference:https://github.com/hfiref0x/UACME
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_UACBypass_CMSTPCOM
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects Windows exceutables bypassing UAC using CMSTP COM interfaces. MITRE (T1218.003)
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:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
Rule name:pe_no_import_table
Description:Detect pe file that no import table
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_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_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)

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