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Database Entry



ValleyRAT


Vendor detections: 15


Intelligence 15 IOCs 1 YARA 6 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 12b920865bc8bd9bad20650a0f7849fe2856de3d72bc5f1a93bb288e8eefaca2
SHA3-384 hash: f7d6027172447645e0fb30137587a7cfa8587aea9b3f27fc409a3022d235e9e7ee027ae80f17b30b38463fd09c1a1381
SHA1 hash: 35360c9261aa285094e7c75a393c2a6966cd34c8
MD5 hash: 84b890deb66302932195d9a28965f9dd
humanhash: red-carpet-black-triple
File name:Mai Giang's passport.exe
Download: download sample
Signature ValleyRAT
File size:4'103'714 bytes
First seen:2026-07-15 20:38:02 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 88016fcdef7f227c62171d0afad9aae4 (19 x ValleyRAT, 16 x OffLoader, 8 x Tofsee)
ssdeep 98304:R5OKzgrwE36tsCAp3TuU6uisGkX/gL7kBO5WIw0XDR6Pkt0:LQwdtsC6/5isGkXI3kG9t6Pkt0
TLSH T1D816023BF28B653EE06A1A367A72E110583B7A60A4164C1796ECF48CCF255711E3F787
TrID 50.8% (.EXE) Inno Setup installer (107240/4/30)
20.4% (.EXE) InstallShield setup (43053/19/16)
19.7% (.EXE) Win32 EXE PECompact compressed (generic) (41569/9/9)
3.0% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
2.1% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
Magika pebin
dhash icon 5050d270cccc82ae (113 x Adware.Generic, 81 x OffLoader, 46 x ValleyRAT)
Reporter smica83
Tags:exe ValleyRAT

Indicators Of Compromise (IOCs)


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

IOCThreatFox Reference
192.253.228.193:4411 https://threatfox.abuse.ch/ioc/1851304/

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
188
Origin country :
HU HU
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
84b890deb66302932195d9a28965f9dd
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-07-16 08:52:44 UTC
Tags:
advancedinstaller silverfox backdoor payload ip-check evasion valleyrat rat winos

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
97.4%
Tags:
dropper delphi virus sage
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
adaptive-context crypto embarcadero_delphi fingerprint inno installer installer installer-heuristic packed reconnaissance similar-threat
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-07-15T05:03:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-07-17T10:49:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Malware family:
Utility for conversion Mozlz4 to JSON
Verdict:
Suspicious
Result
Threat name:
ValleyRAT
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Contains functionality to detect sleep reduction / modifications
Contains functionality to inject code into remote processes
Contains functionality to inject threads in other processes
Found malware configuration
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Uses ping.exe to check the status of other devices and networks
Uses ping.exe to sleep
Yara detected ValleyRAT
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1943150 Sample: Mai Giang's passport.exe Startdate: 15/07/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 93 api.ipify.org 2->93 101 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->101 103 Found malware configuration 2->103 105 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 2->105 107 4 other signatures 2->107 12 Mai Giang's passport.exe 2 2->12         started        15 msiexec.exe 95 60 2->15         started        17 FFWallpaper.exe 2->17         started        19 FFWallpaper.exe 2->19         started        signatures3 process4 file5 73 C:\Users\user\...\Mai Giang's passport.tmp, PE32 12->73 dropped 21 Mai Giang's passport.tmp 3 3 12->21         started        75 C:\Windows\Installer\MSI4061.tmp, PE32 15->75 dropped 77 C:\Windows\Installer\MSI4012.tmp, PE32 15->77 dropped 79 C:\Windows\Installer\MSI3F56.tmp, PE32 15->79 dropped 81 6 other malicious files 15->81 dropped 24 msiexec.exe 15->24         started        26 msiexec.exe 15->26         started        process6 file7 65 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\_setup64.tmp, PE32+ 21->65 dropped 28 cmd.exe 1 21->28         started        process8 signatures9 115 Uses ping.exe to sleep 28->115 117 Uses ping.exe to check the status of other devices and networks 28->117 31 Mai Giang's passport.exe 2 28->31         started        34 PING.EXE 1 28->34         started        37 conhost.exe 28->37         started        process10 dnsIp11 91 C:\Users\user\...\Mai Giang's passport.tmp, PE32 31->91 dropped 39 Mai Giang's passport.tmp 5 10 31->39         started        95 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 34->95 file12 process13 file14 67 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\is-OYH6WPAGI3.tmp, PE32 39->67 dropped 69 C:\Users\user\...\inner_ai_setup.exe (copy), PE32 39->69 dropped 71 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\_setup64.tmp, PE32+ 39->71 dropped 42 FFWallpaper.exe 5 7 39->42         started        46 inner_ai_setup.exe 23 39->46         started        49 cmd.exe 1 39->49         started        51 4 other processes 39->51 process15 dnsIp16 97 192.253.228.193, 4411, 4412, 49744 CTGSERVERLIMITED-AS-APCTGServerLimitedHK Hong Kong SAR China 42->97 99 api.ipify.org 104.26.12.205, 443, 49747 CLOUDFLARENET-CloudflareIncUS Canada 42->99 109 Contains functionality to inject threads in other processes 42->109 111 Contains functionality to inject code into remote processes 42->111 113 Contains functionality to detect sleep reduction / modifications 42->113 83 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\shi30FB.tmp, PE32+ 46->83 dropped 85 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\MSI3718.tmp, PE32 46->85 dropped 87 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\MSI362D.tmp, PE32 46->87 dropped 89 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\MSI336D.tmp, PE32 46->89 dropped 53 msiexec.exe 46->53         started        55 conhost.exe 49->55         started        57 conhost.exe 51->57         started        59 conhost.exe 51->59         started        61 conhost.exe 51->61         started        63 conhost.exe 51->63         started        file17 signatures18 process19
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 32 Exe x86
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Malgent
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-07-15 07:57:31 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
63
AV detection:
23 of 38 (60.53%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
valleyrat
Similar samples:
Result
Malware family:
valleyrat_s2
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:valleyrat_s2 backdoor defense_evasion discovery installer persistence
Behaviour
Runs ping.exe
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Inno Setup is an open-source installation builder for Windows applications.
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
Drops file in Windows directory
Adds Run key to start application
Enumerates connected drives
Indicator Removal: File Deletion
Looks up external IP address via web service
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Family: ValleyRat
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
192.253.228.193:4411
192.253.228.193:4412
127.0.0.1:80
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
12b920865bc8bd9bad20650a0f7849fe2856de3d72bc5f1a93bb288e8eefaca2
MD5 hash:
84b890deb66302932195d9a28965f9dd
SHA1 hash:
35360c9261aa285094e7c75a393c2a6966cd34c8
SH256 hash:
a41e9a5b53e49a842735191beabbc1383d43727f06f25edb14392db3f5bcd6ed
MD5 hash:
44e0c6e45750a404f26a43c8172d7c7e
SHA1 hash:
8d742abfaaf4f4daeed431d90fbb395119e254fa
SH256 hash:
87240fd2008b1cea072fe4ac2fd60e804e9cd22ebbbe0945a466798e04846951
MD5 hash:
a0e0fb48523f91d345bd201da0fb9b15
SHA1 hash:
56c02e765d16b1d69b3096812e1f8ca5631e03c3
SH256 hash:
1c1a0f9e661448b08bb46eb6b0b88dca3fb129a1c411be174e5e021072ea7310
MD5 hash:
9abce3e91e54df6d1c24bc0f07090377
SHA1 hash:
bf222121a44f9978005392763e4014727d9e557b
SH256 hash:
682429276343b15e0a7477b6c68ce5027e987893cab0736dd0fa626b59760556
MD5 hash:
9a3888f9a0a2352a544237d7f284587a
SHA1 hash:
95775f015af51ce1c5e5b621a481e17287d3d792
SH256 hash:
bd9b90b7ae20383e260be8c31f56a75809922120f89d22b1908cc99fee05d195
MD5 hash:
0d15570ba7bfdda4291b640793f19fef
SHA1 hash:
10e0b32758792b17023e520f448dae4ef0f14520
SH256 hash:
388a796580234efc95f3b1c70ad4cb44bfddc7ba0f9203bf4902b9929b136f95
MD5 hash:
e4211d6d009757c078a9fac7ff4f03d4
SHA1 hash:
019cd56ba687d39d12d4b13991c9a42ea6ba03da
SH256 hash:
24701a006bd43ffb81b173d82c3267eec917de2fabd3c77a0c54d94f7f1fe32f
MD5 hash:
d739647a66a9cccf47c37a3d776e7d51
SHA1 hash:
9082bb9a633244a9b44c8bd350df6353b11ed835
SH256 hash:
4ed366abbb9d98b7eebd375d1caa21458edd932508938272b6bb2082754c2d21
MD5 hash:
ac49fcfcd42a19ab3e2d86a5674b414a
SHA1 hash:
cacb4cb368939776882994ab0128c29eb33748f8
SH256 hash:
6f67d0cc3e440e405a9d83eda8db80be5ca8f892ea6758b6f0bb6e16e1b3e0c5
MD5 hash:
811c98fe273c63946cb8cc646d2ed8b8
SHA1 hash:
cea393fba8f8b77eb625957ac7e180850a3be714
Malware family:
ValleyRAT
Verdict:
Malicious
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:Borland
Author:malware-lu
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:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
Rule name:SHA512_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA384/SHA512 constants
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: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/

File information


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