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Database Entry



Threat unknown


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 1 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 16a5c2c89d4adca402b6ea15a6412a811140962dfdfbd737eda65019c87fe451
SHA3-384 hash: 765a13e5dd1b5fb217dd0dad494ce15008ad8af827d983b9f2c06a29b7935a7193245dda8307ab4b8a2eb2bf359a14cd
SHA1 hash: 23ec75e97d8c5763e2241c4b8f3d6aacd26540d0
MD5 hash: f8800194d88500ea984e05dd8254ac41
humanhash: black-april-aspen-ack
File name:16a5c2c89d4adca402b6ea15a6412a811140962dfdfbd737eda65019c87fe451.exe
Download: download sample
File size:2'974'208 bytes
First seen:2026-09-04 20:47:46 UTC
Last seen:2026-09-21 13:50:29 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 58f4b17816a07f7a36dd14e504d515e6
ssdeep 49152:3cDcM/6wmIP5a5KBc0huKKZR8QV4JABWT1tfX15AobVR9CIaBX3/q07k5g:34cMBmIP5a5KBunR8QyJA8tt5TuIK/qA
TLSH T1EDD523DE7DB21974E83BC7B68E92F4BC71283B4487208D9B32CD06D48D12A952C7A775
TrID 33.1% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
25.6% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
10.4% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
10.3% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
10.1% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3)
Magika pebin
Reporter Tuxxin
Tags:exe whack.sh

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
186
Origin country :
HU HU
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
exe
Verdict:
Suspicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-09-04 23:27:38 UTC
Tags:
websocket

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
90.2%
Tags:
vmprotect
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a file
Creating a process from a recently created file
Creating a process with a hidden window
Connection attempt to an infection source
DNS request
Connection attempt
Sending a custom TCP request
Sending an HTTP GET request
Moving of the original file
Query of malicious DNS domain
Sending a TCP request to an infection source
Enabling autorun
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
packed
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x64
First seen:
2026-09-04T18:11:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-09-06T08:13:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 64 Exe x64
Threat name:
Win64.Trojan.Qwexlafiba
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-09-04 20:48:18 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Exe)
AV detection:
26 of 38 (68.42%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
persistence
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Deletes itself
Executes dropped EXE
Registers new Windows logon scripts automatically executed at logon.
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
16a5c2c89d4adca402b6ea15a6412a811140962dfdfbd737eda65019c87fe451
MD5 hash:
f8800194d88500ea984e05dd8254ac41
SHA1 hash:
23ec75e97d8c5763e2241c4b8f3d6aacd26540d0
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:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

Executable exe 16a5c2c89d4adca402b6ea15a6412a811140962dfdfbd737eda65019c87fe451

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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