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Database Entry



VShell


Vendor detections: 14


Intelligence 14 IOCs YARA File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 16db4b5aefca60a0f98d0aae888bdafd813a8a5f37fd2264b1667ec4f11b0698
SHA3-384 hash: 2e8f7bad31e0fe49f2c9491db9a2ecc46f440f84b0fe69cb4b46fc0cedff1bc2d17d126ec32417a8f6fa12ca7ad780ae
SHA1 hash: a22c7ec9d8cbd7ee4edffd58c5bf69abe8afd020
MD5 hash: 12cf734117f67fcf1e0a852b84047cfd
humanhash: echo-white-twelve-bluebird
File name:16db4b5aefca60a0f98d0aae888bdafd813a8a5f37fd2264b1667ec4f11b0698.exe
Download: download sample
Signature VShell
File size:3'584 bytes
First seen:2026-09-25 03:59:30 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash e82dd51b077167be63c004bed23d0c1e (354 x VShell, 40 x NetWalker, 2 x GuLoader)
ssdeep 48:6Icwm0hWt2WWJ8zrD7TLjpSpc1ZsSYr8XxhxhwcRaK:4jQWtUSNSYp
TLSH T1FB715E88F3275AF1E43C47F80093A624D059ABB8C250AE8D5E60281D3C620BA255AF97
TrID 21.4% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
21.2% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
16.3% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
14.6% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
6.6% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
Magika pebin
Reporter whack_sh
Tags:exe vshell

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
171
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-09-25 04:05:43 UTC
Tags:
payload golang vshell rat

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

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Sending a custom TCP request
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
downloader evasive loader microsoft_visual_cc packed
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-09-15T16:26:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-09-26T22:26:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Result
Threat name:
SNOWLIGHT, VShell
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
88 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Found malware configuration
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Unusual module load detection (module proxying)
Yara detected SNOWLIGHT
Yara detected VShell
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.Mikey
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-09-16 10:39:20 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
AV detection:
29 of 38 (76.32%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:vshell backdoor discovery rat
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Detects VSHELL Backdoor
Family: VShell
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
16db4b5aefca60a0f98d0aae888bdafd813a8a5f37fd2264b1667ec4f11b0698
MD5 hash:
12cf734117f67fcf1e0a852b84047cfd
SHA1 hash:
a22c7ec9d8cbd7ee4edffd58c5bf69abe8afd020
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

File information


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

Web download

VShell

Executable exe 16db4b5aefca60a0f98d0aae888bdafd813a8a5f37fd2264b1667ec4f11b0698

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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