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Database Entry

Threat unknown

Vendor detections: 11

Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 3 File information Comments

SHA256 hash:	172cb9ab2e82ead2757946af852df3e8569cb0ce4dbc9229f7b7e38cedaed11f
SHA3-384 hash:	adc413d217670f4224f6960b4e88a6a71145d5fb7256e0f16602b247362c944abd5a61941b8614bb1e583115c332bc88
SHA1 hash:	3e8b27c66b6be8cb17e3965a533a2a6ffdd3e58a
MD5 hash:	845d0768180701802f7a569a70bf3f75
humanhash:	rugby-green-zebra-ohio
File name:	client.exe
Download:	download sample
File size:	44'544 bytes
First seen:	2026-10-11 15:06:09 UTC
Last seen:	Never
File type:	exe
MIME type:	application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
imphash	89f87f7dda0057a6cbf121eae3895b66
ssdeep	768:MfZqBloK0P0QW1XSZSPZFLyQ2E8RYlDH+W:CUB6KWvWZEE8k+W
TLSH	T19C13186EB7A100FDC816D235CAFBD633E571F4C919761A6F1B04CA372D30A605B2A24E
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	abuse_ch
Tags:	exe

Intelligence

File Origin

# of uploads :

# of downloads :

170

Origin country :

Vendor Threat Intelligence

No detections

Malware family:

n/a

ID:

File name:

exe

Verdict:

Malicious activity

Analysis date:

2026-10-11 15:27:03 UTC

Tags:

pastebin

Link:

https://app.any.run/tasks/7f55efa7-464d-434f-b406-afb66ad51c53

Note:

ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample

Detection:

n/a

Link:

https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/91420/

Detection(s):

SecuriteInfo.com.Trojan.Siggen35.43332.13816.6739.UNOFFICIAL

Verdict:

Malicious

Score:

99.1%

Link:

https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=6ad0b9fff4e17c78f715bda0

Tags:

autorun xtreme virus sage

Result

Verdict:

Malware

Maliciousness:

Behaviour

Сreating synchronization primitives

Creating a file

Launching a process

Creating a process with a hidden window

Enabling the 'hidden' option for recently created files

Creating a process from a recently created file

Running batch commands

Launching the process to change the firewall settings

DNS request

Searching for synchronization primitives

Connection attempt

Sending a custom TCP request

Launching a service

Sending an HTTP GET request

Enabling autorun by creating a file

Adding exclusions to Windows Defender

Verdict:

Likely Malicious

Threat level:

7.5/10

Confidence:

100%

Tags:

anti-debug crypto masquerade packed reconnaissance

Link:

https://www.filescan.io/uploads/6acba5e84ec84b2bc09ad0ef/reports/1296dc01-38ad-447e-a31f-850247abaab1/overview

Verdict:

Malicious

Labled as:

Win/malicious_confidence_100%

Link:

https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/172cb9ab2e82ead2757946af852df3e8569cb0ce4dbc9229f7b7e38cedaed11f

Verdict:

Malicious

File Type:

exe x64

First seen:

2026-10-11T09:37:00Z UTC

Last seen:

2026-10-12T18:10:00Z UTC

Hits:

~100

Link:

https://opentip.kaspersky.com/172cb9ab2e82ead2757946af852df3e8569cb0ce4dbc9229f7b7e38cedaed11f/results?tab=lookup

Verdict:

Unknown

Link:

https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/cb50a452-653e-43dc-867a-81fbc30efd9b

Result

Threat name:

n/a

Detection:

malicious

Classification:

troj.expl.evad

Score:

100 / 100

Link:

https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1985522

Signature

Adds extensions / path to Windows Defender exclusion list

Adds extensions / path to Windows Defender exclusion list (Registry)

Connects to a pastebin service (likely for C&C)

Found evasive API chain checking for user administrative privileges

Modifies the windows firewall

Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file

Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file

Potential Privilege Escalation using Task Scheduler highest RunLevel

Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function)

Uses attrib.exe to hide files

Uses cmd line tools excessively to alter registry or file data

Uses netsh to modify the Windows network and firewall settings

Uses schtasks.exe or at.exe to add and modify task schedules

Behaviour

Behavior Graph:

Download SVG

Score:

100%

Verdict:

Malware

File Type:

Link:

https://malprob.io/report/172cb9ab2e82ead2757946af852df3e8569cb0ce4dbc9229f7b7e38cedaed11f

Verdict:

inconclusive

YARA:

4 match(es)

Tags:

Executable PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 64 Exe x64

Link:

https://app.malva.re/file/845d0768180701802f7a569a70bf3f75

Detection:

n/a

Link:

https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/172cb9ab2e82ead2757946af852df3e8569cb0ce4dbc9229f7b7e38cedaed11f/

Threat name:

Win64.Trojan.Tasker

Status:

Suspicious

First seen:

2026-10-11 12:56:01 UTC

File Type:

PE+ (Exe)

Extracted files:

AV detection:

14 of 24 (58.33%)

Threat level:

5/5

Detection(s):

Suspicious file

Link:

https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=c4wltkzoqlvne5lzi2xyklpt5bljzmgojw6jekpxw7ryz3no2epq._file

Result

Malware family:

n/a

Score:

8/10

Tags:

defense_evasion discovery execution persistence privilege_escalation

Link:

https://tria.ge/reports/261011-sgvtnsbh52/

Behaviour

Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory

Uses Task Scheduler COM API

Views/modifies file attributes

Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL

Executes a command shell one-liner

Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry

Hide Artifacts: Hidden Files and Directories

Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2

Executes dropped EXE

Modifies Windows Firewall

Unpacked files

SH256 hash:

172cb9ab2e82ead2757946af852df3e8569cb0ce4dbc9229f7b7e38cedaed11f

MD5 hash:

845d0768180701802f7a569a70bf3f75

SHA1 hash:

3e8b27c66b6be8cb17e3965a533a2a6ffdd3e58a

Link:

https://www.unpac.me/results/f5a62de4-6e49-426a-90fa-655658f41a2d/

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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:	golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846 Create hunting rule
Author:	Justin Cornwell
Description:	CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset

Rule name:	pe_detect_tls_callbacks Create hunting rule

Rule name:	VECT_Ransomware Create hunting rule
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.