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Database Entry


ValleyRAT


Vendor detections: 13


Intelligence 13 IOCs 1 YARA 18 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 1aac5653d64b87ecafe82ad8e05221f7e983d24b59413aa22143340d73848628
SHA3-384 hash: 22f7f56977ed9cc47d7e03ac80a9ffb8a9df31dc074e83bdfa431fec0607245c194eb535dd85791a25eb92770114b3eb
SHA1 hash: 9aaec70f5d6f94b43b267dbfbdd9d5f786d405ce
MD5 hash: 278a2cbb2779fb8381b35c78e771264a
humanhash: finch-speaker-kitten-alanine
File name:278A2CBB2779FB8381B35C78E771264A.dll
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Signature ValleyRAT
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File size:457'920 bytes
First seen:2026-08-20 16:00:22 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:DLL dll
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash e10b0b843924caf8202bb955abadc259 (3 x ValleyRAT)
ssdeep 3072:iaiNoV2vQTTpQF11taq9ptGGu51K05zymABN1XDXNov2DN:Qv0t+TcKtGG6P5zorDNov4N
TLSH T1F5A48C00B892C4B1E5BD09390874EAA1877F7870DBB45DE76BC41B6E8E342D19E32B17
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:dll RAT ValleyRAT


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ValleyRAT C2:
156.234.7.60:433

Indicators Of Compromise (IOCs)

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

IOCThreatFox Reference
156.234.7.60:433 https://threatfox.abuse.ch/ioc/1883185/

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
212
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/82239/
Detection(s):
SecuriteInfo.com.Variant.Yogi.51506.96143125.UNOFFICIAL
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Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
95.7%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=6ac32d9124e1163a05e8ed19
Tags:
injection virus remo
Result
Verdict:
Clean
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Searching for the window
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug anti-vm crypto evasive fingerprint microsoft_visual_cc overlay reconnaissance
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/6a87249b37c45ec642cdd9e9/reports/c20a679d-1f7c-4ce3-a0be-f14f2c6ade13/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Yogi.Generic
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/1aac5653d64b87ecafe82ad8e05221f7e983d24b59413aa22143340d73848628
Malware family:
ValleyRAT
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/0352822f-e7a0-4216-9361-85cf8da0dd64
Result
Threat name:
ValleyRAT
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1961310
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Contains functionality to capture and log keystrokes
Contains functionality to check if a debugger is running (CheckRemoteDebuggerPresent)
Contains functionality to inject code into remote processes
Contains functionality to inject threads in other processes
Creates an autostart registry key pointing to binary in C:\Windows
Found malware configuration
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Potential Privilege Escalation using Task Scheduler highest RunLevel
Queries sensitive disk information (via WMI, Win32_DiskDrive, often done to detect virtual machines)
Queries sensitive video device information (via WMI, Win32_VideoController, often done to detect virtual machines)
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit)
Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function)
Unusual module load detection (module proxying)
Uses schtasks.exe or at.exe to add and modify task schedules
Yara detected ValleyRAT
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1961310 Sample: 3lSd7cp7jx.dll Startdate: 20/08/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 78 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->78 80 Found malware configuration 2->80 82 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->82 84 5 other signatures 2->84 9 loaddll32.exe 3 2 2->9         started        12 loaddll32.exe 2->12         started        14 rundll32.exe 2->14         started        process3 signatures4 86 Queries sensitive video device information (via WMI, Win32_VideoController, often done to detect virtual machines) 9->86 88 Queries sensitive disk information (via WMI, Win32_DiskDrive, often done to detect virtual machines) 9->88 90 Contains functionality to inject threads in other processes 9->90 92 6 other signatures 9->92 16 rundll32.exe 4 1 9->16         started        19 rundll32.exe 3 1 9->19         started        21 cmd.exe 1 9->21         started        25 5 other processes 9->25 23 conhost.exe 12->23         started        process5 signatures6 68 Queries sensitive video device information (via WMI, Win32_VideoController, often done to detect virtual machines) 16->68 70 Queries sensitive disk information (via WMI, Win32_DiskDrive, often done to detect virtual machines) 16->70 72 Contains functionality to inject threads in other processes 16->72 76 3 other signatures 16->76 27 schtasks.exe 16->27         started        29 schtasks.exe 16->29         started        31 schtasks.exe 16->31         started        74 System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit) 19->74 33 schtasks.exe 19->33         started        35 schtasks.exe 19->35         started        37 rundll32.exe 6 1 21->37         started        40 schtasks.exe 25->40         started        42 schtasks.exe 25->42         started        44 2 other processes 25->44 process7 dnsIp8 46 conhost.exe 27->46         started        48 conhost.exe 29->48         started        50 conhost.exe 31->50         started        52 conhost.exe 33->52         started        54 conhost.exe 35->54         started        66 156.234.7.60, 433, 49698, 49701 YANCYLIMITED-AS-HKYancyLimitedHK Hong Kong SAR China 37->66 56 schtasks.exe 37->56         started        58 conhost.exe 40->58         started        60 conhost.exe 42->60         started        62 2 other processes 44->62 process9 process10 64 conhost.exe 56->64         started       
Score:
75%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
PE
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/1aac5653d64b87ecafe82ad8e05221f7e983d24b59413aa22143340d73848628
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
5 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PDB Path PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 32 Exe x86
Link:
https://app.malva.re/file/278a2cbb2779fb8381b35c78e771264a
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/1aac5653d64b87ecafe82ad8e05221f7e983d24b59413aa22143340d73848628/
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.DllHijack
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-08-18 12:50:29 UTC
File Type:
PE (Dll)
Extracted files:
2
AV detection:
20 of 36 (55.56%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=dkwfmu6wjod6zl7iflmoaurb67uyhusllfatvirbim2a244eqyua._file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
ValleyRAT
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Link:
https://reports.threatray.com/9f6d2b90-bf4d-4d4e-9ed4-e1b048f1c697
Result
Malware family:
valleyrat_s2
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:valleyrat_s2 backdoor discovery execution persistence
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/260820-tfwj9aed37/
Behaviour
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Adds Run key to start application
Enumerates connected drives
Checks computer location settings
Badlisted process makes network request
Detects ValleyRAT payload
Family: ValleyRat
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
156.234.7.60:433
127.0.0.1:80
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
1aac5653d64b87ecafe82ad8e05221f7e983d24b59413aa22143340d73848628
MD5 hash:
278a2cbb2779fb8381b35c78e771264a
SHA1 hash:
9aaec70f5d6f94b43b267dbfbdd9d5f786d405ce
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/847f81ed-c900-4186-beb8-363179e49f8f/
Malware family:
ValleyRAT
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://www.vmray.com/analyses/_mb/1aac5653d64b/report/overview.html
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Malicious File
Score:
1.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/1aac5653d64b87ecafe82ad8e05221f7e983d24b59413aa22143340d73848628

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:Check_Debugger
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Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
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Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__RemoteAPI
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:GenericGh0st
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Author:Still
Rule name:Gh0stKCP
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Author:Netresec
Description:Detects HP-Socket ARQ and KCP implementations, which are used in Gh0stKCP. Forked from @stvemillertime's KCP catchall rule.
Reference:https://netresec.com/?b=259a5af
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
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Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:malware_shellcode_hash
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Author:JPCERT/CC Incident Response Group
Description:detect shellcode api hash value
Rule name:MD5_Constants
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Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for MD5 constants
Rule name:meth_peb_parsing
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Author:Willi Ballenthin
Rule name:ThreadControl__Context
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:TH_AntiVM_MassHunt_Win_Malware_2026_CYFARE
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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
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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_Generic_Threat_4b0b73ce
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_Winos_464b8a2e
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:WinosStager
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Author:YungBinary
Description:https://www.esentire.com/blog/winos4-0-online-module-staging-component-used-in-cleversoar-campaign
Rule name:win_winos_auto
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Author:Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com
Description:Detects win.winos.

File information

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https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/82239/

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