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Database Entry



AnimateClipper


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA 39 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 21bf44a654a0059f7bb974ffe6252db63e998d5f95937454d45da4d700267471
SHA3-384 hash: 36822fc7235e1464440879a3b41ff17ca4af4eded25cdda90071b275006c682d38f9ce74fd6d4309621f3466e8188585
SHA1 hash: e6d3f4d33263f731a78b914227ee9d12422830e8
MD5 hash: ca789369076efaafc596f836d928abdd
humanhash: batman-bakerloo-georgia-tango
File name:yea8hw1uN1NGD0za.exe
Download: download sample
Signature AnimateClipper
File size:3'890'176 bytes
First seen:2026-07-28 23:03:47 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash d7a140ad86093e229082e6f8b7493b94 (1 x ZigClipper, 1 x RemcosRAT, 1 x AnimateClipper)
ssdeep 98304:wuQgRnUx/PdELDYwWCLK2ZCouvZ4NTLCmAI:wEiVmYtXUoAL4
TLSH T1BC06121DE38D52DCD223D134CBA69232E6B5B85A0761BDDF169AC2192FB39D01F3A311
TrID 37.0% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
28.6% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
11.5% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
11.3% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3)
11.3% (.EXE) DOS Executable (generic) (2000/1)
Magika pebin
Reporter Kejult
Tags:AnimateClipper exe RAT remcos RemcosRAT zigcryptostealer


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Kejult
Remcos RAT found during Malware Removal

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
276
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
MDE_File_Sample_e6d3f4d33263f731a78b914227ee9d12422830e8.zip
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-07-13 23:35:09 UTC
Tags:
stealer zigcryptostealer etherhiding golang

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

Behaviour
Сreating synchronization primitives
Launching a process
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Connection attempt to an infection source
Sending an HTTP GET request
DNS request
Connection attempt
Sending a custom TCP request
Query of malicious DNS domain
Sending a TCP request to an infection source
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
adaptive-context anti-debug bankingtrojan crypto microsoft_visual_cc packed
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x64
First seen:
2026-07-13T07:26:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-07-30T04:39:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PDB Path PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 64 Exe x64
Threat name:
Win64.Infostealer.ClipBanker
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-07-13 12:29:37 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Exe)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
25 of 36 (69.44%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
AnimateClipper
Result
Malware family:
animateclipper
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:animateclipper clipper persistence privilege_escalation stealer
Behaviour
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Creates a file in the Startup directory
Detects AnimateClipper
Family: AnimateClipper
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
21bf44a654a0059f7bb974ffe6252db63e998d5f95937454d45da4d700267471
MD5 hash:
ca789369076efaafc596f836d928abdd
SHA1 hash:
e6d3f4d33263f731a78b914227ee9d12422830e8
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:cobalt_strike_tmp01925d3f
Author:The DFIR Report
Description:files - file ~tmp01925d3f.exe
Reference:https://thedfirreport.com
Rule name:command_and_control
Author:CD_R0M_
Description:This rule searches for common strings found by malware using C2. Based on a sample used by a Ransomware group
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:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__MemoryWorkingSet
Author:Fernando Mercês
Description:Anti-debug process memory working set size check
Reference:http://www.gironsec.com/blog/2015/06/anti-debugger-trick-quicky/
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__QueryInfo
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerException__SetConsoleCtrl
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DetectGoMethodSignatures
Author:Wyatt Tauber
Description:Detects Go method signatures in unpacked Go binaries
Rule name:Detect_Go_GOMAXPROCS
Author:Obscurity Labs LLC
Description:Detects Go binaries by the presence of runtime.GOMAXPROCS in the runtime metadata
Rule name:GoBinTest
Rule name:golang
Rule name:Golangmalware
Author:Dhanunjaya
Description:Malware in Golang
Rule name:golang_binary_string
Description:Golang strings present
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:golang_duffcopy_amd64
Rule name:Golang_Find_CSC846
Author:Ashar Siddiqui
Description:Find Go Signatuers
Rule name:Golang_Find_CSC846_Simple
Author:Ashar Siddiqui
Description:Find Go Signatuers
Rule name:HiveRansomware
Author:Dhanunjaya
Description:Yara Rule To Detect Hive V4 Ransomware
Rule name:MD5_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for MD5 constants
Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
Rule name:ProgramLanguage_Golang
Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Application written in Golang programming language
Rule name:RemusStealer_GoPayload
Author:burger
Description:Detects RemusStealer Go-compiled payload
Rule name:RIPEMD160_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for RIPEMD-160 constants
Rule name:SEH__vectored
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:SHA1_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA1 constants
Rule name:Suspicious_Golang_Binary
Author:Tim Machac
Description:Triage: Golang-compiled binary with suspicious OS/persistence/network strings (not family-specific)
Rule name:ThreadControl__Context
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
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/
Rule name:VECT_Ransomware
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.

File information


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Web download

AnimateClipper

Executable exe 21bf44a654a0059f7bb974ffe6252db63e998d5f95937454d45da4d700267471

(this sample)

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