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Database Entry



FatalRAT


Vendor detections: 18


Intelligence 18 IOCs 1 YARA 20 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 243cd136b5aa42c20c048a1fccb215749c482519488f46b05130f5f7dc33583d
SHA3-384 hash: df860e461c8b0a50150fe7f700f4cc635a239d9862da6e2b614d95a8fa2d3396813685f0f5fb49fb32dd3b2f73d3c6c5
SHA1 hash: a8e7bc429b76f4a095a9ae0f7ffb548357018f94
MD5 hash: cb6e17018ac8e6aea677f49b08c0d355
humanhash: hydrogen-mango-tango-utah
File name:243cd136b5aa42c20c048a1fccb215749c482519488f4.exe
Download: download sample
Signature FatalRAT
File size:798'826 bytes
First seen:2025-11-07 01:25:09 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 347c78c8c65cb786eb1ac6893d046a5f (1 x FatalRAT)
ssdeep 6144:+Cs5XapMUkF8ixk3FaAY0RzX67xUaElqmHjSqXWFSzkPDNGEfWJBgAD:Q1apMUkuixqY2zqNUaElDHhXMykLlxi
TLSH T1E205AF063951C27BC9E761728E3A6B19A1FCDD900B26A5CF239C4A5E4B31DC27D36237
TrID 37.8% (.EXE) Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (31206/45/13)
20.0% (.EXE) Microsoft Visual C++ compiled executable (generic) (16529/12/5)
12.7% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
7.9% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
6.1% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
Magika pebin
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:exe FatalRAT


Avatar
abuse_ch
FatalRAT C2:
154.86.157.18:23001

Indicators Of Compromise (IOCs)


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

IOCThreatFox Reference
154.86.157.18:23001 https://threatfox.abuse.ch/ioc/1634730/

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
94
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
_243cd136b5aa42c20c048a1fccb215749c482519488f46b05130f5f7dc33583d.exe
Verdict:
No threats detected
Analysis date:
2025-11-07 01:37:49 UTC
Tags:
n/a

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Tags:
zegost emotet
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Enabling the 'hidden' option for analyzed file
Creating a file in the Windows directory
Creating a service
Launching a service
Creating a process from a recently created file
Сreating synchronization primitives
Searching for synchronization primitives
Enabling the 'hidden' option for recently created files
Connection attempt
DNS request
Sending an HTTP GET request
Adding an access-denied ACE
Creating a file in the Windows subdirectories
Sending a custom TCP request
Searching for the window
Enabling autorun for a service
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
adaptive-context farfli fingerprint keylogger microsoft_visual_cc overlay unsafe
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2025-11-03T14:10:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-11-07T00:44:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
Trojan.Win32.Farfli.sb Trojan.Win32.Antavmu.sb HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Agent.gen Backdoor.Win32.Zegost.sb Trojan.Antavmu.TCP.C&C Trojan.Agent.TCP.C&C PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic Trojan.Win32.Agent.sb HEUR:Backdoor.Win32.Generic Backdoor.Win32.Lotok.sbd Backdoor.Win32.Farfli.sb
Malware family:
Generic Malware
Verdict:
Malicious
Result
Threat name:
FatalRAT, GhostRat, Nitol
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
bank.troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
Checks if browser processes are running
Contains functionality to access PhysicalDrive, possible boot sector overwrite
Contains functionality to automate explorer (e.g. start an application)
Contains functionality to capture and log keystrokes
Contains functionality to detect virtual machines (IN, VMware)
Contains functionality to determine the online IP of the system
Contains functionality to infect the boot sector
Contains functionality to inject threads in other processes
Creates an undocumented autostart registry key
Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them
Drops HTML or HTM files to system directories
Found stalling execution ending in API Sleep call
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Tries to delay execution (extensive OutputDebugStringW loop)
Yara detected FatalRAT
Yara detected GhostRat
Yara detected Nitol
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1809710 Sample: 243cd136b5aa42c20c048a1fccb... Startdate: 07/11/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 24 www.taobao.com.danuoyi.tbcache.com 2->24 26 www.taobao.com 2->26 32 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->32 34 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->34 36 Antivirus detection for URL or domain 2->36 38 5 other signatures 2->38 7 Defghi.exe 1 2->7         started        10 243cd136b5aa42c20c048a1fccb215749c482519488f4.exe 2 2 2->10         started        signatures3 process4 file5 40 Antivirus detection for dropped file 7->40 42 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 7->42 44 Contains functionality to determine the online IP of the system 7->44 52 7 other signatures 7->52 13 Defghi.exe 5 13 7->13         started        18 C:\Windows\Defghi.exe, PE32 10->18 dropped 20 C:\Windows\Defghi.exe:Zone.Identifier, ASCII 10->20 dropped 46 Contains functionality to detect virtual machines (IN, VMware) 10->46 48 Contains functionality to automate explorer (e.g. start an application) 10->48 50 Contains functionality to access PhysicalDrive, possible boot sector overwrite 10->50 signatures6 process7 dnsIp8 28 154.86.157.18, 23001, 49690 ENJOYVC-AS-APEnjoyvcCloudGroupLimitedHK Seychelles 13->28 30 www.taobao.com.danuoyi.tbcache.com 155.102.55.40, 443, 49691, 49692 UTAHUS United States 13->30 22 C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\...\getip[1].htm, HTML 13->22 dropped 54 Creates an undocumented autostart registry key 13->54 56 Drops HTML or HTM files to system directories 13->56 file9 signatures10
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PDB Path PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 32 Exe x86
Threat name:
Win32.Backdoor.Zegost
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-11-03 19:25:55 UTC
AV detection:
29 of 38 (76.32%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
fatalrat
Result
Malware family:
fatalrat
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:fatalrat discovery infostealer rat stealer trojan
Behaviour
Checks processor information in registry
Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Drops file in Windows directory
Drops file in System32 directory
Executes dropped EXE
Fatal Rat payload
FatalRat
Fatalrat family
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Win.Trojan.Killmbr-10022827-0
YARA:
n/a
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:Armadillov1xxv2xx
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:Check_DriveSize
Rule name:Check_OutputDebugStringA_iat
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:DebuggerException__SetConsoleCtrl
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:dgaaga
Author:Harshit
Description:Detects suspicious PowerShell or registry activity
Rule name:FreddyBearDropper
Author:Dwarozh Hoshiar
Description:Freddy Bear Dropper is dropping a malware through base63 encoded powershell scrip.
Rule name:GenericGh0st
Author:Still
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_ClearMyTracksByProcess
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables calling ClearMyTracksByProcess
Rule name:MALWARE_Win_FatalRAT
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects FatalRAT
Rule name:meth_stackstrings
Author:Willi Ballenthin
Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:Sus_CMD_Powershell_Usage
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:May Contain(Obfuscated or no) Powershell or CMD Command that can be abused by threat actor(can create FP)
Rule name:vmdetect
Author:nex
Description:Possibly employs anti-virtualization techniques
Rule name:win32_younglotus
Author:Reedus0
Description:Rule for detecting YoungLotus malware
Rule name:Windows_Generic_Threat_7693d7fd
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:win_fatal_rat_auto
Author:Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com
Description:Detects win.fatal_rat.
Rule name:win_fatal_rat_w0
Author:AT&T Alien Labs
Description:Detects FatalRAT, unpacked malware.
Reference:https://cybersecurity.att.com/blogs/labs-research/new-sophisticated-rat-in-town-fatalrat-analysis

File information


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