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Database Entry



CyberGate


Vendor detections: 17


Intelligence 17 IOCs YARA 19 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 2522980210823b97271737cc8602c0b463b39db4a21b4552daf9560a95751808
SHA3-384 hash: 02c4c5d514a7a72798c7dce4993ceadf87c8a483d14af957a915457d01a757ee01b258ebd50f794aa7e5095e952d78d1
SHA1 hash: acc041b5fc40704d892716dca247a25c2001906b
MD5 hash: 5139dc7b41a0d612644cb2917c578713
humanhash: oklahoma-eight-grey-mobile
File name:s.exe
Download: download sample
Signature CyberGate
File size:438'272 bytes
First seen:2025-03-29 07:45:23 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash a1ca9f77a798c9b4f0e454a9da75459d (13 x Cybergate)
ssdeep 12288:xuMwhBi8vvrHxVPKyv2m77sZB07FxObO32D:xHw+8vrx52t07FQas
Threatray 36 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T12E9412A6F4559C73DBA18AFC1D2CD6C4EB6D7E222C27509399FD3F88C71C262160D1A2
TrID 35.7% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
16.4% (.EXE) Win16/32 Executable Delphi generic (2072/23)
16.0% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
15.8% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3)
15.8% (.EXE) DOS Executable Generic (2000/1)
Magika pebin
Reporter zhuzhu0009
Tags:CyberGate exe

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
433
Origin country :
JP JP
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
cybergate
ID:
1
File name:
server.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-03-29 02:49:55 UTC
Tags:
cybergate rat upx

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

Behaviour
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a file in the Windows subdirectories
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process
Restart of the analyzed sample
Creating a window
Creating a file in the %AppData% subdirectories
Creating a file in the %AppData% directory
Enabling the 'hidden' option for recently created files
Creating a process from a recently created file
Creating a process with a hidden window
Connection attempt
Delayed writing of the file
Enabling autorun
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-vm anti-vm anubis borland_delphi explorer fingerprint lolbin packed packed packer_detected
Result
Threat name:
CyberGate
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
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
Found evasive API chain (may stop execution after checking mutex)
Found malware configuration
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function)
Yara detected CyberGate RAT
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Threat name:
Win32.Ransomware.Screenlocker
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-03-29 07:46:14 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
6
AV detection:
24 of 24 (100.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
cybergate
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:cybergate botnet:remote discovery persistence stealer trojan upx
Behaviour
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Drops file in Windows directory
UPX packed file
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Adds policy Run key to start application
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
CyberGate, Rebhip
Cybergate family
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
108.231.94.28:999
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
rat cybergate Win.Dropper.Remcos-10024205-0
YARA:
Windows_Trojan_CyberGate_c219a2f3
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
2522980210823b97271737cc8602c0b463b39db4a21b4552daf9560a95751808
MD5 hash:
5139dc7b41a0d612644cb2917c578713
SHA1 hash:
acc041b5fc40704d892716dca247a25c2001906b
Detections:
win_cybergate_w0
SH256 hash:
db57c0e482d0604e2664107b52b7f4873366a79181a61a87873b55cb5ea7a4a2
MD5 hash:
cb67d51efd2fe0700762a6ba91e3efc1
SHA1 hash:
8c8eaf53312386c960dd85b215245c8577339a2a
Detections:
win_netwire_g0 win_cybergate_auto win_cybergate_w0 Malware_QA_update
SH256 hash:
f6438e261f8a9cc53b0a4e76a097d6f3769276159dab8682af9ffa1fe4d4f031
MD5 hash:
726398d5fde2cd55d31f167b85fc8c2c
SHA1 hash:
53f3232a9ce48ad789d5c5e10edd9afa569603c8
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:Borland
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:Check_Dlls
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__QueryInfo
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_SandboxProductID
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects binaries and memory artifacts referencing sandbox product IDs
Rule name:Malware_QA_update
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:VT Research QA uploaded malware - file update.exe
Reference:VT Research QA
Rule name:Malware_QA_update_RID2DAD
Author:Florian Roth
Description:VT Research QA uploaded malware - file update.exe
Reference:VT Research QA
Rule name:MD5_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for MD5 constants
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_MSDOS_Stub_Message
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious XORed MSDOS stub message
Reference:https://yara.readthedocs.io/en/latest/writingrules.html#xor-strings
Rule name:Sus_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)
Rule name:test_Malaysia
Author:rectifyq
Description:Detects file containing malaysia string
Rule name:UPXV200V290MarkusOberhumerLaszloMolnarJohnReiser
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:upx_largefile
Author:k3nr9
Rule name:vmdetect
Author:nex
Description:Possibly employs anti-virtualization techniques
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_CyberGate_c219a2f3
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:win_cybergate_auto
Author:Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com
Description:autogenerated rule brought to you by yara-signator
Rule name:win_cybergate_w0
Author:Kevin Breen <kevin@techanarchy.net>

File information


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BLint


The following table provides more information about this file using BLint. BLint is a Binary Linter to check the security properties, and capabilities in executables.

Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_AUTHENTICODEMissing Authenticodehigh
CHECK_NXMissing Non-Executable Memory Protectioncritical
CHECK_PIEMissing Position-Independent Executable (PIE) Protectionhigh
Reviews
IDCapabilitiesEvidence
SHELL_APIManipulates System Shellshell32.dll::FindExecutableA
WIN32_PROCESS_APICan Create Process and Threadskernel32.dll::CreateRemoteThread
kernel32.dll::CreateProcessA
kernel32.dll::OpenProcess
kernel32.dll::VirtualAllocEx
kernel32.dll::WriteProcessMemory
kernel32.dll::CloseHandle
WIN_BASE_APIUses Win Base APIkernel32.dll::LoadLibraryA
kernel32.dll::GetStartupInfoA
kernel32.dll::GetCommandLineA
WIN_BASE_IO_APICan Create Fileskernel32.dll::CopyFileA
kernel32.dll::CreateDirectoryA
kernel32.dll::CreateFileA
kernel32.dll::DeleteFileA
kernel32.dll::GetFileAttributesA
kernel32.dll::FindFirstFileA
WIN_BASE_USER_APIRetrieves Account Informationadvapi32.dll::GetUserNameA
WIN_REG_APICan Manipulate Windows Registryadvapi32.dll::RegCreateKeyExA
advapi32.dll::RegCreateKeyA
advapi32.dll::RegDeleteKeyA
advapi32.dll::RegOpenKeyExA
advapi32.dll::RegQueryValueExA
advapi32.dll::RegSetValueExA
WIN_USER_APIPerforms GUI Actionsuser32.dll::FindWindowA
user32.dll::PeekMessageA

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