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Database Entry


Snowlight


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 259c84dab39c8b2fc2b681114a056c0d3a7080a9726f1069101f4a8dfb2b8d2c
SHA3-384 hash: 5b8adaa709993a4de99a361195b6793336357f25d1e852c57ec3e83f96985180560a484503f138a0ccea1e47980360bf
SHA1 hash: 734a8979816b7ebcd4ca2eabb6b76f94ce6c084b
MD5 hash: b59c387b234483e7fde6ff57a9f39d1b
humanhash: juliet-skylark-april-river
File name:259c84dab39c8b2fc2b681114a056c0d3a7080a9726f1069101f4a8dfb2b8d2c.elf
Download: download sample
Signature Snowlight
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File size:9'800 bytes
First seen:2026-11-08 01:57:38 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-executable
ssdeep 96:GqTVJWWGXzS6dH5ML09V1J9G8Ymn+hrsrwegVekrf7mxaamBFBp8sBRnsH5vZAC:GqnWWH6ZMWT1Ym+hrsnurfjTr8sbnsl
TLSH T1F2123047A2D0CE3FC8D953384467122472B794BEDF629713064915B53F427E81E6EB8B
telfhash t112b09b025470515d9bf561781c2588971245c1a3c5415f505d51f7549a3f48d905cb55
TrID 50.1% (.) ELF Executable and Linkable format (Linux) (4022/12)
49.8% (.O) ELF Executable and Linkable format (generic) (4000/1)
Magika elf
Reporter Tuxxin
Tags:elf SNOWLIGHT

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
72
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Detection(s):
Unix.Downloader.Generic-10032902-0
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Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  0/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
gcc golang
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/6aefd731bd696333002f2172/reports/7e5b7539-727c-49e6-bd35-4d8b1d97b148/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Uses P2P?:
false
Uses anti-vm?:
false
Architecture:
x86
Packer:
not packed
Botnet:
unknown
Number of open files:
12
Number of processes launched:
4
Processes remaning?
false
Remote TCP ports scanned:
not identified
Full report:
https://elfdigest.com/brief/259c84dab39c8b2fc2b681114a056c0d3a7080a9726f1069101f4a8dfb2b8d2c
Behaviour
no suspicious findings
Botnet C2s
TCP botnet C2(s):
not identified
UDP botnet C2(s):
not identified
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.64.le
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/259c84dab39c8b2fc2b681114a056c0d3a7080a9726f1069101f4a8dfb2b8d2c/results?tab=lookup
Status:
terminated
Link:
https://sandbox.kunai.rocks/analysis/f48a49d1-4965-437f-a871-ab89aaa25319
Behavior Graph:
Download SVG
%3 guuid=db8e412f-1a00-0000-a8c6-46ec5b070000 pid=1883 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=bef99631-1a00-0000-a8c6-46ec61070000 pid=1889 memfd:a net send-data write-file guuid=db8e412f-1a00-0000-a8c6-46ec5b070000 pid=1883->guuid=bef99631-1a00-0000-a8c6-46ec61070000 pid=1889 execve 0fbf9df9-bb6f-5b49-af25-b2bd8d1cc9c3 192.243.120.239:8089 guuid=bef99631-1a00-0000-a8c6-46ec61070000 pid=1889->0fbf9df9-bb6f-5b49-af25-b2bd8d1cc9c3 send: 544B guuid=bef99631-1a00-0000-a8c6-46ec61070000 pid=2144 memfd:a guuid=bef99631-1a00-0000-a8c6-46ec61070000 pid=1889->guuid=bef99631-1a00-0000-a8c6-46ec61070000 pid=2144 clone guuid=bef99631-1a00-0000-a8c6-46ec61070000 pid=2145 memfd:a guuid=bef99631-1a00-0000-a8c6-46ec61070000 pid=1889->guuid=bef99631-1a00-0000-a8c6-46ec61070000 pid=2145 clone guuid=bef99631-1a00-0000-a8c6-46ec61070000 pid=2146 memfd:a net send-data guuid=bef99631-1a00-0000-a8c6-46ec61070000 pid=1889->guuid=bef99631-1a00-0000-a8c6-46ec61070000 pid=2146 clone guuid=bef99631-1a00-0000-a8c6-46ec61070000 pid=2147 memfd:a send-data guuid=bef99631-1a00-0000-a8c6-46ec61070000 pid=1889->guuid=bef99631-1a00-0000-a8c6-46ec61070000 pid=2147 clone guuid=bef99631-1a00-0000-a8c6-46ec61070000 pid=2146->0fbf9df9-bb6f-5b49-af25-b2bd8d1cc9c3 send: 1119B guuid=bef99631-1a00-0000-a8c6-46ec61070000 pid=2147->0fbf9df9-bb6f-5b49-af25-b2bd8d1cc9c3 send: 970B
Verdict:
Unknown
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/e5d16ed5-01bd-4577-9d51-b5e8f586610e
Result
Threat name:
SNOWLIGHT, VShell
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
88 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/2000585
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Found malware configuration
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Yara detected SNOWLIGHT
Yara detected VShell
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Download SVG
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/259c84dab39c8b2fc2b681114a056c0d3a7080a9726f1069101f4a8dfb2b8d2c/
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Snowlight
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-11-07 21:22:39 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Little (Exe)
AV detection:
19 of 36 (52.78%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=ewoijwvttsfs7qvwqeiuublmbu5hbafjojxra2iqd5fi36zlruwa._file
Result
Malware family:
snowlight
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:snowlight actor:unc5174 apt discovery linux loader
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/261108-cdv29sgh89/
Behaviour
Enumerates kernel/hardware configuration
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
192.243.120.239
Malware Family:
vshell
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Malicious:
True
Tags:
elf 64bits detect-debug-environment
Link:
https://intel.virussign.com/intelligence/file/259c84dab39c8b2fc2b681114a056c0d3a7080a9726f1069101f4a8dfb2b8d2c
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Malicious File
Score:
0.86
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/259c84dab39c8b2fc2b681114a056c0d3a7080a9726f1069101f4a8dfb2b8d2c

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:linux_generic_ipv6_catcher
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Author:@_lubiedo
Description:ELF samples using IPv6 addresses
Rule name:Linux_Generic_Threat_3fa2df51
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:malware_SNOWLIGHT_ELF
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Author:JPCERT/CC Incident Response Group
Description:SNOWLIGHT
Reference:https://sect.iij.ad.jp/blog/2025/11/unc5174-windows-snowlight-in-2025/
Rule name:setsockopt
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Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for setsockopt() red flags
Rule name:TH_Generic_MassHunt_Linux_Malware_2026_CYFARE
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Author:CYFARE
Description:Generic Linux malware mass-hunt rule - 2026
Reference:https://cyfare.net/
Rule name:unixredflags3
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Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information

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Web download

Snowlight

elf 259c84dab39c8b2fc2b681114a056c0d3a7080a9726f1069101f4a8dfb2b8d2c

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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