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Database Entry



ACRStealer


Vendor detections: 14


Intelligence 14 IOCs YARA 18 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 31cf473bb93abef0760d4992d45bafcd936edb7c26193c175f8491f8ffaef0e0
SHA3-384 hash: ccae393ae1eeab9d484d597abc5e50410e4fad52023318f6eb56a4bc41a62a6fa82fc298ea1f419206a1263ae750d82c
SHA1 hash: 1d17d0e432e085af891afabedafaf9c1f1b3993f
MD5 hash: d1e5cbeac0e02e97a34aca7c9c54db5c
humanhash: freddie-fourteen-foxtrot-whiskey
File name:when-ill-start-earn-money.exe
Download: download sample
Signature ACRStealer
File size:3'393'536 bytes
First seen:2026-07-18 16:33:41 UTC
Last seen:2026-07-25 07:23:58 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash f469ac0906218570f79c54d1b58dc057 (2 x PureLogsStealer, 1 x AgentTesla, 1 x ACRStealer)
ssdeep 49152:svfDPQFurK0AwsCKIQBlxm54q1gFJxXgQ68qqD8k2W:6Jv5fQ/8
TLSH T176F5BF25F7D80AD4E467DA34E96A8333C6B0B8960731C34F1564C74E1E77A928F7B226
TrID 33.1% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
25.6% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
10.4% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
10.3% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
10.1% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3)
Magika pebin
Reporter aachum
Tags:ACRStealer dropped-by-ACRStealer exe kffd3-vexlatech-cc ZigClipper


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iamaachum
https://cehamilton.com/when-ill-start-earn-money.exe

ZigClipper C2: kffd3.vexlatech.cc

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
84
# of downloads :
175
Origin country :
ES ES
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
script_peligroso.txt
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-07-18 01:53:15 UTC
Tags:
susp-powershell possible-phishing loader stealc stealer remus golang auto generic zigcryptostealer etherhiding

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
92.5%
Tags:
phishing dropper shell sage
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a file
Launching a process
Сreating synchronization primitives
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
Launching a service
Enabling autorun with the standard Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run registry branch
Query of malicious DNS domain
Sending a TCP request to an infection source
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug crypto microsoft_visual_cc reconnaissance
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x64
First seen:
2026-07-17T19:38:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-07-20T14:23:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Result
Threat name:
ZigClipper
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Allocates memory in foreign processes
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
Found stalling execution ending in API Sleep call
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection)
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Performs DNS queries to domains with low reputation
Queries sensitive disk information (via WMI, Win32_DiskDrive, often done to detect virtual machines)
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Unusual module load detection (module proxying)
Uses cmd line tools excessively to alter registry or file data
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected ZigClipper
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1944632 Sample: when-ill-start-earn-money.exe Startdate: 18/07/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 26 bsc.blockrazor.xyz 2->26 28 kffd3.vexlatech.cc 2->28 34 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->34 36 Antivirus detection for URL or domain 2->36 38 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->38 40 Yara detected ZigClipper 2->40 8 when-ill-start-earn-money.exe 1 2 2->8         started        12 cmd.exe 2 2->12         started        signatures3 42 Performs DNS queries to domains with low reputation 26->42 process4 file5 24 C:\...\when-ill-start-earn-money.exe, PE32+ 8->24 dropped 44 Uses cmd line tools excessively to alter registry or file data 8->44 46 Writes to foreign memory regions 8->46 48 Allocates memory in foreign processes 8->48 50 2 other signatures 8->50 14 ServiceModelReg.exe 18 8->14         started        18 when-ill-start-earn-money.exe 12->18         started        20 conhost.exe 12->20         started        signatures6 process7 dnsIp8 30 kffd3.vexlatech.cc 104.21.62.120, 443, 49765, 49770 CLOUDFLARENET-CloudflareIncUS Canada 14->30 32 bsc.blockrazor.xyz 104.26.8.35, 443, 49764 CLOUDFLARENET-CloudflareIncUS Canada 14->32 52 Queries sensitive disk information (via WMI, Win32_DiskDrive, often done to detect virtual machines) 14->52 54 Found stalling execution ending in API Sleep call 14->54 56 Unusual module load detection (module proxying) 14->56 58 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 18->58 60 Uses cmd line tools excessively to alter registry or file data 18->60 62 Writes to foreign memory regions 18->62 64 3 other signatures 18->64 22 ServiceModelReg.exe 18->22         started        signatures9 process10
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 64 Exe x64
Threat name:
Win64.Trojan.Dacic
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-07-18 01:00:00 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Exe)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
13 of 24 (54.17%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
animateclipper
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:animateclipper clipper persistence stealer
Behaviour
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Adds Run key to start application
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Detects AnimateClipper
Family: AnimateClipper
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
31cf473bb93abef0760d4992d45bafcd936edb7c26193c175f8491f8ffaef0e0
MD5 hash:
d1e5cbeac0e02e97a34aca7c9c54db5c
SHA1 hash:
1d17d0e432e085af891afabedafaf9c1f1b3993f
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

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: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:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:MAL_Trigon_Dropper
Author:jaszzz
Description:Trigon multi-stage malicious dropper - process injection, keylogging, screenshot capture
Reference:URL|trigon
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: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: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: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

ACRStealer

Executable exe 31cf473bb93abef0760d4992d45bafcd936edb7c26193c175f8491f8ffaef0e0

(this sample)

  
Dropped by
ACRStealer
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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