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Database Entry



SalatStealer


Vendor detections: 17


Intelligence 17 IOCs YARA 49 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 37cbee9242444dffe560c8f2dfefa6ec0ff4bda186824bb5ace22ed8cd486436
SHA3-384 hash: 4a676d211bc44e51ba86acb0f4161733dc444c84b2ce9ac9e702b6b134eb2b16f1d7138400519dd2f7e756741253134e
SHA1 hash: 15e6954bb4893341d2cca91506969c9d2c6633df
MD5 hash: 492dbb88e792e0e970bbe4aeb948e3d9
humanhash: don-sierra-butter-kansas
File name:37cbee9242444dffe560c8f2dfefa6ec0ff4bda186824bb5ace22ed8cd486436.exe
Download: download sample
Signature SalatStealer
File size:3'586'560 bytes
First seen:2026-09-14 19:40:12 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 6ed4f5f04d62b18d96b26d6db7c18840 (532 x SalatStealer, 78 x BitRAT, 42 x RedLineStealer)
ssdeep 98304:0noBycyFyX5sk1lf3c6xXl829SI9BbkZyJCqoOa8X6yOIWth9F:0nodZVlf3cDQSI9OyZRGIo9F
TLSH T1B8F5334435F09D19C80A4E7A208D26564AC03FAB4B279FEA472B5EFC705DF01D29FE66
TrID 52.7% (.EXE) UPX compressed Win32 Executable (27066/9/6)
12.8% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
9.8% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
8.7% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
4.0% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
Magika pebin
Reporter whack_sh
Tags:exe SalatStealer UPX
File size (compressed) :3'586'560 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :12'543'488 bytes
Format:win32/pe
Unpacked file: 417ba8fd1d9879c1a85307bac243a9a5a6f548ebd370a0ff0dfd5bfa7c48a77a

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
146
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-09-08 16:33:54 UTC
Tags:
salatstealer stealer upx susp-powershell golang ms-smartcard

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
DNS request
Sending a UDP request
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Creating a file in the %AppData% directory
Creating a process from a recently created file
Connection attempt
Sending a custom TCP request
Launching a process
Creating a process with a hidden window
Enabling autorun with the standard Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run registry branch
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-vm crypto packed packed packer stealer upx
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-09-06T12:46:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-09-12T16:24:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Result
Threat name:
ACR Stealer, Salat Stealer
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Found malware configuration
Found many strings related to Crypto-Wallets (likely being stolen)
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Queries sensitive video device information (via WMI, Win32_VideoController, often done to detect virtual machines)
Sigma detected: Files With System Process Name In Unsuspected Locations
Sigma detected: System File Execution Location Anomaly
System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit)
Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
Tries to steal Crypto Currency Wallets
Uses the Windows Restart Manager Abuse for Browser Credential File unlocking
Yara detected ACR Stealer
Yara detected Salat Stealer
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1972895 Sample: jOZ7cJSTXM.exe Startdate: 14/09/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 45 sa1atik.cn 2->45 47 dns.google 2->47 49 cloudflare-dns.com 2->49 57 Found malware configuration 2->57 59 Antivirus detection for URL or domain 2->59 61 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 2->61 63 7 other signatures 2->63 9 dllhost.exe 1 2->9         started        11 jOZ7cJSTXM.exe 1 1 2->11         started        16 dllhost.exe 1 2->16         started        18 4 other processes 2->18 signatures3 process4 dnsIp5 20 dllhost.exe 30 3 9->20         started        51 sa1atik.cn 152.53.49.102, 443, 49724, 49731 NETCUP-ASnetcupGmbHDE Austria 11->51 53 dns.google 8.8.4.4, 443, 49722, 49729 GOOGLE-GoogleLLCUS United States 11->53 55 cloudflare-dns.com 104.16.249.249, 443, 49721, 49728 CLOUDFLARENET-CloudflareIncUS Canada 11->55 43 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\dllhost.exe, PE32 11->43 dropped 79 Queries sensitive video device information (via WMI, Win32_VideoController, often done to detect virtual machines) 11->79 81 Found many strings related to Crypto-Wallets (likely being stolen) 11->81 24 dllhost.exe 11->24         started        26 dllhost.exe 16->26         started        file6 signatures7 process8 file9 39 C:\Program Filesbehaviorgraphoogle\...\dllhost.exe, PE32 20->39 dropped 41 C:\Program Files (x86)\...\dllhost.exe, PE32 20->41 dropped 65 System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit) 20->65 67 Found many strings related to Crypto-Wallets (likely being stolen) 20->67 69 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 20->69 75 2 other signatures 20->75 28 powershell.exe 26 20->28         started        31 dllhost.exe 20->31         started        33 dllhost.exe 20->33         started        71 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 24->71 73 Queries sensitive video device information (via WMI, Win32_VideoController, often done to detect virtual machines) 24->73 signatures10 process11 signatures12 77 Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module 28->77 35 conhost.exe 28->35         started        37 WmiPrvSE.exe 28->37         started        process13
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 32 Exe x86
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.SalatStealer
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-09-06 17:03:25 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
27 of 36 (75.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
salatstealer
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:salatstealer credential_access discovery spyware stealer upx
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Drops file in Program Files directory
UPX packed file
Accesses cryptocurrency files/wallets, possible credential harvesting
Executes dropped EXE
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files
Detect SalatStealer payload
Family: salatstealer
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
37cbee9242444dffe560c8f2dfefa6ec0ff4bda186824bb5ace22ed8cd486436
MD5 hash:
492dbb88e792e0e970bbe4aeb948e3d9
SHA1 hash:
15e6954bb4893341d2cca91506969c9d2c6633df
SH256 hash:
b949a3f78550677a3b3dabff4c0ba1065f112e664a98a5f2bebaa4a023d636a8
MD5 hash:
535e867df4568891e226ec882fe1c5ae
SHA1 hash:
6bd6e7428e2a67e0e5ad9e287a1e43a1fbb7366c
Detections:
INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_Embedded_Crypto_Wallet_Browser_Extension_IDs INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_References_Browsers INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_SQLQuery_ConfidentialDataStore
Malware family:
SalatStealer
Verdict:
Malicious
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

Rule name:Base64_Encoded_Powershell_Directives
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__QueryInfo
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerException__ConsoleCtrl
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:DetectEncryptedVariants
Author:Zinyth
Description:Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded
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:Detect_PowerShell_Obfuscation
Author:daniyyell
Description:Detects obfuscated PowerShell commands commonly used in malicious scripts.
Rule name:Disable_Defender
Author:iam-py-test
Description:Detect files disabling or modifying Windows Defender, Windows Firewall, or Microsoft Smartscreen
Rule name:FreddyBearDropper
Author:Dwarozh Hoshiar
Description:Freddy Bear Dropper is dropping a malware through base63 encoded powershell scrip.
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_Find_CSC846
Author:Ashar Siddiqui
Description:Find Go Signatuers
Rule name:Golang_Find_CSC846_Simple
Author:Ashar Siddiqui
Description:Find Go Signatuers
Rule name:grakate_stealer_nov_2021
Rule name:Heuristics_ChromeABE
Author:Still
Description:attempts to match instructions related to Chrome App-bound Encryption elevation service; possibly spotted amongst infostealers
Rule name:HiveRansomware
Author:Dhanunjaya
Description:Yara Rule To Detect Hive V4 Ransomware
Rule name:identity_golang
Author:Eric Yocam
Description:find Golang malware
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_Embedded_Crypto_Wallet_Browser_Extension_IDs
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detect binaries embedding considerable number of cryptocurrency wallet browser extension IDs.
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_References_Browsers
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects binaries (Windows and macOS) referencing many web browsers. Observed in information stealers.
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_SQLQuery_ConfidentialDataStore
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables containing SQL queries to confidential data stores. Observed in infostealers
Rule name:Macos_Infostealer_Wallets_8e469ea0
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:MD5_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for MD5 constants
Rule name:Multi_Generic_Threat_19854dc2
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:ProgramLanguage_Golang
Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Application written in Golang programming language
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:RIPEMD160_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for RIPEMD-160 constants
Rule name:Rooter
Author:Seth Hardy
Description:Rooter
Rule name:RooterStrings
Author:Seth Hardy
Description:Rooter Identifying Strings
Rule name:Salat
Author:kevoreilly
Description:Salat Payload
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:SHA512_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA384/SHA512 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:suspicious_PEs
Author:txc
Description:This rule detected suspicious PE files, based on high entropy and low amount of imported DLLs. This behaviour indicates packed files or files, that hide their true intention.
Rule name:Suspicious_Process
Author:Security Research Team
Description:Suspicious process creation
Rule name:Sus_All_Windows_PE_Malware
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects Windows PE malware of all types, avoids non-executables like .html
Rule name:telebot_framework
Author:vietdx.mb
Rule name:ThreadControl__Context
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:UPX
Author:kevoreilly
Description:UPX Unpacker: dump on OEP (original entry point)
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_SalatStealer_03d2a4ee
Author:Elastic Security

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

SalatStealer

Executable exe 37cbee9242444dffe560c8f2dfefa6ec0ff4bda186824bb5ace22ed8cd486436

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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