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Database Entry
VShell
Vendor detections: 15
| SHA256 hash: | 38fa0f4e3231d56d9200e1f0ab5c68ef4b78eed5fee9d18e364fdd13bb7efbc1 |
|---|---|
| SHA3-384 hash: | 98ee9a2dcfdef4988c7b0be824a0d5bcd3c21d74ef11d6b6a43a0fc521588083f2ac44f5ed55df8afce3ccd7a8d8a674 |
| SHA1 hash: | 8d339a85d353b06ee04347ade1b441a3a7b335cc |
| MD5 hash: | 2492aeed6079ebc60b3e98f9b7bfdb6e |
| humanhash: | east-whiskey-equal-fix |
| File name: | 2492aeed6079ebc60b3e98f9b7bfdb6e.exe |
| Download: | download sample |
| Signature | VShell |
| File size: | 3'584 bytes |
| First seen: | 2026-11-06 13:55:51 UTC |
| Last seen: | Never |
| File type: |  exe |
| MIME type: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| imphash | e82dd51b077167be63c004bed23d0c1e (594 x VShell, 40 x NetWalker, 2 x GuLoader) |
| ssdeep | 48:6Icwm0zt2WtJ8zrD7TLjpSpc1ZsSYr8XxhxhwcRaK:4jmtvSNSYp |
| TLSH | T1E5716198F3176AF1E43C8AF901D3A564D0199BB8C250BF4D5E60381D3C220BA265AF97 |
| TrID | 21.4% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2) 21.2% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2) 16.3% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1) 14.6% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1) 6.6% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9) |
| Magika | pebin |
| Reporter |  abuse_ch |
| Tags: | exe vshell |
Indicators Of Compromise (IOCs)
Below is a list of indicators of compromise (IOCs) associated with this malware samples.
| IOC | ThreatFox Reference |
|---|---|
| 58.87.65.43:8085 | https://threatfox.abuse.ch/ioc/1928176/ |
Intelligence
File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
171
Origin country :
NLVendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-11-06 14:01:09 UTC
Tags:
payload snowlight dropper vshell rat golang
Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Detection:
n/a
Detection(s):
Gathering data
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:
Behaviour
Connection attempt
Sending a custom TCP request
Launching a service
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Win/malicious_confidence_100%
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-11-02T20:52:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-11-02T21:15:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Malware family:
Knight
Verdict:
Malicious
Result
Threat name:
SNOWLIGHT, VShell
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Detected unpacking (creates a PE file in dynamic memory)
Found malware configuration
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Unusual module load detection (module proxying)
Yara detected SNOWLIGHT
Yara detected VShell
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PDB Path PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 32 Exe x86
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.VShell
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-11-02 22:18:59 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
AV detection:
33 of 38 (86.84%)
Threat level:
5/5
Detection(s):
Malicious file
Result
Malware family:
vshell
Score:
10/10
Tags:
family:vshell backdoor discovery rat
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Detects VSHELL Backdoor
Family: VShell
Malware Family:
n/a
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
cobaltstrike
YARA:
Cobalt_functions
Malware Family:
fragtor
Malicious:
True
Tags:
spreader
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
38fa0f4e3231d56d9200e1f0ab5c68ef4b78eed5fee9d18e364fdd13bb7efbc1
MD5 hash:
2492aeed6079ebc60b3e98f9b7bfdb6e
SHA1 hash:
8d339a85d353b06ee04347ade1b441a3a7b335cc
Malware family:
VShell
Verdict:
Malicious
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Malicious File
Score:
1.00
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: | exploit_any_poppopret |
|---|---|
| Author: | Jeff White [karttoon@gmail.com] @noottrak |
| Description: | Identify POP -> POP -> RET opcodes for quick ROP Gadget creation in target binaries. |
| Rule name: | pe_detect_tls_callbacks |
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| Rule name: | pe_no_import_table |
|---|---|
| Description: | Detect pe file that no import table |
| Rule name: | VShell_Windows_Stager_HashedAPI |
|---|---|
| Author: | Daydream |
| Description: | VShell Windows stager (x86/x64, tcp and ws variants): resolves APIs by ROR-13 hash, checks %TEMP%\log_de.log, downloads a stage and XOR 0x99 decodes it in memory |
File information
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