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Database Entry



EpsteinClient


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 32 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 3b1d59c71cf19f0be3f66f4ad7d89e3593bbcd1c461b835f663bce969d07dc53
SHA3-384 hash: 061c600fad8d73500df228e277fef4d7751aeecbc856b72bf732948a0022ab0fa944ccaef419c9590fde19aec783df2d
SHA1 hash: 6b1616f98baaa7528fa399674ac780498b8bd84e
MD5 hash: 01b52c3f023147284c8efe0c7b708b03
humanhash: september-mountain-leopard-bacon
File name:01b52c3f023147284c8efe0c7b708b03.exe
Download: download sample
Signature EpsteinClient
File size:10'044'416 bytes
First seen:2026-08-18 15:49:19 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash d42595b695fc008ef2c56aabd8efd68e (1'075 x Vidar, 327 x RemusStealer, 132 x Stealc)
ssdeep 196608:M3AuLfhprcQ1M6yRc/lhiR73n7TH/wjnOAPJ2k:Mwchf1hF+PH/wjnOM2
TLSH T151A69D03EC9555EAC1A9A231C9B29253BB717C495B3263D76B50F3382F77BC06AB8710
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 abuse_ch
Tags:EpsteinClient exe

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
148
Origin country :
SE SE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
exe
Verdict:
No threats detected
Analysis date:
2026-08-18 17:42:05 UTC
Tags:
golang

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Result
Verdict:
Clean
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
DNS request
Connection attempt
Sending a custom TCP request
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-vm backdoor base64 crypto expand golang loader lolbin packed zebrocy
Result
Threat name:
Epstein Client
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj
Score:
80 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Yara detected Epstein Client
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
3 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 64 Exe x64
Threat name:
Win64.Trojan.Wacatac
Status:
Suspicious
First seen:
2026-08-12 11:44:58 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Exe)
AV detection:
17 of 23 (73.91%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  3/10
Tags:
n/a
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
3b1d59c71cf19f0be3f66f4ad7d89e3593bbcd1c461b835f663bce969d07dc53
MD5 hash:
01b52c3f023147284c8efe0c7b708b03
SHA1 hash:
6b1616f98baaa7528fa399674ac780498b8bd84e
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:apt28_win_zebrocy_golang_loader_modified
Author:@VK_Intel
Description:Detects unpacked modified APT28/Sofacy Zebrocy Golang.
Reference:https://www.vkremez.com/2018/12/lets-learn-progression-of-apt28sofacy.html
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:Gentlemen_Ransomware_Binary
Author:Bedrock Safeguard Inc.
Description:Detects The Gentlemen ransomware binary (Go/Garble)
Reference:https://github.com/Bedrock-Safeguard/gentlemen-decryptor
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_duffcopy_amd64
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:HiveRansomware
Author:Dhanunjaya
Description:Yara Rule To Detect Hive V4 Ransomware
Rule name:identity_golang
Author:Eric Yocam
Description:find Golang malware
Rule name:MD5_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for MD5 constants
Rule name:ProgramLanguage_Golang
Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Application written in Golang programming language
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:RemusStealer_GoPayload
Author:burger
Description:Detects RemusStealer Go-compiled payload
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: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: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/

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