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SalatStealer


Vendor detections: 14


Intelligence 14 IOCs YARA 53 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 40933e2efb966143e7e458a089a15d062cd8c7d18984a0acecb4712d02681b50
SHA3-384 hash: 300e6c679eb174c90516a73e34afc952380b0f54305572916e754fcf327ede7dd0232d902b5fffc14c508c2359d25165
SHA1 hash: d9163c28be39fb6bca6838596a299010dd0d5a11
MD5 hash: 2c89fc0d9f72f65dec4f87f9d7ff3b04
humanhash: mirror-mexico-twenty-charlie
File name:file
Download: download sample
Signature SalatStealer
File size:10'485'760 bytes
First seen:2026-02-01 20:19:02 UTC
Last seen:2026-02-01 21:58:33 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 013d8dbe1a72397b5d362f4ff190b50b (1 x SalatStealer)
ssdeep 49152:f0+GDD4Igxr2r3RIvcGKiDZJST69Bzu9hEd9mMlC5thoNv70UnOvPxPSTnqafhk+:f0FHg5
Threatray 718 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T102B602648DD79EFAC979413E9BEEBB3C419C5F200412E4EF67123BCB832F692145245A
TrID 45.7% (.EXE) Win32 EXE PECompact compressed (generic) (41569/9/9)
18.2% (.EXE) Microsoft Visual C++ compiled executable (generic) (16529/12/5)
11.5% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
7.2% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
5.5% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
Magika pebin
Reporter Bitsight
Tags:c dropped-by-gcleaner exe MIX3.file SalatStealer


Avatar
Bitsight
url: http://195.178.136.38/service

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
3
# of downloads :
132
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Gathering data
Malware family:
redline
ID:
1
File name:
_df42f9beb10f8d5b669c3c0667304819e33ba9f9240c8d3cebf294d77c65b663.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-02-01 19:47:36 UTC
Tags:
auto redline stealer amadey botnet loader auto-reg stealc vidar credentialflusher generic gcleaner neoreklami adware auto-sch auto-startup upx xor-url wallstealer autoit rdp purelogs salatstealer ms-smartcard telegram uac evasion quasar rat arch-doc

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
92.5%
Tags:
shellcode vmdetect
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-vm overlay rust
Verdict:
Clean
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-02-01T20:21:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-02-01T20:33:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
5 match(es)
Tags:
.Net Executable PDB Path PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 32 Exe x86
Threat name:
Win32.Spyware.Salatstealer
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-02-01 20:19:34 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
22 of 37 (59.46%)
Threat level:
  2/5
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
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Drops file in Program Files directory
UPX packed file
Accesses cryptocurrency files/wallets, possible credential harvesting
Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files
Executes dropped EXE
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Detect SalatStealer payload
Salatstealer family
salatstealer
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
40933e2efb966143e7e458a089a15d062cd8c7d18984a0acecb4712d02681b50
MD5 hash:
2c89fc0d9f72f65dec4f87f9d7ff3b04
SHA1 hash:
d9163c28be39fb6bca6838596a299010dd0d5a11
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__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
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:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
Rule name:ProgramLanguage_Golang
Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Application written in Golang programming language
Rule name:ProgramLanguage_Rust
Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Application written in Rust programming language
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:reverse_http
Author:CD_R0M_
Description:Identify strings with http reversed (ptth)
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:Rustyloader_mem_loose
Author:James_inthe_box
Description:Corroded buerloader
Reference:https://app.any.run/tasks/83064edd-c7eb-4558-85e8-621db72b2a24
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_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:UPXV200V290MarkusOberhumerLaszloMolnarJohnReiser
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:upx_largefile
Author:k3nr9
Rule name:vmdetect
Author:nex
Description:Possibly employs anti-virtualization techniques
Rule name:Warp
Author:Seth Hardy
Description:Warp
Rule name:WarpStrings
Author:Seth Hardy
Description:Warp Identifying Strings

File information


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Web download

SalatStealer

Executable exe 40933e2efb966143e7e458a089a15d062cd8c7d18984a0acecb4712d02681b50

(this sample)

  
Dropped by
Gcleaner
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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