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Database Entry



SalatStealer


Vendor detections: 17


Intelligence 17 IOCs YARA 46 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 417ba8fd1d9879c1a85307bac243a9a5a6f548ebd370a0ff0dfd5bfa7c48a77a
SHA3-384 hash: b15141b8aa67d081cffba97cf6620f083d880755cd1192b546ee12d68d13e12a25ea8fc8e010d735abab98a59111be72
SHA1 hash: 56201e094c4a52dcb6af2364dafceccb79a6b2dd
MD5 hash: 6703fe8d507a7b9bf0c3d517349ab49f
humanhash: gee-snake-aspen-red
File name:37cbee9242444dffe560c8f2dfefa6ec0ff4bda186824bb5ace22ed8cd486436.exe
Download: download sample
Signature SalatStealer
File size:12'543'488 bytes
First seen:2026-09-14 19:40:35 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 1aae8bf580c846f39c71c05898e57e88 (264 x LummaStealer, 162 x SalatStealer, 24 x ACRStealer)
ssdeep 49152:4XxLFxcRUsGTfTS5L4j2mWSqm/W1sDBKBkQfImdU3c7RAb1vLvktHN63aujnun9J:cFSRUs6j2h8/uYKAb1o6AE4qrNnEo/a
TLSH T1B3C65B01FA8B65F6E9035831415BB27F23315D048B28DBDBEB583F2AFC776A1183A645
TrID 40.2% (.EXE) InstallShield setup (43053/19/16)
29.1% (.EXE) Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (31206/45/13)
6.1% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
6.0% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
4.7% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
Magika pebin
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:exe SalatStealer upx-dec


Avatar
abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 37cbee9242444dffe560c8f2dfefa6ec0ff4bda186824bb5ace22ed8cd486436
File size (compressed) :3'586'560 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :12'543'488 bytes
Format:win32/pe
Packed file: 37cbee9242444dffe560c8f2dfefa6ec0ff4bda186824bb5ace22ed8cd486436

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
153
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-09-14 20:00:47 UTC
Tags:
salatstealer stealer 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
Searching for synchronization primitives
Launching a service
Launching a process
Creating a process with a hidden window
Loading a system driver
Creating a file
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-vm crypto evasive golang lummastealer
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-09-14T17:47:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-09-14T18:15:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Gathering data
Result
Threat name:
ACR Stealer, Salat Stealer
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
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: 1972893 Sample: 37cbee9242444dffe560c8f2dfe... 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 Antivirus detection for URL or domain 2->57 59 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->59 61 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->61 63 8 other signatures 2->63 9 dllhost.exe 1 2->9         started        11 37cbee9242444dffe560c8f2dfefa6ec0ff4bda186824bb5ace22ed8cd486436.exe 1 1 2->11         started        16 dllhost.exe 1 2->16         started        18 3 other processes 2->18 signatures3 process4 dnsIp5 20 dllhost.exe 28 3 9->20         started        51 sa1atik.cn 152.53.49.102, 443, 49749, 49756 NETCUP-ASnetcupGmbHDE Austria 11->51 53 dns.google 8.8.4.4, 443, 49747, 49754 GOOGLE-GoogleLLCUS United States 11->53 55 cloudflare-dns.com 104.16.249.249, 443, 49746, 49753 CLOUDFLARENET-CloudflareIncUS Canada 11->55 43 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\dllhost.exe, PE32 11->43 dropped 81 Queries sensitive video device information (via WMI, Win32_VideoController, often done to detect virtual machines) 11->81 83 Found many strings related to Crypto-Wallets (likely being stolen) 11->83 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 77 2 other signatures 20->77 28 powershell.exe 26 20->28         started        31 dllhost.exe 20->31         started        33 dllhost.exe 20->33         started        71 Antivirus detection for dropped file 24->71 73 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 24->73 75 Queries sensitive video device information (via WMI, Win32_VideoController, often done to detect virtual machines) 24->75 signatures10 process11 signatures12 79 Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module 28->79 35 conhost.exe 28->35         started        37 WmiPrvSE.exe 28->37         started        process13
Verdict:
Vidar Stealer
YARA:
5 match(es)
Tags:
Executable Go Loader (Factory-v3) PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout T1027 T1055 Vidar Stealer Win 32 Exe x86
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.SalatStealer
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-09-14 19:41:23 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
AV detection:
24 of 36 (66.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
salatstealer
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:salatstealer credential_access discovery spyware stealer
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Drops file in Program Files directory
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:
417ba8fd1d9879c1a85307bac243a9a5a6f548ebd370a0ff0dfd5bfa7c48a77a
MD5 hash:
6703fe8d507a7b9bf0c3d517349ab49f
SHA1 hash:
56201e094c4a52dcb6af2364dafceccb79a6b2dd
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_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: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:vmdetect
Author:nex
Description:Possibly employs anti-virtualization techniques
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_SalatStealer_03d2a4ee
Author:Elastic Security

File information


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SalatStealer

Executable exe 417ba8fd1d9879c1a85307bac243a9a5a6f548ebd370a0ff0dfd5bfa7c48a77a

(this sample)

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