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Database Entry



DarkCloud


Vendor detections: 14


Intelligence 14 IOCs YARA 18 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 41aff14f8e465462da99d979fec540eff4edd05a2791877c5d7d16411d9dd94d
SHA3-384 hash: 341fab824267f7e9975d2c36a9a5deee8bfd35abdadeefa9655631f65a41b41aa2951e51e24f548eb7bb28e728a8042c
SHA1 hash: 0ba58efb64f8b6f5c578108ce0f571c73d803591
MD5 hash: a3aa3ff5816a712b769a656b9b8fdaed
humanhash: pennsylvania-lemon-thirteen-india
File name:41aff14f8e465462da99d979fec540eff4edd05a2791877c5d7d16411d9dd94d
Download: download sample
Signature DarkCloud
File size:1'247'744 bytes
First seen:2025-08-12 13:55:40 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 3d95adbf13bbe79dc24dccb401c12091 (881 x AgentTesla, 737 x FormBook, 236 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 24576:Dtb20pkaCqT5TBWgNQ7a8HDt2JaxY28zKo+r46A:AVg5tQ7a8HAA+28zKod5
Threatray 2'723 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T1C545CF2323DE8360C7B25173BA567702AEBF7C2906B1F46B2FD8193DA970161521E673
TrID 40.3% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
19.3% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
17.2% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
7.7% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
7.6% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3)
Magika pebin
dhash icon 131627272527271c (7 x Formbook, 3 x DarkCloud, 1 x RedLineStealer)
Reporter adrian__luca
Tags:DarkCloud exe

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
25
Origin country :
HU HU
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
41aff14f8e465462da99d979fec540eff4edd05a2791877c5d7d16411d9dd94d
Verdict:
No threats detected
Analysis date:
2025-08-12 15:16:39 UTC
Tags:
n/a

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.1%
Tags:
autoit emotet
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a window
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Launching a process
Сreating synchronization primitives
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Creating a file in the %AppData% subdirectories
Reading critical registry keys
Sending a custom TCP request
DNS request
Connection attempt
Sending an HTTP GET request
Stealing user critical data
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Trojan-PSW.Win32.DarkCloud
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.AutoitInject
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-07-20 07:38:18 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
14
AV detection:
29 of 36 (80.56%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
darkcloud
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:darkcloud discovery stealer
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Program crash
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
DarkCloud
Darkcloud family
Verdict:
Suspicious
Tags:
n/a
YARA:
n/a
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
2b67dfb7f12549e9162603f4324cfa5fe0c872765449e450512f92b7f3fc0493
MD5 hash:
4d38a863ada7bc4de9f2adc4c260d291
SHA1 hash:
a268da3de7b7132ca9fc774efb372de504ec08f7
Detections:
darkcloudstealer MALWARE_Win_DarkCloud INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_References_Browsers INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_References_Confidential_Data_Store INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_SQLQuery_ConfidentialDataStore INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_CC_Regex
SH256 hash:
3b75425895af4ae3186b36277553641e37ca1d620ae18d68e40d13351b54de6a
MD5 hash:
94d1531b52774dce52a89e33646d5b1d
SHA1 hash:
29bf887b025b97bd7a9e1e261852ba824234a625
SH256 hash:
41aff14f8e465462da99d979fec540eff4edd05a2791877c5d7d16411d9dd94d
MD5 hash:
a3aa3ff5816a712b769a656b9b8fdaed
SHA1 hash:
0ba58efb64f8b6f5c578108ce0f571c73d803591
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:AutoIT_Compiled
Author:@bartblaze
Description:Identifies compiled AutoIT script (as EXE). This rule by itself does NOT necessarily mean the detected file is malicious.
Rule name:BLOWFISH_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for Blowfish constants
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
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:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
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_CC_Regex
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables referencing credit card regular expressions
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_References_Confidential_Data_Store
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables referencing many confidential data stores found in browsers, mail clients, cryptocurreny wallets, etc. 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:MALWARE_Win_DarkCloud
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects DarkCloud infostealer
Rule name:ProtectSharewareV11eCompservCMS
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:RIPEMD160_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for RIPEMD-160 constants
Rule name:SEH__vba
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:SHA1_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA1 constants
Rule name:Sus_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)
Rule name:UPXV200V290MarkusOberhumerLaszloMolnarJohnReiser
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_DarkCloud_9905abce
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:YahLover
Author:Kevin Falcoz
Description:YahLover

File information


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

BLint


The following table provides more information about this file using BLint. BLint is a Binary Linter to check the security properties, and capabilities in executables.

Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_AUTHENTICODEMissing Authenticodehigh
CHECK_NXMissing Non-Executable Memory Protectioncritical
CHECK_PIEMissing Position-Independent Executable (PIE) Protectionhigh
Reviews
IDCapabilitiesEvidence
WIN32_PROCESS_APICan Create Process and Threadskernel32.dll::OpenProcess
kernel32.dll::CloseHandle
kernel32.dll::CreateThread
WIN_BASE_APIUses Win Base APIkernel32.dll::LoadLibraryExA
kernel32.dll::LoadLibraryA
kernel32.dll::GetStartupInfoA
kernel32.dll::GetDiskFreeSpaceA
kernel32.dll::GetCommandLineA
WIN_BASE_IO_APICan Create Fileskernel32.dll::CreateFileA
kernel32.dll::FindFirstFileA
version.dll::GetFileVersionInfoSizeA
version.dll::GetFileVersionInfoA
WIN_REG_APICan Manipulate Windows Registryadvapi32.dll::RegOpenKeyExA
advapi32.dll::RegQueryValueExA
WIN_USER_APIPerforms GUI Actionsuser32.dll::ActivateKeyboardLayout
user32.dll::CreateMenu
user32.dll::FindWindowA
user32.dll::PeekMessageA
user32.dll::PeekMessageW
user32.dll::CreateWindowExA

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