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Database Entry



RustyStealer


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 28 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 42c6a1581f9ac7134dcd392b13d3c7fad3c75fef3473ee68ffc6ae8d2e086fcb
SHA3-384 hash: 68ed32eedeb41c9b4bd16090b0943bd9264b2a819f81101037850d96b319778b4de1e14cb145ca336e338b827e5a201b
SHA1 hash: a4eae2b207bfc9257728ccf4560b567b843afa38
MD5 hash: 444b819900e286ff196511d8cc4c4458
humanhash: connecticut-kansas-ink-neptune
File name:42c6a1581f9ac7134dcd392b13d3c7fad3c75fef3473ee68ffc6ae8d2e086fcb
Download: download sample
Signature RustyStealer
File size:4'379'136 bytes
First seen:2026-06-26 13:03:07 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash fe28d440ccb73b49d5b56477bb54d89e (1 x RustyStealer)
ssdeep 49152:SDo3c61EAs6EShBwght6PJ5nc5rJjpr3NhgvkJSCc3mwETtKXc03F6AJ8i2FmN3m:S01QgWsNxbJSZ3Y030mxzeBlGE
Threatray 6 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T11E168C03FAA582E9C0AEC178C79A9233EB72B88D4630B79B17D44A213F57B605F5D354
TrID 37.0% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
28.6% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
11.5% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
11.3% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3)
11.3% (.EXE) DOS Executable (generic) (2000/1)
Magika pebin
Reporter Threatray
Tags:exe KuinaExtractor RustyStealer

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
127
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
payload.exe
Verdict:
No threats detected
Analysis date:
2026-04-28 07:21:24 UTC
Tags:
antivm rust

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Tags:
infosteal vmdetect
Result
Verdict:
Clean
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a window
Launching a service
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
adaptive-context anti-debug anti-vm anti-vm crypto evasive expand fingerprint lolbin netsh reconnaissance rust schtasks
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x64
First seen:
2026-04-28T04:30:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-05-24T19:55:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Gathering data
Threat name:
Win64.Trojan.DiscordRat
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-04-28 07:21:26 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Exe)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
21 of 36 (58.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
collection defense_evasion discovery execution persistence privilege_escalation spyware stealer trojan
Behaviour
Checks processor information in registry
Detects videocard installed
Enumerates system info in registry
Gathers network information
Kills process with taskkill
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
outlook_office_path
Browser Information Discovery
Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
System Network Configuration Discovery: Wi-Fi Discovery
Launches sc.exe
Enumerates processes with tasklist
Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
Adds Run key to start application
Checks installed software on the system
Looks up external IP address via web service
Network Service Discovery
Checks BIOS information in registry
Reads ssh keys stored on the system
Reads user/profile data of local email clients
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Windows security modification
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Looks for VMWare Tools registry key
Looks for VMWare drivers on disk
Looks for VMWare services registry key.
Looks for Xen service registry key.
Enumerates VirtualBox registry keys
Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry
Looks for VirtualBox drivers on disk
Windows security bypass
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
42c6a1581f9ac7134dcd392b13d3c7fad3c75fef3473ee68ffc6ae8d2e086fcb
MD5 hash:
444b819900e286ff196511d8cc4c4458
SHA1 hash:
a4eae2b207bfc9257728ccf4560b567b843afa38
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:Check_OutputDebugStringA_iat
Rule name:Check_VBox_Guest_Additions
Rule name:Check_VmTools
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:dependsonpythonailib
Author:Tim Brown
Description:Hunts for dependencies on Python AI libraries
Rule name:DetectEncryptedVariants
Author:Zinyth
Description:Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded
Rule name:detect_powershell
Author:daniyyell
Description:Detects suspicious PowerShell activity related to malware execution
Rule name:FreddyBearDropper
Author:Dwarozh Hoshiar
Description:Freddy Bear Dropper is dropping a malware through base63 encoded powershell scrip.
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:grakate_stealer_nov_2021
Rule name:has_telegram_urls
Author:Aaron DeVera<aaron@backchannel.re>
Description:Detects Telegram URLs
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:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_VM_Evasion_MACAddrComb
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables referencing virtualization MAC addresses
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_VM_Evasion_VirtDrvComb
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables referencing combination of virtualization drivers
Rule name:MALWARE_HK_BOT
Author:illumninatus
Description:Detects HK BOT based on common indicators
Reference:https://x.com/suyog41/status/1879151684058026005
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
Rule name:ProgramLanguage_Rust
Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Application written in Rust programming language
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:Rustyloader_mem
Author:James_inthe_box
Description:Corroded buerloader
Reference:https://app.any.run/tasks/83064edd-c7eb-4558-85e8-621db72b2a24
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: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:test_rule_vldslv
Rule name:vmdetect
Author:nex
Description:Possibly employs anti-virtualization techniques

File information


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