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Database Entry



DarkCloud


Vendor detections: 13


Intelligence 13 IOCs YARA 13 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 438d878bc3022f2a6066ef2d7635bd40f94c673ee95cdb96a78c8ccac690e68b
SHA3-384 hash: 33a2f28ad6bb3359dc127fca9cdf8dc24cfa27debb73cf53c93df03f081ee69199699b1ca06bb7e126f9e1e3cf0df2ef
SHA1 hash: 14c4cfcee693d8060eda9c95917f6eae8a93fd5f
MD5 hash: 4184a0650def372e635e17353fc66cd9
humanhash: apart-lion-berlin-green
File name:MSVCP140.dll
Download: download sample
Signature DarkCloud
File size:15'472'128 bytes
First seen:2025-05-12 08:40:32 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 67a08cef5c5fafcd9c8bd1cf8d988803 (1 x DarkCloud)
ssdeep 196608:S54cWAolDGXLLp2+znA3q6fOvovetcG9K9:S54cZolDKLtTzyBvg90
TLSH T115F6BF18A3A904B5E93BD778C696C333DAB0BC965735C10F0999F6151F73A608B2F326
TrID 48.7% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
23.3% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
9.3% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
9.2% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3)
9.2% (.EXE) DOS Executable Generic (2000/1)
Magika pebin
Reporter lowmal3
Tags:DarkCloud exe

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
432
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
MSVCP140.dll
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-05-12 09:15:21 UTC
Tags:
n/a

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
96.5%
Tags:
malware
Result
Verdict:
Clean
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Searching for the window
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
adaptive-context crypto expand fingerprint lolbin masquerade microsoft_visual_cc packed packed packer_detected remote
Result
Threat name:
Codoso Ghost, Hancitor
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Allocates memory in foreign processes
Drops PE files with a suspicious file extension
Drops PE files with benign system names
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
NDIS Filter Driver detected (likely used to intercept and sniff network traffic)
Sigma detected: Files With System Process Name In Unsuspected Locations
Sigma detected: Potential WinAPI Calls Via CommandLine
Sigma detected: Windows Binaries Write Suspicious Extensions
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected Codoso Ghost
Yara detected Hancitor
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1687674 Sample: MSVCP140.dll.exe Startdate: 12/05/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 48 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->48 50 Yara detected Codoso Ghost 2->50 52 Yara detected Hancitor 2->52 54 5 other signatures 2->54 7 loaddll64.exe 1 2->7         started        process3 process4 9 cmd.exe 1 7->9         started        11 rundll32.exe 7->11         started        14 rundll32.exe 169 7->14         started        17 33 other processes 7->17 file5 19 rundll32.exe 558 9->19         started        30 C:\Users\user\SystemRootDoc\more.com, PE32+ 11->30 dropped 32 C:\Users\user\SystemRootDoc\mpeval.dll, PE32+ 11->32 dropped 34 C:\Users\user\SystemRootDoc\mountvol.exe, PE32+ 11->34 dropped 42 367 other files (none is malicious) 11->42 dropped 36 C:\Users\user\SystemRootDoc\chcp.com, PE32+ 14->36 dropped 38 C:\Users\user\SystemRootDoc\bcdedit.exe, PE32+ 14->38 dropped 44 165 other files (none is malicious) 14->44 dropped 56 Drops PE files with a suspicious file extension 14->56 58 Drops PE files with benign system names 14->58 40 C:\Users\user\SystemRootDoc\dwm.exe, PE32+ 17->40 dropped 46 194 other files (none is malicious) 17->46 dropped 60 Writes to foreign memory regions 17->60 62 Allocates memory in foreign processes 17->62 64 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 17->64 signatures6 process7 file8 22 C:\Users\user\SystemRootDoc\mode.com, PE32+ 19->22 dropped 24 C:\Users\user\SystemRootDoc\lsass.exe, PE32+ 19->24 dropped 26 C:\Users\user\SystemRootDoc\format.com, PE32+ 19->26 dropped 28 858 other files (2 malicious) 19->28 dropped
Threat name:
Win64.Packed.Generic
Status:
Suspicious
First seen:
2025-05-06 15:32:26 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Dll)
AV detection:
17 of 35 (48.57%)
Threat level:
  1/5
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
darkcloudstealer
Similar samples:
Result
Malware family:
darkcloud
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:darkcloud discovery persistence stealer
Behaviour
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Adds Run key to start application
Executes dropped EXE
DarkCloud
Darkcloud family
Verdict:
Informative
Tags:
n/a
YARA:
n/a
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
438d878bc3022f2a6066ef2d7635bd40f94c673ee95cdb96a78c8ccac690e68b
MD5 hash:
4184a0650def372e635e17353fc66cd9
SHA1 hash:
14c4cfcee693d8060eda9c95917f6eae8a93fd5f
Malware family:
DarkCloud
Verdict:
Malicious
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:BitcoinAddress
Author:Didier Stevens (@DidierStevens)
Description:Contains a valid Bitcoin address
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__MemoryWorkingSet
Author:Fernando Mercês
Description:Anti-debug process memory working set size check
Reference:http://www.gironsec.com/blog/2015/06/anti-debugger-trick-quicky/
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:Jupyter_infostealer
Author:CD_R0M_
Description:Rule for Jupyter Infostealer/Solarmarker malware from september 2021-December 2022
Rule name:Lumma_Stealer_Detection
Author:ashizZz
Description:Detects a specific Lumma Stealer malware sample using unique strings and behaviors
Reference:https://seanthegeek.net/posts/compromized-store-spread-lumma-stealer-using-fake-captcha/
Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
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:ThreadControl__Context
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:win_rat_generic
Author:Reedus0
Description:Rule for detecting generic RAT malware

File information


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Malspam

DarkCloud

Executable exe 438d878bc3022f2a6066ef2d7635bd40f94c673ee95cdb96a78c8ccac690e68b

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via e-mail attachment

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