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Database Entry


GhostSocks


Vendor detections: 13


Intelligence 13 IOCs YARA 26 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 46a9b249a70d194437c8f2d655003fe582aa4c108861448b34b6f9fdb8a80614
SHA3-384 hash: cc2434ba3d763108da8c267d2c9b2a9c2b52092e6959729eeb35f084c6534df7328903a14634400562816ca1445dbd3d
SHA1 hash: 7dd550ce0633466d7a7f12edfe037fbbd456c4ce
MD5 hash: 60fdfc5772ef21691341efbc3e081209
humanhash: twenty-glucose-gee-mars
File name:Geany.exe
Download: download sample
Signature GhostSocks
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File size:8'138'232 bytes
First seen:2026-03-07 13:59:07 UTC
Last seen:2026-03-07 14:50:42 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
ssdeep 196608:+PEItqQpiEKQ3aZEihcrZSJrkeF6FVkHSH94O:CjqQoQ0FiUJ4QCRd4O
TLSH T1A38622B52EED5137E1F9B2B9F8B4250F5FA8BA9095A16DE854A0408C4CC48806D3DF7F
TrID 21.3% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
21.2% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
16.3% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
14.6% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
6.6% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
Magika pebin
Reporter aachum
Tags:acecareer-edu dropped-by-ACRStealer exe GhostSocks signed

Code Signing Certificate

Organisation:Littel - Kutch
Issuer:Littel - Kutch
Algorithm:sha256WithRSAEncryption
Valid from:2026-03-04T18:49:44Z
Valid to:2028-03-05T18:49:44Z
Serial number: 191909029e7645a1
Thumbprint Algorithm:SHA256
Thumbprint: 01d779da8e02fe09b3af3488f54223aa326148faf71a044ff63986c5f98d2513
Source:This information was brought to you by ReversingLabs A1000 Malware Analysis Platform


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iamaachum
https://acecareer.edu/wp-includes/certificates/Geany

GhostSocks C2:
147.45.197.92:443
193.33.195.160:30945

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
128
Origin country :
ES ES
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
Geany.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-03-07 14:00:42 UTC
Tags:
ghostsocks proxy golang
Link:
https://app.any.run/tasks/8492e3e2-1080-4975-8a8c-5198be7f7e00

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/56546/
Detection(s):
SecuriteInfo.com.Win32.MalwareX-gen.31451772.UNOFFICIAL
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Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
81.4%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=69ac2f3ee5dc8e2b2c3080d6
Tags:
injection obfusc crypt
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
packed signed
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/69ac2f3497feb4afd6728e44/reports/84306c0a-f80d-4328-8141-5149a2ea76b3/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
GenKryptik.HPKI trojan
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/46a9b249a70d194437c8f2d655003fe582aa4c108861448b34b6f9fdb8a80614
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
Detections:
Backdoor.Win32.Agent.myxeao
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/46a9b249a70d194437c8f2d655003fe582aa4c108861448b34b6f9fdb8a80614/results?tab=lookup
Verdict:
Suspicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/adc29728-ea1c-48c5-a91a-96cf5fa80063
Result
Threat name:
GhostSocks
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
phis.troj.evad
Score:
80 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1880024
Signature
AI detected suspicious PE digital signature
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning)
Found malware configuration
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Unusual module load detection (module proxying)
Yara detected GhostSocks
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Download SVG
Score:
75%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
PE
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/46a9b249a70d194437c8f2d655003fe582aa4c108861448b34b6f9fdb8a80614
Gathering data
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/46a9b249a70d194437c8f2d655003fe582aa4c108861448b34b6f9fdb8a80614/
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Family.GHOSTSOCKS
Link:
https://tip.neiki.dev/file/46a9b249a70d194437c8f2d655003fe582aa4c108861448b34b6f9fdb8a80614
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Egairtigado
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-03-07 13:59:25 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
18
AV detection:
14 of 24 (58.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=i2u3esnhbumuin6i6llfkab74wbkutaqrbqujczuw3473ofiayka._file
Result
Malware family:
ghostsocks
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:ghostsocks backdoor discovery
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/260307-rah1vsew7v/
Behaviour
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
GhostSocks
Ghostsocks family
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
https://147.45.197.92:443
https://94.228.161.88:443
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
46a9b249a70d194437c8f2d655003fe582aa4c108861448b34b6f9fdb8a80614
MD5 hash:
60fdfc5772ef21691341efbc3e081209
SHA1 hash:
7dd550ce0633466d7a7f12edfe037fbbd456c4ce
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/98d42b49-4ab2-43b2-9b39-eec32b172d00/
SH256 hash:
db34f1d6d10045fed6be2042957004e19cac6dfe067df196ebda06dbfe2c7651
MD5 hash:
df7219b11a726014b52988fe840c022e
SHA1 hash:
b5061ce309d7a2094d877c85a7a952c6d80c1d0f
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/98d42b49-4ab2-43b2-9b39-eec32b172d00/
Malware family:
GCleaner
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://www.vmray.com/analyses/_mb/46a9b249a70d/report/overview.html
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Legit
Score:
0.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/46a9b249a70d194437c8f2d655003fe582aa4c108861448b34b6f9fdb8a80614

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:command_and_control
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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
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Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:DebuggerException__SetConsoleCtrl
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DetectEncryptedVariants
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Author:Zinyth
Description:Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded
Rule name:DetectGoMethodSignatures
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Author:Wyatt Tauber
Description:Detects Go method signatures in unpacked Go binaries
Rule name:Detect_Go_GOMAXPROCS
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Author:Obscurity Labs LLC
Description:Detects Go binaries by the presence of runtime.GOMAXPROCS in the runtime metadata
Rule name:FreddyBearDropper
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Author:Dwarozh Hoshiar
Description:Freddy Bear Dropper is dropping a malware through base63 encoded powershell scrip.
Rule name:GoBinTest
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Rule name:golang
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Rule name:golang_binary_string
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Description:Golang strings present
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
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Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:Golang_Find_CSC846_Simple
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Author:Ashar Siddiqui
Description:Find Go Signatuers
Rule name:identity_golang
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Author:Eric Yocam
Description:find Golang malware
Rule name:MD5_Constants
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Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for MD5 constants
Rule name:PE_Digital_Certificate
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Author:albertzsigovits
Rule name:pe_no_import_table
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Description:Detect pe file that no import table
Rule name:ProgramLanguage_Golang
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Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Application written in Golang programming language
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
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Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:RIPEMD160_Constants
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Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for RIPEMD-160 constants
Rule name:SEH__vectored
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:SHA1_Constants
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Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA1 constants
Rule name:SHA512_Constants
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Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA384/SHA512 constants
Rule name:Suspicious_Golang_Binary
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Author:Tim Machac
Description:Triage: Golang-compiled binary with suspicious OS/persistence/network strings (not family-specific)
Rule name:Sus_CMD_Powershell_Usage
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Author:XiAnzheng
Description:May Contain(Obfuscated or no) Powershell or CMD Command that can be abused by threat actor(can create FP)
Rule name:test_Malaysia
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Author:rectifyq
Description:Detects file containing malaysia string
Rule name:ThreadControl__Context
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara

File information

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Web download

GhostSocks

Executable exe 46a9b249a70d194437c8f2d655003fe582aa4c108861448b34b6f9fdb8a80614

(this sample)

  
Link
https://tria.ge/260307-q4zd9sev5z/behavioral2
  
Dropped by
ACRStealer
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
Cape
Cape
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/56546/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3791566/

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