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SalatStealer


Vendor detections: 18


Intelligence 18 IOCs YARA 40 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 4a5597997248146636fa55423941d2a15029b7c953e46b4c716759332587d72d
SHA3-384 hash: 77e4105f10d6627a1c9253f4942dade1dfb59c2a10e69736e5dbe9a0a7c38867cb2d55b7fb939289ad200acfd29d0376
SHA1 hash: c43932123430d7985c2d8cd83c66f45edd43bc58
MD5 hash: 86534b278539ec76c46a9b6bb472b698
humanhash: happy-spaghetti-nebraska-ceiling
File name:file
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Signature SalatStealer
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File size:11'657'728 bytes
First seen:2026-01-08 11:33:40 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 4f2f006e2ecf7172ad368f8289dc96c1 (117 x SalatStealer, 40 x LummaStealer, 17 x CobaltStrike)
ssdeep 49152:dPV5vpc5Eb4GslouBdb3Mk0PwQoDpK4vv1CaP4yQVSNiBVPQIhg4E9lgszE+0ifR:RXvpuEwoOY/CmM9vfZN7JU
TLSH T1D8C66B11FA8B54F5E9031835809BB23F67315E048B28DBDBFB543B6AFC776921927209
TrID 45.8% (.EXE) Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (31206/45/13)
15.4% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
9.6% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
7.4% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
6.6% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
Magika pebin
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:exe SalatStealer upx-dec


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abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 1b2af9e5b82f7eeb0e76783e5395bbadea48cc9df041b5a0cf873973584f778a
File size (compressed) :3'290'624 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :11'657'728 bytes
Format:win32/pe
Packed file: 1b2af9e5b82f7eeb0e76783e5395bbadea48cc9df041b5a0cf873973584f778a

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
135
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
Salat
Details
Salat
decrypted c2 urls
Link:
https://research.acce.ciphertechsolutions.com/results/ce762a86-7209-4ca2-9e5c-d300c07806f1/
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
file
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-01-08 11:35:13 UTC
Tags:
salatstealer stealer golang ms-smartcard
Link:
https://app.any.run/tasks/a42f85d0-bda4-45a6-a790-7c6a0f703b33

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/48172/
Detection(s):
SecuriteInfo.com.Win32.SalatStealer-3.UNOFFICIAL
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Win.Malware.Salat-10058843-0
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Win.Malware.Salat-10058846-0
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PUA.Win.Packer.Embedpe-3
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PUA.Win.Packer.AcprotectUltraprotect-1
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Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
92.5%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=695f964e9922425f92fec58f
Tags:
bitcoin crypt spawn
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Сreating synchronization primitives
DNS request
Sending a UDP request
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Sending a custom TCP request
Creating a file
Creating a file in the Program Files subdirectories
Creating a process from a recently created file
Searching for synchronization primitives
Launching a service
Loading a system driver
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Genie.8DN.Generic
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/4a5597997248146636fa55423941d2a15029b7c953e46b4c716759332587d72d
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-01-08T08:39:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-08T09:21:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
Trojan-PSW.Win32.Coins.sb Trojan-Banker.Win32.Agent.gen Trojan-PSW.Win64.Salat.sb PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic Trojan-PSW.Win32.HashCity.sb Trojan-PSW.Win32.Greedy.sb Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Agent.sb
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/4a5597997248146636fa55423941d2a15029b7c953e46b4c716759332587d72d/results?tab=lookup
Malware family:
SalatStealer
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/91ece851-b196-42e4-8248-9caf9f47bb1d
Result
Threat name:
Salat Stealer
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1846558
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Creates multiple autostart registry keys
Found malware configuration
Found many strings related to Crypto-Wallets (likely being stolen)
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
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: New RUN Key Pointing to Suspicious Folder
Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
Tries to steal Crypto Currency Wallets
Yara detected Salat Stealer
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1846558 Sample: file.exe Startdate: 08/01/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 25 dns.google 2->25 37 Found malware configuration 2->37 39 Antivirus detection for URL or domain 2->39 41 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->41 43 6 other signatures 2->43 7 file.exe 2 4 2->7         started        12 mfUXKwXEdW1ix0fstP.exe 29 2->12         started        14 isxqBxO8PH2DWojnptZt.exe 2->14         started        16 2 other processes 2->16 signatures3 process4 dnsIp5 27 dns.google 8.8.8.8, 443, 54768, 55513 GOOGLEUS United States 7->27 29 104.21.19.248, 443, 54769, 61200 CLOUDFLARENETUS United States 7->29 21 C:\Users\user\...\mfUXKwXEdW1ix0fstP.exe, PE32 7->21 dropped 23 C:\Users\user\...\isxqBxO8PH2DWojnptZt.exe, PE32 7->23 dropped 45 Queries sensitive video device information (via WMI, Win32_VideoController, often done to detect virtual machines) 7->45 47 Found many strings related to Crypto-Wallets (likely being stolen) 7->47 49 Creates multiple autostart registry keys 7->49 18 isxqBxO8PH2DWojnptZt.exe 7->18         started        31 8.8.4.4, 443, 55538 GOOGLEUS United States 12->31 51 Antivirus detection for dropped file 12->51 53 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 12->53 55 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 12->55 57 Tries to steal Crypto Currency Wallets 12->57 file6 signatures7 process8 signatures9 33 Antivirus detection for dropped file 18->33 35 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 18->35
Score:
99%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
PE
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/4a5597997248146636fa55423941d2a15029b7c953e46b4c716759332587d72d
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PE (Portable Executable) PE Memory-Mapped (Dump)
Link:
https://app.malva.re/file/86534b278539ec76c46a9b6bb472b698
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/4a5597997248146636fa55423941d2a15029b7c953e46b4c716759332587d72d/
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Family.SALATSTEALER
Link:
https://tip.neiki.dev/file/4a5597997248146636fa55423941d2a15029b7c953e46b4c716759332587d72d
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Egairtigado
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-08 11:34:36 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
AV detection:
24 of 38 (63.16%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=jjkzpglsjakgmnx2kvbdsqosufictn6jkpsgwtdrm5mtgjmh24wq._file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
salatstealer
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Similar samples:
error
SalatStealer
Result
Malware family:
salatstealer
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:salatstealer credential_access discovery spyware stealer
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/260108-npmqta1kfj/
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
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
Salatstealer family
salatstealer
Verdict:
Suspicious
Tags:
n/a
YARA:
n/a
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/9721b95b-bc64-4ffc-ab67-445fd0e1b590
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
4a5597997248146636fa55423941d2a15029b7c953e46b4c716759332587d72d
MD5 hash:
86534b278539ec76c46a9b6bb472b698
SHA1 hash:
c43932123430d7985c2d8cd83c66f45edd43bc58
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/c7701897-38ef-4e90-bf80-5f886f14b0f3/
Malware family:
SalatStealer
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://www.vmray.com/analyses/_mb/4a5597997248/report/overview.html
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Malicious File
Score:
1.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/4a5597997248146636fa55423941d2a15029b7c953e46b4c716759332587d72d

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:DebuggerCheck__QueryInfo
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerException__ConsoleCtrl
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
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:Detect_PowerShell_Obfuscation
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Author:daniyyell
Description:Detects obfuscated PowerShell commands commonly used in malicious scripts.
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:Golangmalware
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Author:Dhanunjaya
Description:Malware in Golang
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
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Author:Ashar Siddiqui
Description:Find Go Signatuers
Rule name:Golang_Find_CSC846_Simple
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Author:Ashar Siddiqui
Description:Find Go Signatuers
Rule name:grakate_stealer_nov_2021
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Rule name:Heuristics_ChromeABE
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Author:Still
Description:attempts to match instructions related to Chrome App-bound Encryption elevation service; possibly spotted amongst infostealers
Rule name:HiveRansomware
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Author:Dhanunjaya
Description:Yara Rule To Detect Hive V4 Ransomware
Rule name:identity_golang
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Author:Eric Yocam
Description:find Golang malware
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_Embedded_Crypto_Wallet_Browser_Extension_IDs
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Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detect binaries embedding considerable number of cryptocurrency wallet browser extension IDs.
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_References_Browsers
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Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects binaries (Windows and macOS) referencing many web browsers. Observed in information stealers.
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_SQLQuery_ConfidentialDataStore
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Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables containing SQL queries to confidential data stores. Observed in infostealers
Rule name:Macos_Infostealer_Wallets_8e469ea0
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:MD5_Constants
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Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for MD5 constants
Rule name:Multi_Generic_Threat_19854dc2
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Author:Elastic Security
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:Rooter
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Author:Seth Hardy
Description:Rooter
Rule name:RooterStrings
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Author:Seth Hardy
Description:Rooter Identifying Strings
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:Suspicious_Process
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Author:Security Research Team
Description:Suspicious process creation
Rule name:Sus_All_Windows_PE_Malware
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Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects Windows PE malware of all types, avoids non-executables like .html
Rule name:ThreadControl__Context
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:vmdetect
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Author:nex
Description:Possibly employs anti-virtualization techniques

File information

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Web download

SalatStealer

Executable exe 1b2af9e5b82f7eeb0e76783e5395bbadea48cc9df041b5a0cf873973584f778a

SalatStealer

Executable exe 4a5597997248146636fa55423941d2a15029b7c953e46b4c716759332587d72d

(this sample)

  
Dropped by
SHA256 1b2af9e5b82f7eeb0e76783e5395bbadea48cc9df041b5a0cf873973584f778a
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3753387/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
Cape
Cape
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/48172/
  
Dropped by
MD5 cb8272847b94bf2fb6bffa78b8c74316

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