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Database Entry



SimpleHelp


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 4c157152266def1d6212eb8400e297a389cc5edeaf667d7ff523689bd2a14cf6
SHA3-384 hash: d4023582e5d6b2be4f549b8e55ce257b9a7b86a9905c9080aedbc786ec83568c1f4f7397780b1af296ae0d55fa0a64d0
SHA1 hash: d6f1a8aa3f94670487c58cc2c01dcb996552a96a
MD5 hash: caa2949205c1dffccf8ee1a77d4f3bff
humanhash: seventeen-sixteen-autumn-vermont
File name:2026pdf.exe
Download: download sample
Signature SimpleHelp
File size:1'721'928 bytes
First seen:2026-02-05 07:57:13 UTC
Last seen:2026-02-05 08:26:35 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 8e73f0b1ba8e9ea271385585fb4d5c02 (15 x SimpleHelp)
ssdeep 49152:MOlCQ8msodjHF2bg2h0kSKX15dIpRkud5ou/bth:PXJrVRR75ou/z
TLSH T15585C034E6A15DBDCF37AAFCD08E44DB979BB9A203C5012717F086D68B613D0542EE29
TrID 44.4% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
21.3% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
8.7% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
8.5% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
8.4% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3)
Magika pebin
Reporter qemped
Tags:exe signed SimpleHelp

Code Signing Certificate

Organisation:SimpleHelp Ltd
Issuer:thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA
Algorithm:sha256WithRSAEncryption
Valid from:2018-01-16T00:00:00Z
Valid to:2021-03-16T23:59:59Z
Serial number: 51f83a8f29e96230568fbf2b05c27c77
Intelligence: 14 malware samples on MalwareBazaar are signed with this code signing certificate
Thumbprint Algorithm:SHA256
Thumbprint: 8db44d50b25ba747234dfc8a4590a5790f331fb0022f61b0b660fa17b9bad752
Source:This information was brought to you by ReversingLabs A1000 Malware Analysis Platform

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
123
Origin country :
ID ID
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
15004-pdf.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-01-19 10:00:59 UTC
Tags:
simplehelp rmm-tool

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
96.5%
Tags:
underscore injection virus sage
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
adaptive-context base64 expired-cert fingerprint microsoft_visual_cc overlay remoteadmin signed soft-404
Verdict:
Clean
File Type:
exe x64
First seen:
2025-12-17T00:35:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-02-06T19:10:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Malware family:
SimpleHelp Ltd
Verdict:
Suspicious
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 64 Exe x64
Threat name:
Win64.Trojan.Generic
Status:
Suspicious
First seen:
2025-12-17 03:42:00 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Exe)
Extracted files:
10
AV detection:
5 of 36 (13.89%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
admintool_simplehelp
Similar samples:
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  8/10
Tags:
backdoor defense_evasion discovery persistence privilege_escalation rat
Behaviour
Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Drops file in Windows directory
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Modifies Windows Firewall
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
4c157152266def1d6212eb8400e297a389cc5edeaf667d7ff523689bd2a14cf6
MD5 hash:
caa2949205c1dffccf8ee1a77d4f3bff
SHA1 hash:
d6f1a8aa3f94670487c58cc2c01dcb996552a96a
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
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:PE_Digital_Certificate
Author:albertzsigovits

File information


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