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Database Entry



ValleyRAT


Vendor detections: 13


Intelligence 13 IOCs 1 YARA 13 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 51e080cb60938a7836c1b0f0341936e8d2c969d227f5ba165ffb3b2d83045a1a
SHA3-384 hash: bff0dbe07eec0436f0bc7378c1a7f3a41c1589176ad2b6c93bbb61164d32ad7d1a3d26385141372cf8b13955e181ff47
SHA1 hash: fb1e6263bc982d8d0230b7c7ee6f43c1f2cd4357
MD5 hash: 8deb32007e7ee8b9752d61c38347a4d4
humanhash: xray-fillet-thirteen-lake
File name:8DEB32007E7EE8B9752D61C38347A4D4.exe
Download: download sample
Signature ValleyRAT
File size:2'978'523 bytes
First seen:2025-08-11 15:30:28 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash eb5bc6ff6263b364dfbfb78bdb48ed59 (55 x Adware.Generic, 18 x RaccoonStealer, 8 x Adware.ExtenBro)
ssdeep 49152:qcW4fBRNvU/1d4k7X/qQfkYzgrW/r1DNKHOkjSKM3QjSLtcodN7cSJRelSW8:qX4pRw1ik7TfccDMRSKM3QjSZccN7Jk8
Threatray 29 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T1ACD5F127B298653EC4AA27354573A11058FBBAADF417BE1636F4D48CCF350C01E3EA69
TrID 48.4% (.EXE) Inno Setup installer (107240/4/30)
19.4% (.EXE) InstallShield setup (43053/19/16)
18.7% (.EXE) Win32 EXE PECompact compressed (generic) (41569/9/9)
4.7% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
2.9% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
Magika pebin
dhash icon 6563bbd756505189 (2 x Rhadamanthys, 2 x QuasarRAT, 2 x RustyStealer)
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:exe RAT ValleyRAT


Avatar
abuse_ch
ValleyRAT C2:
108.187.0.52:443

Indicators Of Compromise (IOCs)


Below is a list of indicators of compromise (IOCs) associated with this malware samples.

IOCThreatFox Reference
108.187.0.52:443 https://threatfox.abuse.ch/ioc/1567287/

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
59
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
https://www.letsvpn.dev/KL_lets.zip
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-08-11 15:17:56 UTC
Tags:
arch-exec advancedinstaller valley winos rat silverfox stealer

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Tags:
dropper emotet virus sage
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a file in the %temp% subdirectories
Creating a window
Creating a process from a recently created file
Сreating synchronization primitives
Searching for synchronization primitives
Restart of the analyzed sample
Creating a process with a hidden window
Creating a file
Moving a recently created file
Creating a file in the %AppData% subdirectories
Moving a file to the %AppData% subdirectory
Launching a process
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Launching the default Windows debugger (dwwin.exe)
DNS request
Connection attempt
Sending a custom TCP request
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Result
Threat name:
ValleyRAT
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Contains functionality to capture and log keystrokes
Contains functionality to inject code into remote processes
Contains functionality to inject threads in other processes
Found many strings related to Crypto-Wallets (likely being stolen)
Found stalling execution ending in API Sleep call
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Suspicious powershell command line found
Tries to access browser extension known for cryptocurrency wallets
Tries to detect sandboxes / dynamic malware analysis system (QueryWinSAT)
Uses Register-ScheduledTask to add task schedules
Yara detected ValleyRAT
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1754711 Sample: LKj6E2hgcv.exe Startdate: 11/08/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 63 google.053.morexelectric.com 2->63 67 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->67 69 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->69 71 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 2->71 73 10 other signatures 2->73 12 LKj6E2hgcv.exe 2 2->12         started        signatures3 process4 file5 59 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\LKj6E2hgcv.tmp, PE32 12->59 dropped 15 LKj6E2hgcv.tmp 3 11 12->15         started        process6 file7 61 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\_setup64.tmp, PE32+ 15->61 dropped 18 LKj6E2hgcv.exe 2 15->18         started        process8 file9 49 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\LKj6E2hgcv.tmp, PE32 18->49 dropped 21 LKj6E2hgcv.tmp 24 17 18->21         started        process10 file11 51 C:\Users\user\...\msedgewebview2.exe (copy), PE32+ 21->51 dropped 53 C:\Users\user\...\msedge_elf.dll (copy), PE32+ 21->53 dropped 55 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\is-QA33G.tmp, PE32+ 21->55 dropped 57 4 other files (1 malicious) 21->57 dropped 24 msedgewebview2.exe 3 1 21->24         started        process12 dnsIp13 65 google.053.morexelectric.com 108.187.0.52, 442, 443, 49739 LEASEWEB-USA-LAX-11US United States 24->65 75 Suspicious powershell command line found 24->75 77 Tries to access browser extension known for cryptocurrency wallets 24->77 79 Tries to detect sandboxes / dynamic malware analysis system (QueryWinSAT) 24->79 28 powershell.exe 37 24->28         started        31 msedgewebview2.exe 24->31         started        33 WMIC.exe 24->33         started        35 3 other processes 24->35 signatures14 process15 signatures16 81 Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module 28->81 37 conhost.exe 28->37         started        39 WerFault.exe 19 16 31->39         started        41 conhost.exe 33->41         started        43 conhost.exe 35->43         started        45 conhost.exe 35->45         started        47 conhost.exe 35->47         started        process17
Gathering data
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Etset
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-08-06 20:43:44 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
78
AV detection:
20 of 36 (55.56%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
discovery execution persistence ransomware spyware stealer
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
Uses Volume Shadow Copy WMI provider
Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Checks installed software on the system
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Enumerates connected drives
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
51e080cb60938a7836c1b0f0341936e8d2c969d227f5ba165ffb3b2d83045a1a
MD5 hash:
8deb32007e7ee8b9752d61c38347a4d4
SHA1 hash:
fb1e6263bc982d8d0230b7c7ee6f43c1f2cd4357
SH256 hash:
4d56b71b179d29f43b53621c4e6f7b2c6c44ae469193d186132b4257d25bdc72
MD5 hash:
18b88c05aa327cf26e0fb70dbb293678
SHA1 hash:
ad602355f506b590cdcf7693e6f9330edad11035
SH256 hash:
44b8e6a310564338968158a1ed88c8535dece20acb06c5e22d87953c261dfed0
MD5 hash:
9c8886759e736d3f27674e0fff63d40a
SHA1 hash:
ceff6a7b106c3262d9e8496d2ab319821b100541
Malware family:
ValleyRAT
Verdict:
Malicious
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:Borland
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:Indicator_MiniDumpWriteDump
Author:Obscurity Labs LLC
Description:Detects PE files and PowerShell scripts that use MiniDumpWriteDump either through direct imports or string references
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
Rule name:PE_Digital_Certificate
Author:albertzsigovits
Rule name:pe_no_import_table
Description:Detect pe file that no import table
Rule name:shellcode
Author:nex
Description:Matched shellcode byte patterns
Rule name:Sus_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)
Rule name:ThreadControl__Context
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:ValleyRAT
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects ValleyRAT
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_Donutloader_f40e3759
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_Winos_464b8a2e
Author:Elastic Security

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

BLint


The following table provides more information about this file using BLint. BLint is a Binary Linter to check the security properties, and capabilities in executables.

Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_AUTHENTICODEMissing Authenticodehigh
CHECK_DLL_CHARACTERISTICSMissing dll Security Characteristics (HIGH_ENTROPY_VA)high
Reviews
IDCapabilitiesEvidence
SECURITY_BASE_APIUses Security Base APIadvapi32.dll::AdjustTokenPrivileges
WIN32_PROCESS_APICan Create Process and Threadskernel32.dll::CreateProcessW
advapi32.dll::OpenProcessToken
kernel32.dll::CloseHandle
kernel32.dll::CreateThread
WIN_BASE_APIUses Win Base APIkernel32.dll::LoadLibraryA
kernel32.dll::LoadLibraryExW
kernel32.dll::LoadLibraryW
kernel32.dll::GetSystemInfo
kernel32.dll::GetStartupInfoW
kernel32.dll::GetDiskFreeSpaceW
WIN_BASE_IO_APICan Create Fileskernel32.dll::CreateDirectoryW
kernel32.dll::CreateFileW
kernel32.dll::DeleteFileW
kernel32.dll::GetWindowsDirectoryW
kernel32.dll::GetSystemDirectoryW
kernel32.dll::GetFileAttributesW
WIN_BASE_USER_APIRetrieves Account Informationadvapi32.dll::LookupPrivilegeValueW
WIN_REG_APICan Manipulate Windows Registryadvapi32.dll::RegOpenKeyExW
advapi32.dll::RegQueryValueExW
WIN_USER_APIPerforms GUI Actionsuser32.dll::PeekMessageW
user32.dll::CreateWindowExW

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