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Database Entry



Threat unknown


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 52862b538459c8faaf89cf2b5d79c2f0030f79f80a68f93d65ec91f046f05be6
SHA3-384 hash: 174d86e5eccc07469b64bd1e06825437b692bf5bf97448e50a14a7ee7a27e1c57e24c8bf136a44ba58d0df7dc298a4e6
SHA1 hash: cd6f8e3afcb3cae3972d35b648cffe344b057523
MD5 hash: c781b1b559a585bb764b10176d64486c
humanhash: fifteen-steak-comet-twenty
File name:52862b538459c8faaf89cf2b5d79c2f0030f79f80a68f93d65ec91f046f05be6.bin
Download: download sample
File size:602'112 bytes
First seen:2026-04-12 16:52:01 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash d386edacb5bc531cae23e0abe0d5b57a
ssdeep 12288:I6Spuh5j1NU0IwPH/W1Lk0cGnnrkBd/VM1CbMLDuecbJGtf06kLOb:I6Se5J0rwJVG/SOb
Threatray 52 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T1E9D47D56B3D453E9D33A5EB9C816470FC2B0F0024BB1EE1A14F959892F4BAB6721F385
TrID 33.1% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
25.6% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
10.4% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
10.3% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
10.1% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3)
Magika pebin
Reporter KodaDr
Tags:exe RAT STX unpacked


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KodaDr
#STX RAT #unpacked
https://www.esentire.com/blog/stx-rat-a-new-rat-in-2026-with-infostealer-capabilities

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
119
Origin country :
FI FI
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
layer_4.bin
Verdict:
No threats detected
Analysis date:
2026-04-10 01:47:14 UTC
Tags:
n/a

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
93.3%
Tags:
virus
Result
Verdict:
Clean
Maliciousness:
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
base64 exploit masquerade microsoft_visual_cc packed
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
dll x64
First seen:
2026-03-15T00:41:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-04-09T21:54:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
5 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PDB Path PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 64 Exe x64
Threat name:
Win64.Trojan.CobaltStrike
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-03-15 05:35:36 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Dll)
AV detection:
24 of 36 (66.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  9/10
Tags:
defense_evasion
Behaviour
Enumerates system info in registry
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Checks system information in the registry
Checks BIOS information in registry
Looks for VMWare Tools registry key
Looks for VMWare services registry key.
Enumerates VirtualBox registry keys
Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
52862b538459c8faaf89cf2b5d79c2f0030f79f80a68f93d65ec91f046f05be6
MD5 hash:
c781b1b559a585bb764b10176d64486c
SHA1 hash:
cd6f8e3afcb3cae3972d35b648cffe344b057523
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:crime_win64_photoloader_packed
Author:Rony (@r0ny_123)
Description:Detects specific packed photoloader
Rule name:RIPEMD160_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for RIPEMD-160 constants
Rule name:SHA1_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA1 constants
Rule name:SHA512_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA384/SHA512 constants
Rule name:VECT_Ransomware
Author:Mustafa Bakhit
Description:Detects activity associated with VECT ransomware. This includes registry modifications and deletions, execution of system and defense-evasion commands, suspicious API usage, mutex creation, file and memory manipulation, ransomware note generation, anti-debugging and anti-analysis techniques, and embedded cryptographic constants (SHA256) characteristic of this malware family. Designed for threat intelligence and malware detection environments.

File information


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