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Database Entry



ShellterLoader


Vendor detections: 10


Intelligence 10 IOCs YARA 8 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 594033ed58e27b42bb1bef7e5b21eac87f0d660c7cc3d48881a2e5575e3ac811
SHA3-384 hash: 309611ebb8d5a3f0b61b3e302ed217f6976288a407743df4472b491007b8bca5996ad3407319916dc77d2f144668c5c1
SHA1 hash: dd39fafbdba994169991cea092c6428e1d3b1539
MD5 hash: d3cea61538aa5030e90a1d38cca762b4
humanhash: fillet-jersey-xray-connecticut
File name:Setup.exe
Download: download sample
Signature ShellterLoader
File size:1'857'488 bytes
First seen:2026-09-27 03:50:48 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash e0db9d08f6a711606dc3d73ece00e6d8 (1 x ShellterLoader)
ssdeep 49152:pJ1O7EpfelenkVglN5suzIEUP7ZmQNRBDXG+Chg9GPcPIvGqgu/2JZfy:pSVqkVglN5ye+m9cPW
TLSH T1A4857D71279BC43AC57E80B02529FDBF943D5D269F5598C3A3D87D1E29384C21B32B2A
TrID 29.5% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
22.8% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
20.3% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
9.1% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
9.0% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3)
Magika pebin
dhash icon 44b27069f0962000 (1 x ShellterLoader)
Reporter KnownSpotter
Tags:exe ShellterLoader

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
173
Origin country :
CA CA
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
Setup.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-09-27 03:46:07 UTC
Tags:
advancedinstaller stealer qrcode

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Result
Verdict:
Clean
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Adding an access-denied ACE
DNS request
Connection attempt
Sending a custom TCP request
Sending an HTTP GET request
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
adaptive-context anti-debug anti-vm base64 expand fingerprint installer-heuristic invalid-signature keylogger lolbin microsoft_visual_cc msiexec packed reconnaissance signed
Verdict:
Clean
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-09-27T03:03:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-09-27T03:08:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Verdict:
Malware
YARA:
6 match(es)
Tags:
DeObfuscated Executable PDB Path PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout PowerShell T1027 T1059.001 Win 32 Exe x86
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
Amatera DragonBoss ShellterLoader
Result
Malware family:
sectoprat
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:acrstealer family:sectoprat defense_evasion discovery execution persistence privilege_escalation rat spyware stealer trojan
Behaviour
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Modifies registry class
Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
Enumerates system info in registry
Checks processor information in registry
Enumerates physical storage devices
Browser Information Discovery
Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
System Time Discovery
Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Enumerates connected drives
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Checks installed software on the system
Accesses cryptocurrency files/wallets, possible credential harvesting
Registers new Windows logon scripts automatically executed at logon.
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Reads user/profile data of local email clients
Executes dropped EXE
Badlisted process makes network request
Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess
Family: SectopRAT
Family: ACR stealer,GrMsk
Detects SectopRAT aka Arechclient2
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
594033ed58e27b42bb1bef7e5b21eac87f0d660c7cc3d48881a2e5575e3ac811
MD5 hash:
d3cea61538aa5030e90a1d38cca762b4
SHA1 hash:
dd39fafbdba994169991cea092c6428e1d3b1539
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__QueryInfo
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:MD5_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for MD5 constants
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
Rule name:PE_Digital_Certificate
Author:albertzsigovits
Rule name:TH_AntiVM_MassHunt_Win_Malware_2026_CYFARE
Author:CYFARE
Description:Detects Windows malware employing anti-VM / anti-sandbox evasion techniques across VMware, VirtualBox, Hyper-V, QEMU, Xen, and generic sandbox environments
Reference:https://cyfare.net/
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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