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Database Entry



Threat unknown


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 23 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 5cf3b6cd63574bcd9ab096bbe89f46273f23bb5db49c2c9914f69e4d22fd36d3
SHA3-384 hash: 5deb4cb2c136bc9223cf0502c62fc1d388c0156661e27228b9066a074ba97fc70a30a82e130d7bdd6229f3dbfb4bb16d
SHA1 hash: 48ae66886d8a965eaa3785e8a80a636d75f4df41
MD5 hash: 055e115a944a2d86db6830ac3ce37b5d
humanhash: iowa-bakerloo-island-asparagus
File name:watchdog.exe
Download: download sample
File size:8'376'832 bytes
First seen:2026-11-01 11:38:12 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
imphash 01b3bf6331998ffa0d027e15a6deaea7
ssdeep 98304:BqVezKf07+ASDtLcHLYfVGOnPWCbh+M0Hvxbdh:zKf07+AStcY99PWCFX6b
TLSH T13B869E99F6AC10EEE99BC4B8C2875123CB31744A17B1BADF469096B51F736E01F3A701
TrID 51.9% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
16.1% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
15.9% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3)
15.9% (.EXE) DOS Executable (generic) (2000/1)
Magika pebin
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:exe

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
178
Origin country :
SE SE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-11-01 12:28:56 UTC
Tags:
websocket evasion stealer

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
90.9%
Tags:
virus hype sage
Result
Verdict:
Clean
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating synchronization primitives
DNS request
Connection attempt
Sending a custom TCP request
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x64
First seen:
2026-10-28T13:40:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-11-03T06:41:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.evad
Score:
68 / 100
Signature
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Tries to detect sandboxes / dynamic malware analysis system (Installed program check)
Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
Uploads a screenshot alongside stolen browser data
Uses known network protocols on non-standard ports
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1996116 Sample: watchdog.exe Startdate: 01/11/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 68 35 ipwho.is 2->35 41 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->41 43 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->43 45 Uploads a screenshot alongside stolen browser data 2->45 47 Uses known network protocols on non-standard ports 2->47 8 watchdog.exe 1 2->8         started        signatures3 process4 dnsIp5 37 94.154.32.170, 49739, 49740, 49741 STELLARGROUPSASFR France 8->37 39 ipwho.is 104.20.44.133, 443, 49738 CLOUDFLARENET-CloudflareIncUS Canada 8->39 49 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 8->49 51 Tries to detect sandboxes / dynamic malware analysis system (Installed program check) 8->51 12 curl.exe 1 8->12         started        15 curl.exe 1 8->15         started        17 curl.exe 1 8->17         started        19 6 other processes 8->19 signatures6 process7 signatures8 53 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 12->53 21 conhost.exe 12->21         started        23 conhost.exe 15->23         started        25 conhost.exe 17->25         started        27 conhost.exe 19->27         started        29 conhost.exe 19->29         started        31 conhost.exe 19->31         started        33 3 other processes 19->33 process9
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
5 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 64 Exe x64
Threat name:
Win64.Trojan.Sabsik
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-10-28 17:07:31 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Exe)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
12 of 36 (33.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
collection discovery spyware stealer
Behaviour
Checks processor information in registry
Enumerates system info in registry
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
outlook_office_path
Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
Checks installed software on the system
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
5cf3b6cd63574bcd9ab096bbe89f46273f23bb5db49c2c9914f69e4d22fd36d3
MD5 hash:
055e115a944a2d86db6830ac3ce37b5d
SHA1 hash:
48ae66886d8a965eaa3785e8a80a636d75f4df41
Detections:
cn_utf8_windows_terminal
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:BLOWFISH_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for Blowfish constants
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerException__SetConsoleCtrl
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DetectEncryptedVariants
Author:Zinyth
Description:Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded
Rule name:exploit_any_poppopret
Author:Jeff White [karttoon@gmail.com] @noottrak
Description:Identify POP -> POP -> RET opcodes for quick ROP Gadget creation in target binaries.
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:Mimikatz_Generic
Author:Still
Description:attempts to match all variants of Mimikatz
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
Author:ToroGuitar
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:Syscall
Author:kevoreilly
Description:x64 syscall instruction (direct)
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:upxHook
Author:@r3dbU7z
Description:Detect artifacts from 'upxHook' - modification of UPX packer
Reference:https://bazaar.abuse.ch/sample/6352be8aa5d8063673aa428c3807228c40505004320232a23d99ebd9ef48478a/
Rule name:WHIRLPOOL_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for WhirlPool constants
Rule name:Win_FakeInstaller_PythonShellcodeLoader_Crepectl_2026
Author:SixHands
Description:Detects the analyzed fake installer sample using .key config, XOR key, and Python/fiber shellcode loader traits
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Fantom_ForgeAuto_98e6f354_Extrait
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Fantom (pe, etat extrait)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_PythonStealer_ForgeAuto_b24cb5bd
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects PythonStealer (pe, etat binaire)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_30f84f37
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (pe, etat binaire)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_3ee43008
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (pe, etat binaire)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_4fa7e284_Extrait
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (pe, etat extrait)

File information


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

Web download

Executable exe 5cf3b6cd63574bcd9ab096bbe89f46273f23bb5db49c2c9914f69e4d22fd36d3

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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