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Database Entry



DarkCloud


Vendor detections: 17


Intelligence 17 IOCs YARA 7 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 5e4e9ba71438f89d11ccd7318fc5bb2f45999c18b08fe62d987dcc045acbc4e8
SHA3-384 hash: 88061c6a24ae9661a468543b71a10f94dbb793a307b65aac7c38e9a2388c213fe9109d52a62d463912a9a47cadad50bf
SHA1 hash: 2161b49ccea3bee28a5c536ea558cff383b820d7
MD5 hash: 036b38ef35adcff2621ace7cc7ab0cc9
humanhash: ink-uncle-paris-mockingbird
File name:Product Specification.pdf.exe
Download: download sample
Signature DarkCloud
File size:977'920 bytes
First seen:2026-10-26 09:32:41 UTC
Last seen:2026-10-26 10:18:25 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
imphash f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (49'293 x AgentTesla, 20'712 x Formbook, 12'401 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 24576:24LgiaSATMEvOoohtOhchZvcYKpyaLbo7k19vq:4vOokdvdoyaLbo7g9y
TLSH T106250128252B5606E9B13FF01DB1E0F557B96DAA6030E0595FC21CEBBAB37107D42B27
TrID 72.4% (.EXE) Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (73123/4/13)
6.5% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
6.4% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
4.4% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
2.0% (.EXE) Win16/32 Executable Delphi generic (2072/23)
Magika pebin
Reporter lowmal3
Tags:DarkCloud exe

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
211
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-10-26 14:59:23 UTC
Tags:
evasion darkcloud stealer ip-check telegram upx

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
92.5%
Tags:
underscore shell micro cupi
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a window
Creating synchronization primitives
Creating a process with a hidden window
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process
Restart of the analyzed sample
Creating a file
DNS request
Connection attempt
Sending an HTTP GET request
Sending a custom TCP request
Creating a file in the %AppData% subdirectories
Reading critical registry keys
Blocking the Windows Defender launch
Stealing user critical data
Adding an exclusion to Microsoft Defender
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade packed vbnet
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-10-26T03:47:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-10-26T06:28:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Result
Threat name:
DarkCloud
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
.NET source code contains method to dynamically call methods (often used by packers)
Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender
Found malware configuration
Initial sample is a PE file and has a suspicious name
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sigma detected: Powershell Base64 Encoded MpPreference Cmdlet
Sigma detected: Suspicious Double Extension File Execution
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
Tries to harvest and steal Putty / WinSCP information (sessions, passwords, etc)
Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access)
Uses an obfuscated file name to hide its real file extension (double extension)
Uses the Telegram API (likely for C&C communication)
Yara detected AntiVM3
Yara detected DarkCloud
Yara detected Telegram RAT
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
10 match(es)
Tags:
.Net Executable Managed .NET PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout SOS: 0.37 Win 32 Exe x86
Threat name:
Win32.Malware.Generic
Status:
Suspicious
First seen:
2026-10-26 09:33:18 UTC
File Type:
PE (.Net Exe)
Extracted files:
4
AV detection:
12 of 36 (33.33%)
Threat level:
  2/5
Result
Malware family:
darkcloud
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:darkcloud discovery evasion execution spyware stealer trojan
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Checks computer location settings
Reads WinSCP keys stored on the system
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Family: DarkCloud
Modifies Windows Defender DisableAntiSpyware settings
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
5e4e9ba71438f89d11ccd7318fc5bb2f45999c18b08fe62d987dcc045acbc4e8
MD5 hash:
036b38ef35adcff2621ace7cc7ab0cc9
SHA1 hash:
2161b49ccea3bee28a5c536ea558cff383b820d7
SH256 hash:
ef6c11d9892a8ed46ec92ac3c4e94d3af87122a7d5895ea8f03c70732dd8b971
MD5 hash:
6e2b8c57e6daa1a9ae9952e2c971a8cb
SHA1 hash:
38efa982d596fe424eb1e9a57a1cbe33eabfdd3c
SH256 hash:
6133c39c24689c0b5db622e3b31eca83be0f893f735af60ddb7325d4c2cc67f3
MD5 hash:
7bcb4d080937fb3405105db80eb53f82
SHA1 hash:
5dc392754f461edbc92300c5f9f69a078dcbc175
SH256 hash:
e7d781150c22387fe0bf4fd77e71bb3f8a48bb921291a34c640a1e073b0cb3da
MD5 hash:
fa7f5a5c860f44acdb0625af61e3b859
SHA1 hash:
79d5f4f41d4b5e67603aed39736f52b66254f243
Detections:
darkcloudstealer INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_References_Browsers INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_CC_Regex INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_References_Confidential_Data_Store INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_SQLQuery_ConfidentialDataStore INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_TelegramChatBot MALWARE_Win_A310Logger MALWARE_Win_DarkCloud
SH256 hash:
bab3b43558a3c1de2aee7014b8d50306d19f67399836066bd50f1dfedf053664
MD5 hash:
71948b29e1ae6ade71c104f09f8c122d
SHA1 hash:
96c3809d12b34331b823305e7ab7daa0905af742
SH256 hash:
3b75425895af4ae3186b36277553641e37ca1d620ae18d68e40d13351b54de6a
MD5 hash:
94d1531b52774dce52a89e33646d5b1d
SHA1 hash:
29bf887b025b97bd7a9e1e261852ba824234a625
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:NETexecutableMicrosoft
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:pe_imphash
Rule name:Skystars_Malware_Imphash
Author:Skystars LightDefender
Description:imphash
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Derialock_ForgeAuto_3127f957_Extrait
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Derialock (pe, etat extrait)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_XWorm_ForgeAuto_6b06c990_Extrait
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects XWorm (pe, etat extrait)
Rule name:WIN_Sample_Unique_69354b41
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Specimen unique (soumission Bazaar) - strings distinctifs propres au sample
Reference:69354b41e10daf03d3f3af881b32d5c0fec56b1cfe96629fd4c5263413a42854.exe

File information


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