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Database Entry



CyberGate


Vendor detections: 19


Intelligence 19 IOCs YARA 26 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 738496124b1b2800e8e069e7131f995d1693728e27676c4550bd393f4cb96619
SHA3-384 hash: 8b39109ba165a8276e09d281a2a40a87d8f59a507eb1903c7027d28d3d35d8061fab1b96ccd1c4f359f4403b959a5cd2
SHA1 hash: bc07535bc5936036720b5f055883643e13047cf2
MD5 hash: dc87dfa973052af5c5c891b18ac93a91
humanhash: asparagus-foxtrot-bacon-idaho
File name:250428-gax5nswmy5.bin
Download: download sample
Signature CyberGate
File size:776'192 bytes
First seen:2025-04-28 05:42:38 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 078683deeee217bf8224debb163055d6 (13 x CyberGate)
ssdeep 12288:KcD663/k8UlkdeCVF3vlxRAm3Xbni9AZ2zkPaCxd:K4k8uUe0fxRdbn2AZOklP
TLSH T100F46C92C6AE931DFE5013B6A58EA3D078562D046AE44473F3793BFD56CB9038B1F806
TrID 76.7% (.EXE) Win32 EXE PECompact compressed (generic) (41569/9/9)
8.3% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
3.8% (.EXE) Win16/32 Executable Delphi generic (2072/23)
3.7% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
3.6% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3)
Magika pebin
Reporter UNP4CK
Tags:CyberGate

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
74
Origin country :
GB GB
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
cybergate
ID:
1
File name:
250428-gax5nswmy5.bin
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-04-28 05:45:15 UTC
Tags:
cybergate rat auto-reg xor-url generic upx

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

Behaviour
Searching for the window
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a file in the Windows subdirectories
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Launching a process
Searching for synchronization primitives
Creating a window
Restart of the analyzed sample
Enabling the 'hidden' option for recently created files
Creating a file in the %AppData% directory
Creating a process from a recently created file
Connection attempt
Launching a service
Delayed writing of the file
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process
Enabling autorun
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-vm anti-vm anubis borland_delphi crypto cybergate entropy explorer lolbin masquerade obfuscated obfuscated packed packed rat rat virtual xor-pe
Result
Threat name:
CyberGate
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
.NET source code contains potential unpacker
Allocates memory in foreign processes
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Contains functionality to inject code into remote processes
Contains functionality to inject threads in other processes
Creates a thread in another existing process (thread injection)
Creates an undocumented autostart registry key
Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them
Found evasive API chain (may stop execution after checking mutex)
Found malware configuration
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
Injects code into the Windows Explorer (explorer.exe)
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function)
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected CyberGate RAT
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1675953 Sample: 250428-gax5nswmy5.bin.exe Startdate: 28/04/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 38 Found malware configuration 2->38 40 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->40 42 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->42 44 6 other signatures 2->44 8 250428-gax5nswmy5.bin.exe 3 4 2->8         started        process3 file4 30 C:\Windows\SysWOW64\microsoft\windows.exe, PE32 8->30 dropped 32 C:\Windows\...\windows.exe:Zone.Identifier, ASCII 8->32 dropped 50 Found evasive API chain (may stop execution after checking mutex) 8->50 52 Creates an undocumented autostart registry key 8->52 54 Contains functionality to inject threads in other processes 8->54 56 5 other signatures 8->56 12 250428-gax5nswmy5.bin.exe 2 255 8->12         started        16 explorer.exe 8->16         started        18 explorer.exe 7 8 8->18 injected signatures5 process6 dnsIp7 34 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\4.exe, PE32 12->34 dropped 58 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 12->58 21 4.exe 2 12->21         started        24 windows.exe 8 12->24         started        60 Found evasive API chain (may stop execution after checking mutex) 16->60 62 Creates an undocumented autostart registry key 16->62 64 Contains functionality to inject threads in other processes 16->64 66 Contains functionality to inject code into remote processes 16->66 36 204.79.197.203, 443 MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCKUS United States 18->36 file8 signatures9 process10 signatures11 46 Antivirus detection for dropped file 21->46 48 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 21->48 26 dw20.exe 19 12 21->26         started        28 WerFault.exe 21 16 24->28         started        process12
Threat name:
Win32.Backdoor.Spyrat
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2013-04-17 09:31:00 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
13
AV detection:
35 of 36 (97.22%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
cybergate
Similar samples:
Result
Malware family:
cybergate
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:cybergate botnet:öííé discovery persistence stealer trojan upx
Behaviour
Checks processor information in registry
Enumerates system info in registry
Modifies registry class
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
Program crash
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Drops file in System32 directory
UPX packed file
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Adds policy Run key to start application
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
CyberGate, Rebhip
Cybergate family
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
127.0.0.1:288
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
apt rat cybergate trojan Win.Trojan.Llac-7
YARA:
IMPLANT_11_v1 Windows_Trojan_CyberGate_517aac7d Windows_Trojan_CyberGate_9996d800 Windows_Trojan_CyberGate_c219a2f3 RAT_CyberGate Windows_Generic_Threat_073909cf MALWARE_Win_CyberGate
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
738496124b1b2800e8e069e7131f995d1693728e27676c4550bd393f4cb96619
MD5 hash:
dc87dfa973052af5c5c891b18ac93a91
SHA1 hash:
bc07535bc5936036720b5f055883643e13047cf2
Detections:
win_cybergate_auto win_cybergate_w0
SH256 hash:
357b72e1850d4c87ab0ad9d0fde2eef4bfaf571e7e4767a1c861ce2c07a28606
MD5 hash:
5e106b219c3fc2008322df1ceeb2b9c8
SHA1 hash:
74745b2d1b5378bb4cdadc651e53d0a03127cfed
SH256 hash:
12bbd8aa13f34d9bf87146673dd8725e2c4663fc7b27fe0ad5b14686b30872c0
MD5 hash:
c1c7b905ebd98fee02ad9ab7784fc2f9
SHA1 hash:
4ee2e26ad90a880ccc06ed3e15afdfda0520cb8a
Detections:
SUSP_OBF_NET_Reactor_Indicators_Jan24 INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_SmartAssembly
SH256 hash:
1fd16ca095f1557cc8848b36633d4c570b10a2be26ec89d8a339c63c150d3b44
MD5 hash:
f920cee005589f150856d311b4e5d363
SHA1 hash:
2589fa5536331a53e9a264dd630af2bdb6f6fc00
Detections:
win_cybergate_auto win_cybergate_w0 Malware_QA_update
Parent samples :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 family:
CyberGate
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:Check_Dlls
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:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_SandboxProductID
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects binaries and memory artifacts referencing sandbox product IDs
Rule name:Malware_QA_update
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:VT Research QA uploaded malware - file update.exe
Reference:VT Research QA
Rule name:Malware_QA_update_RID2DAD
Author:Florian Roth
Description:VT Research QA uploaded malware - file update.exe
Reference:VT Research QA
Rule name:MALWARE_Win_CyberGate
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects CyberGate/Spyrat/Rebhip RTA
Rule name:MD5_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for MD5 constants
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
Rule name:RAT_CyberGate
Author:Kevin Breen <kevin@techanarchy.net>
Description:Detects CyberGate RAT
Reference:http://malwareconfig.com/stats/CyberGate
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_MSDOS_Stub_Message
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious XORed MSDOS stub message
Reference:https://yara.readthedocs.io/en/latest/writingrules.html#xor-strings
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_URL_In_EXE
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects an XORed URL in an executable
Reference:https://twitter.com/stvemillertime/status/1237035794973560834
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_URL_in_EXE_RID2E46
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects an XORed URL in an executable
Reference:https://twitter.com/stvemillertime/status/1237035794973560834
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:test_Malaysia
Author:rectifyq
Description:Detects file containing malaysia string
Rule name:ThreadControl__Context
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:UPXV200V290MarkusOberhumerLaszloMolnarJohnReiser
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:upx_largefile
Author:k3nr9
Rule name:vmdetect
Author:nex
Description:Possibly employs anti-virtualization techniques
Rule name:Windows_Generic_Threat_073909cf
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_CyberGate_517aac7d
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_CyberGate_9996d800
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_CyberGate_c219a2f3
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:win_cybergate_auto
Author:Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com
Description:autogenerated rule brought to you by yara-signator
Rule name:win_cybergate_w0
Author:Kevin Breen <kevin@techanarchy.net>

File information


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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_NXMissing Non-Executable Memory Protectioncritical
CHECK_PIEMissing Position-Independent Executable (PIE) Protectionhigh
Reviews
IDCapabilitiesEvidence
AUTH_APIManipulates User Authorizationadvapi32.dll::ConvertSidToStringSidA
advapi32.dll::IsValidSid
COM_BASE_APICan Download & Execute componentsole32.dll::CoCreateInstance
DP_APIUses DP APIcrypt32.dll::CryptUnprotectData
RAS_APIUses Remote Accessrasapi32.dll::RasEnumEntriesA
rasapi32.dll::RasGetEntryDialParamsA
WIN32_PROCESS_APICan Create Process and Threadskernel32.dll::CreateRemoteThread
kernel32.dll::CreateProcessA
advapi32.dll::OpenProcessToken
kernel32.dll::OpenProcess
kernel32.dll::VirtualAllocEx
kernel32.dll::WriteProcessMemory
WIN_BASE_APIUses Win Base APIkernel32.dll::LoadLibraryA
kernel32.dll::GetCommandLineA
WIN_BASE_IO_APICan Create Fileskernel32.dll::CopyFileA
kernel32.dll::CreateDirectoryA
kernel32.dll::CreateFileA
kernel32.dll::DeleteFileA
kernel32.dll::GetFileAttributesA
kernel32.dll::FindFirstFileA
WIN_BASE_USER_APIRetrieves Account Informationadvapi32.dll::GetUserNameA
advapi32.dll::LookupAccountNameA
WIN_CRED_APICan Manipute Windows Credentialsadvapi32.dll::CredEnumerateA
WIN_CRYPT_APIUses Windows Crypt APIadvapi32.dll::CryptAcquireContextA
advapi32.dll::CryptCreateHash
advapi32.dll::CryptGetHashParam
advapi32.dll::CryptHashData
WIN_REG_APICan Manipulate Windows Registryadvapi32.dll::RegCreateKeyExA
advapi32.dll::RegCreateKeyA
advapi32.dll::RegDeleteKeyA
advapi32.dll::RegOpenKeyExA
advapi32.dll::RegQueryValueExA
advapi32.dll::RegSetValueExA
WIN_USER_APIPerforms GUI Actionsuser32.dll::FindWindowA
user32.dll::PeekMessageA

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