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MalwareBazaar Database

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Database Entry



Threat unknown


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 1 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 73976c4ab4235a97cf1d5b4f39f664a3539b08856fc044c3eac95f0914f02989
SHA3-384 hash: 69e04b3605fb26657ba85de5cf3e65ebdce5c064ec980cd593a4fe72faa50a5946d17fc2582e151d93c9d4637439d026
SHA1 hash: ecd22341ee0882435fde35bf59a6712c58fd7d2e
MD5 hash: 21577731b13a7852f6eac308c4364ca2
humanhash: neptune-solar-july-delaware
File name:73976c4ab4235a97cf1d5b4f39f664a3539b08856fc044c3eac95f0914f02989.exe
Download: download sample
File size:2'963'456 bytes
First seen:2026-08-21 11:36:34 UTC
Last seen:2026-09-10 10:53:56 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash b8048b8957358587b4fda264349e8f60
ssdeep 49152:Zg/pPpCNAHrNRErDXQpYoopaG2oNjLOxqbos7fXwGjjF4aETo6TxyvT6w3:Z2ph8ALNRErDXvoopaIjCgbos71jKTxY
TLSH T1D0D5239DBDB61974C836C3B1DF82E46DB13973918B648E9336CC7E105E526A89C36338
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 whack_sh
Tags:exe whack.sh

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
159
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a file
Launching a process
Creating a process with a hidden window
Creating a process from a recently created file
Creating a window
DNS request
Moving of the original file
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
  5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
packed
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 64 Exe x64
Threat name:
Win64.Packed.Generic
Status:
Suspicious
First seen:
2026-08-21 11:37:24 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Exe)
AV detection:
14 of 23 (60.87%)
Threat level:
  1/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
execution persistence
Behaviour
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
Deletes itself
Executes dropped EXE
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
73976c4ab4235a97cf1d5b4f39f664a3539b08856fc044c3eac95f0914f02989
MD5 hash:
21577731b13a7852f6eac308c4364ca2
SHA1 hash:
ecd22341ee0882435fde35bf59a6712c58fd7d2e
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YARA Signatures


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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/

File information


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

Web download

Executable exe 73976c4ab4235a97cf1d5b4f39f664a3539b08856fc044c3eac95f0914f02989

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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