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SalatStealer


Vendor detections: 17


Intelligence 17 IOCs YARA 44 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 77fa74e99fbf6d24ffa903e6be3969544d7edbac8cb1ad135a850c89d7c84e13
SHA3-384 hash: 00396634918f12924d5ecffb18b9a39c6253b4c9502a55502ae830a7a295fa78798c69dad427b167dc5d5be46c367d16
SHA1 hash: 3e364bdbd62e13c40f6e7be9a60c08e0fa9c3050
MD5 hash: 7f8f47c9a667ef4b87e45ee55c868884
humanhash: lima-arkansas-sink-blue
File name:potassium.exe
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Signature SalatStealer
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File size:12'574'720 bytes
First seen:2026-05-07 20:07:41 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 1aae8bf580c846f39c71c05898e57e88 (235 x LummaStealer, 88 x SalatStealer, 18 x ValleyRAT)
ssdeep 98304:OVA/lwL7LcCXCUL2A6d49Puc834KG2Z1OEi:zlmNb6/49PvQnli
TLSH T11DC66B11FADB95F5E903583101ABB37F23315D048B28CB9BEB547B2AF87B6A11C66305
TrID 40.2% (.EXE) InstallShield setup (43053/19/16)
29.1% (.EXE) Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (31206/45/13)
6.1% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
6.0% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
4.7% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
Magika pebin
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:exe SalatStealer upx-dec


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abuse_ch
UPX decompressed file, sourced from SHA256 6c36528538655c6d7757accfc10e751fa6bf603ac5eebce8c110584abe89bccb
File size (compressed) :3'595'264 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :12'574'720 bytes
Format:win32/pe
Packed file: 6c36528538655c6d7757accfc10e751fa6bf603ac5eebce8c110584abe89bccb

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
141
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Details
Link:
https://research.acce.ciphertechsolutions.com/results/d8cb5456-db68-4dba-932b-ae412b53f8e6/
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-05-07 20:09:33 UTC
Tags:
salatstealer stealer susp-powershell golang ms-smartcard
Link:
https://app.any.run/tasks/2ccbb169-a649-4e8e-b943-013ec1c749dc

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Detection:
Salat
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Link:
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/64817/
Detection(s):
Win.Malware.Salat-10058846-0
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YARA.RUSSIANPANDA_Win_Mal_Chromium_App_Bound_Encryption_Decrypter.UNOFFICIAL
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Gathering data
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Сreating synchronization primitives
DNS request
Sending a UDP request
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Creating a file in the Program Files subdirectories
Enabling the 'hidden' option for recently created files
Creating a process from a recently created file
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-vm crypto evasive golang similar-threat
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/69fcf14386e92bda70235d98/reports/c8d7806f-6564-477c-bd43-f6866255dbb0/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Trojan.Generic
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/77fa74e99fbf6d24ffa903e6be3969544d7edbac8cb1ad135a850c89d7c84e13
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-05-07T17:18:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-05-07T18:01:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
Trojan-PSW.Win64.Salat.sb Trojan-PSW.Win32.Coins.sb Trojan-Banker.Win32.Agent.gen Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Agent.sb
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/77fa74e99fbf6d24ffa903e6be3969544d7edbac8cb1ad135a850c89d7c84e13/results?tab=lookup
Verdict:
Suspicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/83bbdff1-e16b-400b-a419-9dbdb120e13f
Result
Threat name:
Salat Stealer
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1910357
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall)
Creates multiple autostart registry keys
Drops PE files with benign system names
Found malware configuration
Found many strings related to Crypto-Wallets (likely being stolen)
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Queries sensitive video device information (via WMI, Win32_VideoController, often done to detect virtual machines)
Sigma detected: Files With System Process Name In Unsuspected Locations
Sigma detected: System File Execution Location Anomaly
System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit)
Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
Tries to steal Crypto Currency Wallets
Uses the Windows Restart Manager Abuse for Browser Credential File unlocking
Yara detected Salat Stealer
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1910357 Sample: potassium.exe Startdate: 07/05/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 39 sa1atik.cn 2->39 41 gitlab.com 2->41 43 2 other IPs or domains 2->43 53 Found malware configuration 2->53 55 Antivirus detection for URL or domain 2->55 57 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->57 59 10 other signatures 2->59 8 svchost.exe 15 1 2->8         started        11 potassium.exe 2 4 2->11         started        15 svchost.exe 2->15         started        17 6 other processes 2->17 signatures3 process4 dnsIp5 63 System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit) 8->63 65 Found many strings related to Crypto-Wallets (likely being stolen) 8->65 67 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 8->67 77 2 other signatures 8->77 19 powershell.exe 15 31 8->19         started        47 dns.google 8.8.8.8, 443, 49725, 49733 GOOGLEUS United States 11->47 49 cloudflare-dns.com 104.16.248.249, 443, 49724, 49732 CLOUDFLARENETUS United States 11->49 51 sa1atik.cn 104.21.14.146, 443, 49727, 49735 CLOUDFLARENETUS United States 11->51 35 C:\...\zlxQhefcZcdz1aN.exe, PE32 11->35 dropped 37 C:\Program Files (x86)\...\svchost.exe, PE32 11->37 dropped 69 Queries sensitive video device information (via WMI, Win32_VideoController, often done to detect virtual machines) 11->69 71 Creates multiple autostart registry keys 11->71 73 Drops PE files with benign system names 11->73 23 zlxQhefcZcdz1aN.exe 11->23         started        75 Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall) 15->75 25 MpCmdRun.exe 1 15->25         started        file6 signatures7 process8 dnsIp9 45 gitlab.com 172.65.251.78, 443, 49737, 49738 CLOUDFLARENETUS United States 19->45 61 Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module 19->61 27 WmiPrvSE.exe 2 19->27         started        29 conhost.exe 19->29         started        31 ReAgentc.exe 2 19->31         started        33 conhost.exe 25->33         started        signatures10 process11
Score:
99%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
PE
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/77fa74e99fbf6d24ffa903e6be3969544d7edbac8cb1ad135a850c89d7c84e13
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 32 Exe x86
Link:
https://app.malva.re/file/7f8f47c9a667ef4b87e45ee55c868884
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/77fa74e99fbf6d24ffa903e6be3969544d7edbac8cb1ad135a850c89d7c84e13/
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Family.SALATSTEALER
Link:
https://tip.neiki.dev/file/77fa74e99fbf6d24ffa903e6be3969544d7edbac8cb1ad135a850c89d7c84e13
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.SalatStealer
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-05-07 20:08:49 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
AV detection:
26 of 37 (70.27%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=o75hj2m7x5wsj75japtl4oljkrgx5w5mrsy22e22qugitv6ijyjq._file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
salatstealer
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Similar samples:
error
SalatStealer
Result
Malware family:
salatstealer
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:salatstealer discovery stealer
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/260507-ywt4ksh13x/
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
77fa74e99fbf6d24ffa903e6be3969544d7edbac8cb1ad135a850c89d7c84e13
MD5 hash:
7f8f47c9a667ef4b87e45ee55c868884
SHA1 hash:
3e364bdbd62e13c40f6e7be9a60c08e0fa9c3050
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/6dab6c20-4158-4480-9e48-8d237aaf681a/
Malware family:
SalatStealer
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://www.vmray.com/analyses/_mb/77fa74e99fbf/report/overview.html
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Malicious File
Score:
1.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/77fa74e99fbf6d24ffa903e6be3969544d7edbac8cb1ad135a850c89d7c84e13

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:Base64_Encoded_Powershell_Directives
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Rule name:command_and_control
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Author:CD_R0M_
Description:This rule searches for common strings found by malware using C2. Based on a sample used by a Ransomware group
Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
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Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__QueryInfo
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerException__ConsoleCtrl
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerException__SetConsoleCtrl
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DetectEncryptedVariants
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Author:Zinyth
Description:Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded
Rule name:DetectGoMethodSignatures
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Author:Wyatt Tauber
Description:Detects Go method signatures in unpacked Go binaries
Rule name:Detect_Go_GOMAXPROCS
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Author:Obscurity Labs LLC
Description:Detects Go binaries by the presence of runtime.GOMAXPROCS in the runtime metadata
Rule name:Detect_PowerShell_Obfuscation
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Author:daniyyell
Description:Detects obfuscated PowerShell commands commonly used in malicious scripts.
Rule name:Disable_Defender
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Author:iam-py-test
Description:Detect files disabling or modifying Windows Defender, Windows Firewall, or Microsoft Smartscreen
Rule name:FreddyBearDropper
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Author:Dwarozh Hoshiar
Description:Freddy Bear Dropper is dropping a malware through base63 encoded powershell scrip.
Rule name:GoBinTest
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Rule name:golang
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Rule name:Golangmalware
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Author:Dhanunjaya
Description:Malware in Golang
Rule name:golang_binary_string
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Description:Golang strings present
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
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Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:Golang_Find_CSC846
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Author:Ashar Siddiqui
Description:Find Go Signatuers
Rule name:Golang_Find_CSC846_Simple
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Author:Ashar Siddiqui
Description:Find Go Signatuers
Rule name:grakate_stealer_nov_2021
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Rule name:Heuristics_ChromeABE
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Author:Still
Description:attempts to match instructions related to Chrome App-bound Encryption elevation service; possibly spotted amongst infostealers
Rule name:HiveRansomware
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Author:Dhanunjaya
Description:Yara Rule To Detect Hive V4 Ransomware
Rule name:identity_golang
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Author:Eric Yocam
Description:find Golang malware
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_Embedded_Crypto_Wallet_Browser_Extension_IDs
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Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detect binaries embedding considerable number of cryptocurrency wallet browser extension IDs.
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_References_Browsers
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Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects binaries (Windows and macOS) referencing many web browsers. Observed in information stealers.
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_SQLQuery_ConfidentialDataStore
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Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables containing SQL queries to confidential data stores. Observed in infostealers
Rule name:Macos_Infostealer_Wallets_8e469ea0
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:MD5_Constants
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Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for MD5 constants
Rule name:Multi_Generic_Threat_19854dc2
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:ProgramLanguage_Golang
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Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Application written in Golang programming language
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
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Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:RIPEMD160_Constants
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Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for RIPEMD-160 constants
Rule name:Rooter
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Author:Seth Hardy
Description:Rooter
Rule name:RooterStrings
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Author:Seth Hardy
Description:Rooter Identifying Strings
Rule name:SEH__vectored
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:SHA1_Constants
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Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA1 constants
Rule name:SHA512_Constants
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Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA384/SHA512 constants
Rule name:Suspicious_Golang_Binary
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Author:Tim Machac
Description:Triage: Golang-compiled binary with suspicious OS/persistence/network strings (not family-specific)
Rule name:Suspicious_Process
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Author:Security Research Team
Description:Suspicious process creation
Rule name:Sus_All_Windows_PE_Malware
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Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects Windows PE malware of all types, avoids non-executables like .html
Rule name:telebot_framework
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Author:vietdx.mb
Rule name:ThreadControl__Context
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:TH_AntiVM_MassHunt_Win_Malware_2026_CYFARE
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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:vmdetect
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Author:nex
Description:Possibly employs anti-virtualization techniques

File information

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SalatStealer

Executable exe 6c36528538655c6d7757accfc10e751fa6bf603ac5eebce8c110584abe89bccb

SalatStealer

Executable exe 77fa74e99fbf6d24ffa903e6be3969544d7edbac8cb1ad135a850c89d7c84e13

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Dropped by
SHA256 6c36528538655c6d7757accfc10e751fa6bf603ac5eebce8c110584abe89bccb
Cape
Cape
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/64817/
  
Dropped by
MD5 b536a8b949ac442b1b418caa4ac29e11

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