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Database Entry



VShell


Vendor detections: 15


Intelligence 15 IOCs YARA File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 78fd3dae64a7a450838f0b3b7dc78fbd92362122d0b1722bc136f74ffd1545c2
SHA3-384 hash: 779daf53a69d54429a25e13a2392c3c233cf30cc6a022eaae87ec1a513a9e139c8f12b92fd2aa7e46e5c31117340340e
SHA1 hash: 288e479ed8ed3a1797dbc6dcb3f42f9d99693327
MD5 hash: fa846b3ca1ca587ba616e98eca7fd0e1
humanhash: carolina-purple-november-cardinal
File name:78fd3dae64a7a450838f0b3b7dc78fbd92362122d0b1722bc136f74ffd1545c2.exe
Download: download sample
Signature VShell
File size:4'608 bytes
First seen:2026-09-13 19:30:44 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash e82dd51b077167be63c004bed23d0c1e (451 x VShell, 40 x NetWalker, 2 x GuLoader)
ssdeep 48:6I7lwe7N/08SLJdSR1Ig9TPe1YpV1ZsSZIXxhxhwcRaK:Pl15091q1Ig9T2Enwp
TLSH T1B991A5C6F75BE6B6EC1C17F500A3B9A4C8682E14927C9B564FE16F0C3C111AA3C3DA52
TrID 21.4% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
21.2% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
16.3% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
14.6% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
6.6% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
Magika pebin
Reporter whack_sh
Tags:exe vshell

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
163
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-09-13 19:59:31 UTC
Tags:
payload snowlight dropper websocket vshell rat golang

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
93.3%
Tags:
emotet trojan virus hype
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Sending an HTTP GET request
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
cobalt cobalt
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-09-03T11:26:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-09-15T08:11:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
92 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Found malware configuration
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Unusual module load detection (module proxying)
Uses known network protocols on non-standard ports
Yara detected VShell
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PDB Path PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 32 Exe x86
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Mikey
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-09-04 02:40:49 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
AV detection:
32 of 38 (84.21%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:vshell backdoor discovery rat
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Detects VSHELL Backdoor
Family: VShell
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
78fd3dae64a7a450838f0b3b7dc78fbd92362122d0b1722bc136f74ffd1545c2
MD5 hash:
fa846b3ca1ca587ba616e98eca7fd0e1
SHA1 hash:
288e479ed8ed3a1797dbc6dcb3f42f9d99693327
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

File information


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

Web download

VShell

Executable exe 78fd3dae64a7a450838f0b3b7dc78fbd92362122d0b1722bc136f74ffd1545c2

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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