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Database Entry



ValleyRAT


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 21 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 7fae9dca21c5c2f802c1a48c707abeecd41feb3b18b828ca4fce1f5333d3f645
SHA3-384 hash: 6e466521e50dc2de7f57fd133d41290ccb0e5a2a0b97d320baedaa6f5722035673d223882d78bbd732c06bc735975f60
SHA1 hash: 6424a2ca76457d5453a521b8a0fae2bdca1344b8
MD5 hash: 55b4155240cd59c52333dc0f071cbd3c
humanhash: hamper-princess-happy-north
File name:install.2.0.04.exe
Download: download sample
Signature ValleyRAT
File size:31'997'008 bytes
First seen:2026-10-24 13:23:26 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
imphash a6a6ee3ce2319cb569a489c278731d92 (6 x ValleyRAT)
ssdeep 196608:sZKC/p+HINcZBAwLYhuR9lfn+OfIwYooiJiGD5y4IIYCY7:TC/p+HuPOc4C
TLSH T13D67181BFA809EB7F546963548DB4BA07372E9761752078F70B0B32DBFAE3802E81545
TrID 37.0% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
28.6% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
11.5% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
11.3% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3)
11.3% (.EXE) DOS Executable (generic) (2000/1)
Magika pebin
dhash icon 696a6ee2b2b2c2cc (30 x ValleyRAT, 18 x RedLineStealer, 17 x LummaStealer)
Reporter Ling
Tags:exe PatchedHostLoader SilverFox ValleyRAT


Avatar
CNGaoLing
The sample is retrieved from "https://www.mxh4h.com/lod018"

SilverFox / PatchedHostLoader.airep
IOC (ptmmzs.net) (bzb102.oss-cn-beijing.aliyuncs.com) (mm2027.oss-cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com) (20260914back.oss-cn-beijing.aliyuncs.com) (new2027.oss-cn-hongkong.aliyuncs.com)

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
204
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
ID:
1
File name:
exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-10-24 13:26:54 UTC
Tags:
golang rat gh0st stego payload auto-sch auto-reg evasion

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

Behaviour
Creating synchronization primitives
DNS request
Connection attempt
Sending a custom TCP request
Sending an HTTP GET request
Creating a file
Enabling the 'hidden' option for recently created files
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug anti-vm installer-heuristic invalid-signature microsoft_visual_cc reconnaissance signed
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x64
First seen:
2026-10-24T10:13:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-10-25T19:28:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
HEUR:Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Generic
Gathering data
Threat name:
Win64.Trojan.Malgent
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-10-24 13:24:25 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Exe)
Extracted files:
13
AV detection:
26 of 38 (68.42%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
defense_evasion discovery execution exploit persistence trojan
Behaviour
Runs net.exe
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
System policy modification
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
Enumerates physical storage devices
Executes a command shell one-liner
Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Drops file in Program Files directory
Launches sc.exe
Drops file in System32 directory
Adds Run key to start application
Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
Checks computer location settings
Disables service(s)
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Modifies file permissions
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Possible privilege escalation attempt
UAC bypass
Windows security bypass
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:BLOWFISH_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for Blowfish constants
Rule name:Check_OutputDebugStringA_iat
Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DetectEncryptedVariants
Author:Zinyth
Description:Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded
Rule name:Detect_PowerShell_Obfuscation
Author:daniyyell
Description:Detects obfuscated PowerShell commands commonly used in malicious scripts.
Rule name:FreddyBearDropper
Author:Dwarozh Hoshiar
Description:Freddy Bear Dropper is dropping a malware through base63 encoded powershell scrip.
Rule name:GoBinTest
Rule name:golang
Rule name:golang_binary_string
Description:Golang strings present
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:grakate_stealer_nov_2021
Rule name:identity_golang
Author:Eric Yocam
Description:find Golang malware
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
Rule name:PE_Digital_Certificate
Author:albertzsigovits
Rule name:ProgramLanguage_Golang
Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Application written in Golang programming language
Rule name:RIPEMD160_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for RIPEMD-160 constants
Rule name:SHA1_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA1 constants
Rule name:SHA512_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA384/SHA512 constants
Rule name:TigerRAT_pe_yaraify
Author:hunts-yara-code
Description:YARAify-tightened byte rule from 9 sample(s) -- VERIFY hits
Rule name:Win_Clipboard_Clipper_Thengavar
Author:Thengavar
Description:Detects malware manipulating the Windows clipboard for clipping or crypto stealing attacks

File information


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

Web download

ValleyRAT

Executable exe 7fae9dca21c5c2f802c1a48c707abeecd41feb3b18b828ca4fce1f5333d3f645

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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