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Database Entry



Threat unknown


Vendor detections: 13


Intelligence 13 IOCs YARA 18 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 7fec3c5196460fbb3f9d484f4c15bc0c63ea627479abc9865cd74428b53521c3
SHA3-384 hash: 7eedcaf62008c605499f377c691a8bfaff4bc22b2a71c9236cbc230bffb2cdd3613e7267c5134c62ddce95b855b03048
SHA1 hash: 41cc7ebfb6f8dfa1257b4763e42629d0e089ffe6
MD5 hash: e7a235a509cb241b767f46dbcabe8848
humanhash: nevada-four-alanine-maryland
File name:7fec3c5196460fbb3f9d484f4c15bc0c63ea627479abc9865cd74428b53521c3.exe
Download: download sample
File size:1'045'504 bytes
First seen:2026-10-20 07:23:38 UTC
Last seen:2026-10-20 07:24:02 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
imphash faab22cb4a5fd1ad68e2d267b125aec8
ssdeep 12288:gcdqLKvxwZgDEcxcRzDLxbnXEMs05NcALhvh93jdFrv6FDqOQ:tcHZWGnbEMfLF8i
TLSH T128258D2692D241F9CE6B827C925EB731A535F410C5E7EC2A09A8FB202D32C94DFED754
TrID 45.6% (.EXE) Microsoft Visual C++ compiled executable (generic) (16529/12/5)
18.0% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
13.9% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
5.6% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
5.6% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
Magika pebin
dhash icon e2d1d4dada8c2880
Reporter akudryk007
Tags:exe tag:ransomware

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
196
Origin country :
LV LV
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
e7a235a509cb241b767f46dbcabe8848
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-09-15 06:48:54 UTC
Tags:
xor-url generic

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
94.9%
Tags:
dropper shell sage
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating synchronization primitives
Creating a file
Running batch commands
Searching for synchronization primitives
Launching a process
Modifying a system file
Sending a custom TCP request
Launching a service
Creating a window
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Changing a file
Modifies multiple files
Moving a file to the Program Files subdirectory
Modifying an executable file
Deleting volume shadow copies
Preventing system recovery
Encrypting user's files
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug anti-vm cmd crypto dotnet explorer keylogger lolbin mingw msbuild obfuscated packed reconnaissance xor-pe xor-pe
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x64
First seen:
2026-09-14T12:05:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-10-14T13:45:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
rans.spre.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Clears the journal log
Clears the windows event log
Creates files inside the volume driver (system volume information)
Deletes shadow drive data (may be related to ransomware)
Deletes the backup plan of Windows
Disable Task Manager(disabletaskmgr)
Disables the Windows task manager (taskmgr)
Infects executable files (exe, dll, sys, html)
Installs a global keyboard hook
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
May disable shadow drive data (uses vssadmin)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sigma detected: Delete shadow copy via WMIC
Sigma detected: Shadow Copies Deletion Using Operating Systems Utilities
Sigma detected: Suspicious Eventlog Clear or Configuration Change
Uses bcdedit to modify the Windows boot settings
Uses cmd line tools excessively to alter registry or file data
Writes many files with high entropy
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1976092 Sample: AtaKUPhM4a.exe Startdate: 22/09/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 54 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->54 56 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->56 58 Sigma detected: Delete shadow copy via WMIC 2->58 60 3 other signatures 2->60 7 AtaKUPhM4a.exe 24 2->7         started        11 wbengine.exe 2->11         started        13 svchost.exe 2->13         started        16 2 other processes 2->16 process3 dnsIp4 44 C:\Program Files (x86)\...\J0145361.JPG, DOS 7->44 dropped 46 C:\Program Files (x86)\...\lpc.win32.bundle, data 7->46 dropped 48 C:\Program Files (x86)\...\lpc.win32.bundle, data 7->48 dropped 50 111 other files (100 malicious) 7->50 dropped 70 Clears the journal log 7->70 72 Clears the windows event log 7->72 74 May disable shadow drive data (uses vssadmin) 7->74 78 6 other signatures 7->78 18 rIFczhucVa.exe 7->18         started        22 cmd.exe 7->22         started        24 vssadmin.exe 1 7->24         started        26 51 other processes 7->26 76 Creates files inside the volume driver (system volume information) 11->76 52 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 13->52 file5 signatures6 process7 file8 42 C:\ProgramData\3f0db96497.exe, PE32+ 18->42 dropped 62 Installs a global keyboard hook 18->62 64 Disable Task Manager(disabletaskmgr) 18->64 66 Disables the Windows task manager (taskmgr) 18->66 68 Deletes shadow drive data (may be related to ransomware) 22->68 28 conhost.exe 22->28         started        30 WMIC.exe 22->30         started        32 conhost.exe 24->32         started        34 conhost.exe 26->34         started        36 conhost.exe 26->36         started        38 conhost.exe 26->38         started        40 47 other processes 26->40 signatures9 process10
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout VHD Disc Image Win 64 Exe x64
Threat name:
Win64.Ransomware.Swordcrypt
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-09-14 12:03:47 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Exe)
Extracted files:
9
AV detection:
22 of 36 (61.11%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
GenericRansomware
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
credential_access defense_evasion discovery evasion execution impact persistence ransomware spyware stealer
Behaviour
Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
System policy modification
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Interacts with shadow copies
Checks SCSI registry key(s)
Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
Executes a command shell one-liner
Browser Information Discovery
Drops file in Program Files directory
Drops file in Windows directory
Hide Artifacts: Ignore Process Interrupts
Drops file in System32 directory
Indicator Removal: File Deletion
Enumerates connected drives
Adds Run key to start application
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Executes dropped EXE
Credentials from Password Stores: Windows Credential Manager
Disables Task Manager via registry modification
Deletes System State backups
Clears Network RDP Connection History and Configurations
Renames multiple (9036) files with added filename extension
Modifies boot configuration data using bcdedit
Deletes shadow copies
Clears Windows event logs
Deletes NTFS Change Journal
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
7fec3c5196460fbb3f9d484f4c15bc0c63ea627479abc9865cd74428b53521c3
MD5 hash:
e7a235a509cb241b767f46dbcabe8848
SHA1 hash:
41cc7ebfb6f8dfa1257b4763e42629d0e089ffe6
Detections:
SUSP_XORed_MSDOS_Stub_Message SUSP_XORed_URL_In_EXE
SH256 hash:
f73d0ef70eb510cc58e3299e5c26d6d348a884174f35b2d9e00fc9d82547e540
MD5 hash:
2cc9ab795a1b944f6386f5edc8960eb7
SHA1 hash:
d2117d63a85c875c26e55407bffc74d6d99cf77b
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

Rule name:BLOWFISH_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for Blowfish constants
Rule name:DetectEncryptedVariants
Author:Zinyth
Description:Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded
Rule name:FreddyBearDropper
Author:Dwarozh Hoshiar
Description:Freddy Bear Dropper is dropping a malware through base63 encoded powershell scrip.
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:MD5_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for MD5 constants
Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
Author:ToroGuitar
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: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_CMD_Powershell_Usage
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:May Contain(Obfuscated or no) Powershell or CMD Command that can be abused by threat actor(can create FP)
Rule name:telebot_framework
Author:vietdx.mb
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/
Rule name:VECT_Ransomware
Author:Mustafa Bakhit
Description:Detects activity associated with VECT ransomware. This includes registry modifications and deletions, execution of system and defense-evasion commands, suspicious API usage, mutex creation, file and memory manipulation, ransomware note generation, anti-debugging and anti-analysis techniques, and embedded cryptographic constants (SHA256) characteristic of this malware family. Designed for threat intelligence and malware detection environments.

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