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SalatStealer


Vendor detections: 18


Intelligence 18 IOCs YARA 58 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 85bfe327c64e66f71f7da0a1b0d84e6d46ce422610ae08d265be09c59ddea514
SHA3-384 hash: 6f467a13841ac406fcdedc32cbe80db7abea37bdbed16e4792fcdb1c1f889b64906116083442b29cdad2c2ac42f2d5a9
SHA1 hash: 8ea5196f4408f8c552ebe5b1176784ac5ae8e744
MD5 hash: a613ba2bc9ef26d8ce2f461e5e918bc5
humanhash: uniform-cola-mexico-uncle
File name:85bfe327c64e66f71f7da0a1b0d84e6d46ce422610ae08d265be09c59ddea514.exe
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Signature SalatStealer
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File size:3'592'964 bytes
First seen:2026-10-20 07:57:36 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
imphash 6ed4f5f04d62b18d96b26d6db7c18840 (574 x SalatStealer, 78 x BitRAT, 48 x Vidar)
ssdeep 98304:niJ2oaNEfaVbzxGvBkBWZGVLTfh7wpEES4O4:iJiafuIO7rhWEES4b
TLSH T1CEF5335BF1AB47B3F7D9A931560FC66458B09FE40A20D38AD4DBAADF0886BD0C241375
TrID 52.7% (.EXE) UPX compressed Win32 Executable (27066/9/6)
12.8% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
9.8% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
8.7% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
4.0% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
Magika pebin
Reporter whack_sh
Tags:exe UPX
File size (compressed) :3'592'964 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :12'570'884 bytes
Format:win32/pe
Unpacked file: e3abf78ace3e27d98e221e3332a9a8341e76c74fc2f9f04b0b97c3da37044240

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
179
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
PEPacker
Details
Link:
https://research.acce.ciphertechsolutions.com/results/d5db80da-e7b4-421c-812a-54d613007bce/
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-10-20 08:03:43 UTC
Tags:
salatstealer stealer upx susp-powershell golang
Link:
https://app.any.run/tasks/a1b7dbd4-ac57-4ff1-bfda-3315ece56fe4

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/93014/
Detection(s):
SecuriteInfo.com.Trojan.PWS.Salat.389.26828.23346.UNOFFICIAL
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Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=6ad71f19afb06e650cd7e6d9
Tags:
infosteal vmdetect
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating synchronization primitives
DNS request
Sending a UDP request
Sending a custom TCP 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 file
Creating a process from a recently created file
Searching for synchronization primitives
Launching a service
Launching a process
Creating a process with a hidden window
Loading a system driver
Modifying a system file
Enabling autorun with the standard Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run registry branch
Blocking the User Account Control
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-vm crypto overlay packed packed packer upx
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/6ad71f152cb0b91668904ce0/reports/161859a1-34dc-4a41-bc2c-4b1cc018ec9e/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Draftor.Generic
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/85bfe327c64e66f71f7da0a1b0d84e6d46ce422610ae08d265be09c59ddea514
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-08-27T04:10:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-10-21T20:36:00Z UTC
Hits:
~1000
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/85bfe327c64e66f71f7da0a1b0d84e6d46ce422610ae08d265be09c59ddea514/results?tab=lookup
Verdict:
Suspicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/7ff7f5f5-cc61-484f-b49f-4380d4df4588
Result
Threat name:
Salat Stealer
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1989248
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
Creates multiple autostart registry keys
Drops executable to a common third party application directory
Found malware configuration
Found many strings related to Crypto-Wallets (likely being stolen)
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
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)
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: 1989248 Sample: EX0mADpka4.exe Startdate: 20/10/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 33 tonapi.io 2->33 35 sa1atik.cn 2->35 37 2 other IPs or domains 2->37 47 Found malware configuration 2->47 49 Antivirus detection for URL or domain 2->49 51 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->51 53 6 other signatures 2->53 8 Wqh62kzuz6eE7.exe 30 1 2->8         started        12 EX0mADpka4.exe 2 4 2->12         started        15 d55F5DXBAHPMQTiMQwx6R.exe 2->15         started        17 2 other processes 2->17 signatures3 process4 dnsIp5 39 104.20.29.41, 443, 49727 CLOUDFLARENET-CloudflareIncUS Canada 8->39 55 Antivirus detection for dropped file 8->55 57 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 8->57 59 Queries sensitive video device information (via WMI, Win32_VideoController, often done to detect virtual machines) 8->59 67 3 other signatures 8->67 19 powershell.exe 24 8->19         started        41 196.196.208.18, 443, 49720, 49728 PACKETEXCHANGEGB United States 12->41 43 dns.google 8.8.8.8, 443, 49717, 49725 GOOGLE-GoogleLLCUS United States 12->43 45 2 other IPs or domains 12->45 29 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\Wqh62kzuz6eE7.exe, PE32 12->29 dropped 31 C:\...\d55F5DXBAHPMQTiMQwx6R.exe, PE32 12->31 dropped 61 Found many strings related to Crypto-Wallets (likely being stolen) 12->61 63 Creates multiple autostart registry keys 12->63 65 Drops executable to a common third party application directory 12->65 21 d55F5DXBAHPMQTiMQwx6R.exe 12->21         started        file6 signatures7 process8 process9 23 WmiPrvSE.exe 2 19->23         started        25 conhost.exe 19->25         started        27 ReAgentc.exe 2 19->27         started       
Score:
99%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
PE
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/85bfe327c64e66f71f7da0a1b0d84e6d46ce422610ae08d265be09c59ddea514
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 32 Exe x86
Link:
https://app.malva.re/file/a613ba2bc9ef26d8ce2f461e5e918bc5
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/85bfe327c64e66f71f7da0a1b0d84e6d46ce422610ae08d265be09c59ddea514/
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.SalatStealer
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-08-27 08:21:50 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
32 of 36 (88.89%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=qw76gj6gjztpoh35ucq3bwconvdm4qrgccxarutfxye4lho6uuka._file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
SalatStealer
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Link:
https://reports.threatray.com/6c2a2a97-03da-4fa7-b6a3-769d58423daa
Result
Malware family:
salatstealer
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:salatstealer defense_evasion discovery persistence stealer upx
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/261020-jtyawsez41/
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Drops file in Program Files directory
UPX packed file
Adds Run key to start application
Executes a file named after a Windows system binary
Executes dropped EXE
Detect SalatStealer payload
Family: salatstealer
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
85bfe327c64e66f71f7da0a1b0d84e6d46ce422610ae08d265be09c59ddea514
MD5 hash:
a613ba2bc9ef26d8ce2f461e5e918bc5
SHA1 hash:
8ea5196f4408f8c552ebe5b1176784ac5ae8e744
Detections:
SUSP_Imphash_Mar23_3
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Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/4da1aaac-98f6-4ba6-968d-f166431ce533/
SH256 hash:
30aa75ebef00400631eb2c9961d8f602bc3dc5336a8d0b42592d67f0d4992146
MD5 hash:
74a03c793a2a8154c5b55d3d2215da5b
SHA1 hash:
ccee39917463213df12f7d292974d71cac4cb6fe
Detections:
INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_Embedded_Crypto_Wallet_Browser_Extension_IDs
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INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_References_Browsers
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INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_SQLQuery_ConfidentialDataStore
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Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/4da1aaac-98f6-4ba6-968d-f166431ce533/
Malware family:
SalatStealer
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://www.vmray.com/analyses/_mb/85bfe327c64e/report/overview.html
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
DriveBy Activity
Score:
0.90
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/85bfe327c64e66f71f7da0a1b0d84e6d46ce422610ae08d265be09c59ddea514

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:JP_Lure_Content_Hunt
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Author:sumeshi
Description:Hunts for files containing Japanese kana text or common Japanese lure terminology
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:Salat
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Author:kevoreilly
Description:Salat Payload
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_PEs
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Author:txc
Description:This rule detected suspicious PE files, based on high entropy and low amount of imported DLLs. This behaviour indicates packed files or files, that hide their true intention.
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:UPX
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Author:kevoreilly
Description:UPX Unpacker: dump on OEP (original entry point)
Rule name:UPXV200V290MarkusOberhumerLaszloMolnarJohnReiser
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Author:malware-lu
Rule name:upx_largefile
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Author:k3nr9
Rule name:vmdetect
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Author:nex
Description:Possibly employs anti-virtualization techniques
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_SalatStealer_03d2a4ee
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Win_Clipboard_Clipper_Thengavar
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Author:Thengavar
Description:Detects malware manipulating the Windows clipboard for clipping or crypto stealing attacks
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Fantom_ForgeAuto_98e6f354_Extrait
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Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Fantom (pe, etat extrait)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_PythonStealer_ForgeAuto_b24cb5bd
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Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects PythonStealer (pe, etat binaire)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_1762e598_Extrait
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Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (pe, etat extrait)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_2e3a5916_Extrait
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Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (pe, etat extrait)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_2ffc3572
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Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (pe, etat binaire)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_30f84f37
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Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (pe, etat binaire)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_37b4704b
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Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (pe, etat binaire)

File information

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Web download

SalatStealer

Executable exe 85bfe327c64e66f71f7da0a1b0d84e6d46ce422610ae08d265be09c59ddea514

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SalatStealer

Executable exe e3abf78ace3e27d98e221e3332a9a8341e76c74fc2f9f04b0b97c3da37044240

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
Cape
Cape
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/93014/
  
Dropping
SHA256 e3abf78ace3e27d98e221e3332a9a8341e76c74fc2f9f04b0b97c3da37044240
  
Dropping
MD5 138854e5664d5f1f8edd11cb769ee5c4

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