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Database Entry



SilentCryptoMiner


Vendor detections: 17


Intelligence 17 IOCs YARA 76 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 86d42bfe401a938d6c4310d5750d4f45bdaa778159b0fa318dc70b855056389c
SHA3-384 hash: d968e7f7d50785e93cf546878b9db0497a8a1c856d45ce888932668d75378db2bb2cbd3331c3a5c0352e0943651bf7fa
SHA1 hash: aaae7fbf53743b155caa505326ddb4a23a807adb
MD5 hash: 4677e7b998901e572f93e8b1ba65a90d
humanhash: seventeen-neptune-seventeen-iowa
File name:ClientSetup.exe
Download: download sample
Signature SilentCryptoMiner
File size:16'881'664 bytes
First seen:2026-02-08 11:43:16 UTC
Last seen:2026-02-08 12:35:15 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (48'843 x AgentTesla, 19'775 x Formbook, 12'297 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 393216:fzkHWHy9m4LnZjHG4Za7RG/iIk7mLP99jRbrzPBnvkj4j:fIHWHyXLnZj1a7MSkpRbrThvkS
TLSH T13E07333AE1802F47FCA9997DD9FFE64367A7F2F02C7D916584828EF1588495D0A36203
TrID 75.9% (.EXE) Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (73123/4/13)
10.9% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
4.6% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
2.1% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
2.1% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
Magika pebin
Reporter burger
Tags:exe SalatStealer SilentCryptoMiner

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
120
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
ClientSetup.exe
Verdict:
No threats detected
Analysis date:
2026-02-08 11:43:12 UTC
Tags:
n/a

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.1%
Tags:
extens virus crypt
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a file in the Windows directory
Creating a process from a recently created file
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a file
Creating a file in the %temp% subdirectories
DNS request
Sending a UDP request
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Creating a window
Searching for synchronization primitives
Launching a service
Launching a process
Creating a process with a hidden window
Loading a system driver
Running batch commands
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Adding an exclusion to Microsoft Defender
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-01-28T11:53:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-02-10T08:02:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Detections:
Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Agent.sb Trojan-PSW.Win32.Stealer.sb Trojan-PSW.Win64.Salat.sb PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic Trojan.Miner.HTTP.ServerRequest Trojan.Win32.Agent.sb BSS:Trojan.Win32.Generic Trojan-Banker.Win32.Agent.gen Trojan.Win64.Reflo.sb Trojan.Win32.Injector.sb Trojan.Win32.Inject.sb Trojan.Win32.Agent.rnd HEUR:Trojan-Dropper.MSIL.Dapato.gen HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic Trojan.Miner.HTTP.C&C Trojan-PSW.Win32.Coins.sb Trojan.Win32.Miner.sb HEUR:Trojan.Win64.Reflo.pef
Result
Threat name:
Salat Stealer, Xmrig
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.evad.mine
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall)
Creates multiple autostart registry keys
Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them
Drops PE files to the user root directory
Drops PE files with benign system names
Found many strings related to Crypto-Wallets (likely being stolen)
Found pyInstaller with non standard icon
Found strings related to Crypto-Mining
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Modifies power options to not sleep / hibernate
Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection)
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)
Query firmware table information (likely to detect VMs)
Sample is not signed and drops a device driver
Sigma detected: Disable power options
Sigma detected: Files With System Process Name In Unsuspected Locations
Sigma detected: Powershell Base64 Encoded MpPreference Cmdlet
Sigma detected: Stop EventLog
Sigma detected: System File Execution Location Anomaly
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Unusual module load detection (module proxying)
Uses nslookup.exe to query domains
Uses powercfg.exe to modify the power settings
Yara detected Salat Stealer
Yara detected Xmrig cryptocurrency miner
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1865538 Sample: ClientSetup.exe Startdate: 08/02/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 95 salat.cn 2->95 97 eu-de02.miningrigrentals.com 2->97 99 2 other IPs or domains 2->99 111 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->111 113 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->113 115 Antivirus detection for URL or domain 2->115 117 13 other signatures 2->117 9 ClientSetup.exe 7 2->9         started        13 lhhsgwktkatl.exe 2->13         started        15 svchost.exe 2->15         started        17 5 other processes 2->17 signatures3 process4 file5 85 C:\Windows\2.exe, PE32 9->85 dropped 87 C:\Windows\111.exe, PE32+ 9->87 dropped 89 C:\Users\user\???-??????.exe, PE32+ 9->89 dropped 91 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\ClientSetup.exe.log, CSV 9->91 dropped 145 Drops PE files to the user root directory 9->145 147 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 9->147 19 ???-??????.exe 977 9->19         started        23 2.exe 2 4 9->23         started        26 111.exe 1 2 9->26         started        93 C:\Windows\Temp\karquhsojuyq.sys, PE32+ 13->93 dropped 149 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 13->149 151 Uses nslookup.exe to query domains 13->151 153 Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection) 13->153 157 3 other signatures 13->157 28 nslookup.exe 13->28         started        30 powershell.exe 13->30         started        32 cmd.exe 13->32         started        34 10 other processes 13->34 155 Changes security center settings (notifications, updates, antivirus, firewall) 15->155 signatures6 process7 dnsIp8 71 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\zlib1.dll, PE32+ 19->71 dropped 73 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\vcruntime140_1.dll, PE32+ 19->73 dropped 75 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\vcruntime140.dll, PE32+ 19->75 dropped 83 13 other malicious files 19->83 dropped 119 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 19->119 121 Found pyInstaller with non standard icon 19->121 36 ???-??????.exe 19->36         started        101 dns.google 8.8.8.8, 443, 49730, 49738 GOOGLEUS United States 23->101 103 cloudflare-dns.com 104.16.248.249, 443, 49729, 49737 CLOUDFLARENETUS United States 23->103 105 salat.cn 104.21.60.88, 443, 49732, 49740 CLOUDFLARENETUS United States 23->105 77 C:\Program Files (x86)\...\bYQwNelzQWTH.exe, PE32 23->77 dropped 79 C:\Program Files (x86)\...\smss.exe, PE32 23->79 dropped 123 Antivirus detection for dropped file 23->123 125 Queries sensitive video device information (via WMI, Win32_VideoController, often done to detect virtual machines) 23->125 127 Found many strings related to Crypto-Wallets (likely being stolen) 23->127 141 2 other signatures 23->141 38 smss.exe 23->38         started        81 C:\ProgramData\...\lhhsgwktkatl.exe, PE32+ 26->81 dropped 129 Uses powercfg.exe to modify the power settings 26->129 131 Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender 26->131 133 Modifies power options to not sleep / hibernate 26->133 40 powershell.exe 23 26->40         started        43 cmd.exe 1 26->43         started        45 sc.exe 1 26->45         started        49 12 other processes 26->49 107 64.188.79.242, 49728, 49748, 49749 AS-CSDVRSUS United States 28->107 109 eu-de02.miningrigrentals.com 165.227.153.169, 3333, 49727 DIGITALOCEAN-ASNUS United States 28->109 135 Query firmware table information (likely to detect VMs) 28->135 137 Unusual module load detection (module proxying) 28->137 139 Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module 30->139 47 conhost.exe 30->47         started        51 2 other processes 32->51 53 9 other processes 34->53 file9 signatures10 process11 signatures12 143 Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module 40->143 55 conhost.exe 40->55         started        57 conhost.exe 43->57         started        59 wusa.exe 43->59         started        61 conhost.exe 45->61         started        63 conhost.exe 49->63         started        65 conhost.exe 49->65         started        67 conhost.exe 49->67         started        69 9 other processes 49->69 process13
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
10 match(es)
Tags:
.Net Executable Managed .NET PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout SOS: 0.79 Win 32 Exe x86
Threat name:
ByteCode-MSIL.Spyware.AsyncRAT
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-28 18:24:11 UTC
File Type:
PE (.Net Exe)
Extracted files:
5
AV detection:
18 of 23 (78.26%)
Threat level:
  2/5
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
unc_loader_055 salatstealer
Similar samples:
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:salatstealer family:xmrig credential_access defense_evasion discovery execution miner persistence spyware stealer trojan upx
Behaviour
Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Launches sc.exe
Drops file in Program Files directory
Drops file in Windows directory
Drops file in System32 directory
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
UPX packed file
Accesses cryptocurrency files/wallets, possible credential harvesting
Power Settings
Checks computer location settings
Creates new service(s)
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Stops running service(s)
Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files
Badlisted process makes network request
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
XMRig Miner payload
Detect SalatStealer payload
Salatstealer family
UAC bypass
Xmrig family
salatstealer
xmrig
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
86d42bfe401a938d6c4310d5750d4f45bdaa778159b0fa318dc70b855056389c
MD5 hash:
4677e7b998901e572f93e8b1ba65a90d
SHA1 hash:
aaae7fbf53743b155caa505326ddb4a23a807adb
SH256 hash:
409302de9729e620da076dd263ede071fb6fb2188d4e956919884dcd95b9d09e
MD5 hash:
a69bbd16fadb7b602b905b7e2e6e43dd
SHA1 hash:
ff8590b1f7b11739f062678300c06aa6e227dc5b
Detections:
INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_References_Browsers INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_SQLQuery_ConfidentialDataStore INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_Embedded_Crypto_Wallet_Browser_Extension_IDs
Malware family:
SalatStealer
Verdict:
Malicious
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:Base64_Encoded_Powershell_Directives
Rule name:BLOWFISH_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for Blowfish constants
Rule name:command_and_control
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
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:DebuggerCheck__QueryInfo
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerException__ConsoleCtrl
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerException__SetConsoleCtrl
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:DetectGoMethodSignatures
Author:Wyatt Tauber
Description:Detects Go method signatures in unpacked Go binaries
Rule name:Detect_Go_GOMAXPROCS
Author:Obscurity Labs LLC
Description:Detects Go binaries by the presence of runtime.GOMAXPROCS in the runtime metadata
Rule name:Detect_PowerShell_Obfuscation
Author:daniyyell
Description:Detects obfuscated PowerShell commands commonly used in malicious scripts.
Rule name:Disable_Defender
Author:iam-py-test
Description:Detect files disabling or modifying Windows Defender, Windows Firewall, or Microsoft Smartscreen
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:Golangmalware
Author:Dhanunjaya
Description:Malware in 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:Golang_Find_CSC846
Author:Ashar Siddiqui
Description:Find Go Signatuers
Rule name:Golang_Find_CSC846_Simple
Author:Ashar Siddiqui
Description:Find Go Signatuers
Rule name:grakate_stealer_nov_2021
Rule name:Heuristics_ChromeABE
Author:Still
Description:attempts to match instructions related to Chrome App-bound Encryption elevation service; possibly spotted amongst infostealers
Rule name:HiveRansomware
Author:Dhanunjaya
Description:Yara Rule To Detect Hive V4 Ransomware
Rule name:identity_golang
Author:Eric Yocam
Description:find Golang malware
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_Embedded_Crypto_Wallet_Browser_Extension_IDs
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detect binaries embedding considerable number of cryptocurrency wallet browser extension IDs.
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_References_Browsers
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects binaries (Windows and macOS) referencing many web browsers. Observed in information stealers.
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_SQLQuery_ConfidentialDataStore
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables containing SQL queries to confidential data stores. Observed in infostealers
Rule name:ldpreload
Author:xorseed
Reference:https://stuff.rop.io/
Rule name:MacOS_Cryptominer_Xmrig_241780a1
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Macos_Infostealer_Wallets_8e469ea0
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:MALWARE_Win_CoinMiner02
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects coinmining malware
Rule name:MAL_XMR_Miner_May19_1
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects Monero Crypto Coin Miner
Reference:https://www.guardicore.com/2019/05/nansh0u-campaign-hackers-arsenal-grows-stronger/
Rule name:MAL_XMR_Miner_May19_1_RID2E1B
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects Monero Crypto Coin Miner
Reference:https://www.guardicore.com/2019/05/nansh0u-campaign-hackers-arsenal-grows-stronger/
Rule name:MD5_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for MD5 constants
Rule name:Mimikatz_Generic
Author:Still
Description:attempts to match all variants of Mimikatz
Rule name:Multi_Cryptominer_Xmrig_f9516741
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Multi_Generic_Threat_19854dc2
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:NETexecutableMicrosoft
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
Rule name:pe_imphash
Rule name:ProgramLanguage_Golang
Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Application written in Golang programming language
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:rig_win64_xmrig_6_13_1_xmrig
Author:yarGen Rule Generator
Description:rig_win64 - file xmrig.exe
Reference:https://github.com/Neo23x0/yarGen
Rule name:RIPEMD160_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for RIPEMD-160 constants
Rule name:Rooter
Author:Seth Hardy
Description:Rooter
Rule name:RooterStrings
Author:Seth Hardy
Description:Rooter Identifying Strings
Rule name:SEH__vectored
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
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:Skystars_Malware_Imphash
Author:Skystars LightDefender
Description:imphash
Rule name:Suspicious_Golang_Binary
Author:Tim Machac
Description:Triage: Golang-compiled binary with suspicious OS/persistence/network strings (not family-specific)
Rule name:Suspicious_Process
Author:Security Research Team
Description:Suspicious process creation
Rule name:Sus_All_Windows_PE_Malware
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects Windows PE malware of all types, avoids non-executables like .html
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:ThreadControl__Context
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:UPXV200V290MarkusOberhumerLaszloMolnarJohnReiser
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:upx_largefile
Author:k3nr9
Rule name:vmdetect
Author:nex
Description:Possibly employs anti-virtualization techniques
Rule name:WHIRLPOOL_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for WhirlPool constants
Rule name:Windows_Cryptominer_Generic_f53cfb9b
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:XMRIG_Monero_Miner
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects Monero mining software
Reference:https://github.com/xmrig/xmrig/releases
Rule name:xmrig_v1
Author:RandomMalware

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