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Database Entry



AokigaharaStealer


Vendor detections: 14


Intelligence 14 IOCs YARA 41 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 8995859db6a51656cb461338eaaf2de8ccd675b2f769b23638cdd23ae13400ce
SHA3-384 hash: 4a8a383129fb4b9e5ccb013231302e348717928b9a13b1f2d441452f3e54ad4885223b9461a567f9cccecd1368ca0d68
SHA1 hash: 74fcc1fb92e24319ac785375d905ee9b725c57e4
MD5 hash: 1bd88b143a4e82734ddd1748865dd0c5
humanhash: grey-chicken-sink-apart
File name:1bd88b143a4e82734ddd1748865dd0c5.exe
Download: download sample
Signature AokigaharaStealer
File size:8'629'688 bytes
First seen:2026-10-05 08:11:53 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
imphash c2d457ad8ac36fc9f18d45bffcd450c2 (74 x Vidar, 39 x RemusStealer, 24 x CobaltStrike)
ssdeep 49152:GJM5QOz+ScZph1pow5y3ogMGsySbM/DztvTdoER22NnBvUHu0YL04ZgPoIPdhVU:1ZkOtlIPPy
TLSH T1EA969003774C00D8C897EF7484A15A3961B03CDD96357A5B8EA97EA42F1A3957BEEF00
TrID 33.1% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
25.6% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
10.4% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
10.3% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
10.1% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3)
Magika pebin
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:AokigaharaStealer exe signed

Code Signing Certificate

Organisation:Atlas Metric Industries
Issuer:Atlas Metric Industries
Algorithm:sha256WithRSAEncryption
Valid from:2026-09-25T07:38:39Z
Valid to:2027-10-02T07:38:39Z
Serial number: 04ad10f5e384cd90ec8f86c623b8f6a9
Thumbprint Algorithm:SHA256
Thumbprint: b6b4fb92f8f9ceb4eb7818f400f8f8319a6d9c9f576dcd444234adb4358542f2
Source:This information was brought to you by ReversingLabs A1000 Malware Analysis Platform

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
213
Origin country :
SE SE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-10-05 08:22:51 UTC
Tags:
ip-check evasion aokigahara stealer arch-doc

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Tags:
vmdetect phishing emotet lien
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Сreating synchronization primitives
DNS request
Connection attempt
Sending a custom TCP request
Sending an HTTP GET request
Creating a window
Creating a process with a hidden window
Reading critical registry keys
Deleting a recently created file
Searching for the window
Creating a file
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Launching a tool to kill processes
Stealing user critical data
Forced shutdown of a browser
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-vm golang invalid-signature self-signed-cert signed
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x64
First seen:
2026-10-02T09:06:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-10-06T19:45:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
AI detected suspicious PE / MSI digital signature
Allocates memory in foreign processes
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Contain functionality to detect virtual machines
Contains functionality to inject code into remote processes
Contains functionality to inject threads in other processes
Contains functionality to steal saved passwords of Firefox
Creates a thread in another existing process (thread injection)
Detected unpacking (creates a PE file in dynamic memory)
Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR)
Found many strings related to Crypto-Wallets (likely being stolen)
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Tries to detect sandboxes / dynamic malware analysis system (Installed program check)
Tries to detect virtualization through RDTSC time measurements
Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
Tries to harvest and steal ftp login credentials
Tries to harvest and steal Putty / WinSCP information (sessions, passwords, etc)
Tries to steal from password manager
Unusual module load detection (module proxying)
Writes to foreign memory regions
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1982177 Sample: PQxWCepPOp.exe Startdate: 05/10/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 34 kkeyyou.cc 2->34 36 ip-api.com 2->36 42 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->42 44 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->44 46 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->46 48 3 other signatures 2->48 8 PQxWCepPOp.exe 14 2->8         started        signatures3 process4 dnsIp5 38 ip-api.com 208.95.112.1, 49740, 80 TUT-AS-TotalUptimeTechnologiesLLCUS United States 8->38 40 kkeyyou.cc 172.67.197.60, 443, 49739 CLOUDFLARENET-CloudflareIncUS Canada 8->40 50 Detected unpacking (creates a PE file in dynamic memory) 8->50 52 Tries to harvest and steal Putty / WinSCP information (sessions, passwords, etc) 8->52 54 Contains functionality to steal saved passwords of Firefox 8->54 56 14 other signatures 8->56 12 taskkill.exe 1 8->12         started        14 taskkill.exe 1 8->14         started        16 taskkill.exe 1 8->16         started        18 6 other processes 8->18 signatures6 process7 process8 20 conhost.exe 12->20         started        22 conhost.exe 14->22         started        24 conhost.exe 16->24         started        26 conhost.exe 18->26         started        28 conhost.exe 18->28         started        30 conhost.exe 18->30         started        32 2 other processes 18->32
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 64 Exe x64
Threat name:
Win64.Trojan.AdvML
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-10-02 13:54:52 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Exe)
AV detection:
19 of 38 (50.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
AokigaharaStealer
Result
Malware family:
aokigahara
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:aokigahara collection credential_access defense_evasion discovery spyware stealer
Behaviour
Kills process with taskkill
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
outlook_office_path
Browser Information Discovery
Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
Checks installed software on the system
Looks up external IP address via web service
Reads WinSCP keys stored on the system
Reads data files stored by FTP clients
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files
Family: Aokigahara
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
8995859db6a51656cb461338eaaf2de8ccd675b2f769b23638cdd23ae13400ce
MD5 hash:
1bd88b143a4e82734ddd1748865dd0c5
SHA1 hash:
74fcc1fb92e24319ac785375d905ee9b725c57e4
Malware family:
AokigaharaStealer
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:Check_VBox_Guest_Additions
Rule name:Check_VmTools
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:DebuggerException__SetConsoleCtrl
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:dependsonpythonailib
Author:Tim Brown
Description:Hunts for dependencies on Python AI libraries
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:dsc
Author:Aaron DeVera
Description:Discord domains
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_duffcopy_amd64
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:HiveRansomware
Author:Dhanunjaya
Description:Yara Rule To Detect Hive V4 Ransomware
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_References_Confidential_Data_Store
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables referencing many confidential data stores found in browsers, mail clients, cryptocurreny wallets, etc. Observed in information stealers
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_References_PasswordManagers
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables referencing many Password Manager software clients. Observed in infostealers
Rule name:Macos_Infostealer_Wallets_8e469ea0
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:PE_Digital_Certificate
Author:albertzsigovits
Rule name:ProgramLanguage_Golang
Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Application written in Golang programming language
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:RemusStealer_GoPayload
Author:burger
Description:Detects RemusStealer Go-compiled payload
Rule name:SEH__vectored
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:Suspicious_Golang_Binary
Author:Tim Machac
Description:Triage: Golang-compiled binary with suspicious OS/persistence/network strings (not family-specific)
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:test_rule_vldslv
Rule name:ThreadControl__Context
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
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.
Rule name:vmdetect
Author:nex
Description:Possibly employs anti-virtualization techniques
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Fantom_ForgeAuto_98e6f354_Extrait
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Fantom (pe, etat extrait)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_30f84f37
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (pe, etat binaire)

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