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Database Entry



SalatStealer


Vendor detections: 17


Intelligence 17 IOCs YARA 60 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 8a116e67de1378ff68529774ec5bb984c41de823080256ae4d679bf28c398c8d
SHA3-384 hash: 2c56da6c9904caa6118bdc4a0aaf74933a9bbdb9fd5166092e8245392197a0ad94002fd3ec262c7e13176eb7cfd39c52
SHA1 hash: c1b73b9560f7046ede4b583dc413401cbc302a73
MD5 hash: 4680107aadbfb7f77314cacdfe1f2694
humanhash: table-georgia-timing-winter
File name:Telegram Fix by Sexsoldier.exe
Download: download sample
Signature SalatStealer
File size:4'157'440 bytes
First seen:2026-02-14 12:52:21 UTC
Last seen:2026-02-14 13:22:23 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (48'819 x AgentTesla, 19'743 x Formbook, 12'286 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 98304:iYMrRzF/w07QRxyRTJ+MAGM0nGwIk6C0FdJY:iY8lFYoQRMP20nGwIHRd
Threatray 825 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T1EE162328B7A5317AD3768AF8C95C0541DD7DB4477F60D28B07818A8A3D1E3AD4E2BB31
TrID 55.8% (.EXE) Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (73123/4/13)
20.6% (.EXE) UPX compressed Win32 Executable (27066/9/6)
5.0% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
4.9% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
3.8% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
Magika pebin
Reporter Anonymous
Tags:exe miner RAT SalatStealer sexsoldier42 stealer

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
163
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
Telegram Fix by Sexsoldier.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-02-14 12:53:34 UTC
Tags:
auto-reg salatstealer stealer ms-smartcard upx susp-powershell golang

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
92.5%
Tags:
dropper micro spawn
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a file
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a file in the %AppData% subdirectories
Enabling the 'hidden' option for recently created files
DNS request
Sending a UDP request
Creating a window
Searching for synchronization primitives
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Creating a file in the Program Files subdirectories
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Creating a process from a recently created file
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process
Enabling autorun with the standard Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run registry branch
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
packed packed
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-02-12T01:20:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-02-12T14:56:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
Trojan-PSW.Win32.Coins.sb HEUR:Trojan-PSW.MSIL.Salat.gen HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic Trojan-PSW.Win64.Salat.sb Trojan.Win32.Agent.sb HEUR:Trojan-PSW.Win32.Convagent.gen Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Agent.sb PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic Trojan-PSW.Win32.Stealer.sb
Malware family:
SalatStealer
Verdict:
Malicious
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
10 match(es)
Tags:
.Net Executable Managed .NET PDB Path PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout SOS: 0.00 SOS: 0.27 SOS: 0.36 Win 32 Exe x86
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Leonem
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-02-12 19:05:07 UTC
File Type:
PE (.Net Exe)
Extracted files:
11
AV detection:
21 of 24 (87.50%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
salatstealer
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:salatstealer credential_access defense_evasion discovery persistence spyware stealer trojan upx
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Drops file in Program Files directory
Drops file in Windows directory
Drops file in System32 directory
UPX packed file
Accesses cryptocurrency files/wallets, possible credential harvesting
Adds Run key to start application
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files
Badlisted process makes network request
Detect SalatStealer payload
Salatstealer family
UAC bypass
salatstealer
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
8a116e67de1378ff68529774ec5bb984c41de823080256ae4d679bf28c398c8d
MD5 hash:
4680107aadbfb7f77314cacdfe1f2694
SHA1 hash:
c1b73b9560f7046ede4b583dc413401cbc302a73
SH256 hash:
a2f4a542876973b053de6286ea70ff28e534940c7a789c25468d60d4a8e6c275
MD5 hash:
2b1e62bcde03faa5b8c5d093de246267
SHA1 hash:
9a93c56274c2dfbec517aadfc7bd39b2fb8e54bd
SH256 hash:
125e88d35fb1122c30864f3a584366e5b156d650de68ab4d81f8aa971b649d52
MD5 hash:
c57802bbedd84f35377f235f7b015468
SHA1 hash:
08666edeea6e8c8ebafdb6d9b459674ce9f77165
SH256 hash:
daa219556fa957d50e2a97cf3f3b6a102201abed6609b1ce89033901872d659f
MD5 hash:
0884fb206844ab156dbf045a51a1a78d
SHA1 hash:
49998c0a8abb75db81b204d5889866ccb10b5003
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


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Rule name:Base64_Encoded_Powershell_Directives
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:Macos_Infostealer_Wallets_8e469ea0
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:MD5_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for MD5 constants
Rule name:Multi_Generic_Threat_19854dc2
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:NETexecutableMicrosoft
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:pe_imphash
Rule name:ProgramLanguage_Golang
Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Application written in Golang programming language
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
Author:ToroGuitar
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: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

File information


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Delivery method
Multiple

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