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Database Entry



VShell


Vendor detections: 12


Intelligence 12 IOCs YARA File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 8ca3402d2d33cff125b3d7a9932208f4b1e9f0cf33c9bbbb8eed24fb6c650559
SHA3-384 hash: 66843d5b0f915920778f689e1852c73a899efc7a0570b35a3993f73f4d605276184f4211e6935001edb14d319b4da0f1
SHA1 hash: 92891caa5f220f8251a7b0e7b827d47a0493ce50
MD5 hash: 0e32c55428f531e7c09b476f42c0cfc1
humanhash: illinois-orange-nitrogen-utah
File name:8ca3402d2d33cff125b3d7a9932208f4b1e9f0cf33c9bbbb8eed24fb6c650559.exe
Download: download sample
Signature VShell
File size:4'608 bytes
First seen:2026-10-10 00:10:46 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
imphash e82dd51b077167be63c004bed23d0c1e (446 x VShell, 40 x NetWalker, 2 x GuLoader)
ssdeep 48:6IIF9BlQaexYgZv7An0cF5uduvxRxUjbON9XM/ge93ahr0/:y9BOaM500cF50uDxUOvXeg
TLSH T14691C74170B989E7E85D457B4C0FB490B919740A41C483B60378A5953E3957BF57CB0D
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 whack_sh
Tags:exe vshell

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
174
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
exe
Verdict:
No threats detected
Analysis date:
2026-10-10 00:57:24 UTC
Tags:
n/a

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Sending an HTTP GET request
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
cobalt cobalt microsoft_visual_cc mikey packed rozena vshell
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x64
First seen:
2026-09-30T05:20:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-10-11T17:45:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Result
Threat name:
SNOWLIGHT, VShell
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Found malware configuration
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Potentially malicious time measurement code found
Sigma detected: Potentially Suspicious Malware Callback Communication
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Unusual module load detection (module proxying)
Uses known network protocols on non-standard ports
Yara detected SNOWLIGHT
Yara detected VShell
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PDB Path PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 64 Exe x64
Threat name:
Win64.Trojan.Mikey
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-09-30 10:16:32 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Exe)
AV detection:
31 of 38 (81.58%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:vshell backdoor discovery rat
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
Detects VSHELL Backdoor
Family: VShell
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
ws://121.89.94.37
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
8ca3402d2d33cff125b3d7a9932208f4b1e9f0cf33c9bbbb8eed24fb6c650559
MD5 hash:
0e32c55428f531e7c09b476f42c0cfc1
SHA1 hash:
92891caa5f220f8251a7b0e7b827d47a0493ce50
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

VShell

Executable exe 8ca3402d2d33cff125b3d7a9932208f4b1e9f0cf33c9bbbb8eed24fb6c650559

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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