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DarkCloud


Vendor detections: 16


Intelligence 16 IOCs YARA 15 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 8d20df4f97e4191d8628ea4cdd392ce13d819a024df3e9bf766b37901290486a
SHA3-384 hash: bef3376f06b081919cb86912e3273bd77b068d887b7230b5d69dcc43354af2c73a90b4b4ea25a505d1130a955725deac
SHA1 hash: 9c0a9c49f2b706d39399cf79f9f7efa3f7945945
MD5 hash: 96a0375cda3ed65599ccb7edb8c4ab95
humanhash: florida-carolina-social-bravo
File name:QUOTATION-ETH002341.exe
Download: download sample
Signature DarkCloud
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File size:749'568 bytes
First seen:2025-07-15 13:02:24 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash ef471c0edf1877cd5a881a6a8bf647b9 (83 x Formbook, 33 x Loki, 31 x Loda)
ssdeep 12288:TOv5jKhsfoPA+yeVKUCUxP4C902bdRtJJPibBtFegO/NBdWB78O2jhp29IVqWZ86:Tq5TfcdHj4fmbGLFeS8lMIKK
Threatray 2'496 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T1C0F43331A26C8D7AFAA27A3146F95B980F5ECF63DC990B0D8DD8F5C5887344265C0B78
TrID 33.9% (.EXE) UPX compressed Win32 Executable (27066/9/6)
33.3% (.EXE) Win32 EXE Yoda's Crypter (26569/9/4)
13.1% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
6.3% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
5.6% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
Magika pebin
dhash icon 131627272527271c (7 x Formbook, 3 x DarkCloud, 1 x RedLineStealer)
Reporter lowmal3
Tags:DarkCloud exe

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
29
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
QUOTATION-ETH002341.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-07-15 13:29:24 UTC
Tags:
auto-startup
Link:
https://app.any.run/tasks/f048a0bd-7e7c-46ff-b1a7-f3a6daae2d60

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Detection:
DarkCloud
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Link:
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/14552/
Detection(s):
SecuriteInfo.com.W32.Trojan.VORE-2106.1542.UNOFFICIAL
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Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.1%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=687651a33e506f63f5a3e3f2
Tags:
autorun autoit
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a window
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Creating a file
Creating a process from a recently created file
Launching a process
Сreating synchronization primitives
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Creating a file in the %AppData% subdirectories
Reading critical registry keys
DNS request
Connection attempt
Sending an HTTP GET request
Stealing user critical data
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug autoit compiled-script evasive hacktool lolbin microsoft_visual_cc msiexec obfuscated packed packed packed packer_detected upx wscript
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/6876516f8a7d628a81b00234/reports/0a0cf819-118d-486d-9176-afaa0ac53139/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Win/malicious_confidence_100%
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/8d20df4f97e4191d8628ea4cdd392ce13d819a024df3e9bf766b37901290486a
Verdict:
Unknown
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/671e6424-d635-489e-bf5a-916130253857
Result
Threat name:
DarkCloud
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1737071
Signature
Binary is likely a compiled AutoIt script file
Drops VBS files to the startup folder
Icon mismatch, binary includes an icon from a different legit application in order to fool users
Initial sample is a PE file and has a suspicious name
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Maps a DLL or memory area into another process
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Queries sensitive service information (via WMI, Win32_LogicalDisk, often done to detect sandboxes)
Sigma detected: Drops script at startup location
Sigma detected: WScript or CScript Dropper
Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces
System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit)
Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function)
Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
Windows Scripting host queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage)
Writes or reads registry keys via WMI
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected DarkCloud
Yara detected Generic Dropper
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1737071 Sample: QUOTATION-ETH002341.exe Startdate: 15/07/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 30 showip.net 2->30 34 Icon mismatch, binary includes an icon from a different legit application in order to fool users 2->34 36 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->36 38 Yara detected DarkCloud 2->38 40 6 other signatures 2->40 8 QUOTATION-ETH002341.exe 6 2->8         started        12 wscript.exe 1 2->12         started        signatures3 process4 file5 26 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\preinhered.exe, PE32 8->26 dropped 50 Binary is likely a compiled AutoIt script file 8->50 52 Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function) 8->52 14 preinhered.exe 3 8->14         started        54 Windows Scripting host queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage) 12->54 18 preinhered.exe 2 12->18         started        signatures6 process7 file8 28 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\preinhered.vbs, data 14->28 dropped 56 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 14->56 58 Binary is likely a compiled AutoIt script file 14->58 60 Drops VBS files to the startup folder 14->60 62 Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces 14->62 20 svchost.exe 15 14->20         started        64 Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function) 18->64 66 Writes to foreign memory regions 18->66 68 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 18->68 24 svchost.exe 14 18->24         started        signatures9 process10 dnsIp11 32 showip.net 162.55.60.2, 49687, 49691, 80 ACPCA United States 20->32 42 Queries sensitive service information (via WMI, Win32_LogicalDisk, often done to detect sandboxes) 20->42 44 Writes or reads registry keys via WMI 20->44 46 System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit) 24->46 48 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 24->48 signatures12
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
PE
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/8d20df4f97e4191d8628ea4cdd392ce13d819a024df3e9bf766b37901290486a
Verdict:
Malware
YARA:
5 match(es)
Tags:
AutoIt Decompiled Executable PE (Portable Executable) Suspect Win 32 Exe x86
Link:
https://app.malva.re/file/96a0375cda3ed65599ccb7edb8c4ab95
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/8d20df4f97e4191d8628ea4cdd392ce13d819a024df3e9bf766b37901290486a/
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.AutoitInject
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-07-15 10:18:28 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
16
AV detection:
21 of 24 (87.50%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Malicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=ruqn6t4x4qmr3bri5jgn2ojm4e6ydgqcjxz6tp3wnm3zaeuqjbva._file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
unc_loader_036
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darkcloudstealer
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autoit
Create hunting rule
Similar samples:
26a4c1c91fe11c4b238f59cda2e5793a3c7872b233cdb8d6d7e21235d883e819
DarkCloud
334bcd1bd6e4625ce2fd70b67f60e7c7dcf8fa29820db61d846835ddd48307b5
DarkCloud
7b9545ff887d497969ef8b638bcdf57f9e1a86bb45b679f66e3532a2175fd8d7
DarkCloud
8b3b519dac103a0437c2e78ce3f5aa64a1551739a96dd0976b4bb79bb0529d91
DarkCloud
8d20df4f97e4191d8628ea4cdd392ce13d819a024df3e9bf766b37901290486a
DarkCloud
d565861451e345eee7218601370d14df9b696df6a8eeb857df9c55314a4e896b
DarkCloud
error
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Result
Malware family:
darkcloud
Create hunting rule
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:darkcloud discovery stealer upx
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/250715-qahvessj16/
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Program crash
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
AutoIT Executable
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
UPX packed file
Drops startup file
Executes dropped EXE
DarkCloud
Darkcloud family
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
n/a
YARA:
n/a
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/109dec7d-825f-4dd2-bd23-e796ba747e1f
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
8d20df4f97e4191d8628ea4cdd392ce13d819a024df3e9bf766b37901290486a
MD5 hash:
96a0375cda3ed65599ccb7edb8c4ab95
SHA1 hash:
9c0a9c49f2b706d39399cf79f9f7efa3f7945945
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/b43c5c29-154b-4b8f-a5ac-c502a251da82/
SH256 hash:
2b67dfb7f12549e9162603f4324cfa5fe0c872765449e450512f92b7f3fc0493
MD5 hash:
4d38a863ada7bc4de9f2adc4c260d291
SHA1 hash:
a268da3de7b7132ca9fc774efb372de504ec08f7
Detections:
darkcloudstealer
Create hunting rule
MALWARE_Win_DarkCloud
Create hunting rule
INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_References_Browsers
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INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_References_Confidential_Data_Store
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INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_SQLQuery_ConfidentialDataStore
Create hunting rule
INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_CC_Regex
Create hunting rule
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/b43c5c29-154b-4b8f-a5ac-c502a251da82/
Parent samples :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 hash:
3e4232e3b3f5137836afaf953425ddeec109460058bce406d377f605e3104a93
MD5 hash:
67dc5edea5cdcf86ace17c9407c8eaac
SHA1 hash:
31a09dc614e3ba4803635937c46ea4cf101469da
Detections:
AutoIT_Compiled
Create hunting rule
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/b43c5c29-154b-4b8f-a5ac-c502a251da82/
SH256 hash:
3b75425895af4ae3186b36277553641e37ca1d620ae18d68e40d13351b54de6a
MD5 hash:
94d1531b52774dce52a89e33646d5b1d
SHA1 hash:
29bf887b025b97bd7a9e1e261852ba824234a625
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/b43c5c29-154b-4b8f-a5ac-c502a251da82/
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YARA Signatures

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Rule name:BLOWFISH_Constants
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Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for Blowfish constants
Rule name:DetectEncryptedVariants
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Author:Zinyth
Description:Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded
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_CC_Regex
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Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables referencing credit card regular expressions
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_References_Confidential_Data_Store
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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_SQLQuery_ConfidentialDataStore
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Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables containing SQL queries to confidential data stores. Observed in infostealers
Rule name:MALWARE_Win_DarkCloud
Create hunting rule
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects DarkCloud infostealer
Rule name:ProtectSharewareV11eCompservCMS
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Author:malware-lu
Rule name:RIPEMD160_Constants
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Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for RIPEMD-160 constants
Rule name:SEH__vba
Create hunting rule
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:SHA1_Constants
Create hunting rule
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA1 constants
Rule name:Sus_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE
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Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)
Rule name:UPXV200V290MarkusOberhumerLaszloMolnarJohnReiser
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Author:malware-lu
Rule name:upx_largefile
Create hunting rule
Author:k3nr9
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_DarkCloud_9905abce
Create hunting rule
Author:Elastic Security

File information

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

Malspam

DarkCloud

Executable exe 8d20df4f97e4191d8628ea4cdd392ce13d819a024df3e9bf766b37901290486a

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via e-mail attachment
Cape
Cape
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/14552/

BLint

The following table provides more information about this file using BLint. BLint is a Binary Linter to check the security properties, and capabilities in executables.

Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_AUTHENTICODEMissing Authenticodehigh
CHECK_DLL_CHARACTERISTICSMissing dll Security Characteristics (HIGH_ENTROPY_VA)high
CHECK_NXMissing Non-Executable Memory Protectioncritical
Reviews
IDCapabilitiesEvidence
MULTIMEDIA_APICan Play MultimediaWINMM.dll::timeGetTime
SECURITY_BASE_APIUses Security Base APIADVAPI32.dll::AddAce
WIN_BASE_APIUses Win Base APIKERNEL32.DLL::LoadLibraryA
WIN_NETWORK_APISupports Windows NetworkingMPR.dll::WNetUseConnectionW

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