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CastleRAT


Vendor detections: 14


Intelligence 14 IOCs YARA 15 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 8d2e77912e2e1d9d8cafb76d4562686cfaad556ca1df1919bfba304b31193402
SHA3-384 hash: e7311288c689c2b2e589f382323e94ca801b9c5b5e9ea76271e4c2208b1b8030e5f2b8c5bd7dd731d93a5b464c366f01
SHA1 hash: 1c7eaeb3540f98854bf25caf8d3486bbd0e1788f
MD5 hash: d9266e1046dcb50d7888f0123937e1c2
humanhash: sierra-ten-bacon-hydrogen
File name:2026-01-21_d9266e1046dcb50d7888f0123937e1c2_glassworm_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_stealc.exe
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Signature CastleRAT
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File size:1'649'152 bytes
First seen:2026-03-29 04:03:08 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash feb81294efff63737bcc7d08a56f0729 (1 x CastleRAT)
ssdeep 24576:2Rf0IUYY0AAh6t19jAexbIV6KpBPPq0Adou3hLBCUQq1q5zWjUGn6xIsKxLT:/NaSRFjU5en
TLSH T13F75D507EBB651E4D8FAC1399666722BBC71385983349BD797408A474B62FF0E93E340
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 KnownSpotter
Tags:castlerat exe

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
137
Origin country :
CA CA
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Gathering data
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
2026-01-21_d9266e1046dcb50d7888f0123937e1c2_glassworm_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_stealc.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-03-12 01:49:41 UTC
Tags:
nightshadec2 botnet castlerat rat
Link:
https://app.any.run/tasks/b94bc2f5-e0ce-45c2-a07c-5b1e3780592a

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Detection:
NightshadeC2
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Link:
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/59654/
Detection(s):
Win.Malware.Marte-10058720-0
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YARA.CAPE_Nightshadec2.UNOFFICIAL
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Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=69b21bb45a439615ccbf9bbe
Tags:
infosteal dropper keylog virus
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Сreating synchronization primitives
Restart of the analyzed sample
DNS request
Connection attempt
Sending an HTTP GET request
Creating a window
Launching a process
Creating a process with a hidden window
Setting a global event handler for the keyboard
Connection attempt to an infection source
Sending a TCP request to an infection source
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug castlerat crypto evasive fingerprint keylogger microsoft_visual_cc nightshadec2 stealer unsafe windows
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/69c8a485e2df9aa488bc4b9f/reports/6516f3b9-bee2-4eda-85f6-21077c33250d/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Trojan.Generic
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/8d2e77912e2e1d9d8cafb76d4562686cfaad556ca1df1919bfba304b31193402
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x64
First seen:
2026-01-19T01:00:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-03-30T14:08:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/8d2e77912e2e1d9d8cafb76d4562686cfaad556ca1df1919bfba304b31193402/results?tab=lookup
Verdict:
Suspicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/58a50720-f10f-40b9-8f7c-0809ca050bfc
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
PE
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/8d2e77912e2e1d9d8cafb76d4562686cfaad556ca1df1919bfba304b31193402
Gathering data
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/8d2e77912e2e1d9d8cafb76d4562686cfaad556ca1df1919bfba304b31193402/
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Trojan-Spy.Win32.Stealer
Link:
https://tip.neiki.dev/file/8d2e77912e2e1d9d8cafb76d4562686cfaad556ca1df1919bfba304b31193402
Threat name:
Win64.Trojan.Vigorf
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-20 02:05:00 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Exe)
AV detection:
21 of 36 (58.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=ruxhpejofyoz3dfpw5wukytint5k2vlmuhprsgn7xiyewmizgqba._file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
castlerat
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Similar samples:
error
CastleRAT
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
persistence spyware stealer
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/260329-emgx4sg14k/
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
Enumerates physical storage devices
Accesses cryptocurrency files/wallets, possible credential harvesting
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
8d2e77912e2e1d9d8cafb76d4562686cfaad556ca1df1919bfba304b31193402
MD5 hash:
d9266e1046dcb50d7888f0123937e1c2
SHA1 hash:
1c7eaeb3540f98854bf25caf8d3486bbd0e1788f
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/16d4301a-69ae-4622-8363-060b8a1a5dbd/
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Malicious File
Score:
1.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/8d2e77912e2e1d9d8cafb76d4562686cfaad556ca1df1919bfba304b31193402

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:Check_OutputDebugStringA_iat
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Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
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Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__QueryInfo
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DetectEncryptedVariants
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Author:Zinyth
Description:Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
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Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_Embedded_Crypto_Wallet_Browser_Extension_IDs
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Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detect binaries embedding considerable number of cryptocurrency wallet browser extension IDs.
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:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_UACBypass_CMSTPCOM
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Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects Windows exceutables bypassing UAC using CMSTP COM interfaces. MITRE (T1218.003)
Rule name:Macos_Infostealer_Wallets_8e469ea0
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:NightshadeC2
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Author:YungBinary
Description:NightshadeC2 AKA CastleRAT - https://x.com/YungBinary/status/1963751038340534482
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
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Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:Sus_CMD_Powershell_Usage
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Author:XiAnzheng
Description:May Contain(Obfuscated or no) Powershell or CMD Command that can be abused by threat actor(can create FP)
Rule name:VECT_Ransomware
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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:Windows_Trojan_NightshadeC2_80e08aba
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Author:Elastic Security

File information

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Cape
Cape
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/59654/

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