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Database Entry



VShell


Vendor detections: 14


Intelligence 14 IOCs YARA 36 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 951ad97fb9095b03cf85689bab67a32c8d22e21f09095fce71d922fdd35578ee
SHA3-384 hash: d434a60d6a749a38fc79edfb0b988ba78deed5eed49ae82fad1a911a6ce0611eb605c0c205ecc44a71d89b0e79d3584e
SHA1 hash: 53c94eaef368ab6ec675f3b6102dfd9866a85bea
MD5 hash: fcf762b2562fd72f5679d74620eda07b
humanhash: september-wyoming-seventeen-island
File name:951ad97fb9095b03cf85689bab67a32c8d22e21f09095fce71d922fdd35578ee.exe
Download: download sample
Signature VShell
File size:3'584 bytes
First seen:2026-09-24 20:20:11 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash e82dd51b077167be63c004bed23d0c1e (318 x VShell, 40 x NetWalker, 2 x GuLoader)
ssdeep 48:6IZUBQYxZul2EywS6DKyVjk7QLzgzIzQz4zAzo157D9N9XM/geu3ahr0/x:2BQMZ7EywS6DBF++D9vXeg
TLSH T19871B541605016F2D94CE37F8487B8A5FD4FB248A2C80B4B03D8981A2F7207BB0DA613
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 :
185
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-09-24 21:28:47 UTC
Tags:
generic loader payload golang

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 a custom TCP request
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
microsoft_visual_cc packed
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x64
First seen:
2026-09-18T17:28:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-09-25T17:42:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Result
Threat name:
SNOWLIGHT, VShell
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
92 / 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
Unusual module load detection (module proxying)
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:
2026-09-18 22:22:27 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Exe)
AV detection:
30 of 36 (83.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:vshell backdoor rat
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Detects VSHELL Backdoor
Family: VShell
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
8.160.179.135:80
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
951ad97fb9095b03cf85689bab67a32c8d22e21f09095fce71d922fdd35578ee
MD5 hash:
fcf762b2562fd72f5679d74620eda07b
SHA1 hash:
53c94eaef368ab6ec675f3b6102dfd9866a85bea
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: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:Gentlemen_Ransomware_Binary
Author:Bedrock Safeguard Inc.
Description:Detects The Gentlemen ransomware binary (Go/Garble)
Reference:https://github.com/Bedrock-Safeguard/gentlemen-decryptor
Rule name:GoBinTest
Rule name: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_Simple
Author:Ashar Siddiqui
Description:Find Go Signatuers
Rule name:identity_golang
Author:Eric Yocam
Description:find Golang malware
Rule name:Indicator_MiniDumpWriteDump
Author:Obscurity Labs LLC
Description:Detects PE files and PowerShell scripts that use MiniDumpWriteDump either through direct imports or string references
Rule name:malware_VeletrixLoader
Author:JPCERT/CC Incident Response Group
Description:Veletrix Loader
Rule name:MD5_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for MD5 constants
Rule name:mht_inside_word
Author:dPhish
Description:Detect embedded mht files inside microsfot word.
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
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:RIPEMD160_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for RIPEMD-160 constants
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:SuspiciousDll
Author:martclau
Description:Detects SolarWinds Orion backdoor
Rule name:Suspicious_Golang_Binary
Author:Tim Machac
Description:Triage: Golang-compiled binary with suspicious OS/persistence/network strings (not family-specific)
Rule name:ThreadControl__Context
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:TH_AntiVM_MassHunt_Win_Malware_2026_CYFARE
Author:CYFARE
Description:Detects Windows malware employing anti-VM / anti-sandbox evasion techniques across VMware, VirtualBox, Hyper-V, QEMU, Xen, and generic sandbox environments
Reference:https://cyfare.net/
Rule name:TigerRAT_pe_yaraify
Author:hunts-yara-code
Description:YARAify-tightened byte rule from 9 sample(s) -- VERIFY hits
Rule name:Win_Clipboard_Clipper_Thengavar
Author:Thengavar
Description:Detects malware manipulating the Windows clipboard for clipping or crypto stealing attacks

File information


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

Web download

VShell

Executable exe 951ad97fb9095b03cf85689bab67a32c8d22e21f09095fce71d922fdd35578ee

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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