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Database Entry



ValleyRAT


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 10 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 971071fa6d1e83a73fb3dffc31e214fc42ca5b02a57d06e959be8624717f720d
SHA3-384 hash: 68e6bf99a0e17f5ee3baca26bfb95e0bf8f7da5b4b6207e007890357db7b4f73447727a5504cfe8b6e4cc9c6c5d83284
SHA1 hash: 4fd3f2610979bc2b1ad91ee43d91ac55713e4d45
MD5 hash: 852d4617b401e544c6c602a2b9807589
humanhash: hawaii-mountain-undress-don
File name:letsvpn-latest_1.exe
Download: download sample
Signature ValleyRAT
File size:30'030'427 bytes
First seen:2025-07-12 05:11:47 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash f92b1cb2ff1860706ba79bd094575801 (1 x ValleyRAT)
ssdeep 786432:66Bu/0gbrigAlvujFua9wSR+Udi/GhZmXNhVsqDhi5:i/0OrigA5Euc+UoiyzVsqti5
TLSH T10A67125666F840E9D0BAC139C9828A4BD6F278450B35CBCF40941AAE1F377E24D2EF75
TrID 38.3% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
15.6% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
15.4% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
15.2% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3)
15.2% (.EXE) DOS Executable Generic (2000/1)
Magika pebin
dhash icon fadadac2a2b8c4e4 (11 x Nitol, 2 x Amadey, 2 x AgentTesla)
Reporter GDHJDSYDH1
Tags:backdoor dropper exe Gh0stRAT SilverFox ValleyRAT


Avatar
GDHJDSYDH1
C2: 103.255.44.215

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
48
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
letsvpn-latest_1.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-07-12 04:59:02 UTC
Tags:
themida lua auto-reg upx antivm

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

Behaviour
Searching for analyzing tools
Searching for the window
Creating a file
Creating a file in the %temp% subdirectories
Searching for synchronization primitives
Creating a process from a recently created file
Creating a window
Launching a process
Creating a process with a hidden window
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Adding an exclusion to Microsoft Defender
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug base64 datper expired-cert explorer fingerprint fingerprint invalid-signature lolbin microsoft_visual_cc msiexec obfuscated obfuscated overlay overlay overlay packed packed packed regsvr32 runonce signed themidawinlicense xor-pe zero
Gathering data
Threat name:
Win64.Trojan.Generic
Status:
Suspicious
First seen:
2025-07-12 04:59:04 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Exe)
Extracted files:
805
AV detection:
10 of 24 (41.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
bootkit defense_evasion discovery execution persistence privilege_escalation spyware stealer trojan upx
Behaviour
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
System policy modification
Checks SCSI registry key(s)
Checks processor information in registry
Gathers network information
Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
Modifies registry class
Modifies system certificate store
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Enumerates physical storage devices
Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Drops file in Program Files directory
Drops file in Windows directory
Drops file in System32 directory
Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
UPX packed file
Adds Run key to start application
Checks installed software on the system
Checks whether UAC is enabled
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Indicator Removal: File Deletion
Network Service Discovery
Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
Checks BIOS information in registry
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Drops file in Drivers directory
Modifies Windows Firewall
Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
UAC bypass
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:BLOWFISH_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for Blowfish constants
Rule name:botnet_plaintext_c2
Author:cip
Description:Attempts to match at least some of the strings used in some botnet variants which use plaintext communication protocols.
Rule name:Capability_Embedded_Lua
Author:Obscurity Labs LLC
Description:Detects embedded Lua engines by looking for multiple Lua API symbols or env-var hooks
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:FreddyBearDropper
Author:Dwarozh Hoshiar
Description:Freddy Bear Dropper is dropping a malware through base63 encoded powershell scrip.
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:MD5_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for MD5 constants
Rule name:PE_Digital_Certificate
Author:albertzsigovits
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_MSDOS_Stub_Message
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious XORed MSDOS stub message
Reference:https://yara.readthedocs.io/en/latest/writingrules.html#xor-strings
Rule name:Sus_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)

File information


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Web download

ValleyRAT

Executable exe 971071fa6d1e83a73fb3dffc31e214fc42ca5b02a57d06e959be8624717f720d

(this sample)

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