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Database Entry



Threat unknown


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 97e4ceed1955cb04531b95f373165cdb8c4d8e78569e8daf3be11154a6ff7823
SHA3-384 hash: a3ad1d061e5d106bd3ebeb339a80381db357457350005991dcc3352b43722f427695792fe2501546d17b804fe7248583
SHA1 hash: 2e8cd6cfac3659e7ae6296c9334ebba87c7b773f
MD5 hash: 8679024a90c90863cf8a8369018162db
humanhash: stairway-social-texas-nitrogen
File name:97e4ceed1955cb04531b95f373165cdb8c4d8e78569e8daf3be11154a6ff7823.exe
Download: download sample
File size:6'238'208 bytes
First seen:2026-10-02 01:12:55 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (49'272 x AgentTesla, 20'616 x Formbook, 12'394 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 24576:HfCRZDuxQDkk8ESe+j+R0AHNtAiy4AhUbwJh2r4sdTdZsBtNRIIs1m26CTawLkya:HfCRFBsI40nazg/J823BzV
TLSH T135568CE3C3EB3D9FB2C62AF42855223B448EF1025F65916DEEA71427D3B1460B5D2D88
TrID 70.4% (.EXE) Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (73123/4/13)
6.3% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
6.2% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
4.8% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
4.3% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
Magika pebin
dhash icon 0000000000000000 (907 x AgentTesla, 573 x Formbook, 316 x RedLineStealer)
Reporter whack_sh
Tags:exe

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
227
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
exe
Verdict:
Suspicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-10-02 01:25:18 UTC
Tags:
auto-reg

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
92.5%
Tags:
dropper
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a window
Setting a global event handler
Searching for synchronization primitives
Searching for the window
Creating a file
Moving a recently created file
Replacing files
DNS request
Connection attempt
Sending a custom TCP request
Enabling autorun with the standard Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run registry branch
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  2.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
base64 reconnaissance
Verdict:
Unknown
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-10-01T23:43:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-10-03T11:15:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
clean
Classification:
n/a
Score:
5 / 100
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
n/a
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
10 match(es)
Tags:
.Net Executable Managed .NET PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout SOS: 0.13 Win 32 Exe x86
Threat name:
ByteCode-MSIL.Trojan.Generic
Status:
Suspicious
First seen:
2026-10-02 01:13:38 UTC
File Type:
PE (.Net Exe)
Extracted files:
3
AV detection:
5 of 23 (21.74%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  6/10
Tags:
discovery persistence
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
Adds Run key to start application
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
97e4ceed1955cb04531b95f373165cdb8c4d8e78569e8daf3be11154a6ff7823
MD5 hash:
8679024a90c90863cf8a8369018162db
SHA1 hash:
2e8cd6cfac3659e7ae6296c9334ebba87c7b773f
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:NETexecutableMicrosoft
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:pe_imphash
Rule name:Skystars_Malware_Imphash
Author:Skystars LightDefender
Description:imphash
Rule name:Sus_CMD_Powershell_Usage
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:May Contain(Obfuscated or no) Powershell or CMD Command that can be abused by threat actor(can create FP)
Rule name:WIN_Sample_Unique_69354b41
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Specimen unique (soumission Bazaar) - strings distinctifs propres au sample
Reference:69354b41e10daf03d3f3af881b32d5c0fec56b1cfe96629fd4c5263413a42854.exe

File information


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

Web download

Executable exe 97e4ceed1955cb04531b95f373165cdb8c4d8e78569e8daf3be11154a6ff7823

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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