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Database Entry
SantaStealer
Vendor detections: 12
| SHA256 hash: | 981056d254a14feaea99f2b971b7324a8593a11c677cec4d5bdfd73a85ab890e |
|---|---|
| SHA3-384 hash: | cbfe0542f12285129eee1690d38d4bc6a2dbe3256f2bbaf5d4965a86a08f4753df350f9e034fc961830d9e737b0a75b5 |
| SHA1 hash: | 2a6267110847b835bc672feaa801ce3f00607a49 |
| MD5 hash: | 081dafa8688d3a4cf825b0777f56a083 |
| humanhash: | helium-massachusetts-bakerloo-saturn |
| File name: | 081dafa8688d3a4cf825b0777f56a083.exe |
| Download: | download sample |
| Signature | SantaStealer |
| File size: | 339'456 bytes |
| First seen: | 2026-03-24 09:11:47 UTC |
| Last seen: | Never |
| File type: |  exe |
| MIME type: | application/x-dosexec |
| imphash | c91b5d1fc2b26d4447fb19a80a29cde9 (1 x SantaStealer, 1 x ValleyRAT) |
| ssdeep | 6144:5+oiuRnRy5JxoLojA8FPR3zOzGku55SW9Vtul+7xXS++t6pUAEORUr/O:uwRISojAaOqr5UW9Vtuii+KdrW |
| TLSH | T1CA74AF07F79320FCD25BC07446B7ABB3B532B45912257E7F56A8CF321E50D601A6AA38 |
| TrID | 45.6% (.EXE) Microsoft Visual C++ compiled executable (generic) (16529/12/5) 18.0% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2) 13.9% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1) 5.6% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9) 5.6% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13) |
| Magika | pebin |
| Reporter |  abuse_ch |
| Tags: | exe RAT SantaStealer ValleyRAT |
Indicators Of Compromise (IOCs)
Below is a list of indicators of compromise (IOCs) associated with this malware samples.
| IOC | ThreatFox Reference |
|---|---|
| 103.85.20.72:6666 | https://threatfox.abuse.ch/ioc/1774397/ |
Intelligence
File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
174
Origin country :
NLVendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
081dafa8688d3a4cf825b0777f56a083.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-03-24 09:16:05 UTC
Tags:
donutloader loader
Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Detection:
n/a
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
96.5%
Tags:
dropper virus remo
Result
Verdict:
Clean
Maliciousness:
Behaviour
DNS request
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Win/malicious_confidence_100%
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x64
Detections:
Trojan.Win32.Shellcode.sb Trojan.Win32.Shellcode.nwj HEUR:Backdoor.Win32.Farfli.gen
Malware family:
Santastealer
Verdict:
Malicious
Result
Threat name:
DonutLoader
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
68 / 100
Signature
Contains functionality to check if a debugger is running (CheckRemoteDebuggerPresent)
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Yara detected DonutLoader
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
PE
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Family.DONUTLOADER
Threat name:
Win64.Trojan.Donut
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-03-21 13:19:00 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Exe)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
23 of 36 (63.89%)
Threat level:
5/5
Detection(s):
Malicious file
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
981056d254a14feaea99f2b971b7324a8593a11c677cec4d5bdfd73a85ab890e
MD5 hash:
081dafa8688d3a4cf825b0777f56a083
SHA1 hash:
2a6267110847b835bc672feaa801ce3f00607a49
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Malicious File
Score:
1.00
YARA Signatures
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| Rule name: | Check_Debugger |
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| Rule name: | Check_OutputDebugStringA_iat |
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| Rule name: | DebuggerCheck__API |
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| Reference: | https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara |
| Rule name: | DebuggerCheck__RemoteAPI |
|---|---|
| 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: | pe_detect_tls_callbacks |
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| Rule name: | SEH__vectored |
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| Reference: | https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara |
| 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: | VECT_Ransomware |
|---|---|
| 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. |
File information
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