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Database Entry



VShell


Vendor detections: 15


Intelligence 15 IOCs YARA File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a248d1269b6515dd39d0f3891d59d2aff1faf0ea3a568617b92a09036499e5ff
SHA3-384 hash: 96b18d1a3b7dab312555d7f9270d19f4d91f1187343211163361e0477caa10684087b048eaecc99d7a588a911bd92ec2
SHA1 hash: 589f0c7edd312559c434eeb76a7ed9502c97180b
MD5 hash: f76ae8d5edb310edf3f1c8b69568657c
humanhash: comet-oxygen-vermont-low
File name:a248d1269b6515dd39d0f3891d59d2aff1faf0ea3a568617b92a09036499e5ff.exe
Download: download sample
Signature VShell
File size:4'608 bytes
First seen:2026-10-02 07:13:01 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash e82dd51b077167be63c004bed23d0c1e (457 x VShell, 40 x NetWalker, 2 x GuLoader)
ssdeep 48:6I7lwe7JF08SLJdSR1Ig9TPe1YpV1ZsSZIXxhxhwcRaK:Pl1P091q1Ig9T2Enwp
TLSH T15D91A5C6F75BE6B2EC1C07F500A379A4C4682E1882BC9B564FE16F1C3C111AA3C3DA12
TrID 21.4% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
21.2% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
16.3% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
14.6% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
6.6% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
Magika pebin
Reporter whack_sh
Tags:exe vshell

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
180
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-10-02 07:21:55 UTC
Tags:
payload snowlight dropper websocket vshell rat golang

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.1%
Tags:
emotet trojan virus hype
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Sending an HTTP GET request
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-10-02T06:07:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-10-03T18:46:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Result
Threat name:
SNOWLIGHT, VShell
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 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
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Unusual module load detection (module proxying)
Uses known network protocols on non-standard ports
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 32 Exe x86
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Mikey
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-10-02 07:13:33 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
AV detection:
29 of 38 (76.32%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:vshell backdoor discovery rat
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Detects VSHELL Backdoor
Family: VShell
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
a248d1269b6515dd39d0f3891d59d2aff1faf0ea3a568617b92a09036499e5ff
MD5 hash:
f76ae8d5edb310edf3f1c8b69568657c
SHA1 hash:
589f0c7edd312559c434eeb76a7ed9502c97180b
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

File information


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

Web download

VShell

Executable exe a248d1269b6515dd39d0f3891d59d2aff1faf0ea3a568617b92a09036499e5ff

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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