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Database Entry



ValleyRAT


Vendor detections: 15


Intelligence 15 IOCs 1 YARA 13 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a4c69f14f4fce4a95026231a9a8fafafc5121fb9078651eb90f277d313057db3
SHA3-384 hash: b9c188a0ce1247f48866f01a1edff92e415d05f4275de79fb0ff82e33c9887f90b4de075a08df80105dccfe4c14a46ee
SHA1 hash: 9c9fc9dc22ed0a546e5fce56cebb09ce7471c942
MD5 hash: b22ebffabb436c01e3995e0f29524615
humanhash: paris-harry-florida-california
File name:b22ebffabb436c01e3995e0f29524615.exe
Download: download sample
Signature ValleyRAT
File size:1'219'152 bytes
First seen:2025-03-03 04:05:18 UTC
Last seen:2025-03-03 04:21:50 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash f8e2fc95e695cbca6f3ca996dcdf60d7 (1 x ValleyRAT)
ssdeep 24576:Lp6R2zSI0PMZVkJU5Gg0nu8WF51DSORsFT1x/AP:sRpYkJIsnuRH1DSasFTDY
TLSH T1E945BF2272C3C536D4B30171801AC369AFBAFD204636DC87ABD9A94D5F34692AB3F751
TrID 46.6% (.CPL) Windows Control Panel Item (generic) (57583/11/19)
25.2% (.EXE) Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (31206/45/13)
8.5% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
5.3% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
4.0% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
Magika pebin
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:45-192-209-55 exe ValleyRAT


Avatar
abuse_ch
ValleyRAT C2:
45.192.209.55:8849

Indicators Of Compromise (IOCs)


Below is a list of indicators of compromise (IOCs) associated with this malware samples.

IOCThreatFox Reference
45.192.209.55:8849 https://threatfox.abuse.ch/ioc/1439934/

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
531
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
b22ebffabb436c01e3995e0f29524615.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-03-03 04:08:18 UTC
Tags:
n/a

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Tags:
emotet cobalt
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Searching for the window
Connection attempt
Creating a file in the %AppData% directory
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a process from a recently created file
Creating a file
Creating a process with a hidden window
Sending a custom TCP request
Creating a window
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-vm evasive fingerprint invalid-signature lolbin microsoft_visual_cc obfuscated remote signed virus
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Details
Windows PE Executable
Found a Windows Portable Executable (PE) binary. Depending on context, the presence of a binary is suspicious or malicious.
Result
Threat name:
GhostRat, ValleyRAT
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Allocates memory in foreign processes
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning)
Contains functionality to capture and log keystrokes
Contains functionality to infect the boot sector
Contains functionality to inject code into remote processes
Contains functionality to inject threads in other processes
Detected potential unwanted application
Found malware configuration
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sigma detected: Suspicious File Creation In Uncommon AppData Folder
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected GhostRat
Yara detected ValleyRAT
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1627702 Sample: drOnH4Cddw.exe Startdate: 03/03/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 46 tse1.mm.bing.net 2->46 48 mm-mm.bing.net.trafficmanager.net 2->48 50 2 other IPs or domains 2->50 56 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->56 58 Found malware configuration 2->58 60 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->60 62 8 other signatures 2->62 11 drOnH4Cddw.exe 4 2->11         started        16 svchosua.exe 1 2->16         started        signatures3 process4 dnsIp5 52 45.192.209.55, 18852, 18854, 18856 DXTL-HKDXTLTseungKwanOServiceHK Seychelles 11->52 44 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\svchostzaa.exe, PE32 11->44 dropped 78 Contains functionality to infect the boot sector 11->78 18 svchostzaa.exe 4 11->18         started        file6 signatures7 process8 file9 40 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\svchosua.exe, PE32 18->40 dropped 64 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 18->64 22 svchosua.exe 3 2 18->22         started        signatures10 process11 file12 42 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roamingsvchostz1.exe, PE32+ 22->42 dropped 66 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 22->66 68 Contains functionality to inject threads in other processes 22->68 70 Contains functionality to capture and log keystrokes 22->70 72 Contains functionality to inject code into remote processes 22->72 26 Roamingsvchostz1.exe 22->26         started        signatures13 process14 signatures15 74 Writes to foreign memory regions 26->74 76 Allocates memory in foreign processes 26->76 29 svchost.exe 501 3 26->29 injected process16 process17 31 BackgroundTransferHost.exe 55 29->31         started        34 backgroundTaskHost.exe 2 29->34         started        36 backgroundTaskHost.exe 29->36         started        38 9 other processes 29->38 dnsIp18 54 ax-0001.ax-msedge.net 150.171.28.10 MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCKUS United States 31->54
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Symmi
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-02-26 05:12:26 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
13 of 38 (34.21%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
Similar samples:
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  3/10
Tags:
discovery
Behaviour
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
a4c69f14f4fce4a95026231a9a8fafafc5121fb9078651eb90f277d313057db3
MD5 hash:
b22ebffabb436c01e3995e0f29524615
SHA1 hash:
9c9fc9dc22ed0a546e5fce56cebb09ce7471c942
Malware family:
ValleyRAT
Verdict:
Malicious
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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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__SetConsoleCtrl
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:INDICATOR_KB_CERT_01ea62e443cb2250c870ff6bb13ba98e
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables signed with stolen, revoked or invalid certificates
Rule name:MD5_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for MD5 constants
Rule name:meth_stackstrings
Author:Willi Ballenthin
Rule name:PE_Digital_Certificate
Author:albertzsigovits
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:RIPEMD160_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for RIPEMD-160 constants
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:Sus_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)

File information


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

BLint


The following table provides more information about this file using BLint. BLint is a Binary Linter to check the security properties, and capabilities in executables.

Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_AUTHENTICODEMissing Authenticodehigh
CHECK_NXMissing Non-Executable Memory Protectioncritical
CHECK_PIEMissing Position-Independent Executable (PIE) Protectionhigh
Reviews
IDCapabilitiesEvidence
AUTH_APIManipulates User AuthorizationADVAPI32.dll::BuildExplicitAccessWithNameW
ADVAPI32.dll::GetNamedSecurityInfoW
ADVAPI32.dll::SetEntriesInAclW
ADVAPI32.dll::SetNamedSecurityInfoW
COM_BASE_APICan Download & Execute componentsole32.dll::CoCreateInstance
SHELL_APIManipulates System ShellSHELL32.dll::ShellExecuteW
URL_MONIKERS_APICan Download & Execute componentsurlmon.dll::URLDownloadToFileW
WIN32_PROCESS_APICan Create Process and ThreadsKERNEL32.dll::CreateProcessW
KERNEL32.dll::OpenProcess
KERNEL32.dll::CloseHandle
WININET.dll::InternetCloseHandle
IPHLPAPI.DLL::IcmpCloseHandle
WIN_BASE_APIUses Win Base APIKERNEL32.dll::TerminateProcess
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryA
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryW
KERNEL32.dll::GetStartupInfoA
KERNEL32.dll::GetCommandLineA
WIN_BASE_EXEC_APICan Execute other programsKERNEL32.dll::FlushConsoleInputBuffer
KERNEL32.dll::WriteConsoleW
KERNEL32.dll::WriteConsoleA
KERNEL32.dll::PeekConsoleInputA
KERNEL32.dll::ReadConsoleInputA
KERNEL32.dll::SetConsoleCtrlHandler
WIN_BASE_IO_APICan Create FilesKERNEL32.dll::CreateDirectoryW
SHELL32.dll::SHCreateDirectoryExW
KERNEL32.dll::CreateFileW
KERNEL32.dll::CreateFileA
IPHLPAPI.DLL::IcmpCreateFile
KERNEL32.dll::DeleteFileW
WIN_CRYPT_APIUses Windows Crypt APICRYPT32.dll::CertFreeCertificateContext
WIN_REG_APICan Manipulate Windows RegistryADVAPI32.dll::RegCreateKeyExW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegOpenKeyW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegOpenKeyExW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegOpenKeyExA
ADVAPI32.dll::RegQueryValueExW
ADVAPI32.dll::RegQueryValueExA
WIN_TRUST_APIUses Windows Trust APIWINTRUST.dll::WinVerifyTrust

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