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Database Entry



SalatStealer


Vendor detections: 13


Intelligence 13 IOCs YARA 43 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a4ce98855ef63a066a638ef4e366bd09fa86a5afe3c9fddd06aa3526b429ca8a
SHA3-384 hash: f95372218eeab045e83e2cffd79374d14c4b21478d8bbaf623effd081d01d7b75d2ed5ca8287fa6c706ce32afff18c90
SHA1 hash: ac4f8b34ca7ba3fd85dc519c97bb94771d13e02a
MD5 hash: f2a6dfd8db13c7b9c8f0658c37c5f9f2
humanhash: twenty-fanta-london-illinois
File name:BootstrapperNew.exe
Download: download sample
Signature SalatStealer
File size:9'729'518 bytes
First seen:2025-06-19 18:28:29 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 7e0a0e8f80bbd1a9c0078e57256f1c3d (5 x GCleaner, 4 x LummaStealer, 3 x CoinMiner)
ssdeep 196608:DTCelZuf/cgDEynOjtqR1AY8ZoT55xVLGu01NGY76tZHWiiT:CUZufkyyy1AvZO5Vau01cYi5Py
TLSH T1F2A6334AE36C05F8E477A27CC8625943E6A77859433197DF039562222F136F0EE3EB61
TrID 50.9% (.EXE) UPX compressed Win32 Executable (27066/9/6)
19.7% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
9.4% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
8.4% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
3.8% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
Magika pebin
dhash icon cc8e333333338ecc (6 x SalatStealer, 3 x DCRat, 3 x SheetRAT)
Reporter aachum
Tags:exe SalatStealer


Avatar
iamaachum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WP6GnearGY0 => https://disk.yandex.ru/d/L68tI1SQLQvwZg

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
258
Origin country :
ES ES
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
BootstrapperNew.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-06-19 18:31:39 UTC
Tags:
ms-smartcard susp-powershell salatstealer stealer golang upx

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

Behaviour
Creating a window
Searching for the window
Сreating synchronization primitives
Searching for synchronization primitives
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Creating a process from a recently created file
Sending a UDP request
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Creating a file
Enabling the 'hidden' option for recently created files
Launching a service
Launching a process
Creating a process with a hidden window
Loading a system driver
Creating a file in the Windows subdirectories
Modifying a system file
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Malware family:
SalatStealer
Verdict:
Malicious
Result
Threat name:
Salat Stealer
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
.NET source code contains potential unpacker
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Creates multiple autostart registry keys
Drops PE files with benign system names
Found many strings related to Crypto-Wallets (likely being stolen)
Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sigma detected: Files With System Process Name In Unsuspected Locations
Sigma detected: New RUN Key Pointing to Suspicious Folder
Sigma detected: System File Execution Location Anomaly
Yara detected Costura Assembly Loader
Yara detected Salat Stealer
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1718856 Sample: BootstrapperNew.exe Startdate: 19/06/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 47 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->47 49 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 2->49 51 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->51 53 7 other signatures 2->53 7 BootstrapperNew.exe 9 2->7         started        10 services.exe 2->10         started        13 svchost.exe 2->13         started        16 3 other processes 2->16 process3 dnsIp4 39 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\Runtime Broker.exe, PE32 7->39 dropped 41 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\BootstrapperNew.exe, PE32+ 7->41 dropped 18 Runtime Broker.exe 2 4 7->18         started        23 BootstrapperNew.exe 17 7->23         started        63 Antivirus detection for dropped file 10->63 65 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 10->65 25 powershell.exe 26 10->25         started        45 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 13->45 file5 signatures6 process7 dnsIp8 43 172.67.191.102, 443, 56052, 62557 CLOUDFLARENETUS United States 18->43 35 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\services.exe, PE32 18->35 dropped 37 C:\...\XEFESIgyu2SseXtcw.exe, PE32 18->37 dropped 55 Found many strings related to Crypto-Wallets (likely being stolen) 18->55 57 Creates multiple autostart registry keys 18->57 27 XEFESIgyu2SseXtcw.exe 18->27         started        59 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 23->59 61 Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module 25->61 29 WmiPrvSE.exe 2 25->29         started        31 conhost.exe 25->31         started        33 ReAgentc.exe 2 25->33         started        file9 signatures10 process11
Threat name:
Win64.Malware.Heuristic
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-06-15 15:29:14 UTC
AV detection:
19 of 38 (50.00%)
Threat level:
  2/5
Result
Malware family:
salatstealer
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:salatstealer discovery stealer upx
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Drops file in Program Files directory
UPX packed file
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Detect SalatStealer payload
Salatstealer family
salatstealer
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Win.Packed.Bladabindi-10017056-0
YARA:
n/a
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
a4ce98855ef63a066a638ef4e366bd09fa86a5afe3c9fddd06aa3526b429ca8a
MD5 hash:
f2a6dfd8db13c7b9c8f0658c37c5f9f2
SHA1 hash:
ac4f8b34ca7ba3fd85dc519c97bb94771d13e02a
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

Rule name:Base64_Encoded_Powershell_Directives
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:command_and_control
Author:CD_R0M_
Description:This rule searches for common strings found by malware using C2. Based on a sample used by a Ransomware group
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__ConsoleCtrl
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:DetectGoMethodSignatures
Author:Wyatt Tauber
Description:Detects Go method signatures in unpacked Go binaries
Rule name:Detect_Go_GOMAXPROCS
Author:Obscurity Labs LLC
Description:Detects Go binaries by the presence of runtime.GOMAXPROCS in the runtime metadata
Rule name:Detect_PowerShell_Obfuscation
Author:daniyyell
Description:Detects obfuscated PowerShell commands commonly used in malicious scripts.
Rule name:Disable_Defender
Author:iam-py-test
Description:Detect files disabling or modifying Windows Defender, Windows Firewall, or Microsoft Smartscreen
Rule name:GoBinTest
Rule name:golang
Rule name:Golangmalware
Author:Dhanunjaya
Description:Malware in Golang
Rule name:golang_binary_string
Description:Golang strings present
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:grakate_stealer_nov_2021
Rule name:Heuristics_ChromeABE
Author:Still
Description:attempts to match instructions related to Chrome App-bound Encryption elevation service; possibly spotted amongst infostealers
Rule name:HiveRansomware
Author:Dhanunjaya
Description:Yara Rule To Detect Hive V4 Ransomware
Rule name:icarus
Author:Michelle Khalil
Description:This rule detects unpacked icarus malware samples.
Rule name:identity_golang
Author:Eric Yocam
Description:find Golang malware
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_Embedded_Crypto_Wallet_Browser_Extension_IDs
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detect binaries embedding considerable number of cryptocurrency wallet browser extension IDs.
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_References_Browsers
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects binaries (Windows and macOS) referencing many web browsers. Observed in information stealers.
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_SQLQuery_ConfidentialDataStore
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables containing SQL queries to confidential data stores. Observed in infostealers
Rule name:Macos_Infostealer_Wallets_8e469ea0
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:MD5_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for MD5 constants
Rule name:Multi_Generic_Threat_19854dc2
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
Rule name:ProgramLanguage_Golang
Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Application written in Golang programming language
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:RIPEMD160_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for RIPEMD-160 constants
Rule name:Rooter
Author:Seth Hardy
Description:Rooter
Rule name:RooterStrings
Author:Seth Hardy
Description:Rooter Identifying Strings
Rule name:SEH__vectored
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:SelfExtractingRAR
Author:Xavier Mertens
Description:Detects an SFX archive with automatic script execution
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_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:Sus_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)
Rule name:ThreadControl__Context
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:UPXV200V290MarkusOberhumerLaszloMolnarJohnReiser
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:upx_largefile
Author:k3nr9
Rule name:vmdetect
Author:nex
Description:Possibly employs anti-virtualization techniques

File information


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Web download

SalatStealer

Executable exe a4ce98855ef63a066a638ef4e366bd09fa86a5afe3c9fddd06aa3526b429ca8a

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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