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Database Entry



ValleyRAT


Vendor detections: 14


Intelligence 14 IOCs 1 YARA 11 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a57eb3572a3934d993b048537aac353ad6da21931de075167b68bbd59623ac24
SHA3-384 hash: a95f16b5ec6ec8ed895e260e228536e9ecbfdf527d06f8220d64760828c291ae27427eb888c9b6dc2706cbe420526f9b
SHA1 hash: c606061776bf2e8bb93c965fa44cf00d793fe323
MD5 hash: 2e113ac13cf279269394a7bcb9277f16
humanhash: september-triple-cardinal-equal
File name:2E113AC13CF279269394A7BCB9277F16.exe
Download: download sample
Signature ValleyRAT
File size:3'364'573 bytes
First seen:2025-05-30 18:55:19 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash efd455830ba918de67076b7c65d86586 (59 x Gh0stRAT, 19 x ValleyRAT, 6 x OffLoader)
ssdeep 98304:gxHXS3aIM1KuqhT3FLDF/tecKjoPATOlttnl7:ISHM1Kph5LFhKj7sV7
Threatray 75 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T191F5F123B2CB653FF07E8A364977D222543B7E6069138C669BE4186CCF261E11D3F646
TrID 48.4% (.EXE) Inno Setup installer (107240/4/30)
19.4% (.EXE) InstallShield setup (43053/19/16)
18.7% (.EXE) Win32 EXE PECompact compressed (generic) (41569/9/9)
4.7% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
2.9% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
Magika pebin
dhash icon 6563bbd756505189 (2 x Rhadamanthys, 2 x QuasarRAT, 2 x RustyStealer)
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:exe RAT ValleyRAT


Avatar
abuse_ch
ValleyRAT C2:
182.16.87.154:10241

Indicators Of Compromise (IOCs)


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

IOCThreatFox Reference
182.16.87.154:10241 https://threatfox.abuse.ch/ioc/1537608/

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
513
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
2E113AC13CF279269394A7BCB9277F16.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-05-30 18:58:05 UTC
Tags:
valleyrat winos rat silverfox

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
97.4%
Tags:
dropper emotet xtreme sage
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a file in the %temp% subdirectories
Creating a window
Creating a process from a recently created file
Сreating synchronization primitives
Searching for synchronization primitives
Restart of the analyzed sample
Creating a process with a hidden window
Creating a file
Moving a recently created file
Creating a file in the %AppData% subdirectories
Moving a file to the %AppData% subdirectory
Launching a process
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Launching the default Windows debugger (dwwin.exe)
Searching for the window
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
alien embarcadero_delphi fingerprint installer invalid-signature overlay overlay packed signed
Result
Threat name:
GhostRat, ValleyRAT
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Contains functionality to capture and log keystrokes
Contains functionality to inject code into remote processes
Contains functionality to inject threads in other processes
Found malware configuration
Found stalling execution ending in API Sleep call
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Suspicious powershell command line found
Tries to detect sandboxes / dynamic malware analysis system (QueryWinSAT)
Uses Register-ScheduledTask to add task schedules
Yara detected GhostRat
Yara detected ValleyRAT
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1702630 Sample: 6jQqVuc8a8.exe Startdate: 30/05/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 52 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->52 54 Found malware configuration 2->54 56 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->56 58 12 other signatures 2->58 11 6jQqVuc8a8.exe 2 2->11         started        process3 file4 46 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\6jQqVuc8a8.tmp, PE32 11->46 dropped 14 6jQqVuc8a8.tmp 3 4 11->14         started        process5 file6 48 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\_setup64.tmp, PE32+ 14->48 dropped 17 6jQqVuc8a8.exe 2 14->17         started        process7 file8 36 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\6jQqVuc8a8.tmp, PE32 17->36 dropped 20 6jQqVuc8a8.tmp 24 10 17->20         started        process9 file10 38 C:\Users\user\...\msedgewebview2.exe (copy), PE32+ 20->38 dropped 40 C:\Users\user\...\msedge_elf.dll (copy), PE32+ 20->40 dropped 42 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\is-T9638.tmp, PE32+ 20->42 dropped 44 4 other files (none is malicious) 20->44 dropped 23 msedgewebview2.exe 3 1 20->23         started        process11 dnsIp12 50 182.16.87.154, 10241, 49740, 49741 NETSEC-HKNETSECHK Hong Kong 23->50 60 Suspicious powershell command line found 23->60 62 Tries to detect sandboxes / dynamic malware analysis system (QueryWinSAT) 23->62 27 powershell.exe 37 23->27         started        30 msedgewebview2.exe 23->30         started        signatures13 process14 signatures15 64 Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module 27->64 32 conhost.exe 27->32         started        34 WerFault.exe 16 30->34         started        process16
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.SuspExecRep
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-05-27 10:26:36 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
AV detection:
12 of 37 (32.43%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
discovery execution
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
Uses Volume Shadow Copy WMI provider
Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Checks installed software on the system
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Enumerates connected drives
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
a57eb3572a3934d993b048537aac353ad6da21931de075167b68bbd59623ac24
MD5 hash:
2e113ac13cf279269394a7bcb9277f16
SHA1 hash:
c606061776bf2e8bb93c965fa44cf00d793fe323
SH256 hash:
aa469643dfd52e6fc4a39803bd2a38703412f7230658619a642fd393b8e94f00
MD5 hash:
bd07f731ec1d93bdd4d2c63adb915dfe
SHA1 hash:
b267ac0e02664b46208fe50a71e69542b2a5ccde
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:Borland
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
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:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
Rule name:PE_Digital_Certificate
Author:albertzsigovits
Rule name:pe_no_import_table
Description:Detect pe file that no import table
Rule name:shellcode
Author:nex
Description:Matched shellcode byte patterns
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:ValleyRAT
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects ValleyRAT
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_Donutloader_f40e3759
Author:Elastic Security

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_DLL_CHARACTERISTICSMissing dll Security Characteristics (HIGH_ENTROPY_VA)high
Reviews
IDCapabilitiesEvidence
AUTH_APIManipulates User Authorizationadvapi32.dll::AllocateAndInitializeSid
advapi32.dll::ConvertSidToStringSidW
advapi32.dll::ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptorW
advapi32.dll::EqualSid
advapi32.dll::FreeSid
SECURITY_BASE_APIUses Security Base APIadvapi32.dll::AdjustTokenPrivileges
advapi32.dll::GetTokenInformation
WIN32_PROCESS_APICan Create Process and Threadskernel32.dll::CreateProcessW
advapi32.dll::OpenProcessToken
advapi32.dll::OpenThreadToken
kernel32.dll::CloseHandle
kernel32.dll::CreateThread
WIN_BASE_APIUses Win Base APIkernel32.dll::LoadLibraryA
kernel32.dll::LoadLibraryExW
kernel32.dll::LoadLibraryW
kernel32.dll::GetDriveTypeW
kernel32.dll::GetVolumeInformationW
kernel32.dll::GetSystemInfo
WIN_BASE_IO_APICan Create Fileskernel32.dll::CreateDirectoryW
kernel32.dll::CreateFileW
kernel32.dll::DeleteFileW
kernel32.dll::GetWindowsDirectoryW
kernel32.dll::GetSystemDirectoryW
kernel32.dll::GetFileAttributesW
WIN_BASE_USER_APIRetrieves Account Informationadvapi32.dll::LookupPrivilegeValueW
WIN_REG_APICan Manipulate Windows Registryadvapi32.dll::RegOpenKeyExW
advapi32.dll::RegQueryValueExW
WIN_USER_APIPerforms GUI Actionsuser32.dll::PeekMessageW
user32.dll::CreateWindowExW

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