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Database Entry



RustyStealer


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 16 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a91e965e1422ffbb4deb3ced4f57609424a8f5bd35f074db40ef42531367353a
SHA3-384 hash: 0fc50868cb1139d86be9f85cd3d885230734de0a53ab616044891830ab54771a01a47cfd65ad231a50409db9c9f1cccf
SHA1 hash: cc7eb21103419c4e67e18e697cebca029b03b00c
MD5 hash: 5f4209c578ec6787f8b516885ae42851
humanhash: august-nine-pennsylvania-sierra
File name:windefenderupdate.exe
Download: download sample
Signature RustyStealer
File size:503'296 bytes
First seen:2026-09-24 20:04:27 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash c0d1c6f991a15bc3249d9a845ef9c2ad (1 x RustyStealer)
ssdeep 6144:+kFCHJbrT4OP1AEgYt3aem3e4l2yaglPbJxQ0ql5bxkS3kzQ1w1/mYcbCoNq5boU:+k0HJbrTASMHlokz4bK7zAV+
TLSH T145B47E52F79547F8D0ABC07483478963AA3274C60721F9EF16D452342F2AAE25F3DB29
TrID 51.9% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
16.1% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
15.9% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3)
15.9% (.EXE) DOS Executable (generic) (2000/1)
Magika pebin
Reporter KnownSpotter
Tags:exe RustyStealer

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
175
Origin country :
CA CA
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-09-24 21:29:18 UTC
Tags:
evasion auto-sch auto-startup auto-reg ransomware

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

Behaviour
Running batch commands
Launching a process
Сreating synchronization primitives
Modifying a system file
Searching for synchronization primitives
Searching for the window
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Deleting volume shadow copies
Launching a tool to kill processes
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug anti-vm base64 cmd crypto evasive expand lolbin ransomware reconnaissance rust schtasks
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x64
First seen:
2026-08-31T12:46:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-09-25T18:08:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
5 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PDB Path PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 64 Exe x64
Threat name:
Win64.Trojan.Delshad
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-09-01 00:27:14 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Exe)
AV detection:
22 of 38 (57.89%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
GenericRansomware
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
defense_evasion execution impact persistence privilege_escalation ransomware
Behaviour
Interacts with shadow copies
Kills process with taskkill
Modifies registry key
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
Executes a command shell one-liner
Drops file in Windows directory
Drops file in System32 directory
Adds Run key to start application
Creates a file in the Startup directory
Executes dropped EXE
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Deletes shadow copies
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
a91e965e1422ffbb4deb3ced4f57609424a8f5bd35f074db40ef42531367353a
MD5 hash:
5f4209c578ec6787f8b516885ae42851
SHA1 hash:
cc7eb21103419c4e67e18e697cebca029b03b00c
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:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DetectEncryptedVariants
Author:Zinyth
Description:Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded
Rule name:detect_powershell
Author:daniyyell
Description:Detects suspicious PowerShell activity related to malware execution
Rule name:Disable_Defender
Author:iam-py-test
Description:Detect files disabling or modifying Windows Defender, Windows Firewall, or Microsoft Smartscreen
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_GENRansomware
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects command variations typically used by ransomware
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
Rule name:ProgramLanguage_Rust
Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Application written in Rust programming language
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:Rustyloader_mem_loose
Author:James_inthe_box
Description:Corroded buerloader
Reference:https://app.any.run/tasks/83064edd-c7eb-4558-85e8-621db72b2a24
Rule name:SEH__vectored
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:SUSP_Script_PowerShell_Hidden_Launcher
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Script (JS/VBS) lancant PowerShell en mode furtif - dropper frais MalwareBazaar
Reference:Veille fraicheur 2026-09-14 / cluster misses web
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:TigerRAT_pe_yaraify
Author:hunts-yara-code
Description:YARAify-tightened byte rule from 9 sample(s) -- VERIFY hits
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.
Rule name:WIN_SHADOW_UNPACKED

File information


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