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SalatStealer


Vendor detections: 13


Intelligence 13 IOCs YARA 27 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: ab4394c429efc69b6927a5eb6ecfe7e2cc3df99dd2d279f96729d72a8283e85f
SHA3-384 hash: b8cf94a32e9789f2472520a7adc96ddba2fd2fb467f8e23579def248871856599fa75a04fc7cd0b4e56004698c03da8c
SHA1 hash: 21a14766846449b8f7b65b2b680b936e87320385
MD5 hash: cffac6c24519fd656a99ddfe63611a27
humanhash: cat-one-beryllium-angel
File name:file
Download: download sample
Signature SalatStealer
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File size:11'812'352 bytes
First seen:2026-07-27 18:33:30 UTC
Last seen:2026-07-29 09:24:38 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 4e2bd2c481372f7ab13b83b63b424e97 (5 x RemusStealer, 4 x SalatStealer, 2 x SkuldStealer)
ssdeep 196608:LJby2bfcDO0vqQjOCeQ/K6l6vaSCE5/i7/s:LlhfmO0ChY/FFzE5/i7/s
TLSH T1F5C6BE03EC6515E9C1ADD63189639262BB717C885B3123D72B90F2252F77BD0BEBA344
TrID 33.1% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
25.6% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
10.4% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
10.3% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
10.1% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3)
Magika pebin
Reporter Bitsight
Tags:a dropped-by-gcleaner exe PMIX2.file SalatStealer


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Bitsight
url: http://158.94.209.95/service

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
12
# of downloads :
177
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Detection:
Salat
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Link:
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/76472/
Detection(s):
SecuriteInfo.com.Trojan.PWS.Salat.389.35149456.UNOFFICIAL
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Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a file in the %AppData% subdirectories
Creating a process from a recently created file
Creating a process with a hidden window
Сreating synchronization primitives
DNS request
Sending a UDP request
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-vm base64 crypto expand golang lolbin packed
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/6a67a4b868d8f2368ef0badf/reports/2ce21f3a-f4e7-4c0f-a4a4-208ff0a1e107/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Win/malicious_confidence_60%
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/ab4394c429efc69b6927a5eb6ecfe7e2cc3df99dd2d279f96729d72a8283e85f
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x64
First seen:
2026-07-27T16:42:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-07-28T19:31:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/ab4394c429efc69b6927a5eb6ecfe7e2cc3df99dd2d279f96729d72a8283e85f/results?tab=lookup
Verdict:
Suspicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/636a8b99-de2b-478b-acfb-5a4de1dd0f1d
Score:
87%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
PE
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/ab4394c429efc69b6927a5eb6ecfe7e2cc3df99dd2d279f96729d72a8283e85f
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
3 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 64 Exe x64
Link:
https://app.malva.re/file/cffac6c24519fd656a99ddfe63611a27
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/ab4394c429efc69b6927a5eb6ecfe7e2cc3df99dd2d279f96729d72a8283e85f/
Threat name:
Win64.Spyware.Salatstealer
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-07-27 18:34:40 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Exe)
AV detection:
26 of 38 (68.42%)
Threat level:
  2/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=vnbzjrbj57djw2jhuxvw5t7h4lgd36m52ljht6lhfhlsvaud5bpq._file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
SalatStealer
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Link:
https://reports.threatray.com/81b614f9-2d3f-4c3a-996e-4547ccf3763b
Result
Malware family:
salatstealer
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:salatstealer credential_access defense_evasion discovery spyware stealer trojan upx
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/260727-w71pdsyejg/
Behaviour
Modifies system certificate store
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
Modifies trusted root certificate store through registry
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Drops file in Program Files directory
Drops file in Windows directory
Drops file in System32 directory
UPX packed file
Accesses cryptocurrency files/wallets, possible credential harvesting
Executes dropped EXE
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files
Detect SalatStealer payload
Family: salatstealer
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
ab4394c429efc69b6927a5eb6ecfe7e2cc3df99dd2d279f96729d72a8283e85f
MD5 hash:
cffac6c24519fd656a99ddfe63611a27
SHA1 hash:
21a14766846449b8f7b65b2b680b936e87320385
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/af9f5d16-2d28-494a-b65a-eafb44a319c7/
Malware family:
SalatStealer
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://www.vmray.com/analyses/_mb/ab4394c429ef/report/overview.html
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Malicious File
Score:
1.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/ab4394c429efc69b6927a5eb6ecfe7e2cc3df99dd2d279f96729d72a8283e85f

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:command_and_control
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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:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
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Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerException__SetConsoleCtrl
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DetectEncryptedVariants
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Author:Zinyth
Description:Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded
Rule name:DetectGoMethodSignatures
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Author:Wyatt Tauber
Description:Detects Go method signatures in unpacked Go binaries
Rule name:Detect_Go_GOMAXPROCS
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Author:Obscurity Labs LLC
Description:Detects Go binaries by the presence of runtime.GOMAXPROCS in the runtime metadata
Rule name:GoBinTest
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Rule name:golang
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Rule name:Golangmalware
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Author:Dhanunjaya
Description:Malware in Golang
Rule name:golang_binary_string
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Description:Golang strings present
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
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Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:Golang_Find_CSC846
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Author:Ashar Siddiqui
Description:Find Go Signatuers
Rule name:Golang_Find_CSC846_Simple
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Author:Ashar Siddiqui
Description:Find Go Signatuers
Rule name:HiveRansomware
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Author:Dhanunjaya
Description:Yara Rule To Detect Hive V4 Ransomware
Rule name:identity_golang
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Author:Eric Yocam
Description:find Golang malware
Rule name:MD5_Constants
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Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for MD5 constants
Rule name:ProgramLanguage_Golang
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Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Application written in Golang programming language
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
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Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:RemusStealer_GoPayload
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Author:burger
Description:Detects RemusStealer Go-compiled payload
Rule name:RIPEMD160_Constants
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Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for RIPEMD-160 constants
Rule name:SEH__vectored
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:SHA1_Constants
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Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA1 constants
Rule name:SHA512_Constants
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Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA384/SHA512 constants
Rule name:Suspicious_Golang_Binary
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Author:Tim Machac
Description:Triage: Golang-compiled binary with suspicious OS/persistence/network strings (not family-specific)
Rule name:ThreadControl__Context
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:TH_AntiVM_MassHunt_Win_Malware_2026_CYFARE
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Author:CYFARE
Description:Detects Windows malware employing anti-VM / anti-sandbox evasion techniques across VMware, VirtualBox, Hyper-V, QEMU, Xen, and generic sandbox environments
Reference:https://cyfare.net/

File information

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SalatStealer

Executable exe ab4394c429efc69b6927a5eb6ecfe7e2cc3df99dd2d279f96729d72a8283e85f

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Dropped by
Gcleaner
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
Cape
Cape
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/76472/

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