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Database Entry



Threat unknown


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 1 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: ac296fc3febc8741e059c09ae9ad90b2fb55cb68c6ceb64c9e7df07e90876183
SHA3-384 hash: 0d4203d92764bbb0e94bd34fd17d1c46ce3ae2b24983aab9db7eb84b105ebbf22efed80dd191e749142b0db6bc5338f1
SHA1 hash: c7871ffe3d3a3a31d48decd4917844ebd636f1e5
MD5 hash: 7f6a2b47c50789bb2a7641db5f56e800
humanhash: pasta-maryland-zulu-neptune
File name:ac296fc3febc8741e059c09ae9ad90b2fb55cb68c6ceb64c9e7df07e90876183.exe
Download: download sample
File size:2'990'080 bytes
First seen:2026-08-20 17:15:54 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 24e8765fd838d429e6f908cdeb96c2d6
ssdeep 49152:ZX6GMdKhCSB3p3HcZrgBnHJlpzkDfiy6AtbmyCG/ZiIakgdOo+lsrf97HrNt:ZPMQh1p38OBHXi96AlLtwlkgdnewFr
TLSH T19FD5238AFEBA40B9F873C3B35A83307CB169778447749D4A36CCD7504E12568AC3A279
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 whack_sh
Tags:exe whack.sh

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
134
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Сreating synchronization primitives
Launching a process
Creating a process with a hidden window
Searching for synchronization primitives
Setting an event handler
DNS request
Connection attempt
Sending a custom TCP request
Sending an HTTP GET request
Moving of the original file
Setting a global event handler for the keyboard
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
packed
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 64 Exe x64
Threat name:
Win64.Packed.Generic
Status:
Suspicious
First seen:
2026-08-20 17:16:23 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Exe)
AV detection:
15 of 36 (41.67%)
Threat level:
  1/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  7/10
Tags:
execution persistence spyware stealer
Behaviour
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
Suspicious behavior: RenamesItself
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
Accesses cryptocurrency files/wallets, possible credential harvesting
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
ac296fc3febc8741e059c09ae9ad90b2fb55cb68c6ceb64c9e7df07e90876183
MD5 hash:
7f6a2b47c50789bb2a7641db5f56e800
SHA1 hash:
c7871ffe3d3a3a31d48decd4917844ebd636f1e5
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:TH_AntiVM_MassHunt_Win_Malware_2026_CYFARE
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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Web download

Executable exe ac296fc3febc8741e059c09ae9ad90b2fb55cb68c6ceb64c9e7df07e90876183

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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