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SantaStealer


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 20 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: ac89459d5638c8f480c4e799c0e919b8b8dafc0d9c5e0fa8708e696f46a45697
SHA3-384 hash: 4a1da0d28f1a057ded52e5b1532e58d5987f6bd7d9f04c7054a6cd0f710daf62ae7b8560d11f1ee20f282e1e761fca00
SHA1 hash: 19538579f77a31f9788df02679de1da810e5950c
MD5 hash: 52e2d52b575447b1f552e3c92e003991
humanhash: pip-potato-winner-tennessee
File name:20260301_211859_20260302_001848_84ZGXUXTQ768.exe
Download: download sample
Signature SantaStealer
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File size:2'662'400 bytes
First seen:2026-03-02 09:45:36 UTC
Last seen:2026-03-02 10:45:50 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 44968aba445081de5cf91bc098461354 (22 x SantaStealer)
ssdeep 49152:GavY1Sn5eVNoJWFjeZRc+9sNfBZSOwKHRjUk4Pzt1nlC2sdGZ:BY1ahUevc+9sdBg4x4DPPn7
TLSH T1A9C59E0AE1538AD5CC6BC4BC838F7131EA357D69CA282E9F17D14B613F45B902725BCA
TrID 37.0% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
28.6% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
11.5% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
11.3% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3)
11.3% (.EXE) DOS Executable (generic) (2000/1)
Magika pebin
Reporter juroots
Tags:exe SantaStealer

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
98
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
20260301_211859_20260302_001848_84ZGXUXTQ768.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-03-02 10:06:07 UTC
Tags:
telegram stealer auto-sch santastealer susp-powershell
Link:
https://app.any.run/tasks/9fbb999c-d652-48aa-89c4-ab3cbff16884

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/55202/
Detection(s):
SecuriteInfo.com.Win64.MalwareX-gen.45947365.UNOFFICIAL
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Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=69a55c83e1f958bf668294e1
Tags:
autorun lien
Verdict:
Unknown
Threat level:
  2.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
adaptive-context anti-debug base64 fingerprint microsoft_visual_cc
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/69a55c839eaae846594163e2/reports/7cf34bad-2b3e-4904-b6ff-ed9454f137f6/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Win/malicious_confidence_90%
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/ac89459d5638c8f480c4e799c0e919b8b8dafc0d9c5e0fa8708e696f46a45697
Result
Gathering data
Verdict:
Unknown
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/35c57240-98f9-4105-8d43-4453ff87f427
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
PE
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/ac89459d5638c8f480c4e799c0e919b8b8dafc0d9c5e0fa8708e696f46a45697
Gathering data
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/ac89459d5638c8f480c4e799c0e919b8b8dafc0d9c5e0fa8708e696f46a45697/
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Family.BRAT
Link:
https://tip.neiki.dev/file/ac89459d5638c8f480c4e799c0e919b8b8dafc0d9c5e0fa8708e696f46a45697
Threat name:
Win64.Spyware.Generic
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Status:
Suspicious
First seen:
2026-03-02 09:46:38 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Exe)
AV detection:
6 of 36 (16.67%)
Threat level:
  2/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=vseulhkwhdepjage46m4b2izxc4nv7antrpa7kdqrzuw6rvek2lq._file
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  8/10
Tags:
credential_access defense_evasion discovery execution persistence spyware stealer
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/260302-lrr27sgy9e/
Behaviour
Checks processor information in registry
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
Views/modifies file attributes
Browser Information Discovery
Accesses cryptocurrency files/wallets, possible credential harvesting
Credentials from Password Stores: Windows Credential Manager
Reads WinSCP keys stored on the system
Reads data files stored by FTP clients
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files
Badlisted process makes network request
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
ac89459d5638c8f480c4e799c0e919b8b8dafc0d9c5e0fa8708e696f46a45697
MD5 hash:
52e2d52b575447b1f552e3c92e003991
SHA1 hash:
19538579f77a31f9788df02679de1da810e5950c
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/a346d7cd-6a23-4218-9ddb-59d09e075ad4/
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:Check_OutputDebugStringA_iat
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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:DebuggerCheck__QueryInfo
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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:detect_powershell
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Author:daniyyell
Description:Detects suspicious PowerShell activity related to malware execution
Rule name:Detect_PowerShell_Obfuscation
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Author:daniyyell
Description:Detects obfuscated PowerShell commands commonly used in malicious scripts.
Rule name:dgaagas
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Author:Harshit
Description:Uses certutil.exe to download a file named test.txt
Rule name:Disable_Defender
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Author:iam-py-test
Description:Detect files disabling or modifying Windows Defender, Windows Firewall, or Microsoft Smartscreen
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
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Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:has_telegram_urls
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Author:Aaron DeVera<aaron@backchannel.re>
Description:Detects Telegram URLs
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_SQLQuery_ConfidentialDataStore
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Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables containing SQL queries to confidential data stores. Observed in infostealers
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
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Rule name:ProgramLanguage_Rust
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Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Application written in Rust programming language
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
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Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:Rustyloader_mem_loose
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Author:James_inthe_box
Description:Corroded buerloader
Reference:https://app.any.run/tasks/83064edd-c7eb-4558-85e8-621db72b2a24
Rule name:SEH__vectored
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:Sus_CMD_Powershell_Usage
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Author:XiAnzheng
Description:May Contain(Obfuscated or no) Powershell or CMD Command that can be abused by threat actor(can create FP)

File information

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SantaStealer

Executable exe ac89459d5638c8f480c4e799c0e919b8b8dafc0d9c5e0fa8708e696f46a45697

(this sample)

Cape
Cape
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/55202/
  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3788448/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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