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Database Entry
GhostPulse
Vendor detections: 15
| SHA256 hash: | ad79724d715fdb9f02458bfddff880378500ceffcd202032666ce8144d6ad4f4 |
|---|---|
| SHA3-384 hash: | 0f35826cc874128576098cfb0ecf06c34ac806a7d74ec455c16b402983fb7b53c41bcd9ec6faeba780d37e0e5c304580 |
| SHA1 hash: | 624b1ec9a00a2c26b679e7b370a6edf6bbfe04ff |
| MD5 hash: | ef00a57d25f82b42d5c8b5876f6d915b |
| humanhash: | maine-october-football-washington |
| File name: | file |
| Download: | download sample |
| Signature | GhostPulse |
| File size: | 5'182'146 bytes |
| First seen: | 2026-09-30 21:33:05 UTC |
| Last seen: | 2026-10-02 04:44:09 UTC |
| File type: |  exe |
| MIME type: | application/x-dosexec |
| imphash | 20dd26497880c05caed9305b3c8b9109 (39 x HijackLoader, 31 x Adware.Auslogics, 9 x SnappyClient) |
| ssdeep | 98304:Y9KJ5iljV3p6r2tNta/O8p7XV1otPQuUQb+uoogjU25GZokQa2iEcZcX4d:YwnsB3DGd7FEQuUQbXwkQhcZ1d |
| TLSH | T1DC363313778B44B8F4548570CAE44D11FF933CBE29E29A186E35E90E69B9DD40D3BA23 |
| TrID | 72.8% (.EXE) Inno Setup installer (107240/4/30) 9.6% (.EXE) Win32 Executable Delphi generic (14182/79/4) 4.4% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2) 4.4% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2) 3.0% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1) |
| Magika | pebin |
| dhash icon | b298acbab2ca7a72 (2'335 x GCleaner, 1'831 x Socks5Systemz, 67 x RedLineStealer) |
| Reporter |  Bitsight |
| Tags: | D dropped-by-gcleaner EU0.file exe GhostPulse |
Intelligence
File Origin
# of uploads :
8
# of downloads :
223
Origin country :
USVendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-09-30 21:35:04 UTC
Tags:
hijackloader loader snappyclient rat stealer auto-startup pecompact
Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Detection:
n/a
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Tags:
shellcode autorun dropper virus
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
Creating a file
Deleting a recently created file
Creating a file in the %AppData% subdirectories
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
DNS request
Connection attempt
Sending a custom TCP request
Replacing files
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process by context flags manipulation
Verdict:
Suspicious
Threat level:
5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
adaptive-context anti-debug crypto embarcadero_delphi expired-cert fingerprint inno installer installer obfuscated reconnaissance
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-09-30T19:44:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-10-02T10:57:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Malware family:
SnappyClient
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
32%
Verdict:
Susipicious
File Type:
PE
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 32 Exe x86
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Penguish
Status:
Suspicious
First seen:
2026-09-30 21:33:37 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
65
AV detection:
13 of 23 (56.52%)
Threat level:
5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
HijackLoader
SIDEEYE
Result
Malware family:
hijackloader
Score:
10/10
Tags:
family:hijackloader credential_access defense_evasion discovery installer loader persistence privilege_escalation spyware stealer
Behaviour
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
Modifies registry class
Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
Enumerates system info in registry
Checks processor information in registry
Inno Setup is an open-source installation builder for Windows applications.
Enumerates physical storage devices
Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
System Time Discovery
Browser Information Discovery
Drops file in Windows directory
Drops file in Program Files directory
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Enumerates connected drives
Adds Run key to start application
Accesses cryptocurrency files/wallets, possible credential harvesting
Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Loads dropped DLL
Executes dropped EXE
Checks computer location settings
Family: HijackLoader, IDAT loader, Ghostulse,
Detects HijackLoader (aka IDAT Loader)
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
ad79724d715fdb9f02458bfddff880378500ceffcd202032666ce8144d6ad4f4
MD5 hash:
ef00a57d25f82b42d5c8b5876f6d915b
SHA1 hash:
624b1ec9a00a2c26b679e7b370a6edf6bbfe04ff
SH256 hash:
388a796580234efc95f3b1c70ad4cb44bfddc7ba0f9203bf4902b9929b136f95
MD5 hash:
e4211d6d009757c078a9fac7ff4f03d4
SHA1 hash:
019cd56ba687d39d12d4b13991c9a42ea6ba03da
SH256 hash:
44b8e6a310564338968158a1ed88c8535dece20acb06c5e22d87953c261dfed0
MD5 hash:
9c8886759e736d3f27674e0fff63d40a
SHA1 hash:
ceff6a7b106c3262d9e8496d2ab319821b100541
SH256 hash:
8f0beb5863d190b7b2cfe7f506f3b721ab6b9e892337a133364f2ba710931b25
MD5 hash:
be3cc5717f5951662adb399d613f20cc
SHA1 hash:
f776bc4344ad59fbd6950d24d3aa6dddb3df215a
Malware family:
SnappyClient
Verdict:
Malicious
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Malicious File
Score:
1.00
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: | Borland |
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| Author: | malware-lu |
| Rule name: | DebuggerCheck__API |
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| Reference: | https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara |
| Rule name: | DebuggerException__ConsoleCtrl |
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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: | golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846 |
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| Author: | Justin Cornwell |
| Description: | CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset |
| Rule name: | HeavensGate |
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| Author: | kevoreilly |
| Description: | Heaven's Gate: Switch from 32-bit to 64-mode |
| Rule name: | malware_shellcode_hash |
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| Author: | JPCERT/CC Incident Response Group |
| Description: | detect shellcode api hash value |
| Rule name: | MD5_Constants |
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| Author: | phoul (@phoul) |
| Description: | Look for MD5 constants |
| Rule name: | meth_stackstrings |
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| Author: | Willi Ballenthin |
| Rule name: | pe_detect_tls_callbacks |
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| Rule name: | RANSOMWARE |
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| Author: | ToroGuitar |
| 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: | shellcode |
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| Author: | nex |
| Description: | Matched shellcode byte patterns |
| 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/ |
| Rule name: | Win_Clipboard_Clipper_Thengavar |
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| Author: | Thengavar |
| Description: | Detects malware manipulating the Windows clipboard for clipping or crypto stealing attacks |
File information
The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.
Web download
Dropped by
Gcleaner
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
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