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Database Entry


BlankGrabber


Vendor detections: 15


Intelligence 15 IOCs YARA 30 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: ae1b881116bcbd5e14bb4fe7e2532d17f53da7578176c9facd23754e630d8f7b
SHA3-384 hash: c8ceecc4b2b11b6f88a5cb388fa7ed19c8935fa7c8724cb07412c52893154b4a5db25684182ae6c8798ac0f62dbda496
SHA1 hash: b38bde2fd3c2d0e4316e97a0f7f77ff7ff04b62d
MD5 hash: 80049e630ea17ea6a200a6c8f9a3191f
humanhash: ink-mirror-yankee-freddie
File name:Setup.exe
Download: download sample
Signature BlankGrabber
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File size:10'640'985 bytes
First seen:2025-08-13 12:57:02 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash dcaf48c1f10b0efa0a4472200f3850ed (38 x BlankGrabber, 15 x PythonStealer, 15 x SalatStealer)
ssdeep 196608:Gro9HWnBfzj9fZwQRCgT0E7KEpPx1Jm6oy1PZAM9qxcx2IyrjDndky7:GrkHWBfLw8ZtJ1oy1PZ/w2W1ky7
TLSH T11FB6330457E608FAF8F3967E8DA2A876D737FA910B64C1CF017046291E17AD11A7B732
TrID 48.7% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
23.3% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
9.3% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
9.2% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3)
9.2% (.EXE) DOS Executable Generic (2000/1)
Magika pebin
dhash icon 00f0d4d4d4d4f000 (3 x BlankGrabber)
Reporter burger
Tags:BlankGrabber exe

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
49
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
Setup.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-08-13 12:56:56 UTC
Tags:
blankgrabber stealer screenshot evasion discord pyinstaller susp-powershell generic ims-api upx
Link:
https://app.any.run/tasks/dd0842c6-17ee-4763-b6fe-f9b9935224c6

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Detection:
BlankStealer
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Link:
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/21138/
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
96.5%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=689c8bbf31e468d937246b86
Tags:
shell virus sage
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a file in the %temp% subdirectories
Restart of the analyzed sample
Creating a window
Сreating synchronization primitives
Running batch commands
Creating a process with a hidden window
DNS request
Connection attempt
Sending a custom TCP request
Launching a process
Reading critical registry keys
Loading a suspicious library
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Searching for synchronization primitives
Creating a file
Creating a process from a recently created file
Stealing user critical data
Adding an exclusion to Microsoft Defender
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
expand expired-cert invalid-signature lolbin microsoft_visual_cc overlay overlay packed pyinstaller signed threat
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/689c8bc96d7bffa0a7a18a45/reports/36d07f9b-52b7-425e-a8c5-7a13b2d97af1/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Win/malicious_confidence_100%
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/ae1b881116bcbd5e14bb4fe7e2532d17f53da7578176c9facd23754e630d8f7b
Verdict:
Suspicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/8ef0ba89-ccc8-49eb-8f88-413540d8f8bf
Result
Threat name:
Blank Grabber
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
rans.troj.spyw.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1756023
Signature
Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender
Bypasses PowerShell execution policy
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Encrypted powershell cmdline option found
Found malware configuration
Found many strings related to Crypto-Wallets (likely being stolen)
Found pyInstaller with non standard icon
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module
Modifies existing user documents (likely ransomware behavior)
Modifies Windows Defender protection settings
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Removes signatures from Windows Defender
Sigma detected: Dot net compiler compiles file from suspicious location
Sigma detected: Powershell Base64 Encoded MpPreference Cmdlet
Sigma detected: Powershell Defender Disable Scan Feature
Sigma detected: Rar Usage with Password and Compression Level
Sigma detected: Suspicious Encoded PowerShell Command Line
Sigma detected: Suspicious PowerShell Encoded Command Patterns
Suspicious powershell command line found
Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
Tries to steal Crypto Currency Wallets
Yara detected Blank Grabber
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1756023 Sample: Setup.exe Startdate: 13/08/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 72 discord.com/api/webhooks/1404825820442267698/gdejyzeua8x316uyjgy4aaobpurgyvhelft_gvtikarbfh3b49w4j45xiuv-uybod0vd unknown unknown 2->72 74 ip-api.com 2->74 76 discord.com 2->76 84 Found malware configuration 2->84 86 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->86 88 Yara detected Blank Grabber 2->88 90 8 other signatures 2->90 11 Setup.exe 41 2->11         started        15 svchost.exe 2->15         started        signatures3 process4 dnsIp5 64 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\...\rar.exe, PE32+ 11->64 dropped 66 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\rarreg.key, ASCII 11->66 dropped 68 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\unicodedata.pyd, PE32+ 11->68 dropped 70 22 other files (none is malicious) 11->70 dropped 112 Modifies Windows Defender protection settings 11->112 114 Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender 11->114 116 Removes signatures from Windows Defender 11->116 118 Found pyInstaller with non standard icon 11->118 18 Setup.exe 1 69 11->18         started        82 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 15->82 file6 signatures7 process8 dnsIp9 78 ip-api.com 208.95.112.1, 49697, 80 TUT-ASUS United States 18->78 80 discord.com 162.159.135.232, 443, 49698 CLOUDFLARENETUS United States 18->80 92 Found many strings related to Crypto-Wallets (likely being stolen) 18->92 94 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 18->94 96 Modifies Windows Defender protection settings 18->96 98 4 other signatures 18->98 22 cmd.exe 1 18->22         started        25 cmd.exe 1 18->25         started        27 cmd.exe 18->27         started        29 12 other processes 18->29 signatures10 process11 signatures12 100 Suspicious powershell command line found 22->100 102 Encrypted powershell cmdline option found 22->102 104 Bypasses PowerShell execution policy 22->104 106 Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender 22->106 31 powershell.exe 22->31         started        34 conhost.exe 22->34         started        108 Modifies Windows Defender protection settings 25->108 110 Removes signatures from Windows Defender 25->110 36 powershell.exe 23 25->36         started        47 2 other processes 25->47 38 powershell.exe 27->38         started        41 conhost.exe 27->41         started        43 rar.exe 29->43         started        45 mshta.exe 29->45         started        49 22 other processes 29->49 process13 file14 120 Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module 36->120 51 WmiPrvSE.exe 36->51         started        60 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\5p1uiet3.cmdline, Unicode 38->60 dropped 53 csc.exe 38->53         started        62 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\7f2Ah.zip, RAR 43->62 dropped signatures15 process16 file17 58 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\5p1uiet3.dll, PE32 53->58 dropped 56 cvtres.exe 53->56         started        process18
Score:
88%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
PE
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/ae1b881116bcbd5e14bb4fe7e2532d17f53da7578176c9facd23754e630d8f7b
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PDB Path PE (Portable Executable) Win 64 Exe x64
Link:
https://app.malva.re/file/80049e630ea17ea6a200a6c8f9a3191f
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/ae1b881116bcbd5e14bb4fe7e2532d17f53da7578176c9facd23754e630d8f7b/
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Family.BLANKGRABBER
Link:
https://tip.neiki.dev/file/ae1b881116bcbd5e14bb4fe7e2532d17f53da7578176c9facd23754e630d8f7b
Threat name:
Win64.Trojan.Vigorf
Create hunting rule
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-08-13 12:56:57 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Exe)
Extracted files:
905
AV detection:
19 of 38 (50.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=vynyqeiwxs6v4ff3j7t6euznc72t3j2xqf3mt6wnen2u4yynr55q._file
Result
Malware family:
blankgrabber
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:blankgrabber credential_access defense_evasion discovery execution spyware stealer upx
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/250813-p6546ay1bt/
Behaviour
Detects videocard installed
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Browser Information Discovery
Enumerates physical storage devices
Enumerates processes with tasklist
UPX packed file
Accesses cryptocurrency files/wallets, possible credential harvesting
Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2
Looks up external IP address via web service
Obfuscated Files or Information: Command Obfuscation
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
n/a
YARA:
n/a
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/2a426b3f-48e8-47f1-b7c6-b11ac000e5fd
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
ae1b881116bcbd5e14bb4fe7e2532d17f53da7578176c9facd23754e630d8f7b
MD5 hash:
80049e630ea17ea6a200a6c8f9a3191f
SHA1 hash:
b38bde2fd3c2d0e4316e97a0f7f77ff7ff04b62d
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/e7ab1b75-b38f-4308-9a94-768aa4484cac/
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/ae1b881116bcbd5e14bb4fe7e2532d17f53da7578176c9facd23754e630d8f7b

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:BLOWFISH_Constants
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Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for Blowfish constants
Rule name:botnet_plaintext_c2
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Author:cip
Description:Attempts to match at least some of the strings used in some botnet variants which use plaintext communication protocols.
Rule name:CAS_Malware_Hunting
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Author:Michael Reinprecht
Description:DEMO CAS YARA Rules for sample2.exe
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
Create hunting rule
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__QueryInfo
Create hunting rule
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerException__ConsoleCtrl
Create hunting rule
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerException__SetConsoleCtrl
Create hunting rule
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:dependsonpythonailib
Create hunting rule
Author:Tim Brown
Description:Hunts for dependencies on Python AI libraries
Rule name:DetectEncryptedVariants
Create hunting rule
Author:Zinyth
Description:Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded
Rule name:Detect_PyInstaller
Create hunting rule
Author:Obscurity Labs LLC
Description:Detects PyInstaller compiled executables across platforms
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Create hunting rule
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:ldpreload
Create hunting rule
Author:xorseed
Reference:https://stuff.rop.io/
Rule name:MD5_Constants
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Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for MD5 constants
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
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Rule name:PE_Digital_Certificate
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Author:albertzsigovits
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
Create hunting rule
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA1 constants
Rule name:SHA512_Constants
Create hunting rule
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA384/SHA512 constants
Rule name:Sus_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE
Create hunting rule
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)
Rule name:upxHook
Create hunting rule
Author:@r3dbU7z
Description:Detect artifacts from 'upxHook' - modification of UPX packer
Reference:https://bazaar.abuse.ch/sample/6352be8aa5d8063673aa428c3807228c40505004320232a23d99ebd9ef48478a/
Rule name:upx_largefile
Create hunting rule
Author:k3nr9
Rule name:vmdetect
Create hunting rule
Author:nex
Description:Possibly employs anti-virtualization techniques
Rule name:WHIRLPOOL_Constants
Create hunting rule
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for WhirlPool constants

File information

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Cape
Cape
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/21138/

BLint

The following table provides more information about this file using BLint. BLint is a Binary Linter to check the security properties, and capabilities in executables.

Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_AUTHENTICODEMissing Authenticodehigh
CHECK_DLL_CHARACTERISTICSMissing dll Security Characteristics (FORCE_INTEGRITY)high
Reviews
IDCapabilitiesEvidence
AUTH_APIManipulates User AuthorizationADVAPI32.dll::ConvertSidToStringSidW
ADVAPI32.dll::ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptorW
SECURITY_BASE_APIUses Security Base APIADVAPI32.dll::GetTokenInformation
WIN32_PROCESS_APICan Create Process and ThreadsKERNEL32.dll::CreateProcessW
ADVAPI32.dll::OpenProcessToken
KERNEL32.dll::CloseHandle
WIN_BASE_APIUses Win Base APIKERNEL32.dll::TerminateProcess
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryExW
KERNEL32.dll::GetDriveTypeW
KERNEL32.dll::GetStartupInfoW
KERNEL32.dll::GetCommandLineW
KERNEL32.dll::GetCommandLineA
WIN_BASE_EXEC_APICan Execute other programsKERNEL32.dll::WriteConsoleW
KERNEL32.dll::ReadConsoleW
KERNEL32.dll::SetConsoleCtrlHandler
KERNEL32.dll::SetStdHandle
KERNEL32.dll::GetConsoleMode
KERNEL32.dll::GetConsoleOutputCP
WIN_BASE_IO_APICan Create FilesKERNEL32.dll::CreateDirectoryW
KERNEL32.dll::CreateFileW
KERNEL32.dll::DeleteFileW
KERNEL32.dll::FindFirstFileW
KERNEL32.dll::RemoveDirectoryW
KERNEL32.dll::SetDllDirectoryW
WIN_USER_APIPerforms GUI ActionsUSER32.dll::PeekMessageW
USER32.dll::CreateWindowExW

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