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Database Entry



SalatStealer


Vendor detections: 16


Intelligence 16 IOCs YARA 46 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: aec7f7575c4108c9659dd78c89406812888f745a4956537942b5d364bb2fb3ad
SHA3-384 hash: 94e8189800655c290f9e17817b0f468f32c83d1cfaa4cc0ca868d41c292cc5ceca2204f82180fc03fdcce1afc453d80f
SHA1 hash: b96442d83b1b28c0057fb904db1f66694ec99f1a
MD5 hash: ca2b2b61eb7618e168ed949906ecfbbf
humanhash: beryllium-bacon-burger-skylark
File name:file
Download: download sample
Signature SalatStealer
File size:3'297'280 bytes
First seen:2026-01-22 21:30:19 UTC
Last seen:2026-01-22 23:16:28 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 6ed4f5f04d62b18d96b26d6db7c18840 (337 x SalatStealer, 78 x BitRAT, 42 x RedLineStealer)
ssdeep 98304:EVb4lWabUFZKQ/5SUZlCyzFGm2PVduV429Gg:U4lBb+K3Az18VdRKGg
TLSH T1BFE5339AC17A3251D654B83CFCAF1B60162EF7760B2F8A1136E56720319CBFB487513A
TrID 52.7% (.EXE) UPX compressed Win32 Executable (27066/9/6)
12.8% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
9.8% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
8.7% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
4.0% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
Magika pebin
Reporter Bitsight
Tags:dropped-by-amadey exe fbf543 SalatStealer UPX


Avatar
Bitsight
url: http://130.12.180.43/files/8249811944/aPQsYFI.exe
File size (compressed) :3'297'280 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :11'668'480 bytes
Format:win32/pe
Unpacked file: 1f5f5e58bbd953559b78a10231a23cb39bdaf5bd0311a5989b921cd3501b5878

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
14
# of downloads :
151
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
PEPacker
Details
PEPacker
a UPX version number and an unpacked binary
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
_aec7f7575c4108c9659dd78c89406812888f745a4956537942b5d364bb2fb3ad.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-01-22 21:32:56 UTC
Tags:
salatstealer stealer ms-smartcard susp-powershell upx golang

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
94.9%
Tags:
stration crypt
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-vm anti-vm crypto packed packed packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
WinGo/Agent_AGeneric.PN trojan
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-01-22T18:41:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-24T02:21:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
Trojan-PSW.Win32.Coins.sb Trojan-Banker.Win32.Agent.gen Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Agent.sb PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic Trojan-PSW.Win64.Salat.sb
Malware family:
SalatStealer
Verdict:
Malicious
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 32 Exe x86
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Vidar
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-22 21:30:55 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
28 of 38 (73.68%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
salatstealer
Similar samples:
Result
Malware family:
salatstealer
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:salatstealer credential_access discovery spyware stealer upx
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Drops file in Program Files 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
Salatstealer family
salatstealer
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
aec7f7575c4108c9659dd78c89406812888f745a4956537942b5d364bb2fb3ad
MD5 hash:
ca2b2b61eb7618e168ed949906ecfbbf
SHA1 hash:
b96442d83b1b28c0057fb904db1f66694ec99f1a
SH256 hash:
f128dfcfc3e7cbfee1725a1a162d615f76569db10971ae36d5b8533bd66e2396
MD5 hash:
c6e1a86adaf7a505693793b5a04c8d7a
SHA1 hash:
a67aa20aca3af6926760b2300922c52e2266db93
Detections:
INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_References_Browsers INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_SQLQuery_ConfidentialDataStore INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_Embedded_Crypto_Wallet_Browser_Extension_IDs
Malware family:
SalatStealer
Verdict:
Malicious
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:Base64_Encoded_Powershell_Directives
Rule name:command_and_control
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
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__QueryInfo
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerException__ConsoleCtrl
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerException__SetConsoleCtrl
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DetectEncryptedVariants
Author:Zinyth
Description:Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded
Rule name:DetectGoMethodSignatures
Author:Wyatt Tauber
Description:Detects Go method signatures in unpacked Go binaries
Rule name:Detect_Go_GOMAXPROCS
Author:Obscurity Labs LLC
Description:Detects Go binaries by the presence of runtime.GOMAXPROCS in the runtime metadata
Rule name:Detect_PowerShell_Obfuscation
Author:daniyyell
Description:Detects obfuscated PowerShell commands commonly used in malicious scripts.
Rule name:Disable_Defender
Author:iam-py-test
Description:Detect files disabling or modifying Windows Defender, Windows Firewall, or Microsoft Smartscreen
Rule name:FreddyBearDropper
Author:Dwarozh Hoshiar
Description:Freddy Bear Dropper is dropping a malware through base63 encoded powershell scrip.
Rule name:GoBinTest
Rule name:golang
Rule name:Golangmalware
Author:Dhanunjaya
Description:Malware in Golang
Rule name:golang_binary_string
Description:Golang strings present
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:Golang_Find_CSC846
Author:Ashar Siddiqui
Description:Find Go Signatuers
Rule name:Golang_Find_CSC846_Simple
Author:Ashar Siddiqui
Description:Find Go Signatuers
Rule name:grakate_stealer_nov_2021
Rule name:Heuristics_ChromeABE
Author:Still
Description:attempts to match instructions related to Chrome App-bound Encryption elevation service; possibly spotted amongst infostealers
Rule name:HiveRansomware
Author:Dhanunjaya
Description:Yara Rule To Detect Hive V4 Ransomware
Rule name:identity_golang
Author:Eric Yocam
Description:find Golang malware
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_Embedded_Crypto_Wallet_Browser_Extension_IDs
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detect binaries embedding considerable number of cryptocurrency wallet browser extension IDs.
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_References_Browsers
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects binaries (Windows and macOS) referencing many web browsers. Observed in information stealers.
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_SQLQuery_ConfidentialDataStore
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables containing SQL queries to confidential data stores. Observed in infostealers
Rule name:Macos_Infostealer_Wallets_8e469ea0
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:MD5_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for MD5 constants
Rule name:Multi_Generic_Threat_19854dc2
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:ProgramLanguage_Golang
Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Application written in Golang programming language
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:RIPEMD160_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for RIPEMD-160 constants
Rule name:Rooter
Author:Seth Hardy
Description:Rooter
Rule name:RooterStrings
Author:Seth Hardy
Description:Rooter Identifying Strings
Rule name:SEH__vectored
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:SHA1_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA1 constants
Rule name:SHA512_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA384/SHA512 constants
Rule name:Suspicious_Golang_Binary
Author:Tim Machac
Description:Triage: Golang-compiled binary with suspicious OS/persistence/network strings (not family-specific)
Rule name:suspicious_PEs
Author:txc
Description:This rule detected suspicious PE files, based on high entropy and low amount of imported DLLs. This behaviour indicates packed files or files, that hide their true intention.
Rule name:Suspicious_Process
Author:Security Research Team
Description:Suspicious process creation
Rule name:Sus_All_Windows_PE_Malware
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects Windows PE malware of all types, avoids non-executables like .html
Rule name:telebot_framework
Author:vietdx.mb
Rule name:ThreadControl__Context
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:UPXV200V290MarkusOberhumerLaszloMolnarJohnReiser
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:upx_largefile
Author:k3nr9
Rule name:vmdetect
Author:nex
Description:Possibly employs anti-virtualization techniques

File information


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Web download

SalatStealer

Executable exe aec7f7575c4108c9659dd78c89406812888f745a4956537942b5d364bb2fb3ad

(this sample)

  
Dropped by
Amadey
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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