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Database Entry



ValleyRAT


Vendor detections: 17


Intelligence 17 IOCs 1 YARA 15 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: b2d18d22f1aff68fc7fc03c56afa5c1be8fbd93d2f4caad1bff7dfec761b50f5
SHA3-384 hash: 3483904129ba08638d650a8bb9f67f163826b42df57e33fef6fae7ebfae2b82fa0f1839650a1a1753bdbe19c8bd482e9
SHA1 hash: 74b9de7394b90e8ec53fbcacbd93d735eca84089
MD5 hash: 37c96034fc004009ff73083b04ef9154
humanhash: venus-colorado-violet-princess
File name:b2d18d22f1aff68fc7fc03c56afa5c1be8fbd93d2f4ca.exe
Download: download sample
Signature ValleyRAT
File size:76'311 bytes
First seen:2026-07-08 11:40:15 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 1e81bbbd3c64d04e0cbd249a934e2ee7 (2 x ValleyRAT, 1 x Metasploit)
ssdeep 1536:ZYZIJ2b2yX/3s6hmEOZReAUI7dYVfJubZADdzhoWY:52tvc6hIrTZYVBuKNh9Y
TLSH T11A731A29B3A220FDC05AC17966D757B3EA73F83111316BAE0394DE761F94C906F6E620
TrID 45.6% (.EXE) Microsoft Visual C++ compiled executable (generic) (16529/12/5)
18.0% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
13.9% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
5.6% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
5.6% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
Magika pebin
dhash icon 38f4b2f0584971d3 (1 x ValleyRAT)
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:exe RAT ValleyRAT


Avatar
abuse_ch
ValleyRAT C2:
43.157.212.233:443

Indicators Of Compromise (IOCs)


Below is a list of indicators of compromise (IOCs) associated with this malware samples.

IOCThreatFox Reference
43.157.212.233:443 https://threatfox.abuse.ch/ioc/1700781/

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
208
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
b2d18d22f1aff68fc7fc03c56afa5c1be8fbd93d2f4caad1bff7dfec761b50f5.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-07-08 11:18:56 UTC
Tags:
n/a

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
94.9%
Tags:
obfuscated injection emotet obfusc
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Sending a custom TCP request
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a window
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
adaptive-context anti-debug crypto mingw overlay packed
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x64
First seen:
2026-07-08T08:34:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-07-08T11:04:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Detections:
Backdoor.Win32.Xkcp.a PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic Backdoor.Xkcp.TCP.ServerRequest Backdoor.Win32.Xkcp.dbh Backdoor.Agent.TCP.C&C Trojan.Win64.Kryplod.sb HEUR:Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Sheloader.gen VHO:Backdoor.Win32.Xkcp.dbh
Result
Threat name:
ValleyRAT
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Contains functionality to capture and log keystrokes
Contains functionality to inject code into remote processes
Contains functionality to inject threads in other processes
Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR)
Found evasive API chain (may stop execution after checking mutex)
Found malware configuration
Found stalling execution ending in API Sleep call
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Tries to detect sandboxes / dynamic malware analysis system (QueryWinSAT)
Unusual module load detection (module proxying)
Yara detected ValleyRAT
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Gathering data
Threat name:
Win64.Backdoor.ValleyRAT
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-07-08 11:19:09 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Exe)
Extracted files:
5
AV detection:
14 of 24 (58.33%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
valleyrat
Similar samples:
Result
Malware family:
valleyrat_s2
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:valleyrat_s2 adware backdoor persistence ransomware spyware
Behaviour
Checks SCSI registry key(s)
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
Modifies registry class
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
Uses Volume Shadow Copy WMI provider
Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
Enumerates connected drives
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
Detects ValleyRAT payload
Family: ValleyRat
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
43.157.212.233:443
43.157.212.233:442
43.157.212.233:80
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
b2d18d22f1aff68fc7fc03c56afa5c1be8fbd93d2f4caad1bff7dfec761b50f5
MD5 hash:
37c96034fc004009ff73083b04ef9154
SHA1 hash:
74b9de7394b90e8ec53fbcacbd93d735eca84089
Malware family:
ValleyRAT
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:Check_OutputDebugStringA_iat
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__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:Gh0stKCP
Author:Netresec
Description:Detects HP-Socket ARQ and KCP implementations, which are used in Gh0stKCP. Forked from @stvemillertime's KCP catchall rule.
Reference:https://netresec.com/?b=259a5af
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:malware_shellcode_hash
Author:JPCERT/CC Incident Response Group
Description:detect shellcode api hash value
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
Rule name:pe_no_import_table
Description:Detect pe file that no import table
Rule name:SEH__vectored
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:ThreadControl__Context
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
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/
Rule name:VECT_Ransomware
Author:Mustafa Bakhit
Description:Detects activity associated with VECT ransomware. This includes registry modifications and deletions, execution of system and defense-evasion commands, suspicious API usage, mutex creation, file and memory manipulation, ransomware note generation, anti-debugging and anti-analysis techniques, and embedded cryptographic constants (SHA256) characteristic of this malware family. Designed for threat intelligence and malware detection environments.
Rule name:WinosStager
Author:YungBinary
Description:https://www.esentire.com/blog/winos4-0-online-module-staging-component-used-in-cleversoar-campaign

File information


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