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Database Entry



SilentNet


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 8 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: be5c7f038f46ab7635bb60979daa67838d32607b1a58b90caceac30c77eddf59
SHA3-384 hash: 80c64bdfce2b474f1a12199316c91c135d66a1efa8b46156b14a8b90ae8ba3a60833e6cb760efe826cc41b9cb714a587
SHA1 hash: 8e3b76acc8d6220a80417cec55ddff12b84d0a9d
MD5 hash: cdc00a6dfb3a95c4bd5d84587a94d863
humanhash: mike-oxygen-georgia-muppet
File name:VapeClient.exe
Download: download sample
Signature SilentNet
File size:1'139'712 bytes
First seen:2026-10-28 15:08:53 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
imphash 73f461c771aef77ec43d53a0c54f0c8d (49 x SilentNet, 1 x CoinMiner)
ssdeep 12288:7bs/m0E54jwaFXGc8lEBBBHGBKq2IZwDPvfqItNqdg:7bOVE5ifGPRZwDvf3fd
TLSH T160357C83E7A385D8C116C9B5534BF137F9627C8E4B157197ABC41E633A67BA4E22CB00
TrID 51.9% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
16.1% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
15.9% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3)
15.9% (.EXE) DOS Executable (generic) (2000/1)
Magika pebin
Reporter wok
Tags:exe Python SilentNet

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
171
Origin country :
ES ES
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
https://vape-client-landing.netlify.app/downloads/VapeClient.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-10-28 15:07:27 UTC
Tags:
silentnet stealer python arch-exec arch-doc openssl tool

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.1%
Tags:
virus
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x64
First seen:
2026-10-25T10:44:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-10-29T11:04:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Result
Threat name:
EtherHiding
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
rans.troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender
Allocates memory in foreign processes
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Creates a thread in another existing process (thread injection)
Drops PE files with benign system names
Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR)
Found suspicious ZIP file
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Queries sensitive video device information (via WMI, Win32_VideoController, often done to detect virtual machines)
Sigma detected: Powershell Base64 Encoded MpPreference Cmdlet
Sigma detected: Rare Remote Thread Creation By Uncommon Source Image
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Suspicious powershell command line found
Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
Writes many files with high entropy
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected EtherHiding
Yara detected Python Keylogger
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1994099 Sample: VapeClient.exe Startdate: 28/10/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 115 thisisafalsepositive.st 2->115 117 rpc-mainnet.matic.quiknode.pro 2->117 119 7 other IPs or domains 2->119 153 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->153 155 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->155 157 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->157 159 6 other signatures 2->159 10 VapeClient.exe 4 2->10         started        signatures3 process4 dnsIp5 121 rpc-mainnet.matic.quiknode.pro 208.115.201.238, 443, 49699, 49735 LIMESTONENETWORKS-LimestoneNetworksIncUS Germany 10->121 123 polygon-rpc.com 198.178.224.35, 443, 49698, 49734 LATITUDE-SH-LatitudeshUS United States 10->123 161 Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR) 10->161 14 python.exe 10->14         started        19 python.exe 10->19         started        21 python.exe 1118 10->21         started        23 6 other processes 10->23 signatures6 process7 dnsIp8 125 151.101.64.175, 443, 49741 FASTLY-FastlyIncUS Canada 14->125 97 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\python.exe, PE32+ 14->97 dropped 107 36 other files (3 malicious) 14->107 dropped 141 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 14->141 143 Writes to foreign memory regions 14->143 145 Allocates memory in foreign processes 14->145 147 Creates a thread in another existing process (thread injection) 14->147 25 pip.exe 14->25         started        27 python.exe 14->27         started        31 python.exe 14->31         started        34 chrome.exe 14->34         started        127 151.101.64.223, 443, 49725 FASTLY-FastlyIncUS Canada 19->127 99 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\tmpvg4twyet, Zip 19->99 dropped 101 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\tmpsr9biod5, Zip 19->101 dropped 103 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\tmpb6rrn0u6, Zip 19->103 dropped 109 517 other files (9 malicious) 19->109 dropped 36 conhost.exe 19->36         started        129 pypi.org 151.101.192.223, 443, 49718, 49719 FASTLY-FastlyIncUS Canada 21->129 111 393 other files (none is malicious) 21->111 dropped 149 Queries sensitive video device information (via WMI, Win32_VideoController, often done to detect virtual machines) 21->149 151 Writes many files with high entropy 21->151 42 2 other processes 21->42 131 thisisafalsepositive.st 185.178.208.191, 443, 49722, 49729 DDOS-GUARDRU Russia 23->131 133 dualstack.c.ssl.global.fastly.net 151.101.128.175, 443, 49707 FASTLY-FastlyIncUS Canada 23->133 135 2 other IPs or domains 23->135 105 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\python.exe, PE32+ 23->105 dropped 113 33 other files (2 malicious) 23->113 dropped 38 conhost.exe 23->38         started        40 conhost.exe 23->40         started        44 4 other processes 23->44 file9 signatures10 process11 dnsIp12 46 python.exe 25->46         started        49 conhost.exe 25->49         started        73 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\pip3.exe, PE32+ 27->73 dropped 75 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\pip3.12.exe, PE32+ 27->75 dropped 77 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\pip.exe, PE32+ 27->77 dropped 85 390 other files (none is malicious) 27->85 dropped 163 Suspicious powershell command line found 27->163 165 Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender 27->165 167 Drops PE files with benign system names 27->167 51 conhost.exe 27->51         started        53 cmd.exe 27->53         started        137 64.130.32.46 TERASWITCH-TeraSwitchNetworksIncUS Germany 31->137 139 104.16.248.249 CLOUDFLARENET-CloudflareIncUS Canada 31->139 79 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\stdole.py, Python 31->79 dropped 81 _78530B68_61F9_11D...A024580902_0_1_0.py, Python 31->81 dropped 83 _56A868B0_0AD4_11C...20AF0BA770_0_1_0.py, Python 31->83 dropped 87 3 other files (none is malicious) 31->87 dropped 55 powershell.exe 31->55         started        57 powershell.exe 31->57         started        59 powershell.exe 31->59         started        61 3 other processes 31->61 file13 signatures14 process15 file16 89 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\mss.exe, PE32+ 46->89 dropped 91 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\numpy-config.exe, PE32+ 46->91 dropped 93 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\idna.exe, PE32+ 46->93 dropped 95 454 other files (none is malicious) 46->95 dropped 63 conhost.exe 55->63         started        65 conhost.exe 57->65         started        67 conhost.exe 59->67         started        69 conhost.exe 61->69         started        71 conhost.exe 61->71         started        process17
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 64 Exe x64
Threat name:
Win64.Trojan.Convagent
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-10-24 17:15:28 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Exe)
AV detection:
18 of 23 (78.26%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:xmrig defense_evasion discovery execution miner persistence privilege_escalation spyware stealer
Behaviour
Checks processor information in registry
Kills process with taskkill
Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
cURL User-Agent
Browser Information Discovery
Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
Executes a command shell one-liner
Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
Drops file in Windows directory
Drops file in System32 directory
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Modifies Windows Firewall
XMRig Miner payload
Family: xmrig
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
be5c7f038f46ab7635bb60979daa67838d32607b1a58b90caceac30c77eddf59
MD5 hash:
cdc00a6dfb3a95c4bd5d84587a94d863
SHA1 hash:
8e3b76acc8d6220a80417cec55ddff12b84d0a9d
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:exploit_any_poppopret
Author:Jeff White [karttoon@gmail.com] @noottrak
Description:Identify POP -> POP -> RET opcodes for quick ROP Gadget creation in target binaries.
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
Rule name:RIPEMD160_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for RIPEMD-160 constants
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:SilentNet_Nuitka_Stage
Author:GhostTypes
Description:SilentNet exe/bin channel, two lanes: (A) Zig AppHost downloader - std.http client with custom UA template plus registry/env/process import combo and Zig .CRT/.tls section pair; (B) Nuitka-Commercial DataHiding pyd stage - DLL whose RT_RCDATA#3 blob declares a size ending exactly 24 bytes before the resource end (the MD5-digest trailer of the commercial blob framing; stock Nuitka has no trailer, onefile builds have no RCDATA)
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:WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_3ee43008
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (pe, etat binaire)

File information


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Web download

SilentNet

Executable exe be5c7f038f46ab7635bb60979daa67838d32607b1a58b90caceac30c77eddf59

(this sample)

  
Dropping
SilentNet
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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