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Database Entry



ValleyRAT


Vendor detections: 17


Intelligence 17 IOCs 1 YARA 21 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: c16ba051fe48b6f157f2bd2fe580ded19982122b56b55b1342163f064db7dedb
SHA3-384 hash: cc5ee9e94639c784af810870da9a4a8f261df71f5907c080024085af050c667df4eef1a82ff1e54a1b352d10639e3884
SHA1 hash: d0fd5e826a955ae81af66f6266870497919b62bb
MD5 hash: 24842bbb42ed31096ea5bc27189b1b9a
humanhash: oxygen-high-michigan-montana
File name:c16ba051fe48b6f157f2bd2fe580ded19982122b56b55.exe
Download: download sample
Signature ValleyRAT
File size:538'112 bytes
First seen:2025-10-21 02:40:12 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 02e48d68f6ecdd5e746e392c3513bbbd (5 x ValleyRAT)
ssdeep 6144:ZCs3DkYlzQmcjoNwgvZjuUIKmrOwgw+xQol0XAD35m0ampO83rvdcVA:I0kY2LjoeuuUQqdjeKQG5+YV
TLSH T1E3B46C16B3E800F9E9778239C953890AEB737C550720DB9F17A4466A6F237D0AD3E721
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
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:exe RAT ValleyRAT


Avatar
abuse_ch
ValleyRAT C2:
43.163.98.67:6666

Indicators Of Compromise (IOCs)


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

IOCThreatFox Reference
43.163.98.67:6666 https://threatfox.abuse.ch/ioc/1618872/

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
121
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
c16ba051fe48b6f157f2bd2fe580ded19982122b56b55b1342163f064db7dedb.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-10-21 02:21:47 UTC
Tags:
valley rat

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Tags:
emotet cobalt farfli
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Sending a custom TCP request
Launching a process
Creating a process with a hidden window
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a file
Creating a window
Enabling autorun with the standard Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run registry branch
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug anti-vm evasive eventvwr exploit explorer farfli fingerprint hacktool lolbin microsoft_visual_cc msconfig uacme unsafe valleyrat wsreset zusy
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x64
First seen:
2025-10-20T11:49:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-10-20T12:17:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Injector.sb Trojan.Win32.Inject.sb Trojan.Win32.Agent.sb Backdoor.Win32.Androm Backdoor.Win32.Agent.sb MEM:Trojan.Win64.Shellcode.gen Backdoor.Agent.TCP.C&C HEUR:Backdoor.Win32.Farfli.gen Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Injector
Result
Threat name:
UACMe, ValleyRAT
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Allocates memory in foreign processes
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
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
Creates a thread in another existing process (thread injection)
Found evasive API chain (may stop execution after checking mutex)
Found malware configuration
Found stalling execution ending in API Sleep call
Hijacks the control flow in another process
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample is not signed and drops a device driver
Sigma detected: Suspect Svchost Activity
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Tries to detect sandboxes / dynamic malware analysis system (QueryWinSAT)
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected UAC Bypass using CMSTP
Yara detected UACMe UAC Bypass tool
Yara detected ValleyRAT
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
6 match(es)
Tags:
.Net Executable PDB Path PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 64 Exe x64
Threat name:
Win64.Trojan.ValleyRat
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-10-20 20:20:07 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Exe)
Extracted files:
7
AV detection:
22 of 24 (91.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
valleyrat_s2
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:valleyrat_s2 persistence ransomware
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Adds Run key to start application
Enumerates connected drives
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
43.163.98.67:6666
127.0.0.1:80
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:cobalt_strike_tmp01925d3f
Author:The DFIR Report
Description:files - file ~tmp01925d3f.exe
Reference:https://thedfirreport.com
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:DebuggerCheck__QueryInfo
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:dgaagas
Author:Harshit
Description:Uses certutil.exe to download a file named test.txt
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:ICMLuaUtil_UACMe_M41
Author:Marius 'f0wL' Genheimer <hello@dissectingmalwa.re>
Description:A Yara rule for UACMe Method 41 -> ICMLuaUtil Elevated COM interface
Reference:https://github.com/hfiref0x/UACME
Rule name:Indicator_MiniDumpWriteDump
Author:Obscurity Labs LLC
Description:Detects PE files and PowerShell scripts that use MiniDumpWriteDump either through direct imports or string references
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_UACBypass_CMSTPCOM
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects Windows exceutables bypassing UAC using CMSTP COM interfaces. MITRE (T1218.003)
Rule name:malware_shellcode_hash
Author:JPCERT/CC Incident Response Group
Description:detect shellcode api hash value
Rule name:MD5_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for MD5 constants
Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
Rule name:ThreadControl__Context
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:ValleyRAT
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects ValleyRAT
Rule name:Windows_Generic_Threat_3055c14a
Author:Elastic Security

File information


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