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Database Entry



DarkCloud


Vendor detections: 19


Intelligence 19 IOCs YARA 22 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: c5e1683a015a9b48ed1cfc4d133f0477dd1ad0be481cb18be360e035436d84b2
SHA3-384 hash: 5025529e52955deb62541babeabe9d68d1c3c7febf56d917bb2aed57a41149a5edf80528378c1a0f859815eab4c39ee3
SHA1 hash: 4b6f23167ab652d13ee53b2eb2626a5dffd7858c
MD5 hash: 5911fc272d06d32467ddbc4fb893f475
humanhash: zebra-carbon-sink-foxtrot
File name:Swift_Dekont2409225_pdf.exe
Download: download sample
Signature DarkCloud
File size:883'712 bytes
First seen:2025-09-25 07:45:46 UTC
Last seen:2025-10-09 14:45:28 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (48'652 x AgentTesla, 19'462 x Formbook, 12'204 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 12288:eMrXXYDwqraQwmwGDdw6qF9NB3/WJK3Ee/G2YBuqACTpC5l2ghPXuWSoABY59:jXDQAGDdwZP7WJKDyeZG459
Threatray 118 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T18915021023E8EB16D0B74BF04874C3B117796E99B522D30E8DD66CEF7D36B822609697
TrID 71.1% (.EXE) Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (73123/4/13)
10.2% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
6.3% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
4.3% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
2.0% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
Magika pebin
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:DarkCloud exe geo TUR

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
132
Origin country :
SE SE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
Swift_Dekont2409225_pdf.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-09-25 08:11:10 UTC
Tags:
evasion stealer telegram auto-reg

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
94.9%
Tags:
underscore extens shell hype
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a window
Creating a process with a hidden window
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process
Restart of the analyzed sample
Creating a file
Сreating synchronization primitives
DNS request
Connection attempt
Sending an HTTP GET request
Creating a file in the %AppData% subdirectories
Reading critical registry keys
Stealing user critical data
Setting a single autorun event
Adding an exclusion to Microsoft Defender
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade obfuscated packed packed packer_detected
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2025-09-24T08:31:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-09-24T08:31:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Result
Threat name:
DarkCloud
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
.NET source code contains method to dynamically call methods (often used by packers)
.NET source code contains potential unpacker
Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender
Found malware configuration
Initial sample is a PE file and has a suspicious name
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sigma detected: Powershell Base64 Encoded MpPreference Cmdlet
Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
Tries to harvest and steal Putty / WinSCP information (sessions, passwords, etc)
Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access)
Yara detected AntiVM3
Yara detected DarkCloud
Yara detected Telegram RAT
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1783793 Sample: Swift_Dekont2409225_pdf.exe Startdate: 25/09/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 55 Found malware configuration 2->55 57 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->57 59 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->59 61 8 other signatures 2->61 8 Swift_Dekont2409225_pdf.exe 4 2->8         started        12 cholecystoileostomy.exe 2->12         started        14 cholecystoileostomy.exe 3 2->14         started        process3 file4 49 C:\Users\...\Swift_Dekont2409225_pdf.exe.log, ASCII 8->49 dropped 71 Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender 8->71 73 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 8->73 16 Swift_Dekont2409225_pdf.exe 2 53 8->16         started        21 powershell.exe 23 8->21         started        23 cholecystoileostomy.exe 12->23         started        25 cholecystoileostomy.exe 12->25         started        27 cholecystoileostomy.exe 12->27         started        75 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 14->75 29 cholecystoileostomy.exe 42 14->29         started        signatures5 process6 dnsIp7 51 149.154.167.220 TELEGRAMRU United Kingdom 16->51 53 162.55.60.2 ACPCA United States 16->53 47 C:\Users\user\...\cholecystoileostomy.exe, PE32 16->47 dropped 31 taskkill.exe 1 16->31         started        63 Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module 21->63 33 conhost.exe 21->33         started        35 WmiPrvSE.exe 21->35         started        65 Tries to harvest and steal Putty / WinSCP information (sessions, passwords, etc) 23->65 67 Tries to steal Mail credentials (via file / registry access) 23->67 69 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 23->69 37 taskkill.exe 23->37         started        39 taskkill.exe 29->39         started        file8 signatures9 process10 process11 41 conhost.exe 31->41         started        43 conhost.exe 37->43         started        45 conhost.exe 39->45         started       
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
10 match(es)
Tags:
.Net Executable Managed .NET PDB Path PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout SOS: 0.16 Win 32 Exe x86
Threat name:
ByteCode-MSIL.Spyware.Negasteal
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-09-25 07:49:38 UTC
File Type:
PE (.Net Exe)
Extracted files:
33
AV detection:
21 of 24 (87.50%)
Threat level:
  2/5
Result
Malware family:
darkcloud
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:darkcloud defense_evasion discovery execution persistence spyware stealer
Behaviour
Kills process with taskkill
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Adds Run key to start application
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Reads WinSCP keys stored on the system
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
DarkCloud
Darkcloud family
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
https://api.telegram.org/bot8357633354:AAGq0cLjfN_CMM-Ydw9c1Qw94JQpPrYiHBI/sendMessage?chat_id=1585465694
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
DarkCloud
YARA:
n/a
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
c5e1683a015a9b48ed1cfc4d133f0477dd1ad0be481cb18be360e035436d84b2
MD5 hash:
5911fc272d06d32467ddbc4fb893f475
SHA1 hash:
4b6f23167ab652d13ee53b2eb2626a5dffd7858c
SH256 hash:
05e3acc42d0211ede81ad89b7322b7662af5a10f86e451fbc13bc32b0dc73e3f
MD5 hash:
2355946ffc13fc71f6faaef5047ff5fe
SHA1 hash:
01792e973140ec93a8ba43081fe7b5bc528590be
Detections:
darkcloudstealer INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_References_Browsers INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_References_Confidential_Data_Store INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_References_Messaging_Clients INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_SQLQuery_ConfidentialDataStore INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_TelegramChatBot INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_CC_Regex MALWARE_Win_A310Logger MALWARE_Win_DarkCloud
SH256 hash:
fb67599c29eab3d61502f9f8d8ab63c84c9cd3eec0801f3b0f2a4ae4ccb0397d
MD5 hash:
03162d61f59b5b6ed11901df7fe37417
SHA1 hash:
4d8bc51f0f59e479c1a341580bdbc6a389965077
Detections:
SUSP_OBF_NET_ConfuserEx_Name_Pattern_Jan24 SUSP_OBF_NET_Reactor_Indicators_Jan24
SH256 hash:
cdb8ac92c7a341ee1ead563bf7b48a244d580acfb30704043b6d4b24ea5ccf09
MD5 hash:
07ca79c30cd50df8c68d115eebd52475
SHA1 hash:
a70c058086cd6156059b9947aee5bcd3f75f3336
Malware family:
DarkCloud
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:CP_AllMal_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:CrossPlatform All Malwares Detector: Detect PE, ELF, Mach-O, scripts, archives; overlay, obfuscation, encryption, spoofing, hiding, high entropy, network communication
Rule name:darkcloud_stealer
Author:Michelle Khalil
Description:This rule detects unpacked darkcloud malware samples.
Rule name:DetectEncryptedVariants
Author:Zinyth
Description:Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded
Rule name:FreddyBearDropper
Author:Dwarozh Hoshiar
Description:Freddy Bear Dropper is dropping a malware through base63 encoded powershell scrip.
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_CC_Regex
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables referencing credit card regular expressions
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_References_Confidential_Data_Store
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables referencing many confidential data stores found in browsers, mail clients, cryptocurreny wallets, etc. Observed in information stealers
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_References_Messaging_Clients
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables referencing many email and collaboration clients. 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:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_TelegramChatBot
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables using Telegram Chat Bot
Rule name:MALWARE_Win_A310Logger
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects A310Logger
Rule name:MALWARE_Win_DarkCloud
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects DarkCloud infostealer
Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:pe_imphash
Rule name:ProtectSharewareV11eCompservCMS
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:RIPEMD160_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for RIPEMD-160 constants
Rule name:SEH__vba
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:SHA1_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA1 constants
Rule name:Skystars_Malware_Imphash
Author:Skystars LightDefender
Description:imphash
Rule name:telegram_bot_api
Author:rectifyq
Description:Detects file containing Telegram Bot API
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_DarkCloud_9905abce
Author:Elastic Security

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