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SantaStealer


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 24 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: c8f181f5233d1cf0a2ccf4cb7335c6e8b7d4c7dc18ae32a73295d829e79197c7
SHA3-384 hash: cff0f21470f0eb7b5c4e6e623c55efc75bd3db85813b9a3b01e3944ee91f058175fddc3e895e0ebc20e46aa536c7bac7
SHA1 hash: e8f6b2fe2c5898f801e5a11f182391a0e7b7e2cb
MD5 hash: ff181fa7384dc9668a3e1ad7287e2c16
humanhash: salami-echo-hawaii-kentucky
File name:SecuriteInfo.com.Trojan.PWS.Stealer.44341.22444.23353
Download: download sample
Signature SantaStealer
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File size:4'546'560 bytes
First seen:2026-03-08 01:03:13 UTC
Last seen:2026-03-08 01:30:57 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 459038dd913bd7fa2746dd2acf101131 (15 x SantaStealer)
ssdeep 98304:xquSGhjAhbVjjfgT4MSUCXKcnO10IJbvShprgRdldLIrSC:xqunjAhpj0TLcnQ04bvS/qrs
TLSH T12C2633D932C3CE6ECC9BA4319EBB56B65ABD2804C0F9425417CFF694224BDC0095EED6
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
Reporter SecuriteInfoCom
Tags:exe SantaStealer

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
146
Origin country :
FR FR
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
teamviewer
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ID:
1
File name:
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/browse/
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-03-08 00:46:14 UTC
Tags:
loader github arch-exec arch-doc evasion stealer tightvnc rmm-tool teamviewer telegram
Link:
https://app.any.run/tasks/930412d2-f2f0-4109-b4ea-8c19b90a4652

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/56598/
Detection(s):
SecuriteInfo.com.Trojan.PWS.Stealer.44341.22444.23353.UNOFFICIAL
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Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=69accae1e41a5a099930bb12
Tags:
emotet cobalt lien
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug crypt crypto infostealer packed stealer unsafe
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/69accadad967dbda74f11c81/reports/f4fb2845-5c5e-4ce6-aa5c-503463cecf2c/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Win/malicious_confidence_90%
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/c8f181f5233d1cf0a2ccf4cb7335c6e8b7d4c7dc18ae32a73295d829e79197c7
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x64
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/c8f181f5233d1cf0a2ccf4cb7335c6e8b7d4c7dc18ae32a73295d829e79197c7/results?tab=lookup
Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/2027cdbd-551f-4763-917a-652a0f47da38
Score:
94%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
PE
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/c8f181f5233d1cf0a2ccf4cb7335c6e8b7d4c7dc18ae32a73295d829e79197c7
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 64 Exe x64
Link:
https://app.malva.re/file/ff181fa7384dc9668a3e1ad7287e2c16
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/c8f181f5233d1cf0a2ccf4cb7335c6e8b7d4c7dc18ae32a73295d829e79197c7/
Threat name:
Win64.Trojan.SantaStealer
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-03-07 20:41:11 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Exe)
AV detection:
25 of 38 (65.79%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=zdyyd5jdhuopbiwm6tfxgnog5c35jr64dcxdfjzssxmctz4rs7dq._file
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  8/10
Tags:
credential_access discovery spyware stealer
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/260308-bejj7adx3m/
Behaviour
Checks processor information in registry
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Browser Information Discovery
Accesses cryptocurrency files/wallets, possible credential harvesting
Checks installed software on the system
Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2
Looks up external IP address via web service
Checks computer location settings
Credentials from Password Stores: Windows Credential Manager
Executes dropped EXE
Reads user/profile data of local email clients
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Downloads MZ/PE file
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
c8f181f5233d1cf0a2ccf4cb7335c6e8b7d4c7dc18ae32a73295d829e79197c7
MD5 hash:
ff181fa7384dc9668a3e1ad7287e2c16
SHA1 hash:
e8f6b2fe2c5898f801e5a11f182391a0e7b7e2cb
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/b61ab0c5-710f-4efe-94fc-281dbf65c0e6/
Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://www.vmray.com/analyses/_mb/c8f181f5233d/report/overview.html
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Malicious File
Score:
1.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/c8f181f5233d1cf0a2ccf4cb7335c6e8b7d4c7dc18ae32a73295d829e79197c7

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:Check_OutputDebugStringA_iat
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Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
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Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DetectEncryptedVariants
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Author:Zinyth
Description:Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded
Rule name:FreddyBearDropper
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Author:Dwarozh Hoshiar
Description:Freddy Bear Dropper is dropping a malware through base63 encoded powershell scrip.
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
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Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:grakate_stealer_nov_2021
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Rule name:Heuristics_ChromeABE
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Author:Still
Description:attempts to match instructions related to Chrome App-bound Encryption elevation service; possibly spotted amongst infostealers
Rule name:HKTL_Meterpreter_inMemory
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Author:netbiosX, Florian Roth
Description:Detects Meterpreter in-memory
Reference:https://www.reddit.com/r/purpleteamsec/comments/hjux11/meterpreter_memory_indicators_detection_tooling/
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_Embedded_Crypto_Wallet_Browser_Extension_IDs
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Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detect binaries embedding considerable number of cryptocurrency wallet browser extension IDs.
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_Embedded_MFA_Browser_Extension_IDs
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Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detect binaries embedding considerable number of MFA browser extension IDs.
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_References_Browsers
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Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects binaries (Windows and macOS) referencing many web browsers. Observed in information stealers.
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_SQLQuery_ConfidentialDataStore
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Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables containing SQL queries to confidential data stores. Observed in infostealers
Rule name:Macos_Infostealer_Wallets_8e469ea0
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
Create hunting rule
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
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Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:ReflectiveLoader
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Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects a unspecified hack tool, crack or malware using a reflective loader - no hard match - further investigation recommended
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:SEH__vectored
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:telebot_framework
Create hunting rule
Author:vietdx.mb

File information

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Web download

SantaStealer

Executable exe c8f181f5233d1cf0a2ccf4cb7335c6e8b7d4c7dc18ae32a73295d829e79197c7

(this sample)

  
URLhaus
https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/3791334/
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download
Cape
Cape
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/56598/

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