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Database Entry



ValleyRAT


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 16 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: cf90ad8eef1b73e674f5dbbc12f8bbc4ee0ebc2b9485ddf5ef3cf5ce863f5333
SHA3-384 hash: 26c9fe933d27ac8bad74404ebace8e6564402f83fbc952e2d7e1140d3c9bef545013982ec702809462d3de9f78d500a6
SHA1 hash: 3243fb84a11143e574696e23eb114b4467275c35
MD5 hash: dcd580118706ee497e645311915996b0
humanhash: butter-kitten-foxtrot-delaware
File name:ZillberReleyHost.exe
Download: download sample
Signature ValleyRAT
File size:30'413'728 bytes
First seen:2026-10-09 03:24:25 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
imphash 230a8cb70f5fc6f4574e4c22b6277a01 (1 x ValleyRAT)
ssdeep 786432:CguB4HZNU3SCPSqcvJj5xRD5znOQTlfwuUeRADS3:1uSZeCOg/5znlTlfwuLcW
TLSH T199672310EAD782B5C65127F905796ADEF4765E1C032418FBFFD92D0EA079BF484B02A2
TrID 21.4% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
21.2% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
16.3% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
14.6% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
6.6% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
Magika pebin
dhash icon 133b7b63634b5943 (3 x ValleyRAT)
Reporter Ling
Tags:exe SilverFox ValleyRAT


Avatar
CNGaoLing
SilverFox
IOC (IP 161.248.15.160:80)

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
259
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-10-09 03:33:06 UTC
Tags:
valleyrat rat silverfox winos

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
evasive microsoft_visual_cc overlay packed reconnaissance
Verdict:
Unknown
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-09-08T01:23:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-10-10T23:23:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Gathering data
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Ravartar
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-10-09 03:25:33 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
2
AV detection:
15 of 24 (62.50%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
valleyrat_s2
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:valleyrat_s2 backdoor discovery
Behaviour
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Family: ValleyRat
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
161.248.15.160:80
161.248.15.160:443
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: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:GenericGh0st
Author:Still
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: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:PE_Digital_Certificate
Author:albertzsigovits
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:ValleyRAT
Author:NDA0E
Description:Detects ValleyRAT
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:Windows_Generic_Threat_4b0b73ce
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:WinosStager
Author:YungBinary
Description:https://www.esentire.com/blog/winos4-0-online-module-staging-component-used-in-cleversoar-campaign
Rule name:WIN_Malware_ACRStealer_ForgeAuto_1084c837_Extrait
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects ACRStealer (pe, etat extrait)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_4286e0e1_Extrait
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (pe, etat extrait)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_598a7881_Extrait
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (pe, etat extrait)

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

ValleyRAT

Executable exe cf90ad8eef1b73e674f5dbbc12f8bbc4ee0ebc2b9485ddf5ef3cf5ce863f5333

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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