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Database Entry
ValleyRAT
Vendor detections: 14
| SHA256 hash: | d16696ece5eb6833f6497b70a5bc894a32479a52f19b1f5dd49be5473f8d2ba5 |
|---|---|
| SHA3-384 hash: | 5578cbaa2537a7ca7ea2ecf1a673ebc1d487d41140e0547d04ebeda15dbf49e6a177cdfed82e874fb3b8f41f29560985 |
| SHA1 hash: | d6f688726227b0ea0bbf4ab6bb6a93b5c28a631a |
| MD5 hash: | 5a93ca1560e5e9689620887be0f110b1 |
| humanhash: | neptune-jupiter-muppet-speaker |
| File name: | 2026.exe |
| Download: | download sample |
| Signature | ValleyRAT |
| File size: | 440'832 bytes |
| First seen: | 2026-03-06 09:25:11 UTC |
| Last seen: | 2026-03-06 13:44:44 UTC |
| File type: |  exe |
| MIME type: | application/x-dosexec |
| imphash | a035ee702e8e6269a6c35195019f1c86 (1 x ValleyRAT) |
| ssdeep | 12288:F6I9oJimDwgjNZxxbmKjwp+2C3/7WNT4c2Ds07HZfmKCEPXAP3:F2JiXUN3gymOTo2sCHFLBXS3 |
| Threatray | 11 similar samples on MalwareBazaar |
| TLSH | T15494D01175D2C473E9B215300AF8DBB95A7DBC210B359AEBA7D4077E8F302C1A731A66 |
| TrID | 22.9% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2) 22.7% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2) 17.5% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1) 15.7% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1) 7.0% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13) |
| Magika | pebin |
| Reporter |  abuse_ch |
| Tags: | exe RAT ValleyRAT |
Indicators Of Compromise (IOCs)
Below is a list of indicators of compromise (IOCs) associated with this malware samples.
| IOC | ThreatFox Reference |
|---|---|
| 156.254.21.227:8888 | https://threatfox.abuse.ch/ioc/1760242/ |
Intelligence
File Origin
# of uploads :
3
# of downloads :
173
Origin country :
NLVendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
2026.exe
Verdict:
No threats detected
Analysis date:
2026-03-06 09:11:36 UTC
Tags:
n/a
Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Detection:
WinosStager
Verdict:
Clean
Score:
89.1%
Tags:
n/a
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-vm fingerprint microsoft_visual_cc packed
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Win/malicious_confidence_100%
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
Detections:
Trojan.Win32.Zenpak.sb HEUR:Backdoor.Win32.Farfli.gen
Verdict:
Malicious
Result
Threat name:
ValleyRAT
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Contain functionality to detect virtual machines
Contains functionality to inject code into remote processes
Found evasive API chain (may stop execution after checking mutex)
Found potential dummy code loops (likely to delay analysis)
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Queries memory information (via WMI often done to detect virtual machines)
Queries sensitive physical memory information (via WMI, Win32_PhysicalMemory, often done to detect virtual machines)
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Unusual module load detection (module proxying)
Yara detected ValleyRAT
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
PE
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PDB Path PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 32 Exe x86
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Family.VALLEYRAT_S2
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Egairtigado
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-03-06 09:11:41 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
AV detection:
19 of 37 (51.35%)
Threat level:
5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
valleyrat
Similar samples:
+ 1 additional samples on MalwareBazaar
Result
Malware family:
valleyrat_s2
Score:
10/10
Tags:
family:valleyrat_s2 backdoor discovery
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Enumerates connected drives
Detects ValleyRAT payload
ValleyRat
Valleyrat_s2 family
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
d16696ece5eb6833f6497b70a5bc894a32479a52f19b1f5dd49be5473f8d2ba5
MD5 hash:
5a93ca1560e5e9689620887be0f110b1
SHA1 hash:
d6f688726227b0ea0bbf4ab6bb6a93b5c28a631a
Malware family:
ValleyRAT
Verdict:
Malicious
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Malicious File
Score:
1.00
YARA Signatures
MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.
| Rule name: | cobalt_strike_tmp01925d3f |
|---|---|
| Author: | The DFIR Report |
| Description: | files - file ~tmp01925d3f.exe |
| Reference: | https://thedfirreport.com |
| Rule name: | DebuggerCheck__API |
|---|---|
| Reference: | https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara |
| Rule name: | golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Justin Cornwell |
| Description: | CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset |
File information
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