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Database Entry



a310Logger


Vendor detections: 15


Intelligence 15 IOCs YARA 24 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: d38ef5cbcaca37040e9b629a5f9fc3179c171c80643808bd364f7312fdce236d
SHA3-384 hash: 0fd84bff3e6943f3f5e14c72831f2a51318e72585fcefc5890c767633b2bef8da06e7c8673522c24417b763793bba4ae
SHA1 hash: 99875fe82e30b86d8cf8e0240dd7006aef9ae973
MD5 hash: 982cbf273ff09d8feeb6696c9123cb5f
humanhash: friend-lima-zebra-ink
File name:Payment Advice.exe
Download: download sample
Signature a310Logger
File size:1'310'720 bytes
First seen:2026-03-09 14:44:03 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 1895460fffad9475fda0c84755ecfee1 (438 x Formbook, 138 x AgentTesla, 67 x a310Logger)
ssdeep 24576:G5EmXFtKaL4/oFe5T9yyXYfP1ijXdaqpQu/vjs/XNKt/pBD:GPVt/LZeJbInQRaqSuHjsPNKJ
Threatray 1'284 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T1F755CF027381C062FFAB92734B56F6115BBC79260123A62F13981D7AFE705B1563E7A3
TrID 29.5% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
22.8% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
20.3% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
9.1% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
9.0% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3)
Magika pebin
Reporter James_inthe_box
Tags:a310logger exe

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
130
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
AutoIt
Details
AutoIt
extracted scripts and files
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
Payment Advice.exe
Verdict:
No threats detected
Analysis date:
2026-03-09 14:46:48 UTC
Tags:
n/a

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.1%
Tags:
autoit emotet
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
Detections:
HEUR:Trojan.Script.Strab.gen Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Injector.sb VHO:Trojan.Win64.Injects.iaf Trojan.Win32.Inject.sb Trojan.Win64.Injects.iaf Trojan-PSW.Win32.DarkCloud.sb Trojan.Win32.Strab.sb PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic Trojan-Spy.Agent.SMTP.C&C Trojan-PSW.Win32.Stelega.sb Trojan.MSIL.Donut.sb Trojan-PSW.Win32.Stealer.sb Trojan.Win32.Agent.sb Backdoor.Win32.Androm.sb NetTool.PlainTextCredentials.SMTP.C&C
Gathering data
Threat name:
Win32.Malware.Heuristic
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-03-06 08:41:58 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
27
AV detection:
24 of 38 (63.16%)
Threat level:
  2/5
Result
Malware family:
darkcloud
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:darkcloud discovery persistence stealer
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Drops file in System32 directory
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Adds Run key to start application
Executes dropped EXE
DarkCloud
Darkcloud family
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
d38ef5cbcaca37040e9b629a5f9fc3179c171c80643808bd364f7312fdce236d
MD5 hash:
982cbf273ff09d8feeb6696c9123cb5f
SHA1 hash:
99875fe82e30b86d8cf8e0240dd7006aef9ae973
SH256 hash:
4ff1f0ed9795f7f3990891bd6cf7e3dd317de240958b6a4731606aa0c5d61220
MD5 hash:
c3fbc8c17b8cd7ca439510ef778a0114
SHA1 hash:
1a6afa791ac54abc7235db2e3d31eb15824f9d84
Detections:
darkcloudstealer INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_References_Browsers INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_SQLQuery_ConfidentialDataStore INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_TelegramChatBot MALWARE_Win_A310Logger MALWARE_Win_DarkCloud
SH256 hash:
3b75425895af4ae3186b36277553641e37ca1d620ae18d68e40d13351b54de6a
MD5 hash:
94d1531b52774dce52a89e33646d5b1d
SHA1 hash:
29bf887b025b97bd7a9e1e261852ba824234a625
Malware family:
DarkCloud
Verdict:
Malicious
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:AutoIT_Compiled
Author:@bartblaze
Description:Identifies compiled AutoIT script (as EXE). This rule by itself does NOT necessarily mean the detected file is malicious.
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:DarkCloud
Author:YungBinary
Description:https://x.com/YungBinary/status/1971585972912689643
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
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:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
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_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:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
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:telebot_framework
Author:vietdx.mb
Rule name:TelegramAPIMalware_PowerShell_EXE
Author:@polygonben
Description:Hunting for pwsh malware using Telegram for C2
Rule name:telegram_bot_api
Author:rectifyq
Description:Detects file containing Telegram Bot API
Rule name:TH_Generic_MassHunt_Win_Malware_2025_CYFARE
Author:CYFARE
Description:Generic Windows malware mass-hunt rule - 2025
Reference:https://cyfare.net/
Rule name:UPXV200V290MarkusOberhumerLaszloMolnarJohnReiser
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_DarkCloud_9905abce
Author:Elastic Security

File information


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