MalwareBazaar Database

You are currently viewing the MalwareBazaar entry for SHA256 d4d16e820f6ca79bf362d7bf90656c9a063658bfca57713658cd6253cc34e5d1. While MalwareBazaar tries to identify whether the sample provided is malicious or not, there is no guarantee that a sample in MalwareBazaar is malicious.

Database Entry



SilentNet


Vendor detections: 13


Intelligence 13 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: d4d16e820f6ca79bf362d7bf90656c9a063658bfca57713658cd6253cc34e5d1
SHA3-384 hash: c3ab854bfbdbab9033950d25ac44e7de56277402d0234375bf1676603bdeea29eb03163b67904b67965ece706b3d770f
SHA1 hash: 226d89e2a300032ca5b72b622a71579040e0af9b
MD5 hash: a0823dfc3073cb32be7c4ede5f17ed10
humanhash: queen-wyoming-august-item
File name:RUNFIRST.exe
Download: download sample
Signature SilentNet
File size:1'138'688 bytes
First seen:2026-07-10 10:09:54 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 73f461c771aef77ec43d53a0c54f0c8d (18 x SilentNet)
ssdeep 12288:TZ+OE4MmD6/Oyspc5EEBBBHGBgzGerwG7TvPqItNquB:Tcb4M06WpoPrwmTvP3f5
TLSH T1B8357C83EBA3C5D8C156C8B5534BF137F9627C8E4A157196ABC41E633E67B64E22CB00
TrID 51.9% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
16.1% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
15.9% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3)
15.9% (.EXE) DOS Executable (generic) (2000/1)
Magika pebin
Reporter burger
Tags:exe SilentNet

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
166
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
RUNFIRST.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-07-10 10:09:46 UTC
Tags:
etherhiding silentnet stealer python arch-exec arch-doc openssl tool arch-scr

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
DNS request
Connection attempt
Sending a custom TCP request
Launching a process
Creating a file
Moving a recently created file
Deleting a recently created file
Creating a process from a recently created file
Launching a service
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Running batch commands
Creating a process with a hidden window
Delayed reading of the file
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Query of malicious DNS domain
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
crypto reconnaissance
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x64
First seen:
2026-07-09T21:42:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-07-11T21:43:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Detections:
HEUR:Trojan.Win64.Convagent.gen HEUR:Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Magnar.gen NetTool.PythonUserAgent.HTTP.Download NetTool.PolygonRpc.HTTP.C&C NetTool.cURLGet.HTTP.C&C
Result
Threat name:
EtherHiding, MicroClip
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
rans.troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender
Allocates memory in foreign processes
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Creates a thread in another existing process (thread injection)
Drops PE files with benign system names
Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR)
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Queries sensitive video device information (via WMI, Win32_VideoController, often done to detect virtual machines)
Sigma detected: Powershell Base64 Encoded MpPreference Cmdlet
Sigma detected: Rare Remote Thread Creation By Uncommon Source Image
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Suspicious powershell command line found
Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
Writes many files with high entropy
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected EtherHiding
Yara detected MicroClip
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1940475 Sample: RUNFIRST.exe Startdate: 10/07/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 110 rpc-mainnet.matic.quiknode.pro 2->110 112 polygon-rpc.com 2->112 114 7 other IPs or domains 2->114 148 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->148 150 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->150 152 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->152 154 5 other signatures 2->154 10 RUNFIRST.exe 4 2->10         started        signatures3 process4 dnsIp5 116 rpc-mainnet.matic.quiknode.pro 132.145.155.63, 443, 49684 ORACLE-BMC-31898-OracleCorporationUS United States 10->116 118 polygon-rpc.com 198.178.224.35, 443, 49683, 49724 LATITUDE-SH-LatitudeshUS United States 10->118 158 Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR) 10->158 14 python.exe 10->14         started        19 python.exe 10->19         started        21 python.exe 1088 10->21         started        23 6 other processes 10->23 signatures6 process7 dnsIp8 120 150.136.141.142, 443, 49725 ORACLE-BMC-31898-OracleCorporationUS United States 14->120 122 151.101.0.223, 443, 49727, 49747 FASTLY-FastlyIncUS Canada 14->122 92 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\python.exe, PE32+ 14->92 dropped 102 36 other files (3 malicious) 14->102 dropped 136 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 14->136 138 Writes to foreign memory regions 14->138 140 Allocates memory in foreign processes 14->140 142 Creates a thread in another existing process (thread injection) 14->142 25 pip.exe 14->25         started        27 python.exe 14->27         started        31 python.exe 14->31         started        42 2 other processes 14->42 94 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\tmpqgtkaqxr, Zip 19->94 dropped 96 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\tmpok2wwcvf, Zip 19->96 dropped 98 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\tmpmybct5tj, Zip 19->98 dropped 104 563 other files (9 malicious) 19->104 dropped 34 conhost.exe 19->34         started        124 151.101.192.223, 443, 49708 FASTLY-FastlyIncUS Canada 21->124 126 pypi.org 151.101.64.223, 443, 49707, 49713 FASTLY-FastlyIncUS Canada 21->126 106 381 other files (none is malicious) 21->106 dropped 144 Queries sensitive video device information (via WMI, Win32_VideoController, often done to detect virtual machines) 21->144 146 Writes many files with high entropy 21->146 36 conhost.exe 21->36         started        128 dualstack.python.map.fastly.net 151.101.128.223, 443, 49687 FASTLY-FastlyIncUS Canada 23->128 130 dualstack.c.ssl.global.fastly.net 151.101.192.175, 443, 49695, 49730 FASTLY-FastlyIncUS Canada 23->130 132 2 other IPs or domains 23->132 100 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\python.exe, PE32+ 23->100 dropped 108 33 other files (2 malicious) 23->108 dropped 38 conhost.exe 23->38         started        40 conhost.exe 23->40         started        44 4 other processes 23->44 file9 signatures10 process11 dnsIp12 46 python.exe 25->46         started        49 conhost.exe 25->49         started        68 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\pip3.exe, PE32+ 27->68 dropped 70 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\pip3.12.exe, PE32+ 27->70 dropped 72 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\pip.exe, PE32+ 27->72 dropped 80 378 other files (none is malicious) 27->80 dropped 160 Suspicious powershell command line found 27->160 162 Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender 27->162 164 Drops PE files with benign system names 27->164 51 conhost.exe 27->51         started        53 cmd.exe 27->53         started        134 104.16.248.249 CLOUDFLARENET-CloudflareIncUS Canada 31->134 74 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\stdole.py, Python 31->74 dropped 76 _78530B68_61F9_11D...A024580902_0_1_0.py, Python 31->76 dropped 78 _56A868B0_0AD4_11C...20AF0BA770_0_1_0.py, Python 31->78 dropped 82 3 other files (none is malicious) 31->82 dropped 55 powershell.exe 31->55         started        58 powershell.exe 31->58         started        60 conhost.exe 31->60         started        62 conhost.exe 42->62         started        file13 signatures14 process15 file16 84 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\mss.exe, PE32+ 46->84 dropped 86 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\numpy-config.exe, PE32+ 46->86 dropped 88 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\idna.exe, PE32+ 46->88 dropped 90 449 other files (none is malicious) 46->90 dropped 156 Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module 55->156 64 conhost.exe 55->64         started        66 conhost.exe 58->66         started        signatures17 process18
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 64 Exe x64
Threat name:
Win64.Trojan.Convagent
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-07-10 10:10:10 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Exe)
AV detection:
26 of 38 (68.42%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:xmrig defense_evasion discovery execution miner persistence privilege_escalation spyware stealer
Behaviour
Checks processor information in registry
Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
Browser Information Discovery
Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Drops file in Windows directory
Drops file in System32 directory
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Modifies Windows Firewall
XMRig Miner payload
Family: xmrig
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
d4d16e820f6ca79bf362d7bf90656c9a063658bfca57713658cd6253cc34e5d1
MD5 hash:
a0823dfc3073cb32be7c4ede5f17ed10
SHA1 hash:
226d89e2a300032ca5b72b622a71579040e0af9b
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

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:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
Rule name:RIPEMD160_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for RIPEMD-160 constants
Rule name:SHA1_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA1 constants
Rule name:SHA512_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA384/SHA512 constants
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.

File information


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

Comments