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Database Entry



RunningRAT


Vendor detections: 15


Intelligence 15 IOCs YARA 12 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: d68bd997fea85e2b9e2438e989397798ad214635dd4e43b733214876ac6fa19f
SHA3-384 hash: d828437d90729e216d5b5210393cedba475ea1c48ae5146ef02f6f30845863fc790c7373691c00a193d155a7d1d2154c
SHA1 hash: e132e1b5667f14a545166dbbf91a3a53c9afcd0c
MD5 hash: 4a88c4a8fd4ae358387fe70e97e93a1a
humanhash: december-don-neptune-speaker
File name:64.exe
Download: download sample
Signature RunningRAT
File size:114'688 bytes
First seen:2026-09-12 13:05:53 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 7e3107c64f6a7a76d8463e3f374f74af (18 x RunningRAT)
ssdeep 1536:vqEA70HzLJksPEOajozLElnqiO2odJ/tHi:vXTLJkQ7zAV3ytC
TLSH T109B3E542A3E02412E1AF3B74597513364A7D3C795F2582EFF2D5C58E1879AE0AEB070B
TrID 39.7% (.EXE) Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (31206/45/13)
21.0% (.EXE) Microsoft Visual C++ compiled executable (generic) (16529/12/5)
8.3% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
8.3% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
6.4% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
Magika pebin
dhash icon 5c1ca8ace458e832 (6 x RunningRAT, 1 x CoinMiner)
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:exe RAT RunningRAT

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
146
Origin country :
SE SE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
exe
Verdict:
Suspicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-09-12 13:09:29 UTC
Tags:
n/a

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-09-12T09:31:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-09-12T14:48:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Result
Threat name:
Gh0stCringe, RunningRAT
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
bank.troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Checks if browser processes are running
Creates a Windows Service pointing to an executable in C:\Windows
Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them
Found evasive API chain (may stop execution after checking mutex)
Found malware configuration
Found stalling execution ending in API Sleep call
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Performs DNS queries to domains with low reputation
Self deletion via cmd or bat file
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Uses ping.exe to check the status of other devices and networks
Uses ping.exe to sleep
Yara detected Gh0stCringe
Yara detected RunningRAT
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1972241 Sample: 64.exe Startdate: 12/09/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 31 mm.tgoodluck.xyz 2->31 33 tgoodluck.xyz 2->33 47 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->47 49 Found malware configuration 2->49 51 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->51 55 6 other signatures 2->55 8 64.exe 5 2 2->8         started        12 svchost.exe 1 2->12         started        14 svchost.exe 2->14         started        signatures3 53 Performs DNS queries to domains with low reputation 31->53 process4 file5 27 C:\Windows\SysWOW64\5963562.dll, PE32 8->27 dropped 57 Found evasive API chain (may stop execution after checking mutex) 8->57 59 Self deletion via cmd or bat file 8->59 61 Creates a Windows Service pointing to an executable in C:\Windows 8->61 16 cmd.exe 1 8->16         started        29 C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Simulation.exe, PE32 12->29 dropped 63 Drops executables to the windows directory (C:\Windows) and starts them 12->63 19 Simulation.exe 1 12->19         started        65 Checks if browser processes are running 14->65 signatures6 process7 dnsIp8 39 Uses ping.exe to sleep 16->39 41 Uses ping.exe to check the status of other devices and networks 16->41 22 PING.EXE 1 16->22         started        25 conhost.exe 16->25         started        35 tgoodluck.xyz 166.88.97.16, 49741, 8001 EVOXTSDNBHD-AS-APEvoxtSdnBhdMY Japan 19->35 43 Found stalling execution ending in API Sleep call 19->43 45 Checks if browser processes are running 19->45 signatures9 process10 dnsIp11 37 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 22->37
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 32 Exe x86
Threat name:
Win32.Backdoor.Venik
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-09-12 12:56:37 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
9
AV detection:
33 of 36 (91.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Gathering data
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
d68bd997fea85e2b9e2438e989397798ad214635dd4e43b733214876ac6fa19f
MD5 hash:
4a88c4a8fd4ae358387fe70e97e93a1a
SHA1 hash:
e132e1b5667f14a545166dbbf91a3a53c9afcd0c
Detections:
win_runningrat_w0
SH256 hash:
1e6ee2095c2f61c21e4f3de829804136122b209b97c88f02ff6a1f52b1a33a40
MD5 hash:
d223a2349409648ceafa8d428603adcf
SHA1 hash:
4e365466dab9dc42bf02c7392462ff7488a230c7
Detections:
win_younglotus_g0 MALWARE_Win_RunningRAT
Malware family:
GoldDragon
Verdict:
Malicious
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:CMD_Ping_Localhost
Rule name:FreddyBearDropper
Author:Dwarozh Hoshiar
Description:Freddy Bear Dropper is dropping a malware through base63 encoded powershell scrip.
Rule name:GoldDragon_RunningRAT
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects Running RAT from Gold Dragon report
Reference:https://goo.gl/rW1yvZ
Rule name:GoldDragon_RunningRAT_RID2F19
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects Running RAT from Gold Dragon report
Reference:https://goo.gl/rW1yvZ
Rule name:MALWARE_Win_RunningRAT
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects RunningRAT
Rule name:SUSP_Reverse_DOS_header
Author:SECUINFRA Falcon Team
Description:Detects an reversed DOS header
Rule name:Typical_Malware_String_Transforms
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects typical strings in a reversed or otherwise modified form
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:Typical_Malware_String_Transforms_RID3473
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects typical strings in a reversed or otherwise modified form
Reference:Internal Research
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:win_runningrat_w0
Author:Florian Roth
Rule name:ZxShell_Related_Malware_CN_Group_Jul17_1
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects a ZxShell related sample from a CN threat group
Reference:https://blogs.rsa.com/cat-phishing/
Rule name:ZxShell_Related_Malware_CN_Group_Jul17_1_RID3601
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects a ZxShell related sample from a CN threat group
Reference:https://blogs.rsa.com/cat-phishing/

File information


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

Web download

RunningRAT

Executable exe d68bd997fea85e2b9e2438e989397798ad214635dd4e43b733214876ac6fa19f

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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