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Database Entry



ValleyRAT


Vendor detections: 16


Intelligence 16 IOCs 1 YARA 14 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: dcc0e2606f2881c371ae80d41f558fded4fc7723c15f458d067e6fb790da6829
SHA3-384 hash: ee4c86b68b15ed3c1337655fd864d3883cd7842afb0e45facf847c03338597575fad5816288701f355171a01f1099ac9
SHA1 hash: 0e973e1fe87713fd76ce6610f26452975f543ba8
MD5 hash: 1818d962f04bdafba255f0a2bdbc5385
humanhash: nine-mockingbird-colorado-papa
File name:1818d962f04bdafba255f0a2bdbc5385.exe
Download: download sample
Signature ValleyRAT
File size:1'100'288 bytes
First seen:2026-01-04 19:25:09 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 582292bd9ed48c1037a2ce70bd055916 (1 x ValleyRAT)
ssdeep 24576:s+uvkN9QuD+29NBjfLsKy+2dX2Uudjlpth9WvlsHNgl6:wKee+aJK+AX2UothKMa
Threatray 155 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T1DE3523552199EFEAF689D7F2753C5266AE0E1D324C7907084A8414B498FB3272F37B2C
TrID 63.5% (.EXE) UPX compressed Win64 Executable (70117/5/12)
24.5% (.EXE) UPX compressed Win32 Executable (27066/9/6)
4.5% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
1.8% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
1.8% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
Magika pebin
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:exe RAT UPX ValleyRAT


Avatar
abuse_ch
ValleyRAT C2:
8.136.41.104:3323

Indicators Of Compromise (IOCs)


Below is a list of indicators of compromise (IOCs) associated with this malware samples.

IOCThreatFox Reference
8.136.41.104:3323 https://threatfox.abuse.ch/ioc/1691027/
File size (compressed) :1'100'288 bytes
File size (de-compressed) :1'567'744 bytes
Format:win64/pe
Unpacked file: e07bffd9a54ba58df4b79b851075c714ec3e275805c47b891af8d5648db82081

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
130
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
PEPacker
Details
PEPacker
a UPX version number and an unpacked binary
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
_dcc0e2606f2881c371ae80d41f558fded4fc7723c15f458d067e6fb790da6829.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-01-04 19:26:44 UTC
Tags:
auto-reg donutloader loader valleyrat rat silverfox winos

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
95.7%
Tags:
emotet virus shell sage
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a file in the %AppData% subdirectories
Creating a process from a recently created file
Creating a process with a hidden window
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Сreating synchronization primitives
Running batch commands
Launching a process
Creating a file
Connection attempt
Sending a custom TCP request
DNS request
Creating a window
Enabling autorun with the standard Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run registry branch
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug krypt packed packed packed packed upx
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x64
First seen:
2026-01-01T18:38:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-01T20:45:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic Backdoor.Agent.TCP.C&C Trojan.Win32.HTA.atp
Result
Threat name:
DonutLoader, ValleyRAT
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Contains functionality to capture and log keystrokes
Contains functionality to check if a debugger is running (CheckRemoteDebuggerPresent)
Contains functionality to inject code into remote processes
Contains functionality to inject threads in other processes
Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR)
Found evasive API chain (may stop execution after checking mutex)
Found malware configuration
Found stalling execution ending in API Sleep call
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Tries to detect sandboxes / dynamic malware analysis system (QueryWinSAT)
Unusual module load detection (module proxying)
Uses ping.exe to check the status of other devices and networks
Uses ping.exe to sleep
Yara detected DonutLoader
Yara detected ValleyRAT
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1844501 Sample: fyIj38kU5R.exe Startdate: 04/01/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 44 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->44 46 Found malware configuration 2->46 48 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->48 50 6 other signatures 2->50 7 fyIj38kU5R.exe 8 2->7         started        10 2.exe 1 2->10         started        13 2.exe 1 2->13         started        process3 file4 28 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\WinStore.App.dll, PE32+ 7->28 dropped 30 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\PilotshubApp.dll, PE32+ 7->30 dropped 32 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\...\2.exe, PE32+ 7->32 dropped 34 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\...\1.exe, PE32+ 7->34 dropped 15 1.exe 7->15         started        17 cmd.exe 1 7->17         started        60 Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR) 10->60 signatures5 process6 signatures7 20 2.exe 4 15->20         started        40 Uses ping.exe to sleep 17->40 42 Uses ping.exe to check the status of other devices and networks 17->42 24 PING.EXE 1 17->24         started        26 conhost.exe 17->26         started        process8 dnsIp9 36 8.136.41.104, 3323, 49687, 49688 CNNIC-ALIBABA-CN-NET-APHangzhouAlibabaAdvertisingCoLtd Singapore 20->36 52 Found evasive API chain (may stop execution after checking mutex) 20->52 54 Found stalling execution ending in API Sleep call 20->54 56 Contains functionality to inject threads in other processes 20->56 58 6 other signatures 20->58 38 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 24->38 signatures10
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 64 Exe x64
Result
Malware family:
donutloader
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:donutloader discovery loader persistence upx
Behaviour
Runs ping.exe
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
UPX packed file
Adds Run key to start application
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Detects DonutLoader
DonutLoader
Donutloader family
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
dcc0e2606f2881c371ae80d41f558fded4fc7723c15f458d067e6fb790da6829
MD5 hash:
1818d962f04bdafba255f0a2bdbc5385
SHA1 hash:
0e973e1fe87713fd76ce6610f26452975f543ba8
SH256 hash:
e07bffd9a54ba58df4b79b851075c714ec3e275805c47b891af8d5648db82081
MD5 hash:
a3e4bf11f2bddb38fb43d0c6f1e794cf
SHA1 hash:
96ba336824213a381332a7f79d88e74bd549fde9
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:DebuggerCheck__QueryInfo
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:FreddyBearDropper
Author:Dwarozh Hoshiar
Description:Freddy Bear Dropper is dropping a malware through base63 encoded powershell scrip.
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:malware_shellcode_hash
Author:JPCERT/CC Incident Response Group
Description:detect shellcode api hash value
Rule name:MD5_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for MD5 constants
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
Rule name:SEH__vectored
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:ThreadControl__Context
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:upx_largefile
Author:k3nr9
Rule name:Windows_Generic_Threat_3055c14a
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_Winos_464b8a2e
Author:Elastic Security

File information


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ValleyRAT

Executable exe dcc0e2606f2881c371ae80d41f558fded4fc7723c15f458d067e6fb790da6829

(this sample)

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