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Database Entry



Amadey


Vendor detections: 18


Intelligence 18 IOCs YARA 38 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: e218997cd7873f7721296a2856721c62829ee3a3a956360422c98f6424b39649
SHA3-384 hash: d491bb5d63fd3f2824639743461a7b41911d6ca6348e48344abeb8c82cc44e52c584c2ef590c3868fe26acdf25513504
SHA1 hash: 7c2c3626bfbc078b0bb5c1e0636d87ee66de8ed2
MD5 hash: bf1b74abaae20d0002ccb05f03de7a54
humanhash: april-bacon-monkey-fix
File name:file
Download: download sample
Signature Amadey
File size:496'128 bytes
First seen:2026-02-01 05:57:33 UTC
Last seen:2026-02-01 06:30:26 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 646167cce332c1c252cdcb1839e0cf48 (8'473 x RedLineStealer, 4'854 x Amadey, 290 x Smoke Loader)
ssdeep 6144:K+y+bnr+1p0yN90QEqIqHq7Lfdt3LmrXiQQRcrbtfc6sN+8UAsqFOqmu3Fe1uPxE:2MrRy90sK7rbhDc+6uhb8+DJXiQVK
Threatray 1 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T1DBB4020BE5E89031DC94877054F701C31A36FA912B5897A3678FED5A29B32F1B37522B
TrID 37.8% (.EXE) Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (31206/45/13)
20.0% (.EXE) Microsoft Visual C++ compiled executable (generic) (16529/12/5)
12.7% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
7.9% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
6.1% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
Magika pebin
Reporter Bitsight
Tags:Amadey dropped-by-gcleaner exe f LAB.file


Avatar
Bitsight
url: http://195.178.136.38/service

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
130
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Gathering data
Malware family:
redline
ID:
1
File name:
file
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-02-01 05:58:21 UTC
Tags:
auto redline stealer amadey botnet stealc vidar evasion uac loader quasar rat auto-reg salatstealer arch-doc credentialflusher neoreklami adware auto-sch gcleaner generic python rdp api-base64 kamasers udados xor-url upx purecrypter purelogs xmrig miner pastebin goproxy winring0-sys vuln-driver

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Tags:
autorun emotet delphi cobalt
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
adaptive-context amadey amadey anti-vm base64 CAB cmd explorer fingerprint installer installer installer-heuristic lolbin microsoft_visual_cc mikey netsh obfuscated packed packed packed rundll32 runonce schtasks sfx stealer unsafe vidar wmic
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-02-01T03:05:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-02-01T05:54:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
Trojan.Agentb.TCP.C&C Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Agent.sb Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Deyma.sb HEUR:Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Deyma.gen Trojan-Downloader.Agent.HTTP.C&C VHO:Trojan-PSW.Win32.Vidar.gen BSS:Trojan.Win32.Generic Trojan-PSW.Win32.Vidar.d Trojan-Downloader.Agent.TCP.C&C Trojan.Nymaim.HTTP.ServerRequest BSS:Exploit.Win32.Generic Trojan-PSW.Win32.Vidar.hev Trojan-PSW.Vidar.HTTP.C&C VHO:Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Convagent.gen Trojan-PSW.Lumma.HTTP.Download Trojan-Downloader.PsDownload.HTTP.C&C PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
5 match(es)
Tags:
.Net CAB:COMPRESSION:LZX Executable Managed .NET PDB Path PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout SOS: 0.35 Win 32 Exe x86
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Amadey
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-02-01 05:58:30 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
43
AV detection:
22 of 24 (91.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
Similar samples:
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:amadey family:gcleaner family:vidar botnet:fbf543 collection credential_access defense_evasion discovery execution installer loader miner persistence privilege_escalation pyinstaller spyware stealer trojan upx
Behaviour
Checks processor information in registry
Delays execution with timeout.exe
Enumerates system info in registry
GoLang User-Agent
Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
Modifies registry class
NTFS ADS
Runs net.exe
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of UnmapMainImage
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
outlook_office_path
outlook_win_path
Inno Setup is an open-source installation builder for Windows applications.
Browser Information Discovery
Detects Pyinstaller
Enumerates physical storage devices
Event Triggered Execution: Accessibility Features
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
System Time Discovery
Drops file in Program Files directory
Drops file in Windows directory
Launches sc.exe
Drops file in System32 directory
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
UPX packed file
Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
Accesses cryptocurrency files/wallets, possible credential harvesting
Adds Run key to start application
Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2
Looks up external IP address via web service
Obfuscated Files or Information: Command Obfuscation
ACProtect 1.3x - 1.4x DLL software
Checks BIOS information in registry
Checks computer location settings
Creates new service(s)
Cryptocurrency Miner
Executes dropped EXE
Indirect Command Execution
Loads dropped DLL
Reads WinSCP keys stored on the system
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Stops running service(s)
Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files
Badlisted process makes network request
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Downloads MZ/PE file
Amadey
Amadey family
Detects Amadey x86-bit Payload
Detects Vidar Stealer
GCleaner
Gcleaner family
Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess
UAC bypass
Vidar
Vidar family
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
http://94.154.35.25
185.156.73.98
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
e218997cd7873f7721296a2856721c62829ee3a3a956360422c98f6424b39649
MD5 hash:
bf1b74abaae20d0002ccb05f03de7a54
SHA1 hash:
7c2c3626bfbc078b0bb5c1e0636d87ee66de8ed2
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:Check_Debugger
Rule name:cobalt_strike_tmp01925d3f
Author:The DFIR Report
Description:files - file ~tmp01925d3f.exe
Reference:https://thedfirreport.com
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:DebuggerCheck__RemoteAPI
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerHiding__Active
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:detect_powershell
Author:daniyyell
Description:Detects suspicious PowerShell activity related to malware execution
Rule name:detect_Redline_Stealer
Author:Varp0s
Rule name:Detect_Zoom_Invite_malware_RAT_C2
Author:daniyyell
Description:Detects Zoom Invite Call Leading to Malware Hosted in Telegram C2
Rule name:dgaagas
Author:Harshit
Description:Uses certutil.exe to download a file named test.txt
Rule name:Disable_Defender
Author:iam-py-test
Description:Detect files disabling or modifying Windows Defender, Windows Firewall, or Microsoft Smartscreen
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_EXE_NoneWindowsUA
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects Windows executables referencing non-Windows User-Agents
Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
Rule name:ProgramLanguage_Rust
Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Application written in Rust programming language
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:Rustyloader_mem_loose
Author:James_inthe_box
Description:Corroded buerloader
Reference:https://app.any.run/tasks/83064edd-c7eb-4558-85e8-621db72b2a24
Rule name:SEH__vectored
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:SUSP_Scheduled_Tasks_Create_From_Susp_Dir
Author:SECUINFRA Falcon Team
Description:Detects a PowerShell Script that creates a Scheduled Task that runs from an suspicious directory
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_Oct19
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious single byte XORed keyword 'Mozilla/5.0' - it uses yara's XOR modifier and therefore cannot print the XOR key. You can use the CyberChef recipe linked in the reference field to brute force the used key.
Reference:https://gchq.github.io/CyberChef/#recipe=XOR_Brute_Force()
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_Mozilla_RID2DB4
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects suspicious XORed keyword - Mozilla/5.0
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_URL_In_EXE
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects an XORed URL in an executable
Reference:https://twitter.com/stvemillertime/status/1237035794973560834
Rule name:SUSP_XORed_URL_in_EXE_RID2E46
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects an XORed URL in an executable
Reference:https://twitter.com/stvemillertime/status/1237035794973560834
Rule name:Sus_CMD_Powershell_Usage
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:May Contain(Obfuscated or no) Powershell or CMD Command that can be abused by threat actor(can create FP)
Rule name:sus_pe_free_without_allocation
Author:Maxime THIEBAUT (@0xThiebaut)
Description:Detects an executable importing functions to free memory without importing allocation functions, often indicative of dynamic import resolution
Rule name:telebot_framework
Author:vietdx.mb
Rule name:ThreadControl__Context
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:upx_largefile
Author:k3nr9
Rule name:win_redline_wextract_hunting_oct_2023
Author:Matthew @ Embee_Research
Description:Detects wextract archives related to redline/amadey

File information


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Web download

Amadey

Executable exe e218997cd7873f7721296a2856721c62829ee3a3a956360422c98f6424b39649

(this sample)

  
Dropped by
Gcleaner
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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