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Database Entry



SalatStealer


Vendor detections: 14


Intelligence 14 IOCs YARA 63 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: e457fab4be7dd77e4b401e726b86008afab05bb3420d42bc2fae30fc74f6420d
SHA3-384 hash: 3cac1d900307fd8e1a09d368edf0e380319bd4a16f261a0190d56a3adafaea7a4f8eb853a64746164a7e3e40c3d09ec6
SHA1 hash: 1d174fe73ec2e2e222d9cf44eac12cd296a347ce
MD5 hash: 2618a5b36c6dcb8fb08622e62a8ddec1
humanhash: nebraska-ack-beer-magnesium
File name:file
Download: download sample
Signature SalatStealer
File size:10'102'784 bytes
First seen:2026-09-02 18:11:56 UTC
Last seen:2026-09-03 04:56:10 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash d42595b695fc008ef2c56aabd8efd68e (1'270 x Vidar, 328 x RemusStealer, 134 x Stealc)
ssdeep 98304:vvX+xcwNdFfNVYkhpXwNCFd9kg2ZuZHO8WhUZ1SguavB0R4oZ5Yw7aLSxFDZcR5d:vmz9NVphpgEFdOBSjVVUvfjOMmb
TLSH T1D9A6AE43EC9545E9C0AEE13186679252BB717C485B3127E32B90F3382F76BD0AEB9744
TrID 33.1% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
25.6% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
10.4% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
10.3% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
10.1% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3)
Magika pebin
Reporter Bitsight
Tags:a dropped-by-gcleaner exe MIX8.file SalatStealer


Avatar
Bitsight
url: http://91.92.242.236/service

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
7
# of downloads :
167
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-09-02 18:34:05 UTC
Tags:
salatstealer stealer golang upx susp-powershell ms-smartcard

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

Behaviour
Creating a file
Creating a process from a recently created file
Creating a process with a hidden window
Сreating synchronization primitives
DNS request
Sending a UDP request
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Creating a file in the Program Files subdirectories
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-vm base64 crypto expand golang lolbin packed
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x64
First seen:
2026-09-02T16:13:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-09-03T14:48:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Verdict:
Vidar
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable Go Loader (Factory-v3) PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout T1027 T1055 Vidar Win 64 Exe x64
Threat name:
Win64.Trojan.StealC
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-09-02 18:12:38 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Exe)
AV detection:
12 of 24 (50.00%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
salatstealer
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:salatstealer credential_access discovery spyware stealer upx
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Drops file in Program Files directory
UPX packed file
Accesses cryptocurrency files/wallets, possible credential harvesting
Executes dropped EXE
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files
Detect SalatStealer payload
Family: salatstealer
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
e457fab4be7dd77e4b401e726b86008afab05bb3420d42bc2fae30fc74f6420d
MD5 hash:
2618a5b36c6dcb8fb08622e62a8ddec1
SHA1 hash:
1d174fe73ec2e2e222d9cf44eac12cd296a347ce
Malware family:
SalatStealer
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:Base64_Encoded_Powershell_Directives
Rule name:command_and_control
Author:CD_R0M_
Description:This rule searches for common strings found by malware using C2. Based on a sample used by a Ransomware group
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:DebuggerException__ConsoleCtrl
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerException__SetConsoleCtrl
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:DetectGoMethodSignatures
Author:Wyatt Tauber
Description:Detects Go method signatures in unpacked Go binaries
Rule name:Detect_Go_GOMAXPROCS
Author:Obscurity Labs LLC
Description:Detects Go binaries by the presence of runtime.GOMAXPROCS in the runtime metadata
Rule name:Detect_PowerShell_Obfuscation
Author:daniyyell
Description:Detects obfuscated PowerShell commands commonly used in malicious scripts.
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:Gentlemen_Ransomware_Binary
Author:Bedrock Safeguard Inc.
Description:Detects The Gentlemen ransomware binary (Go/Garble)
Reference:https://github.com/Bedrock-Safeguard/gentlemen-decryptor
Rule name:GoBinTest
Rule name:golang
Rule name:Golangmalware
Author:Dhanunjaya
Description:Malware in Golang
Rule name:golang_binary_string
Description:Golang strings present
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:golang_duffcopy_amd64
Rule name:Golang_Find_CSC846
Author:Ashar Siddiqui
Description:Find Go Signatuers
Rule name:Golang_Find_CSC846_Simple
Author:Ashar Siddiqui
Description:Find Go Signatuers
Rule name:grakate_stealer_nov_2021
Rule name:Heuristics_ChromeABE
Author:Still
Description:attempts to match instructions related to Chrome App-bound Encryption elevation service; possibly spotted amongst infostealers
Rule name:HiveRansomware
Author:Dhanunjaya
Description:Yara Rule To Detect Hive V4 Ransomware
Rule name:identity_golang
Author:Eric Yocam
Description:find Golang malware
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_Embedded_Crypto_Wallet_Browser_Extension_IDs
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detect binaries embedding considerable number of cryptocurrency wallet browser extension IDs.
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:Macos_Infostealer_Wallets_8e469ea0
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:MD5_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for MD5 constants
Rule name:Multi_Generic_Threat_19854dc2
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:ProgramLanguage_Golang
Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Application written in Golang programming language
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:RemusStealer_GoPayload
Author:burger
Description:Detects RemusStealer Go-compiled payload
Rule name:RIPEMD160_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for RIPEMD-160 constants
Rule name:Rooter
Author:Seth Hardy
Description:Rooter
Rule name:RooterStrings
Author:Seth Hardy
Description:Rooter Identifying Strings
Rule name:Salat
Author:kevoreilly
Description:Salat Payload
Rule name:SEH__vectored
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
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:Suspicious_Golang_Binary
Author:Tim Machac
Description:Triage: Golang-compiled binary with suspicious OS/persistence/network strings (not family-specific)
Rule name:Suspicious_Process
Author:Security Research Team
Description:Suspicious process creation
Rule name:Sus_All_Windows_PE_Malware
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects Windows PE malware of all types, avoids non-executables like .html
Rule name:telebot_framework
Author:vietdx.mb
Rule name:ThreadControl__Context
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:TH_AntiVM_MassHunt_Win_Malware_2026_CYFARE
Author:CYFARE
Description:Detects Windows malware employing anti-VM / anti-sandbox evasion techniques across VMware, VirtualBox, Hyper-V, QEMU, Xen, and generic sandbox environments
Reference:https://cyfare.net/
Rule name:UPX
Author:kevoreilly
Description:UPX Unpacker: dump on OEP (original entry point)
Rule name:UPXV200V290MarkusOberhumerLaszloMolnarJohnReiser
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:upx_largefile
Author:k3nr9
Rule name:vmdetect
Author:nex
Description:Possibly employs anti-virtualization techniques
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_SalatStealer_03d2a4ee
Author:Elastic Security

File information


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Web download

SalatStealer

Executable exe e457fab4be7dd77e4b401e726b86008afab05bb3420d42bc2fae30fc74f6420d

(this sample)

  
Dropped by
Gcleaner
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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