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Database Entry



Threat unknown


Vendor detections: 11


Intelligence 11 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: ef248ad8adae87f3218b7a1021e9ce63dfc75c292f7d3a3eece675c221c3f520
SHA3-384 hash: 8712f1b853f15257cdb2337d0c008f2bc68e03cb4f63bb544c24ff96184eafaceae22b447e62c07698ad8e1dd688e0ee
SHA1 hash: 4b683a1a8aa55898ce3d527b8c7a0ba441103f90
MD5 hash: 427acb97be273133c87adeb7d3d28176
humanhash: video-orange-eight-mike
File name:427acb97be273133c87adeb7d3d28176.exe
Download: download sample
File size:9'728 bytes
First seen:2026-10-04 07:45:16 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
imphash f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (49'247 x AgentTesla, 20'518 x Formbook, 12'379 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 192:w2OD9bFqvj+3nNoPb3vNG8BoKaPyvkTYhJlNtUqvtvkbzdNtUqQ6ZapdZ:vOD9QvYNsNlaCkTYNNt/vVkb5Nt/ZZaB
TLSH T18B1259106DEF50DEF32707716BD9B6FB05AAF8B1151E62F870409A848B71AD0C862FB5
TrID 73.9% (.EXE) Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (73123/4/13)
6.6% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
6.6% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
4.5% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
2.0% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
Magika pebin
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:exe

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
191
Origin country :
SE SE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-10-04 07:56:45 UTC
Tags:
n/a

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

Behaviour
Launching a process
Creating a process with a hidden window
Creating a file
Сreating synchronization primitives
Connection attempt
Sending a custom TCP request
DNS request
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-09-19T13:03:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-09-19T13:27:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Result
Threat name:
n/a
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
evad
Score:
84 / 100
Signature
Bypasses PowerShell execution policy
Encrypted powershell cmdline option found
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Powershell connects to network
Sigma detected: Net WebClient Casing Anomalies
Sigma detected: Powershell Base64 Encoded MpPreference Cmdlet
Suspicious powershell command line found
Yara detected Powershell download and execute
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
11 match(es)
Tags:
.Net Executable Managed .NET PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout SOS: 0.20 Win 32 Exe x86
Threat name:
ByteCode-MSIL.Trojan.Heracles
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-09-19 17:56:23 UTC
File Type:
PE (.Net Exe)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
22 of 36 (61.11%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  8/10
Tags:
execution
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
Enumerates connected drives
Checks computer location settings
Badlisted process makes network request
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
ef248ad8adae87f3218b7a1021e9ce63dfc75c292f7d3a3eece675c221c3f520
MD5 hash:
427acb97be273133c87adeb7d3d28176
SHA1 hash:
4b683a1a8aa55898ce3d527b8c7a0ba441103f90
Detections:
DotNetPSDownloader
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:NETexecutableMicrosoft
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:pe_imphash
Rule name:Skystars_Malware_Imphash
Author:Skystars LightDefender
Description:imphash
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)

File information


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