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ACRStealer


Vendor detections: 14


Intelligence 14 IOCs YARA 25 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: f8a09b989de6f5f57a4a1666f1b0fb4d1b1175e624d35f9e3dd7805dc06ea52f
SHA3-384 hash: 31927a37bb0fbc28fa71260be5a9b98e8a25c8c361455027b2547e44bb8c5b112726f467d6abea94278aeb8a8f982acd
SHA1 hash: 646934b76c30d2ac8e5a48f7e1c4f9b13aa52678
MD5 hash: 4c8cdacf7e5ec0657c281ec2b107af86
humanhash: cardinal-quiet-pip-beer
File name:xqAAE.exe
Download: download sample
Signature ACRStealer
File size:3'396'440 bytes
First seen:2026-07-23 07:58:45 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 1aae8bf580c846f39c71c05898e57e88 (260 x LummaStealer, 132 x SalatStealer, 24 x ACRStealer)
ssdeep 49152:oBCoY4uf2DFUQs6ypVwF/McQG9iBnObQlkl5r4cfUH:WA4ufzBVS1iBllb
TLSH T1FDF55B11FDC785F6E503263195A762AF2738A9090F369B97EB503A7DEE732D11C32209
TrID 50.3% (.EXE) Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (31206/45/13)
10.6% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
10.5% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
8.1% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
7.2% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
Magika pebin
dhash icon f2f967b4f03443b0 (1 x RemusStealer, 1 x ACRStealer)
Reporter aachum
Tags:ACRStealer dist-eventgateway-cc exe signed unluckytool-com

Code Signing Certificate

Organisation:deluxe.com
Issuer:deluxe.com
Algorithm:sha256WithRSAEncryption
Valid from:2026-07-18T16:52:13Z
Valid to:2027-07-18T16:52:13Z
Serial number: 62afc54717b74df3
Thumbprint Algorithm:SHA256
Thumbprint: 6a8903747fe5d5e956c0b4e332749422846b84a28dfced42eefca5840b2c7221
Source:This information was brought to you by ReversingLabs A1000 Malware Analysis Platform


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iamaachum
https://gsmtoolpack.com/Setup.rar

ACRStealer C2: dist.eventgateway.cc

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
205
Origin country :
ES ES
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
ID:
1
File name:
https://bazaar.abuse.ch/browse/
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-07-23 07:57:17 UTC
Tags:
arch-exec auto gcleaner loader generic socks5systemz botnet backdoor python stealer vidar golang inno installer etherhiding delphi arch-scr susp-powershell pyinstaller

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

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Sending a custom TCP request
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
adaptive-context anti-vm base64 crypto evasive golang packed signed
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-07-18T18:01:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-07-25T00:36:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Result
Threat name:
ACR Stealer, GO Stealer, ZigClipper
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
AI detected suspicious PE / MSI digital signature
Allocates memory in foreign processes
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR)
Found many strings related to Crypto-Wallets (likely being stolen)
Found stalling execution ending in API Sleep call
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection)
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Performs DNS queries to domains with low reputation
Queries sensitive disk information (via WMI, Win32_DiskDrive, often done to detect virtual machines)
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces
Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
Tries to steal Crypto Currency Wallets
Unusual module load detection (module proxying)
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected ACR Stealer
Yara detected GO Stealer
Yara detected ZigClipper
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1947004 Sample: xqAAE.exe Startdate: 23/07/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 37 bsc.blockrazor.xyz 2->37 39 kffd3.vexlatech.cc 2->39 63 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->63 65 Antivirus detection for URL or domain 2->65 67 Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample 2->67 71 6 other signatures 2->71 8 xqAAE.exe 3 2->8         started        13 cmd.exe 2 2->13         started        signatures3 69 Performs DNS queries to domains with low reputation 37->69 process4 dnsIp5 41 dist.eventgateway.cc 172.67.201.79, 443, 49704, 49705 CLOUDFLARENET-CloudflareIncUS Canada 8->41 43 cehamilton.com 176.53.159.66, 443, 49727 ORACLE-BMC-31898-OracleCorporationUS Turkey 8->43 45 8.8.8.8, 443, 49703, 49726 GOOGLE-GoogleLLCUS United States 8->45 33 C:\Users\user\...\9wjgt2knrZlwz4mO.exe, PE32+ 8->33 dropped 73 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 8->73 75 Tries to steal Crypto Currency Wallets 8->75 77 Unusual module load detection (module proxying) 8->77 79 2 other signatures 8->79 15 9wjgt2knrZlwz4mO.exe 1 2 8->15         started        19 chrome.exe 8->19         started        21 9wjgt2knrZlwz4mO.exe 13->21         started        23 conhost.exe 13->23         started        file6 signatures7 process8 file9 35 C:\ProgramData\...\9wjgt2knrZlwz4mO.exe, PE32+ 15->35 dropped 51 Antivirus detection for dropped file 15->51 53 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 15->53 55 Writes to foreign memory regions 15->55 25 ServiceModelReg.exe 24 15->25         started        29 chrome.exe 19->29         started        57 Allocates memory in foreign processes 21->57 59 Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection) 21->59 61 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 21->61 31 ServiceModelReg.exe 21->31         started        signatures10 process11 dnsIp12 47 bsc.blockrazor.xyz 104.26.9.35, 443, 49730 CLOUDFLARENET-CloudflareIncUS Canada 25->47 81 Queries sensitive disk information (via WMI, Win32_DiskDrive, often done to detect virtual machines) 25->81 83 Found stalling execution ending in API Sleep call 25->83 85 Unusual module load detection (module proxying) 25->85 49 www.google.com 142.251.157.119, 443, 49723 GOOGLE-GoogleLLCUS United States 29->49 signatures13
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 32 Exe x86
Threat name:
Win32.Malware.Heuristic
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-07-23 07:58:37 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
7
AV detection:
20 of 38 (52.63%)
Threat level:
  2/5
Result
Malware family:
animateclipper
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:animateclipper clipper discovery persistence spyware stealer
Behaviour
Enumerates system info in registry
Modifies registry class
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Browser Information Discovery
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
System Time Discovery
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Accesses cryptocurrency files/wallets, possible credential harvesting
Adds Run key to start application
Checks installed software on the system
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Reads user/profile data of local email clients
Reads user/profile data of web browsers
Downloads MZ/PE file
Detects AnimateClipper
Family: AnimateClipper
Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
f8a09b989de6f5f57a4a1666f1b0fb4d1b1175e624d35f9e3dd7805dc06ea52f
MD5 hash:
4c8cdacf7e5ec0657c281ec2b107af86
SHA1 hash:
646934b76c30d2ac8e5a48f7e1c4f9b13aa52678
Malware family:
ACRStealer
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: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:DebuggerException__SetConsoleCtrl
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
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: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_Find_CSC846
Author:Ashar Siddiqui
Description:Find Go Signatuers
Rule name:Golang_Find_CSC846_Simple
Author:Ashar Siddiqui
Description:Find Go Signatuers
Rule name:HeavensGate
Author:kevoreilly
Description:Heaven's Gate: Switch from 32-bit to 64-mode
Rule name:HiveRansomware
Author:Dhanunjaya
Description:Yara Rule To Detect Hive V4 Ransomware
Rule name:PE_Digital_Certificate
Author:albertzsigovits
Rule name:pe_no_import_table
Description:Detect pe file that no import table
Rule name:ProgramLanguage_Golang
Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Application written in Golang programming language
Rule name:RIPEMD160_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for RIPEMD-160 constants
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: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/

File information


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Web download

ACRStealer

Executable exe f8a09b989de6f5f57a4a1666f1b0fb4d1b1175e624d35f9e3dd7805dc06ea52f

(this sample)

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