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Database Entry



VShell


Vendor detections: 14


Intelligence 14 IOCs 1 YARA 51 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: fc26ae01b9226e767f1bf3e78ffc0e5f3ada519ef8eb74b43fef7094cac6510b
SHA3-384 hash: 7cbae443f29198116a7748f5489c9ee4178c1f772ab89cb5bcff5c01931c444a0e7b69b99a226645294e4b4676726960
SHA1 hash: b53359642bc5bd72d6469056534d75aaf5b2af10
MD5 hash: 2a1b23f25654c5cc384ecac832383e98
humanhash: winner-gee-yankee-illinois
File name:2a1b23f25654c5cc384ecac832383e98.exe
Download: download sample
Signature VShell
File size:3'584 bytes
First seen:2026-10-08 21:05:18 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
imphash e82dd51b077167be63c004bed23d0c1e (446 x VShell, 40 x NetWalker, 2 x GuLoader)
ssdeep 48:6IZUBQYxZul2EywS6D8xBjk7QLzgzIzQz4zAzo157D9N9XM/geu3ahr0/x:2BQMZ7EywS6D8xZ++D9vXeg
TLSH T1DE71A741605456F2D98DA37F8547B895FD4E7248A2C80B4F0798981A2F7607BB1D9613
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 abuse_ch
Tags:exe vshell


Avatar
abuse_ch
VShell C2:
176.97.117.157:443

Indicators Of Compromise (IOCs)


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

IOCThreatFox Reference
176.97.117.157:443 https://threatfox.abuse.ch/ioc/1957978/

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
181
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-10-08 21:10:06 UTC
Tags:
generic loader payload golang snowlight dropper vshell rat

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

Behaviour
Connection attempt
Sending a custom TCP request
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
cobalt cobalt microsoft_visual_cc mikey packed rozena
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x64
First seen:
2026-10-05T12:20:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-10-05T18:11:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Result
Threat name:
SNOWLIGHT, VShell
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Found malware configuration
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Potentially malicious time measurement code found
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Unusual module load detection (module proxying)
Yara detected SNOWLIGHT
Yara detected VShell
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PDB Path PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 64 Exe x64
Threat name:
Win64.Trojan.Mikey
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-10-05 17:16:26 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Exe)
AV detection:
21 of 24 (87.50%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  3/10
Tags:
discovery
Behaviour
Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
fc26ae01b9226e767f1bf3e78ffc0e5f3ada519ef8eb74b43fef7094cac6510b
MD5 hash:
2a1b23f25654c5cc384ecac832383e98
SHA1 hash:
b53359642bc5bd72d6469056534d75aaf5b2af10
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: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: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: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_Simple
Author:Ashar Siddiqui
Description:Find Go Signatuers
Rule name:identity_golang
Author:Eric Yocam
Description:find Golang malware
Rule name:Indicator_MiniDumpWriteDump
Author:Obscurity Labs LLC
Description:Detects PE files and PowerShell scripts that use MiniDumpWriteDump either through direct imports or string references
Rule name:malware_VeletrixLoader
Author:JPCERT/CC Incident Response Group
Description:Veletrix Loader
Rule name:MD5_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for MD5 constants
Rule name:mht_inside_word
Author:dPhish
Description:Detect embedded mht files inside microsfot word.
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
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: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:SuspiciousDll
Author:martclau
Description:Detects SolarWinds Orion backdoor
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/
Rule name:TigerRAT_pe_yaraify
Author:hunts-yara-code
Description:YARAify-tightened byte rule from 9 sample(s) -- VERIFY hits
Rule name:Win_Clipboard_Clipper_Thengavar
Author:Thengavar
Description:Detects malware manipulating the Windows clipboard for clipping or crypto stealing attacks
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Fantom_ForgeAuto_98e6f354_Extrait
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Fantom (pe, etat extrait)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_PythonStealer_ForgeAuto_b24cb5bd
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects PythonStealer (pe, etat binaire)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_1762e598_Extrait
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (pe, etat extrait)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_2e3a5916_Extrait
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (pe, etat extrait)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_2ffc3572
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (pe, etat binaire)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_30f84f37
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (pe, etat binaire)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_37b4704b
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (pe, etat binaire)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_43faefd2
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (pe, etat binaire)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_5001c94c
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (pe, etat binaire)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_74566f98
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (pe, etat binaire)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_79234c04
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (pe, etat binaire)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_7e8e91c4
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (pe, etat binaire)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_92a28498
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (pe, etat binaire)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_f1079127
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (pe, etat binaire)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_ValleyRAT_ForgeAuto_401c5e16
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects ValleyRAT (pe, etat binaire)

File information


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