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ValleyRAT


Vendor detections: 18


Intelligence 18 IOCs 1 YARA 23 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: ff965cbc39961020fda3eda9aeaf15fe142b729dde4ccbe771bd2b07906366dc
SHA3-384 hash: 26d73c2f8ee7dafa128ed00104c89d5c437eef5b800d18ef8bcc4159ac03e27e1f0ece5656d37c42be5dd18435465d3e
SHA1 hash: e466ea4886aa04dcb031588df4e5dfa86d3917a5
MD5 hash: 3b21b2fa4dbc78a8652f12a983642738
humanhash: black-virginia-jupiter-oven
File name:3B21B2FA4DBC78A8652F12A983642738.exe
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Signature ValleyRAT
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File size:1'823'215 bytes
First seen:2026-04-24 08:42:37 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 40ab50289f7ef5fae60801f88d4541fc (66 x ValleyRAT, 51 x Gh0stRAT, 42 x OffLoader)
ssdeep 24576:faE+hTNrCHtLfTfuM7Djr5QpYrao2rupZdHR0aQzE2/d++HFkPIIE8YCFkU1ioM4:v+MRvHmaiL4+HFPIUukqiR4
Threatray 29 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T10D85BF23B2CBA83EEC590B3705B2A15594FB6E216426BD1787E4B49CCF351601E3E787
TrID 61.4% (.EXE) Inno Setup installer (107240/4/30)
23.8% (.EXE) Win32 EXE PECompact compressed (generic) (41569/9/9)
3.7% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
3.7% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
2.5% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
Magika pebin
dhash icon 133b7b63634b5943 (1 x ValleyRAT)
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:exe RAT ValleyRAT


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ValleyRAT C2:
192.238.184.153:557

Indicators Of Compromise (IOCs)

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

IOCThreatFox Reference
192.238.184.153:557 https://threatfox.abuse.ch/ioc/1797084/

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
170
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Details
Link:
https://research.acce.ciphertechsolutions.com/results/80d17967-1015-4ce7-9387-e06e90248db3/
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
_ff965cbc39961020fda3eda9aeaf15fe142b729dde4ccbe771bd2b07906366dc.exe
Verdict:
Suspicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-04-24 08:44:33 UTC
Tags:
anti-evasion auto-reg
Link:
https://app.any.run/tasks/505ec792-a64c-4f00-a56c-78b8967851c9

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/63441/
Detection(s):
SecuriteInfo.com.FileRepMalware.42894835.UNOFFICIAL
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Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=69eb2d354aed15d0792fd140
Tags:
shellcode dropper emotet virus
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a file in the %temp% subdirectories
Creating a window
Creating a process from a recently created file
Сreating synchronization primitives
Searching for synchronization primitives
Creating a process with a hidden window
Searching for the window
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Creating a file in the Program Files subdirectories
Moving a file to the Program Files subdirectory
Launching a process
Launching a tool to kill processes
Enabling autorun with the standard Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run registry branch
Connection attempt to an infection source
Sending a TCP request to an infection source
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
adaptive-context anti-debug embarcadero_delphi fingerprint inno installer installer installer-heuristic packed powershell soft-404 unsafe
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/69eb2d2f81aa9ec3bc23a34c/reports/f2e04f12-d7fb-455f-a3f6-3f650f853351/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Win32_ShellcodeRunner_AEH_trojan
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/ff965cbc39961020fda3eda9aeaf15fe142b729dde4ccbe771bd2b07906366dc
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-04-20T17:29:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-04-24T11:02:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
Backdoor.Win32.Xkcp.cnn Trojan.Win32.Agent.sb Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Zenlod.sb PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic Backdoor.Xkcp.TCP.ServerRequest Backdoor.Win32.Agentb.sb Backdoor.Agent.TCP.C&C Trojan.Win32.Agent.xcdofe
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/ff965cbc39961020fda3eda9aeaf15fe142b729dde4ccbe771bd2b07906366dc/results?tab=lookup
Malware family:
ValleyRAT
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/7d39274f-fa9a-4697-94df-7b91d46eade7
Result
Threat name:
ValleyRAT
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1903863
Signature
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Contains functionality to capture and log keystrokes
Contains functionality to inject code into remote processes
Contains functionality to inject threads in other processes
Delayed program exit found
Detected unpacking (creates a PE file in dynamic memory)
Found malware configuration
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Unusual module load detection (module proxying)
Yara detected ValleyRAT
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1903863 Sample: Aen6Cyw4HO.exe Startdate: 24/04/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 41 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->41 43 Found malware configuration 2->43 45 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 2->45 47 9 other signatures 2->47 8 Aen6Cyw4HO.exe 2 2->8         started        11 PrintDialog.exe 2->11         started        process3 file4 29 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\Aen6Cyw4HO.tmp, PE32 8->29 dropped 13 Aen6Cyw4HO.tmp 23 11 8->13         started        process5 file6 31 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\_setup64.tmp, PE32+ 13->31 dropped 33 C:\...\unins000.exe (copy), PE32 13->33 dropped 35 C:\Program Files (x86)\afa\is-T2LNK.tmp, PE32 13->35 dropped 37 4 other malicious files 13->37 dropped 16 PrintDialog.exe 4 13->16         started        19 taskkill.exe 1 13->19         started        21 taskkill.exe 1 13->21         started        23 notepad.exe 13->23         started        process7 dnsIp8 39 192.238.184.153, 49718, 49719, 49720 LEASEWEB-USA-LAX-11US United States 16->39 25 conhost.exe 19->25         started        27 conhost.exe 21->27         started        process9
Score:
53%
Verdict:
Susipicious
File Type:
PE
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/ff965cbc39961020fda3eda9aeaf15fe142b729dde4ccbe771bd2b07906366dc
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 32 Exe x86
Link:
https://app.malva.re/file/3b21b2fa4dbc78a8652f12a983642738
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/ff965cbc39961020fda3eda9aeaf15fe142b729dde4ccbe771bd2b07906366dc/
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Family.VALLEYRAT
Link:
https://tip.neiki.dev/file/ff965cbc39961020fda3eda9aeaf15fe142b729dde4ccbe771bd2b07906366dc
Threat name:
Win32.Backdoor.Valleyrat
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-04-21 01:41:58 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
3
AV detection:
21 of 38 (55.26%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=76lfzpbzsyicb7nd5wu25lyv7ykcw4u53zgmxz3rxuvqpeddm3oa._file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
valleyrat
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Result
Malware family:
valleyrat_s2
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:valleyrat_s2 backdoor defense_evasion discovery installer persistence
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/260424-kmsx9scy81/
Behaviour
Kills process with taskkill
Modifies registry class
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Inno Setup is an open-source installation builder for Windows applications.
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Drops file in Program Files directory
Adds Run key to start application
Checks installed software on the system
Enumerates connected drives
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Family: ValleyRat
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
192.238.184.153:557
192.238.184.153:558
127.0.0.1:80
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
ff965cbc39961020fda3eda9aeaf15fe142b729dde4ccbe771bd2b07906366dc
MD5 hash:
3b21b2fa4dbc78a8652f12a983642738
SHA1 hash:
e466ea4886aa04dcb031588df4e5dfa86d3917a5
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/53d80e46-73f4-478f-8a7b-b887b4c07b68/
SH256 hash:
e82d28636f35fe15a990855ff249b064ff6747e01e4f61288905f10b7cf27cac
MD5 hash:
1aed49b0ad0a193afd302f8889419998
SHA1 hash:
7afa33faea406464319fa9f265c9d8c85e4b3d5b
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/53d80e46-73f4-478f-8a7b-b887b4c07b68/
SH256 hash:
388a796580234efc95f3b1c70ad4cb44bfddc7ba0f9203bf4902b9929b136f95
MD5 hash:
e4211d6d009757c078a9fac7ff4f03d4
SHA1 hash:
019cd56ba687d39d12d4b13991c9a42ea6ba03da
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/53d80e46-73f4-478f-8a7b-b887b4c07b68/
SH256 hash:
c79f0a938f63d0705182d0259bac8be0f313653ca5ad8eb7679dee383d331736
MD5 hash:
8da7f4fc310e0646362209e63cac06ed
SHA1 hash:
951aa504f2aba94aee8f72c26397a8289c476504
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/53d80e46-73f4-478f-8a7b-b887b4c07b68/
SH256 hash:
753acf6ecff79a2ba947f8b639bfab86955192d756b698b7bee92bc757665539
MD5 hash:
aa22590975d1422da0220105524b90d2
SHA1 hash:
f40c0c968c85e72434cddb933557d7f2e3b0835b
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/53d80e46-73f4-478f-8a7b-b887b4c07b68/
Malware family:
ValleyRAT
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://www.vmray.com/analyses/_mb/ff965cbc3996/report/overview.html
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Malicious File
Score:
1.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/ff965cbc39961020fda3eda9aeaf15fe142b729dde4ccbe771bd2b07906366dc

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:Borland
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Author:malware-lu
Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
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Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:FreddyBearDropper
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Author:Dwarozh Hoshiar
Description:Freddy Bear Dropper is dropping a malware through base63 encoded powershell scrip.
Rule name:GenericGh0st
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Author:Still
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
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Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_ClearMyTracksByProcess
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Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables calling ClearMyTracksByProcess
Rule name:malware_shellcode_hash
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Author:JPCERT/CC Incident Response Group
Description:detect shellcode api hash value
Rule name:MD5_Constants
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Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for MD5 constants
Rule name:meth_peb_parsing
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Author:Willi Ballenthin
Rule name:meth_stackstrings
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Author:Willi Ballenthin
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
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Rule name:pe_no_import_table
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Description:Detect pe file that no import table
Rule name:RIPEMD160_Constants
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Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for RIPEMD-160 constants
Rule name:SHA1_Constants
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Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA1 constants
Rule name:shellcode
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Author:nex
Description:Matched shellcode byte patterns
Rule name:Sus_CMD_Powershell_Usage
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Author:XiAnzheng
Description:May Contain(Obfuscated or no) Powershell or CMD Command that can be abused by threat actor(can create FP)
Rule name:telebot_framework
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Author:vietdx.mb
Rule name:ThreadControl__Context
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:TH_AntiVM_MassHunt_Win_Malware_2026_CYFARE
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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:VECT_Ransomware
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Author:Mustafa Bakhit
Description:Detects activity associated with VECT ransomware. This includes registry modifications and deletions, execution of system and defense-evasion commands, suspicious API usage, mutex creation, file and memory manipulation, ransomware note generation, anti-debugging and anti-analysis techniques, and embedded cryptographic constants (SHA256) characteristic of this malware family. Designed for threat intelligence and malware detection environments.
Rule name:Windows_Generic_Threat_4b0b73ce
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:WinosStager
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Author:YungBinary
Description:https://www.esentire.com/blog/winos4-0-online-module-staging-component-used-in-cleversoar-campaign

File information

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https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/63441/

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