Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
139s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
11/07/2026, 04:39
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-11_4b52ca7fe81d3b59e9d7f03ac8501f9e_akira_cobalt-strike_icedid_rusty-stealer_satacom.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-07-11_4b52ca7fe81d3b59e9d7f03ac8501f9e_akira_cobalt-strike_icedid_rusty-stealer_satacom.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
General
- Target 2026-07-11_4b52ca7fe81d3b59e9d7f03ac8501f9e_akira_cobalt-strike_icedid_rusty-stealer_satacom.exe
- Size 962KB
- Sample260711-e9yjdadz7w
- SHA256 0e20982c6967ef2aa72df71cd6c42590c2387b0117abe4ee7990df6c8022d510
- MD5 4b52ca7fe81d3b59e9d7f03ac8501f9e
- SHA1 f4ee8a73d56aa31b73a8328ae5a4b711dd28e744
- SHA512 d09fe111d7ae8bdb4e849feea9585aaac7c61e740fe5953db4649d8aecd7f470dbb9b81362e8cdf70d9c13a0742815b98158a00d1aafc5a62405766ac5da0eff
- SSDEEP 12288:oIqzV7VwChNlVaUxSrsBh8XxbzQePFg424fvRTtlMzdc+Inl:oZzVPZVPsg8Xlzpdl28RTtlMZel
- TLSH T12E25AD06B290BCA5D9068139DED9C6F077227C45DF519ADB11E4BF2B3D3B0E2EE29610
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Family: ValleyRat
ValleyRat stage2 is a backdoor written in C++.
- Detects ValleyRAT payload 36 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/1788-99-0x000001F1AD990000-0x000001F1AD9F6000-memory.dmp family_valleyrat_stage_2_v2 behavioral2/memory/1788-101-0x000001F1AD990000-0x000001F1AD9F6000-memory.dmp family_valleyrat_stage_2_v2 behavioral2/memory/1788-108-0x000001F1AD990000-0x000001F1AD9F6000-memory.dmp family_valleyrat_stage_2_v2 behavioral2/memory/1788-110-0x000001F1AD990000-0x000001F1AD9F6000-memory.dmp family_valleyrat_stage_2_v2 behavioral2/memory/1788-109-0x000001F1AD990000-0x000001F1AD9F6000-memory.dmp family_valleyrat_stage_2_v2 behavioral2/memory/1788-107-0x000001F1AD990000-0x000001F1AD9F6000-memory.dmp family_valleyrat_stage_2_v2 behavioral2/memory/1788-106-0x000001F1AD990000-0x000001F1AD9F6000-memory.dmp family_valleyrat_stage_2_v2 behavioral2/memory/1788-105-0x000001F1AD990000-0x000001F1AD9F6000-memory.dmp family_valleyrat_stage_2_v2 behavioral2/memory/1788-103-0x000001F1AD990000-0x000001F1AD9F6000-memory.dmp family_valleyrat_stage_2_v2 behavioral2/memory/1788-102-0x000001F1AD990000-0x000001F1AD9F6000-memory.dmp family_valleyrat_stage_2_v2 behavioral2/memory/1788-100-0x000001F1AD990000-0x000001F1AD9F6000-memory.dmp family_valleyrat_stage_2_v2 behavioral2/memory/1788-98-0x000001F1AD990000-0x000001F1AD9F6000-memory.dmp family_valleyrat_stage_2_v2 behavioral2/memory/1788-97-0x000001F1AD990000-0x000001F1AD9F6000-memory.dmp family_valleyrat_stage_2_v2 behavioral2/memory/1788-104-0x000001F1AD990000-0x000001F1AD9F6000-memory.dmp family_valleyrat_stage_2_v2 behavioral2/memory/1788-111-0x000001F1AD990000-0x000001F1AD9F6000-memory.dmp family_valleyrat_stage_2_v2 behavioral2/memory/1788-113-0x000001F1AD990000-0x000001F1AD9F6000-memory.dmp family_valleyrat_stage_2_v2 behavioral2/memory/1788-114-0x000001F1AD990000-0x000001F1AD9F6000-memory.dmp family_valleyrat_stage_2_v2 behavioral2/memory/1788-118-0x000001F1AD990000-0x000001F1AD9F6000-memory.dmp family_valleyrat_stage_2_v2 behavioral2/memory/5916-135-0x000001C14E630000-0x000001C14E696000-memory.dmp family_valleyrat_stage_2_v2 behavioral2/memory/5916-144-0x000001C14E630000-0x000001C14E696000-memory.dmp family_valleyrat_stage_2_v2 behavioral2/memory/5916-143-0x000001C14E630000-0x000001C14E696000-memory.dmp family_valleyrat_stage_2_v2 behavioral2/memory/5916-142-0x000001C14E630000-0x000001C14E696000-memory.dmp family_valleyrat_stage_2_v2 behavioral2/memory/5916-141-0x000001C14E630000-0x000001C14E696000-memory.dmp family_valleyrat_stage_2_v2 behavioral2/memory/5916-140-0x000001C14E630000-0x000001C14E696000-memory.dmp family_valleyrat_stage_2_v2 behavioral2/memory/5916-139-0x000001C14E630000-0x000001C14E696000-memory.dmp family_valleyrat_stage_2_v2 behavioral2/memory/5916-137-0x000001C14E630000-0x000001C14E696000-memory.dmp family_valleyrat_stage_2_v2 behavioral2/memory/5916-136-0x000001C14E630000-0x000001C14E696000-memory.dmp family_valleyrat_stage_2_v2 behavioral2/memory/5916-134-0x000001C14E630000-0x000001C14E696000-memory.dmp family_valleyrat_stage_2_v2 behavioral2/memory/5916-133-0x000001C14E630000-0x000001C14E696000-memory.dmp family_valleyrat_stage_2_v2 behavioral2/memory/5916-132-0x000001C14E630000-0x000001C14E696000-memory.dmp family_valleyrat_stage_2_v2 behavioral2/memory/5916-131-0x000001C14E630000-0x000001C14E696000-memory.dmp family_valleyrat_stage_2_v2 behavioral2/memory/5916-138-0x000001C14E630000-0x000001C14E696000-memory.dmp family_valleyrat_stage_2_v2 behavioral2/memory/5916-145-0x000001C14E630000-0x000001C14E696000-memory.dmp family_valleyrat_stage_2_v2 behavioral2/memory/5916-147-0x000001C14E630000-0x000001C14E696000-memory.dmp family_valleyrat_stage_2_v2 behavioral2/memory/5916-148-0x000001C14E630000-0x000001C14E696000-memory.dmp family_valleyrat_stage_2_v2 behavioral2/memory/5916-154-0x000001C14E630000-0x000001C14E696000-memory.dmp family_valleyrat_stage_2_v2 - Downloads MZ/PE file 1 IoCs
flow pid Process 5 4124 2026-07-11_4b52ca7fe81d3b59e9d7f03ac8501f9e_akira_cobalt-strike_icedid_rusty-stealer_satacom.exe - Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
pid Process 2564 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 5916 obs.exe - Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs
pid Process 2564 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 5916 obs.exe - Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3989226554-2204910950-1522900112-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WindowsShellUpdate32 = "cmd /c cd /d \"C:\\ProgramData\\obs\\\" && start /B \"\" \"C:\\ProgramData\\obs\\obs.exe\" && exit" obs.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3989226554-2204910950-1522900112-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WindowsShellUpdate32 = "cmd /c cd /d \"C:\\ProgramData\\obs\\\" && start /B \"\" \"C:\\ProgramData\\obs\\obs.exe\" && exit" obs.exe - Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 44 IoCs
Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.
description ioc Process File opened (read-only) \??\V: obs.exe File opened (read-only) \??\G: obs.exe File opened (read-only) \??\N: obs.exe File opened (read-only) \??\P: obs.exe File opened (read-only) \??\R: obs.exe File opened (read-only) \??\S: obs.exe File opened (read-only) \??\Z: obs.exe File opened (read-only) \??\J: obs.exe File opened (read-only) \??\I: obs.exe File opened (read-only) \??\S: obs.exe File opened (read-only) \??\D: obs.exe File opened (read-only) \??\L: obs.exe File opened (read-only) \??\Y: obs.exe File opened (read-only) \??\D: obs.exe File opened (read-only) \??\U: obs.exe File opened (read-only) \??\W: obs.exe File opened (read-only) \??\Y: obs.exe File opened (read-only) \??\H: obs.exe File opened (read-only) \??\B: obs.exe File opened (read-only) \??\Q: obs.exe File opened (read-only) \??\X: obs.exe File opened (read-only) \??\K: obs.exe File opened (read-only) \??\Q: obs.exe File opened (read-only) \??\G: obs.exe File opened (read-only) \??\O: obs.exe File opened (read-only) \??\T: obs.exe File opened (read-only) \??\V: obs.exe File opened (read-only) \??\X: obs.exe File opened (read-only) \??\I: obs.exe File opened (read-only) \??\M: obs.exe File opened (read-only) \??\P: obs.exe File opened (read-only) \??\T: obs.exe File opened (read-only) \??\Z: obs.exe File opened (read-only) \??\M: obs.exe File opened (read-only) \??\U: obs.exe File opened (read-only) \??\H: obs.exe File opened (read-only) \??\J: obs.exe File opened (read-only) \??\L: obs.exe File opened (read-only) \??\N: obs.exe File opened (read-only) \??\O: obs.exe File opened (read-only) \??\R: obs.exe File opened (read-only) \??\B: obs.exe File opened (read-only) \??\W: obs.exe File opened (read-only) \??\K: obs.exe - Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{088e3905-0323-4b02-9826-5d99428e115f}\Instance\ 2026-07-11_4b52ca7fe81d3b59e9d7f03ac8501f9e_akira_cobalt-strike_icedid_rusty-stealer_satacom.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
pid Process 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe 1788 obs.exe - Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
pid Process 1788 obs.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 1788 obs.exe 5916 obs.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4124 wrote to memory of 2564 4124 2026-07-11_4b52ca7fe81d3b59e9d7f03ac8501f9e_akira_cobalt-strike_icedid_rusty-stealer_satacom.exe 87 PID 2564 wrote to memory of 1788 2564 obs.exe 88 PID 3408 wrote to memory of 5916 3408 cmd.exe 92 - Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs
The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.
- Uses Volume Shadow Copy WMI provider
The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.
- Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-11_4b52ca7fe81d3b59e9d7f03ac8501f9e_akira_cobalt-strike_icedid_rusty-stealer_satacom.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-11_4b52ca7fe81d3b59e9d7f03ac8501f9e_akira_cobalt-strike_icedid_rusty-stealer_satacom.exe"1⤵
- Downloads MZ/PE file
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4124 -
C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\WindowsUpdateDir\obs.exe"C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\WindowsUpdateDir\obs.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2564 -
C:\ProgramData\obs\obs.exe"C:\ProgramData\obs\obs.exe"3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Adds Run key to start application
- Enumerates connected drives
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:1788
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C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"cmd /c cd /d "C:\ProgramData\obs\" && start /B "" "C:\ProgramData\obs\obs.exe" && exit"1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3408 -
C:\ProgramData\obs\obs.exe"C:\ProgramData\obs\obs.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Adds Run key to start application
- Enumerates connected drives
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:5916
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\WindowsUpdateDir\libcef.dll
- Size 1.2MB
- SHA256 5022e142c0b4e52a864734e1cad954f1d9e3bc171c051fc59bd7640a964bb23e
- MD5 aa275ac04ade1b8844f8f5591dc24dee
- SHA1 e41c0d6c892de3d0e43a4908be4c4ebae9b2173b
- SHA512 66ac18acac9894d2c9a77b42a56e04761499a46db54048999e79ccbdfc3543c4001103378477655e2483cf46d844faee230b8a1b7e04e6a1c83136d043bd017b
- SSDEEP 24576:C45woxLKJrOh3VfsssPuVPsg8Xlzpdl28RTtlMZel2:zNKJmVfshc8BnlVRTtlMZel2
- TLSH T1FF45CF06A2A0B826D5474639DDDBC6B1BBB17C15DB91978702D0FF6B3D3B2B2D52A300
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\WindowsUpdateDir\obs.exe
- Size 550KB
- SHA256 3bcdd7e8c51c7db9a5bb6af2ab340b5f90d375546422fde240dfa8a4271667cc
- MD5 e36185d92aef281c4bbb2a6d10b3e159
- SHA1 91bd6936d912edc88ec6eca3ca3f93c30579717f
- SHA512 13c5040692c5486d1a05dcd1faab2f63d2c08b54248d1e536d04175060453992a6fee713c03654d812c894a5fd01c50ee5a1f530d8c5ea78eebd588d62dc49f4
- SSDEEP 6144:1enzSfVjhHSZdM+Siv5KY3kX39Dg8/8V500zR9KeB/XNOvwCV:QnzS5hyYERKY29DXsR9KWwYCV
- TLSH T167C4399AA26817E5E2BAC5388B52C94AE3313C4743A1E7CF1364439A5F57FE45E3E310
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\WindowsUpdateDir\obs_start.tmp
- Size 3KB
- SHA256 6d698a9d73f5afb332fd0a6c5b81640c4beabb34a4e20b4717c88d62e2d6116e
- MD5 e935ee0bd56f0d06e14ba5705878c894
- SHA1 bfb6f486112bd8a020a4334eeeebbc39df832619
- SHA512 f16a24302b76fc68ef54aed0888b61dd657f63b8a94a732b5d03c447d6a1e5b5b6bece5addddc19a0b162e1157e894e40f62d563f26c947b6df11b97ea45ca11
- TLSH T13E511832DBBDEB1016CA232F402AC2433B3A0A454656F0D265BE6818C7BDD7624A54F3
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH