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

General

  • Target
    2026-07-11_4b52ca7fe81d3b59e9d7f03ac8501f9e_akira_cobalt-strike_icedid_rusty-stealer_satacom.exe
  • Size 962KB
  • Sample260711-e9yjdadz7w
  • SHA256 0e20982c6967ef2aa72df71cd6c42590c2387b0117abe4ee7990df6c8022d510
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Family: ValleyRat

    ValleyRat stage2 is a backdoor written in C++.

  • Detects ValleyRAT payload 36 IoCs
  • Downloads MZ/PE file 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 44 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs
  • 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

  • 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
  • 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

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        libcef.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\WindowsUpdateDir\libcef.dll
        • Size 1.2MB
        • SHA256 5022e142c0b4e52a864734e1cad954f1d9e3bc171c051fc59bd7640a964bb23e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        obs.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\WindowsUpdateDir\obs.exe
        • Size 550KB
        • SHA256 3bcdd7e8c51c7db9a5bb6af2ab340b5f90d375546422fde240dfa8a4271667cc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        obs_start.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\WindowsUpdateDir\obs_start.tmp
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 6d698a9d73f5afb332fd0a6c5b81640c4beabb34a4e20b4717c88d62e2d6116e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/1788-85-0x000001F1AD2C0000-0x000001F1AD2C1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1788-88-0x000001F1AD6D0000-0x000001F1AD708000-memory.dmp

        memory/1788-91-0x000001F1AD6D0000-0x000001F1AD708000-memory.dmp

        memory/1788-92-0x000001F1AD6D0000-0x000001F1AD708000-memory.dmp

        memory/1788-89-0x000001F1AD6D0000-0x000001F1AD708000-memory.dmp

        memory/1788-90-0x000001F1AD6D0000-0x000001F1AD708000-memory.dmp

        memory/1788-93-0x000001F1AD6D0000-0x000001F1AD708000-memory.dmp

        memory/1788-95-0x000001F1AD6D0000-0x000001F1AD708000-memory.dmp

        memory/1788-96-0x000001F1AD6D0000-0x000001F1AD708000-memory.dmp

        memory/1788-99-0x000001F1AD990000-0x000001F1AD9F6000-memory.dmp

        memory/1788-101-0x000001F1AD990000-0x000001F1AD9F6000-memory.dmp

        memory/1788-108-0x000001F1AD990000-0x000001F1AD9F6000-memory.dmp

        memory/1788-110-0x000001F1AD990000-0x000001F1AD9F6000-memory.dmp

        memory/1788-109-0x000001F1AD990000-0x000001F1AD9F6000-memory.dmp

        memory/1788-107-0x000001F1AD990000-0x000001F1AD9F6000-memory.dmp

        memory/1788-106-0x000001F1AD990000-0x000001F1AD9F6000-memory.dmp

        memory/1788-105-0x000001F1AD990000-0x000001F1AD9F6000-memory.dmp

        memory/1788-103-0x000001F1AD990000-0x000001F1AD9F6000-memory.dmp

        memory/1788-102-0x000001F1AD990000-0x000001F1AD9F6000-memory.dmp

        memory/1788-100-0x000001F1AD990000-0x000001F1AD9F6000-memory.dmp

        memory/1788-98-0x000001F1AD990000-0x000001F1AD9F6000-memory.dmp

        memory/1788-97-0x000001F1AD990000-0x000001F1AD9F6000-memory.dmp

        memory/1788-104-0x000001F1AD990000-0x000001F1AD9F6000-memory.dmp

        memory/1788-111-0x000001F1AD990000-0x000001F1AD9F6000-memory.dmp

        memory/1788-113-0x000001F1AD990000-0x000001F1AD9F6000-memory.dmp

        memory/1788-114-0x000001F1AD990000-0x000001F1AD9F6000-memory.dmp

        memory/1788-116-0x000001F1AD6D0000-0x000001F1AD708000-memory.dmp

        memory/1788-118-0x000001F1AD990000-0x000001F1AD9F6000-memory.dmp

        memory/5916-124-0x000001C14DE90000-0x000001C14DEC8000-memory.dmp

        memory/5916-125-0x000001C14DE90000-0x000001C14DEC8000-memory.dmp

        memory/5916-123-0x000001C14DE90000-0x000001C14DEC8000-memory.dmp

        memory/5916-122-0x000001C14DE90000-0x000001C14DEC8000-memory.dmp

        memory/5916-126-0x000001C14DE90000-0x000001C14DEC8000-memory.dmp

        memory/5916-127-0x000001C14DE90000-0x000001C14DEC8000-memory.dmp

        memory/5916-129-0x000001C14DE90000-0x000001C14DEC8000-memory.dmp

        memory/5916-130-0x000001C14DE90000-0x000001C14DEC8000-memory.dmp

        memory/5916-135-0x000001C14E630000-0x000001C14E696000-memory.dmp

        memory/5916-144-0x000001C14E630000-0x000001C14E696000-memory.dmp

        memory/5916-143-0x000001C14E630000-0x000001C14E696000-memory.dmp

        memory/5916-142-0x000001C14E630000-0x000001C14E696000-memory.dmp

        memory/5916-141-0x000001C14E630000-0x000001C14E696000-memory.dmp

        memory/5916-140-0x000001C14E630000-0x000001C14E696000-memory.dmp

        memory/5916-139-0x000001C14E630000-0x000001C14E696000-memory.dmp

        memory/5916-137-0x000001C14E630000-0x000001C14E696000-memory.dmp

        memory/5916-136-0x000001C14E630000-0x000001C14E696000-memory.dmp

        memory/5916-134-0x000001C14E630000-0x000001C14E696000-memory.dmp

        memory/5916-133-0x000001C14E630000-0x000001C14E696000-memory.dmp

        memory/5916-132-0x000001C14E630000-0x000001C14E696000-memory.dmp

        memory/5916-131-0x000001C14E630000-0x000001C14E696000-memory.dmp

        memory/5916-138-0x000001C14E630000-0x000001C14E696000-memory.dmp

        memory/5916-145-0x000001C14E630000-0x000001C14E696000-memory.dmp

        memory/5916-147-0x000001C14E630000-0x000001C14E696000-memory.dmp

        memory/5916-148-0x000001C14E630000-0x000001C14E696000-memory.dmp

        memory/5916-151-0x000001C14DE90000-0x000001C14DEC8000-memory.dmp

        memory/5916-154-0x000001C14E630000-0x000001C14E696000-memory.dmp