Analysis

  • max time kernel
    89s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    17/07/2026, 12:01

General

  • Target
    sptsi_yo4o.exe
  • Size 346KB
  • Sample260717-n7cnkad16w
  • SHA256 434cbf2da74d199f1cb40c5c13b9002ee3ec0b2690b277d2333ae63b72863ff5
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • valleyrat_s2

Version
  • 1.0

C2
  • 47.242.198.248:5252

  • 47.242.198.248:80

Attributes
  • campaign_date

    2026. 7. 7

Signatures

  • Family: ValleyRat

    ValleyRat stage2 is a backdoor written in C++.

  • Detects ValleyRAT payload 11 IoCs
  • Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Looks for VMWare Tools registry key 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Deletes itself 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 7 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs
  • Windows security modification 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 44 IoCs

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

  • Modifies registry class 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 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:\Windows\explorer.exe
    explorer.exe /LOADSAVEDWINDOWS
    1⤵
    • Windows security bypass
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5340
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sptsi_yo4o.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sptsi_yo4o.exe"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4544
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\000011C00E5905B3.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\000011C00E5905B3.exe" --child "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sptsi_yo4o.exe"
        3⤵
        • Windows security bypass
        • Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry
        • Looks for VMWare Tools registry key
        • Deletes itself
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Windows security modification
        • Enumerates connected drives
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:3508
  • C:\ProgramData\EdgeUpdate\4k8mjmx9\banhi3sa.exe
    C:\ProgramData\EdgeUpdate\4k8mjmx9\banhi3sa.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5084
  • C:\ProgramData\EdgeUpdate\mgk8s7d9\vsa58c5x.exe
    C:\ProgramData\EdgeUpdate\mgk8s7d9\vsa58c5x.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2800
  • C:\ProgramData\EdgeUpdate\byu2dp2o\ljkx09g3.exe
    C:\ProgramData\EdgeUpdate\byu2dp2o\ljkx09g3.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4932
  • C:\ProgramData\EdgeUpdate\ze7i1evk\xqvdg8ki.exe
    C:\ProgramData\EdgeUpdate\ze7i1evk\xqvdg8ki.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2844
  • C:\ProgramData\EdgeUpdate\7o37oh0v\moe8w89w.exe
    C:\ProgramData\EdgeUpdate\7o37oh0v\moe8w89w.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2196
  • C:\ProgramData\EdgeUpdate\k41v61ms\qs1p48rv.exe
    C:\ProgramData\EdgeUpdate\k41v61ms\qs1p48rv.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3084
  • C:\ProgramData\EdgeUpdate\wbhorbsf\whbmwasj.exe
    C:\ProgramData\EdgeUpdate\wbhorbsf\whbmwasj.exe
    1⤵
      PID:2068
    • C:\ProgramData\EdgeUpdate\vlbjbdfw\76kvrfcj.exe
      C:\ProgramData\EdgeUpdate\vlbjbdfw\76kvrfcj.exe
      1⤵
        PID:4808
      • C:\ProgramData\EdgeUpdate\e06fureb\y4mv5bxh.exe
        C:\ProgramData\EdgeUpdate\e06fureb\y4mv5bxh.exe
        1⤵
          PID:1900
        • C:\ProgramData\EdgeUpdate\trnsc7ll\0iv9mua8.exe
          C:\ProgramData\EdgeUpdate\trnsc7ll\0iv9mua8.exe
          1⤵
            PID:3112
          • C:\ProgramData\EdgeUpdate\nablkl98\gzorvxh8.exe
            C:\ProgramData\EdgeUpdate\nablkl98\gzorvxh8.exe
            1⤵
              PID:1980

            Network

                  MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                  Downloads

                  banhi3sa.exe

                  • Path C:\ProgramData\EdgeUpdate\4k8mjmx9\banhi3sa.exe
                  • Size 350KB
                  • SHA256 56c244aded0313ebda795841c0db38dbe3e3321f5c9302cc166d5de39c417cb2
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  config.log

                  • Path C:\ProgramData\EdgeUpdate\4k8mjmx9\config.log
                  • Size 317KB
                  • SHA256 14b39cca9e5541eed60a56b83861d9a36030e587f88e876b724eb52bfb4c4fbe
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  webview_support.dll

                  • Path C:\ProgramData\EdgeUpdate\4k8mjmx9\webview_support.dll
                  • Size 107KB
                  • SHA256 b1cd1835523b5a80507592531bec904ced47328501462c4566fa964a04d01252
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  kernelquick.sys

                  • Path C:\ProgramData\kernelquick.sys
                  • Size 30B
                  • SHA256 6b4bbbce480fbc50d39a8ec4b72cdb7d781b151921e063dd899fd9b736adcf68
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                  000011C00E5905B3.exe

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\000011C00E5905B3.exe
                  • Size 346KB
                  • SHA256 434cbf2da74d199f1cb40c5c13b9002ee3ec0b2690b277d2333ae63b72863ff5
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  memory/3508-1-0x0000021B3A940000-0x0000021B3A990000-memory.dmp

                  memory/3508-2-0x0000021B3A990000-0x0000021B3A9E7000-memory.dmp

                  memory/3508-3-0x0000021B3A990000-0x0000021B3A9E7000-memory.dmp

                  memory/3508-4-0x0000021B3A990000-0x0000021B3A9E7000-memory.dmp

                  memory/3508-6-0x0000021B3A990000-0x0000021B3A9E7000-memory.dmp

                  memory/3508-8-0x0000021B3A990000-0x0000021B3A9E7000-memory.dmp

                  memory/3508-11-0x0000000180000000-0x00000001800EE000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5340-140-0x0000000007EC0000-0x0000000007F17000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5340-194-0x00000000033D0000-0x00000000033D1000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5340-37-0x0000000005AE0000-0x0000000005B37000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5340-38-0x0000000005AE0000-0x0000000005B37000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5340-35-0x0000000005AE0000-0x0000000005B37000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5340-42-0x0000000005AE0000-0x0000000005B37000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5340-59-0x0000000000840000-0x0000000000841000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5340-69-0x0000000005FC0000-0x0000000006017000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5340-70-0x0000000005FC0000-0x0000000006017000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5340-72-0x0000000005FC0000-0x0000000006017000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5340-74-0x0000000005FC0000-0x0000000006017000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5340-76-0x0000000005FC0000-0x0000000006017000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5340-95-0x0000000000860000-0x0000000000861000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5340-103-0x00000000067F0000-0x0000000006847000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5340-105-0x00000000067F0000-0x0000000006847000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5340-107-0x00000000067F0000-0x0000000006847000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5340-109-0x00000000067F0000-0x0000000006847000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5340-125-0x0000000000870000-0x0000000000871000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5340-135-0x0000000007EC0000-0x0000000007F17000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5340-139-0x0000000007EC0000-0x0000000007F17000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5340-34-0x0000000005AE0000-0x0000000005B37000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5340-144-0x0000000007EC0000-0x0000000007F17000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5340-160-0x00000000030A0000-0x00000000030A1000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5340-171-0x0000000009B00000-0x0000000009B57000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5340-173-0x0000000009B00000-0x0000000009B57000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5340-174-0x0000000009B00000-0x0000000009B57000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5340-178-0x0000000009B00000-0x0000000009B57000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5340-36-0x0000000000830000-0x0000000000831000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5340-202-0x000000000A040000-0x000000000A097000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5340-206-0x000000000A040000-0x000000000A097000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5340-209-0x000000000A040000-0x000000000A097000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5340-214-0x000000000A040000-0x000000000A097000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5340-230-0x00000000036A0000-0x00000000036A1000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5340-240-0x000000000E710000-0x000000000E767000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5340-243-0x000000000E710000-0x000000000E767000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5340-245-0x000000000E710000-0x000000000E767000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5340-248-0x000000000E710000-0x000000000E767000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5340-264-0x00000000033E0000-0x00000000033E1000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5340-274-0x000000000F030000-0x000000000F087000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5340-277-0x000000000F030000-0x000000000F087000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5340-278-0x000000000F030000-0x000000000F087000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5340-284-0x000000000F030000-0x000000000F087000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5340-300-0x0000000005BD0000-0x0000000005BD1000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5340-312-0x0000000010D50000-0x0000000010DA7000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5340-314-0x0000000010D50000-0x0000000010DA7000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5340-315-0x0000000010D50000-0x0000000010DA7000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5340-319-0x0000000010D50000-0x0000000010DA7000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5340-336-0x0000000005E90000-0x0000000005E91000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5340-347-0x0000000012540000-0x0000000012597000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5340-349-0x0000000012540000-0x0000000012597000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5340-350-0x0000000012540000-0x0000000012597000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5340-355-0x0000000012540000-0x0000000012597000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5340-371-0x00000000061F0000-0x00000000061F1000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5340-380-0x0000000012880000-0x00000000128D7000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5340-386-0x0000000012880000-0x00000000128D7000-memory.dmp