Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    142s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    27/07/2026, 11:20

General

  • Target
    Install_s9ri.exe
  • Size 347KB
  • Sample260727-nfkvvsdn7v
  • SHA256 d80115a287c0a398e75b03f55f1d5f6bb69e201458794c10e8310242b38dfd97
  • 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. 7.21

Signatures

  • Family: ValleyRat

    ValleyRat stage2 is a backdoor written in C++.

  • Detects ValleyRAT payload 2 IoCs
  • Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Run Powershell and hide display window.

  • Drops file in Drivers directory 1 IoCs
  • Looks for VMWare Tools registry key 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Deletes itself 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 22 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 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\Install_s9ri.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Install_s9ri.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5536
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\000015A00E599292.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\000015A00E599292.exe" --child "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Install_s9ri.exe"
      2⤵
      • Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry
      • Drops file in Drivers directory
      • Looks for VMWare Tools registry key
      • Deletes itself
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2392
      • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        powershell.exe -WindowStyle Hidden -NonInteractive -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Windows\System32\drivers' -ExclusionProcess 'services.exe'"
        3⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        PID:2528
  • C:\Windows\System32\drivers\k32.sys
    C:\Windows\System32\drivers\k32.sys
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:6056

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        000015A00E599292.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\000015A00E599292.exe
        • Size 347KB
        • SHA256 d80115a287c0a398e75b03f55f1d5f6bb69e201458794c10e8310242b38dfd97
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        PlgBCED.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PlgBCED.tmp
        • Size 449KB
        • SHA256 e5832f3521fb4d56026bd59437c1d25c05cb98d998883e23d8bc280ba6ca2445
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        k32.sys

        • Path C:\Windows\System32\drivers\k32.sys
        • Size 27KB
        • SHA256 b8de157d2ccc5208643470c97e319030581121c51e4d48876cc25b8fbd0adb5a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/2392-19-0x0000028A83CB0000-0x0000028A83D06000-memory.dmp

        memory/2392-1-0x0000028A81FA0000-0x0000028A81FEF000-memory.dmp

        memory/2392-2-0x0000028A83CB0000-0x0000028A83D06000-memory.dmp

        memory/2392-3-0x0000028A83CB0000-0x0000028A83D06000-memory.dmp

        memory/2392-4-0x0000028A83CB0000-0x0000028A83D06000-memory.dmp

        memory/2392-5-0x0000028A83CB0000-0x0000028A83D06000-memory.dmp

        memory/2392-7-0x0000028A83CB0000-0x0000028A83D06000-memory.dmp

        memory/2528-23-0x00007FFDE89F0000-0x00007FFDE9394000-memory.dmp

        memory/2528-30-0x00007FFDE89F0000-0x00007FFDE9394000-memory.dmp

        memory/2528-18-0x00007FFDE89F0000-0x00007FFDE9394000-memory.dmp

        memory/2528-14-0x00007FFDE89F0000-0x00007FFDE9394000-memory.dmp

        memory/2528-13-0x00007FFDE89F0000-0x00007FFDE9394000-memory.dmp

        memory/2528-24-0x00007FFDE89F0000-0x00007FFDE9394000-memory.dmp

        memory/2528-27-0x000001BC19BB0000-0x000001BC19BCE000-memory.dmp

        memory/2528-28-0x000001BC19BD0000-0x000001BC19C82000-memory.dmp

        memory/2528-29-0x00007FFDE89F0000-0x00007FFDE9394000-memory.dmp

        memory/2528-17-0x000001BC7FAB0000-0x000001BC7FAD2000-memory.dmp

        memory/2528-31-0x000001BC7FA80000-0x000001BC7FA8A000-memory.dmp

        memory/2528-32-0x00007FFDE89F0000-0x00007FFDE9394000-memory.dmp

        memory/2528-33-0x00007FFDE89F0000-0x00007FFDE9394000-memory.dmp

        memory/2528-34-0x00007FFDE89F0000-0x00007FFDE9394000-memory.dmp

        memory/2528-35-0x00007FFDE89F0000-0x00007FFDE9394000-memory.dmp

        memory/2528-36-0x00007FFDE89F0000-0x00007FFDE9394000-memory.dmp

        memory/2528-39-0x00007FFDE89F0000-0x00007FFDE9394000-memory.dmp

        memory/2528-40-0x00007FFDE89F0000-0x00007FFDE9394000-memory.dmp

        memory/2528-12-0x00007FFDE8B7F000-0x00007FFDE8B80000-memory.dmp

        memory/2528-43-0x00007FFDE89F0000-0x00007FFDE9394000-memory.dmp