Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    152s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    13/08/2026, 09:45

General

  • Target
    7A0F3EEBFB821131F22FF6EC2645B4FC.exe
  • Size 198KB
  • Sample260813-lrfdeaaa54
  • SHA256 b9f992a46caa3b898a960ceb13b8be215054e74d80b288de82b662c028faecb6
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • valleyrat_s2

Version
  • 1.0

C2
  • 8.210.155.34:6868

Attributes
  • campaign_date

    2026. 8. 5

Signatures

  • Family: ValleyRat

    ValleyRat stage2 is a backdoor written in C++.

  • Detects ValleyRAT payload 18 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Using powershell.exe command.

  • Downloads MZ/PE file 2 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 4 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 22 IoCs

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

  • Discovers running processes 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Running process information can be used to identify security tools or plan follow-on actions.

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

    Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 19 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Delays execution with timeout.exe 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 17 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7A0F3EEBFB821131F22FF6EC2645B4FC.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7A0F3EEBFB821131F22FF6EC2645B4FC.exe"
    1⤵
    • Downloads MZ/PE file
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4648
    • C:\ProgramData\NGT955888\ZhiMaSkin.exe
      C:\ProgramData\NGT955888\ZhiMaSkin.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5604
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        cmd.exe /C schtasks /query /tn "MicrosoftWindowsUpdate" > "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\~tmp_out_5604.txt" 2>nul
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2688
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /query /tn "MicrosoftWindowsUpdate"
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:6132
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        cmd.exe /C powershell -Command Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Scope CurrentUser -Force
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5956
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          powershell -Command Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Scope CurrentUser -Force
          4⤵
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:5548
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        cmd.exe /c "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\\svchost_tmp.bat"
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2620
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tasklist.exe
          tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq ZhiMaSkin.exe"
          4⤵
          • Discovers running processes
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:2992
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
          find /I "ZhiMaSkin.exe"
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:3268
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
          timeout /t 30 /nobreak
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Delays execution with timeout.exe
          PID:5884
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tasklist.exe
          tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq ZhiMaSkin.exe"
          4⤵
          • Discovers running processes
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:3064
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
          find /I "ZhiMaSkin.exe"
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:5412
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
          timeout /t 30 /nobreak
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Delays execution with timeout.exe
          PID:4660
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\tasklist.exe
          tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq ZhiMaSkin.exe"
          4⤵
          • Discovers running processes
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:4992
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\find.exe
          find /I "ZhiMaSkin.exe"
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:5928
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
          timeout /t 30 /nobreak
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Delays execution with timeout.exe
          PID:2004
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        cmd.exe /C powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -WindowStyle Hidden -File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\ge6h88xr.ps1" > "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\ge6h88xr.tmp" 2>nul
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:252
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -WindowStyle Hidden -File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\ge6h88xr.ps1"
          4⤵
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:5804
  • C:\ProgramData\NGT955888\ZhiMaSkin.exe
    C:\ProgramData\NGT955888\ZhiMaSkin.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:5140

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        ZhiMaSkin.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\NGT955888\ZhiMaSkin.exe
        • Size 4.3MB
        • SHA256 9556b7d5bb6e1db6ea73e2d20ef2c1edb46a645a5324570b717941aa2d0e40cd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ZhiMaUpdate.dll

        • Path C:\ProgramData\NGT955888\ZhiMaUpdate.dll
        • Size 110KB
        • SHA256 2d566f10587833b70b7b042e1fedd3d0b04116a17eafcb6e36c78185d1f1b919
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        libcurl.dll

        • Path C:\ProgramData\NGT955888\libcurl.dll
        • Size 978KB
        • SHA256 6bcde8c9d5c7198816b4dcfe39427e421d50a1e7dedb000901fced1cf6a66a6f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
        • Size 16KB
        • SHA256 d6d97b7924c63293800fe8706d02770b940172c36cbc7ee5a00a790da0bd56f1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        __PSScriptPolicyTest_3q42l33k.ump.ps1

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_3q42l33k.ump.ps1
        • Size 60B
        • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        svchost_tmp.bat

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchost_tmp.bat
        • Size 614B
        • SHA256 88b40fb80183d4ba737daa441ddb09b53c980a5976bc8d2fc104ff64507cc160
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        ge6h88xr.ps1

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\ge6h88xr.ps1
        • Size 521B
        • SHA256 a17d529dca2825e362c9ce87b92376bcd6a0822134480867c7146973da0e2f01
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        ge6h88xr.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\ge6h88xr.tmp
        • Size 9B
        • SHA256 421a244564c34296e185cdcf70d2269227ae102f2e7eeef94afddd495c4e06c2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        memory/4648-11-0x0000000004850000-0x0000000004868000-memory.dmp

        memory/4648-12-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001B000-memory.dmp

        memory/4648-17-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001B000-memory.dmp

        memory/4648-18-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001B000-memory.dmp

        memory/4648-19-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001B000-memory.dmp

        memory/4648-20-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001B000-memory.dmp

        memory/5548-123-0x0000000007930000-0x00000000079D3000-memory.dmp

        memory/5548-117-0x0000000006750000-0x000000000679C000-memory.dmp

        memory/5548-126-0x0000000007AE0000-0x0000000007AEA000-memory.dmp

        memory/5548-125-0x0000000007A70000-0x0000000007A8A000-memory.dmp

        memory/5548-124-0x00000000080B0000-0x000000000872C000-memory.dmp

        memory/5548-110-0x00000000061C0000-0x0000000006226000-memory.dmp

        memory/5548-122-0x00000000078F0000-0x0000000007910000-memory.dmp

        memory/5548-119-0x000000006F760000-0x000000006F7AC000-memory.dmp

        memory/5548-118-0x00000000078B0000-0x00000000078E6000-memory.dmp

        memory/5548-127-0x0000000007CE0000-0x0000000007D76000-memory.dmp

        memory/5548-83-0x00000000031F0000-0x0000000003226000-memory.dmp

        memory/5548-84-0x00000000058E0000-0x0000000005F2A000-memory.dmp

        memory/5548-116-0x0000000006700000-0x000000000671E000-memory.dmp

        memory/5548-114-0x0000000006310000-0x000000000666B000-memory.dmp

        memory/5548-130-0x0000000007C60000-0x0000000007C71000-memory.dmp

        memory/5548-108-0x0000000006080000-0x00000000060A2000-memory.dmp

        memory/5548-109-0x0000000006150000-0x00000000061B6000-memory.dmp

        memory/5604-41-0x0000000003F00000-0x0000000003F46000-memory.dmp

        memory/5604-128-0x0000000003F00000-0x0000000003F46000-memory.dmp

        memory/5604-86-0x0000000005720000-0x0000000005762000-memory.dmp

        memory/5604-85-0x0000000003F00000-0x0000000003F46000-memory.dmp

        memory/5604-71-0x0000000003F00000-0x0000000003F46000-memory.dmp

        memory/5604-70-0x0000000003F00000-0x0000000003F46000-memory.dmp

        memory/5604-60-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010034000-memory.dmp

        memory/5604-59-0x0000000003F00000-0x0000000003F46000-memory.dmp

        memory/5604-57-0x0000000003F00000-0x0000000003F46000-memory.dmp

        memory/5604-58-0x0000000003F00000-0x0000000003F46000-memory.dmp

        memory/5604-42-0x0000000003F00000-0x0000000003F46000-memory.dmp

        memory/5604-43-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001001C000-memory.dmp

        memory/5604-53-0x0000000003F00000-0x0000000003F46000-memory.dmp

        memory/5604-107-0x0000000003F00000-0x0000000003F46000-memory.dmp

        memory/5604-129-0x0000000003F00000-0x0000000003F46000-memory.dmp

        memory/5604-40-0x0000000003F00000-0x0000000003F46000-memory.dmp

        memory/5604-39-0x0000000003F00000-0x0000000003F46000-memory.dmp

        memory/5604-37-0x0000000003F00000-0x0000000003F46000-memory.dmp

        memory/5604-146-0x0000000003F00000-0x0000000003F46000-memory.dmp

        memory/5604-38-0x0000000003F00000-0x0000000003F46000-memory.dmp

        memory/5604-36-0x0000000003EC0000-0x0000000003EFF000-memory.dmp

        memory/5804-140-0x0000000007330000-0x00000000073D3000-memory.dmp

        memory/5804-141-0x0000000007660000-0x0000000007671000-memory.dmp

        memory/5804-137-0x000000006F9E0000-0x000000006FA2C000-memory.dmp

        memory/5804-135-0x0000000006430000-0x000000000647C000-memory.dmp