Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    147s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    13/08/2026, 20:06

General

  • Target
    0b3e8d60c4cf6855058823ac0936b99c3123123b3b8b220e57dd6119e5b04a55.exe
  • Size 1.1MB
  • Sample260813-yvrxtser2v
  • SHA256 0b3e8d60c4cf6855058823ac0936b99c3123123b3b8b220e57dd6119e5b04a55
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • valleyrat_s2

Version
  • 1.0

C2
  • 154.12.19.70:22011

  • 154.12.19.70:22012

Signatures

  • Family: ValleyRat

    ValleyRat stage2 is a backdoor written in C++.

  • Detects ValleyRAT payload 7 IoCs
  • Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings 3 TTPs 16 IoCs
  • Modifies Windows Defender TamperProtection settings 3 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Modifies Windows Defender notification settings 3 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Modifies firewall policy service 3 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • UAC bypass 3 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: LSASS Driver 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adversaries may modify or add LSASS drivers to obtain persistence on compromised systems.

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • Windows security modification 2 TTPs 8 IoCs
  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 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.

  • Modifies registry class 12 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs
  • System policy modification 1 TTPs 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\0b3e8d60c4cf6855058823ac0936b99c3123123b3b8b220e57dd6119e5b04a55.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0b3e8d60c4cf6855058823ac0936b99c3123123b3b8b220e57dd6119e5b04a55.exe"
    1⤵
    • Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings
    • Modifies Windows Defender TamperProtection settings
    • Modifies Windows Defender notification settings
    • Modifies firewall policy service
    • UAC bypass
    • Windows security bypass
    • Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLL
    • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: LSASS Driver
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Windows security modification
    • Checks whether UAC is enabled
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
    • System policy modification
    PID:848
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~tmp_61984.tmp
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~tmp_61984.tmp
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:3796
  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k KillService -s KillService
    1⤵
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5116
    • C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe"
      2⤵
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2192
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        3⤵
          PID:4748

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          Svchost.dll

          • Path C:\ProgramData\OpenraVPN\Svchost.dll
          • Size 422KB
          • SHA256 34b602d42af81c968ba9253fcfb405b8be0335a299b8fc6802fa8a9abf7938b3
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ~tmp_61984.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~tmp_61984.tmp
          • Size 41KB
          • SHA256 820f1c457d65bce3045dee53febd81af756e1684a70427a4afeb3f9e34e16ad7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/2192-8-0x0000022272320000-0x0000022272321000-memory.dmp

          memory/2192-9-0x0000022274B50000-0x0000022274B79000-memory.dmp

          memory/2192-10-0x0000022272520000-0x00000222725A1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2192-11-0x0000022274B50000-0x0000022274B79000-memory.dmp

          memory/2192-12-0x0000022274B50000-0x0000022274B79000-memory.dmp

          memory/2192-13-0x0000022274B50000-0x0000022274B79000-memory.dmp

          memory/2192-18-0x0000022274DE0000-0x0000022274E2D000-memory.dmp

          memory/2192-17-0x0000022274DE0000-0x0000022274E2D000-memory.dmp

          memory/2192-16-0x0000022274DE0000-0x0000022274E2D000-memory.dmp

          memory/2192-15-0x0000022274D90000-0x0000022274DD7000-memory.dmp

          memory/2192-14-0x0000022274B50000-0x0000022274B79000-memory.dmp

          memory/2192-21-0x0000022274DE0000-0x0000022274E2D000-memory.dmp

          memory/2192-22-0x0000022274DE0000-0x0000022274E2D000-memory.dmp

          memory/2192-23-0x0000022274B50000-0x0000022274B79000-memory.dmp

          memory/2192-24-0x0000022274B50000-0x0000022274B79000-memory.dmp

          memory/2192-25-0x0000022274DE0000-0x0000022274E2D000-memory.dmp