Analysis

  • max time kernel
    300s
  • max time network
    295s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    18/08/2026, 03:40

General

  • Target
    20260818885699752.930280FCBD.exe
  • Size 718KB
  • Sample260818-d8et7sdp21
  • SHA256 765d34b234970be7eb12351051eff45d5d9cab515da07e4615381eacdc672d3b
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • valleyrat_s2

Version
  • 1.0

C2
  • 170.62.130.47:449

  • 170.62.130.47:443

Signatures

  • Family: ValleyRat

    ValleyRat stage2 is a backdoor written in C++.

  • Detects ValleyRAT payload 6 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 44 IoCs

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

  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

    Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

  • Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 17 IoCs
  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Modifies registry class 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 12 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\20260818885699752.930280FCBD.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\20260818885699752.930280FCBD.exe"
    1⤵
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4384
    • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
      explorer.exe shell:::{0AAE1D62-1758-4568-B7BF-1F22864AD89B}
      2⤵
        PID:4724
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~tmp_14945.tmp
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~tmp_14945.tmp
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:6032
    • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
      C:\Windows\explorer.exe /factory,{75dff2b7-6936-4c06-a8bb-676a7b00b24b} -Embedding
      1⤵
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5460
      • C:\ProgramData\OpenraVPN\Loader.exe
        "C:\ProgramData\OpenraVPN\Loader.exe" -onlyctrl
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5376
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          cmd.exe /c "C:\ProgramData\OpenraVPN\Loader.exe -reonlyctrl"
          3⤵
          • Executes a command shell one-liner
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:1568
          • C:\ProgramData\OpenraVPN\Loader.exe
            C:\ProgramData\OpenraVPN\Loader.exe -reonlyctrl
            4⤵
            • Adds Run key to start application
            • Enumerates connected drives
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Loads dropped DLL
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            PID:4692
    • C:\ProgramData\OpenraVPN\Loader.exe
      "C:\ProgramData\OpenraVPN\Loader.exe" -onlyctrl
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1184
      • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
        cmd.exe /c "C:\ProgramData\OpenraVPN\Loader.exe -reonlyctrl"
        2⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4532
        • C:\ProgramData\OpenraVPN\Loader.exe
          C:\ProgramData\OpenraVPN\Loader.exe -reonlyctrl
          3⤵
          • Enumerates connected drives
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Loads dropped DLL
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          PID:2480

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          Loader.exe

          • Path C:\ProgramData\OpenraVPN\Loader.exe
          • Size 718KB
          • SHA256 765d34b234970be7eb12351051eff45d5d9cab515da07e4615381eacdc672d3b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          libcef.dll

          • Path C:\ProgramData\OpenraVPN\libcef.dll
          • Size 1.8MB
          • SHA256 889013d489d193bae6f07ff8fec6a55dd12c02f10953d7b4e81c881f8a85aaa2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          msvcp140.dll

          • Path C:\ProgramData\OpenraVPN\msvcp140.dll
          • Size 572KB
          • SHA256 b5400f8454276f1adf944d8ba393866ca423603254baf88bca7dc4c1cf762116
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          vcruntime140.dll

          • Path C:\ProgramData\OpenraVPN\vcruntime140.dll
          • Size 127KB
          • SHA256 98aea63f7c88d733504c08b165fd68a917e256f2cfaeaa742323ef6dddbbce29
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          vcruntime140_1.dll

          • Path C:\ProgramData\OpenraVPN\vcruntime140_1.dll
          • Size 58KB
          • SHA256 1a1ca015a830a357ad5ec882845d732a60368b6c0d8247a009140cd518377f73
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ~tmp_14945.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~tmp_14945.tmp
          • Size 41KB
          • SHA256 a8799547fc4968d1e0a5e35f602559e7f3f80ee7e40b56389825c4f8fdc8b213
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/2480-37-0x000001BBA8AE0000-0x000001BBA8B30000-memory.dmp

          memory/2480-35-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014002A000-memory.dmp

          memory/2480-44-0x000001BBA8CE0000-0x000001BBA8DD0000-memory.dmp

          memory/2480-41-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014002A000-memory.dmp

          memory/2480-42-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014002A000-memory.dmp

          memory/2480-26-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014002A000-memory.dmp

          memory/2480-31-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014002A000-memory.dmp

          memory/2480-32-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014002A000-memory.dmp

          memory/2480-38-0x000001BBA8AE0000-0x000001BBA8B30000-memory.dmp

          memory/2480-36-0x000001BBA8AE0000-0x000001BBA8B30000-memory.dmp

          memory/4692-30-0x000002088D390000-0x000002088D3E0000-memory.dmp

          memory/4692-34-0x000002088D390000-0x000002088D3E0000-memory.dmp

          memory/4692-13-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014002A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4692-33-0x000002088D390000-0x000002088D3E0000-memory.dmp

          memory/4692-40-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014002A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4692-39-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014002A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4692-29-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014002A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4692-27-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014002A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4692-43-0x000002088DAF0000-0x000002088DBE0000-memory.dmp

          memory/4692-28-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014002A000-memory.dmp