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26/08/2026, 03:52

260826-efj4wssbja10

18/08/2026, 03:10

260818-dpfx6awshy1

Analysis

  • user interaction
    yes
  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    141s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    26/08/2026, 03:52

General

  • Target
    20260817174508.7E2B96AC31DF.iso
  • Size 3.3MB
  • Sample260826-efj4wssbja
  • SHA256 ffba21aa1eed6edd18f08433137ef3f1ae95fbc5616e71bf5735ffc43d8106d2
  • 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
  • Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 16 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

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

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 42 IoCs

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

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

  • Modifies registry class 9 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
    cmd /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\20260817174508.7E2B96AC31DF.iso
    1⤵
    • Executes a command shell one-liner
    • Modifies registry class
    PID:3376
  • C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {9aa46009-3ce0-458a-a354-715610a075e6} -Embedding
    1⤵
      PID:5460
    • \??\D:\20260817124517.A8F39C2D71BE.EXE
      "D:\20260817124517.A8F39C2D71BE.EXE"
      1⤵
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4804
      • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
        explorer.exe shell:::{C6A76571-5D28-44B9-8951-5046493BC7CE}
        2⤵
          PID:2820
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~tmp_87897.tmp
        C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~tmp_87897.tmp
        1⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:4260
      • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
        1⤵
          PID:5364
        • 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:916
          • C:\ProgramData\OpenraVPN\Loader.exe
            "C:\ProgramData\OpenraVPN\Loader.exe" -onlyctrl
            2⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Loads dropped DLL
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:1440
            • 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:4792
              • C:\ProgramData\OpenraVPN\Loader.exe
                C:\ProgramData\OpenraVPN\Loader.exe -reonlyctrl
                4⤵
                • Executes dropped EXE
                • Loads dropped DLL
                • Adds Run key to start application
                • Enumerates connected drives
                PID:1628
        • C:\ProgramData\OpenraVPN\Loader.exe
          "C:\ProgramData\OpenraVPN\Loader.exe" -onlyctrl
          1⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Loads dropped DLL
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:1780
          • 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:3852
            • C:\ProgramData\OpenraVPN\Loader.exe
              C:\ProgramData\OpenraVPN\Loader.exe -reonlyctrl
              3⤵
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • Loads dropped DLL
              • Enumerates connected drives
              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 b12f2be5b507a00b0eaa15f4e6676ee291f74f8b6d71d0f767a76055c97d87a9
              • 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_87897.tmp

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~tmp_87897.tmp
              • Size 41KB
              • SHA256 f8e953ee2100965bebe8cf4559d49329a3bcf36531084bd1e9754c11a892b5fb
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              memory/1628-31-0x0000021939A80000-0x0000021939AD0000-memory.dmp

              memory/1628-33-0x0000021939A80000-0x0000021939AD0000-memory.dmp

              memory/1628-26-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014002A000-memory.dmp

              memory/1628-27-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014002A000-memory.dmp

              memory/1628-39-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014002A000-memory.dmp

              memory/1628-38-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014002A000-memory.dmp

              memory/1628-13-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014002A000-memory.dmp

              memory/1628-30-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014002A000-memory.dmp

              memory/1628-32-0x0000021939A80000-0x0000021939AD0000-memory.dmp

              memory/2480-28-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014002A000-memory.dmp

              memory/2480-34-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014002A000-memory.dmp

              memory/2480-35-0x000001689B910000-0x000001689B960000-memory.dmp

              memory/2480-37-0x000001689B910000-0x000001689B960000-memory.dmp

              memory/2480-36-0x000001689B910000-0x000001689B960000-memory.dmp

              memory/2480-25-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014002A000-memory.dmp

              memory/2480-29-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014002A000-memory.dmp

              memory/2480-40-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014002A000-memory.dmp

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