Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    153s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    02/09/2026, 01:22

General

  • Target
    人事異動に伴う給与調整.exe
  • Size 72KB
  • Sample260902-brmglsej3w
  • SHA256 da169efdf43f4f2e87937efaaaf328dd659e28740411d1904a5bd0908ea5e061
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • valleyrat_s2

Version
  • 1.0

C2
  • 204.194.50.231:449

  • 204.194.50.231:443

Signatures

  • Family: ValleyRat

    ValleyRat stage2 is a backdoor written in C++.

  • Detects ValleyRAT payload 14 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 19 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 44 IoCs

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

  • 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 6 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\人事異動に伴う給与調整.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\人事異動に伴う給与調整.exe"
    1⤵
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5112
    • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
      explorer.exe shell:::{A04A25EB-5DF6-46DE-9249-326BBBFD8363}
      2⤵
        PID:5716
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~tmp_99261.tmp
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~tmp_99261.tmp
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:4160
    • 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:2364
      • 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:3412
        • 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:2456
          • 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:2116
    • 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:708
      • 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:3744
        • C:\ProgramData\OpenraVPN\Loader.exe
          C:\ProgramData\OpenraVPN\Loader.exe -reonlyctrl
          3⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Loads dropped DLL
          • Enumerates connected drives
          PID:2820

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          Loader.exe

          • Path C:\ProgramData\OpenraVPN\Loader.exe
          • Size 72KB
          • SHA256 da169efdf43f4f2e87937efaaaf328dd659e28740411d1904a5bd0908ea5e061
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          libcares-2.dll

          • Path C:\ProgramData\OpenraVPN\libcares-2.dll
          • Size 561KB
          • SHA256 8fcfe9c0828c01bf7f391ccd4b2f3f87d96390e95aecac5c2e6a574d70d31e1d
          • 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_99261.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~tmp_99261.tmp
          • Size 47KB
          • SHA256 f25673e1c11c7e32a51e79010aefc8090e91e5235ceaa250cc13d6fccdb6d66f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/708-31-0x00007FF60A360000-0x00007FF60A379000-memory.dmp

          memory/2116-58-0x00000211CDFF0000-0x00000211CE040000-memory.dmp

          memory/2116-65-0x00000211CDFF0000-0x00000211CE040000-memory.dmp

          memory/2116-59-0x00000211CDFF0000-0x00000211CE040000-memory.dmp

          memory/2116-44-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014002A000-memory.dmp

          memory/2116-32-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014002A000-memory.dmp

          memory/2116-33-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014002A000-memory.dmp

          memory/2116-64-0x00000211CDFF0000-0x00000211CE040000-memory.dmp

          memory/2116-48-0x00007FF60A360000-0x00007FF60A379000-memory.dmp

          memory/2116-37-0x00000211CDFF0000-0x00000211CE040000-memory.dmp

          memory/2116-36-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014002A000-memory.dmp

          memory/2116-38-0x00000211CDFF0000-0x00000211CE040000-memory.dmp

          memory/2116-39-0x00000211CDFF0000-0x00000211CE040000-memory.dmp

          memory/2116-16-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014002A000-memory.dmp

          memory/2820-47-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014002A000-memory.dmp

          memory/2820-56-0x000002C5E16A0000-0x000002C5E16F0000-memory.dmp

          memory/2820-43-0x000002C5E16A0000-0x000002C5E16F0000-memory.dmp

          memory/2820-40-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014002A000-memory.dmp

          memory/2820-41-0x000002C5E16A0000-0x000002C5E16F0000-memory.dmp

          memory/2820-35-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014002A000-memory.dmp

          memory/2820-49-0x00007FF60A360000-0x00007FF60A379000-memory.dmp

          memory/2820-42-0x000002C5E16A0000-0x000002C5E16F0000-memory.dmp

          memory/2820-57-0x000002C5E16A0000-0x000002C5E16F0000-memory.dmp

          memory/2820-34-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014002A000-memory.dmp

          memory/2820-30-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014002A000-memory.dmp

          memory/2820-63-0x000002C5E16A0000-0x000002C5E16F0000-memory.dmp

          memory/2820-62-0x000002C5E16A0000-0x000002C5E16F0000-memory.dmp

          memory/3412-17-0x00007FF60A360000-0x00007FF60A379000-memory.dmp

          memory/5112-23-0x00007FF7C2D40000-0x00007FF7C2D59000-memory.dmp