Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    146s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    17/10/2026, 00:27

General

  • Target
    b485cfd9041a4f01582e30ded9e536f4a0b3cd9225a389385bc73262eda26e9d.exe
  • Size 1.3MB
  • Sample261017-aryn7stth1
  • SHA256 b485cfd9041a4f01582e30ded9e536f4a0b3cd9225a389385bc73262eda26e9d
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • valleyrat_s2

Version
  • 1.0

C2
  • 202.61.157.33:21357

Signatures

  • Family: ValleyRat

    ValleyRat stage2 is a backdoor written in C++.

  • Detects ValleyRAT payload 6 IoCs
  • UAC bypass 3 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 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 1 IoCs

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

  • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

    The configured hostname and DNS domain identify the machine and are commonly collected to profile a host before it reports in.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs
  • System policy modification 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b485cfd9041a4f01582e30ded9e536f4a0b3cd9225a389385bc73262eda26e9d.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b485cfd9041a4f01582e30ded9e536f4a0b3cd9225a389385bc73262eda26e9d.exe"
    1⤵
    • UAC bypass
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    • System policy modification
    PID:4592
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\citool.exe
      "citool.exe" -r
      2⤵
        PID:4652
      • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
        cmd.exe /c "C:\ProgramData\MicroPoint\WinCombo.exe"
        2⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3296
        • C:\ProgramData\MicroPoint\WinCombo.exe
          C:\ProgramData\MicroPoint\WinCombo.exe
          3⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Adds Run key to start application
          • Enumerates connected drives
          • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:2456
    • C:\ProgramData\MicroPoint\WinCombo.exe
      "C:\ProgramData\MicroPoint\WinCombo.exe"
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4268

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          EraseCode.dat

          • Path C:\ProgramData\MicroPoint\EraseCode.dat
          • Size 65KB
          • SHA256 e42efd0f77978a88dc57dce5859f40dea2908d73bbe7ca7dcce036ead7020070
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          WinCombo.exe

          • Path C:\ProgramData\MicroPoint\WinCombo.exe
          • Size 1.3MB
          • SHA256 b485cfd9041a4f01582e30ded9e536f4a0b3cd9225a389385bc73262eda26e9d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/2456-5-0x000002AE22A90000-0x000002AE22AB3000-memory.dmp

          memory/2456-3-0x00007FF6E7E50000-0x00007FF6E7F98000-memory.dmp

          memory/2456-6-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014002A000-memory.dmp

          memory/2456-7-0x000002AE22AC0000-0x000002AE22AC1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2456-17-0x000002AE23220000-0x000002AE23270000-memory.dmp

          memory/2456-8-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014002A000-memory.dmp

          memory/2456-24-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014002A000-memory.dmp

          memory/2456-25-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014002A000-memory.dmp

          memory/2456-12-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014002A000-memory.dmp

          memory/2456-13-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014002A000-memory.dmp

          memory/2456-18-0x000002AE23220000-0x000002AE23270000-memory.dmp

          memory/2456-19-0x000002AE23220000-0x000002AE23270000-memory.dmp

          memory/2456-16-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014002A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4268-14-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014002A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4268-15-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014002A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4268-20-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014002A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4268-21-0x000001C0618D0000-0x000001C061920000-memory.dmp

          memory/4268-23-0x000001C0618D0000-0x000001C061920000-memory.dmp

          memory/4268-22-0x000001C0618D0000-0x000001C061920000-memory.dmp

          memory/4268-11-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014002A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4268-10-0x00007FF6E7E50000-0x00007FF6E7F98000-memory.dmp

          memory/4268-27-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014002A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4268-26-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014002A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4592-0-0x00007FF736970000-0x00007FF736AB8000-memory.dmp