Analysis
- max time kernel
27s - max time network
559s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
20/10/2026, 05:43
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
Open_to_view.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
Open_to_view.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
Behavioral task
behavioral3
Sample
winhttp.dll
Resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
Behavioral task
behavioral4
Sample
winhttp.dll
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
General
- Target winhttp.dll
- Size 208KB
- Sample261020-getcaavy9l
- SHA256 14e261553c4dba16c53a50b6f1409858f7a897d1c2314e94d222273527452e34
- MD5 4c04e19fccf02a49cb1eeadbbd5a7511
- SHA1 a3a16f96f5c1771aed7445d12d07d7a8ca74196b
- SHA512 5a8792e8433af2f2832196a8b55e75e3ea7aec6b18c19b2b7fb16b58615460d7e71ef9813474b19dc90de5bb97266db6470637d877494404e6bf569b49ba349e
- SSDEEP 6144:0XCxuuG0J8J4iCIPea0rqWv/iFVB6I3dpe2x3AWG5bDF3bMK7sD4Z0eLKj5UJPX/:0aRJZ4Pea/vFf6I3dpe2x3AWG5bDF3bP
- TLSH T118240243C7A73DC4DD3BF2705AA3B73B96307805864ADC4947814F6AAD4AAC03779C6A
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Extracted
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valleyrat_s2
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1.0
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47.243.109.132:5252
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campaign_date
20261019
Signatures
- Family: ValleyRat
ValleyRat stage2 is a backdoor written in C++.
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 5 IoCs
Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.
pid Process 2304 powershell.exe 1964 powershell.exe 6116 powershell.exe 1660 powershell.exe 3196 powershell.exe - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 200 x8h5izgo.exe - Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
pid Process 200 x8h5izgo.exe - Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 22 IoCs
Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.
description ioc Process File opened (read-only) \??\N: Process not Found File opened (read-only) \??\O: Process not Found File opened (read-only) \??\S: Process not Found File opened (read-only) \??\U: Process not Found File opened (read-only) \??\G: Process not Found File opened (read-only) \??\H: Process not Found File opened (read-only) \??\J: Process not Found File opened (read-only) \??\K: Process not Found File opened (read-only) \??\W: Process not Found File opened (read-only) \??\Y: Process not Found File opened (read-only) \??\B: Process not Found File opened (read-only) \??\I: Process not Found File opened (read-only) \??\P: Process not Found File opened (read-only) \??\Q: Process not Found File opened (read-only) \??\D: Process not Found File opened (read-only) \??\L: Process not Found File opened (read-only) \??\M: Process not Found File opened (read-only) \??\R: Process not Found File opened (read-only) \??\T: Process not Found File opened (read-only) \??\V: Process not Found File opened (read-only) \??\X: Process not Found File opened (read-only) \??\Z: Process not Found - Direct Volume Access: Opens a physical disk for reading 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Opens a raw handle to a physical disk, which bypasses file system access controls and is used for disk inspection, anti-VM checks and privilege checks.
description ioc Process File opened (read-only) \??\PhysicalDrive0 rundll32.exe - Modifies registry class 2 IoCs
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4280978039-528710165-233981602-1000_Classes\NotificationData Process not Found Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4280978039-528710165-233981602-1000_Classes\NotificationData\0D83063EA3B8FCF5 = 0100000000000002 Process not Found - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
pid Process 4364 rundll32.exe 4364 rundll32.exe 4364 rundll32.exe 4364 rundll32.exe 4440 Process not Found 4440 Process not Found 4440 Process not Found 4440 Process not Found 4440 Process not Found 4440 Process not Found 4440 Process not Found 4440 Process not Found 4440 Process not Found 4440 Process not Found 4440 Process not Found 4440 Process not Found 4440 Process not Found 4440 Process not Found 4440 Process not Found 4440 Process not Found 4440 Process not Found 4440 Process not Found 4440 Process not Found 4440 Process not Found 4440 Process not Found 4440 Process not Found 4440 Process not Found 4440 Process not Found 4440 Process not Found 4440 Process not Found 4440 Process not Found 4440 Process not Found 4440 Process not Found 4440 Process not Found 4440 Process not Found 4440 Process not Found 4440 Process not Found 4440 Process not Found 4440 Process not Found 4440 Process not Found 4440 Process not Found 4440 Process not Found 4440 Process not Found 4440 Process not Found 4440 Process not Found 4440 Process not Found 4440 Process not Found 4440 Process not Found 4440 Process not Found 4440 Process not Found 4440 Process not Found 4440 Process not Found 4440 Process not Found 4440 Process not Found 4440 Process not Found 4440 Process not Found 4440 Process not Found 4440 Process not Found 4440 Process not Found 4440 Process not Found 4440 Process not Found 4440 Process not Found 4440 Process not Found 4440 Process not Found - Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
pid Process 4440 Process not Found - Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
pid Process 4364 rundll32.exe 200 x8h5izgo.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 4440 Process not Found Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 4440 Process not Found Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 4440 Process not Found Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 4440 Process not Found Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 4440 Process not Found Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 4440 Process not Found Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 4440 Process not Found Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 4440 Process not Found Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2304 powershell.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 4440 Process not Found Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 4440 Process not Found Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 2304 powershell.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 2304 powershell.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 2304 powershell.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 2304 powershell.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 2304 powershell.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 2304 powershell.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 2304 powershell.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2304 powershell.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 2304 powershell.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 2304 powershell.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 2304 powershell.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 2304 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2304 powershell.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 2304 powershell.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 2304 powershell.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 2304 powershell.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 2304 powershell.exe Token: 33 2304 powershell.exe Token: 34 2304 powershell.exe Token: 35 2304 powershell.exe Token: 36 2304 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1964 powershell.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 1964 powershell.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 1964 powershell.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 1964 powershell.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 1964 powershell.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 1964 powershell.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 1964 powershell.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 1964 powershell.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 1964 powershell.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 1964 powershell.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 1964 powershell.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 1964 powershell.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 1964 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1964 powershell.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 1964 powershell.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 1964 powershell.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 1964 powershell.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 1964 powershell.exe Token: 33 1964 powershell.exe Token: 34 1964 powershell.exe Token: 35 1964 powershell.exe Token: 36 1964 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 6116 powershell.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 6116 powershell.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 6116 powershell.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 6116 powershell.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 6116 powershell.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 6116 powershell.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 6116 powershell.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 6116 powershell.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 6116 powershell.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 6116 powershell.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
pid Process 4440 Process not Found - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4440 wrote to memory of 4600 4440 Process not Found PID 4440 wrote to memory of 2304 4440 Process not Found 91 PID 4440 wrote to memory of 1964 4440 Process not Found 94 PID 4440 wrote to memory of 6116 4440 Process not Found 96 PID 4440 wrote to memory of 1660 4440 Process not Found 98 PID 4440 wrote to memory of 3196 4440 Process not Found 100 - 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
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C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exerundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\winhttp.dll,#11⤵
- Direct Volume Access: Opens a physical disk for reading
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
PID:4364
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C:\ProgramData\EdgeUpdate\7ih80hkr\x8h5izgo.exeC:\ProgramData\EdgeUpdate\7ih80hkr\x8h5izgo.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
PID:200
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C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exepowershell.exe -NoProfile -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\ProgramData\EdgeUpdate' -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue"1⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2304
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C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exepowershell.exe -NoProfile -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'explorer.exe' -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue"1⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:1964
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C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exepowershell.exe -NoProfile -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'Thunder.exe' -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue"1⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:6116
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C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exepowershell.exe -NoProfile -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'RuntimeBroker.exe' -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue"1⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
PID:1660
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C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exepowershell.exe -NoProfile -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'VSPMsg.dll' -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue"1⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
PID:3196
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\ProgramData\EdgeUpdate\7ih80hkr\config.log
- Size 183KB
- SHA256 a4b0fd2969f83d1300fe04175c9bf2e9045338d3b4842d981f8ec714071ac99c
- MD5 dd64c18961b1a965243f7f5377d8451d
- SHA1 8699eb76cef1bbd5a4699f7b2ac955841bcf7113
- SHA512 6fa55faea05412635f847da9caaefb6d005febc7a79e153f5b265ee37f78b63f423553276c97898ab0771cfc9137b8c3375aee6833ff66aa92c09e0e931d7f0e
- SSDEEP 3072:aUcg2q2vII77b0af0psMHy8+jTlHzBH3ioM+5E5VgSoG1+Zbx1QU79rKaqXj0G:7c7/H7bTf+XZ8Tj3ioMSYVeuMI9
- TLSH T187044B0672A440BAEDA381788D634A06E77378554370ABCF576087BADF2B7D07A3D721
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\ProgramData\EdgeUpdate\7ih80hkr\x8h5izgo.exe
- Size 367KB
- SHA256 a150614db8802e3700db945c42f7e9c2fb03cfdcbea7854b0b072a2e35a11b77
- MD5 d455b3b0529d73929fb2f2ecd43b4f75
- SHA1 934549d96c0d836579d0ffd0d8c580ecbcd87b65
- SHA512 b490795b2bf54e1edb0d1f7075cf9c58fc7255e0ecef0ebce499ad42945700e2237421196f57880b92f7e3d036ee9b95354c9157d3f3b3a9a7fd65ff7d9c0952
- SSDEEP 6144:UK0CMcoPY19CebAiwu6B36NDrd8zzJ6aFMMkxGbP0cw:UKTr92i/qCDrWz88MsbP0cw
- TLSH T1EC849D46F7A418F5E0A7C139C9628906E7727C9A0770CBCF23A4466B2F272E15D3D762
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\DeviceSync\DisplaySessionContainers.log
- Size 1KB
- SHA256 cbbb24088c9c17d8bc4f2f500d668274d625be4a454679d0b20c51245426c7a8
- MD5 d71f3a31cebb881c117d27ff442a593f
- SHA1 4deaffc94c5c2c779f1c5c61643692f5b93d7d8a
- SHA512 cd580fb253b9a69f01b1e276a8860e5603230fa4b01f73bd54ff51d3f512302ab7e4387d8f4a3ac2ec37815ba48bfdd53c5603b81f94295184f2d0f74b08759e
- TLSH T1D221C27F07158806D196F1574BCBA07AAF340D4A262CDD8C0AE44F5E15FD523BA11BD7
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
- Size 1KB
- SHA256 1599754af315bf45fc5c21a5d9d6289ee5d77b66ecc79c44b56e93a2e4a258b3
- MD5 921a478d4b661d5dbabaa5056c375995
- SHA1 0f636740ac1adb46315e7380dca2d29c333d0456
- SHA512 ed439021bbee12984ea7fdfc5f2d78a2599748df67ecbfb6d92a78314e76ba9019d6971e78ea0a8bd0567d40a124483f0d48e7d42afd2f730e81614fe36b565f
- TLSH T1B8216833B3DD8614C89A413A10CEAC1036B6C7DB40DECFAB7B84E655A43F699CE61160
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
- Size 1KB
- SHA256 f7bbcfdbe12c11375cf4a3c2e3da7934322451d39a7b452e470c9ac60e637fcd
- MD5 2708eb65d5bbb5ab09b5d042c332201b
- SHA1 77d4f16e7ceca9a2f1d4a811a1be38e4cc4ae879
- SHA512 a7c08464133ab24626ec05618d945ce530cb12dcd5fb62b41bf127249cab7800fa59247e3586af8826a22c817499c16d482953b2746a4cf07ed3f86638a526fd
- TLSH T103216833F3DD8614C89A413A10CDAC1036B6C7DB41DECEAB7B84E655A43F699CE61160
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
- Size 1KB
- SHA256 070e2dc002fee5d6c6ae0611713bb24a9f01d741d964e7f1ece4f61789724a94
- MD5 95e9928464a1f3425068f7e64a74060a
- SHA1 9bdbd59bea34afd0aebf4d0c3d3cfe0317aa4d57
- SHA512 a150525324ebe4a0dc28577f089c1f45ef0902355ecd9d5f10c91d45fe57d44d09c6d133a92c3f32dca0c73b97b259d5ad7ff4316edafa2cb00e38d64e043f06
- TLSH T1E9216833F3DD8654C899413A10CEAC1035B7C7DB40DECEDB6B84D559A43F699CE61160
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
- Size 1KB
- SHA256 168454fbd10bd6c316787e0630eccd8473426abab36526d9269a91f4bb86727e
- MD5 63a0f9f2a7e2c55eb05bb487e7ce4d25
- SHA1 732a481a3ae95a8a8a9c8965aacfcabf02069428
- SHA512 f1c582b60867619dcdd3d3cc6283a8bce08695d14461445f63c3fe31d28f2afcab5ca4e0b7a659cee7f0439f336d654570548778d5690469daf050aa24e27f82
- TLSH T163214633F3DD8655C899413A10CEAC1036BB87DB409E8E9B6B84D559A42F699CE61160
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_f2mzf4cb.hus.psm1
- Size 60B
- SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
- MD5 d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
- SHA1 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
- SHA512 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82
- TLSH T177A02228CC303B200020C0080A000002C00B800C080C8C0220000A00B20B820002F080
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH