salatstealer | 188e8261855740338dcfd6bfbcbbb3380658276fc733300829087eab66818696

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
140s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
submitted
24/10/2026, 00:26

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General

Target
12784917afb2b0f5.bin.exe
Size 12.0MB
Sample261024-arfhmaws7j
SHA256 188e8261855740338dcfd6bfbcbbb3380658276fc733300829087eab66818696
MD5 e4d9f03e6ed5705a3c76085003708672
SHA1 53da7d738c6ac27c3896c92e61cb950c44fbb92e
SHA512 c4f77c0bef0354c1ff58430b10c49808019af73bceff35ee171787524cd79611856ed7405d2b3e721427998a0be2fae466414ff5cafbe525e122a5b22acb3089
SSDEEP 98304:tjhOBNrzuaCerzFi6bszT1JX4pG2IfZE+Q:yBkKr5rszpNDy+Q
TLSH
T170C65B11FACB54F6F9036831406BB27F23355D058B28CB9BEB183B6AF877691187A705
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

10^/10

defense_evasion discovery salatstealer persistence stealer

Malware Config

Signatures

Family: salatstealer
SalatStealer is a stealer that takes sceenshot written in Golang.
stealer salatstealer

Detect SalatStealer payload 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x000600000001687b-3.dat	family_salatstealer

Executes a file named after a Windows system binary 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

The file runs from a user directory while carrying the name of an executable that normally only exists in System32.

defense_evasion

Match Legitimate Name or Location

T1036.005

description	ioc	Process
File opened (read-only)	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Comms\lsass.exe	lsass.exe
File opened (read-only)	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Mozilla\dllhost.exe	dllhost.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2872	dllhost.exe
4544	lsass.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-747854149-4118156852-591593384-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\lsass = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Comms\\lsass.exe"	12784917afb2b0f5.bin.exe

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.

discovery

System Network Configuration Discovery

T1016

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Hostname	12784917afb2b0f5.bin.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Domain	12784917afb2b0f5.bin.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Hostname	dllhost.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Hostname	lsass.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	12784917afb2b0f5.bin.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	dllhost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	lsass.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs

pid	Process
1664	12784917afb2b0f5.bin.exe
1664	12784917afb2b0f5.bin.exe
1664	12784917afb2b0f5.bin.exe
1664	12784917afb2b0f5.bin.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1664 wrote to memory of 2872	1664	12784917afb2b0f5.bin.exe	95

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\12784917afb2b0f5.bin.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\12784917afb2b0f5.bin.exe"
1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1664
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Mozilla\dllhost.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Mozilla\dllhost.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes a file named after a Windows system binary
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2872

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Comms\lsass.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Comms\lsass.exe
1⤵
- Executes a file named after a Windows system binary
- Executes dropped EXE
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4544

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Masquerading

T1036

Match Legitimate Name or Location

T1036.005

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

System Network Configuration Discovery

T1016

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

dllhost.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Mozilla\dllhost.exe
Size 12.0MB
SHA256 188e8261855740338dcfd6bfbcbbb3380658276fc733300829087eab66818696
MD5 e4d9f03e6ed5705a3c76085003708672
SHA1 53da7d738c6ac27c3896c92e61cb950c44fbb92e
SHA512 c4f77c0bef0354c1ff58430b10c49808019af73bceff35ee171787524cd79611856ed7405d2b3e721427998a0be2fae466414ff5cafbe525e122a5b22acb3089
SSDEEP 98304:tjhOBNrzuaCerzFi6bszT1JX4pG2IfZE+Q:yBkKr5rszpNDy+Q
TLSH
T170C65B11FACB54F6F9036831406BB27F23355D058B28CB9BEB183B6AF877691187A705
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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