General

  • Target
    24102026_1835_23102026_4.img.zip
  • Size 1.8MB
  • Sample261024-w8fevabw71
  • SHA256 4fb8f3739d052b1de2b8cd6bc9a53dbe7f66287135d6adbdf047d358e9f18943
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • valleyrat_s2

C2
  • 202.61.160.251:667

Targets

    • Target
      DF-202601001301.exe
    • Size 451KB
    • SHA256 5ef3fe4a5e70d3750a11c73902e35b50b9ac007e8a95dde0569bf6bae17da73a
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Family: ValleyRat

      ValleyRat stage2 is a backdoor written in C++.

    • Checks for common network interception software

      Looks in the registry for tools like Wireshark or Fiddler commonly used to analyze network activity.

    • Drops file in Drivers directory

    • Looks for VMWare Tools registry key

    • Sets service image path in registry

      This determines the executable launched when a service starts. It can be used to establish persistence.

    • DCAgent remote management tool

      DCAgent is part of ManageEngine, a remote administration tool that can be used as a backdoor

    • Adds Run key to start application

    • Badlisted process makes network request

      Network request originating from process or tool commonly abused by malware.

    • Enumerates connected drives

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

    • Power Settings

      powercfg controls all configurable power system settings on a Windows system and can be abused to prevent an infected host from locking or shutting down.

    • Drops file in System32 directory

    • Executes a VBScript file via the Windows Script Host.

    • Target
      mfc140u.dll
    • Size 12.5MB
    • SHA256 0ec84ae773c44efef438c5e9eecc90e37aa5e427177daf301b1d7048dcd070b8
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    Score
    3/10

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Tasks