salatstealer | 358d17c8868a8f53f8f94ac9caa36a3d0f38c180ecfc70a3cfd9ba12c8fa6a6f

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
144s
platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
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27/10/2026, 11:25

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General

Target
b7870b293f317ece.bin.exe
Size 12.0MB
Sample261027-njgbvadv9k
SHA256 358d17c8868a8f53f8f94ac9caa36a3d0f38c180ecfc70a3cfd9ba12c8fa6a6f
MD5 cbffe3f7e899c2e7dd77379ce34c1c14
SHA1 80ceb5c384e6e15483b8056bd96162719af9dcdd
SHA512 6b4e4c57ced86fa2b23bb9543bea7dc8cdab1d23605c8a5bcb7496478ae48bc6cd16d41a7b0851ed74ba3c5db1f442f67dee9cf039bb7adec147c38179f4fc7c
SSDEEP 98304:tjhOBNrzuaCerzFi6bszT1JX4pG2IfZE+w:yBkKr5rszpNDy+w
TLSH
T17FC65B11FACB54F6F9036831406BB27F23355D058B28CB9BEB183B6AF877691187A705
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
behavioral2/files/0x000c00000001c5ac-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\Microsoft\ctfmon.exe	b7870b293f317ece.bin.exe
File opened (read-only)	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\ctfmon.exe	ctfmon.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1868	ctfmon.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-1-5-21-560646293-820748483-2532804640-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\ctfmon = "C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\ctfmon.exe"	b7870b293f317ece.bin.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\245eb478-f735-c5e4-635e-b5e8518a78f7	b7870b293f317ece.bin.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe	b7870b293f317ece.bin.exe

Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 3 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	b7870b293f317ece.bin.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Domain	b7870b293f317ece.bin.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Hostname	ctfmon.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 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	b7870b293f317ece.bin.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	ctfmon.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs

pid	Process
3320	b7870b293f317ece.bin.exe
3320	b7870b293f317ece.bin.exe
3320	b7870b293f317ece.bin.exe
3320	b7870b293f317ece.bin.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3320 wrote to memory of 1868	3320	b7870b293f317ece.bin.exe	91

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b7870b293f317ece.bin.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\b7870b293f317ece.bin.exe"
1⤵
- Executes a file named after a Windows system binary
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- 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:3320
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\ctfmon.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\ctfmon.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:1868

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

ctfmon.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\ctfmon.exe
Size 12.0MB
SHA256 358d17c8868a8f53f8f94ac9caa36a3d0f38c180ecfc70a3cfd9ba12c8fa6a6f
MD5 cbffe3f7e899c2e7dd77379ce34c1c14
SHA1 80ceb5c384e6e15483b8056bd96162719af9dcdd
SHA512 6b4e4c57ced86fa2b23bb9543bea7dc8cdab1d23605c8a5bcb7496478ae48bc6cd16d41a7b0851ed74ba3c5db1f442f67dee9cf039bb7adec147c38179f4fc7c
SSDEEP 98304:tjhOBNrzuaCerzFi6bszT1JX4pG2IfZE+w:yBkKr5rszpNDy+w
TLSH
T17FC65B11FACB54F6F9036831406BB27F23355D058B28CB9BEB183B6AF877691187A705
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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