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njrat


Vendor detections: 21


Intelligence 21 IOCs YARA 25 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 0142c994af88662c8ad2dfcb4ad352dd44693c48a097239ec5ccdf4f87138cef
SHA3-384 hash: f60c4369dcac9d5850cb4eddddcfaaaac167ead9e3e591e25e7c114a18ab23be7a83f882589891556b09e9651eb36f0c
SHA1 hash: 60528318a4ca5d3fad75932da36094372eb76327
MD5 hash: c59c872d801011e60b20e11c5ea5c895
humanhash: kitten-harry-stairway-jupiter
File name:cheat.exe
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Signature njrat
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File size:95'232 bytes
First seen:2025-08-19 11:05:06 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (48'744 x AgentTesla, 19'610 x Formbook, 12'242 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 768:qY3HCpD9O/pBcxYsbae6GIXb9pDX2b98PL0OXLeuXxrjEtCdnl2pi1Rz4Rk3YsGz:JCLOx6baIa9RPj00ljEwzGi1dDwDPgS
Threatray 608 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T15493E84977E56524E4BF56F79871F2004E34B48B1602E39D48F219AA1B33AC44F89FEB
TrID 67.7% (.EXE) Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (73123/4/13)
9.7% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
6.0% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
4.6% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
4.1% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
Magika pebin
Reporter burger
Tags:exe NjRAT

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
173
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
njrat
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ID:
1
File name:
cheat.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-08-19 11:04:59 UTC
Tags:
auto-startup njrat
Link:
https://app.any.run/tasks/a8bed690-4151-4892-a2d8-3a6502323e78

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Detection:
Njrat
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Link:
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/22153/
Detection(s):
Win.Packed.Generic-9795615-0
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Win.Dropper.njRAT-10015886-0
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Win.Dropper.Nanocore-10030076-0
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Win.Trojan.Generic-6417450-0
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Win.Trojan.B-468
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Win.Trojan.Ratenjay-1
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Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=68a45a99c2f5296a1a2846ed
Tags:
autorun njrat
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Launching a process
Searching for synchronization primitives
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a window
Sending a custom TCP request
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-vm base64 cmd evasive explorer fingerprint lolbin msconfig netsh njrat njrat obfuscated rat reconnaissance rundll32 schtasks update vbnet windows winnti
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/68a45a99a4bdac9f5b9e2175/reports/c457a95f-8b6c-4c05-b267-815b7236dd27/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
MSIL.Krypt.Generic
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/0142c994af88662c8ad2dfcb4ad352dd44693c48a097239ec5ccdf4f87138cef
Malware family:
njRAT
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/f43dd599-6c8e-439f-85b6-4f79f35a0809
Result
Threat name:
Njrat
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.phis.troj.adwa.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1760075
Signature
.NET source code contains potential unpacker
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Contains functionality to disable the Task Manager (.Net Source)
Contains functionality to spread to USB devices (.Net source)
Disables the Windows task manager (taskmgr)
Disables zone checking for all users
Drops PE files to the startup folder
Found malware configuration
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Modifies the windows firewall
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Uses netsh to modify the Windows network and firewall settings
Yara detected Njrat
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1760075 Sample: cheat.exe Startdate: 19/08/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 34 Found malware configuration 2->34 36 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->36 38 Antivirus detection for dropped file 2->38 40 8 other signatures 2->40 8 cheat.exe 7 2->8         started        11 Microsoft Corporation.exe 3 2->11         started        process3 file4 22 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\server.exe, PE32 8->22 dropped 24 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\cheat.exe.log, ASCII 8->24 dropped 13 server.exe 2 7 8->13         started        process5 dnsIp6 32 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 13->32 26 C:\Users\user\...\Microsoft Corporation.exe, PE32 13->26 dropped 28 9f0274cedabd2d4879...eWindows Update.exe, PE32 13->28 dropped 30 C:30otepad.exe, PE32 13->30 dropped 42 Antivirus detection for dropped file 13->42 44 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 13->44 46 Disables zone checking for all users 13->46 48 4 other signatures 13->48 18 netsh.exe 2 13->18         started        file7 signatures8 process9 process10 20 conhost.exe 18->20         started       
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
PE
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/0142c994af88662c8ad2dfcb4ad352dd44693c48a097239ec5ccdf4f87138cef
Verdict:
njRat
YARA:
14 match(es)
Tags:
.Net Executable Managed .NET njRat PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout RAT SOS: 0.24 Win 32 Exe x86
Link:
https://app.malva.re/file/c59c872d801011e60b20e11c5ea5c895
Detection:
njrat
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Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/0142c994af88662c8ad2dfcb4ad352dd44693c48a097239ec5ccdf4f87138cef/
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Family.NJRAT
Link:
https://tip.neiki.dev/file/0142c994af88662c8ad2dfcb4ad352dd44693c48a097239ec5ccdf4f87138cef
Threat name:
ByteCode-MSIL.Backdoor.njRAT
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-08-19 04:42:19 UTC
File Type:
PE (.Net Exe)
AV detection:
33 of 38 (86.84%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=afbmtffprbtczcws37fuvu2s3vcgspciuclshhwfztpu7bytrtxq._file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
njrat
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Similar samples:
0142c994af88662c8ad2dfcb4ad352dd44693c48a097239ec5ccdf4f87138cef
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3b08757902a232a93157b42b94cbd72c57294b84f92c7cf88b9fb401d661b188
njrat
3e3c35133837b661dd2ffb2c4d9ae56277cd5d6750d67673a20937b606f7cf7c
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429d1b3aceea5a9761994ffe3171e27572b82f6ff372c690b683acd812d604e3
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njrat
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Result
Malware family:
njrat
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:njrat botnet:hacked defense_evasion discovery persistence privilege_escalation
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/250819-m7acrsszat/
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Checks computer location settings
Drops startup file
Executes dropped EXE
Disables Task Manager via registry modification
Modifies Windows Firewall
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
hakim32.ddns.net:2000
127.0.0.1:5552
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
rat njrat Win.Packed.Generic-9795615-0
YARA:
JPCERTCC_Njrat MALWARE_Win_NjRAT MAL_Njrat Windows_Trojan_Njrat_30f3c220 Windows_Trojan_Njrat_eb2698d2 malware_Njrat_strings win_njrat_strings_oct_2023
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/86c14583-1442-4592-8522-aa4359b52891
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
0142c994af88662c8ad2dfcb4ad352dd44693c48a097239ec5ccdf4f87138cef
MD5 hash:
c59c872d801011e60b20e11c5ea5c895
SHA1 hash:
60528318a4ca5d3fad75932da36094372eb76327
Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/c011f37f-ea04-44dd-8ead-903b15203b18/
Malware family:
njRAT
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://www.vmray.com/analyses/_mb/0142c994af88/report/overview.html
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Malicious File
Score:
1.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/0142c994af88662c8ad2dfcb4ad352dd44693c48a097239ec5ccdf4f87138cef

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:CN_disclosed_20180208_c
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Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects malware from disclosed CN malware set
Reference:https://twitter.com/cyberintproject/status/961714165550342146
Rule name:CN_disclosed_20180208_c_RID2E71
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Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects malware from disclosed CN malware set
Reference:https://twitter.com/cyberintproject/status/961714165550342146
Rule name:CP_AllMal_Detector
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Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:CrossPlatform All Malwares Detector: Detect PE, ELF, Mach-O, scripts, archives; overlay, obfuscation, encryption, spoofing, hiding, high entropy, network communication
Rule name:Detect_PowerShell_Obfuscation
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Author:daniyyell
Description:Detects obfuscated PowerShell commands commonly used in malicious scripts.
Rule name:Disable_Defender
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Author:iam-py-test
Description:Detect files disabling or modifying Windows Defender, Windows Firewall, or Microsoft Smartscreen
Rule name:malware_Njrat_strings
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Author:JPCERT/CC Incident Response Group
Description:detect njRAT in memory
Rule name:MALWARE_Win_NjRAT
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Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects NjRAT / Bladabindi / NjRAT Golden
Rule name:MAL_njrat
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Author:SECUINFRA Falcon Team
Rule name:MAL_Winnti_Sample_May18_1
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Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects malware sample from Burning Umbrella report - Generic Winnti Rule
Reference:https://401trg.pw/burning-umbrella/
Rule name:MAL_Winnti_Sample_May18_1_RID3003
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Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects malware sample from Burning Umbrella report - Generic Winnti Rule
Reference:https://401trg.pw/burning-umbrella/
Rule name:Mal_WIN_NjRAT_RAT_PE
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Author:Phatcharadol Thangplub
Description:Use to detect NjRAT implant.
Rule name:Multifamily_RAT_Detection
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Author:Lucas Acha (http://www.lukeacha.com)
Description:Generic Detection for multiple RAT families, PUPs, Packers and suspicious executables
Rule name:NETexecutableMicrosoft
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Author:malware-lu
Rule name:Njrat
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Author:JPCERT/CC Incident Response Group
Description:detect njRAT in memory
Rule name:Njrat
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Author:botherder https://github.com/botherder
Description:Njrat
Rule name:njrat_
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Author:Michelle Khalil
Description:This rule detects unpacked njrat malware samples.
Rule name:pe_imphash
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Rule name:Skystars_LightDefender_Njrat_Rule
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Author:Skystars LightDefender
Description:Detects Njrat
Rule name:Skystars_Malware_Imphash
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Author:Skystars LightDefender
Description:imphash
Rule name:SUSP_netsh_firewall_command
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Author:SECUINFRA Falcon Team
Rule name:Sus_CMD_Powershell_Usage
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Author:XiAnzheng
Description:May Contain(Obfuscated or no) Powershell or CMD Command that can be abused by threat actor(can create FP)
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_Njrat_30f3c220
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Rule name:Windows_Trojan_Njrat_30f3c220
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_Njrat_eb2698d2
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:win_njrat_strings_oct_2023
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Author:Matthew @ Embee_Research

File information

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Cape
Cape
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/22153/

BLint

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Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_AUTHENTICODEMissing Authenticodehigh
CHECK_DLL_CHARACTERISTICSMissing dll Security Characteristics (HIGH_ENTROPY_VA)high

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