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Database Entry



njrat


Vendor detections: 20


Intelligence 20 IOCs 1 YARA 23 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 31969eac0dfce98123ec54c284d3e895242342f623d80aa9ed94f562c7918454
SHA3-384 hash: 8d51463a01cd30b28d4008ddb600da9ef1240bbf911332f61a9cd0cafb32eacf1635f1433597b8c83971c395bf9f08dc
SHA1 hash: 2f9216e740c7648aa407867a5e36e39d1a1f979f
MD5 hash: 357ce300a82dd7255ff1dfff2f41dfa8
humanhash: aspen-kitten-venus-item
File name:CelestialUPD.exe
Download: download sample
Signature njrat
File size:95'232 bytes
First seen:2026-02-03 11:05:10 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (48'754 x AgentTesla, 19'662 x Formbook, 12'252 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 1536:y2KPWSwWbaDNul2O1qjEwzGi1dD5DwgS:y2bPWbaDNu8eTi1dlZ
Threatray 1 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T14593D84977E96524E0BF56F75871F2005E34B48B1602E3DD58F219EA0A33AC44F89FEA
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 abuse_ch
Tags:exe NjRAT RAT


Avatar
abuse_ch
njrat C2:
193.161.193.99:39469

Indicators Of Compromise (IOCs)


Below is a list of indicators of compromise (IOCs) associated with this malware samples.

IOCThreatFox Reference
193.161.193.99:39469 https://threatfox.abuse.ch/ioc/1740742/

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
124
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
njRAT
Details
njRAT
configuration settings including at least a c2 socket address, version, missionid, a network traffic delimiter, a filepath, a registry path, and flags
Malware family:
ID:
1
File name:
CelestialUPD.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-02-03 06:05:22 UTC
Tags:
rat njrat bladabindi remote backdoor xworm

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Tags:
autorun njrat
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Launching a process
Searching for synchronization primitives
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a window
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-vm autorun base64 bladabindi cmd config-extracted evasive explorer fingerprint krypt lolbin msconfig netsh njrat njrat obfuscated rat reconnaissance rundll32 schtasks update vbnet windows winnti
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
Detections:
PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic Trojan.MSIL.Disfa HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Agent.gen HEUR:Trojan.MSIL.Crypt.gen HEUR:Backdoor.MSIL.Bladabindi.gen HEUR:Backdoor.MSIL.SpyGate.gen Backdoor.MSIL.SpyGate.sb Backdoor.MSIL.Bladabindi.sb
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.phis.troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
.NET source code contains potential unpacker
.NET source code references suspicious native API functions
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)
Creates autorun.inf (USB autostart)
Disables zone checking for all users
Found malware configuration
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
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Uses netsh to modify the Windows network and firewall settings
Yara detected Njrat
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1862333 Sample: CelestialUPD.exe Startdate: 03/02/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 31 ZertSqaure-39469.portmap.host 2->31 35 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->35 37 Found malware configuration 2->37 39 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->39 41 9 other signatures 2->41 8 CelestialUPD.exe 2 11 2->8         started        signatures3 process4 dnsIp5 33 ZertSqaure-39469.portmap.host 193.161.193.99, 39469, 49693, 49699 BITREE-ASRU Russian Federation 8->33 25 C:\Umbrella.flv.exe, PE32 8->25 dropped 27 C:\autorun.inf, Microsoft 8->27 dropped 29 C:\Umbrella.flv.exe:Zone.Identifier, ASCII 8->29 dropped 43 Creates autorun.inf (USB autostart) 8->43 45 Disables zone checking for all users 8->45 47 Uses netsh to modify the Windows network and firewall settings 8->47 49 Modifies the windows firewall 8->49 13 netsh.exe 2 8->13         started        15 netsh.exe 2 8->15         started        17 netsh.exe 2 8->17         started        file6 signatures7 process8 process9 19 conhost.exe 13->19         started        21 conhost.exe 15->21         started        23 conhost.exe 17->23         started       
Gathering data
Threat name:
ByteCode-MSIL.Backdoor.njRAT
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-02-03 08:30:18 UTC
File Type:
PE (.Net Exe)
AV detection:
29 of 36 (80.56%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
Similar samples:
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:njrat botnet:лох defense_evasion discovery persistence privilege_escalation
Behaviour
Checks processor information in registry
Enumerates system info in registry
Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
Modifies registry class
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Browser Information Discovery
Enumerates physical storage devices
Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
System Time Discovery
Drops autorun.inf file
Modifies Windows Firewall
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
hakim32.ddns.net:2000
ZertSqaure-39469.portmap.host:39469
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
31969eac0dfce98123ec54c284d3e895242342f623d80aa9ed94f562c7918454
MD5 hash:
357ce300a82dd7255ff1dfff2f41dfa8
SHA1 hash:
2f9216e740c7648aa407867a5e36e39d1a1f979f
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:CN_disclosed_20180208_c
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
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects malware from disclosed CN malware set
Reference:https://twitter.com/cyberintproject/status/961714165550342146
Rule name:Detect_PowerShell_Obfuscation
Author:daniyyell
Description:Detects obfuscated PowerShell commands commonly used in malicious scripts.
Rule name:Disable_Defender
Author:iam-py-test
Description:Detect files disabling or modifying Windows Defender, Windows Firewall, or Microsoft Smartscreen
Rule name:malware_Njrat_strings
Author:JPCERT/CC Incident Response Group
Description:detect njRAT in memory
Rule name:MALWARE_Win_NjRAT
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects NjRAT / Bladabindi / NjRAT Golden
Rule name:MAL_njrat
Author:SECUINFRA Falcon Team
Rule name:MAL_Winnti_Sample_May18_1
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
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
Author:Phatcharadol Thangplub
Description:Use to detect NjRAT implant.
Rule name:Multifamily_RAT_Detection
Author:Lucas Acha (http://www.lukeacha.com)
Description:Generic Detection for multiple RAT families, PUPs, Packers and suspicious executables
Rule name:NETexecutableMicrosoft
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:Njrat
Author:botherder https://github.com/botherder
Description:Njrat
Rule name:Njrat
Author:JPCERT/CC Incident Response Group
Description:detect njRAT in memory
Rule name:pe_imphash
Rule name:Skystars_LightDefender_Njrat_Rule
Author:Skystars LightDefender
Description:Detects Njrat
Rule name:Skystars_Malware_Imphash
Author:Skystars LightDefender
Description:imphash
Rule name:SUSP_netsh_firewall_command
Author:SECUINFRA Falcon Team
Rule name:Sus_CMD_Powershell_Usage
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
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_Njrat_30f3c220
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_Njrat_eb2698d2
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:win_njrat_strings_oct_2023
Author:Matthew @ Embee_Research

File information


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