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Database Entry



AsyncRAT


Vendor detections: 15


Intelligence 15 IOCs YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 428e478e4fd72979677f7fc4f568a2fd05a811cb3ff555a4bd068226e86b012f
SHA3-384 hash: 17794ce7da395220f190e75db33d6bb920c45c1ce72ba7fc51b253bffd6441a4aef3a4b80881e57d3b53e2f6119cd45d
SHA1 hash: b0fca726c690270381f9f48acc0ffe36cc762a9e
MD5 hash: 8284465df87cda31b4bca24429fc15c0
humanhash: sodium-idaho-four-potato
File name:428e478e4fd72979677f7fc4f568a2fd05a811cb3ff555a4bd068226e86b012f
Download: download sample
Signature AsyncRAT
File size:828'416 bytes
First seen:2026-08-10 14:07:03 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (49'193 x AgentTesla, 20'344 x Formbook, 12'365 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 12288:ko0/fJ6L9FOdMp+0ZO+l8fHJZnPwX9iB1gcHwxo0ROQ5n5hstWCJ3t479KFhVgUV:kFR6pF3l8fpZn4X8/gcQewdCn6W
TLSH T1D8050288335BCC02C5A25FF01EB0D7B4157D4D95A811E313DEFABDABB4BE29A6C85181
TrID 73.9% (.EXE) Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (73123/4/13)
6.6% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
6.6% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
4.5% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
2.0% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
Magika pebin
Reporter adrian__luca
Tags:AsyncRAT exe

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
75
Origin country :
HU HU
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a window
Launching a service
Creating a process with a hidden window
Creating a file in the %AppData% directory
Enabling the 'hidden' option for recently created files
Adding an access-denied ACE
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process
Restart of the analyzed sample
Creating a file
Сreating synchronization primitives
Blocking the Windows Defender launch
Enabling autorun with the standard Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run registry branch
Adding an exclusion to Microsoft Defender
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
packed
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-07-09T04:39:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-08-11T02:48:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Gathering data
Threat name:
Win32.Backdoor.FormBook
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-07-09 07:54:33 UTC
File Type:
PE (.Net Exe)
Extracted files:
4
AV detection:
24 of 36 (66.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:xworm discovery evasion execution persistence privilege_escalation rat trojan
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Adds Run key to start application
Checks computer location settings
Creates a file in the Startup directory
Executes dropped EXE
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Detect Xworm Payload
Family: Xworm
Modifies Windows Defender DisableAntiSpyware settings
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
109.248.151.124:7575
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
428e478e4fd72979677f7fc4f568a2fd05a811cb3ff555a4bd068226e86b012f
MD5 hash:
8284465df87cda31b4bca24429fc15c0
SHA1 hash:
b0fca726c690270381f9f48acc0ffe36cc762a9e
SH256 hash:
b1de5d186200303fab90c078474031f3cf61b36cbc69868976b35af4c8b101ec
MD5 hash:
3c846e5f9ebdac3d470ed26562ad6579
SHA1 hash:
61758ebc49b0d5154bc7a06e02384500b8a761c9
SH256 hash:
52ff940ad7a77cdff34d01b1cb41d0ef8cdbd8e20187a357781496c10891e0ec
MD5 hash:
97afece1cbceca7c5835b266d1990ea1
SHA1 hash:
f5946ef7cea99143eaa2651ae0b1807379a42478
Detections:
win_xworm_a0 win_xworm_w0 XWorm
SH256 hash:
7243b53d2cd64f4c280d4b2f1e1502baf6eab525feebda504b0b751eadbf6cae
MD5 hash:
25effaf048a88b92d3b6bb2d22aa4944
SHA1 hash:
f86f8fb40cd3b3463f3c75b2b4a3a5a3d6f680d6
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:NETexecutableMicrosoft
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:pe_imphash
Rule name:Skystars_Malware_Imphash
Author:Skystars LightDefender
Description:imphash

File information


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