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Database Entry

AsyncRAT

Vendor detections: 20

Intelligence 20 IOCs YARA 26 File information Comments 1

SHA256 hash:	53a8bd56d87f50e7cef6a9ffa7edbe1e3ed611457b6c7fd577a6a0ffb0f1d2d5
SHA3-384 hash:	0b96ce211cbf614a87aee2561dab4cbcb1a73842f10cf9027aef8f4652db2b197d25f0eaff6a0830bc6a9d3d738f3c59
SHA1 hash:	52c45f6f9ca7a6a72cdf211e1ae364ebce1b33dc
MD5 hash:	10458c5b00bc09a33c326073069108b8
humanhash:	ack-mars-alabama-six
File name:	53a8bd56d87f50e7cef6a9ffa7edbe1e3ed611457b6c7fd577a6a0ffb0f1d2d5.exe
Download:	download sample
Signature	AsyncRAT Create hunting rule
File size:	42'496 bytes
First seen:	2026-10-28 00:18:12 UTC
Last seen:	Never
File type:	exe
MIME type:	application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
imphash	f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (49'308 x AgentTesla, 20'723 x Formbook, 12'402 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep	768:vmrJDweBDuOkScrbsN/x6e2CAr43MxfJF5Pa9p+P6iOwhL3/ib4:v0DwewicrbsN/YpRrNRF49IP6iOwpaM
TLSH	T1BF133A457BE40216D5FF6BF918B362060B71F6038923D79E4CD89A9B1B37BC08A017D6
TrID	70.4% (.EXE) Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (73123/4/13) 6.3% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2) 6.2% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2) 4.8% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1) 4.3% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
Magika	pebin
Reporter	Tuxxin
Tags:	AsyncRAT exe

Intelligence

File Origin

# of uploads :

# of downloads :

197

Origin country :

Vendor Threat Intelligence

Malware configuration found for:

XWorm

Details

Link:

https://research.acce.ciphertechsolutions.com/results/ededdd06-ea9b-4f9d-9274-6391a17a99ca/

Malware family:

n/a

ID:

File name:

https://github.com/denrovaz2127/activator_windows10/releases/download/activator_10/W10DigitalActivation%2B.exe

Verdict:

Malicious activity

Analysis date:

2026-10-27 23:13:39 UTC

Tags:

github loader ip-check xworm

Link:

https://app.any.run/tasks/7e9571c3-bdb9-4c6c-a92e-6e5ec039c9dc

Note:

ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample

Detection:

XWorm

Link:

https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/95568/

Verdict:

Malicious

Score:

97.4%

Link:

https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=6ae13f4849621540087bffec

Tags:

loveletter nanocore asyncrat njrat

Verdict:

Malicious

Threat level:

10/10

Confidence:

100%

Tags:

anti-vm base64 config-extracted fingerprint lolbin obfuscated reconnaissance remoteaccesstool schtasks vbnet xworm xworm

Link:

https://www.filescan.io/uploads/6ae13f84f681f76ad493d254/reports/da33cd9b-09b5-4bf7-8589-b92184b147a4/overview

Verdict:

Malicious

Labled as:

IL:Trojan.AsyncRAT

Link:

https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/53a8bd56d87f50e7cef6a9ffa7edbe1e3ed611457b6c7fd577a6a0ffb0f1d2d5

Verdict:

Malicious

File Type:

exe x32

First seen:

2026-10-27T15:23:00Z UTC

Last seen:

2026-10-29T18:30:00Z UTC

Hits:

~10

Link:

https://opentip.kaspersky.com/53a8bd56d87f50e7cef6a9ffa7edbe1e3ed611457b6c7fd577a6a0ffb0f1d2d5/results?tab=lookup

Malware family:

XWorm

Verdict:

Malicious

Link:

https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/e686573b-530d-4f67-a72b-24dcc9a555d4

Result

Threat name:

AsyncRAT, XWorm

Detection:

malicious

Classification:

troj.spyw.evad

Score:

100 / 100

Link:

https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1993593

Signature

.NET source code contains method to dynamically call methods (often used by packers)

.NET source code contains potential unpacker

Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample

C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration

Check if machine is in data center or colocation facility

Contains functionality to check if a debugger is running (CheckRemoteDebuggerPresent)

Contains functionality to log keystrokes (.Net Source)

Found malware configuration

Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample

Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)

Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file

Sample uses string decryption to hide its real strings

Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic

Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function)

Yara detected AsyncRAT

Yara detected Generic Downloader

Yara detected XWorm

Behaviour

Behavior Graph:

Download SVG

Score:

100%

Verdict:

Malware

File Type:

Link:

https://malprob.io/report/53a8bd56d87f50e7cef6a9ffa7edbe1e3ed611457b6c7fd577a6a0ffb0f1d2d5

Verdict:

XWorm

YARA:

18 match(es)

Tags:

.Net Executable Managed .NET PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout RAT SOS: 0.24 Win 32 Exe x86 XWorm

Malware Config

C2 Extraction:

CNC: item-iii.gl.at.ply.gg
PORT: 63267

Link:

https://app.malva.re/file/10458c5b00bc09a33c326073069108b8

Detection:

xworm

Link:

https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/53a8bd56d87f50e7cef6a9ffa7edbe1e3ed611457b6c7fd577a6a0ffb0f1d2d5/

Threat name:

ByteCode-MSIL.Backdoor.AsyncRAT

Status:

Malicious

First seen:

2026-10-28 00:19:20 UTC

File Type:

PE (.Net Exe)

Extracted files:

AV detection:

32 of 38 (84.21%)

Threat level:

5/5

Detection(s):

Malicious file

Link:

https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=koul2vwyp5ioptxwvh72p3n6dy7nmekfpnwh7vlxu2qp7mhr2lkq._file

Verdict:

malicious

Label(s):

XWorm

Link:

https://reports.threatray.com/ffd5be5f-dca2-45b5-8f2e-17bd4eded877

Result

Malware family:

xworm

Score:

10/10

Tags:

family:xworm discovery rat trojan

Link:

https://tria.ge/reports/261028-alqreahw9n/

Behaviour

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken

Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry

Looks up external IP address via web service

Detect Xworm Payload

Family: Xworm

Malware Config

C2 Extraction:

item-iii.gl.at.ply.gg:63267

Unpacked files

SH256 hash:

53a8bd56d87f50e7cef6a9ffa7edbe1e3ed611457b6c7fd577a6a0ffb0f1d2d5

MD5 hash:

10458c5b00bc09a33c326073069108b8

SHA1 hash:

52c45f6f9ca7a6a72cdf211e1ae364ebce1b33dc

Detections:

win_xworm_a0

win_xworm_w0

XWorm

INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_NoneWindowsUA

MALWARE_Win_AsyncRAT

MALWARE_Win_XWorm

win_mal_XWorm

win_xworm_bytestring

Link:

https://www.unpac.me/results/4ceeb8bf-609d-41c5-b55d-f3c66d3b9810/

Malware family:

XWorm

Verdict:

Malicious

Link:

https://www.vmray.com/analyses/_mb/53a8bd56d87f/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/53a8bd56d87f50e7cef6a9ffa7edbe1e3ed611457b6c7fd577a6a0ffb0f1d2d5

YARA Signatures

MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

Rule name:	ByteCode_MSIL_Backdoor_AsyncRAT Create hunting rule
Author:	ReversingLabs
Description:	Yara rule that detects AsyncRAT backdoor.

Rule name:	DebuggerCheck__RemoteAPI Create hunting rule
Reference:	https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara

Rule name:	Detect_PowerShell_Obfuscation Create hunting rule
Author:	daniyyell
Description:	Detects obfuscated PowerShell commands commonly used in malicious scripts.

Rule name:	Disable_Defender Create hunting rule
Author:	iam-py-test
Description:	Detect files disabling or modifying Windows Defender, Windows Firewall, or Microsoft Smartscreen

Rule name:	EXE_RAT_XWorm_April2024 Create hunting rule
Author:	Yashraj Solanki - Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst at Bridewell

Rule name:	INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_NoneWindowsUA Create hunting rule
Author:	ditekSHen
Description:	Detects Windows executables referencing non-Windows User-Agents

Rule name:	MALWARE_Win_AsyncRAT Create hunting rule
Author:	ditekSHen
Description:	Detects AsyncRAT

Rule name:	MALWARE_Win_XWorm Create hunting rule
Author:	ditekSHen
Description:	Detects XWorm

Rule name:	MAL_AsyncRAT_Family_V_0_5_8 Create hunting rule
Author:	Trezzza
Description:	Detects AsyncRAT version 0.5.8 and some other versions of AsyncRAT. The name reflects the analysed sample.

Rule name:	Multifamily_RAT_Detection Create hunting rule
Author:	Lucas Acha (https://www.lukeacha.com)
Description:	Generic detection for multiple RAT families, PUPs, packers and suspicious executables. NOTE: This rule may produce false positives. Updated May 2026 to reduce False Positives.

Rule name:	NETexecutableMicrosoft Create hunting rule
Author:	malware-lu

Rule name:	Njrat Create hunting rule
Author:	botherder https://github.com/botherder
Description:	Njrat

Rule name:	pe_imphash Create hunting rule

Rule name:	rat_win_xworm_v3 Create hunting rule
Author:	Sekoia.io
Description:	Finds XWorm (version XClient, v3) samples based on characteristic strings

Rule name:	Skystars_Malware_Imphash Create hunting rule
Author:	Skystars LightDefender
Description:	imphash

Rule name:	SUSP_DOTNET_PE_List_AV Create hunting rule
Author:	SECUINFRA Falcon Team
Description:	Detecs .NET Binary that lists installed AVs

Rule name:	SUSP_Script_PowerShell_Hidden_Launcher Create hunting rule
Author:	Marjoriefort
Description:	Script (JS/VBS) lancant PowerShell en mode furtif - dropper frais MalwareBazaar
Reference:	Veille fraicheur 2026-09-14 / cluster misses web

Rule name:	Sus_CMD_Powershell_Usage Create hunting rule
Author:	XiAnzheng
Description:	May Contain(Obfuscated or no) Powershell or CMD Command that can be abused by threat actor(can create FP)

Rule name:	VECT_Ransomware Create hunting rule
Author:	Mustafa Bakhit
Description:	Detects activity associated with VECT ransomware. This includes registry modifications and deletions, execution of system and defense-evasion commands, suspicious API usage, mutex creation, file and memory manipulation, ransomware note generation, anti-debugging and anti-analysis techniques, and embedded cryptographic constants (SHA256) characteristic of this malware family. Designed for threat intelligence and malware detection environments.

Rule name:	Windows_Trojan_XWorm_b7d6eaa8 Create hunting rule
Author:	Elastic Security

Rule name:	win_dotnet_vb_stealer_rat Create hunting rule
Author:	Arrbat
Description:	Detects .NET/VB executables with stealer/RAT capabilities (sockets, HTTP, processes, registry, etc).

Rule name:	WIN_Malware_XWorm_ForgeAuto_6b06c990_Extrait Create hunting rule
Author:	Marjoriefort
Description:	Detects XWorm (pe, etat extrait)

Rule name:	WIN_Sample_Unique_69354b41 Create hunting rule
Author:	Marjoriefort
Description:	Specimen unique (soumission Bazaar) - strings distinctifs propres au sample
Reference:	69354b41e10daf03d3f3af881b32d5c0fec56b1cfe96629fd4c5263413a42854.exe

Rule name:	win_xworm_bytestring Create hunting rule
Author:	Matthew @ Embee_Research
Description:	Detects bytestring present in unobfuscated xworm

Rule name:	win_xworm_w0 Create hunting rule
Author:	jeFF0Falltrades
Description:	Detects win.xworm.

Rule name:	xworm Create hunting rule
Author:	jeFF0Falltrades

File information

The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

AsyncRAT

exe 53a8bd56d87f50e7cef6a9ffa7edbe1e3ed611457b6c7fd577a6a0ffb0f1d2d5

(this sample)

Delivery method

Distributed via web download

URLhaus

https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/url/4036547/

Cape

https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/95568/

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Jeff Archer commented on 2026-10-28 00:20:43 UTC

RAT King Parser (https://github.com/jeFF0Falltrades/rat_king_parser) Output:

{
"sha256": "53a8bd56d87f50e7cef6a9ffa7edbe1e3ed611457b6c7fd577a6a0ffb0f1d2d5",
"yara_possible_family": "xworm",
"key": "58c0d70941da4147266f4f71f1dd1558c0d70941da4147266f4f71f1dd153a00",
"salt": "None",
"config": {
"Hosts": [
"item-iii.gl.at.ply.gg"
],
"Ports": [
"63267"
],
"KEY": "<123456789>",
"SPL": "<Xwormmm>",
"Sleep": 3,
"Group": "proxy_v2",
"USBNM": "server.exe",
"InstallDir": "%Userprofile%",
"InstallStr": "svhost.exe",
"Mutex": "4EUvzED9ewzExz7l",
"LoggerPath": "\\Log.tmp"
}
}