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AsyncRAT


Vendor detections: 19


Intelligence 19 IOCs YARA 19 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 57b20a754a8bc0d551bbcf7d94e4767f0bb29c1e3996301d2a92cd9f309d7bfc
SHA3-384 hash: 988ab9844155f184e115e58855151dc307b9c2e085c718cb97fd54ee8e11aafbf1fc2ca49ae0bcd731d72ae77320953f
SHA1 hash: 321d077348140dd7967ce6d0832bab582dce3990
MD5 hash: 365062334429339b5aa3610d7aa69552
humanhash: foxtrot-carolina-river-saturn
File name:Google Play Games.exe
Download: download sample
Signature AsyncRAT
File size:65'536 bytes
First seen:2026-01-22 08:10:09 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (49'003 x AgentTesla, 19'907 x Formbook, 12'332 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 768:HWFePSZ85fiPERIi49JSI8/56/8tB7Jdl1+YSCv7mqb2nppwH1obFdIYBJ8G5UKI:2Et5HCU6SlHlWGbbowMH/MGGKVclN
Threatray 2'375 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T1E1536B002798C926E2AD8AB4BCF2554006B5D5732106DB5E7CC814DBAB9FFC64A137FE
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 Anonymous
Tags:AsyncRAT botnet c2 DCRat exe


Avatar
Anonymous
The submitted file with SHA-256 hash
57b20a754a8bc0d551bbcf7d94e4767f0bb29c1e3996301d2a92cd9f309d7bfc
(filename: GooglePlayGame.exe, PE .NET executable, 64 KB) is confirmed as malicious.

According to VirusTotal analysis, 50 out of 71 security vendors currently detect this file as malware. The predominant detections classify it as AsyncRAT / DcRAT family, including labels such as MSIL/AsyncRAT, Backdoor.AsyncRAT, and MSIL.Backdoor.DcRAT.

Multiple reputable vendors (Microsoft, ESET, Fortinet, Kaspersky, Sophos, BitDefender, CrowdStrike, Trend Micro, Rising, etc.) consistently identify this sample as a remote access trojan (RAT) / backdoor, indicating high confidence malicious behavior.

VirusTotal report:
https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/57b20a754a8bc0d551bbcf7d94e4767f0bb29c1e3996301d2a92cd9f309d7bfc

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
225
Origin country :
ES ES
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
DcRat PostExploitTool
Details
DcRat
c2 socket addresses, a version, a mutex, an SSL certificate and server signature, an interval, varying flags, and possibly a filepath and a group
Malware family:
asyncrat
ID:
1
File name:
Google Play Games.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-01-22 08:10:20 UTC
Tags:
auto-reg asyncrat

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Tags:
asyncrat autorun
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
adaptive-context anti-debug anti-vm asyncrat base64 configsecuritypolicy dcrat evasive fingerprint hacktool lolbin mpcmdrun msconfig razy reconnaissance regedit schtasks unsafe vbnet windows
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-01-22T05:22:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-24T02:21:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Detections:
Trojan.MSIL.DInvoke.sb Backdoor.MSIL.Darkrat.sb Backdoor.MSIL.Crysan.sb Backdoor.MSIL.Crysan.d PDM:Trojan.Win32.Tasker.cust PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic HEUR:Trojan-PSW.MSIL.Agent.gen HEUR:Trojan.MSIL.Agent.gen HEUR:Backdoor.MSIL.SheetRat.gen HEUR:Backdoor.MSIL.DcRat.gen
Verdict:
njRat
YARA:
14 match(es)
Tags:
.Net DarkCrystal RAT DcRat Executable Managed .NET njRat PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout RAT SOS: 0.25 Win 32 Exe x86
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
CNC: ledlighting.uk.com,i0qens8.uk.com,www.i0qens8.uk.com,www.ledlighting.uk.com,kkj.uk.com,www.kkj.uk.com,shj.uk.com,www.shj.uk.com,mongodb.uk.com,www.mongodb.uk.com,liv.it.com,www.liv.it.com
PORT: 80,443,1337,1604,4444,5555,6666,8080,8848
Threat name:
ByteCode-MSIL.Backdoor.AsyncRAT
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-22 08:10:56 UTC
File Type:
PE (.Net Exe)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
22 of 24 (91.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
asyncrat
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:asyncrat botnet:playgame defense_evasion execution persistence rat
Behaviour
Delays execution with timeout.exe
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
Enumerates physical storage devices
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Async RAT payload
Asyncrat family
AsyncRat
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
ledlighting.uk.com:8848
ledlighting.uk.com:80
ledlighting.uk.com:443
ledlighting.uk.com:1337
ledlighting.uk.com:1604
ledlighting.uk.com:4444
ledlighting.uk.com:5555
ledlighting.uk.com:6666
ledlighting.uk.com:8080
i0qens8.uk.com:8848
i0qens8.uk.com:80
i0qens8.uk.com:443
i0qens8.uk.com:1337
i0qens8.uk.com:1604
i0qens8.uk.com:4444
i0qens8.uk.com:5555
i0qens8.uk.com:6666
i0qens8.uk.com:8080
www.i0qens8.uk.com:8848
www.i0qens8.uk.com:80
www.i0qens8.uk.com:443
www.i0qens8.uk.com:1337
www.i0qens8.uk.com:1604
www.i0qens8.uk.com:4444
www.i0qens8.uk.com:5555
www.i0qens8.uk.com:6666
www.i0qens8.uk.com:8080
www.ledlighting.uk.com:8848
www.ledlighting.uk.com:80
www.ledlighting.uk.com:443
www.ledlighting.uk.com:1337
www.ledlighting.uk.com:1604
www.ledlighting.uk.com:4444
www.ledlighting.uk.com:5555
www.ledlighting.uk.com:6666
www.ledlighting.uk.com:8080
kkj.uk.com:8848
kkj.uk.com:80
kkj.uk.com:443
kkj.uk.com:1337
kkj.uk.com:1604
kkj.uk.com:4444
kkj.uk.com:5555
kkj.uk.com:6666
kkj.uk.com:8080
www.kkj.uk.com:8848
www.kkj.uk.com:80
www.kkj.uk.com:443
www.kkj.uk.com:1337
www.kkj.uk.com:1604
www.kkj.uk.com:4444
www.kkj.uk.com:5555
www.kkj.uk.com:6666
www.kkj.uk.com:8080
shj.uk.com:8848
shj.uk.com:80
shj.uk.com:443
shj.uk.com:1337
shj.uk.com:1604
shj.uk.com:4444
shj.uk.com:5555
shj.uk.com:6666
shj.uk.com:8080
www.shj.uk.com:8848
www.shj.uk.com:80
www.shj.uk.com:443
www.shj.uk.com:1337
www.shj.uk.com:1604
www.shj.uk.com:4444
www.shj.uk.com:5555
www.shj.uk.com:6666
www.shj.uk.com:8080
mongodb.uk.com:8848
mongodb.uk.com:80
mongodb.uk.com:443
mongodb.uk.com:1337
mongodb.uk.com:1604
mongodb.uk.com:4444
mongodb.uk.com:5555
mongodb.uk.com:6666
mongodb.uk.com:8080
www.mongodb.uk.com:8848
www.mongodb.uk.com:80
www.mongodb.uk.com:443
www.mongodb.uk.com:1337
www.mongodb.uk.com:1604
www.mongodb.uk.com:4444
www.mongodb.uk.com:5555
www.mongodb.uk.com:6666
www.mongodb.uk.com:8080
liv.it.com:8848
liv.it.com:80
liv.it.com:443
liv.it.com:1337
liv.it.com:1604
liv.it.com:4444
liv.it.com:5555
liv.it.com:6666
liv.it.com:8080
www.liv.it.com:8848
www.liv.it.com:80
www.liv.it.com:443
www.liv.it.com:1337
www.liv.it.com:1604
www.liv.it.com:4444
www.liv.it.com:5555
www.liv.it.com:6666
www.liv.it.com:8080
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
57b20a754a8bc0d551bbcf7d94e4767f0bb29c1e3996301d2a92cd9f309d7bfc
MD5 hash:
365062334429339b5aa3610d7aa69552
SHA1 hash:
321d077348140dd7967ce6d0832bab582dce3990
Detections:
AsyncRAT DCRat
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

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:AcRat
Author:Nikos 'n0t' Totosis
Description:AcRat Payload (based on AsyncRat)
Rule name:dcrat
Author:jeFF0Falltrades
Rule name:dcrat_kingrat
Author:jeFF0Falltrades
Rule name:dcrat_rkp
Author:jeFF0Falltrades
Description:Detects DCRat payloads
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_DcRatBy
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables containing the string DcRatBy
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_WMI_EnumerateVideoDevice
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables attemping to enumerate video devices using WMI
Rule name:MAL_AsnycRAT
Author:SECUINFRA Falcon Team
Description:Detects AsnycRAT based on it's config decryption routine
Rule name:MAL_AsyncRAT_Config_Decryption
Author:SECUINFRA Falcon Team
Description:Detects AsnycRAT based on it's config decryption routine
Rule name:Mal_WIN_AsyncRat_RAT_PE
Author:Phatcharadol Thangplub
Description:Use to detect AsyncRAT 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:NET
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:NETexecutableMicrosoft
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:Njrat
Author:botherder https://github.com/botherder
Description:Njrat
Rule name:pe_imphash
Rule name:Skystars_Malware_Imphash
Author:Skystars LightDefender
Description:imphash
Rule name:SUSP_DOTNET_PE_List_AV
Author:SECUINFRA Falcon Team
Description:Detecs .NET Binary that lists installed AVs
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_Generic_Threat_ce98c4bc
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:win_asyncrat_unobfuscated
Author:Matthew @ Embee_Research
Description:Detects strings present in unobfuscated AsyncRat Samples. Rule may also pick up on other Asyncrat-derived malware (Dcrat/venom etc)

File information


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Web download

AsyncRAT

Executable exe 57b20a754a8bc0d551bbcf7d94e4767f0bb29c1e3996301d2a92cd9f309d7bfc

(this sample)

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