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AsyncRAT


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA 18 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: 98ae3f60a6f753207f4880cf211c155677c2b1725e0911d0eca3ccea97a199bd
SHA3-384 hash: 8ff6c20a047fb2ef46dc82aeafe0a254bb797285ce2195394a01823def06dd91735fde40d970311d2ab4a493517cc7ee
SHA1 hash: 3097624ee15a8034cb961155286207ec22e9299b
MD5 hash: 9734e9cd44c3e99341c97b49bcf86189
humanhash: football-apart-timing-lithium
File name:Copia de confirmacion de pago.vbs
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Signature AsyncRAT
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File size:908'911 bytes
First seen:2026-08-05 08:26:47 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Visual Basic Script (vbs) vbs
MIME type:text/plain
ssdeep 768:S63BkWSDawU4SpWDaBMFpZVa2IQMd/jrCzONxvNa2BcwvdNpRJgPqy6w75AWcYH5:zAf0NRO
TLSH T1471595874109EDE1C213FC75F681A6C6AE9601079E6BACE37D171AD8A032F7248DDE19
Magika txt
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:AsyncRAT RAT vbs

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
93
Origin country :
SE SE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/78918/
Detection(s):
SecuriteInfo.com.VBS.Starter.505.21435.234.UNOFFICIAL
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Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
formbook
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/6a72f3ef5e617f305735ad74/reports/81f68112-be73-4c3a-8de7-5b4ed05ffef3/overview
Verdict:
Unknown
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/98ae3f60a6f753207f4880cf211c155677c2b1725e0911d0eca3ccea97a199bd
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
vbs
First seen:
2026-08-04T14:35:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-08-06T04:29:00Z UTC
Hits:
~1000
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/98ae3f60a6f753207f4880cf211c155677c2b1725e0911d0eca3ccea97a199bd/results?tab=lookup
Result
Threat name:
XWorm
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
spre.troj.spyw.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1952529
Signature
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Creates processes via WMI
Detected large data written to user environment variables, potentially indicating payload staging for fileless execution
Drops VBS files to the startup folder
Found malware configuration
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
Installs a global keyboard hook
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Queries sensitive video device information (via WMI, Win32_VideoController, often done to detect virtual machines)
Sample uses string decryption to hide its real strings
Sigma detected: Copy file to startup via Powershell
Sigma detected: Drops script at startup location
Sigma detected: WScript or CScript Dropper
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Suspicious execution chain found
Suspicious powershell command line found
Windows Scripting host queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage)
Writes to foreign memory regions
WScript reads language and country specific registry keys (likely country aware script)
Wscript starts Powershell (via cmd or directly)
Yara detected Powershell decode and execute
Yara detected XWorm
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1952529 Sample: Copia de confirmacion de pago.vbs Startdate: 05/08/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 53 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->53 55 Found malware configuration 2->55 57 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->57 59 9 other signatures 2->59 7 wscript.exe 1 1 2->7         started        10 powershell.exe 14 15 2->10         started        13 wscript.exe 1 2->13         started        process3 dnsIp4 61 Suspicious powershell command line found 7->61 63 Wscript starts Powershell (via cmd or directly) 7->63 65 Windows Scripting host queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage) 7->65 71 4 other signatures 7->71 15 powershell.exe 13 7->15         started        41 45.9.168.230, 49764, 49766, 80 MAXKOHR Hungary 10->41 67 Writes to foreign memory regions 10->67 69 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 10->69 19 CasPol.exe 4 10->19         started        22 conhost.exe 10->22         started        24 powershell.exe 13->24         started        signatures5 process6 dnsIp7 35 Copia de confirmac...vbs:Zone.Identifier, ASCII 15->35 dropped 37 C:\...\Copia de confirmacion de pago.vbs, Unicode 15->37 dropped 43 Drops VBS files to the startup folder 15->43 26 conhost.exe 15->26         started        39 155.103.69.171, 1122, 49765 WHITELABELUS United States 19->39 45 Queries sensitive video device information (via WMI, Win32_VideoController, often done to detect virtual machines) 19->45 47 Installs a global keyboard hook 19->47 49 Writes to foreign memory regions 24->49 51 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 24->51 29 conhost.exe 24->29         started        31 CasPol.exe 3 24->31         started        33 CasPol.exe 24->33         started        file8 signatures9 process10 signatures11 73 Installs a global keyboard hook 26->73
Verdict:
Malware
YARA:
2 match(es)
Tags:
Base64 Block Batch Command Contains Base64 Block DeObfuscated Obfuscated PowerShell PowerShell Call Powershell: Hidden Execution Scripting.FileSystemObject T1027 T1059.001 T1059.005 VBScript WScript.Shell Wscript.Shell
Link:
https://app.malva.re/file/9734e9cd44c3e99341c97b49bcf86189
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/98ae3f60a6f753207f4880cf211c155677c2b1725e0911d0eca3ccea97a199bd/
Threat name:
Script-WScript.Backdoor.FormBook
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-08-05 08:27:33 UTC
File Type:
Binary
AV detection:
5 of 36 (13.89%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Malicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=tcxd6yfg65jsa72iqdhschavkz34fmlslyerduhmupgovf5btg6q._file
Result
Malware family:
xworm
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:xworm collection discovery execution persistence privilege_escalation rat trojan
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/260805-kcnkssyshy/
Behaviour
Modifies registry class
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
outlook_office_path
outlook_win_path
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Executes a VBScript file via the Windows Script Host.
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
Checks computer location settings
Creates a file in the Startup directory
Executes dropped EXE
Badlisted process makes network request
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Detect Xworm Payload
Family: Xworm
Process spawned unexpected child process
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
155.103.69.171:1122
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/98ae3f60a6f753207f4880cf211c155677c2b1725e0911d0eca3ccea97a199bd

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:ByteCode_MSIL_Backdoor_AsyncRAT
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Author:ReversingLabs
Description:Yara rule that detects AsyncRAT backdoor.
Rule name:Detect_PowerShell_Obfuscation
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Author:daniyyell
Description:Detects obfuscated PowerShell commands commonly used in malicious scripts.
Rule name:detect_tiny_vbs
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Author:daniyyell
Description:Detects tiny VBS delivery technique
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_NoneWindowsUA
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Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects Windows executables referencing non-Windows User-Agents
Rule name:MALWARE_Win_AsyncRAT
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Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects AsyncRAT
Rule name:MALWARE_Win_XWorm
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Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects XWorm
Rule name:NETexecutableMicrosoft
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Author:malware-lu
Rule name:Njrat
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Author:botherder https://github.com/botherder
Description:Njrat
Rule name:pe_imphash
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Rule name:rat_win_xworm_v3
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Author:Sekoia.io
Description:Finds XWorm (version XClient, v3) samples based on characteristic strings
Rule name:Skystars_Malware_Imphash
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Author:Skystars LightDefender
Description:imphash
Rule name:SUSP_DOTNET_PE_List_AV
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Author:SECUINFRA Falcon Team
Description:Detecs .NET Binary that lists installed AVs
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:VECT_Ransomware
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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
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Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:win_xworm_bytestring
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Author:Matthew @ Embee_Research
Description:Detects bytestring present in unobfuscated xworm
Rule name:win_xworm_w0
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Author:jeFF0Falltrades
Description:Detects win.xworm.
Rule name:xworm
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File information

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https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/78918/

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