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AsyncRAT


Vendor detections: 21


Intelligence 21 IOCs YARA 25 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 98e46f012a28847c685bb505deadb9a14c8b4eae478d1799ac022b35071e8c5a
SHA3-384 hash: 5418c5bd1dd7c69ec6d647c0dc59d749c7e5ca86ec3c792c979ffd830268d97991095e0973a1f7cbfc9dcc219da31aa3
SHA1 hash: 8a5018513d310a9da23a7dab601042c3dd4728d4
MD5 hash: 10fa0a5c89f32f2575487b3df9aadeb7
humanhash: uranus-uranus-india-magazine
File name:Facebook.exe
Download: download sample
Signature AsyncRAT
File size:57'344 bytes
First seen:2026-01-14 22:59:21 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (49'012 x AgentTesla, 19'917 x Formbook, 12'332 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 1536:Kub3dT5Pk27eR3H3bH1SHvlQVAkYdJS+VGdRxR:KubtT5Pk2yR3H3bHiQVYLMjxR
Threatray 1'859 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T17B435D007BE9822BF2BE5F7499F26145467EF6633603EA4D2CC441D74623FC58A426FA
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
dhash icon f8e4f23371b2f0f0 (1 x AsyncRAT)
Reporter Anonymous
Tags:AsyncRAT c2 exe


Avatar
Anonymous
This sample has been analyzed on VirusTotal and is confirmed malicious.
VirusTotal report: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/98e46f012a28847c685bb505deadb9a14c8b4eae478d1799ac022b35071e8c5a

Detection result: 50/71 security vendors flagged this file as malicious.
The file is consistently identified as AsyncRAT (MSIL) / trojan, with multiple vendors labeling it as AsyncRAT / Marte / botnet.

This confirms the sample is a real malware, not a false positive.

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
215
Origin country :
VN VN
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
AsyncRAT
Details
AsyncRAT
c2 socket addresses or a dead drop resolver url, 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:
_98e46f012a28847c685bb505deadb9a14c8b4eae478d1799ac022b35071e8c5a.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-01-14 23:00:56 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:
anti-vm asyncrat asyncrat base64 config-extracted fareit fingerprint lolbin obfuscated packed razy reconnaissance reg samas schtasks vbnet
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-01-14T20:15:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-01-16T14:08:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Detections:
PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic HEUR:Backdoor.MSIL.SheetRat.gen HEUR:Backdoor.MSIL.Crysan.gen Backdoor.MSIL.Crysan.d PDM:Trojan.Win32.Tasker.cust Backdoor.MSIL.Crysan.sb Backdoor.MSIL.Crysan.c Backdoor.MSIL.Crysan.b
Verdict:
njRat
YARA:
14 match(es)
Tags:
.Net AsyncRAT Executable Managed .NET njRat PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout RAT SOS: 0.21 Win 32 Exe x86
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
CNC: drfdm.za.com,www.drfdm.za.com,mozammilhayatt.in.net,www.mozammilhayatt.in.net,xpch.sa.com,www.xpch.sa.com
PORT: 80,443,1604,4444,5555,6606,7707,8080,8808
Threat name:
ByteCode-MSIL.Spyware.AsyncRAT
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-01-14 23:00:46 UTC
File Type:
PE (.Net Exe)
Extracted files:
2
AV detection:
31 of 38 (81.58%)
Threat level:
  2/5
Result
Malware family:
asyncrat
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:asyncrat botnet:facebook defense_evasion discovery 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
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Async RAT payload
AsyncRat
Asyncrat family
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
drfdm.za.com:6606
drfdm.za.com:7707
drfdm.za.com:8808
drfdm.za.com:1604
drfdm.za.com:4444
drfdm.za.com:443
drfdm.za.com:80
drfdm.za.com:5555
drfdm.za.com:8080
www.drfdm.za.com:6606
www.drfdm.za.com:7707
www.drfdm.za.com:8808
www.drfdm.za.com:1604
www.drfdm.za.com:4444
www.drfdm.za.com:443
www.drfdm.za.com:80
www.drfdm.za.com:5555
www.drfdm.za.com:8080
mozammilhayatt.in.net:6606
mozammilhayatt.in.net:7707
mozammilhayatt.in.net:8808
mozammilhayatt.in.net:1604
mozammilhayatt.in.net:4444
mozammilhayatt.in.net:443
mozammilhayatt.in.net:80
mozammilhayatt.in.net:5555
mozammilhayatt.in.net:8080
www.mozammilhayatt.in.net:6606
www.mozammilhayatt.in.net:7707
www.mozammilhayatt.in.net:8808
www.mozammilhayatt.in.net:1604
www.mozammilhayatt.in.net:4444
www.mozammilhayatt.in.net:443
www.mozammilhayatt.in.net:80
www.mozammilhayatt.in.net:5555
www.mozammilhayatt.in.net:8080
xpch.sa.com:6606
xpch.sa.com:7707
xpch.sa.com:8808
xpch.sa.com:1604
xpch.sa.com:4444
xpch.sa.com:443
xpch.sa.com:80
xpch.sa.com:5555
xpch.sa.com:8080
www.xpch.sa.com:6606
www.xpch.sa.com:7707
www.xpch.sa.com:8808
www.xpch.sa.com:1604
www.xpch.sa.com:4444
www.xpch.sa.com:443
www.xpch.sa.com:80
www.xpch.sa.com:5555
www.xpch.sa.com:8080
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
rat asyncrat Win.Packed.Razy-9625918-0
YARA:
AsyncRat_Payload JPCERTCC_Asyncrat Windows_Generic_Threat_ce98c4bc asyncrat malware_asyncrat win_asyncrat_unobfuscated
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
98e46f012a28847c685bb505deadb9a14c8b4eae478d1799ac022b35071e8c5a
MD5 hash:
10fa0a5c89f32f2575487b3df9aadeb7
SHA1 hash:
8a5018513d310a9da23a7dab601042c3dd4728d4
Detections:
win_asyncrat_w0 AsyncRAT
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:AsyncRat
Author:kevoreilly, JPCERT/CC Incident Response Group
Description:AsyncRat Payload
Rule name:asyncrat
Author:JPCERT/CC Incident Response Group
Description:detect AsyncRat in memory
Reference:internal research
Rule name:asyncrat_kingrat
Author:jeFF0Falltrades
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__RemoteAPI
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_ASEP_REG_Reverse
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects file containing reversed ASEP Autorun registry keys
Rule name:malware_asyncrat
Description:detect AsyncRat in memory
Reference:https://github.com/NYAN-x-CAT/AsyncRAT-C-Sharp
Rule name:malware_asyncrat
Author:JPCERT/CC Incident Response Group
Description:detect AsyncRat in memory
Reference:internal research
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:msil_suspicious_use_of_strreverse
Author:dr4k0nia
Description:Detects mixed use of Microsoft.CSharp and VisualBasic to use StrReverse
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:SUSP_Reverse_Run_Key
Author:SECUINFRA Falcon Team
Description:Detects a Reversed Run Key
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_bytecodes
Author:Matthew @ Embee_Research
Description:Detects bytecodes present in unobfuscated AsyncRat Samples. Rule may also pick up on other Asyncrat-derived malware (Dcrat/venom etc)
Rule name:win_asyncrat_j1
Author:Johannes Bader @viql
Description:detects AsyncRAT
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)
Rule name:win_asyncrat_w0
Author:JPCERT/CC Incident Response Group
Description:detect AsyncRat in memory
Reference:internal research

File information


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AsyncRAT

Executable exe 98e46f012a28847c685bb505deadb9a14c8b4eae478d1799ac022b35071e8c5a

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