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Database Entry



OverlordRAT


Vendor detections: 13


Intelligence 13 IOCs YARA 43 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 9a1b80b37fbaff0e30ce1666b4a7cb8db864eb4247f09fd45ed1a63ae353a784
SHA3-384 hash: c22d89a8bcb1e1a55b5188b9d64deda68f9c2a7fb48d7d77b2ea6d5796fd52a389a02ca0b284e040819f01886c76d08f
SHA1 hash: 34f7498e5ca7ec8172e43dd242ee71b0344c0d0d
MD5 hash: c0b738780669e7935b3962e6f46eeceb
humanhash: massachusetts-tennessee-michigan-magnesium
File name:AetherBeast.exe
Download: download sample
Signature OverlordRAT
File size:10'186'752 bytes
First seen:2026-05-31 12:46:18 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
ssdeep 196608:dQoJQfo5vlwPAqEXiZhn0/dP2GAV5s5gkIAdD9SHqygLc0nZy9FQVwubp927:dQo6Q5HqEy7n0VPlsC5gvAdEeSywuV9
TLSH T106A6339E6256DC13C8D61FF148A0E3B34B340C91E921C61AEBE9BC87B9E73F61B15046
TrID 44.6% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
14.0% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
13.8% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
13.7% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3)
13.6% (.EXE) DOS Executable (generic) (2000/1)
Magika pebin
Reporter burger
Tags:exe OverlordRAT RAT

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
151
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
AetherBeast.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-05-31 12:44:31 UTC
Tags:
netreactor overlord rat

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
96.5%
Tags:
virus xworm msil
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a window
Launching a service
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
Launching a process
Creating a file
Сreating synchronization primitives
Connection attempt
Sending a custom TCP request
Enabling autorun with the standard Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run registry branch
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
packed
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x64
First seen:
2026-05-31T00:12:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-06-01T05:48:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic HEUR:Trojan.MSIL.Injector.gen HEUR:Backdoor.MSIL.XWorm.gen
Result
Threat name:
GO Agent, Go Keylogger
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
.NET source code contains method to dynamically call methods (often used by packers)
.NET source code contains potential unpacker
AI detected malicious Powershell script
Allocates memory in foreign processes
Bypasses PowerShell execution policy
Creates an autostart registry key pointing to binary in C:\Windows
Creates autostart registry keys with suspicious values (likely registry only malware)
Hijacks the control flow in another process
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection)
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sigma detected: New RUN Key Pointing to Suspicious Folder
Sigma detected: Script Interpreter Execution From Suspicious Folder
Sigma detected: Suspicious Script Execution From Temp Folder
Suspicious powershell command line found
Unusual module load detection (module proxying)
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected GO Agent
Yara detected Go Keylogger
Yara detected MSIL Injector
Yara detected UAC Bypass using CMSTP
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1920734 Sample: AetherBeast.exe Startdate: 31/05/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 55 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->55 57 Yara detected MSIL Injector 2->57 59 Yara detected GO Agent 2->59 61 11 other signatures 2->61 7 AetherBeast.exe 1 6 2->7         started        11 powershell.exe 19 2->11         started        13 powershell.exe 2->13         started        process3 file4 31 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\FQZWwsGxKNte.exe, PE32+ 7->31 dropped 33 C:\Users\...\FQZWwsGxKNte.exe:Zone.Identifier, ASCII 7->33 dropped 35 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\xx5zkvhwyca.ps1, ASCII 7->35 dropped 37 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\AetherBeast.exe.log, CSV 7->37 dropped 63 Hijacks the control flow in another process 7->63 65 Creates autostart registry keys with suspicious values (likely registry only malware) 7->65 67 Creates an autostart registry key pointing to binary in C:\Windows 7->67 69 4 other signatures 7->69 15 vbc.exe 7->15         started        19 FQZWwsGxKNte.exe 3 11->19         started        21 conhost.exe 11->21         started        23 FQZWwsGxKNte.exe 2 13->23         started        25 conhost.exe 13->25         started        signatures5 process6 dnsIp7 39 5.78.214.202, 49723, 49727, 49728 HETZNER-CLOUD3-ASDE United States 15->39 41 Unusual module load detection (module proxying) 15->41 43 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 19->43 45 Hijacks the control flow in another process 19->45 47 Writes to foreign memory regions 19->47 27 vbc.exe 19->27         started        49 Allocates memory in foreign processes 23->49 51 Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection) 23->51 53 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 23->53 29 vbc.exe 23->29         started        signatures8 process9
Gathering data
Threat name:
Win64.Trojan.Generic
Status:
Suspicious
First seen:
2026-05-31 04:48:23 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (.Net Exe)
Extracted files:
7
AV detection:
22 of 37 (59.46%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
unc_rat_008
Similar samples:
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  8/10
Tags:
execution persistence
Behaviour
Checks processor information in registry
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Adds Run key to start application
Executes dropped EXE
Uses the VBS compiler for execution
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
9a1b80b37fbaff0e30ce1666b4a7cb8db864eb4247f09fd45ed1a63ae353a784
MD5 hash:
c0b738780669e7935b3962e6f46eeceb
SHA1 hash:
34f7498e5ca7ec8172e43dd242ee71b0344c0d0d
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:command_and_control
Author:CD_R0M_
Description:This rule searches for common strings found by malware using C2. Based on a sample used by a Ransomware group
Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__QueryInfo
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerException__ConsoleCtrl
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerException__SetConsoleCtrl
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DetectEncryptedVariants
Author:Zinyth
Description:Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded
Rule name:DetectGoMethodSignatures
Author:Wyatt Tauber
Description:Detects Go method signatures in unpacked Go binaries
Rule name:Detect_Go_GOMAXPROCS
Author:Obscurity Labs LLC
Description:Detects Go binaries by the presence of runtime.GOMAXPROCS in the runtime metadata
Rule name:Detect_PowerShell_Obfuscation
Author:daniyyell
Description:Detects obfuscated PowerShell commands commonly used in malicious scripts.
Rule name:dgaaga
Author:Harshit
Description:Detects suspicious PowerShell or registry activity
Rule name:FreddyBearDropper
Author:Dwarozh Hoshiar
Description:Freddy Bear Dropper is dropping a malware through base63 encoded powershell scrip.
Rule name:GoBinTest
Rule name:golang
Rule name:golang_binary_string
Description:Golang strings present
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:Golang_Find_CSC846
Author:Ashar Siddiqui
Description:Find Go Signatuers
Rule name:Golang_Find_CSC846_Simple
Author:Ashar Siddiqui
Description:Find Go Signatuers
Rule name:identity_golang
Author:Eric Yocam
Description:find Golang malware
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_References_Browsers
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects binaries (Windows and macOS) referencing many web browsers. Observed in information stealers.
Rule name:MD5_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for MD5 constants
Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:pe_no_import_table
Description:Detect pe file that no import table
Rule name:ProgramLanguage_Golang
Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Application written in Golang programming language
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:ReflectiveLoader
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects a unspecified hack tool, crack or malware using a reflective loader - no hard match - further investigation recommended
Reference:Internal Research
Rule name:RIPEMD160_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for RIPEMD-160 constants
Rule name:SEH__vectored
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:SHA1_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA1 constants
Rule name:SHA512_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for SHA384/SHA512 constants
Rule name:Suspicious_Golang_Binary
Author:Tim Machac
Description:Triage: Golang-compiled binary with suspicious OS/persistence/network strings (not family-specific)
Rule name:Suspicious_Process
Author:Security Research Team
Description:Suspicious process creation
Rule name:Sus_All_Windows_PE_Malware
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects Windows PE malware of all types, avoids non-executables like .html
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:ThreadControl__Context
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:WIN_WebSocket_Base64_C2_20250726
Author:dogsafetyforeverone
Description:Detects configuration strings used by malware to specify WebSocket command-and-control endpoints inside Base64-encoded data. It looks for prefixes such as '#ws://' or '#wss://' that were found in QuasarRAT configuration data.

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