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Database Entry



Arechclient2


Vendor detections: 14


Intelligence 14 IOCs YARA File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a1f020b9708cb37c8e084e24dacc11f5bd42ef4ffdd25724ed9057dfb8879f54
SHA3-384 hash: 98cf1830a46d3aaa1a04985030d4194b39d93f0dc1aff1b42b16134de4f7b36f487d0a793705a61a900b9cf3d5122301
SHA1 hash: 5e64db6fcc0ac6a6f4ebe81f7e80d3f6af84990e
MD5 hash: 0b3773bbe0c7168971d75f0b067cd67a
humanhash: xray-california-alaska-alabama
File name:Broker-Carrier Agreement.vbs
Download: download sample
Signature Arechclient2
File size:31'305 bytes
First seen:2026-11-05 01:33:42 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Visual Basic Script (vbs) vbs
MIME type:text/plain
ssdeep 384:6GN4dRUHswIx8nn3mdoQ3g3rFNLuCB24VHINohtylW6IqQjA/6CGgs1JXEiRvFKI:fIx83gozDZIkt0IqwX1GsKul4VY1f
TLSH T176E2D86154F7F62403B2DE684F0B8812FA21573B81987B5E7B6EC06216385CD9CAD4BF
Magika vba
Reporter aachum
Tags:31-77-168-93 85-120-253-85 Arechclient2 NetSupport SectopRAT vbs


Avatar
iamaachum
CastleLoader IOCs:
aafesorder.com
thelkfklef.com
NetSupport C2: 85.120.253.85
Arechclient2/SectopRAT C2: 31.77.168.93

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
133
Origin country :
PT PT
Vendor Threat Intelligence
No detections
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
90.2%
Tags:
virus spawn dldr
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a window
DNS request
Connection attempt
Sending a custom TCP request
Sending an HTTP GET request
Creating a file
Creating a process with a hidden window
Moving a file to the %temp% subdirectory
Deleting a recently created file
Launching a process
Creating synchronization primitives
Searching for synchronization primitives
Creating a process from a recently created file
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Creating a file in the %temp% subdirectories
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug downloader encrypted evasive houdini installer-heuristic masquerade obfuscated reconnaissance
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
vbs
First seen:
2026-11-02T10:41:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-11-05T05:14:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Result
Threat name:
NetSupport RAT, Arechclient2
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
rans.troj.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
Benign windows process drops PE files
Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR)
Found hidden mapped module (file has been removed from disk)
Found malware configuration
Found pyInstaller with non standard icon
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Maps a DLL or memory area into another process
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
Potential malicious VBS script found (has network functionality)
Sigma detected: Script Initiated Connection to Non-Local Network
Sigma detected: WScript or CScript Dropper
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces
System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit)
Tries to detect sleep reduction / modifications
Unusual module load detection (module proxying)
VBScript performs obfuscated calls to suspicious functions
Windows Scripting host queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage)
Writes many files with high entropy
WScript reads language and country specific registry keys (likely country aware script)
Yara detected Arechclient2
Yara detected UAC Bypass using CMSTP
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1998707 Sample: Broker-Carrier Agreement.vbs Startdate: 05/11/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 97 lxfrelght.com 2->97 99 thelkfklef.com 2->99 101 4 other IPs or domains 2->101 127 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->127 129 Found malware configuration 2->129 131 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->131 133 8 other signatures 2->133 13 wscript.exe 3 2->13         started        18 msedgewebview.exe 2->18         started        signatures3 process4 dnsIp5 111 lxfrelght.com 104.21.72.214, 443, 49719 CLOUDFLARENET-CloudflareIncUS Canada 13->111 93 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\update.exe, PE32 13->93 dropped 155 System process connects to network (likely due to code injection or exploit) 13->155 157 Benign windows process drops PE files 13->157 159 VBScript performs obfuscated calls to suspicious functions 13->159 165 3 other signatures 13->165 20 update.exe 174 13->20         started        113 85.120.253.85, 443, 49734 ALEXHOSTMD Netherlands 18->113 115 geo.netsupportsoftware.com 172.67.68.212, 49735, 80 CLOUDFLARENET-CloudflareIncUS Canada 18->115 161 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 18->161 163 Tries to detect sleep reduction / modifications 18->163 file6 signatures7 process8 dnsIp9 103 aafesorder.com 31.77.57.249, 443, 49722, 49726 ANARCHY-LAB-SRLRO Germany 20->103 105 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 20->105 69 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...69Scurl.dll, PE32 20->69 dropped 71 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\winsound.pyd, PE32 20->71 dropped 73 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\vcruntime140.dll, PE32 20->73 dropped 75 48 other malicious files 20->75 dropped 137 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 20->137 139 Writes many files with high entropy 20->139 141 Found pyInstaller with non standard icon 20->141 25 pythonw.exe 3 36 20->25         started        file10 signatures11 process12 dnsIp13 109 thelkfklef.com 31.77.219.127, 443, 49729 PTTECH-ASUS Germany 25->109 77 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\remcmdstub.exe, PE32 25->77 dropped 79 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\pcicapi.dll, PE32 25->79 dropped 81 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\msvcr100.dll, PE32 25->81 dropped 83 6 other malicious files 25->83 dropped 147 Writes many files with high entropy 25->147 149 Unusual module load detection (module proxying) 25->149 30 QVKGSYNL.exe 25->30         started        34 Acrobat.exe 60 25->34         started        file14 signatures15 process16 file17 95 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\QVKGSYNL.exe, PE32 30->95 dropped 167 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 30->167 36 QVKGSYNL.exe 30->36         started        40 AcroCEF.exe 107 34->40         started        signatures18 process19 file20 61 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\ucrtbase.dll, PE32 36->61 dropped 63 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\msvcr100.dll, PE32 36->63 dropped 65 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\msvcp_win.dll, PE32 36->65 dropped 67 8 other malicious files 36->67 dropped 135 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 36->135 42 PiM.exe 36->42         started        46 AcroCEF.exe 40->46         started        signatures21 process22 dnsIp23 85 C:\ProgramData\...\ucrtbase.dll, PE32 42->85 dropped 87 C:\ProgramData\...\msvcr100.dll, PE32 42->87 dropped 89 C:\ProgramData\...\msvcp_win.dll, PE32 42->89 dropped 91 7 other files (6 malicious) 42->91 dropped 151 Switches to a custom stack to bypass stack traces 42->151 153 Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR) 42->153 49 PiM.exe 42->49         started        117 public-ethos705-prod-va6-6b0d524678ab5d2a.elb.us-east-1.amazonaws.com 18.211.136.6, 443, 49731 AMAZON-AES-AmazoncomIncUS United States 46->117 file24 signatures25 process26 file27 57 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\BinaryColl.exe, PE32+ 49->57 dropped 59 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\43578B7.tmp, PE32+ 49->59 dropped 119 Modifies the context of a thread in another process (thread injection) 49->119 121 Found hidden mapped module (file has been removed from disk) 49->121 123 Maps a DLL or memory area into another process 49->123 125 2 other signatures 49->125 53 BinaryColl.exe 49->53         started        signatures28 process29 dnsIp30 107 31.77.168.93, 443, 49738 PLUSNETPlusnetworkoperatorinPolandPL Germany 53->107 143 Unusual module load detection (module proxying) 53->143 145 Found direct / indirect Syscall (likely to bypass EDR) 53->145 signatures31
Verdict:
Malware
YARA:
1 match(es)
Tags:
ADODB.Stream COM Behavior Trace DeObfuscated MSXML2.DOMDocument.6.0 Obfuscated Scripting.FileSystemObject SOS: 0.79 T1027 T1059.005 VBScript WScript.Shell
Threat name:
Script.Trojan.Houdini
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-10-30 19:30:41 UTC
File Type:
Text (VBS)
AV detection:
9 of 38 (23.68%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
sectoprat
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:netsupport family:sectoprat adware defense_evasion discovery execution privilege_escalation rat spyware trojan upx
Behaviour
Checks processor information in registry
Enumerates system info in registry
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
Modifies registry class
Script User-Agent
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Browser Information Discovery
Enumerates physical storage devices
Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
System Time Discovery
Drops file in Windows directory
Executes a VBScript file via the Windows Script Host.
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
UPX packed file
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Badlisted process makes network request
Downloads MZ/PE file
Detects SectopRAT aka Arechclient2
Family: NetSupport
Family: SectopRAT
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