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Database Entry

AsyncRAT

Vendor detections: 22

Intelligence 22 IOCs YARA 19 File information Comments 1

SHA256 hash:	a94b244f7ee97e701fa78317dfaaf2d55cb85b99c1ca921a651202aa4ac2b3cb
SHA3-384 hash:	74378de7bbb0aace230625aaac7dccaef4f15a87e2a022da5ca0e207d2c3cabe81da616877cbe1230253ca0e36be51a3
SHA1 hash:	4c9e941676c58e276040e76722627e250fbc516b
MD5 hash:	4661e593f997cfa745bc71b3929f0d95
humanhash:	bacon-low-orange-dakota
File name:	AetherStrategicImperium.exe
Download:	download sample
Signature	AsyncRAT Create hunting rule
File size:	66'560 bytes
First seen:	2026-01-11 10:12:51 UTC
Last seen:	Never
File type:	exe
MIME type:	application/x-dosexec
imphash	f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (49'097 x AgentTesla, 20'115 x Formbook, 12'356 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep	1536:wCIQIPUM1KOtjsTjGbbPFWEGGiGghVclN:wh7PUoKcjsnGbbPoEGXLY
TLSH	T19D534A0027D8C966F2AD4AB4ADF2950046B5D9772006DA5E7CC404DFABAEFC649123FE
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	ame221a
Tags:	AsyncRAT DCRat Dotnet exe Loader long-sleep RAT

ame221a

.NET-based trojan/loader with RAT capabilities. The sample is obfuscated and employs anti-analysis techniques including long sleep and debugger/environment detection. Observed network activity includes communication with the following domains: 8xx.it.com, www.8xx.it.com, 8xx.jp.net, www.8xx.jp.net, www.58win8.in.net. Traffic is proxied via Cloudflare infrastructure. Detected by 50/71 AV engines on VirusTotal. No legitimate or benign use identified.

Intelligence

File Origin

# of uploads :

# of downloads :

292

Origin country :

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

Link:

https://research.acce.ciphertechsolutions.com/results/fa7fee80-ceb1-4a90-bd06-8ad7a282b043/

Malware family:

asyncrat

ID:

File name:

AetherStrategicImperium.exe

Verdict:

Malicious activity

Analysis date:

2026-01-11 10:14:26 UTC

Tags:

rat auto-reg asyncrat

Link:

https://app.any.run/tasks/f80fd4cc-e348-444e-9ee2-f03275cda823

Note:

ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample

Detection:

DCRat

Link:

https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/48525/

Detection(s):

Win.Packed.Razy-9807129-0

Win.Malware.Generickdz-9865912-0

Win.Trojan.AsyncRAT-9914220-0

Win.Malware.Zusy-10034587-0

Win.Packed.Generickdz-10058942-0

Verdict:

Malicious

Score:

99.9%

Link:

https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=696377c429b27011c14ffda0

Tags:

asyncrat autorun

Result

Verdict:

Malware

Maliciousness:

Behaviour

Сreating synchronization primitives

Running batch commands

Creating a process with a hidden window

Creating a file in the %AppData% directory

Creating a file in the %temp% directory

Creating a file

Launching a process

Creating a process from a recently created file

DNS request

Connection attempt

Sending a custom TCP request

Unauthorized injection to a recently created process

Enabling autorun by creating a file

Verdict:

Likely Malicious

Threat level:

7.5/10

Confidence:

100%

Tags:

anti-debug anti-vm asyncrat base64 configsecuritypolicy evasive fingerprint hacktool lolbin mpcmdrun msconfig razy reconnaissance regedit schtasks vbnet

Link:

https://www.filescan.io/uploads/696377c21a20a4c87b1aabcd/reports/e0c96e9d-9a26-4798-b835-1ae2caabc9aa/overview

Verdict:

Malicious

Labled as:

Trojan.Generic

Link:

https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/a94b244f7ee97e701fa78317dfaaf2d55cb85b99c1ca921a651202aa4ac2b3cb

Verdict:

Malicious

File Type:

exe x32

First seen:

2026-01-11T07:19:00Z UTC

Last seen:

2026-01-12T23:44:00Z UTC

Hits:

~100

Detections:

HEUR:Trojan.MSIL.Agent.gen HEUR:Backdoor.MSIL.DcRat.gen Backdoor.MSIL.Darkrat.sb Trojan.MSIL.DInvoke.sb HEUR:Backdoor.MSIL.SheetRat.gen Backdoor.MSIL.Crysan.sb Backdoor.MSIL.Crysan.d PDM:Trojan.Win32.Tasker.cust PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic HEUR:Trojan-PSW.MSIL.Agent.gen

Link:

https://opentip.kaspersky.com/a94b244f7ee97e701fa78317dfaaf2d55cb85b99c1ca921a651202aa4ac2b3cb/results?tab=lookup

Verdict:

Malicious

Link:

https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/6246be1d-5e2d-4468-a957-67f95201f541

Score:

86%

Verdict:

Malware

File Type:

Link:

https://malprob.io/report/a94b244f7ee97e701fa78317dfaaf2d55cb85b99c1ca921a651202aa4ac2b3cb

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: 8xx.jp.net,www.8xx.jp.net,8xx.it.com,www.8xx.it.com,www.58win8.in.net,58win8.in.net
PORT: 80,443,4444,4782,5555,6060,6666,8080,8848

Link:

https://app.malva.re/file/4661e593f997cfa745bc71b3929f0d95

Detection:

dcrat

Link:

https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/a94b244f7ee97e701fa78317dfaaf2d55cb85b99c1ca921a651202aa4ac2b3cb/

Verdict:

Malicious

Threat:

Family.ASYNCRAT

Link:

https://tip.neiki.dev/file/a94b244f7ee97e701fa78317dfaaf2d55cb85b99c1ca921a651202aa4ac2b3cb

Threat name:

ByteCode-MSIL.Backdoor.AsyncRAT

Status:

Malicious

First seen:

2026-01-11 10:13:24 UTC

File Type:

PE (.Net Exe)

Extracted files:

AV detection:

22 of 24 (91.67%)

Threat level:

5/5

Detection(s):

Suspicious file

Link:

https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=vffsit365f7hah5hqml57kxs2volqw4zyhfjegtfcibkuswcwpfq._file

Verdict:

malicious

Label(s):

asyncrat

Similar samples:

error

AsyncRAT

Result

Malware family:

asyncrat

Score:

10/10

Tags:

family:asyncrat botnet:default defense_evasion execution persistence rat

Link:

https://tria.ge/reports/260111-l9awmsgw2f/

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

Asyncrat family

Malware Config

C2 Extraction:

8xx.jp.net:8848
8xx.jp.net:443
8xx.jp.net:80
8xx.jp.net:8080
8xx.jp.net:6060
8xx.jp.net:4782
8xx.jp.net:4444
8xx.jp.net:6666
8xx.jp.net:5555
www.8xx.jp.net:8848
www.8xx.jp.net:443
www.8xx.jp.net:80
www.8xx.jp.net:8080
www.8xx.jp.net:6060
www.8xx.jp.net:4782
www.8xx.jp.net:4444
www.8xx.jp.net:6666
www.8xx.jp.net:5555
8xx.it.com:8848
8xx.it.com:443
8xx.it.com:80
8xx.it.com:8080
8xx.it.com:6060
8xx.it.com:4782
8xx.it.com:4444
8xx.it.com:6666
8xx.it.com:5555
www.8xx.it.com:8848
www.8xx.it.com:443
www.8xx.it.com:80
www.8xx.it.com:8080
www.8xx.it.com:6060
www.8xx.it.com:4782
www.8xx.it.com:4444
www.8xx.it.com:6666
www.8xx.it.com:5555
www.58win8.in.net:8848
www.58win8.in.net:443
www.58win8.in.net:80
www.58win8.in.net:8080
www.58win8.in.net:6060
www.58win8.in.net:4782
www.58win8.in.net:4444
www.58win8.in.net:6666
www.58win8.in.net:5555
58win8.in.net:8848
58win8.in.net:443
58win8.in.net:80
58win8.in.net:8080
58win8.in.net:6060
58win8.in.net:4782
58win8.in.net:4444
58win8.in.net:6666
58win8.in.net:5555

Verdict:

Malicious

Tags:

rat asyncrat Win.Packed.Razy-9807129-0

YARA:

Windows_Generic_Threat_ce98c4bc asyncrat win_asyncrat_unobfuscated

Link:

https://app.threat.zone/submission/39f60e58-38c9-40be-8139-b222c8eb6bf2

Unpacked files

SH256 hash:

a94b244f7ee97e701fa78317dfaaf2d55cb85b99c1ca921a651202aa4ac2b3cb

MD5 hash:

4661e593f997cfa745bc71b3929f0d95

SHA1 hash:

4c9e941676c58e276040e76722627e250fbc516b

Detections:

AsyncRAT

DCRat

Link:

https://www.unpac.me/results/8d430dc0-f291-4cc7-a6cb-fddb23479c11/

Malware family:

DCRat

Verdict:

Malicious

Link:

https://www.vmray.com/analyses/_mb/a94b244f7ee9/report/overview.html

Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

Threat name:

iSpy Keylogger

Score:

1.00

Link:

https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/a94b244f7ee97e701fa78317dfaaf2d55cb85b99c1ca921a651202aa4ac2b3cb

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:	AcRat Create hunting rule
Author:	Nikos 'n0t' Totosis
Description:	AcRat Payload (based on AsyncRat)

Rule name:	dcrat Create hunting rule
Author:	jeFF0Falltrades

Rule name:	dcrat_kingrat Create hunting rule
Author:	jeFF0Falltrades

Rule name:	dcrat_rkp Create hunting rule
Author:	jeFF0Falltrades
Description:	Detects DCRat payloads

Rule name:	INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_DcRatBy Create hunting rule
Author:	ditekSHen
Description:	Detects executables containing the string DcRatBy

Rule name:	INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_WMI_EnumerateVideoDevice Create hunting rule
Author:	ditekSHen
Description:	Detects executables attemping to enumerate video devices using WMI

Rule name:	MAL_AsnycRAT Create hunting rule
Author:	SECUINFRA Falcon Team
Description:	Detects AsnycRAT based on it's config decryption routine

Rule name:	MAL_AsyncRAT_Config_Decryption Create hunting rule
Author:	SECUINFRA Falcon Team
Description:	Detects AsnycRAT based on it's config decryption routine

Rule name:	Mal_WIN_AsyncRat_RAT_PE Create hunting rule
Author:	Phatcharadol Thangplub
Description:	Use to detect AsyncRAT implant.

Rule name:	Multifamily_RAT_Detection Create hunting rule
Author:	Lucas Acha (http://www.lukeacha.com)
Description:	Generic Detection for multiple RAT families, PUPs, Packers and suspicious executables

Rule name:	NET Create hunting rule
Author:	malware-lu

Rule name:	NETexecutableMicrosoft Create hunting rule
Author:	malware-lu

Rule name:	Njrat Create hunting rule
Author:	botherder https://github.com/botherder
Description:	Njrat

Rule name:	pe_imphash Create hunting rule

Rule name:	Skystars_Malware_Imphash Create hunting rule
Author:	Skystars LightDefender
Description:	imphash

Rule name:	SUSP_DOTNET_PE_List_AV Create hunting rule
Author:	SECUINFRA Falcon Team
Description:	Detecs .NET Binary that lists installed AVs

Rule name:	Sus_CMD_Powershell_Usage Create hunting rule
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 Create hunting rule
Author:	Elastic Security

Rule name:	win_asyncrat_unobfuscated Create hunting rule
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

exe a94b244f7ee97e701fa78317dfaaf2d55cb85b99c1ca921a651202aa4ac2b3cb

(this sample)

Link

https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/a94b244f7ee97e701fa78317dfaaf2d55cb85b99c1ca921a651202aa4ac2b3cb/

Dropping

DcRAT

Delivery method

Distributed via web download

Cape

https://www.capesandbox.com/analysis/48525/

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commented on 2026-01-11 10:16:01 UTC

RAT King Parser (https://github.com/jeFF0Falltrades/rat_king_parser) Output:

{
"sha256": "a94b244f7ee97e701fa78317dfaaf2d55cb85b99c1ca921a651202aa4ac2b3cb",
"yara_possible_family": "dcrat",
"key": "2ce028fcdcdfe83b3d5e0855123898740c084b077ba75c42adde2f6d2e22c699",
"salt": "4463526174427971777164616e6368756e",
"config": {
"Ports": [
"8848",
"443",
"80",
"8080",
"6060",
"4782",
"4444",
"6666",
"5555"
],
"Hosts": [
"8xx.jp.net",
"www.8xx.jp.net",
"8xx.it.com",
"www.8xx.it.com",
"www.58win8.in.net",
"58win8.in.net"
],
"Version": " 1.0.7",
"Install": "true",
"InstallFolder": "%AppData%",
"InstallFile": "AetherStrategicImperium.exe",
"Key": "QzhpYXVDb3FCZ1RVSTZMdm11M1hRNUpLcGk2U1pCRno=",
"Mutex": "ASCD_ImperiumStrategic_AetherLock_9p0q1r2s",
"Certificate": "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",
"Serversignature": "KCWx4kj/f1cc+HvOuuIYVoEObhZJNB//MeLIULYxGrE5HYX0gIxgI+8moqtE8VP1MPWJ1zs6PbepEWvUNagPCCkDFg8aU72Il8CIO/wXdDZaMMbL0bos7TnXLDLbKdopA3QTVSwuRCMCU2d4sHoA0t2iED6atB5Yl1yyqSZ0iL4=",
"Pastebin": "null",
"BSOD": "false",
"Hwid": "null",
"Delay": "1",
"Group": "Default",
"AntiProcess": "false",
"Anti": "false"
}
}