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Database Entry



AsyncRAT


Vendor detections: 13


Intelligence 13 IOCs YARA 35 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: ccc8b0785fbfe6d9e9aeb55db3d61eda595b21567c12a06a4c15f48b2923baa2
SHA3-384 hash: 75d61cd1fa7f2c8419ca5816d696404b3a88ee748066e16756c1901bd18be03a99624ab2f6e3e03518f44e64b4d49616
SHA1 hash: 1d88e287db2b9bb659688d8b79e418d7504c3145
MD5 hash: a378359637b5d95388debc25f568ce9f
humanhash: beer-autumn-speaker-don
File name:BootstraperNew.exe
Download: download sample
Signature AsyncRAT
File size:1'806'093 bytes
First seen:2025-02-08 15:03:10 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash b1c5b1beabd90d9fdabd1df0779ea832 (11 x CoinMiner, 10 x QuasarRAT, 8 x AsyncRAT)
ssdeep 49152:1Djlabwz9Om4Yd3cY6nbdoQi5i1kpMWQQx8:Zqw/4wKoQpWW
Threatray 477 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T1E785120AF6A809F8E0B7E53889574D13E7757C4913608B8F13A5166B2F673A0DE3E721
TrID 48.7% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
23.3% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
9.3% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
9.2% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3)
9.2% (.EXE) DOS Executable Generic (2000/1)
Magika pebin
File icon (PE):PE icon
dhash icon 9494b494d4aeaeac (917 x DCRat, 486 x NirCmd, 172 x RedLineStealer)
Reporter aachum
Tags:AsyncRAT exe xworm


Avatar
iamaachum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLTtPgwG6OA => https://workupload.com/start/EWAPCnehzcY

XWorm C2: set-reduces.gl.at.ply.gg:28950

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
484
Origin country :
ES ES
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
BootstraperNew.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-02-08 14:56:00 UTC
Tags:
evasion xworm enigma antivm delphi remote xor-url generic

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Gathering data
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a window
Searching for the window
Сreating synchronization primitives
Searching for synchronization primitives
Creating a file
Creating a process from a recently created file
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Searching for analyzing tools
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
DNS request
Connection attempt
Sending an HTTP GET request
Creating a process with a hidden window
Adding an exclusion to Microsoft Defender
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
Bypasses PowerShell execution policy
C2 URLs / IPs found in malware configuration
Check if machine is in data center or colocation facility
Connects to many ports of the same IP (likely port scanning)
Contains functionality to check if a debugger is running (CheckRemoteDebuggerPresent)
Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights)
Detected unpacking (overwrites its own PE header)
Drops PE files with benign system names
Found malware configuration
Hides threads from debuggers
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module
Machine Learning detection for dropped file
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
PE file contains section with special chars
PE file has nameless sections
Protects its processes via BreakOnTermination flag
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: Files With System Process Name In Unsuspected Locations
Sigma detected: Powershell Base64 Encoded MpPreference Cmdlet
Sigma detected: Schedule system process
Sigma detected: Script Interpreter Execution From Suspicious Folder
Sigma detected: Suspect Svchost Activity
Sigma detected: Suspicious Script Execution From Temp Folder
Sigma detected: System File Execution Location Anomaly
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function)
Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (window names)
Uses schtasks.exe or at.exe to add and modify task schedules
Yara detected XWorm
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1610106 Sample: BootstraperNew.exe Startdate: 08/02/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 56 set-reduces.gl.at.ply.gg 2->56 58 ip-api.com 2->58 66 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->66 68 Found malware configuration 2->68 70 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->70 72 17 other signatures 2->72 10 BootstraperNew.exe 5 2->10         started        13 svchost.exe 2->13         started        16 svchost.exe 2->16         started        18 4 other processes 2->18 signatures3 process4 file5 52 C:\Users\user\Desktop\...\Bootstraper.exe, PE32+ 10->52 dropped 20 Bootstraper.exe 8 10->20         started        24 conhost.exe 10->24         started        76 Antivirus detection for dropped file 13->76 78 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 13->78 80 Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights) 13->80 84 4 other signatures 13->84 82 Hides threads from debuggers 16->82 26 WerFault.exe 18->26         started        signatures6 process7 file8 50 C:\Users\...\BootstraperNew_protected.exe, PE32 20->50 dropped 74 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 20->74 28 BootstraperNew_protected.exe 16 6 20->28         started        signatures9 process10 dnsIp11 60 set-reduces.gl.at.ply.gg 147.185.221.25, 28950, 49738, 49739 SALSGIVERUS United States 28->60 62 ip-api.com 208.95.112.1, 49731, 80 TUT-ASUS United States 28->62 54 C:\ProgramData\svchost.exe, PE32 28->54 dropped 86 Antivirus detection for dropped file 28->86 88 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 28->88 90 Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights) 28->90 92 10 other signatures 28->92 33 powershell.exe 23 28->33         started        36 powershell.exe 23 28->36         started        38 powershell.exe 28->38         started        40 3 other processes 28->40 file12 signatures13 process14 signatures15 64 Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module 33->64 42 conhost.exe 33->42         started        44 conhost.exe 36->44         started        46 conhost.exe 38->46         started        48 conhost.exe 40->48         started        process16
Threat name:
Win32.Ransomware.Xworm
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-02-08 14:56:02 UTC
File Type:
PE+ (Exe)
Extracted files:
37
AV detection:
16 of 38 (42.11%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:xworm discovery rat trojan
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
Program crash
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
Looks up external IP address via web service
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Downloads MZ/PE file
Detect Xworm Payload
Xworm
Xworm family
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
set-reduces.gl.at.ply.gg:28950
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
Win.Packed.Bladabindi-10017056-0 external_ip_lookup
YARA:
n/a
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
ccc8b0785fbfe6d9e9aeb55db3d61eda595b21567c12a06a4c15f48b2923baa2
MD5 hash:
a378359637b5d95388debc25f568ce9f
SHA1 hash:
1d88e287db2b9bb659688d8b79e418d7504c3145
SH256 hash:
b2249f5105cc208e95d559ef92783eb1dc824fb6fca9a3596e6a0139161af502
MD5 hash:
3ae688a1356c87103f12f78f36d44c7d
SHA1 hash:
2e4d0a10a3b00f6effa14fba95a075bcaae217fb
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:Borland
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:ByteCode_MSIL_Backdoor_AsyncRAT
Author:ReversingLabs
Description:Yara rule that detects AsyncRAT backdoor.
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__QueryInfo
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__RemoteAPI
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerHiding__Thread
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:Detect_PowerShell_Obfuscation
Author:daniyyell
Description:Detects obfuscated PowerShell commands commonly used in malicious scripts.
Rule name:Disable_Defender
Author:iam-py-test
Description:Detect files disabling or modifying Windows Defender, Windows Firewall, or Microsoft Smartscreen
Rule name:EnigmaStub
Author:@bartblaze
Description:Identifies Enigma packer stub.
Rule name:EXE_RAT_XWorm_April2024
Author:Yashraj Solanki - Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst at Bridewell
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_NoneWindowsUA
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects Windows executables referencing non-Windows User-Agents
Rule name:MALWARE_Win_AsyncRAT
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects AsyncRAT
Rule name:MALWARE_Win_XWorm
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects XWorm
Rule name:MD5_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for MD5 constants
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_detect_tls_callbacks
Rule name:pe_imphash
Rule name:RIPEMD160_Constants
Author:phoul (@phoul)
Description:Look for RIPEMD-160 constants
Rule name:SelfExtractingRAR
Author:Xavier Mertens
Description:Detects an SFX archive with automatic script execution
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:Skystars_Malware_Imphash
Author:Skystars LightDefender
Description:imphash
Rule name:Sus_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)
Rule name:test_Malaysia
Author:rectifyq
Description:Detects file containing malaysia string
Rule name:ThreadControl__Context
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:vmdetect
Author:nex
Description:Possibly employs anti-virtualization techniques
Rule name:win_xworm_bytestring
Author:Matthew @ Embee_Research
Description:Detects bytestring present in unobfuscated xworm
Rule name:win_xworm_w0
Author:jeFF0Falltrades
Description:Detects win.xworm.
Rule name:XWorm
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects XWorm
Rule name:xworm_kingrat
Author:jeFF0Falltrades

File information


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

Web download

AsyncRAT

Executable exe ccc8b0785fbfe6d9e9aeb55db3d61eda595b21567c12a06a4c15f48b2923baa2

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

BLint


The following table provides more information about this file using BLint. BLint is a Binary Linter to check the security properties, and capabilities in executables.

Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_AUTHENTICODEMissing Authenticodehigh
CHECK_DLL_CHARACTERISTICSMissing dll Security Characteristics (FORCE_INTEGRITY)high
Reviews
IDCapabilitiesEvidence
GDI_PLUS_APIInterfaces with Graphicsgdiplus.dll::GdiplusStartup
gdiplus.dll::GdiplusShutdown
gdiplus.dll::GdipAlloc
WIN32_PROCESS_APICan Create Process and ThreadsKERNEL32.dll::CloseHandle
KERNEL32.dll::CreateThread
WIN_BASE_APIUses Win Base APIKERNEL32.dll::TerminateProcess
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryW
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryExA
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryExW
KERNEL32.dll::GetSystemInfo
KERNEL32.dll::GetStartupInfoW
WIN_BASE_EXEC_APICan Execute other programsKERNEL32.dll::AllocConsole
KERNEL32.dll::AttachConsole
KERNEL32.dll::WriteConsoleW
KERNEL32.dll::FreeConsole
KERNEL32.dll::SetStdHandle
KERNEL32.dll::GetConsoleMode
KERNEL32.dll::GetConsoleCP
WIN_BASE_IO_APICan Create FilesKERNEL32.dll::CreateDirectoryW
KERNEL32.dll::CreateHardLinkW
KERNEL32.dll::CreateFileW
KERNEL32.dll::CreateFileMappingW
KERNEL32.dll::DeleteFileW
KERNEL32.dll::MoveFileW
KERNEL32.dll::MoveFileExW

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