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Database Entry



AsyncRAT


Vendor detections: 15


Intelligence 15 IOCs YARA 7 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: cd17ee97e06ff23641b1176b9bb2b08cc030f55feb2879b64d5806df9df244eb
SHA3-384 hash: 8de4b65d975df2e0d804f746b348bb3c705279878306147fc287797bbe29f8eaf75aff947f12d31cfb5c07d5abd7ee69
SHA1 hash: 5da66e92ab3e6e9884729d835caf33b0b890aaec
MD5 hash: 944d1a7459e616f7acb2077d930b665c
humanhash: uranus-network-green-aspen
File name:944d1a7459e616f7acb2077d930b665c.exe
Download: download sample
Signature AsyncRAT
File size:6'533'218 bytes
First seen:2026-09-07 06:48:55 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash fcf1390e9ce472c7270447fc5c61a0c1 (918 x DCRat, 118 x NanoCore, 94 x njrat)
ssdeep 98304:bzaNAEwmFamTRI6CfA/OMAMBMnFMQ6aL4CHhkuWad+QslSb57YzGXWuu31XjUqv:qJwwVCRiM3BEUhkuLTbktv
TLSH T10E663300FA6160B3E9B51C705629AB352E7DBE212F10CE97D3F4279DFE711C09A70A66
TrID 22.9% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
22.7% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
17.5% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
15.7% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
7.0% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
Magika pebin
dhash icon 9494b494d4aeaeac (917 x DCRat, 486 x NirCmd, 172 x RedLineStealer)
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:AsyncRAT exe

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
173
Origin country :
SE SE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
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
Launching a process
Creating a process with a hidden window
Changing a file
Reading critical registry keys
Moving a recently created file
Deleting a recently created file
Replacing files
DNS request
Connection attempt
Sending a custom TCP request
Blocking the User Account Control
Adding an exclusion to Microsoft Defender
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-debug crypto fingerprint hacktool installer installer installer-heuristic microsoft_visual_cc overlay packed packed reconnaissance sfx
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-09-04T13:57:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-09-07T10:21:00Z UTC
Hits:
~100
Malware family:
Rhadamanthys
Verdict:
Malicious
Result
Threat name:
AsyncRAT, DcRat
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Bypasses PowerShell execution policy
Disable UAC(promptonsecuredesktop)
Disables UAC (registry)
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sigma detected: Powershell Base64 Encoded MpPreference Cmdlet
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Unusual module load detection (module proxying)
Yara detected AsyncRAT
Yara detected DcRat
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1969202 Sample: wwfriv8Ghz.exe Startdate: 07/09/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 75 dns.google 2->75 87 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->87 89 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->89 91 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->91 93 4 other signatures 2->93 11 wwfriv8Ghz.exe 18 2->11         started        14 wefault.exe 2->14         started        16 svchost.exe 1 1 2->16         started        signatures3 process4 dnsIp5 65 C:\Users\user\Desktop\zh_cn.exe, PE32+ 11->65 dropped 19 zh_cn.exe 12 11->19         started        23 chrome.exe 3 11->23         started        26 wefault.exe 14->26         started        67 127.0.0.1 unknown unknown 16->67 file6 process7 dnsIp8 57 C:\ProgramData\python\wefault.exe, PE32 19->57 dropped 59 C:\ProgramData\python\...\wefault.exe, PE32+ 19->59 dropped 61 C:\ProgramData\python\...\vcruntime140.dll, PE32+ 19->61 dropped 63 4 other malicious files 19->63 dropped 95 Antivirus detection for dropped file 19->95 97 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 19->97 28 wefault.exe 19->28         started        30 conhost.exe 19->30         started        77 192.168.2.5, 138, 443, 49732 unknown unknown 23->77 79 192.168.2.16 unknown unknown 23->79 32 chrome.exe 23->32         started        35 chrome.exe 23->35         started        37 wefault.exe 26->37         started        40 WerFault.exe 26->40         started        file9 signatures10 process11 dnsIp12 42 wefault.exe 15 6 28->42         started        69 t.me 149.154.167.99, 443, 49755, 49762 TELEGRAMVG United Kingdom 32->69 71 www.google.com 142.251.151.119, 443, 49756, 49765 GOOGLE-GoogleLLCUS United States 32->71 73 4 other IPs or domains 32->73 99 Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender 37->99 46 powershell.exe 37->46         started        signatures13 process14 dnsIp15 81 43.132.237.224, 49802, 8848 TENCENT-NET-AP-CNTencentBuildingKejizhongyiAvenueCN Hong Kong SAR China 42->81 83 dns.google 8.8.8.8, 443, 49801 GOOGLE-GoogleLLCUS United States 42->83 101 Bypasses PowerShell execution policy 42->101 103 Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender 42->103 105 Disables UAC (registry) 42->105 107 2 other signatures 42->107 48 powershell.exe 24 42->48         started        51 conhost.exe 46->51         started        53 WmiPrvSE.exe 46->53         started        signatures16 process17 signatures18 85 Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module 48->85 55 conhost.exe 48->55         started        process19
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PDB Path PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout Win 32 Exe x86
Threat name:
Win32.Malware.Heuristic
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-09-04 18:15:21 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
27
AV detection:
24 of 38 (63.16%)
Threat level:
  2/5
Result
Malware family:
asyncrat
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:asyncrat botnet:default defense_evasion discovery execution persistence rat spyware trojan
Behaviour
Checks processor information in registry
Enumerates system info in registry
Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
Modifies registry class
Modifies system certificate store
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
System policy modification
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
Browser Information Discovery
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
System Time Discovery
Drops file in Program Files directory
Drops file in Windows directory
Checks whether UAC is enabled
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Async RAT payload
Family: AsyncRat
UAC bypass
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
qaqfaxian.com:8848
qaqfaxian.com:22
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
cd17ee97e06ff23641b1176b9bb2b08cc030f55feb2879b64d5806df9df244eb
MD5 hash:
944d1a7459e616f7acb2077d930b665c
SHA1 hash:
5da66e92ab3e6e9884729d835caf33b0b890aaec
SH256 hash:
feda8e699c00a33f4910a6f664ea8fab031af3324e5b51b4a3cc64a2fa1f8b50
MD5 hash:
23e2483bf694f39d708fa972f3e10b25
SHA1 hash:
5ddfabeae2e1976cae639330a26c00ae7f88191a
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

YARA Signatures


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Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:has_telegram_urls
Author:Aaron DeVera<aaron@backchannel.re>
Description:Detects Telegram URLs
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:TH_AntiVM_MassHunt_Win_Malware_2026_CYFARE
Author:CYFARE
Description:Detects Windows malware employing anti-VM / anti-sandbox evasion techniques across VMware, VirtualBox, Hyper-V, QEMU, Xen, and generic sandbox environments
Reference:https://cyfare.net/

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