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VenomRAT


Vendor detections: 17


Intelligence 17 IOCs YARA 17 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: ce3e8c04362289ecdfae9345853fa329bb8c2cec67839bcdf1c357ceead67e2a
SHA3-384 hash: ff287b9216fff835779cf4a007eaab6493d30fcc16aa258f2edf718e1d2a9244efc121663afc5645c25fe9a29055e030
SHA1 hash: 1e5acde3b8c70180662bbd99d7854e5868330212
MD5 hash: 7c79b44eed2b07e24f261a6b659da9d2
humanhash: arkansas-nebraska-finch-seventeen
File name:dhlchina2025260200000111.pdf.exe
Download: download sample
Signature VenomRAT
File size:1'061'888 bytes
First seen:2025-02-26 08:50:33 UTC
Last seen:2025-03-10 12:12:32 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (48'657 x AgentTesla, 19'468 x Formbook, 12'206 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 24576:7h+ztZTrc3db4EHPesVz0EJnyB2Jnq6Kq8cuBwx+7:t+zj3mhvPZkB2dq6xuu+
Threatray 5'221 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T185353345DB204184C63B037B68C6986EB7F9499F273EDA895520E0060BFF6369DB4F74
TrID 71.1% (.EXE) Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (73123/4/13)
10.2% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
6.3% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
4.3% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
2.0% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
Magika pebin
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:DHL exe RAT VenomRAT

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
3
# of downloads :
491
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
asyncrat
ID:
1
File name:
dhlchina2025260200000111.pdf.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-02-26 09:48:26 UTC
Tags:
pastebin purecrypter netreactor asyncrat

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
90.9%
Tags:
underscore autorun
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Searching for the window
Creating a file in the %AppData% directory
Launching a process
Creating a file in the %AppData% subdirectories
Searching for synchronization primitives
Launching the default Windows debugger (dwwin.exe)
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
masquerade obfuscated obfuscated packed packed packer_detected
Result
Verdict:
SUSPICIOUS
Details
Windows PE Executable
Found a Windows Portable Executable (PE) binary. Depending on context, the presence of a binary is suspicious or malicious.
Result
Threat name:
AsyncRAT, VenomRAT
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
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Drops VBS files to the startup folder
Found malware configuration
Initial sample is a PE file and has a suspicious name
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample uses string decryption to hide its real strings
Sigma detected: Drops script at startup location
Sigma detected: Suspicious Double Extension File Execution
Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function)
Uses an obfuscated file name to hide its real file extension (double extension)
Writes to foreign memory regions
Yara detected AntiVM3
Yara detected AsyncRAT
Yara detected Costura Assembly Loader
Yara detected VenomRAT
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Threat name:
ByteCode-MSIL.Hacktool.AMSIBypass
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-02-26 00:57:25 UTC
AV detection:
20 of 24 (83.33%)
Threat level:
  1/5
Result
Malware family:
asyncrat
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:asyncrat botnet:best discovery rat
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Program crash
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2
Drops startup file
AsyncRat
Asyncrat family
Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
ce3e8c04362289ecdfae9345853fa329bb8c2cec67839bcdf1c357ceead67e2a
MD5 hash:
7c79b44eed2b07e24f261a6b659da9d2
SHA1 hash:
1e5acde3b8c70180662bbd99d7854e5868330212
SH256 hash:
baca62f47345ca1bd6f01361e82294fc43491c7f2dffe8c7607296d62ef92e36
MD5 hash:
a7828d7d3e65992ee7faaa2e08864326
SHA1 hash:
0e00d6c627f3828bc7762b14f733308248c5c4ad
SH256 hash:
78f73e1734daa918b253517c75971fbb8df773a3d77d02a752e9a0ad1711a677
MD5 hash:
f9d2985aa1c41cca281321fffb5ed424
SHA1 hash:
3a7a58d2dcae2762882357ae34d372744b1dbb9d
SH256 hash:
19efdf03cb94895935225795f68bb9abfded1869687367013b8b4eee3cc99372
MD5 hash:
4e29f75c0c51b9dec76955f0382d9541
SHA1 hash:
4899aa8e3f57339cbaec8faab777897a76fe1c3a
SH256 hash:
5bbb8c49f224157503c6004b9870d12b4a27942eb625ced52237dba56d0c6520
MD5 hash:
88164d7fbcee6fda6d2ec75af72c4f1d
SHA1 hash:
92d8bb748e605e2e07323370dacfc2231919642a
SH256 hash:
9efd1b704f9ed848022be27fabf3dc7df6dc8180eccfbbc40271a5d21d539b6a
MD5 hash:
c457161f2f3bdb8880067e7233d3d975
SHA1 hash:
e5a89f562a74fcf3eb2fa6046274b8a7af0375e0
Detections:
AsyncRAT VenomRat win_asyncrat_unobfuscated INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_WMI_EnumerateVideoDevice
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:AcRat
Author:Nikos 'n0t' Totosis
Description:AcRat Payload (based on AsyncRat)
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_WMI_EnumerateVideoDevice
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables attemping to enumerate video devices using WMI
Rule name:MAL_AsnycRAT
Author:SECUINFRA Falcon Team
Description:Detects AsnycRAT based on it's config decryption routine
Rule name:MAL_AsyncRAT_Config_Decryption
Author:SECUINFRA Falcon Team
Description:Detects AsnycRAT based on it's config decryption routine
Rule name:Mal_WIN_AsyncRat_RAT_PE
Author:Phatcharadol Thangplub
Description:Use to detect AsyncRAT implant.
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_imphash
Rule name:Skystars_Malware_Imphash
Author:Skystars LightDefender
Description:imphash
Rule name:SUSP_DOTNET_PE_List_AV
Author:SECUINFRA Falcon Team
Description:Detecs .NET Binary that lists installed AVs
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:venomrat
Author:jeFF0Falltrades
Rule name:Windows_Generic_Threat_ce98c4bc
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:win_asyncrat_unobfuscated
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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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 (GUARD_CF)high

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