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Database Entry
XenoRAT
Vendor detections: 16
| SHA256 hash: | d8ab2c449c1cbbed108a3dcd28d82a923535ffc33036c205808f52099d097d4b |
|---|---|
| SHA3-384 hash: | 375a75a6e59174f067d9b3c816224200c52999a9ae15a00f3a996f94a29bd1409b6f1d1bbacfcbc4947c67166fbf21b3 |
| SHA1 hash: | 8738d8d8ee6cfb7218ca8f22150570d5f80ec4c0 |
| MD5 hash: | 0150a74b5dbc01a5712abfe00929f141 |
| humanhash: | sodium-carpet-yellow-winner |
| File name: | xwxa.exe |
| Download: | download sample |
| Signature | XenoRAT |
| File size: | 114'688 bytes |
| First seen: | 2026-04-01 16:26:43 UTC |
| Last seen: | Never |
| File type: |  exe |
| MIME type: | application/x-dosexec |
| imphash | f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (48'854 x AgentTesla, 19'783 x Formbook, 12'304 x SnakeKeylogger) |
| ssdeep | 768:odhO/poiiUcjlJInV9SH9Xqk5nWEZ5SbTDabuI7CPW5iZ/YJ:aw+jjgnVoH9XqcnW85SbTOuIuYJ |
| Threatray | 233 similar samples on MalwareBazaar |
| TLSH | T10EB30B6BF6C49707C949C5388D27807A66E3651E12E3F226006B6CED3DF23F9674721A |
| TrID | 60.7% (.EXE) Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (73123/4/13) 13.7% (.EXE) Microsoft Visual C++ compiled executable (generic) (16529/12/5) 5.4% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2) 5.4% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2) 4.1% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1) |
| Magika | pebin |
| dhash icon | 0cecfcd4d4dcd49a (3 x XenoRAT) |
| Reporter |  BastianHein |
| Tags: | exe XenoRAT |
Intelligence
File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
109
Origin country :
CLVendor Threat Intelligence
Gathering data
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
xwxa.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-03-30 08:36:19 UTC
Tags:
xenorat rat auto-reg
Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
91.7%
Tags:
dropper micro spawn
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:
Behaviour
Creating a file in the %temp% subdirectories
Creating a process from a recently created file
Creating a file
Сreating synchronization primitives
Sending a custom TCP request
Launching a process
Connection attempt
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Jalapeno.Generic
Result
Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-03-30T05:42:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-03-30T06:06:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
Trojan.MSIL.Xeno.sb HEUR:Trojan.MSIL.Xeno.gen HEUR:Backdoor.MSIL.XenoRAT.a HEUR:Backdoor.MSIL.Agent.gen
Malware family:
MoonPeak
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
PE
Gathering data
Detection:
xenorat
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat:
Family.XENORAT
Threat name:
ByteCode-MSIL.Backdoor.XenoRAT
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-03-30 08:36:25 UTC
File Type:
PE (.Net Exe)
Extracted files:
3
AV detection:
28 of 36 (77.78%)
Threat level:
5/5
Detection(s):
Malicious file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
moonpeak
Similar samples:
+ 223 additional samples on MalwareBazaar
Result
Malware family:
xenorat
Score:
10/10
Tags:
family:xenorat discovery execution persistence rat trojan
Behaviour
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Detect XenoRat Payload
XenoRat
Xenorat family
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
d8ab2c449c1cbbed108a3dcd28d82a923535ffc33036c205808f52099d097d4b
MD5 hash:
0150a74b5dbc01a5712abfe00929f141
SHA1 hash:
8738d8d8ee6cfb7218ca8f22150570d5f80ec4c0
Detections:
win_xenorat_w0
XenoRAT
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Malicious File
Score:
1.00
YARA Signatures
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| Rule name: | MALWARE_Win_XenoRAT |
|---|---|
| Author: | ditekshen |
| Description: | Detects Blacksuit |
| 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: | pe_imphash |
|---|
| Rule name: | Skystars_Malware_Imphash |
|---|---|
| Author: | Skystars LightDefender |
| Description: | imphash |
| Rule name: | Sus_CMD_Powershell_Usage |
|---|---|
| Author: | XiAnzheng |
| Description: | May Contain(Obfuscated or no) Powershell or CMD Command that can be abused by threat actor(can create FP) |
| Rule name: | VECT_Ransomware |
|---|---|
| Author: | Mustafa Bakhit |
| Description: | Detects activity associated with VECT ransomware. This includes registry modifications and deletions, execution of system and defense-evasion commands, suspicious API usage, mutex creation, file and memory manipulation, ransomware note generation, anti-debugging and anti-analysis techniques, and embedded cryptographic constants (SHA256) characteristic of this malware family. Designed for threat intelligence and malware detection environments. |
| Rule name: | Windows_Trojan_Xeno_f92ffb82 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Elastic Security |
| Rule name: | win_xenorat_w0 |
|---|---|
| Author: | jeFF0Falltrades |
| Description: | Detects win.xenorat. |
| Rule name: | xenorat |
|---|---|
| Author: | jeFF0Falltrades |
| Rule name: | xeno_rat |
|---|---|
| Author: | Nikolaos 'n0t' Totosis |
| Description: | Xeno Rat Payload |
File information
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{
"sha256": "d8ab2c449c1cbbed108a3dcd28d82a923535ffc33036c205808f52099d097d4b",
"yara_possible_family": "xenorat",
"key": "88b631b864fb369cfbe317f7d5fd49de",
"salt": "None",
"config": {
"Hosts": [
"127.0.0.1"
],
"Ports": 512,
"Key": "a665a45920422f9d417e4867efdc4fb8a04a1f3fff1fa07e998e86f7f7a27ae3",
"delay": 5000,
"mutexstring": "Xeno_rat_nd8912d",
"DoStartup": 1,
"Installpath": "temp",
"startupname": "WindowsDefender"
}
}