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Database Entry


AsyncRAT


Vendor detections: 19


Intelligence 19 IOCs YARA 18 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: ffd4d9335a23d166538a30f7b8b469fa4dafa8f1177807e4d34c80657f21d996
SHA3-384 hash: 294319026326e8c522502043a62b820e912c22b8c0f40f18f6d481ae6514ca911108c9201172f2fbb7247d50b24a345e
SHA1 hash: 61c3d6e3df682bbac540914e8a33983c81674dc3
MD5 hash: 6fd557c65b2a4da83c552cffeee16130
humanhash: avocado-maine-earth-johnny
File name:ExcellentLoader.exe
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Signature AsyncRAT
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File size:61'952 bytes
First seen:2025-02-28 16:29:19 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (48'666 x AgentTesla, 19'479 x Formbook, 12'209 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 1536:97jYIeG7pWoJnPL8DN1lUuVbYqiK29D/z6tO1b6Hlk:VjYIeqNnmN4uVbYqikO12Hlk
TLSH T13B537C1C77E14625E2FF6BB65DF23216CB38A7139D03D35F28C9058A2A2768CCD816E5
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 BastianHein
Tags:AsyncRAT exe

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
515
Origin country :
CL CL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
ExcellentLoader.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-02-28 16:24:06 UTC
Tags:
xworm evasion remote
Link:
https://app.any.run/tasks/6c4986a3-f25e-4838-9c79-fe485bf358a0

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Detection(s):
Win.Packed.njRAT-10002074-1
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Win.Packed.Msilzilla-10019837-0
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Win.Packed.Loveletter-10023052-0
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Win.Dropper.Nanocore-10024427-0
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Win.Packed.Loveletter-10024677-0
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Win.Packed.Msilzilla-10024808-0
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Win.Packed.Msilzilla-10026193-0
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ditekSHen.MALWARE.Win.Trojan.AsyncRAT.UNOFFICIAL
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Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Link:
https://cyber-fortress.com/docs/result/index.php?id=67c1e3254e50050b2e6f0c43
Tags:
asyncrat autorun
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Сreating synchronization primitives
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
DNS request
Connection attempt
Sending an HTTP GET request
Creating a process with a hidden window
Creating a file in the %AppData% directory
Creating a window
Enabling autorun with the standard Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run registry branch
Adding an exclusion to Microsoft Defender
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-vm asyncrat backdoor config-extracted fingerprint obfuscated obfuscated obfuscated rat reconnaissance vbnet xworm
Link:
https://www.filescan.io/uploads/67c1e4a5e95d0f9029e1aad3/reports/7400ce5b-97b9-489b-aa6a-776459376b7a/overview
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Malware.SFL.Generic
Link:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/ffd4d9335a23d166538a30f7b8b469fa4dafa8f1177807e4d34c80657f21d996
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Details
Windows PE Executable
Found a Windows Portable Executable (PE) binary. Depending on context, the presence of a binary is suspicious or malicious.
Malware family:
XWorm
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/51c0f6c2-ef6d-4cbf-9b2b-59e20cd453a0
Result
Threat name:
XWorm
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Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Link:
https://www.joesandbox.com/analysis/1626632
Signature
.NET source code contains method to dynamically call methods (often used by packers)
.NET source code contains potential unpacker
Adds a directory exclusion to Windows Defender
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
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
Contains functionality to check if a debugger is running (CheckRemoteDebuggerPresent)
Found malware configuration
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
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: Powershell Base64 Encoded MpPreference Cmdlet
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function)
Yara detected XWorm
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
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behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1626632 Sample: ExcellentLoader.exe Startdate: 28/02/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 42 26.ip.gl.ply.gg 2->42 44 ip-api.com 2->44 52 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->52 54 Found malware configuration 2->54 56 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->56 58 12 other signatures 2->58 8 ExcellentLoader.exe 15 9 2->8         started        13 XClient.exe 2->13         started        15 XClient.exe 2->15         started        signatures3 process4 dnsIp5 46 26.ip.gl.ply.gg 147.185.221.26, 33270, 49976 SALSGIVERUS United States 8->46 48 ip-api.com 208.95.112.1, 49721, 80 TUT-ASUS United States 8->48 38 C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\XClient.exe, PE32 8->38 dropped 40 C:\Users\user\...xcellentLoader.exe.log, CSV 8->40 dropped 60 Queries sensitive video device information (via WMI, Win32_VideoController, often done to detect virtual machines) 8->60 62 Protects its processes via BreakOnTermination flag 8->62 64 Bypasses PowerShell execution policy 8->64 70 3 other signatures 8->70 17 powershell.exe 23 8->17         started        20 powershell.exe 23 8->20         started        22 powershell.exe 23 8->22         started        24 2 other processes 8->24 66 Antivirus detection for dropped file 13->66 68 Multi AV Scanner detection for dropped file 13->68 file6 signatures7 process8 signatures9 50 Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module 17->50 26 conhost.exe 17->26         started        28 conhost.exe 20->28         started        30 conhost.exe 22->30         started        32 conhost.exe 24->32         started        34 conhost.exe 24->34         started        36 timeout.exe 24->36         started        process10
Score:
100%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
PE
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/ffd4d9335a23d166538a30f7b8b469fa4dafa8f1177807e4d34c80657f21d996
Detection:
xworm
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Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/ffd4d9335a23d166538a30f7b8b469fa4dafa8f1177807e4d34c80657f21d996/
Threat name:
Win32.Exploit.Xworm
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-02-28 16:24:07 UTC
File Type:
PE (.Net Exe)
Extracted files:
1
AV detection:
22 of 24 (91.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=77knsm22epiwmu4kgd33rndj7jg27khrc54apzgtjsagk7zb3gla._file
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
xworm
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Similar samples:
error
AsyncRAT
Result
Malware family:
xworm
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Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:xworm rat trojan
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/250228-tz2klssmw8/
Behaviour
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Looks up external IP address via web service
Detect Xworm Payload
Xworm
Xworm family
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
all-advocacy.gl.at.ply.gg:33270
26.ip.gl.ply.gg:33270
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
rat xworm Win.Packed.njRAT-10002074-1 external_ip_lookup
YARA:
win_mal_XWorm EXE_RAT_XWorm_April2024 MALWARE_Win_XWorm win_xworm_bytestring
Link:
https://app.threat.zone/submission/12a59134-5441-41d1-bcc0-2cadc196620e
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
ffd4d9335a23d166538a30f7b8b469fa4dafa8f1177807e4d34c80657f21d996
MD5 hash:
6fd557c65b2a4da83c552cffeee16130
SHA1 hash:
61c3d6e3df682bbac540914e8a33983c81674dc3
Detections:
win_xworm_w0
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Link:
https://www.unpac.me/results/5088e1aa-0720-49ce-8f04-32424ae1b455/
Malware family:
XWorm
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Verdict:
Malicious
Link:
https://www.vmray.com/analyses/_mb/ffd4d9335a23/report/overview.html
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
Malicious File
Score:
1.00
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/ffd4d9335a23d166538a30f7b8b469fa4dafa8f1177807e4d34c80657f21d996

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:ByteCode_MSIL_Backdoor_AsyncRAT
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Author:ReversingLabs
Description:Yara rule that detects AsyncRAT backdoor.
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__RemoteAPI
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Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:Detect_PowerShell_Obfuscation
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Author:daniyyell
Description:Detects obfuscated PowerShell commands commonly used in malicious scripts.
Rule name:Disable_Defender
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Author:iam-py-test
Description:Detect files disabling or modifying Windows Defender, Windows Firewall, or Microsoft Smartscreen
Rule name:EXE_RAT_XWorm_April2024
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Author:Yashraj Solanki - Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst at Bridewell
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_NoneWindowsUA
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Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects Windows executables referencing non-Windows User-Agents
Rule name:MALWARE_Win_AsyncRAT
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Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects AsyncRAT
Rule name:MALWARE_Win_XWorm
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Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects XWorm
Rule name:Multifamily_RAT_Detection
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Author:Lucas Acha (http://www.lukeacha.com)
Description:Generic Detection for multiple RAT families, PUPs, Packers and suspicious executables
Rule name:NETexecutableMicrosoft
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Author:malware-lu
Rule name:pe_imphash
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Rule name:Skystars_Malware_Imphash
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Author:Skystars LightDefender
Description:imphash
Rule name:SUSP_DOTNET_PE_List_AV
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Author:SECUINFRA Falcon Team
Description:Detecs .NET Binary that lists installed AVs
Rule name:win_xworm_bytestring
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Author:Matthew @ Embee_Research
Description:Detects bytestring present in unobfuscated xworm
Rule name:win_xworm_w0
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Author:jeFF0Falltrades
Description:Detects win.xworm.
Rule name:xworm
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Author:jeFF0Falltrades
Rule name:XWorm
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Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects XWorm
Rule name:xworm_kingrat
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Author:jeFF0Falltrades

File information

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BLint

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Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_AUTHENTICODEMissing Authenticodehigh
CHECK_DLL_CHARACTERISTICSMissing dll Security Characteristics (HIGH_ENTROPY_VA)high

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