Analysis

  • max time kernel
    147s
  • max time network
    158s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20220812-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20220812-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    30/08/2022, 18:48

General

  • Target
    file.exe
  • Size 1.7MB
  • Sample220830-xftx7sfbf3
  • SHA256 b2cb01768dbbcaee4de2957e7f60bbc9b801f4f821224f89ef87948fd7c14bd4
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • asyncrat

Version
  • 5.0.5

Botnet
  • Smart Audio

C2
  • acronispandora.ddns.net:1604

Mutex
  • Smart Audio

Attributes
  • delay

    1

  • install

    false

  • install_folder

    %AppData%

aes.plain

Signatures

  • AsyncRat

    AsyncRAT is designed to remotely monitor and control other computers.

  • Async RAT payload 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s). Likely ransomware behaviour.

  • Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 20 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 20 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4500
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe" /create /tn COMSurrogate /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppVerif\DllHelper.exe"
      2⤵
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:1828
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppVerif\DllHelper.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppVerif\DllHelper.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4040
      • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\InstallUtil.exe
        "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\InstallUtil.exe"
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:396
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c chcp 65001 && ping 127.0.0.1 && DEL /F /S /Q /A "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\file.exe"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1352
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\chcp.com
        chcp 65001
        3⤵
          PID:448
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
          ping 127.0.0.1
          3⤵
          • Runs ping.exe
          PID:4176

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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          Downloads

          DllHelper.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppVerif\DllHelper.exe
          • Size 179.5MB
          • SHA256 97562e7ecb17bb4245c47f925ec2af7536a161e2997fead40a70030e87575ea2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          DllHelper.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppVerif\DllHelper.exe
          • Size 177.2MB
          • SHA256 c4b2dc5abf141b36c3a893d8d65c0bbea0036925d22ffb4efcf0529f68d8edbd
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          memory/396-151-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000416000-memory.dmp

          memory/396-149-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000416000-memory.dmp

          memory/4040-147-0x000000000CE90000-0x000000000CF62000-memory.dmp

          memory/4040-144-0x0000000002201000-0x00000000027D8000-memory.dmp

          memory/4040-145-0x000000000CE90000-0x000000000CF62000-memory.dmp

          memory/4040-146-0x00000000027E3000-0x0000000002954000-memory.dmp

          memory/4040-152-0x00000000027E3000-0x0000000002954000-memory.dmp

          memory/4500-142-0x0000000002A29000-0x0000000002B9A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4500-132-0x0000000002442000-0x0000000002A19000-memory.dmp

          memory/4500-135-0x0000000002A29000-0x0000000002B9A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4500-134-0x0000000002442000-0x0000000002A19000-memory.dmp

          memory/4500-133-0x0000000002A29000-0x0000000002B9A000-memory.dmp