General

  • Target

    https://github.com/ToolsHacking/AsyncRAT/releases/download/v0.6.8a/AsyncRAT.v0.6.8a.zip

  • Sample

    221123-nht7baca5z

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target

      https://github.com/ToolsHacking/AsyncRAT/releases/download/v0.6.8a/AsyncRAT.v0.6.8a.zip

    • AsyncRat

      AsyncRAT is designed to remotely monitor and control other computers.

    • Deletes Windows Defender Definitions

      Uses mpcmdrun utility to delete all AV definitions.

    • Malicious RTF document (CVE-2017-0199)

    • Modifies Windows Defender notification settings

    • UAC bypass

    • Async RAT payload

    • Modifies Windows Firewall

    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Windows security modification

    • Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2

    • Drops file in System32 directory

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Execution

Command-Line Interface

1
T1059

Scheduled Task

1
T1053

Persistence

Modify Existing Service

2
T1031

Scheduled Task

1
T1053

Privilege Escalation

Bypass User Account Control

1
T1088

Scheduled Task

1
T1053

Defense Evasion

Impair Defenses

1
T1562

Modify Registry

5
T1112

Disabling Security Tools

3
T1089

Bypass User Account Control

1
T1088

Discovery

Query Registry

1
T1012

System Information Discovery

2
T1082

Command and Control

Web Service

1
T1102

Tasks