Analysis Overview
SHA256
1f10695674a259c0898cbfe22804af23807aebcc604f63a117afaf142c6ddbcb
Threat Level: Known bad
The file VXM.exe was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Async RAT payload
Asyncrat family
AsyncRat
Async RAT payload
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Enumerates physical storage devices
Unsigned PE
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Delays execution with timeout.exe
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
MITRE ATT&CK Matrix V13
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-06-21 00:11
Signatures
Async RAT payload
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Asyncrat family
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-06-21 00:11
Reported
2024-06-21 00:14
Platform
win10v2004-20240508-en
Max time kernel
147s
Max time network
52s
Command Line
Signatures
AsyncRat
Async RAT payload
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Checks computer location settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1337824034-2731376981-3755436523-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VXM.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Fortnite Cheats.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Delays execution with timeout.exe
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\timeout.exe | N/A |
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VXM.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Fortnite Cheats.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VXM.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VXM.exe"
C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "Fortnite Cheats" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Fortnite Cheats.exe"' & exit
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp46EC.tmp.bat""
C:\Windows\system32\timeout.exe
timeout 3
C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "Fortnite Cheats" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Fortnite Cheats.exe"'
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Fortnite Cheats.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Fortnite Cheats.exe"
C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {9aa46009-3ce0-458a-a354-715610a075e6} -Embedding
C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe
"C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe" --started-from-file "C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\SkipOut.mov"
C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe
"C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe" --started-from-file "C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\SkipOut.mov"
C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe
"C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe" --started-from-file "C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\SkipOut.mov"
C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe
"C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe" --started-from-file "C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\SkipOut.mov"
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 8.8.8.8.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3232 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3232 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3232 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3232 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3232 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3232 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3232 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3232 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3232 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3232 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3232 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3232 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3232 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3232 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3232 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3232 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3232 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3232 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3232 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3232 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3232 | tcp |
Files
memory/1596-0-0x00007FFE899C3000-0x00007FFE899C5000-memory.dmp
memory/1596-1-0x0000000000F90000-0x0000000000FA6000-memory.dmp
memory/1596-2-0x00007FFE899C0000-0x00007FFE8A481000-memory.dmp
memory/1596-7-0x00007FFE899C0000-0x00007FFE8A481000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp46EC.tmp.bat
| MD5 | 11bdf42619800d23321eb5e3154713a6 |
| SHA1 | a8613bc7f60529af21aa89f8d3ec7c77d6b9ad4d |
| SHA256 | 3b3be63f4c48922499a55a4ca0f15bd6cf083e93b35690f4296016143d334e7f |
| SHA512 | 50fdf0955c4c380e6fefe640c11cbc379a2007bdadd4c0337bfc200e69b6147a9a961d3a5f7e8117c549b1e4a0346cea85c6776312d2df534f697d5f6a9c0760 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Fortnite Cheats.exe
| MD5 | 829239de570b423d6cf714c6f2f9d2cd |
| SHA1 | 1dce551d2edf5e5f8d992a9073ed5d7f3868995e |
| SHA256 | 1f10695674a259c0898cbfe22804af23807aebcc604f63a117afaf142c6ddbcb |
| SHA512 | a4fcfeeb61e1aaabd3f299f944c4de6190bc1c933b298c97a1e606824514549030370acb6c90120f9d195130afe1b2ce8138c5c18ad6d055113d0cb219986d2d |
memory/3088-13-0x00007FFE989E0000-0x00007FFE98A14000-memory.dmp
memory/3088-12-0x00007FF755F70000-0x00007FF756068000-memory.dmp
memory/3088-17-0x00007FFE971D0000-0x00007FFE971E1000-memory.dmp
memory/3088-14-0x00007FFE83C50000-0x00007FFE83F06000-memory.dmp
memory/3088-16-0x00007FFE97290000-0x00007FFE972A7000-memory.dmp
memory/3088-15-0x00007FFE98B60000-0x00007FFE98B78000-memory.dmp
memory/1168-21-0x00007FFE98B60000-0x00007FFE98B78000-memory.dmp
memory/1168-18-0x00007FF755F70000-0x00007FF756068000-memory.dmp
memory/1168-23-0x00007FFE971D0000-0x00007FFE971E1000-memory.dmp
memory/1168-19-0x00007FFE989E0000-0x00007FFE98A14000-memory.dmp
memory/1168-20-0x00007FFE83C50000-0x00007FFE83F06000-memory.dmp
memory/1168-22-0x00007FFE97290000-0x00007FFE972A7000-memory.dmp
memory/1280-29-0x00007FFE971D0000-0x00007FFE971E1000-memory.dmp
memory/1280-28-0x00007FFE97290000-0x00007FFE972A7000-memory.dmp
memory/1280-27-0x00007FFE98B60000-0x00007FFE98B78000-memory.dmp
memory/1280-26-0x00007FFE83C50000-0x00007FFE83F06000-memory.dmp
memory/1280-24-0x00007FF755F70000-0x00007FF756068000-memory.dmp
memory/1280-25-0x00007FFE989E0000-0x00007FFE98A14000-memory.dmp
memory/3096-42-0x00007FF755F70000-0x00007FF756068000-memory.dmp
memory/3096-43-0x00007FFE989E0000-0x00007FFE98A14000-memory.dmp
memory/3096-51-0x00007FFE87D60000-0x00007FFE87D71000-memory.dmp
memory/3096-55-0x00007FFE831B0000-0x00007FFE831D1000-memory.dmp
memory/3096-59-0x00007FFE83150000-0x00007FFE83161000-memory.dmp
memory/3096-58-0x00007FFE83170000-0x00007FFE83181000-memory.dmp
memory/3096-57-0x00007FFE83190000-0x00007FFE831A1000-memory.dmp
memory/3096-56-0x00007FFE86800000-0x00007FFE86818000-memory.dmp
memory/3096-54-0x00007FFE831E0000-0x00007FFE83221000-memory.dmp
memory/3096-53-0x00007FFE83230000-0x00007FFE83297000-memory.dmp
memory/3096-52-0x00007FFE82D60000-0x00007FFE82F6B000-memory.dmp
memory/3096-50-0x00007FFE8A7A0000-0x00007FFE8A7BD000-memory.dmp
memory/3096-49-0x00007FFE8F930000-0x00007FFE8F941000-memory.dmp
memory/3096-48-0x00007FFE90040000-0x00007FFE90057000-memory.dmp
memory/3096-47-0x00007FFE971D0000-0x00007FFE971E1000-memory.dmp
memory/3096-46-0x00007FFE97290000-0x00007FFE972A7000-memory.dmp
memory/3096-45-0x00007FFE98B60000-0x00007FFE98B78000-memory.dmp
memory/3096-44-0x00007FFE83C50000-0x00007FFE83F06000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\vlc\vlc-qt-interface.ini.em3096
| MD5 | cefea1cd57f735b6e86fad1d171fb4bd |
| SHA1 | 9c93c5d89946bfd342b0cf988e68b70c511e1701 |
| SHA256 | 6296ff8438e450093c68d1a348ecdc4a96e3cdc5c51ec128026ef190cafa1e2a |
| SHA512 | 6d3f369faefd6f7e0dcdac62471965d0ba9184c98100bd50861a9d07eb1e845a1ab06ba20579363ac28988f79b491748dd71b8253a43d31ddd0ba8dbd299260d |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-06-21 00:11
Reported
2024-06-21 00:14
Platform
win7-20240508-en
Max time kernel
150s
Max time network
121s
Command Line
Signatures
AsyncRat
Async RAT payload
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Fortnite Cheats.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Delays execution with timeout.exe
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\timeout.exe | N/A |
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VXM.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VXM.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VXM.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Fortnite Cheats.exe | N/A |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE | N/A |
| Token: 33 | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE | N/A |
| Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VXM.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VXM.exe"
C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "Fortnite Cheats" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Fortnite Cheats.exe"' & exit
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
cmd /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp2B16.tmp.bat""
C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "Fortnite Cheats" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Fortnite Cheats.exe"'
C:\Windows\system32\timeout.exe
timeout 3
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Fortnite Cheats.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Fortnite Cheats.exe"
C:\Windows\system32\LogonUI.exe
"LogonUI.exe" /flags:0x0
C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE
C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE 0x160
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3232 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3232 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3232 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3232 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3232 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3232 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3232 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3232 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3232 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3232 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3232 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3232 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3232 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3232 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3232 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3232 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3232 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3232 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3232 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3232 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3232 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3232 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3232 | tcp | |
| N/A | 127.0.0.1:3232 | tcp |
Files
memory/2156-0-0x000007FEF5F13000-0x000007FEF5F14000-memory.dmp
memory/2156-1-0x0000000000D10000-0x0000000000D26000-memory.dmp
memory/2156-2-0x000007FEF5F10000-0x000007FEF68FC000-memory.dmp
memory/2156-11-0x000007FEF5F10000-0x000007FEF68FC000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp2B16.tmp.bat
| MD5 | 5de2e7dbdd0afb9774ec6c1e5a5dfbbd |
| SHA1 | a39e23d4921e389c062ed52edbeab8229608e68b |
| SHA256 | bdc84f3e7236221614fbd731db31029980634ba807d5b8c2c2a9b216f2bc0235 |
| SHA512 | ef23ab96c686f1a16dd1e028ae9c555831baf5d7d602860bafabc6bf4434d5ceee059856212a6ff92653131388968219dd43bbc165344345904728293a638b8f |
memory/2156-13-0x000007FEF5F10000-0x000007FEF68FC000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Fortnite Cheats.exe
| MD5 | 829239de570b423d6cf714c6f2f9d2cd |
| SHA1 | 1dce551d2edf5e5f8d992a9073ed5d7f3868995e |
| SHA256 | 1f10695674a259c0898cbfe22804af23807aebcc604f63a117afaf142c6ddbcb |
| SHA512 | a4fcfeeb61e1aaabd3f299f944c4de6190bc1c933b298c97a1e606824514549030370acb6c90120f9d195130afe1b2ce8138c5c18ad6d055113d0cb219986d2d |
memory/2780-17-0x0000000000C00000-0x0000000000C16000-memory.dmp