asyncrat | dc0ac276ec83d53e1c05b0f88a47515871f19df0686530258d6ce7184b0596c5

General

Target

cnchecker4.exe
Size

6.8MB
MD5

0c49a3be203b3c6394e67fa131e3c300
SHA1

cafa1d4725e078ec7ea78a108b49593d6c29198d
SHA256

dc0ac276ec83d53e1c05b0f88a47515871f19df0686530258d6ce7184b0596c5
SHA512

b664c9ac541aadce54140e7da2c58ae940571501fedb9ea67f48cbfec12873547ea5e9b75b9204553c068fb9de8164eaebdab4083e6594ef31bd34f3ecda79b8
SSDEEP

98304:IwgyO11Iy1eydWy7HSENCW5VVJW6M87w:INPIy1ey1Nzs

Score

10^/10

asyncrat stormkitty default discovery persistence privilege_escalation rat spyware stealer

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

asyncrat

Botnet

Default

C2

127.0.0.1:6606

127.0.0.1:7707

127.0.0.1:8808

https://api.telegram.org/bot7289188591:AAFXBqcWy9p_LgUKTwd-Pcl7lvzedUGWL1E/sendMessage?chat_id=8079461533

Mutex

AsyncMutex_6SI8OkPnk

Attributes

delay
3
install
false
install_folder
%AppData%

aes.plain

Signatures

AsyncRat
AsyncRAT is designed to remotely monitor and control other computers written in C#.
rat asyncrat
Asyncrat family
asyncrat
StormKitty
StormKitty is an open source info stealer written in C#.
stealer stormkitty

StormKitty payload 2 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SVCHOST.EXE	family_stormkitty
behavioral1/memory/3036-17-0x0000000000A70000-0x0000000000AB0000-memory.dmp	family_stormkitty

Stormkitty family
stormkitty

Async RAT payload 1 IoCs

rat

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SVCHOST.EXE	family_asyncrat

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

Processes:

CNCHECKER3.EXESVCHOST.EXE

pid process

2468 CNCHECKER3.EXE
3036 SVCHOST.EXE
Loads dropped DLL 4 IoCs

Processes:

cnchecker4.exe

pid process

2336 cnchecker4.exe
2336 cnchecker4.exe
1992
2336 cnchecker4.exe
Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
spyware stealer

Data from Local System
T1005

Credentials In Files
T1552.001

Credentials from Web Browsers
T1555.003

pid	process
2468	CNCHECKER3.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE

pid	process
2336	cnchecker4.exe
2336	cnchecker4.exe
1992
2336	cnchecker4.exe

Drops desktop.ini file(s) 5 IoCs

Processes:

SVCHOST.EXE

description	ioc	process
File opened for modification	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\2afeaf79749025e29b4eab306b2c671f\Admin@JSMURNPT_en-US\Grabber\DRIVE-C\Users\Admin\Pictures\desktop.ini	SVCHOST.EXE
File created	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\2afeaf79749025e29b4eab306b2c671f\Admin@JSMURNPT_en-US\Grabber\DRIVE-C\Users\Admin\Documents\desktop.ini	SVCHOST.EXE
File created	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\2afeaf79749025e29b4eab306b2c671f\Admin@JSMURNPT_en-US\Grabber\DRIVE-C\Users\Admin\Downloads\desktop.ini	SVCHOST.EXE
File created	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\2afeaf79749025e29b4eab306b2c671f\Admin@JSMURNPT_en-US\Grabber\DRIVE-C\Users\Admin\Desktop\desktop.ini	SVCHOST.EXE
File created	C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\2afeaf79749025e29b4eab306b2c671f\Admin@JSMURNPT_en-US\Grabber\DRIVE-C\Users\Admin\Pictures\desktop.ini	SVCHOST.EXE

Looks up external IP address via web service 1 IoCs
Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

Processes:

flow ioc

4 icanhazip.com
Looks up geolocation information via web service
Uses a legitimate geolocation service to find the infected system's geolocation info.
Browser Information Discovery 1 TTPs
Enumerate browser information.
discovery

Browser Information Discovery
T1217
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

flow	ioc
4	icanhazip.com

Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL 1 TTPs 6 IoCs

Netsh.exe (also referred to as Netshell) is a command-line scripting utility used to interact with the network configuration of a system.

persistence privilege_escalation

Netsh Helper DLL

T1546.007

Processes:

netsh.exenetsh.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe
Key queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe
Key value enumerated	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe
Key queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe
Key value enumerated	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\NetSh	netsh.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 10 IoCs

Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Processes:

netsh.exeschtasks.execnchecker4.exeSVCHOST.EXEcmd.exechcp.comchcp.comnetsh.exefindstr.execmd.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	netsh.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	schtasks.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cnchecker4.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	SVCHOST.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	chcp.com
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	chcp.com
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	netsh.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	findstr.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe

System Network Configuration Discovery: Wi-Fi Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Adversaries may search for information about Wi-Fi networks, such as network names and passwords, on compromised systems.
discovery

Wi-Fi Discovery
T1016.002

Processes:

cmd.exenetsh.exe

pid process

1704 cmd.exe
2920 netsh.exe

pid	process
1704	cmd.exe
2920	netsh.exe

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

SVCHOST.EXE

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0	SVCHOST.EXE
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\Identifier	SVCHOST.EXE

Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
persistence execution

Scheduled Task
T1053.005

Processes:

schtasks.exe

pid process

1692 schtasks.exe

pid	process
1692	schtasks.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs

Processes:

SVCHOST.EXE

pid	process
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE
3036	SVCHOST.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

Processes:

SVCHOST.EXE

description pid process

Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3036 SVCHOST.EXE
Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3036 SVCHOST.EXE

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3036	SVCHOST.EXE
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3036	SVCHOST.EXE

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 40 IoCs

Processes:

cnchecker4.exeSVCHOST.EXEcmd.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2336 wrote to memory of 2468	2336	cnchecker4.exe	CNCHECKER3.EXE
PID 2336 wrote to memory of 2468	2336	cnchecker4.exe	CNCHECKER3.EXE
PID 2336 wrote to memory of 2468	2336	cnchecker4.exe	CNCHECKER3.EXE
PID 2336 wrote to memory of 2468	2336	cnchecker4.exe	CNCHECKER3.EXE
PID 2336 wrote to memory of 3036	2336	cnchecker4.exe	SVCHOST.EXE
PID 2336 wrote to memory of 3036	2336	cnchecker4.exe	SVCHOST.EXE
PID 2336 wrote to memory of 3036	2336	cnchecker4.exe	SVCHOST.EXE
PID 2336 wrote to memory of 3036	2336	cnchecker4.exe	SVCHOST.EXE
PID 3036 wrote to memory of 1704	3036	SVCHOST.EXE	cmd.exe
PID 3036 wrote to memory of 1704	3036	SVCHOST.EXE	cmd.exe
PID 3036 wrote to memory of 1704	3036	SVCHOST.EXE	cmd.exe
PID 3036 wrote to memory of 1704	3036	SVCHOST.EXE	cmd.exe
PID 1704 wrote to memory of 2956	1704	cmd.exe	chcp.com
PID 1704 wrote to memory of 2956	1704	cmd.exe	chcp.com
PID 1704 wrote to memory of 2956	1704	cmd.exe	chcp.com
PID 1704 wrote to memory of 2956	1704	cmd.exe	chcp.com
PID 1704 wrote to memory of 2920	1704	cmd.exe	netsh.exe
PID 1704 wrote to memory of 2920	1704	cmd.exe	netsh.exe
PID 1704 wrote to memory of 2920	1704	cmd.exe	netsh.exe
PID 1704 wrote to memory of 2920	1704	cmd.exe	netsh.exe
PID 1704 wrote to memory of 2944	1704	cmd.exe	findstr.exe
PID 1704 wrote to memory of 2944	1704	cmd.exe	findstr.exe
PID 1704 wrote to memory of 2944	1704	cmd.exe	findstr.exe
PID 1704 wrote to memory of 2944	1704	cmd.exe	findstr.exe
PID 3036 wrote to memory of 2256	3036	SVCHOST.EXE	cmd.exe
PID 3036 wrote to memory of 2256	3036	SVCHOST.EXE	cmd.exe
PID 3036 wrote to memory of 2256	3036	SVCHOST.EXE	cmd.exe
PID 3036 wrote to memory of 2256	3036	SVCHOST.EXE	cmd.exe
PID 2256 wrote to memory of 2064	2256	cmd.exe	chcp.com
PID 2256 wrote to memory of 2064	2256	cmd.exe	chcp.com
PID 2256 wrote to memory of 2064	2256	cmd.exe	chcp.com
PID 2256 wrote to memory of 2064	2256	cmd.exe	chcp.com
PID 2256 wrote to memory of 1896	2256	cmd.exe	netsh.exe
PID 2256 wrote to memory of 1896	2256	cmd.exe	netsh.exe
PID 2256 wrote to memory of 1896	2256	cmd.exe	netsh.exe
PID 2256 wrote to memory of 1896	2256	cmd.exe	netsh.exe
PID 3036 wrote to memory of 1692	3036	SVCHOST.EXE	schtasks.exe
PID 3036 wrote to memory of 1692	3036	SVCHOST.EXE	schtasks.exe
PID 3036 wrote to memory of 1692	3036	SVCHOST.EXE	schtasks.exe
PID 3036 wrote to memory of 1692	3036	SVCHOST.EXE	schtasks.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cnchecker4.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cnchecker4.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2336
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CNCHECKER3.EXE
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CNCHECKER3.EXE"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:2468
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SVCHOST.EXE
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SVCHOST.EXE"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Drops desktop.ini file(s)
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Checks processor information in registry
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3036
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    "cmd.exe" /C chcp 65001 && netsh wlan show profile | findstr All
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - System Network Configuration Discovery: Wi-Fi Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1704
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\chcp.com
      chcp 65001
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2956
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe
      netsh wlan show profile
      4⤵
      Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      System Network Configuration Discovery: Wi-Fi Discovery
      PID:2920
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\findstr.exe
      findstr All
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2944
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    "cmd.exe" /C chcp 65001 && netsh wlan show networks mode=bssid
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2256
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\chcp.com
      chcp 65001
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2064
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\netsh.exe
      netsh wlan show networks mode=bssid
      4⤵
      Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:1896
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
    "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /create /f /sc ONLOGON /RL HIGHEST /tn "Chrome Update" /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SVCHOST.EXE"
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:1692

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Scheduled Task/Job

1

T1053

Scheduled Task

1

T1053.005

Persistence

Event Triggered Execution

1

T1546

Netsh Helper DLL

1

T1546.007

Scheduled Task/Job

1

T1053

Scheduled Task

1

T1053.005

Privilege Escalation

Event Triggered Execution

1

T1546

Netsh Helper DLL

1

T1546.007

Scheduled Task/Job

1

T1053

Scheduled Task

1

T1053.005

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Credentials from Password Stores

1

T1555

Credentials from Web Browsers

1

T1555.003

Unsecured Credentials

1

T1552

Credentials In Files

1

T1552.001

Discovery

Browser Information Discovery

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

2

T1082

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

System Network Configuration Discovery

1

T1016

Wi-Fi Discovery

1

T1016.002

Lateral Movement

Collection

Data from Local System

1

T1005

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\2afeaf79749025e29b4eab306b2c671f\Admin@JSMURNPT_en-US\Browsers\Firefox\Bookmarks.txt

Filesize
105B

MD5
2e9d094dda5cdc3ce6519f75943a4ff4

SHA1
5d989b4ac8b699781681fe75ed9ef98191a5096c

SHA256
c84c98bbf5e0ef9c8d0708b5d60c5bb656b7d6be5135d7f7a8d25557e08cf142

SHA512
d1f7eed00959e902bdb2125b91721460d3ff99f3bdfc1f2a343d4f58e8d4e5e5a06c0c6cdc0379211c94510f7c00d7a8b34fa7d0ca0c3d54cbbe878f1e9812b7

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\44ce74e1ef0c162eae7fce3fbf738c5a\msgid.dat

Filesize
1B

MD5
cfcd208495d565ef66e7dff9f98764da

SHA1
b6589fc6ab0dc82cf12099d1c2d40ab994e8410c

SHA256
5feceb66ffc86f38d952786c6d696c79c2dbc239dd4e91b46729d73a27fb57e9

SHA512
31bca02094eb78126a517b206a88c73cfa9ec6f704c7030d18212cace820f025f00bf0ea68dbf3f3a5436ca63b53bf7bf80ad8d5de7d8359d0b7fed9dbc3ab99

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\CNCHECKER3.EXE

Filesize
6.6MB

MD5
4841f7e00c8757f9b0162e8cb09b03fc

SHA1
e248569e3de83d278e73f3dde2c02d90f85908f3

SHA256
8cb9d9efcc08a7ba56c8dffc34514e652da16e92d7c1c2338c71b1c0cce2184c

SHA512
e0f48c1ea950799c3dba1926132793fe0457bfd3772f60287a28453f84b0dd5b93c600e36d9e40974721acc856a37f835fd5ec0ad7933a63c4430ffdbfb089a1

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SVCHOST.EXE

Filesize
232KB

MD5
905d8f8b1d16ce5c63f6a806e1efeb98

SHA1
75c8c39c0bb5e48f53f1585a9cefa03a997dc680

SHA256
78dcc1bbf29a5d6e5cb57506f273d41e8629232bc733bb4126955f40f60f63f4

SHA512
f0c00f773909bc0b04e638196f902f314d75000e04ed7bc72b3d9b35c4278de3f18d7e02aaf85e70207860aa3d920d167c62e14bbdf9289481bcf516ebf87a5f

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memory/3036-16-0x00000000749BE000-0x00000000749BF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3036-17-0x0000000000A70000-0x0000000000AB0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
256KB

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memory/3036-18-0x00000000749B0000-0x000000007509E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.9MB

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memory/3036-91-0x00000000749BE000-0x00000000749BF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3036-92-0x00000000749B0000-0x000000007509E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.9MB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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