Analysis

  • max time kernel
    141s
  • max time network
    149s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20241007-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    15-12-2024 16:05

General

  • Target

    netutil.exe

  • Size

    45KB

  • MD5

    823308911bdc70ead70f3dfa4ef78fbb

  • SHA1

    ef9d6123d41288daaffb36389c03f290a08bc33f

  • SHA256

    e2fa9ec2b619fcb4e4d40d95ad57ce2d8ba94efc20defba98f19196be75d2a53

  • SHA512

    4643ea8fbdfde92e5e8fd00e8d5fb718b4a43e8d902cfb36197d3aa5d50d3b769241ed08bb4961ad148cc9e867ba85d97010cda5c9737f1d989c30da4d22aa9f

  • SSDEEP

    768:zuwpFTAY3IQWUe9jqmo2qLN9oSsqHz1OPIqzjbBg83ioGFEkcO5S6IBDZLl:zuwpFTA4/2iKti3q3bu8S7NcO5edLl

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

asyncrat

Version

0.5.8

Botnet

Default

C2

192.168.1.87:16804

Mutex

uyVUAyFT67eL

Attributes
  • delay

    3

  • install

    true

  • install_file

    netutil.exe

  • install_folder

    %AppData%

aes.plain

Signatures

  • AsyncRat

    AsyncRAT is designed to remotely monitor and control other computers written in C#.

  • Asyncrat family
  • Async RAT payload 1 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 6 IoCs

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

  • Delays execution with timeout.exe 1 IoCs
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 23 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 15 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\netutil.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\netutil.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4144
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "netutil" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\netutil.exe"' & exit
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3068
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "netutil" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\netutil.exe"'
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1176
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpAA4A.tmp.bat""
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2640
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
        timeout 3
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Delays execution with timeout.exe
        PID:1940
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\netutil.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\netutil.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:696

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\netutil.exe.log

    Filesize

    614B

    MD5

    54920f388010333559bdff225040761d

    SHA1

    040972bf1fc83014f10c45832322c094f883ce30

    SHA256

    9ed5449a36700939987209c7a2974b9cc669b8b22c7c4e7936f35dda0a4dc359

    SHA512

    e17aa5d1328b3bfd3754d15b3c2eded98653d90c7b326f941522e0b3bd6f557880246a6bc69047facb42eb97d2e0ed6c46148dfe95a98669fc4e1d07c21a285c

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpAA4A.tmp.bat

    Filesize

    151B

    MD5

    4e3256a9da9d7187dea1855cc014849d

    SHA1

    2263009a9588f7c08c2e079ddda52a7c47608dc2

    SHA256

    0f491d85bd850d07d6c3c43f69a9a16efee35508d9c4dd825acd4876989f9a52

    SHA512

    b0746c07b182308c33a5bbd78e2edf2236643d045380ac7d5f9bb93a52478e008362db7a2e9cafaecf5e687956b3e37e9c7c8860e2a5d049d032a29ced5fa70e

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\netutil.exe

    Filesize

    45KB

    MD5

    823308911bdc70ead70f3dfa4ef78fbb

    SHA1

    ef9d6123d41288daaffb36389c03f290a08bc33f

    SHA256

    e2fa9ec2b619fcb4e4d40d95ad57ce2d8ba94efc20defba98f19196be75d2a53

    SHA512

    4643ea8fbdfde92e5e8fd00e8d5fb718b4a43e8d902cfb36197d3aa5d50d3b769241ed08bb4961ad148cc9e867ba85d97010cda5c9737f1d989c30da4d22aa9f

  • memory/696-15-0x0000000075170000-0x0000000075920000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/696-16-0x0000000075170000-0x0000000075920000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/4144-0-0x000000007522E000-0x000000007522F000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    4KB

  • memory/4144-1-0x0000000000F40000-0x0000000000F52000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    72KB

  • memory/4144-2-0x0000000075220000-0x00000000759D0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    7.7MB

  • memory/4144-3-0x00000000058D0000-0x0000000005936000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    408KB

  • memory/4144-4-0x0000000005D90000-0x0000000005E2C000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    624KB

  • memory/4144-9-0x0000000075220000-0x00000000759D0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    7.7MB