Analysis

  • max time kernel
    147s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20241007-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    02-01-2025 02:42

General

  • Target

    JaffaCakes118_622b97f6333970486d841abf78e3fdb8.exe

  • Size

    186KB

  • MD5

    622b97f6333970486d841abf78e3fdb8

  • SHA1

    7faf2915ab113571dcc2a2cc81d21e988ea5b94f

  • SHA256

    185b8075ebe0e41cfdabdb9f1d676c417778ccc2861dbc98f00a8dd8cfbc199b

  • SHA512

    642a85b022b92c1bf7443fbcb6693c920c9c1463ac8824cf20dadd78390493fe51a40b52f5b8dea143cf4834e4c49451767c3c9f912603ea1aac54061dc5263b

  • SSDEEP

    384:LlAR5043qPe6L5w/ep7Q8xi7FXhopJOWfDAyMx7UcvhfBT8+vMmN+tVgvKneyqLx:mRdzGVvk+nXqU2r

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

asyncrat

Version

0.5.7B

Botnet

Default

Mutex

AsyncMutex_6SI8OkPnk

Attributes
  • delay

    3

  • install

    true

  • install_file

    Runtime Broker.exe

  • install_folder

    %AppData%

  • pastebin_config

    https://pastebin.com/raw/CmxpZKhW

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 2 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2 1 TTPs 6 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Program crash 1 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 7 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 18 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_622b97f6333970486d841abf78e3fdb8.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JaffaCakes118_622b97f6333970486d841abf78e3fdb8.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2016
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\GQIyv..exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\GQIyv..exe"
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2336
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "Runtime Broker" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Runtime Broker.exe"' & exit
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:696
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "Runtime Broker" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Runtime Broker.exe"'
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:2784
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpBDE1.tmp.bat""
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4796
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
          timeout 3
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Delays execution with timeout.exe
          PID:3364
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Runtime Broker.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Runtime Broker.exe"
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:4872
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2016 -s 1892
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:4304
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 2016 -ip 2016
    1⤵
      PID:2428

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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    Downloads

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\GQIyv..exe

      Filesize

      45KB

      MD5

      96ca55aa4324d544bb66e1e00a0cd53f

      SHA1

      d313b17ad8d186cbb1b935fae08a8fd728f57027

      SHA256

      aefa7577517ff9d0e9dc7c2152ec1830a9b0addb791a53778d87b7998defbf39

      SHA512

      ff109063070060c76cf14486d23dbe86cf6f19e690a88d173339a46ee9e9449189aa08aa11660b4a02abf5d8ebae18e451f0bcb741a2f7c72b0490cfaf676fab

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpBDE1.tmp.bat

      Filesize

      158B

      MD5

      31038f5093d71fb0c893680e26440ca8

      SHA1

      bd2dbcbbf41613b61ecf083366e3638d3c439529

      SHA256

      417a232e0717350b379f1128c6e2bcdf3d2e9f84422345fbe3e0d162484a3821

      SHA512

      b2fd62b191805612b326ea2ea914b3a83c16058eee2de520943e2fd8853ad13561f4f35de8e88f126cd7fd59374d5686df5738b419dd8d2b0fdb224554328486

    • memory/2016-0-0x000000007508E000-0x000000007508F000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      4KB

    • memory/2016-1-0x00000000009E0000-0x0000000000A14000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      208KB

    • memory/2336-15-0x0000000000160000-0x0000000000172000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      72KB

    • memory/2336-16-0x0000000075080000-0x0000000075830000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      7.7MB

    • memory/2336-17-0x0000000075080000-0x0000000075830000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      7.7MB

    • memory/2336-18-0x0000000004A40000-0x0000000004AA6000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      408KB

    • memory/2336-19-0x0000000004E50000-0x0000000004EEC000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      624KB

    • memory/2336-24-0x0000000075080000-0x0000000075830000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      7.7MB