Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    152s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    15/04/2026, 09:50

General

  • Target
    6922329563475c49369b9b9d9824a2c614984cc5cf361e12225a303b389a12f9.exe
  • Size 45KB
  • Sample260415-lt379aes5x
  • SHA256 6922329563475c49369b9b9d9824a2c614984cc5cf361e12225a303b389a12f9
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • asyncrat

Version
  • 0.5.8

Botnet
  • Default

C2
  • rockholidays.co.uk:443

  • rockholidays.co.uk:80

  • www.rockholidays.co.uk:443

  • www.rockholidays.co.uk:80

  • malware.rockholidays.co.uk:443

  • malware.rockholidays.co.uk:80

  • fakeupdates.rockholidays.co.uk:443

  • fakeupdates.rockholidays.co.uk:80

  • conti.rockholidays.co.uk:443

  • conti.rockholidays.co.uk:80

Mutex
  • WqUkkGFONVm0

Attributes
  • delay

    0

  • install

    true

  • install_file

    kx9qv.exe

  • install_folder

    %AppData%

aes.plain

Signatures

  • Family: AsyncRat

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

  • 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 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • 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 5 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6922329563475c49369b9b9d9824a2c614984cc5cf361e12225a303b389a12f9.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6922329563475c49369b9b9d9824a2c614984cc5cf361e12225a303b389a12f9.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2484
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "kx9qv" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\kx9qv.exe"' & exit
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3808
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "kx9qv" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\kx9qv.exe"'
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:3924
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpB7A3.tmp.bat""
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3416
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
        timeout 3
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Delays execution with timeout.exe
        PID:4592
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\kx9qv.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\kx9qv.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3736
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\kx9qv.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\kx9qv.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:3936

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        tmpB7A3.tmp.bat

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpB7A3.tmp.bat
        • Size 149B
        • SHA256 d971c60451d99f855ddfaedd1b976909b1600258f27b09a7dca23313db4f6ac4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        kx9qv.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\kx9qv.exe
        • Size 45KB
        • SHA256 6922329563475c49369b9b9d9824a2c614984cc5cf361e12225a303b389a12f9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/2484-0-0x0000000000A30000-0x0000000000A42000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-1-0x0000000005320000-0x0000000005330000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-2-0x00000000053F0000-0x000000000548C000-memory.dmp

        memory/3936-10-0x0000000004D30000-0x0000000004D40000-memory.dmp

        memory/3936-14-0x0000000004D30000-0x0000000004D40000-memory.dmp

        memory/4592-11-0x00000000011B0000-0x00000000011F5000-memory.dmp