Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    17/04/2026, 15:00

General

  • Target
    69e37a5317802a083a48799145f8d870dd37fdb0b8eaba0a342da31a0ff60ba0.exe
  • Size 45KB
  • Sample260417-sdctpacz2z
  • SHA256 69e37a5317802a083a48799145f8d870dd37fdb0b8eaba0a342da31a0ff60ba0
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • asyncrat

Version
  • 0.5.8

Botnet
  • Default

C2
  • creatingmindfully.com:443

  • creatingmindfully.com:80

  • www.creatingmindfully.com:443

  • www.creatingmindfully.com:80

  • qakbot.creatingmindfully.com:443

  • qakbot.creatingmindfully.com:80

  • downadup.creatingmindfully.com:443

  • downadup.creatingmindfully.com:80

Mutex
  • isHeWs6HrV5m

Attributes
  • delay

    0

  • install

    true

  • install_file

    dj3y.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 21 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\69e37a5317802a083a48799145f8d870dd37fdb0b8eaba0a342da31a0ff60ba0.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\69e37a5317802a083a48799145f8d870dd37fdb0b8eaba0a342da31a0ff60ba0.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4240
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "dj3y" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\dj3y.exe"' & exit
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4416
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "dj3y" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\dj3y.exe"'
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4672
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpE9E3.tmp.bat""
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4448
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
        timeout 3
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Delays execution with timeout.exe
        PID:2952
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\dj3y.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\dj3y.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4612
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\dj3y.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\dj3y.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:1968

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        tmpE9E3.tmp.bat

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpE9E3.tmp.bat
        • Size 148B
        • SHA256 3d9c6107b82c7ed89f5001ece5887bb7d30eff10852fb392106af6bb31d9fde0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        dj3y.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\dj3y.exe
        • Size 45KB
        • SHA256 69e37a5317802a083a48799145f8d870dd37fdb0b8eaba0a342da31a0ff60ba0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1968-16-0x00000000031F0000-0x00000000031F7000-memory.dmp

        memory/1968-15-0x0000000005840000-0x0000000005AC1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1968-19-0x0000000003200000-0x000000000320A000-memory.dmp

        memory/2952-11-0x0000000001540000-0x00000000015FF000-memory.dmp

        memory/4240-0-0x0000000000480000-0x0000000000492000-memory.dmp

        memory/4240-1-0x00000000051D0000-0x00000000051E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4240-2-0x00000000050F0000-0x000000000518C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4240-7-0x0000000004DC0000-0x0000000005041000-memory.dmp

        memory/4612-14-0x0000000004950000-0x0000000004BD1000-memory.dmp