Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    11/05/2026, 12:29

General

  • Target
    AsyncClient_phaixemsex_net_HjuGFUXQ.exe
  • Size 45KB
  • Sample260511-pn91dsds4j
  • SHA256 0c604e6ac5659ba1b31e53f949fd350568026455e49a784b746996798476c2be
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • asyncrat

Version
  • 0.5.8

Botnet
  • Default

C2
  • phaixemsex.net:443

  • www.phaixemsex.net:443

Mutex
  • FRV5OP3bsTBr

Attributes
  • delay

    0

  • install

    true

  • install_file

    AsyncClient.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
  • 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 19 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AsyncClient_phaixemsex_net_HjuGFUXQ.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AsyncClient_phaixemsex_net_HjuGFUXQ.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4340
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "AsyncClient" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\AsyncClient.exe"' & exit
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3644
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "AsyncClient" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\AsyncClient.exe"'
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:784
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpF879.tmp.bat""
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:952
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
        timeout 3
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Delays execution with timeout.exe
        PID:2108
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\AsyncClient.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\AsyncClient.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3536
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\AsyncClient.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\AsyncClient.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:5028

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        tmpF879.tmp.bat

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpF879.tmp.bat
        • Size 155B
        • SHA256 f51148f09307639de02bf53ae5b5a39c959b6157b2d8b1489d69b8e50f8c8382
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        AsyncClient.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\AsyncClient.exe
        • Size 45KB
        • SHA256 0c604e6ac5659ba1b31e53f949fd350568026455e49a784b746996798476c2be
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/4340-0-0x0000000000D30000-0x0000000000D42000-memory.dmp

        memory/4340-1-0x0000000005810000-0x0000000005820000-memory.dmp

        memory/4340-2-0x0000000005820000-0x00000000058BC000-memory.dmp

        memory/5028-12-0x00000000057A0000-0x00000000057AA000-memory.dmp