Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    149s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    29/05/2026, 18:02

General

  • Target
    detail.exe
  • Size 28KB
  • Sample260529-wmpfmabz21
  • SHA256 d51184800b9749792b355f853ca9efc9c811321369562a8d21ed1dd5c8645e0e
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • limerat

Attributes
  • aes_key

    T2ySE45dKnsUCfbI1+O1oQ==

  • antivm

    true

  • c2_url

    https://pastebin.com/raw/DDTVwwbu

  • delay

    3

  • download_payload

    false

  • install

    true

  • install_name

    hu88999.exe

  • main_folder

    AppData

  • payload_url

    https://hu88999.com/home/event/detail

  • pin_spread

    true

  • sub_folder

    \

  • usb_spread

    true

Signatures

  • Family: LimeRAT

    Simple yet powerful RAT for Windows machines written in .NET.

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Legitimate web (hosting) services can be abused by malware authors to host malware or C2s.

  • Maps connected drives based on registry 3 TTPs 4 IoCs

    Disk information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

  • Modifies registry class 2 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 use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\detail.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\detail.exe"
    1⤵
    • Maps connected drives based on registry
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1760
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      schtasks /create /f /sc ONLOGON /RL HIGHEST /tn LimeRAT-Admin /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\hu88999.exe'"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1124
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\hu88999.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\hu88999.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Maps connected drives based on registry
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2360
  • C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:560

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        hu88999.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\hu88999.exe
        • Size 28KB
        • SHA256 d51184800b9749792b355f853ca9efc9c811321369562a8d21ed1dd5c8645e0e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1760-0-0x00000000009E0000-0x00000000009EC000-memory.dmp

        memory/1760-1-0x0000000005450000-0x00000000054EC000-memory.dmp

        memory/1760-2-0x0000000005550000-0x00000000055B6000-memory.dmp

        memory/1760-3-0x00000000053D0000-0x00000000053E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/1760-4-0x0000000006130000-0x00000000066D6000-memory.dmp

        memory/2360-14-0x00000000051E0000-0x00000000051F0000-memory.dmp

        memory/2360-17-0x00000000051E0000-0x00000000051F0000-memory.dmp