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aa0531a5a5...e6.exe

windows10-2004-x64

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aa0531a5a5...e6.exe

windows11-ltsc_2024-x64

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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    58s
  • max time network
    60s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    19/06/2026, 20:03

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General

  • Target
    aa0531a5a54c8d437ae021a4bf16cbec0d509637bf394f194397ded2befbf5e6.exe
  • Size 45KB
  • Sample260619-ysw4rsbs8r
  • SHA256 aa0531a5a54c8d437ae021a4bf16cbec0d509637bf394f194397ded2befbf5e6
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
10/10
defaultdefense_evasiondiscoveryexecutionasyncratpersistencerat

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

  • asyncrat

Version

  • 0.5.8

Botnet

  • Default

C2

  • journeytomecca.co.uk:80

  • journeytomecca.co.uk:22

  • journeytomecca.co.uk:8080

  • journeytomecca.co.uk:8880

  • journeytomecca.co.uk:2052

  • journeytomecca.co.uk:2082

  • journeytomecca.co.uk:2086

  • journeytomecca.co.uk:2095

  • journeytomecca.co.uk:443

  • journeytomecca.co.uk:2053

  • journeytomecca.co.uk:2083

  • journeytomecca.co.uk:2087

  • journeytomecca.co.uk:2096

  • journeytomecca.co.uk:8443

  • www.journeytomecca.co.uk:80

  • www.journeytomecca.co.uk:22

  • www.journeytomecca.co.uk:8080

  • www.journeytomecca.co.uk:8880

  • www.journeytomecca.co.uk:2052

  • www.journeytomecca.co.uk:2082

Mutex

  • emElWquE0xnv

Attributes
  • delay

    0

  • install

    true

  • install_file

    8xhx.exe

  • install_folder

    %AppData%

aes.plain

Signatures

  • Family: AsyncRat

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

    ratasyncrat
  • Async RAT payload 2 IoCs
    rat
  • 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.

    discovery
  • Delays execution with timeout.exe 1 IoCs
    defense_evasion
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

    persistenceexecution
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 23 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\aa0531a5a54c8d437ae021a4bf16cbec0d509637bf394f194397ded2befbf5e6.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\aa0531a5a54c8d437ae021a4bf16cbec0d509637bf394f194397ded2befbf5e6.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4116
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "8xhx" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\8xhx.exe"' & exit
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1480
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "8xhx" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\8xhx.exe"'
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4832
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpF964.tmp.bat""
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2056
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
        timeout 3
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Delays execution with timeout.exe
        PID:3980
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\8xhx.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\8xhx.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1728
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\8xhx.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\8xhx.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:5196

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        tmpF964.tmp.bat
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpF964.tmp.bat
        • Size 148B
        • SHA256 38593111181ff0c3c6cfb076536ab8eef6421ca5ea1551dfce93e1da37f99449
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        8xhx.exe
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\8xhx.exe
        • Size 45KB
        • SHA256 aa0531a5a54c8d437ae021a4bf16cbec0d509637bf394f194397ded2befbf5e6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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        memory/4116-0-0x0000000000960000-0x0000000000972000-memory.dmp
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        memory/4116-1-0x0000000005460000-0x0000000005470000-memory.dmp
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        memory/4116-2-0x0000000005320000-0x00000000053BC000-memory.dmp
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        memory/5196-10-0x0000000005120000-0x0000000005130000-memory.dmp
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        memory/5196-13-0x0000000005120000-0x0000000005130000-memory.dmp
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