Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    144s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260618-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260618-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    26/06/2026, 02:11

General

  • Target
    gatex.exe
  • Size 45KB
  • Sample260626-cma4fshs8m
  • SHA256 cfd9ff42c2ebe4f9203ed990570f7664be1edd1f51446d247a5310a78a28ae7f
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • asyncrat

Version
  • 0.5.8

Botnet
  • Default

C2
  • socolivezd.us.com:443

  • socolivezd.us.com:80

  • socolivezd.us.com:25

  • socolivezd.us.com:8443

  • socoliveps1.com:443

  • socoliveps1.com:80

  • socoliveps1.com:25

  • socoliveps1.com:8443

  • socolive.trade:443

  • socolive.trade:80

  • socolive.trade:25

  • socolive.trade:8443

  • rafterts.com:443

  • rafterts.com:80

  • rafterts.com:25

  • rafterts.com:8443

Mutex
  • MxL4tSVw3bDz

Attributes
  • delay

    9

  • install

    true

  • install_file

    gatex.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 31 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\gatex.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\gatex.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2564
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "gatex" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\gatex.exe"' & exit
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5984
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "gatex" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\gatex.exe"'
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4552
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp8C1E.tmp.bat""
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:6004
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
        timeout 3
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Delays execution with timeout.exe
        PID:6272
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\gatex.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\gatex.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4488
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\gatex.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\gatex.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2428

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        tmp8C1E.tmp.bat

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp8C1E.tmp.bat
        • Size 149B
        • SHA256 1ede8a11c8669976865f5a30102baa4f63698fe6684f8a4bdcc14b2eb11b9f24
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        gatex.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\gatex.exe
        • Size 45KB
        • SHA256 cfd9ff42c2ebe4f9203ed990570f7664be1edd1f51446d247a5310a78a28ae7f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/2428-13-0x0000000074430000-0x0000000074BEC000-memory.dmp

        memory/2428-15-0x0000000074430000-0x0000000074BEC000-memory.dmp

        memory/2564-0-0x0000000074442000-0x0000000074443000-memory.dmp

        memory/2564-1-0x00000000002B0000-0x00000000002C2000-memory.dmp

        memory/2564-2-0x0000000074442000-0x0000000074443000-memory.dmp

        memory/2564-3-0x0000000074430000-0x0000000074BEC000-memory.dmp

        memory/2564-4-0x0000000004E10000-0x0000000004EAC000-memory.dmp

        memory/2564-10-0x0000000074430000-0x0000000074BEC000-memory.dmp