Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    148s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260629-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260629-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    01/07/2026, 10:59

General

  • Target
    recruitsphere-hr-enterprise-2026-full-release-x64.exe
  • Size 64KB
  • Sample260701-m3wp7sct2r
  • SHA256 ed8b367285898b9d516546c6caae9fbc0da19da8db7792471bdde75b1415bd6d
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • asyncrat

Botnet
  • RecruitSphere HR

C2
  • hi88edu.com:2048

  • hi88edu.com:4782

  • hi88edu.com:443

  • hi88edu.com:8888

  • hi88edu.com:8848

  • af88.fun:2048

  • af88.fun:4782

  • af88.fun:443

  • af88.fun:8888

  • af88.fun:8848

  • 58win68.london:2048

  • 58win68.london:4782

  • 58win68.london:443

  • 58win68.london:8888

  • 58win68.london:8848

Mutex
  • RecruitSphere HR

Attributes
  • delay

    1

  • install

    true

  • install_file

    recruitsphere-hr-enterprise-2026-full-release-x64.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).

  • 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 29 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs
  • Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs

    The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\recruitsphere-hr-enterprise-2026-full-release-x64.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\recruitsphere-hr-enterprise-2026-full-release-x64.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3432
    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "recruitsphere-hr-enterprise-2026-full-release-x64" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\recruitsphere-hr-enterprise-2026-full-release-x64.exe"' & exit
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4880
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "recruitsphere-hr-enterprise-2026-full-release-x64" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\recruitsphere-hr-enterprise-2026-full-release-x64.exe"'
        3⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1324
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpE0B6.tmp.bat""
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5556
      • C:\Windows\system32\timeout.exe
        timeout 3
        3⤵
        • Delays execution with timeout.exe
        PID:5044
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\recruitsphere-hr-enterprise-2026-full-release-x64.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\recruitsphere-hr-enterprise-2026-full-release-x64.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:2472
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\recruitsphere-hr-enterprise-2026-full-release-x64.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\recruitsphere-hr-enterprise-2026-full-release-x64.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4352

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        tmpE0B6.tmp.bat

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpE0B6.tmp.bat
        • Size 193B
        • SHA256 f5111f98bc2f8632e1e2cc99df04c993a1e46305571fcb36c1f0adc36c4117a1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        recruitsphere-hr-enterprise-2026-full-release-x64.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\recruitsphere-hr-enterprise-2026-full-release-x64.exe
        • Size 64KB
        • SHA256 ed8b367285898b9d516546c6caae9fbc0da19da8db7792471bdde75b1415bd6d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/3432-6-0x00007FFA01320000-0x00007FFA01CC4000-memory.dmp

        memory/3432-3-0x00007FFA01320000-0x00007FFA01CC4000-memory.dmp

        memory/3432-4-0x00007FFA01320000-0x00007FFA01CC4000-memory.dmp

        memory/3432-5-0x00007FFA01320000-0x00007FFA01CC4000-memory.dmp

        memory/3432-0-0x00000162E2A60000-0x00000162E2A76000-memory.dmp

        memory/3432-7-0x00007FFA01320000-0x00007FFA01CC4000-memory.dmp

        memory/3432-8-0x00007FFA01320000-0x00007FFA01CC4000-memory.dmp

        memory/3432-9-0x00007FFA01320000-0x00007FFA01CC4000-memory.dmp

        memory/3432-13-0x00007FFA01320000-0x00007FFA01CC4000-memory.dmp

        memory/3432-2-0x00007FFA01320000-0x00007FFA01CC4000-memory.dmp

        memory/3432-1-0x00007FFA014AF000-0x00007FFA014B0000-memory.dmp