Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    02/07/2026, 15:52

General

  • Target
    16025fe3b40d8bf9b052dd3cf817c3784142a270615dd910424266c3d4109869.exe
  • Size 45KB
  • Sample260702-ta3rdahs3x
  • SHA256 16025fe3b40d8bf9b052dd3cf817c3784142a270615dd910424266c3d4109869
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • asyncrat

Version
  • 0.5.8

Botnet
  • Default

C2
  • chickengeeks.com:80

  • chickengeeks.com:22

  • chickengeeks.com:8080

  • chickengeeks.com:8880

  • chickengeeks.com:2052

  • chickengeeks.com:2082

  • chickengeeks.com:2086

  • chickengeeks.com:2095

  • chickengeeks.com:443

  • chickengeeks.com:2053

  • chickengeeks.com:2083

  • chickengeeks.com:2087

  • chickengeeks.com:2096

  • chickengeeks.com:8443

  • www.chickengeeks.com:80

  • www.chickengeeks.com:22

  • www.chickengeeks.com:8080

  • www.chickengeeks.com:8880

  • www.chickengeeks.com:2052

  • www.chickengeeks.com:2082

Mutex
  • 6jbUHAhr7tQo

Attributes
  • delay

    0

  • install

    true

  • install_file

    qqqog0.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 2 IoCs
  • 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.

  • 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 23 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\16025fe3b40d8bf9b052dd3cf817c3784142a270615dd910424266c3d4109869.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\16025fe3b40d8bf9b052dd3cf817c3784142a270615dd910424266c3d4109869.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5028
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "qqqog0" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\qqqog0.exe"' & exit
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2008
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "qqqog0" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\qqqog0.exe"'
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4564
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp5E19.tmp.bat""
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2264
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
        timeout 3
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Delays execution with timeout.exe
        PID:2680
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\qqqog0.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\qqqog0.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3280
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\qqqog0.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\qqqog0.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:1784

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        tmp5E19.tmp.bat

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp5E19.tmp.bat
        • Size 150B
        • SHA256 537aa85cdd557082ca5ce6c67dbd469a7eedc4d4e9743c70894c4ea0e3880d35
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        qqqog0.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\qqqog0.exe
        • Size 45KB
        • SHA256 16025fe3b40d8bf9b052dd3cf817c3784142a270615dd910424266c3d4109869
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1784-10-0x0000000005050000-0x0000000005060000-memory.dmp

        memory/1784-13-0x0000000005050000-0x0000000005060000-memory.dmp

        memory/5028-0-0x0000000000CB0000-0x0000000000CC2000-memory.dmp

        memory/5028-1-0x0000000005740000-0x0000000005750000-memory.dmp

        memory/5028-2-0x0000000005680000-0x000000000571C000-memory.dmp