Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    152s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260629-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260629-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    03/07/2026, 10:12

General

  • Target
    9cb40e54e2b59f079990cdeca767378f189abe127429524137f0249c672c474a.exe
  • Size 45KB
  • Sample260703-l8pcmscs2q
  • SHA256 9cb40e54e2b59f079990cdeca767378f189abe127429524137f0249c672c474a
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • asyncrat

Version
  • 0.5.8

Botnet
  • Default

C2
  • guidingelementsmc.com:80

  • guidingelementsmc.com:22

  • guidingelementsmc.com:8080

  • guidingelementsmc.com:8880

  • guidingelementsmc.com:2052

  • guidingelementsmc.com:2082

  • guidingelementsmc.com:2086

  • guidingelementsmc.com:2095

  • guidingelementsmc.com:443

  • guidingelementsmc.com:2053

  • guidingelementsmc.com:2083

  • guidingelementsmc.com:2087

  • guidingelementsmc.com:2096

  • guidingelementsmc.com:8443

  • www.guidingelementsmc.com:80

  • www.guidingelementsmc.com:22

  • www.guidingelementsmc.com:8080

  • www.guidingelementsmc.com:8880

  • www.guidingelementsmc.com:2052

  • www.guidingelementsmc.com:2082

Mutex
  • x4aAg4nz6Ryy

Attributes
  • delay

    0

  • install

    true

  • install_file

    gbe3x7.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 29 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9cb40e54e2b59f079990cdeca767378f189abe127429524137f0249c672c474a.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9cb40e54e2b59f079990cdeca767378f189abe127429524137f0249c672c474a.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4080
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "gbe3x7" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\gbe3x7.exe"' & exit
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3184
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "gbe3x7" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\gbe3x7.exe"'
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2740
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpFF99.tmp.bat""
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5864
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
        timeout 3
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Delays execution with timeout.exe
        PID:3160
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\gbe3x7.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\gbe3x7.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5396
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\gbe3x7.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\gbe3x7.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:3208
  • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
    sihost.exe
    1⤵
      PID:3556
      • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
        explorer.exe /LOADSAVEDWINDOWS
        2⤵
          PID:404
      • C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe
        "C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppXstmwaab17q5s3y22tp6apqz7a45vwv65.mca
        1⤵
          PID:4588
        • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
          "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
          1⤵
            PID:3932

          Network

                MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                Downloads

                prep_Activatable Class_Hermes_perf.cache

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\TempState\prep_Activatable Class_Hermes_perf.cache
                • Size 595B
                • SHA256 d4e60617c2afab8263febabe7f14f18595715078d71307a8cefe0707dae76dee
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                tmpFF99.tmp.bat

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpFF99.tmp.bat
                • Size 150B
                • SHA256 6c69664065e6c9c360c1c52f0bfd9dc8e685f0798412765abad2f7e5f2dc5d49
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                gbe3x7.exe

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\gbe3x7.exe
                • Size 45KB
                • SHA256 9cb40e54e2b59f079990cdeca767378f189abe127429524137f0249c672c474a
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                memory/3208-14-0x0000000074280000-0x0000000074A3C000-memory.dmp

                memory/3208-12-0x0000000074280000-0x0000000074A3C000-memory.dmp

                memory/4080-3-0x0000000005510000-0x00000000055AC000-memory.dmp

                memory/4080-9-0x0000000074280000-0x0000000074A3C000-memory.dmp

                memory/4080-2-0x0000000074280000-0x0000000074A3C000-memory.dmp

                memory/4080-0-0x0000000074292000-0x0000000074293000-memory.dmp

                memory/4080-1-0x0000000000A10000-0x0000000000A22000-memory.dmp

                memory/4588-16-0x000002A7801E0000-0x000002A7802E0000-memory.dmp

                memory/4588-18-0x000002A7801E0000-0x000002A7802E0000-memory.dmp

                memory/4588-25-0x000002A793E90000-0x000002A793F90000-memory.dmp

                memory/4588-40-0x000002A794340000-0x000002A794360000-memory.dmp

                memory/4588-33-0x000002A783E10000-0x000002A783E30000-memory.dmp

                memory/4588-24-0x000002A783A70000-0x000002A783A90000-memory.dmp

                memory/4588-17-0x000002A7801E0000-0x000002A7802E0000-memory.dmp