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
    03/07/2026, 13:53

General

  • Target
    6efe9c8b277b71e77e8e23fe747f4d3a82db966e3e70da3d2da8904fcd21b03c.exe
  • Size 45KB
  • Sample260703-q65dasft8p
  • SHA256 6efe9c8b277b71e77e8e23fe747f4d3a82db966e3e70da3d2da8904fcd21b03c
  • 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
  • EmvFEsRUQL4e

Attributes
  • delay

    0

  • install

    true

  • install_file

    ztpcd.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\6efe9c8b277b71e77e8e23fe747f4d3a82db966e3e70da3d2da8904fcd21b03c.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\6efe9c8b277b71e77e8e23fe747f4d3a82db966e3e70da3d2da8904fcd21b03c.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:6012
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "ztpcd" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\ztpcd.exe"' & exit
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2072
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "ztpcd" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\ztpcd.exe"'
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4984
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpDEC2.tmp.bat""
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3204
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
        timeout 3
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Delays execution with timeout.exe
        PID:5308
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\ztpcd.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\ztpcd.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5652
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\ztpcd.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\ztpcd.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:5616
  • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
    sihost.exe
    1⤵
      PID:3048
      • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
        explorer.exe /LOADSAVEDWINDOWS
        2⤵
          PID:1284
      • C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe
        "C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppXstmwaab17q5s3y22tp6apqz7a45vwv65.mca
        1⤵
          PID:2356
        • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
          "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
          1⤵
            PID:5412

          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 607B
                • SHA256 7c21835f01895c1ee4e12f81e71ef06a0f6e2b9281de493ff8ec95f913e9680d
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                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

                tmpDEC2.tmp.bat

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpDEC2.tmp.bat
                • Size 149B
                • SHA256 175140440aba98f093b56454aac6e263fb72c50384a4ad15dd80367d5128f94e
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                ztpcd.exe

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\ztpcd.exe
                • Size 45KB
                • SHA256 6efe9c8b277b71e77e8e23fe747f4d3a82db966e3e70da3d2da8904fcd21b03c
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                memory/1284-191-0x00000000051C0000-0x000000000538A000-memory.dmp

                memory/2356-46-0x0000027582C80000-0x0000027582CA0000-memory.dmp

                memory/2356-38-0x0000027582A20000-0x0000027582A40000-memory.dmp

                memory/2356-79-0x0000027594700000-0x0000027594720000-memory.dmp

                memory/2356-23-0x00000275801E0000-0x00000275802E0000-memory.dmp

                memory/2356-39-0x0000027582E40000-0x0000027582F40000-memory.dmp

                memory/5616-14-0x0000000075030000-0x00000000757EC000-memory.dmp

                memory/5616-12-0x0000000075030000-0x00000000757EC000-memory.dmp

                memory/6012-0-0x00000000750B2000-0x00000000750B3000-memory.dmp

                memory/6012-8-0x00000000750A0000-0x000000007585C000-memory.dmp

                memory/6012-3-0x0000000005480000-0x000000000551C000-memory.dmp

                memory/6012-2-0x00000000750A0000-0x000000007585C000-memory.dmp

                memory/6012-1-0x0000000000980000-0x0000000000992000-memory.dmp