Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    147s
  • 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, 14:08

General

  • Target
    f485551d12df352233a4c6f2ff2652f0a56f4cae491d9b415cb91fd2925c93ee.exe
  • Size 45KB
  • Sample260703-rfk3eafx2k
  • SHA256 f485551d12df352233a4c6f2ff2652f0a56f4cae491d9b415cb91fd2925c93ee
  • 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
  • kPMUctYQDVNJ

Attributes
  • delay

    0

  • install

    true

  • install_file

    ys729.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\f485551d12df352233a4c6f2ff2652f0a56f4cae491d9b415cb91fd2925c93ee.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f485551d12df352233a4c6f2ff2652f0a56f4cae491d9b415cb91fd2925c93ee.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1996
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "ys729" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\ys729.exe"' & exit
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3736
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "ys729" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\ys729.exe"'
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:5172
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpE6D1.tmp.bat""
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3908
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
        timeout 3
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Delays execution with timeout.exe
        PID:5356
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\ys729.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\ys729.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2120
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\ys729.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\ys729.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:3108
  • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
    sihost.exe
    1⤵
      PID:3652
      • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
        explorer.exe /LOADSAVEDWINDOWS
        2⤵
          PID:3872
      • C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe
        "C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppXstmwaab17q5s3y22tp6apqz7a45vwv65.mca
        1⤵
          PID:1836
        • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
          "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
          1⤵
            PID:5324

          Network

                MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

                Replay Monitor

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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 599B
                • SHA256 b536a3dae9ea5c69081f0491eed829e3b57e32401fdf49a63031bcd6b20e6fdb
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                tmpE6D1.tmp.bat

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpE6D1.tmp.bat
                • Size 149B
                • SHA256 c3a24a2149074ac7a22b09426100aaf81752aff8dc462b1efe62c5f28a33d0dd
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                ys729.exe

                • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\ys729.exe
                • Size 45KB
                • SHA256 f485551d12df352233a4c6f2ff2652f0a56f4cae491d9b415cb91fd2925c93ee
                • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                memory/1836-16-0x000001F9801E0000-0x000001F9802E0000-memory.dmp

                memory/1836-37-0x000001F981A30000-0x000001F981A50000-memory.dmp

                memory/1836-38-0x000002018B390000-0x000002018B490000-memory.dmp

                memory/1836-62-0x000002018BBF0000-0x000002018BC10000-memory.dmp

                memory/1836-43-0x000001F981C90000-0x000001F981CB0000-memory.dmp

                memory/1996-8-0x00000000742F0000-0x0000000074AAC000-memory.dmp

                memory/1996-0-0x0000000074302000-0x0000000074303000-memory.dmp

                memory/1996-3-0x00000000058D0000-0x000000000596C000-memory.dmp

                memory/1996-2-0x00000000742F0000-0x0000000074AAC000-memory.dmp

                memory/1996-1-0x0000000000D70000-0x0000000000D82000-memory.dmp

                memory/3108-14-0x0000000074120000-0x00000000748DC000-memory.dmp

                memory/3108-12-0x0000000074120000-0x00000000748DC000-memory.dmp

                memory/3872-184-0x0000000005F20000-0x00000000060EA000-memory.dmp