Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260706-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260706-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    07/07/2026, 12:17

General

  • Target
    e3f971160df724bf6c92322d01425ba4166978f57bd08c296dfbd2c5e2acae86.exe
  • Size 45KB
  • Sample260707-pf4teaex9l
  • SHA256 e3f971160df724bf6c92322d01425ba4166978f57bd08c296dfbd2c5e2acae86
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • asyncrat

Version
  • 0.5.8

Botnet
  • Default

C2
  • vnphimsexhay.blog:80

  • vnphimsexhay.blog:22

  • vnphimsexhay.blog:8080

  • vnphimsexhay.blog:8880

  • vnphimsexhay.blog:2052

  • vnphimsexhay.blog:2082

  • vnphimsexhay.blog:2086

  • vnphimsexhay.blog:2095

  • vnphimsexhay.blog:443

  • vnphimsexhay.blog:2053

  • vnphimsexhay.blog:2083

  • vnphimsexhay.blog:2087

  • vnphimsexhay.blog:2096

  • vnphimsexhay.blog:8443

  • www.vnphimsexhay.blog:80

  • www.vnphimsexhay.blog:22

  • www.vnphimsexhay.blog:8080

  • www.vnphimsexhay.blog:8880

  • www.vnphimsexhay.blog:2052

  • www.vnphimsexhay.blog:2082

Mutex
  • HDVDtJrIvtKA

Attributes
  • delay

    0

  • install

    true

  • install_file

    kdqu.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 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 6 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 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e3f971160df724bf6c92322d01425ba4166978f57bd08c296dfbd2c5e2acae86.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e3f971160df724bf6c92322d01425ba4166978f57bd08c296dfbd2c5e2acae86.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4748
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "kdqu" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\kdqu.exe"' & exit
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1884
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "kdqu" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\kdqu.exe"'
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4132
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpF8A3.tmp.bat""
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1812
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
        timeout 3
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Delays execution with timeout.exe
        PID:3280
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\kdqu.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\kdqu.exe"
        3⤵
          PID:5192
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\kdqu.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\kdqu.exe"
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:1796
    • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
      sihost.exe
      1⤵
        PID:1908
        • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
          explorer.exe /LOADSAVEDWINDOWS
          2⤵
            PID:5228
        • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
          "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
          1⤵
            PID:2212
          • C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe
            "C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppXstmwaab17q5s3y22tp6apqz7a45vwv65.mca
            1⤵
              PID:4524

            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 599B
                  • SHA256 b536a3dae9ea5c69081f0491eed829e3b57e32401fdf49a63031bcd6b20e6fdb
                  • 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

                  tmpF8A3.tmp.bat

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpF8A3.tmp.bat
                  • Size 148B
                  • SHA256 7c985532696f2fd391d6b20bf70143e710e5b0b1ba46744e5f8b59df49890bb8
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                  kdqu.exe

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\kdqu.exe
                  • Size 45KB
                  • SHA256 e3f971160df724bf6c92322d01425ba4166978f57bd08c296dfbd2c5e2acae86
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  memory/1796-14-0x0000000074F40000-0x00000000756FC000-memory.dmp

                  memory/1796-12-0x0000000074F40000-0x00000000756FC000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4524-38-0x000002BE001E0000-0x000002BE002E0000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4524-39-0x000002BE001E0000-0x000002BE002E0000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4524-84-0x000002BE14300000-0x000002BE14320000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4524-70-0x000002BE03D60000-0x000002BE03D80000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4524-51-0x000002BE03E60000-0x000002BE03F60000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4524-50-0x000002BE03A20000-0x000002BE03A40000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4524-206-0x000002BE26770000-0x000002BE26F0C000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4748-8-0x00000000750B0000-0x000000007586C000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4748-3-0x0000000005020000-0x00000000050BC000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4748-2-0x00000000750B0000-0x000000007586C000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4748-1-0x00000000004B0000-0x00000000004C2000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4748-0-0x00000000750C2000-0x00000000750C3000-memory.dmp