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
    18/07/2026, 17:30

General

  • Target
    299f4c105bd6c0e4f6a56c8d5f26e834ff7b331229cc326b2c0e08460f1cc813.exe
  • Size 45KB
  • Sample260718-v3cw4agy6j
  • SHA256 299f4c105bd6c0e4f6a56c8d5f26e834ff7b331229cc326b2c0e08460f1cc813
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • asyncrat

Version
  • 0.5.8

Botnet
  • Default

C2
  • dagatructiep.sh:80

  • dagatructiep.sh:22

  • dagatructiep.sh:8080

  • dagatructiep.sh:8880

  • dagatructiep.sh:2052

  • dagatructiep.sh:2082

  • dagatructiep.sh:2086

  • dagatructiep.sh:2095

  • dagatructiep.sh:443

  • dagatructiep.sh:2053

  • dagatructiep.sh:2083

  • dagatructiep.sh:2087

  • dagatructiep.sh:2096

  • dagatructiep.sh:8443

  • www.dagatructiep.sh:80

  • www.dagatructiep.sh:22

  • www.dagatructiep.sh:8080

  • www.dagatructiep.sh:8880

  • www.dagatructiep.sh:2052

  • www.dagatructiep.sh:2082

Mutex
  • QHqVCgNcyj9n

Attributes
  • delay

    0

  • install

    true

  • install_file

    aei4.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
  • 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).

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

  • 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\299f4c105bd6c0e4f6a56c8d5f26e834ff7b331229cc326b2c0e08460f1cc813.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\299f4c105bd6c0e4f6a56c8d5f26e834ff7b331229cc326b2c0e08460f1cc813.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1764
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "aei4" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\aei4.exe"' & exit
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2408
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "aei4" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\aei4.exe"'
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2904
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp23D.tmp.bat""
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2540
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
        timeout 3
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Delays execution with timeout.exe
        PID:3520
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\aei4.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\aei4.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4148
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\aei4.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\aei4.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4564

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        tmp23D.tmp.bat

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp23D.tmp.bat
        • Size 147B
        • SHA256 a7c2b3f97da8e1a7af4d763a9948452342bb2448041db979480da63474c45c22
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        aei4.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\aei4.exe
        • Size 45KB
        • SHA256 299f4c105bd6c0e4f6a56c8d5f26e834ff7b331229cc326b2c0e08460f1cc813
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1764-0-0x00000000005F0000-0x0000000000602000-memory.dmp

        memory/1764-1-0x0000000005000000-0x0000000005010000-memory.dmp

        memory/1764-2-0x0000000004EC0000-0x0000000004F5C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4564-10-0x0000000005200000-0x0000000005210000-memory.dmp

        memory/4564-13-0x0000000005200000-0x0000000005210000-memory.dmp