Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    154s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    22/07/2026, 12:19

General

  • Target
    1ae28ff9eeac731849c9cd5210bca9aaa1f978ad80a6a9574240bafcea36aabf.exe
  • Size 45KB
  • Sample260722-phex3avbje
  • SHA256 1ae28ff9eeac731849c9cd5210bca9aaa1f978ad80a6a9574240bafcea36aabf
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • asyncrat

Version
  • 0.5.8

Botnet
  • Default

C2
  • phimsexne.net:80

  • phimsexne.net:22

  • phimsexne.net:8080

  • phimsexne.net:8880

  • phimsexne.net:2052

  • phimsexne.net:2082

  • phimsexne.net:2086

  • phimsexne.net:2095

  • phimsexne.net:443

  • phimsexne.net:2053

  • phimsexne.net:2083

  • phimsexne.net:2087

  • phimsexne.net:2096

  • phimsexne.net:8443

  • www.phimsexne.net:80

  • www.phimsexne.net:22

  • www.phimsexne.net:8080

  • www.phimsexne.net:8880

  • www.phimsexne.net:2052

  • www.phimsexne.net:2082

Mutex
  • mOCiYwc9AHZL

Attributes
  • delay

    0

  • install

    true

  • install_file

    k1xqwtj.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).

  • 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 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 31 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1ae28ff9eeac731849c9cd5210bca9aaa1f978ad80a6a9574240bafcea36aabf.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1ae28ff9eeac731849c9cd5210bca9aaa1f978ad80a6a9574240bafcea36aabf.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5056
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "k1xqwtj" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\k1xqwtj.exe"' & exit
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4776
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "k1xqwtj" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\k1xqwtj.exe"'
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2576
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp5C4F.tmp.bat""
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1204
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
        timeout 3
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Delays execution with timeout.exe
        PID:5616
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\k1xqwtj.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\k1xqwtj.exe"
        3⤵
          PID:1816
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\k1xqwtj.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\k1xqwtj.exe"
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3192
    • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
      1⤵
        PID:1604

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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            Downloads

            tmp5C4F.tmp.bat

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp5C4F.tmp.bat
            • Size 151B
            • SHA256 437536ad4c06fc746deaded59767a80147760a7785f24ac09213887497f112ea
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            k1xqwtj.exe

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\k1xqwtj.exe
            • Size 45KB
            • SHA256 1ae28ff9eeac731849c9cd5210bca9aaa1f978ad80a6a9574240bafcea36aabf
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            memory/3192-12-0x0000000074F70000-0x000000007572C000-memory.dmp

            memory/3192-14-0x0000000074F70000-0x000000007572C000-memory.dmp

            memory/5056-0-0x0000000074F82000-0x0000000074F83000-memory.dmp

            memory/5056-1-0x0000000000EA0000-0x0000000000EB2000-memory.dmp

            memory/5056-2-0x0000000074F70000-0x000000007572C000-memory.dmp

            memory/5056-3-0x0000000005A20000-0x0000000005ABC000-memory.dmp

            memory/5056-8-0x0000000074F70000-0x000000007572C000-memory.dmp