Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    149s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    24/07/2026, 17:16

General

  • Target
    fake2.exe
  • Size 45KB
  • Sample260724-vtfxdsvarg
  • SHA256 a9e403a7d335a34b72aec274b6e5fdd796ef21419e0628ec8784e78d5d750c1a
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • asyncrat

Version
  • 0.5.8

Botnet
  • Default

C2
  • bta168.io:443

  • bta168.io:80

  • bta168.io:25

  • bta168.io:8443

  • compassware.io:443

  • compassware.io:80

  • compassware.io:25

  • compassware.io:8443

  • directdesign.io:443

  • directdesign.io:80

  • directdesign.io:25

  • directdesign.io:8443

  • foxinthesnow.io:443

  • foxinthesnow.io:80

  • foxinthesnow.io:25

  • foxinthesnow.io:8443

  • blockgene.io:443

  • blockgene.io:80

  • blockgene.io:25

  • blockgene.io:8443

Mutex
  • Mx4726AJ8APb

Attributes
  • delay

    9

  • install

    true

  • install_file

    fake2.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).

  • 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 31 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fake2.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fake2.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4744
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "fake2" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\fake2.exe"' & exit
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2196
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "fake2" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\fake2.exe"'
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4824
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpE6CC.tmp.bat""
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3132
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
        timeout 3
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Delays execution with timeout.exe
        PID:5156
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\fake2.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\fake2.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3528
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\fake2.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\fake2.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4768

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        tmpE6CC.tmp.bat

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpE6CC.tmp.bat
        • Size 149B
        • SHA256 ef02382f5876c8c4965c08ae254e3e95ef90973de20e90ee0b2d4acd07d5226f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        fake2.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\fake2.exe
        • Size 45KB
        • SHA256 a9e403a7d335a34b72aec274b6e5fdd796ef21419e0628ec8784e78d5d750c1a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/4744-0-0x0000000074EF2000-0x0000000074EF3000-memory.dmp

        memory/4744-1-0x0000000000330000-0x0000000000342000-memory.dmp

        memory/4744-2-0x0000000074EF2000-0x0000000074EF3000-memory.dmp

        memory/4744-3-0x0000000074EE0000-0x000000007569C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4744-4-0x0000000004D90000-0x0000000004E2C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4744-10-0x0000000074EE0000-0x000000007569C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4768-13-0x0000000074EE0000-0x000000007569C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4768-15-0x0000000074EE0000-0x000000007569C000-memory.dmp