Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    148s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260710-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    02/08/2026, 15:19

General

  • Target
    23480918d9692be2a12129522d358d266c01aac54a3e6bc5d31103e2de559473.exe
  • Size 80KB
  • Sample260802-sqbgdswapf
  • SHA256 23480918d9692be2a12129522d358d266c01aac54a3e6bc5d31103e2de559473
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • asyncrat

Version
  • 0.5.8

Botnet
  • Default

Mutex
  • dSiPV4eLgjd1

Attributes
  • delay

    3

  • install

    true

  • install_file

    virut-c2.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 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\23480918d9692be2a12129522d358d266c01aac54a3e6bc5d31103e2de559473.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\23480918d9692be2a12129522d358d266c01aac54a3e6bc5d31103e2de559473.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5396
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "virut-c2" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\virut-c2.exe"' & exit
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3944
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "virut-c2" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\virut-c2.exe"'
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2868
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp7E4E.tmp.bat""
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:6036
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
        timeout 3
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Delays execution with timeout.exe
        PID:2316
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\virut-c2.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\virut-c2.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1232
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\virut-c2.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\virut-c2.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4188

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        tmp7E4E.tmp.bat

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp7E4E.tmp.bat
        • Size 152B
        • SHA256 b84b5a15dc7cfa49793535b25a15b297836f23f9aa390dce92b408cc977b2d8c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        virut-c2.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\virut-c2.exe
        • Size 80KB
        • SHA256 23480918d9692be2a12129522d358d266c01aac54a3e6bc5d31103e2de559473
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/4188-12-0x0000000075040000-0x00000000757FC000-memory.dmp

        memory/4188-14-0x0000000075040000-0x00000000757FC000-memory.dmp

        memory/5396-0-0x0000000075092000-0x0000000075093000-memory.dmp

        memory/5396-1-0x00000000004D0000-0x00000000004EA000-memory.dmp

        memory/5396-2-0x0000000075080000-0x000000007583C000-memory.dmp

        memory/5396-3-0x0000000005090000-0x000000000512C000-memory.dmp

        memory/5396-9-0x0000000075080000-0x000000007583C000-memory.dmp