Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    04/08/2026, 10:05

General

  • Target
    87851da3e79757c58b5f304a4075d7efe2979e493e136e4547ddf2b2666dc8d3.exe
  • Size 45KB
  • Sample260804-l4pslsxdla
  • SHA256 87851da3e79757c58b5f304a4075d7efe2979e493e136e4547ddf2b2666dc8d3
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • asyncrat

Version
  • 0.5.8

Botnet
  • Default

C2
  • xemcliphot.net:80

  • xemcliphot.net:22

  • xemcliphot.net:8080

  • xemcliphot.net:8880

  • xemcliphot.net:2052

  • xemcliphot.net:2082

  • xemcliphot.net:2086

  • xemcliphot.net:2095

  • xemcliphot.net:443

  • xemcliphot.net:2053

  • xemcliphot.net:2083

  • xemcliphot.net:2087

  • xemcliphot.net:2096

  • xemcliphot.net:8443

  • www.xemcliphot.net:80

  • www.xemcliphot.net:22

  • www.xemcliphot.net:8080

  • www.xemcliphot.net:8880

  • www.xemcliphot.net:2052

  • www.xemcliphot.net:2082

Mutex
  • A3I7jZNrCSDE

Attributes
  • delay

    0

  • install

    true

  • install_file

    rbua0wfq.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\87851da3e79757c58b5f304a4075d7efe2979e493e136e4547ddf2b2666dc8d3.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\87851da3e79757c58b5f304a4075d7efe2979e493e136e4547ddf2b2666dc8d3.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4936
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "rbua0wfq" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\rbua0wfq.exe"' & exit
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2416
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "rbua0wfq" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\rbua0wfq.exe"'
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:3100
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp6DF7.tmp.bat""
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1212
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
        timeout 3
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Delays execution with timeout.exe
        PID:3308
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\rbua0wfq.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\rbua0wfq.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3900
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\rbua0wfq.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\rbua0wfq.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:3632

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        tmp6DF7.tmp.bat

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp6DF7.tmp.bat
        • Size 152B
        • SHA256 47e78125bbfbb30e8fc73368e158c115fb2a93f8d61f8bb70292dfa4fb8a989f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        rbua0wfq.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\rbua0wfq.exe
        • Size 45KB
        • SHA256 87851da3e79757c58b5f304a4075d7efe2979e493e136e4547ddf2b2666dc8d3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/3632-10-0x0000000004DF0000-0x0000000004E00000-memory.dmp

        memory/3632-13-0x0000000004DF0000-0x0000000004E00000-memory.dmp

        memory/4936-0-0x00000000005A0000-0x00000000005B2000-memory.dmp

        memory/4936-1-0x0000000004FE0000-0x0000000004FF0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4936-2-0x0000000004FF0000-0x000000000508C000-memory.dmp