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
04/08/2026, 10:05
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
7e879297f463421bf8e3787cd943eae70810b86331ad1091418776b69f7eaacf.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
7e879297f463421bf8e3787cd943eae70810b86331ad1091418776b69f7eaacf.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
General
- Target 7e879297f463421bf8e3787cd943eae70810b86331ad1091418776b69f7eaacf.exe
- Size 45KB
- Sample260804-l4pslsxdlc
- SHA256 7e879297f463421bf8e3787cd943eae70810b86331ad1091418776b69f7eaacf
- MD5 0ad40316ba7812fe2ecb8c6c7afa5ad0
- SHA1 02af2e4b0068cd840ad8bf80d3c9058e59fd9901
- SHA512 ec7461a8adc584f77cfa8ade9b47bbf31328bd9f2a775bef809701cedbd7deabf1095a167b110406bf47f61845aabdafa3686891250c7f609fdda4c02f311bf4
- SSDEEP 768:ku40ZTX3uXTaWUgzW0mo2qwkSAFcKoabbb4ZhM/RPIAEzjbwgX3iQ5cwWzG7ZqXp:ku40ZTXEb2oSAvQZh6OAE3b3XSQ5cM4p
- TLSH T1CC232A003BD9C12BF2BF4FB899F26145867AE2233603D94A1CC4519B5713FC69A526FD
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Extracted
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asyncrat
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0.5.8
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Default
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cliphotnew1.blog:80
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cliphotnew1.blog:22
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cliphotnew1.blog:8080
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cliphotnew1.blog:8880
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cliphotnew1.blog:2052
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cliphotnew1.blog:2082
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cliphotnew1.blog:2086
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cliphotnew1.blog:2095
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cliphotnew1.blog:443
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cliphotnew1.blog:2053
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cliphotnew1.blog:2083
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cliphotnew1.blog:2087
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cliphotnew1.blog:2096
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cliphotnew1.blog:8443
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www.cliphotnew1.blog:80
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www.cliphotnew1.blog:22
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www.cliphotnew1.blog:8080
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www.cliphotnew1.blog:8880
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www.cliphotnew1.blog:2052
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www.cliphotnew1.blog:2082
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www.cliphotnew1.blog:2086
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www.cliphotnew1.blog:2095
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www.cliphotnew1.blog:443
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www.cliphotnew1.blog:2053
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www.cliphotnew1.blog:2083
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www.cliphotnew1.blog:2087
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www.cliphotnew1.blog:2096
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www.cliphotnew1.blog:8443
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gootloader.cliphotnew1.blog:80
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gootloader.cliphotnew1.blog:22
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gootloader.cliphotnew1.blog:8080
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gootloader.cliphotnew1.blog:8880
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gootloader.cliphotnew1.blog:2052
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gootloader.cliphotnew1.blog:2082
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gootloader.cliphotnew1.blog:2086
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gootloader.cliphotnew1.blog:2095
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gootloader.cliphotnew1.blog:443
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gootloader.cliphotnew1.blog:2053
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gootloader.cliphotnew1.blog:2083
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gootloader.cliphotnew1.blog:2087
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gootloader.cliphotnew1.blog:2096
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gootloader.cliphotnew1.blog:8443
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conti.cliphotnew1.blog:80
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conti.cliphotnew1.blog:22
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conti.cliphotnew1.blog:8080
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conti.cliphotnew1.blog:8880
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conti.cliphotnew1.blog:2052
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conti.cliphotnew1.blog:2082
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conti.cliphotnew1.blog:2086
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conti.cliphotnew1.blog:2095
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conti.cliphotnew1.blog:443
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conti.cliphotnew1.blog:2053
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conti.cliphotnew1.blog:2083
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conti.cliphotnew1.blog:2087
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conti.cliphotnew1.blog:2096
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conti.cliphotnew1.blog:8443
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melissa.cliphotnew1.blog:80
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melissa.cliphotnew1.blog:22
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melissa.cliphotnew1.blog:8080
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melissa.cliphotnew1.blog:8880
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melissa.cliphotnew1.blog:2052
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melissa.cliphotnew1.blog:2082
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melissa.cliphotnew1.blog:2086
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melissa.cliphotnew1.blog:2095
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melissa.cliphotnew1.blog:443
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melissa.cliphotnew1.blog:2053
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melissa.cliphotnew1.blog:2083
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melissa.cliphotnew1.blog:2087
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melissa.cliphotnew1.blog:2096
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melissa.cliphotnew1.blog:8443
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ASsW5qIgurYF
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delay
0
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install
true
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install_file
k03nz.exe
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install_folder
%AppData%
Signatures
- Async RAT payload 1 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x000300000001e696-8.dat family_asyncrat - Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-668679576-120646659-2289335452-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation 7e879297f463421bf8e3787cd943eae70810b86331ad1091418776b69f7eaacf.exe - Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
pid Process 4668 k03nz.exe 2896 k03nz.exe - Outbound SSH connection to public host 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
SSH is used for remote access. This may indicate SSH host discovery, encrypted C2 traffic, or data exfiltration.
description flow ioc pid Process SSH destination 65 62.60.232.121:22 4668 k03nz.exe SSH destination 57 62.60.232.121:22 4668 k03nz.exe - 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.
pid Process 3036 cmd.exe 2236 cmd.exe - 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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language k03nz.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language k03nz.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 7e879297f463421bf8e3787cd943eae70810b86331ad1091418776b69f7eaacf.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language timeout.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language schtasks.exe - Delays execution with timeout.exe 1 IoCs
pid Process 1500 timeout.exe - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
pid Process 3740 schtasks.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 21 IoCs
pid Process 1376 7e879297f463421bf8e3787cd943eae70810b86331ad1091418776b69f7eaacf.exe 1376 7e879297f463421bf8e3787cd943eae70810b86331ad1091418776b69f7eaacf.exe 1376 7e879297f463421bf8e3787cd943eae70810b86331ad1091418776b69f7eaacf.exe 1376 7e879297f463421bf8e3787cd943eae70810b86331ad1091418776b69f7eaacf.exe 1376 7e879297f463421bf8e3787cd943eae70810b86331ad1091418776b69f7eaacf.exe 1376 7e879297f463421bf8e3787cd943eae70810b86331ad1091418776b69f7eaacf.exe 1376 7e879297f463421bf8e3787cd943eae70810b86331ad1091418776b69f7eaacf.exe 1376 7e879297f463421bf8e3787cd943eae70810b86331ad1091418776b69f7eaacf.exe 1376 7e879297f463421bf8e3787cd943eae70810b86331ad1091418776b69f7eaacf.exe 1376 7e879297f463421bf8e3787cd943eae70810b86331ad1091418776b69f7eaacf.exe 1376 7e879297f463421bf8e3787cd943eae70810b86331ad1091418776b69f7eaacf.exe 1376 7e879297f463421bf8e3787cd943eae70810b86331ad1091418776b69f7eaacf.exe 1376 7e879297f463421bf8e3787cd943eae70810b86331ad1091418776b69f7eaacf.exe 1376 7e879297f463421bf8e3787cd943eae70810b86331ad1091418776b69f7eaacf.exe 1376 7e879297f463421bf8e3787cd943eae70810b86331ad1091418776b69f7eaacf.exe 1376 7e879297f463421bf8e3787cd943eae70810b86331ad1091418776b69f7eaacf.exe 1376 7e879297f463421bf8e3787cd943eae70810b86331ad1091418776b69f7eaacf.exe 1376 7e879297f463421bf8e3787cd943eae70810b86331ad1091418776b69f7eaacf.exe 1376 7e879297f463421bf8e3787cd943eae70810b86331ad1091418776b69f7eaacf.exe 1376 7e879297f463421bf8e3787cd943eae70810b86331ad1091418776b69f7eaacf.exe 1376 7e879297f463421bf8e3787cd943eae70810b86331ad1091418776b69f7eaacf.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1376 7e879297f463421bf8e3787cd943eae70810b86331ad1091418776b69f7eaacf.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4668 k03nz.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 1376 wrote to memory of 2236 1376 7e879297f463421bf8e3787cd943eae70810b86331ad1091418776b69f7eaacf.exe 87 PID 1376 wrote to memory of 3036 1376 7e879297f463421bf8e3787cd943eae70810b86331ad1091418776b69f7eaacf.exe 89 PID 3036 wrote to memory of 1500 3036 cmd.exe 91 PID 2236 wrote to memory of 3740 2236 cmd.exe 92 PID 3036 wrote to memory of 2896 3036 cmd.exe 96
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7e879297f463421bf8e3787cd943eae70810b86331ad1091418776b69f7eaacf.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7e879297f463421bf8e3787cd943eae70810b86331ad1091418776b69f7eaacf.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1376 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "k03nz" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\k03nz.exe"' & exit2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2236 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exeschtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "k03nz" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\k03nz.exe"'3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:3740
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp4541.tmp.bat""2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3036 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exetimeout 33⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Delays execution with timeout.exe
PID:1500
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\k03nz.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\k03nz.exe"3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2896
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\k03nz.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\k03nz.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Outbound SSH connection to public host
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4668
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Execution
Command and Scripting Interpreter
1Windows Command Shell
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp4541.tmp.bat
- Size 149B
- SHA256 0f9362837f6d924ff8fbd1876e5fba0bd472ac79153b1e7e134d8df08d68bb84
- MD5 2cbab48b4f94a2ff2c12aa2b2ab54538
- SHA1 fb7f64d90d5904934faec4c88dc6e5c1632d7a37
- SHA512 1532b681cb3e351b507206cac7ee083eb7b572dae4507350536a998b3239c5b0f235a24d308baa67531818754fb93def2fd050af7979f3fe5a278b5b3ca5ceda
- TLSH T100C02B4262C5EA1F2C0924A303FED48C9276FC193F84BF40C704408D56C0848F4D9342
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\k03nz.exe
- Size 45KB
- SHA256 7e879297f463421bf8e3787cd943eae70810b86331ad1091418776b69f7eaacf
- MD5 0ad40316ba7812fe2ecb8c6c7afa5ad0
- SHA1 02af2e4b0068cd840ad8bf80d3c9058e59fd9901
- SHA512 ec7461a8adc584f77cfa8ade9b47bbf31328bd9f2a775bef809701cedbd7deabf1095a167b110406bf47f61845aabdafa3686891250c7f609fdda4c02f311bf4
- SSDEEP 768:ku40ZTX3uXTaWUgzW0mo2qwkSAFcKoabbb4ZhM/RPIAEzjbwgX3iQ5cwWzG7ZqXp:ku40ZTXEb2oSAvQZh6OAE3b3XSQ5cM4p
- TLSH T1CC232A003BD9C12BF2BF4FB899F26145867AE2233603D94A1CC4519B5713FC69A526FD
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH