asyncrat | a2e69ce2eeebcc04233c781808a01f67251e62cb718d5e2a46c5bd0f262c4e15

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
153s
platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
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04/08/2026, 14:56

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General

Target
a2e69ce2eeebcc04233c781808a01f67251e62cb718d5e2a46c5bd0f262c4e15.exe
Size 45KB
Sample260804-sa5qasgr2z
SHA256 a2e69ce2eeebcc04233c781808a01f67251e62cb718d5e2a46c5bd0f262c4e15
MD5 1d584b397e50ea12763133a35633f1d8
SHA1 bc62dc84387e859b96915d2c92e4c6215c3deee8
SHA512 2e9bd2528183a62c9a37c7798d1f755c71badc6500606c01c5f0448ee81864846126d739a39aa8c9c2eed67217a71704e61189be86073c8f1ac585ab33ba1b00
SSDEEP 768:cuR0JTPUYkEWUmjWymo2q1ucP0pycvHPIjzjbKgX3iE0syy3NRSvlvNBDZUx:cuR0JTPjY29ccMcvgj3bdXSE0slSvtD0
TLSH
T153231A003BE9C13BF2BE4F78A8F26145867FF6636602D64A1CC451DB5613BC68A426FD
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

10^/10

default command_and_control defense_evasion discovery execution asyncrat persistence rat

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

asyncrat

Version

0.5.8

Botnet

Default

qmh.buzz:80
qmh.buzz:22
qmh.buzz:8080
qmh.buzz:8880
qmh.buzz:2052
qmh.buzz:2082
qmh.buzz:2086
qmh.buzz:2095
qmh.buzz:443
qmh.buzz:2053
qmh.buzz:2083
qmh.buzz:2087
qmh.buzz:2096
qmh.buzz:8443
www.qmh.buzz:80
www.qmh.buzz:22
www.qmh.buzz:8080
www.qmh.buzz:8880
www.qmh.buzz:2052
www.qmh.buzz:2082
www.qmh.buzz:2086
www.qmh.buzz:2095
www.qmh.buzz:443
www.qmh.buzz:2053
www.qmh.buzz:2083
www.qmh.buzz:2087
www.qmh.buzz:2096
www.qmh.buzz:8443
darkside.qmh.buzz:80
darkside.qmh.buzz:22
darkside.qmh.buzz:8080
darkside.qmh.buzz:8880
darkside.qmh.buzz:2052
darkside.qmh.buzz:2082
darkside.qmh.buzz:2086
darkside.qmh.buzz:2095
darkside.qmh.buzz:443
darkside.qmh.buzz:2053
darkside.qmh.buzz:2083
darkside.qmh.buzz:2087
darkside.qmh.buzz:2096
darkside.qmh.buzz:8443
gh0st.qmh.buzz:80
gh0st.qmh.buzz:22
gh0st.qmh.buzz:8080
gh0st.qmh.buzz:8880
gh0st.qmh.buzz:2052
gh0st.qmh.buzz:2082
gh0st.qmh.buzz:2086
gh0st.qmh.buzz:2095
gh0st.qmh.buzz:443
gh0st.qmh.buzz:2053
gh0st.qmh.buzz:2083
gh0st.qmh.buzz:2087
gh0st.qmh.buzz:2096
gh0st.qmh.buzz:8443
malware.qmh.buzz:80
malware.qmh.buzz:22
malware.qmh.buzz:8080
malware.qmh.buzz:8880
malware.qmh.buzz:2052
malware.qmh.buzz:2082
malware.qmh.buzz:2086
malware.qmh.buzz:2095
malware.qmh.buzz:443
malware.qmh.buzz:2053
malware.qmh.buzz:2083
malware.qmh.buzz:2087
malware.qmh.buzz:2096
malware.qmh.buzz:8443
ursnif.qmh.buzz:80
ursnif.qmh.buzz:22
ursnif.qmh.buzz:8080
ursnif.qmh.buzz:8880
ursnif.qmh.buzz:2052
ursnif.qmh.buzz:2082
ursnif.qmh.buzz:2086
ursnif.qmh.buzz:2095
ursnif.qmh.buzz:443
ursnif.qmh.buzz:2053
ursnif.qmh.buzz:2083
ursnif.qmh.buzz:2087
ursnif.qmh.buzz:2096
ursnif.qmh.buzz:8443

Mutex

GDX3nkKqCLaA

Attributes

delay
0
install
true
install_file
u8mz.exe
install_folder
%AppData%

aes.plain

Signatures

Family: AsyncRat
AsyncRAT is designed to remotely monitor and control other computers written in C#.
rat asyncrat

Async RAT payload 1 IoCs

rat

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c5c5-10.dat	family_asyncrat

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2720	u8mz.exe
472	u8mz.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.

command_and_control

Protocol Tunneling

T1572

Network Service Discovery

T1046

description	flow	ioc
SSH destination	10	104.21.23.206:22
SSH destination	11	172.67.213.65:22

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

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.

execution

Windows Command Shell

T1059.003

pid	Process
2328	cmd.exe
3348	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.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	a2e69ce2eeebcc04233c781808a01f67251e62cb718d5e2a46c5bd0f262c4e15.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	schtasks.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	timeout.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	u8mz.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	u8mz.exe

Delays execution with timeout.exe 1 IoCs

defense_evasion

pid	Process
4404	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.

persistence execution

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

pid	Process
3416	schtasks.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 31 IoCs

pid	Process
4112	a2e69ce2eeebcc04233c781808a01f67251e62cb718d5e2a46c5bd0f262c4e15.exe
4112	a2e69ce2eeebcc04233c781808a01f67251e62cb718d5e2a46c5bd0f262c4e15.exe
4112	a2e69ce2eeebcc04233c781808a01f67251e62cb718d5e2a46c5bd0f262c4e15.exe
4112	a2e69ce2eeebcc04233c781808a01f67251e62cb718d5e2a46c5bd0f262c4e15.exe
4112	a2e69ce2eeebcc04233c781808a01f67251e62cb718d5e2a46c5bd0f262c4e15.exe
4112	a2e69ce2eeebcc04233c781808a01f67251e62cb718d5e2a46c5bd0f262c4e15.exe
4112	a2e69ce2eeebcc04233c781808a01f67251e62cb718d5e2a46c5bd0f262c4e15.exe
4112	a2e69ce2eeebcc04233c781808a01f67251e62cb718d5e2a46c5bd0f262c4e15.exe
4112	a2e69ce2eeebcc04233c781808a01f67251e62cb718d5e2a46c5bd0f262c4e15.exe
4112	a2e69ce2eeebcc04233c781808a01f67251e62cb718d5e2a46c5bd0f262c4e15.exe
4112	a2e69ce2eeebcc04233c781808a01f67251e62cb718d5e2a46c5bd0f262c4e15.exe
4112	a2e69ce2eeebcc04233c781808a01f67251e62cb718d5e2a46c5bd0f262c4e15.exe
4112	a2e69ce2eeebcc04233c781808a01f67251e62cb718d5e2a46c5bd0f262c4e15.exe
4112	a2e69ce2eeebcc04233c781808a01f67251e62cb718d5e2a46c5bd0f262c4e15.exe
4112	a2e69ce2eeebcc04233c781808a01f67251e62cb718d5e2a46c5bd0f262c4e15.exe
4112	a2e69ce2eeebcc04233c781808a01f67251e62cb718d5e2a46c5bd0f262c4e15.exe
4112	a2e69ce2eeebcc04233c781808a01f67251e62cb718d5e2a46c5bd0f262c4e15.exe
4112	a2e69ce2eeebcc04233c781808a01f67251e62cb718d5e2a46c5bd0f262c4e15.exe
4112	a2e69ce2eeebcc04233c781808a01f67251e62cb718d5e2a46c5bd0f262c4e15.exe
4112	a2e69ce2eeebcc04233c781808a01f67251e62cb718d5e2a46c5bd0f262c4e15.exe
4112	a2e69ce2eeebcc04233c781808a01f67251e62cb718d5e2a46c5bd0f262c4e15.exe
4112	a2e69ce2eeebcc04233c781808a01f67251e62cb718d5e2a46c5bd0f262c4e15.exe
4112	a2e69ce2eeebcc04233c781808a01f67251e62cb718d5e2a46c5bd0f262c4e15.exe
4112	a2e69ce2eeebcc04233c781808a01f67251e62cb718d5e2a46c5bd0f262c4e15.exe
4112	a2e69ce2eeebcc04233c781808a01f67251e62cb718d5e2a46c5bd0f262c4e15.exe
4112	a2e69ce2eeebcc04233c781808a01f67251e62cb718d5e2a46c5bd0f262c4e15.exe
4112	a2e69ce2eeebcc04233c781808a01f67251e62cb718d5e2a46c5bd0f262c4e15.exe
4112	a2e69ce2eeebcc04233c781808a01f67251e62cb718d5e2a46c5bd0f262c4e15.exe
4112	a2e69ce2eeebcc04233c781808a01f67251e62cb718d5e2a46c5bd0f262c4e15.exe
4112	a2e69ce2eeebcc04233c781808a01f67251e62cb718d5e2a46c5bd0f262c4e15.exe
4112	a2e69ce2eeebcc04233c781808a01f67251e62cb718d5e2a46c5bd0f262c4e15.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4112	a2e69ce2eeebcc04233c781808a01f67251e62cb718d5e2a46c5bd0f262c4e15.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2720	u8mz.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4112 wrote to memory of 2328	4112	a2e69ce2eeebcc04233c781808a01f67251e62cb718d5e2a46c5bd0f262c4e15.exe	89
PID 4112 wrote to memory of 3348	4112	a2e69ce2eeebcc04233c781808a01f67251e62cb718d5e2a46c5bd0f262c4e15.exe	91
PID 2328 wrote to memory of 3416	2328	cmd.exe	93
PID 3348 wrote to memory of 4404	3348	cmd.exe	94
PID 3348 wrote to memory of 472	3348	cmd.exe	97

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a2e69ce2eeebcc04233c781808a01f67251e62cb718d5e2a46c5bd0f262c4e15.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a2e69ce2eeebcc04233c781808a01f67251e62cb718d5e2a46c5bd0f262c4e15.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4112
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "u8mz" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\u8mz.exe"' & exit
  2⤵
  - Executes a command shell one-liner
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2328
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
    schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "u8mz" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\u8mz.exe"'
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:3416
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp2560.tmp.bat""
  2⤵
  - Executes a command shell one-liner
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3348
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
    timeout 3
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Delays execution with timeout.exe
    PID:4404
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\u8mz.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\u8mz.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:472

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\u8mz.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\u8mz.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2720

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

Windows Command Shell

T1059.003

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Persistence

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Privilege Escalation

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

Network Service Discovery

T1046

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Protocol Tunneling

T1572

Exfiltration

Impact

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tmp2560.tmp.bat

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp2560.tmp.bat
Size 148B
SHA256 c031212f2b5b7181f8e8b89bea83d3b4954c1e4e9bc808041312702ab29f7815
MD5 5ef578167d522cba5f593adfab51ccaa
SHA1 572980cd33e75cbe32a49b8d02372c9a8b0bad78
SHA512 c334f674af32741ffcfb5959a1fc5083854e76c36678d53202b7c76f596fd388f4eaddc0440d46111955e973e6b206bca8aa726f746778776490eac88f5760cb
TLSH
T1B4C02B9361C5EA1E3805581302FBE4CCB173BC193F40BB40C348404D93808D8F4D9346
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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u8mz.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\u8mz.exe
Size 45KB
SHA256 a2e69ce2eeebcc04233c781808a01f67251e62cb718d5e2a46c5bd0f262c4e15
MD5 1d584b397e50ea12763133a35633f1d8
SHA1 bc62dc84387e859b96915d2c92e4c6215c3deee8
SHA512 2e9bd2528183a62c9a37c7798d1f755c71badc6500606c01c5f0448ee81864846126d739a39aa8c9c2eed67217a71704e61189be86073c8f1ac585ab33ba1b00
SSDEEP 768:cuR0JTPUYkEWUmjWymo2q1ucP0pycvHPIjzjbKgX3iE0syy3NRSvlvNBDZUx:cuR0JTPjY29ccMcvgj3bdXSE0slSvtD0
TLSH
T153231A003BE9C13BF2BE4F78A8F26145867FF6636602D64A1CC451DB5613BC68A426FD
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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memory/2720-12-0x0000000074920000-0x00000000750DC000-memory.dmp

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memory/2720-14-0x0000000074920000-0x00000000750DC000-memory.dmp

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memory/4112-0-0x0000000074932000-0x0000000074933000-memory.dmp

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memory/4112-1-0x0000000000CC0000-0x0000000000CD2000-memory.dmp

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memory/4112-2-0x0000000074920000-0x00000000750DC000-memory.dmp

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memory/4112-3-0x00000000056A0000-0x000000000573C000-memory.dmp

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memory/4112-9-0x0000000074920000-0x00000000750DC000-memory.dmp

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