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, 19:11
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
5731556a07628ade040e4ca2b5bb18ce27a1d59686561ac4e4b6c16c0c1aa378.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
5731556a07628ade040e4ca2b5bb18ce27a1d59686561ac4e4b6c16c0c1aa378.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
General
- Target 5731556a07628ade040e4ca2b5bb18ce27a1d59686561ac4e4b6c16c0c1aa378.exe
- Size 45KB
- Sample260804-xv4e7ayakf
- SHA256 5731556a07628ade040e4ca2b5bb18ce27a1d59686561ac4e4b6c16c0c1aa378
- MD5 04c7b861687bb1b62bd96ecee7887058
- SHA1 8716caec0e30df128be7bff5a2eff517658da347
- SHA512 024e324b2260ec27ee21a9d244af78a5d1ee46006e24fc02e281757b0241ba8711161074954eac7c45ccb7b6c8f3eb33eea485c6b74616039d93f4eabbe2243c
- SSDEEP 768:MuBGJTP0BQ0UWUWHaimo2qVdcP0pycvHPIjzjbmgX3iMSddaUYYwiDbBDZEx:MuBGJTPho2OccMcvgj3b5XSMu+YLNdEx
- TLSH T12C232A0037E9823BF2BE4F78ADF25145867AF2636603D64E1CC4519B5623FC68A426FD
- 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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sextin.org:80
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sextin.org:22
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sextin.org:8080
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sextin.org:8880
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sextin.org:2052
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sextin.org:2082
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sextin.org:2086
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sextin.org:2095
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sextin.org:443
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sextin.org:2053
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sextin.org:2083
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sextin.org:2087
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sextin.org:2096
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sextin.org:8443
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www.sextin.org:80
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www.sextin.org:22
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www.sextin.org:8080
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www.sextin.org:8880
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www.sextin.org:2052
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www.sextin.org:2082
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www.sextin.org:2086
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www.sextin.org:2095
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www.sextin.org:443
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www.sextin.org:2053
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www.sextin.org:2083
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www.sextin.org:2087
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www.sextin.org:2096
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www.sextin.org:8443
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iloveyou.sextin.org:80
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iloveyou.sextin.org:22
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iloveyou.sextin.org:8080
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iloveyou.sextin.org:8880
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iloveyou.sextin.org:2052
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iloveyou.sextin.org:2082
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iloveyou.sextin.org:2086
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iloveyou.sextin.org:2095
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iloveyou.sextin.org:443
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iloveyou.sextin.org:2053
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iloveyou.sextin.org:2083
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iloveyou.sextin.org:2087
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iloveyou.sextin.org:2096
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iloveyou.sextin.org:8443
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remcos.sextin.org:80
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remcos.sextin.org:22
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remcos.sextin.org:8080
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remcos.sextin.org:8880
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remcos.sextin.org:2052
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remcos.sextin.org:2082
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remcos.sextin.org:2086
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remcos.sextin.org:2095
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remcos.sextin.org:443
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remcos.sextin.org:2053
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remcos.sextin.org:2083
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remcos.sextin.org:2087
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remcos.sextin.org:2096
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remcos.sextin.org:8443
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conficker.sextin.org:80
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conficker.sextin.org:22
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conficker.sextin.org:8080
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conficker.sextin.org:8880
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conficker.sextin.org:2052
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conficker.sextin.org:2082
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conficker.sextin.org:2086
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conficker.sextin.org:2095
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conficker.sextin.org:443
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conficker.sextin.org:2053
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conficker.sextin.org:2083
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conficker.sextin.org:2087
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conficker.sextin.org:2096
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conficker.sextin.org:8443
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nanocore.sextin.org:80
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nanocore.sextin.org:22
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nanocore.sextin.org:8080
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nanocore.sextin.org:8880
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nanocore.sextin.org:2052
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nanocore.sextin.org:2082
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nanocore.sextin.org:2086
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nanocore.sextin.org:2095
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nanocore.sextin.org:443
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nanocore.sextin.org:2053
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nanocore.sextin.org:2083
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nanocore.sextin.org:2087
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nanocore.sextin.org:2096
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nanocore.sextin.org:8443
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Q8tRQ7UEMFcG
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delay
0
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install
true
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install_file
phdz.exe
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install_folder
%AppData%
Signatures
- Async RAT payload 1 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x001c000000024309-8.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-1-5-21-876885714-46325919-1482798410-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation 5731556a07628ade040e4ca2b5bb18ce27a1d59686561ac4e4b6c16c0c1aa378.exe - Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
pid Process 4324 phdz.exe 1888 phdz.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 58 104.21.12.195:22 4324 phdz.exe SSH destination 71 172.67.195.161:22 4324 phdz.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 4196 cmd.exe 4440 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 cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language timeout.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language schtasks.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language phdz.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language phdz.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 5731556a07628ade040e4ca2b5bb18ce27a1d59686561ac4e4b6c16c0c1aa378.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe - Delays execution with timeout.exe 1 IoCs
pid Process 4292 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 2800 schtasks.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 23 IoCs
pid Process 4140 5731556a07628ade040e4ca2b5bb18ce27a1d59686561ac4e4b6c16c0c1aa378.exe 4140 5731556a07628ade040e4ca2b5bb18ce27a1d59686561ac4e4b6c16c0c1aa378.exe 4140 5731556a07628ade040e4ca2b5bb18ce27a1d59686561ac4e4b6c16c0c1aa378.exe 4140 5731556a07628ade040e4ca2b5bb18ce27a1d59686561ac4e4b6c16c0c1aa378.exe 4140 5731556a07628ade040e4ca2b5bb18ce27a1d59686561ac4e4b6c16c0c1aa378.exe 4140 5731556a07628ade040e4ca2b5bb18ce27a1d59686561ac4e4b6c16c0c1aa378.exe 4140 5731556a07628ade040e4ca2b5bb18ce27a1d59686561ac4e4b6c16c0c1aa378.exe 4140 5731556a07628ade040e4ca2b5bb18ce27a1d59686561ac4e4b6c16c0c1aa378.exe 4140 5731556a07628ade040e4ca2b5bb18ce27a1d59686561ac4e4b6c16c0c1aa378.exe 4140 5731556a07628ade040e4ca2b5bb18ce27a1d59686561ac4e4b6c16c0c1aa378.exe 4140 5731556a07628ade040e4ca2b5bb18ce27a1d59686561ac4e4b6c16c0c1aa378.exe 4140 5731556a07628ade040e4ca2b5bb18ce27a1d59686561ac4e4b6c16c0c1aa378.exe 4140 5731556a07628ade040e4ca2b5bb18ce27a1d59686561ac4e4b6c16c0c1aa378.exe 4140 5731556a07628ade040e4ca2b5bb18ce27a1d59686561ac4e4b6c16c0c1aa378.exe 4140 5731556a07628ade040e4ca2b5bb18ce27a1d59686561ac4e4b6c16c0c1aa378.exe 4140 5731556a07628ade040e4ca2b5bb18ce27a1d59686561ac4e4b6c16c0c1aa378.exe 4140 5731556a07628ade040e4ca2b5bb18ce27a1d59686561ac4e4b6c16c0c1aa378.exe 4140 5731556a07628ade040e4ca2b5bb18ce27a1d59686561ac4e4b6c16c0c1aa378.exe 4140 5731556a07628ade040e4ca2b5bb18ce27a1d59686561ac4e4b6c16c0c1aa378.exe 4140 5731556a07628ade040e4ca2b5bb18ce27a1d59686561ac4e4b6c16c0c1aa378.exe 4140 5731556a07628ade040e4ca2b5bb18ce27a1d59686561ac4e4b6c16c0c1aa378.exe 4140 5731556a07628ade040e4ca2b5bb18ce27a1d59686561ac4e4b6c16c0c1aa378.exe 4140 5731556a07628ade040e4ca2b5bb18ce27a1d59686561ac4e4b6c16c0c1aa378.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4140 5731556a07628ade040e4ca2b5bb18ce27a1d59686561ac4e4b6c16c0c1aa378.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4324 phdz.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4140 wrote to memory of 4196 4140 5731556a07628ade040e4ca2b5bb18ce27a1d59686561ac4e4b6c16c0c1aa378.exe 88 PID 4140 wrote to memory of 4440 4140 5731556a07628ade040e4ca2b5bb18ce27a1d59686561ac4e4b6c16c0c1aa378.exe 90 PID 4440 wrote to memory of 4292 4440 cmd.exe 92 PID 4196 wrote to memory of 2800 4196 cmd.exe 93 PID 4440 wrote to memory of 1888 4440 cmd.exe 96
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5731556a07628ade040e4ca2b5bb18ce27a1d59686561ac4e4b6c16c0c1aa378.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5731556a07628ade040e4ca2b5bb18ce27a1d59686561ac4e4b6c16c0c1aa378.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4140 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "phdz" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\phdz.exe"' & exit2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4196 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exeschtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "phdz" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\phdz.exe"'3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:2800
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp58D9.tmp.bat""2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4440 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exetimeout 33⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Delays execution with timeout.exe
PID:4292
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\phdz.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\phdz.exe"3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:1888
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\phdz.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\phdz.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Outbound SSH connection to public host
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4324
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Execution
Command and Scripting Interpreter
1Windows Command Shell
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
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Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp58D9.tmp.bat
- Size 148B
- SHA256 0e2abcca9e770e729c1d151add82e9d90f1bcacf54f944063722941d23bf3218
- MD5 afa674c04e8a72cf32ecd43d19058fe1
- SHA1 9707a2669f1b670455efaeae2b3858f3438cf284
- SHA512 833d26349a13ce1cabb77a215237b0b1027417fae85460878346f1e2ec08905b5581ea6ba106b0577853fb29c17930d8b55dd27f739e5062595f9a669ac13a08
- TLSH T11BC02B4251C6EA1F3C06141302FAD9CE9172BC5E3F84BB20C304404F1380449F4DD341
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\phdz.exe
- Size 45KB
- SHA256 5731556a07628ade040e4ca2b5bb18ce27a1d59686561ac4e4b6c16c0c1aa378
- MD5 04c7b861687bb1b62bd96ecee7887058
- SHA1 8716caec0e30df128be7bff5a2eff517658da347
- SHA512 024e324b2260ec27ee21a9d244af78a5d1ee46006e24fc02e281757b0241ba8711161074954eac7c45ccb7b6c8f3eb33eea485c6b74616039d93f4eabbe2243c
- SSDEEP 768:MuBGJTP0BQ0UWUWHaimo2qVdcP0pycvHPIjzjbmgX3iMSddaUYYwiDbBDZEx:MuBGJTPho2OccMcvgj3b5XSMu+YLNdEx
- TLSH T12C232A0037E9823BF2BE4F78ADF25145867AF2636603D64E1CC4519B5623FC68A426FD
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH