Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    152s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    09/08/2026, 17:47

General

  • Target
    venom.exe
  • Size 63KB
  • Sample260809-wcyxbasgjf
  • SHA256 2bacc73b133acd79185f75edd32b60f24bb23d9ad08125ccc36cbd2d389ce2e4
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • asyncrat

Version
  • 5.0.5

Botnet
  • Venom Clients

C2
  • windows-services.linkpc.net:4449

Mutex
  • Venom_RAT_HVNC_Mutex_Venom RAT_HVNC

Attributes
  • delay

    1

  • install

    true

  • install_file

    System.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.

  • 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 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs
  • Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs

    The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\venom.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\venom.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2744
    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "System" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\System.exe"' & exit
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5776
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "System" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\System.exe"'
        3⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4348
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp574E.tmp.bat""
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3684
      • C:\Windows\system32\timeout.exe
        timeout 3
        3⤵
        • Delays execution with timeout.exe
        PID:2332
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\System.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\System.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:5032
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\System.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\System.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:5868

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        tmp574E.tmp.bat

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp574E.tmp.bat
        • Size 150B
        • SHA256 331679f48259b25d983fbef7c55181e2fc3eebda6b5bd5c8eb5fe09bc246da57
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        System.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\System.exe
        • Size 63KB
        • SHA256 2bacc73b133acd79185f75edd32b60f24bb23d9ad08125ccc36cbd2d389ce2e4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/2744-0-0x0000000000070000-0x0000000000086000-memory.dmp

        memory/2744-1-0x00007FFAA609F000-0x00007FFAA60A0000-memory.dmp

        memory/2744-2-0x00007FFAA5F10000-0x00007FFAA68B4000-memory.dmp

        memory/2744-3-0x00007FFAA5F10000-0x00007FFAA68B4000-memory.dmp

        memory/2744-4-0x00007FFAA5F10000-0x00007FFAA68B4000-memory.dmp

        memory/2744-5-0x00007FFAA5F10000-0x00007FFAA68B4000-memory.dmp

        memory/2744-6-0x00007FFAA5F10000-0x00007FFAA68B4000-memory.dmp

        memory/2744-7-0x00007FFAA5F10000-0x00007FFAA68B4000-memory.dmp

        memory/2744-11-0x00007FFAA5F10000-0x00007FFAA68B4000-memory.dmp