Analysis

  • max time kernel
    26s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    20/08/2026, 16:51

General

  • Target
    VersionUpdate.exe
  • Size 67KB
  • Sample260820-vc161a1emd
  • SHA256 93a240907aac8ca02cbb8388c5f4fa9eaf967178e00d692c7a47e1def89fca11
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • asyncrat

Version
  • 0.5.8

Botnet
  • Default

C2
  • 9922.com:6606

  • 9922.com:7707

  • 9922.com:8808

  • 9922.com:443

  • 9922.com:80

Mutex
  • pPHu3p9vZrlG

Attributes
  • delay

    10

  • install

    true

  • install_file

    VersionUpdate.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.

  • 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 31 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VersionUpdate.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VersionUpdate.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1804
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "VersionUpdate" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\VersionUpdate.exe"' & exit
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5568
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "VersionUpdate" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\VersionUpdate.exe"'
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:5616
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp6C4D.tmp.bat""
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4432
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
        timeout 3
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Delays execution with timeout.exe
        PID:2880
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\VersionUpdate.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\VersionUpdate.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4964
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\VersionUpdate.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\VersionUpdate.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:1164

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        tmp6C4D.tmp.bat

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp6C4D.tmp.bat
        • Size 157B
        • SHA256 8049d253545b5b0aa0bac6ec64b5024ca223422e9872fd69aa4606bc07bc2be5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        VersionUpdate.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\VersionUpdate.exe
        • Size 67KB
        • SHA256 93a240907aac8ca02cbb8388c5f4fa9eaf967178e00d692c7a47e1def89fca11
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1164-13-0x0000000074940000-0x00000000750FC000-memory.dmp

        memory/1164-15-0x0000000074940000-0x00000000750FC000-memory.dmp

        memory/1804-0-0x0000000074952000-0x0000000074953000-memory.dmp

        memory/1804-1-0x0000000000800000-0x0000000000816000-memory.dmp

        memory/1804-2-0x0000000074952000-0x0000000074953000-memory.dmp

        memory/1804-3-0x0000000074940000-0x00000000750FC000-memory.dmp

        memory/1804-4-0x0000000005370000-0x000000000540C000-memory.dmp

        memory/1804-10-0x0000000074940000-0x00000000750FC000-memory.dmp