Analysis

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

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    21/08/2026, 12:24

General

  • Target
    hlx79.live.exe
  • Size 66KB
  • Sample260821-plcbcabd76
  • SHA256 37c8f978b08e431fa845fd10e343365cf9b1854e7567e5a09d85c87471b54aba
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • asyncrat

Version
  • 0.5.8

Botnet
  • Default

C2
  • hlx79.live:6606

  • hlx79.live:7707

  • hlx79.live:8808

  • hlx79.live:80

  • hlx79.live:443

Mutex
  • d9W3LScn6nxL

Attributes
  • delay

    10

  • install

    true

  • install_file

    hlx79.live.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 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hlx79.live.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\hlx79.live.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3016
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "hlx79.live" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\hlx79.live.exe"' & exit
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4660
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "hlx79.live" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\hlx79.live.exe"'
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:5032
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp25B9.tmp.bat""
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1308
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
        timeout 3
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Delays execution with timeout.exe
        PID:5720
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\hlx79.live.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\hlx79.live.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4012
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\hlx79.live.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\hlx79.live.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2204
  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
    1⤵
      PID:4072

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          tmp25B9.tmp.bat

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp25B9.tmp.bat
          • Size 154B
          • SHA256 f1374730200342a7304fc59af086b6af871c8c72e869da166116266846282f2a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          hlx79.live.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\hlx79.live.exe
          • Size 66KB
          • SHA256 37c8f978b08e431fa845fd10e343365cf9b1854e7567e5a09d85c87471b54aba
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/2204-14-0x0000000074F10000-0x00000000756CC000-memory.dmp

          memory/2204-16-0x0000000074F10000-0x00000000756CC000-memory.dmp

          memory/3016-0-0x0000000074F22000-0x0000000074F23000-memory.dmp

          memory/3016-1-0x0000000000C90000-0x0000000000CA6000-memory.dmp

          memory/3016-2-0x0000000074F22000-0x0000000074F23000-memory.dmp

          memory/3016-3-0x0000000074F10000-0x00000000756CC000-memory.dmp

          memory/3016-4-0x0000000005690000-0x00000000056F6000-memory.dmp

          memory/3016-5-0x0000000005AB0000-0x0000000005B4C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3016-11-0x0000000074F10000-0x00000000756CC000-memory.dmp