asyncrat | 8a271cf408d338ee4f53dc367a3b7701023a382547abb82be7ca80777c2b8d4f

Analysis

max time kernel
148s
max time network
147s
platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
submitted
07/09/2026, 18:09

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General

Target
8a271cf408d338ee4f53dc367a3b7701023a382547abb82be7ca80777c2b8d4f.exe
Size 45KB
Sample260907-wrrrjsdr2z
SHA256 8a271cf408d338ee4f53dc367a3b7701023a382547abb82be7ca80777c2b8d4f
MD5 ec0507ea66e3d5e40f74340681e2a752
SHA1 ad5614b583861bd81005aa2ca43ccfb4e81b6c5f
SHA512 0643da00a63f13c82d6eb285dabaec202a982951520d1587094292957b6df7400890f09aafa76570e84875589a26dbbcfbb645be4610bc5a07c740b962e5fb6d
SSDEEP 768:wuZ8pT1Uu4/cWUeT66mo2q1/fkLyuObvtkjZPIuzjb5gXciYa7D3CpXe9PnGBDZO:wuZ8pT1tc2WfLuyyjWu3bWXZbD3aeudO
TLSH
T191233B0037E9C12BF2BE4F7899F26145867AF2672603D64A1CC451CB5723FC68A42AFD
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

vnsextop1.com:80
vnsextop1.com:22
vnsextop1.com:8080
vnsextop1.com:8880
vnsextop1.com:2052
vnsextop1.com:2082
vnsextop1.com:2086
vnsextop1.com:2095
vnsextop1.com:443
vnsextop1.com:2053
vnsextop1.com:2083
vnsextop1.com:2087
vnsextop1.com:2096
vnsextop1.com:8443
www.vnsextop1.com:80
www.vnsextop1.com:22
www.vnsextop1.com:8080
www.vnsextop1.com:8880
www.vnsextop1.com:2052
www.vnsextop1.com:2082
www.vnsextop1.com:2086
www.vnsextop1.com:2095
www.vnsextop1.com:443
www.vnsextop1.com:2053
www.vnsextop1.com:2083
www.vnsextop1.com:2087
www.vnsextop1.com:2096
www.vnsextop1.com:8443
clop.vnsextop1.com:80
clop.vnsextop1.com:22
clop.vnsextop1.com:8080
clop.vnsextop1.com:8880
clop.vnsextop1.com:2052
clop.vnsextop1.com:2082
clop.vnsextop1.com:2086
clop.vnsextop1.com:2095
clop.vnsextop1.com:443
clop.vnsextop1.com:2053
clop.vnsextop1.com:2083
clop.vnsextop1.com:2087
clop.vnsextop1.com:2096
clop.vnsextop1.com:8443
trickbot.vnsextop1.com:80
trickbot.vnsextop1.com:22
trickbot.vnsextop1.com:8080
trickbot.vnsextop1.com:8880
trickbot.vnsextop1.com:2052
trickbot.vnsextop1.com:2082
trickbot.vnsextop1.com:2086
trickbot.vnsextop1.com:2095
trickbot.vnsextop1.com:443
trickbot.vnsextop1.com:2053
trickbot.vnsextop1.com:2083
trickbot.vnsextop1.com:2087
trickbot.vnsextop1.com:2096
trickbot.vnsextop1.com:8443

Mutex

rJWKSCttGTyD

Attributes

delay
0
install
true
install_file
pl0q.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/0x000d00000001c604-10.dat	family_asyncrat

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
856	pl0q.exe
4704	pl0q.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	11	104.18.30.167:22
SSH destination	12	104.18.31.167:22

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
1716	cmd.exe
1196	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	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	pl0q.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	pl0q.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	8a271cf408d338ee4f53dc367a3b7701023a382547abb82be7ca80777c2b8d4f.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe

Delays execution with timeout.exe 1 IoCs

defense_evasion

pid	Process
4880	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
2768	schtasks.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 31 IoCs

pid	Process
4168	8a271cf408d338ee4f53dc367a3b7701023a382547abb82be7ca80777c2b8d4f.exe
4168	8a271cf408d338ee4f53dc367a3b7701023a382547abb82be7ca80777c2b8d4f.exe
4168	8a271cf408d338ee4f53dc367a3b7701023a382547abb82be7ca80777c2b8d4f.exe
4168	8a271cf408d338ee4f53dc367a3b7701023a382547abb82be7ca80777c2b8d4f.exe
4168	8a271cf408d338ee4f53dc367a3b7701023a382547abb82be7ca80777c2b8d4f.exe
4168	8a271cf408d338ee4f53dc367a3b7701023a382547abb82be7ca80777c2b8d4f.exe
4168	8a271cf408d338ee4f53dc367a3b7701023a382547abb82be7ca80777c2b8d4f.exe
4168	8a271cf408d338ee4f53dc367a3b7701023a382547abb82be7ca80777c2b8d4f.exe
4168	8a271cf408d338ee4f53dc367a3b7701023a382547abb82be7ca80777c2b8d4f.exe
4168	8a271cf408d338ee4f53dc367a3b7701023a382547abb82be7ca80777c2b8d4f.exe
4168	8a271cf408d338ee4f53dc367a3b7701023a382547abb82be7ca80777c2b8d4f.exe
4168	8a271cf408d338ee4f53dc367a3b7701023a382547abb82be7ca80777c2b8d4f.exe
4168	8a271cf408d338ee4f53dc367a3b7701023a382547abb82be7ca80777c2b8d4f.exe
4168	8a271cf408d338ee4f53dc367a3b7701023a382547abb82be7ca80777c2b8d4f.exe
4168	8a271cf408d338ee4f53dc367a3b7701023a382547abb82be7ca80777c2b8d4f.exe
4168	8a271cf408d338ee4f53dc367a3b7701023a382547abb82be7ca80777c2b8d4f.exe
4168	8a271cf408d338ee4f53dc367a3b7701023a382547abb82be7ca80777c2b8d4f.exe
4168	8a271cf408d338ee4f53dc367a3b7701023a382547abb82be7ca80777c2b8d4f.exe
4168	8a271cf408d338ee4f53dc367a3b7701023a382547abb82be7ca80777c2b8d4f.exe
4168	8a271cf408d338ee4f53dc367a3b7701023a382547abb82be7ca80777c2b8d4f.exe
4168	8a271cf408d338ee4f53dc367a3b7701023a382547abb82be7ca80777c2b8d4f.exe
4168	8a271cf408d338ee4f53dc367a3b7701023a382547abb82be7ca80777c2b8d4f.exe
4168	8a271cf408d338ee4f53dc367a3b7701023a382547abb82be7ca80777c2b8d4f.exe
4168	8a271cf408d338ee4f53dc367a3b7701023a382547abb82be7ca80777c2b8d4f.exe
4168	8a271cf408d338ee4f53dc367a3b7701023a382547abb82be7ca80777c2b8d4f.exe
4168	8a271cf408d338ee4f53dc367a3b7701023a382547abb82be7ca80777c2b8d4f.exe
4168	8a271cf408d338ee4f53dc367a3b7701023a382547abb82be7ca80777c2b8d4f.exe
4168	8a271cf408d338ee4f53dc367a3b7701023a382547abb82be7ca80777c2b8d4f.exe
4168	8a271cf408d338ee4f53dc367a3b7701023a382547abb82be7ca80777c2b8d4f.exe
4168	8a271cf408d338ee4f53dc367a3b7701023a382547abb82be7ca80777c2b8d4f.exe
4168	8a271cf408d338ee4f53dc367a3b7701023a382547abb82be7ca80777c2b8d4f.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4168	8a271cf408d338ee4f53dc367a3b7701023a382547abb82be7ca80777c2b8d4f.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	856	pl0q.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4168 wrote to memory of 1716	4168	8a271cf408d338ee4f53dc367a3b7701023a382547abb82be7ca80777c2b8d4f.exe	90
PID 4168 wrote to memory of 1196	4168	8a271cf408d338ee4f53dc367a3b7701023a382547abb82be7ca80777c2b8d4f.exe	92
PID 1716 wrote to memory of 2768	1716	cmd.exe	94
PID 1196 wrote to memory of 4880	1196	cmd.exe	95
PID 1196 wrote to memory of 4704	1196	cmd.exe	98

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8a271cf408d338ee4f53dc367a3b7701023a382547abb82be7ca80777c2b8d4f.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8a271cf408d338ee4f53dc367a3b7701023a382547abb82be7ca80777c2b8d4f.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4168
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "pl0q" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\pl0q.exe"' & exit
  2⤵
  - Executes a command shell one-liner
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1716
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
    schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "pl0q" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\pl0q.exe"'
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:2768
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp96C8.tmp.bat""
  2⤵
  - Executes a command shell one-liner
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1196
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
    timeout 3
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Delays execution with timeout.exe
    PID:4880
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\pl0q.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\pl0q.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4704

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\pl0q.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\pl0q.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:856

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
1⤵
PID:5744

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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tmp96C8.tmp.bat

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp96C8.tmp.bat
Size 148B
SHA256 4cca78f2a6b2883d3d70b6b4c730e75e48027a6e717154d20b4e8d6879441b31
MD5 14f71fd215d1ce0310c858611e2f08b8
SHA1 9d248c5b6fcc10cc3859193e3eeba74b4afb22fc
SHA512 c238c7d1807309b2a2e7146ac9299283a2e6e30ed6fb19f2c8e27e116183bb5f25988d7e9ffa9ecc9076db73df01921babd3d2e48c10afed5da95c276afa3343
TLSH
T166C02B8351C5EA1E2C09182306FAD88CD1B26C193F81BF10C348405D12C0459F0DE3C1
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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pl0q.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\pl0q.exe
Size 45KB
SHA256 8a271cf408d338ee4f53dc367a3b7701023a382547abb82be7ca80777c2b8d4f
MD5 ec0507ea66e3d5e40f74340681e2a752
SHA1 ad5614b583861bd81005aa2ca43ccfb4e81b6c5f
SHA512 0643da00a63f13c82d6eb285dabaec202a982951520d1587094292957b6df7400890f09aafa76570e84875589a26dbbcfbb645be4610bc5a07c740b962e5fb6d
SSDEEP 768:wuZ8pT1Uu4/cWUeT66mo2q1/fkLyuObvtkjZPIuzjb5gXciYa7D3CpXe9PnGBDZO:wuZ8pT1tc2WfLuyyjWu3bWXZbD3aeudO
TLSH
T191233B0037E9C12BF2BE4F7899F26145867AF2672603D64A1CC451CB5723FC68A42AFD
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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memory/856-12-0x0000000074DE0000-0x000000007559C000-memory.dmp

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memory/856-14-0x0000000074DE0000-0x000000007559C000-memory.dmp

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memory/4168-0-0x0000000074F92000-0x0000000074F93000-memory.dmp

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memory/4168-1-0x0000000000B80000-0x0000000000B92000-memory.dmp

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memory/4168-2-0x0000000074F80000-0x000000007573C000-memory.dmp

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memory/4168-3-0x0000000005740000-0x00000000057DC000-memory.dmp

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memory/4168-8-0x0000000074F80000-0x000000007573C000-memory.dmp

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