Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    152s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    22/09/2026, 17:55

General

  • Target
    defense3.exe
  • Size 45KB
  • Sample260922-whe2dsca47
  • SHA256 46d709fbb5edc1f78cb3e5514507d0fdc1a7fb2aaf9081d56a9e9e1166df18bf
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • asyncrat

Version
  • 0.5.8

Botnet
  • Default

C2
  • 8kbetny.com:8080

  • 8kbetny.com:443

  • c2.8kbetny.com:8080

  • c2.8kbetny.com:443

  • www.8kbetny.com:8080

  • www.8kbetny.com:443

Mutex
  • Mc0POwUZvWok

Attributes
  • delay

    3

  • install

    true

  • install_file

    s8 ghe choi.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\defense3.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\defense3.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2188
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "s8 ghe choi" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\s8 ghe choi.exe"' & exit
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4632
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /f /sc onlogon /rl highest /tn "s8 ghe choi" /tr '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\s8 ghe choi.exe"'
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1168
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp5683.tmp.bat""
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2476
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
        timeout 3
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Delays execution with timeout.exe
        PID:6040
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\s8 ghe choi.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\s8 ghe choi.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2596
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\s8 ghe choi.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\s8 ghe choi.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2764

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        tmp5683.tmp.bat

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp5683.tmp.bat
        • Size 155B
        • SHA256 719abcf73335fc89f3c978a3f70ee1cf9810fcf864373307c26d95c30b9c5d6c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        s8 ghe choi.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\s8 ghe choi.exe
        • Size 45KB
        • SHA256 46d709fbb5edc1f78cb3e5514507d0fdc1a7fb2aaf9081d56a9e9e1166df18bf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/2188-0-0x00000000745E2000-0x00000000745E3000-memory.dmp

        memory/2188-1-0x00000000008D0000-0x00000000008E2000-memory.dmp

        memory/2188-2-0x00000000745D0000-0x0000000074D8C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2188-3-0x0000000005450000-0x00000000054EC000-memory.dmp

        memory/2188-9-0x00000000745D0000-0x0000000074D8C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2764-12-0x00000000745D0000-0x0000000074D8C000-memory.dmp

        memory/2764-14-0x00000000745D0000-0x0000000074D8C000-memory.dmp