File name:

syshelp.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/2f3cd2ac-65e8-4c91-bea9-7f6c53febd41
Verdict: Malicious activity
Threats:

AsyncRAT is a RAT that can monitor and remotely control infected systems. This malware was introduced on Github as a legitimate open-source remote administration software, but hackers use it for its many powerful malicious functions.

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Analysis date: March 08, 2025, 20:45:05
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit)
Tags:
pastebin
asyncrat
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows, 3 sections
MD5:

ABE313B3A9D69E80C61E7A4B2DF0304F

SHA1:

C3BB51C118EA1BD3FBE9854D295FF346CC6288ED

SHA256:

3735E49B6212CF731B7EB5FA94506C5E1ECF6751F47A12DF970E53695DDD66CC

SSDEEP:

1536:OFWeV4weJXJNa9TCMzdRH6hCqx3LbNiao7tB2kmOf+:OFWeV4weJXJRCqx3LbNUf2wm

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  • MALICIOUS

    • ASYNCRAT has been detected (YARA)

      • syshelp.exe (PID: 7428)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Connects to unusual port

      • syshelp.exe (PID: 7428)

  • INFO

    • Reads the computer name

      • syshelp.exe (PID: 7428)

    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • syshelp.exe (PID: 7428)

    • Reads the software policy settings

      • syshelp.exe (PID: 7428)
      • slui.exe (PID: 7692)

    • Checks supported languages

      • syshelp.exe (PID: 7428)

    • Disables trace logs

      • syshelp.exe (PID: 7428)

    • Checks proxy server information

      • syshelp.exe (PID: 7428)
      • slui.exe (PID: 7692)
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AsyncRat

(PID) Process(7428) syshelp.exe
C2 (1)null
Ports (1)null
Version0.5.8
BotnetDefault
Options
AutoRunfalse
MutexllUbmlhn3BKt
InstallFolder%AppData%
BSoDfalse
AntiVMfalse
Certificates
Cert1MIIE4DCCAsigAwIBAgIQAIGchQ7W9DY+u2+mqUfY1zANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQ0FADARMQ8wDQYDVQQDDAZTZXJ2ZXIwIBcNMjQwMjAzMDkyMjU3WhgPOTk5OTEyMzEyMzU5NTlaMBExDzANBgNVBAMMBlNlcnZlcjCCAiIwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEBBQADggIPADCCAgoCggIBAMDLRMdW/pEm39gRLXp69nGY+5TzYB+wsoWC0sHrCJSSHfETnJs5BqyoWEFx+znBMX99wy8IdsHiy1+1CF9WbPXEy7OOoxm6jfkA...
Server_SignaturelL6lipxcb0zp+wWpAuoiQmTQjMXc7Cn5WpDlpQtiuwldG8vH3OZRmSwdRDphqPtJ40fNUEGmKgc7jJKdvtNwS8lSowxcv9mjzVKJvjuIaUafCWwhBUyJ2PFpQbKgY/ToDgAjWB1DhfClLyF6C8rweOFcWiED9k1i1v+eSrK2M8YOC0Xst8WPS67zgqv6AQVcSqD/R0WDLN3tMD3IUkE6S0ctP8QxZ865D3mzABgDEQRsIhCEMd20k7w4PvGlNd+3GxRl6TfpZOa/GGBAEL+xzy6H2/VEWggqKPXnBOTTsKfS...
Keys
AES6c0242f5b05adc34b263f239f0be1c8d1ac06c8d1b3301a4f140dbe25a2f0132
Saltbfeb1e56fbcd973bb219022430a57843003d5644d21e62b9d4f180e7e6c33941
Credentials
Protocolpastebin
URLhttps://pastebin.com/raw/ftknPNF7
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (82.9)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (7.4)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (5.1)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (2.2)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (2.2)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2024:08:15 20:29:09+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 8
CodeSize: 45568
InitializedDataSize: 2560
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0xd01e
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 1.0.0.0
ProductVersionNumber: 1.0.0.0
FileFlagsMask: 0x003f
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: Neutral
CharacterSet: Unicode
Comments: -
CompanyName: -
FileDescription: -
FileVersion: 1.0.0.0
InternalName: Stub.exe
LegalCopyright: -
LegalTrademarks: -
OriginalFileName: Stub.exe
ProductName: -
ProductVersion: 1.0.0.0
AssemblyVersion: 1.0.0.0
No data.
screenshot
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Total processes
120
Monitored processes
2
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start #ASYNCRAT syshelp.exe slui.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
7428"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\syshelp.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\syshelp.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Version:
1.0.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\syshelp.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\mscoree.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
AsyncRat
(PID) Process(7428) syshelp.exe
C2 (1)null
Ports (1)null
Version0.5.8
BotnetDefault
Options
AutoRunfalse
MutexllUbmlhn3BKt
InstallFolder%AppData%
BSoDfalse
AntiVMfalse
Certificates
Cert1MIIE4DCCAsigAwIBAgIQAIGchQ7W9DY+u2+mqUfY1zANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQ0FADARMQ8wDQYDVQQDDAZTZXJ2ZXIwIBcNMjQwMjAzMDkyMjU3WhgPOTk5OTEyMzEyMzU5NTlaMBExDzANBgNVBAMMBlNlcnZlcjCCAiIwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEBBQADggIPADCCAgoCggIBAMDLRMdW/pEm39gRLXp69nGY+5TzYB+wsoWC0sHrCJSSHfETnJs5BqyoWEFx+znBMX99wy8IdsHiy1+1CF9WbPXEy7OOoxm6jfkA...
Server_SignaturelL6lipxcb0zp+wWpAuoiQmTQjMXc7Cn5WpDlpQtiuwldG8vH3OZRmSwdRDphqPtJ40fNUEGmKgc7jJKdvtNwS8lSowxcv9mjzVKJvjuIaUafCWwhBUyJ2PFpQbKgY/ToDgAjWB1DhfClLyF6C8rweOFcWiED9k1i1v+eSrK2M8YOC0Xst8WPS67zgqv6AQVcSqD/R0WDLN3tMD3IUkE6S0ctP8QxZ865D3mzABgDEQRsIhCEMd20k7w4PvGlNd+3GxRl6TfpZOa/GGBAEL+xzy6H2/VEWggqKPXnBOTTsKfS...
Keys
AES6c0242f5b05adc34b263f239f0be1c8d1ac06c8d1b3301a4f140dbe25a2f0132
Saltbfeb1e56fbcd973bb219022430a57843003d5644d21e62b9d4f180e7e6c33941
Credentials
Protocolpastebin
URLhttps://pastebin.com/raw/ftknPNF7
7692C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\slui.exe
svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Activation Client
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\slui.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
Total events
7 114
Read events
7 100
Write events
14
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(7428) syshelp.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\syshelp_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:EnableFileTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(7428) syshelp.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\syshelp_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:EnableAutoFileTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(7428) syshelp.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\syshelp_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:EnableConsoleTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(7428) syshelp.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\syshelp_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:FileTracingMask
Value:
(PID) Process:(7428) syshelp.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\syshelp_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:ConsoleTracingMask
Value:
(PID) Process:(7428) syshelp.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\syshelp_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:MaxFileSize
Value:
1048576
(PID) Process:(7428) syshelp.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\syshelp_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:FileDirectory
Value:
%windir%\tracing
(PID) Process:(7428) syshelp.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\syshelp_RASMANCS
Operation:writeName:EnableFileTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(7428) syshelp.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\syshelp_RASMANCS
Operation:writeName:EnableAutoFileTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(7428) syshelp.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\syshelp_RASMANCS
Operation:writeName:EnableConsoleTracing
Value:
0
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

No data
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HTTP(S) requests
30
TCP/UDP connections
49
DNS requests
6
Threats
1

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
—
—
GET
200
172.67.19.24:443
https://pastebin.com/raw/ftknPNF7
US
text
18 b
whitelisted
—
—
GET
200
104.20.4.235:443
https://pastebin.com/raw/ftknPNF7
US
text
18 b
whitelisted
—
—
GET
200
104.20.3.235:443
https://pastebin.com/raw/ftknPNF7
US
text
18 b
whitelisted
—
—
GET
200
172.67.19.24:443
https://pastebin.com/raw/ftknPNF7
US
text
18 b
whitelisted
—
—
GET
200
104.20.4.235:443
https://pastebin.com/raw/ftknPNF7
US
text
18 b
whitelisted
—
—
GET
200
104.20.3.235:443
https://pastebin.com/raw/ftknPNF7
US
text
18 b
whitelisted
—
—
GET
200
172.67.19.24:443
https://pastebin.com/raw/ftknPNF7
US
text
18 b
whitelisted
—
—
GET
200
104.20.4.235:443
https://pastebin.com/raw/ftknPNF7
US
text
18 b
whitelisted
—
—
GET
200
104.20.3.235:443
https://pastebin.com/raw/ftknPNF7
US
text
18 b
whitelisted
—
—
GET
200
172.67.19.24:443
https://pastebin.com/raw/ftknPNF7
US
text
18 b
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
—
—
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
51.104.136.2:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
—
—
51.124.78.146:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
—
—
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
7428
syshelp.exe
172.67.19.24:443
pastebin.com
CLOUDFLARENET
US
whitelisted
7428
syshelp.exe
101.99.76.120:7707
—
—
MY
malicious
7256
slui.exe
40.91.76.224:443
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted
7692
slui.exe
40.91.76.224:443
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 51.104.136.2
  • 51.124.78.146
  • 20.73.194.208
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.250.184.238
whitelisted
pastebin.com
  • 172.67.19.24
  • 104.20.3.235
  • 104.20.4.235
whitelisted
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
  • 40.91.76.224
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
2196
svchost.exe
Not Suspicious Traffic
INFO [ANY.RUN] Online Pastebin Text Storage
No debug info
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Reports
syshelp.exe