File name:

4af08448c06c514db578c2d5b34134629d8440dc9e0fb189fedbed7c4f75f7e7.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/c2769c0e-c3f7-41f6-bd80-4a2f86a19fe5
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.

Analysis date: May 27, 2026, 19:43:57
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:
auto-reg
rat
asyncrat
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows, 3 sections
MD5:

CB676EB3ACBCD9465B767AE6C88C91B8

SHA1:

5E4B07CA949730572D3265F5EEFA6BDEDF603762

SHA256:

4AF08448C06C514DB578C2D5B34134629D8440DC9E0FB189FEDBED7C4F75F7E7

SSDEEP:

1536:MFWDfwfOMSe3RbzyHINmU7MOe1aSyIZObCXSpfLlsGm5x:MFWDfwfOMSeMHIUaMZObCwe9x

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Changes the autorun value in the registry

      • 4af08448c06c514db578c2d5b34134629d8440dc9e0fb189fedbed7c4f75f7e7.exe (PID: 6644)
    • ASYNCRAT has been detected (YARA)

      • s8lq0a.exe (PID: 8324)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution

      • cmd.exe (PID: 3612)
    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • 4af08448c06c514db578c2d5b34134629d8440dc9e0fb189fedbed7c4f75f7e7.exe (PID: 6644)
    • Uses TIMEOUT.EXE to delay execution

      • cmd.exe (PID: 3612)
    • The executable file from the user directory is run by the CMD process

      • s8lq0a.exe (PID: 8324)
    • Executing commands from a ".bat" file

      • 4af08448c06c514db578c2d5b34134629d8440dc9e0fb189fedbed7c4f75f7e7.exe (PID: 6644)
  • INFO

    • Checks supported languages

      • 4af08448c06c514db578c2d5b34134629d8440dc9e0fb189fedbed7c4f75f7e7.exe (PID: 6644)
      • s8lq0a.exe (PID: 8324)
      • s8lq0a.exe (PID: 7792)
    • Reads the computer name

      • 4af08448c06c514db578c2d5b34134629d8440dc9e0fb189fedbed7c4f75f7e7.exe (PID: 6644)
      • s8lq0a.exe (PID: 7792)
      • s8lq0a.exe (PID: 8324)
    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • 4af08448c06c514db578c2d5b34134629d8440dc9e0fb189fedbed7c4f75f7e7.exe (PID: 6644)
    • Creates files or folders in the user directory

      • 4af08448c06c514db578c2d5b34134629d8440dc9e0fb189fedbed7c4f75f7e7.exe (PID: 6644)
    • Manual execution by a user

      • s8lq0a.exe (PID: 7792)
    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • 4af08448c06c514db578c2d5b34134629d8440dc9e0fb189fedbed7c4f75f7e7.exe (PID: 6644)
      • s8lq0a.exe (PID: 7792)
      • s8lq0a.exe (PID: 8324)
    • Launching a file from a Registry key

      • 4af08448c06c514db578c2d5b34134629d8440dc9e0fb189fedbed7c4f75f7e7.exe (PID: 6644)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report

AsyncRat

(PID) Process(8324) s8lq0a.exe
C2 (6)viet69z.me
www.viet69z.me
sodinokibi.viet69z.me
zbot.viet69z.me
sobig.viet69z.me
malware.viet69z.me
Ports (2)443
80
Version0.5.8
BotnetDefault
Options
AutoRuntrue
Mutex7BOX54Eszywp
InstallFolder%AppData%
BSoDfalse
AntiVMfalse
Certificates
Cert1MIIE8jCCAtqgAwIBAgIQAITpm9nl1hlljm/gHRPw6zANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQ0FADAaMRgwFgYDVQQDDA9Bc3luY1JBVCBTZXJ2ZXIwIBcNMjYwMzEwMDkxMTM5WhgPOTk5OTEyMzEyMzU5NTlaMBoxGDAWBgNVBAMMD0FzeW5jUkFUIFNlcnZlcjCCAiIwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEBBQADggIPADCCAgoCggIBAI5S/6f0Bab+pvZ6hb5U1BYDFvnIxiUkwo5Fef8gg9PNg0+yzIup8tx8QlShPY/yyRP14O5/JfA+...
Server_SignatureQ5TGaQmpe1sOgoQIQAbRDdlVgJmN4ZtQBx0qazvavvHDQT7hRJfbAwxJRQu41o85+nJMB48bCKLPtBTLYLm0NryvFnQ+Iw/8DVtXvp+TpMcFyTDiWGvy0ObA+IMKVNPzLjq2vEyJ+BuQBeaYKZV5coFH6CPg0ak7V+baqawgltKY/vYG+U6yKaX5vSSYJsbsbY1aaaaQ8cgr3J8ilaoqIlFnof9qXxBmZl3jTeQNUUglXjOG4lYquYEsygsU8wzDWE67nZOePgkOcseADNaIBx9f8/O30l5kSIJ6PFzsD7R6...
Keys
AES294ad7576c567b471a2af60eb1ae4821cca5aff8642c655843275eca3536473b
Saltbfeb1e56fbcd973bb219022430a57843003d5644d21e62b9d4f180e7e6c33941
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (56.8)
.exe | Win64 Executable (generic) (21.4)
.scr | Windows screen saver (10.1)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2023:10:16 21:40:53+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 8
CodeSize: 43520
InitializedDataSize: 2560
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0xc7fe
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
157
Monitored processes
7
Malicious processes
3
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start 4af08448c06c514db578c2d5b34134629d8440dc9e0fb189fedbed7c4f75f7e7.exe slui.exe cmd.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs timeout.exe no specs #ASYNCRAT s8lq0a.exe s8lq0a.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
2292timeout 3 C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.execmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
timeout - pauses command processing
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\syswow64\timeout.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\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\user32.dll
3612C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpA4F4.tmp.bat""C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe4af08448c06c514db578c2d5b34134629d8440dc9e0fb189fedbed7c4f75f7e7.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Exit code:
1
Version:
10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\syswow64\cmd.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\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\msvcrt.dll
6644"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\4af08448c06c514db578c2d5b34134629d8440dc9e0fb189fedbed7c4f75f7e7.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\4af08448c06c514db578c2d5b34134629d8440dc9e0fb189fedbed7c4f75f7e7.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
0
Version:
1.0.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\4af08448c06c514db578c2d5b34134629d8440dc9e0fb189fedbed7c4f75f7e7.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
7388\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.execmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Console Window Host
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\conhost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\shcore.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\combase.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
7792"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\s8lq0a.exe"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\s8lq0a.exeexplorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
0
Version:
1.0.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\roaming\s8lq0a.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\advapi32.dll
8228C:\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
8324"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\s8lq0a.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\s8lq0a.exe
cmd.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Version:
1.0.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\roaming\s8lq0a.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(8324) s8lq0a.exe
C2 (6)viet69z.me
www.viet69z.me
sodinokibi.viet69z.me
zbot.viet69z.me
sobig.viet69z.me
malware.viet69z.me
Ports (2)443
80
Version0.5.8
BotnetDefault
Options
AutoRuntrue
Mutex7BOX54Eszywp
InstallFolder%AppData%
BSoDfalse
AntiVMfalse
Certificates
Cert1MIIE8jCCAtqgAwIBAgIQAITpm9nl1hlljm/gHRPw6zANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQ0FADAaMRgwFgYDVQQDDA9Bc3luY1JBVCBTZXJ2ZXIwIBcNMjYwMzEwMDkxMTM5WhgPOTk5OTEyMzEyMzU5NTlaMBoxGDAWBgNVBAMMD0FzeW5jUkFUIFNlcnZlcjCCAiIwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEBBQADggIPADCCAgoCggIBAI5S/6f0Bab+pvZ6hb5U1BYDFvnIxiUkwo5Fef8gg9PNg0+yzIup8tx8QlShPY/yyRP14O5/JfA+...
Server_SignatureQ5TGaQmpe1sOgoQIQAbRDdlVgJmN4ZtQBx0qazvavvHDQT7hRJfbAwxJRQu41o85+nJMB48bCKLPtBTLYLm0NryvFnQ+Iw/8DVtXvp+TpMcFyTDiWGvy0ObA+IMKVNPzLjq2vEyJ+BuQBeaYKZV5coFH6CPg0ak7V+baqawgltKY/vYG+U6yKaX5vSSYJsbsbY1aaaaQ8cgr3J8ilaoqIlFnof9qXxBmZl3jTeQNUUglXjOG4lYquYEsygsU8wzDWE67nZOePgkOcseADNaIBx9f8/O30l5kSIJ6PFzsD7R6...
Keys
AES294ad7576c567b471a2af60eb1ae4821cca5aff8642c655843275eca3536473b
Saltbfeb1e56fbcd973bb219022430a57843003d5644d21e62b9d4f180e7e6c33941
Total events
4 180
Read events
4 178
Write events
2
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(6644) 4af08448c06c514db578c2d5b34134629d8440dc9e0fb189fedbed7c4f75f7e7.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Operation:writeName:s8lq0a
Value:
"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\s8lq0a.exe"
(PID) Process:(8228) slui.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\3d\52C64B7E
Operation:writeName:@%SystemRoot%\System32\sppcomapi.dll,-3200
Value:
Software Licensing
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
0
Text files
1
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
66444af08448c06c514db578c2d5b34134629d8440dc9e0fb189fedbed7c4f75f7e7.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\s8lq0a.exeexecutable
MD5:CB676EB3ACBCD9465B767AE6C88C91B8
SHA256:4AF08448C06C514DB578C2D5B34134629D8440DC9E0FB189FEDBED7C4F75F7E7
66444af08448c06c514db578c2d5b34134629d8440dc9e0fb189fedbed7c4f75f7e7.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpA4F4.tmp.battext
MD5:FE3D7E3DA96E1D38C24F275B980993F9
SHA256:4304A4E932C74688872C9506D0BDF43D5127C35591D4C0A490B1AE2F64586504
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HTTP(S) requests
6
TCP/UDP connections
34
DNS requests
25
Threats
15

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
5276
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
304
48.209.138.189:443
https://settings-win.data.microsoft.com/settings/v3.0/wsd/muse?ProcessorClockSpeed=3094&FlightIds=&UpdateOfferedDays=4294967295&BranchReadinessLevel=CB&OEMManufacturerName=DELL&IsCloudDomainJoined=0&ProcessorIdentifier=AMD64%20Family%2023%20Model%201%20Stepping%202&sku=48&ActivationChannel=Retail&AttrDataVer=186&IsMDMEnrolled=0&ProcessorCores=6&ProcessorModel=AMD%20Ryzen%205%203500%206-Core%20Processor&TotalPhysicalRAM=6144&PrimaryDiskType=4294967295&FlightingBranchName=&ChassisTypeId=1&OEMModelNumber=DELL&SystemVolumeTotalCapacity=260281&sampleId=95271487&deviceClass=Windows.Desktop&App=muse&DisableDualScan=0&AppVer=10.0&OEMSubModel=J5CR&locale=en-US&IsAlwaysOnAlwaysConnectedCapable=0&ms=0&DefaultUserRegion=244&UpdateServiceUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fneverupdatewindows10.com&osVer=10.0.19045.4046.amd64fre.vb_release.191206-1406&os=windows&deviceId=s%3ABAD99146-31D3-4EC6-A1A4-BE76F32BA5D4&DeferQualityUpdatePeriodInDays=0&ring=Retail&DeferFeatureUpdatePeriodInDays=30
US
whitelisted
5308
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.16.164.49:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
NL
binary
825 b
whitelisted
5276
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
23.59.18.102:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
US
binary
814 b
whitelisted
5308
svchost.exe
GET
200
23.59.18.102:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
US
binary
814 b
whitelisted
8228
slui.exe
POST
500
48.192.1.65:443
https://activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com/SLActivateProduct/SLActivateProduct.asmx?configextension=Retail
US
xml
512 b
whitelisted
8228
slui.exe
POST
500
48.192.1.64:443
https://activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com/SLActivateProduct/SLActivateProduct.asmx?configextension=Retail
US
xml
512 b
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
Not routed
whitelisted
5308
svchost.exe
48.209.138.189:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted
5276
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
48.209.138.189:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted
800
slui.exe
48.192.1.64:443
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted
2.16.204.141:443
www.bing.com
AKAMAI-ASN1
NL
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
Not routed
whitelisted
5308
svchost.exe
2.16.164.49:80
crl.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-ASN1
NL
whitelisted
5308
svchost.exe
23.59.18.102:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
US
whitelisted
5276
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
23.59.18.102:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
US
whitelisted
5276
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
48.209.6.48:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 48.209.138.189
  • 48.209.6.48
whitelisted
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
  • 48.192.1.64
whitelisted
www.bing.com
  • 2.16.204.141
  • 2.16.204.142
  • 2.16.204.132
  • 2.16.204.139
  • 2.16.204.138
  • 2.16.204.144
  • 2.16.204.145
  • 2.16.204.143
  • 2.16.204.151
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 2.16.164.49
  • 2.16.164.18
  • 2.16.164.32
  • 2.16.164.81
  • 2.16.164.114
  • 2.16.164.24
  • 2.16.164.43
  • 2.16.164.106
  • 2.16.164.99
whitelisted
google.com
  • 142.251.14.113
  • 142.251.14.139
  • 142.251.14.102
  • 142.251.14.100
  • 142.251.14.138
  • 142.251.14.101
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 23.59.18.102
whitelisted
www.viet69z.me
  • 94.154.172.22
unknown
sobig.viet69z.me
unknown
viet69z.me
  • 94.154.172.22
unknown
malware.viet69z.me
unknown

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
5276
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
Unknown Traffic
ET USER_AGENTS Microsoft Dr Watson User-Agent (MSDW)
8324
s8lq0a.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
MALWARE [ANY.RUN] Win32/Common RAT related JA3 hash observed
8324
s8lq0a.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
MALWARE [ANY.RUN] Win32/Common RAT related JA3 hash observed
8324
s8lq0a.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
MALWARE [ANY.RUN] Win32/Common RAT related JA3 hash observed
8324
s8lq0a.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
MALWARE [ANY.RUN] Win32/Common RAT related JA3 hash observed
8324
s8lq0a.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
MALWARE [ANY.RUN] Win32/Common RAT related JA3 hash observed
8324
s8lq0a.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
MALWARE [ANY.RUN] Win32/Common RAT related JA3 hash observed
8324
s8lq0a.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
MALWARE [ANY.RUN] Win32/Common RAT related JA3 hash observed
8324
s8lq0a.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
MALWARE [ANY.RUN] Win32/Common RAT related JA3 hash observed
8324
s8lq0a.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
MALWARE [ANY.RUN] Win32/Common RAT related JA3 hash observed
No debug info