File name:

HexForge.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/96abdd9b-1f1c-4a25-aeb5-4118ac0a991c
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: April 15, 2025, 19:27:32
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:
asyncrat
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows, 3 sections
MD5:

E4FEA23C2D3F0AB4836A78964FB03D6B

SHA1:

83A67F61C2EBC17A5F8A8439E07F1E441AE3955C

SHA256:

569D5EF3CA24C9F747ADCE6E86A82F28E57561DC9C9074E2135458A246867F67

SSDEEP:

6144:tFiqpLFbxhUQDwjLb16ywdHjf5ydRyTqYb:dpnhUQDwjLb16ywdDcdRS7b

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Changes the autorun value in the registry

      • HexForge.exe (PID: 7376)

    • ASYNCRAT has been detected (YARA)

      • HexForge.exe (PID: 7616)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executing commands from a ".bat" file

      • HexForge.exe (PID: 7376)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • HexForge.exe (PID: 7376)

    • Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution

      • HexForge.exe (PID: 7376)

    • Uses TIMEOUT.EXE to delay execution

      • cmd.exe (PID: 7516)

    • The executable file from the user directory is run by the CMD process

      • HexForge.exe (PID: 7616)

    • Connects to unusual port

      • HexForge.exe (PID: 7616)

  • INFO

    • Reads the computer name

      • HexForge.exe (PID: 7376)
      • HexForge.exe (PID: 7616)

    • Checks supported languages

      • HexForge.exe (PID: 7376)
      • HexForge.exe (PID: 7616)

    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • HexForge.exe (PID: 7376)
      • HexForge.exe (PID: 7616)

    • Creates files or folders in the user directory

      • HexForge.exe (PID: 7376)

    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • HexForge.exe (PID: 7376)

    • Checks proxy server information

      • slui.exe (PID: 7792)

    • Reads the software policy settings

      • slui.exe (PID: 7792)
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AsyncRat

(PID) Process(7616) HexForge.exe
C2 (1)172.86.70.97
Ports (4)6606
7707
8808
4782
Version0.5.8
BotnetDefault
Options
AutoRuntrue
MutexBuwbCIowefW5
InstallFolder%AppData%
BSoDtrue
AntiVMtrue
Certificates
Cert1MIIE5jCCAs6gAwIBAgIQALquwJ42Q4z4hWxOuz2T/zANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQ0FADAUMRIwEAYDVQQDDAlBWSBTZXJ2ZXIwIBcNMjUwNDA5MTIwNzA1WhgPOTk5OTEyMzEyMzU5NTlaMBQxEjAQBgNVBAMMCUFZIFNlcnZlcjCCAiIwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEBBQADggIPADCCAgoCggIBAIHmj3LtLBOX8JUbT1vIPu1DTXgq7TPKy05xEkt2F11Xqysi/tN9SAjFwx9+ehuJxN8JtN8Mbql2yV8du3utkO/cVkKO...
Server_SignatureT8xWvRL0G4TI4jHvMmIWYI737EOVTK0CRzxxXtosRox/4ijqYcMXM/aR4yRVYegr6tVASLeoy5+tDePjo8BVPMozsrtg6Dh7w0hO9siyRIhrjscw+gEUx3FomPu96k2C0wDYmTEQ5FjQ+XS2t1jGX4HDtnBZ/hYwTIvnlXlASdCOnZECpHzy9hIGJ44Pjr0/OGdKMNN5zHL2Ub4fLDOjt+IPD2Mt38drpwxUBab8BvP7Ux1uuWY1JkxzYa2PBnovmw+48iNB/+sUbq+nRT711tBBBH3qvhRh5JrX8fHsb0E6...
Keys
AES3767aac2a7d7f16f3652c86f9bdab95717ce21d5c411632d3942dec68397a64e
Saltbfeb1e56fbcd973bb219022430a57843003d5644d21e62b9d4f180e7e6c33941
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: 2023:10:16 21:40:53+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 8
CodeSize: 45568
InitializedDataSize: 178176
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0xd02e
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 1.0.0.1
ProductVersionNumber: 1.0.0.1
FileFlagsMask: 0x003f
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: Neutral
CharacterSet: Unicode
Comments: -
CompanyName: -
FileDescription: HexForge Installer
FileVersion: 1.0.0.1
InternalName: HexForge
LegalCopyright: 2025 HexForge Installer
LegalTrademarks: -
OriginalFileName: HexForge
ProductName: HexForge Installer
ProductVersion: 1.0.0.1
AssemblyVersion: 1.0.0.1
No data.
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Total processes
123
Monitored processes
6
Malicious processes
3
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start hexforge.exe cmd.exe no specs conhost.exe no specs timeout.exe no specs #ASYNCRAT hexforge.exe slui.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
7376"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\HexForge.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\HexForge.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
HexForge Installer
Exit code:
0
Version:
1.0.0.1
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\hexforge.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
7516C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp3D5.tmp.bat""C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe—HexForge.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
7524\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe—cmd.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
7572timeout 3 C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe—cmd.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
7616"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\HexForge.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\HexForge.exe
cmd.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
HexForge Installer
Version:
1.0.0.1
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\roaming\hexforge.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(7616) HexForge.exe
C2 (1)172.86.70.97
Ports (4)6606
7707
8808
4782
Version0.5.8
BotnetDefault
Options
AutoRuntrue
MutexBuwbCIowefW5
InstallFolder%AppData%
BSoDtrue
AntiVMtrue
Certificates
Cert1MIIE5jCCAs6gAwIBAgIQALquwJ42Q4z4hWxOuz2T/zANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQ0FADAUMRIwEAYDVQQDDAlBWSBTZXJ2ZXIwIBcNMjUwNDA5MTIwNzA1WhgPOTk5OTEyMzEyMzU5NTlaMBQxEjAQBgNVBAMMCUFZIFNlcnZlcjCCAiIwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEBBQADggIPADCCAgoCggIBAIHmj3LtLBOX8JUbT1vIPu1DTXgq7TPKy05xEkt2F11Xqysi/tN9SAjFwx9+ehuJxN8JtN8Mbql2yV8du3utkO/cVkKO...
Server_SignatureT8xWvRL0G4TI4jHvMmIWYI737EOVTK0CRzxxXtosRox/4ijqYcMXM/aR4yRVYegr6tVASLeoy5+tDePjo8BVPMozsrtg6Dh7w0hO9siyRIhrjscw+gEUx3FomPu96k2C0wDYmTEQ5FjQ+XS2t1jGX4HDtnBZ/hYwTIvnlXlASdCOnZECpHzy9hIGJ44Pjr0/OGdKMNN5zHL2Ub4fLDOjt+IPD2Mt38drpwxUBab8BvP7Ux1uuWY1JkxzYa2PBnovmw+48iNB/+sUbq+nRT711tBBBH3qvhRh5JrX8fHsb0E6...
Keys
AES3767aac2a7d7f16f3652c86f9bdab95717ce21d5c411632d3942dec68397a64e
Saltbfeb1e56fbcd973bb219022430a57843003d5644d21e62b9d4f180e7e6c33941
7792C:\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
4 027
Read events
4 026
Write events
1
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(7376) HexForge.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Operation:writeName:HexForge
Value:
"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\HexForge.exe"
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
0
Text files
1
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
7376HexForge.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\HexForge.exeexecutable
MD5:E4FEA23C2D3F0AB4836A78964FB03D6B
SHA256:569D5EF3CA24C9F747ADCE6E86A82F28E57561DC9C9074E2135458A246867F67
7376HexForge.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp3D5.tmp.battext
MD5:EA48C7463C0FCC4498E4D91BD2A249F8
SHA256:85941E7DB3EB4C0C881D59231501FF620E7221CFD518DF9C166A5E636B9BB2EF
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HTTP(S) requests
2
TCP/UDP connections
25
DNS requests
3
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
—
—
POST
500
20.83.72.98:443
https://activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com/SLActivateProduct/SLActivateProduct.asmx?configextension=Retail
unknown
xml
512 b
whitelisted
—
—
POST
500
20.83.72.98:443
https://activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com/SLActivateProduct/SLActivateProduct.asmx?configextension=Retail
unknown
xml
512 b
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
—
—
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
7616
HexForge.exe
172.86.70.97:8808
—
OMIT LTD
US
unknown
7148
slui.exe
20.83.72.98:443
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted
7792
slui.exe
20.83.72.98:443
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 4.231.128.59
whitelisted
google.com
  • 172.217.16.206
whitelisted
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
  • 20.83.72.98
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
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Reports
HexForge.exe