| File name: | vHones.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/71b85bff-7b4b-4f80-ae02-f63e626bfb23 |
| 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 10, 2025, 06:32:32 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows, 3 sections |
| MD5: | 4C9F366207E18B7E1BA31D134650D0DF |
| SHA1: | 3B0F65829458A0AAD310828C7C5C66728EE2F8CF |
| SHA256: | 69A5E955D29EDA611CE048098B6ECCC809A1F3EDA2E16063F3266A7EE2D666AB |
| SSDEEP: | 6144:YFJgxKasraliCVbPuc/olAlr/8T1UCH96z:oJgkCVuco+1/S+ |
MALICIOUS
Changes the autorun value in the registry
- vHones.exe (PID: 3268)
ASYNCRAT has been detected (YARA)
- Riot Games.exe (PID: 3180)
ASYNCRAT has been detected (SURICATA)
- Riot Games.exe (PID: 3180)
SUSPICIOUS
Starts a Microsoft application from unusual location
- vHones.exe (PID: 3268)
Process drops legitimate windows executable
- vHones.exe (PID: 3268)
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- vHones.exe (PID: 3268)
Executing commands from a ".bat" file
- vHones.exe (PID: 3268)
Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution
- vHones.exe (PID: 3268)
The executable file from the user directory is run by the CMD process
- Riot Games.exe (PID: 3180)
Uses TIMEOUT.EXE to delay execution
- cmd.exe (PID: 900)
Contacting a server suspected of hosting an CnC
- Riot Games.exe (PID: 3180)
Connects to unusual port
- Riot Games.exe (PID: 3180)
Searches for installed software
- Riot Games.exe (PID: 3180)
INFO
Reads the computer name
- vHones.exe (PID: 3268)
- Riot Games.exe (PID: 3180)
- Riot Games.exe (PID: 4724)
Creates files or folders in the user directory
- vHones.exe (PID: 3268)
Checks supported languages
- vHones.exe (PID: 3268)
- Riot Games.exe (PID: 3180)
- Riot Games.exe (PID: 4724)
Reads Environment values
- vHones.exe (PID: 3268)
- Riot Games.exe (PID: 3180)
- Riot Games.exe (PID: 4724)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- vHones.exe (PID: 3268)
- Riot Games.exe (PID: 3180)
- Riot Games.exe (PID: 4724)
Create files in a temporary directory
- vHones.exe (PID: 3268)
Auto-launch of the file from Registry key
- vHones.exe (PID: 3268)
Reads the software policy settings
- Riot Games.exe (PID: 3180)
- slui.exe (PID: 5324)
Manual execution by a user
- Riot Games.exe (PID: 4724)
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AsyncRat
(PID) Process(3180) Riot Games.exe
C2 (1)213.209.150.210
Ports (1)8882
VersionVenom RAT + HVNC + Stealer + Grabber v6.0.3
Options
AutoRuntrue
Mutex124ijgjsda8d19s
InstallFolder%AppData%
Certificates
Cert1MIICOTCCAaKgAwIBAgIVAPyfwFFMs6hxoSr1U5gHJmBruaj1MA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBDQUAMGoxGDAWBgNVBAMMD1Zlbm9tUkFUIFNlcnZlcjETMBEGA1UECwwKcXdxZGFuY2h1bjEfMB0GA1UECgwWVmVub21SQVQgQnkgcXdxZGFuY2h1bjELMAkGA1UEBwwCU0gxCzAJBgNVBAYTAkNOMB4XDTIyMDgxNDA5NDEwOVoXDTMzMDUyMzA5NDEwOVowEzERMA8GA1UEAwwIVmVub21SQVQwgZ8wDQYJKoZIhvcN...
Server_SignatureQo6UFfUECOVirY4s+UdWtaGlhUjDNWlyBy40Dgbc1o/K60YvM/bR/1ZcAKgh5BqAd9ZX+Ts66ZyhtI8Co7NWH+9XsFANFaH9rqmXbwW5PGcxJT4i3km61YWliTwMORyrKPDbQ2TQQWxtkK60/iTAdUvvCODeHVPLJhI3A0l2dlI=
Keys
AESd751616f9fb118c327614717917069f9628216c78ca9d015ae383e722d48f0cd
SaltVenomRATByVenom
TRiD
| .exe | | | Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (63.1) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (23.8) |
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (5.6) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (3.8) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (1.7) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2023:02:08 22:10:28+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 8 |
| CodeSize: | 71168 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 107008 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x1343e |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 6.2.17763.475 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 6.2.17763.475 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | Neutral |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| Comments: | - |
| CompanyName: | Microsoft Corporation |
| FileDescription: | Notepad |
| FileVersion: | 6.2.17763.475 |
| InternalName: | Notepad |
| LegalCopyright: | © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. |
| LegalTrademarks: | - |
| OriginalFileName: | Notepad |
| ProductName: | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System |
| ProductVersion: | 6.2.17763.475 |
| AssemblyVersion: | 6.2.17763.475 |
Total processes
138
Monitored processes
9
Malicious processes
3
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 900 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpBDE3.tmp.bat"" | C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe | — | vHones.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 3180 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Riot Games.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Riot Games.exe | cmd.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Notepad Version: 6.2.17763.475 Modules
AsyncRat(PID) Process(3180) Riot Games.exe C2 (1)213.209.150.210 Ports (1)8882 VersionVenom RAT + HVNC + Stealer + Grabber v6.0.3 Options AutoRuntrue Mutex124ijgjsda8d19s InstallFolder%AppData% Certificates Cert1MIICOTCCAaKgAwIBAgIVAPyfwFFMs6hxoSr1U5gHJmBruaj1MA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBDQUAMGoxGDAWBgNVBAMMD1Zlbm9tUkFUIFNlcnZlcjETMBEGA1UECwwKcXdxZGFuY2h1bjEfMB0GA1UECgwWVmVub21SQVQgQnkgcXdxZGFuY2h1bjELMAkGA1UEBwwCU0gxCzAJBgNVBAYTAkNOMB4XDTIyMDgxNDA5NDEwOVoXDTMzMDUyMzA5NDEwOVowEzERMA8GA1UEAwwIVmVub21SQVQwgZ8wDQYJKoZIhvcN... Server_SignatureQo6UFfUECOVirY4s+UdWtaGlhUjDNWlyBy40Dgbc1o/K60YvM/bR/1ZcAKgh5BqAd9ZX+Ts66ZyhtI8Co7NWH+9XsFANFaH9rqmXbwW5PGcxJT4i3km61YWliTwMORyrKPDbQ2TQQWxtkK60/iTAdUvvCODeHVPLJhI3A0l2dlI= Keys AESd751616f9fb118c327614717917069f9628216c78ca9d015ae383e722d48f0cd SaltVenomRATByVenom | |||||||||||||||
| 3268 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vHones.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vHones.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Notepad Exit code: 0 Version: 6.2.17763.475 Modules
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| 4120 | timeout 3 | C:\Windows\System32\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
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| 4608 | \??\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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| 4724 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Riot Games.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Riot Games.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Notepad Exit code: 0 Version: 6.2.17763.475 Modules
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| 5324 | "C:\WINDOWS\System32\SLUI.exe" RuleId=3482d82e-ca2c-4e1f-8864-da0267b484b2;Action=AutoActivate;AppId=55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f;SkuId=4de7cb65-cdf1-4de9-8ae8-e3cce27b9f2c;NotificationInterval=1440;Trigger=TimerEvent | C:\Windows\System32\slui.exe | SppExtComObj.Exe | ||||||||||||
User: NETWORK SERVICE Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Windows Activation Client Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 5868 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\SppExtComObj.exe -Embedding | C:\Windows\System32\SppExtComObj.Exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: NETWORK SERVICE Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: KMS Connection Broker Version: 10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 7012 | 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 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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Total events
4 740
Read events
4 739
Write events
1
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (3268) vHones.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Riot Games |
Value: "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Riot Games.exe" | |||
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
0
Text files
2
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3268 | vHones.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpBDE3.tmp.bat | text | |
MD5:537BD4888ACF6BC6BF87DB286C07D21B | SHA256:56388224DA5FB6A564B9C229333FCFBFAE9642DFD9BB91C43A2EE39F71DDEF78 | |||
| 3268 | vHones.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\MyData\DataLogs.conf | text | |
MD5:CF759E4C5F14FE3EEC41B87ED756CEA8 | SHA256:C9F9F193409217F73CC976AD078C6F8BF65D3AABCF5FAD3E5A47536D47AA6761 | |||
| 3268 | vHones.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Riot Games.exe | executable | |
MD5:4C9F366207E18B7E1BA31D134650D0DF | SHA256:67DBFC74BEBB4384C847B3C7C89B173878EB0E1E8E058A85BA5801B10FF62389 | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
5
TCP/UDP connections
23
DNS requests
17
Threats
4
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | GET | 200 | 23.48.23.156:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1324 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
1324 | SIHClient.exe | GET | 200 | 184.30.21.171:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2104 | svchost.exe | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | 51.104.136.2:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
— | — | 23.48.23.156:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
— | — | 184.30.21.171:80 | www.microsoft.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
3216 | svchost.exe | 172.211.123.249:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | FR | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 20.190.159.75:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 2.17.190.73:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
3180 | Riot Games.exe | 213.209.150.210:8882 | — | Alsycon B.V. | GB | malicious |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
— | — | Misc Attack | ET DROP Spamhaus DROP Listed Traffic Inbound group 57 |
— | — | Domain Observed Used for C2 Detected | REMOTE [ANY.RUN] AsyncRAT SSL certificate |
— | — | Domain Observed Used for C2 Detected | ET MALWARE Observed Malicious SSL Cert (VenomRAT) |
— | — | Domain Observed Used for C2 Detected | ET MALWARE Observed Malicious SSL Cert (VenomRAT) |