File name:

file.ps1

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/31226069-7238-489d-8a76-2e6fe9c7eb38
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: June 21, 2025, 21:06:42
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:
payload
loader
reverseloader
asyncrat
Indicators:
MIME: text/plain
File info: ASCII text, with very long lines (2312), with CRLF line terminators
MD5:

CAD046C7322A0C20AEBF905EC8BB3E7D

SHA1:

910203E7FDCA745429D5943566037A60F4EB54FB

SHA256:

8F1E4DF529858D4D8C73C8257E2DC0380FB3DE9E2CC3B1FADAB3D61665D4A23B

SSDEEP:

48:vj32t1AyR2119QDVVk/wRQOw5jp8vnTDoKu2JNqskB1E7mon9j:rGv52X9QDVVuAM8vTDoln1e9j

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Bypass execution policy to execute commands

      • powershell.exe (PID: 6652)
    • Downloads the requested resource (POWERSHELL)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 6652)
    • Dynamically loads an assembly (POWERSHELL)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 6652)
    • ASYNCRAT has been detected (YARA)

      • InstallUtil.exe (PID: 3836)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Uses base64 encoding (POWERSHELL)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 6652)
    • Converts a specified value to an integer (POWERSHELL)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 6652)
    • Writes data to a memory stream (POWERSHELL)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 6652)
    • Potential Corporate Privacy Violation

      • powershell.exe (PID: 6652)
    • Connects to unusual port

      • InstallUtil.exe (PID: 3836)
  • INFO

    • Disables trace logs

      • powershell.exe (PID: 6652)
    • Checks proxy server information

      • powershell.exe (PID: 6652)
      • slui.exe (PID: 6016)
    • Gets data length (POWERSHELL)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 6652)
    • Uses string replace method (POWERSHELL)

      • powershell.exe (PID: 6652)
    • Checks supported languages

      • InstallUtil.exe (PID: 3836)
    • Reads the computer name

      • InstallUtil.exe (PID: 3836)
    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • InstallUtil.exe (PID: 3836)
    • Reads the software policy settings

      • slui.exe (PID: 6016)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report

AsyncRat

(PID) Process(3836) InstallUtil.exe
C2 (1)148.113.214.176
Ports (1)7878
Version1.0.7
Options
AutoRunfalse
Mutexqweasdzcxqewweda
InstallFolder%AppData%
Certificates
Cert1MIICMDCCAZmgAwIBAgIVANfAAupxI3/h9HtR1BC7S/nK/ZM5MA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBDQUAMGQxFTATBgNVBAMMDERjUmF0IFNlcnZlcjETMBEGA1UECwwKcXdxZGFuY2h1bjEcMBoGA1UECgwTRGNSYXQgQnkgcXdxZGFuY2h1bjELMAkGA1UEBwwCU0gxCzAJBgNVBAYTAkNOMB4XDTI0MDcxODEzMDIxOVoXDTM1MDQyNzEzMDIxOVowEDEOMAwGA1UEAwwFRGNSYXQwgZ8wDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEBBQADgY0A...
Server_SignatureHGNkkt3YHN0BqztugPwkXThilcbRgzpAKlpqlsNCmES358Ka22YyOjij5+GV3suuWELpiZYBIjRAmG7U46Ash2sK81IfF6tEdyHLuUPoJyb9zba+GfyO8tbqGBFyYskhGempLjTumCsOwVv09ddGeZAHs4cz1UO92/JIwBX3W4o=
Keys
AES688c034343ccde354a81c88a10dded5080e69f7cc4454d45d8784bd94f615c6c
SaltDcRatByqwqdanchun
No Malware configuration.
No data.
screenshotscreenshot
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Total processes
138
Monitored processes
4
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start powershell.exe conhost.exe no specs #ASYNCRAT installutil.exe slui.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
3836"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\InstallUtil.exe"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\InstallUtil.exe
powershell.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
.NET Framework installation utility
Version:
4.8.9037.0 built by: NET481REL1
Modules
Images
c:\windows\microsoft.net\framework\v4.0.30319\installutil.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
AsyncRat
(PID) Process(3836) InstallUtil.exe
C2 (1)148.113.214.176
Ports (1)7878
Version1.0.7
Options
AutoRunfalse
Mutexqweasdzcxqewweda
InstallFolder%AppData%
Certificates
Cert1MIICMDCCAZmgAwIBAgIVANfAAupxI3/h9HtR1BC7S/nK/ZM5MA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBDQUAMGQxFTATBgNVBAMMDERjUmF0IFNlcnZlcjETMBEGA1UECwwKcXdxZGFuY2h1bjEcMBoGA1UECgwTRGNSYXQgQnkgcXdxZGFuY2h1bjELMAkGA1UEBwwCU0gxCzAJBgNVBAYTAkNOMB4XDTI0MDcxODEzMDIxOVoXDTM1MDQyNzEzMDIxOVowEDEOMAwGA1UEAwwFRGNSYXQwgZ8wDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEBBQADgY0A...
Server_SignatureHGNkkt3YHN0BqztugPwkXThilcbRgzpAKlpqlsNCmES358Ka22YyOjij5+GV3suuWELpiZYBIjRAmG7U46Ash2sK81IfF6tEdyHLuUPoJyb9zba+GfyO8tbqGBFyYskhGempLjTumCsOwVv09ddGeZAHs4cz1UO92/JIwBX3W4o=
Keys
AES688c034343ccde354a81c88a10dded5080e69f7cc4454d45d8784bd94f615c6c
SaltDcRatByqwqdanchun
6016C:\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
6536\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0xffffffff -ForceV1C:\Windows\System32\conhost.exepowershell.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Console Window Host
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
6652"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ep bypass C:\Users\admin\Desktop\file.ps1C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows PowerShell
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\atl.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
Total events
12 266
Read events
12 266
Write events
0
Delete events
0

Modification events

No data
Executable files
0
Suspicious files
4
Text files
2
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
6652powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\590aee7bdd69b59b.customDestinations-ms~RF1769e5.TMPbinary
MD5:00A03B286E6E0EBFF8D9C492365D5EC2
SHA256:4DBFC417D053BA6867308671F1C61F4DCAFC61F058D4044DB532DA6D3BDE3615
6652powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\590aee7bdd69b59b.customDestinations-msbinary
MD5:78CD43746BECA732117A2F6C0E7FEF76
SHA256:96882AEA166B7811DA58E018F8C91189005578E3F52487064DBCF31EE927BC7F
6652powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_p2e4libl.nvv.ps1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
6652powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\VOLRM51ZPDOXAWPQ4H7Y.tempbinary
MD5:78CD43746BECA732117A2F6C0E7FEF76
SHA256:96882AEA166B7811DA58E018F8C91189005578E3F52487064DBCF31EE927BC7F
6652powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_hx41u5vr.u1j.psm1text
MD5:D17FE0A3F47BE24A6453E9EF58C94641
SHA256:96AD1146EB96877EAB5942AE0736B82D8B5E2039A80D3D6932665C1A4C87DCF7
6652powershell.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractivebinary
MD5:FFB07662D34EADB4E4FD4A6A0A8DEC3C
SHA256:2634C54EC4EE3F721C91D029EB6AB2C509564AF9715BD4630A59524E5390B35F
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HTTP(S) requests
32
TCP/UDP connections
50
DNS requests
22
Threats
7

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
5944
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
23.53.40.178:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
GET
200
23.53.40.178:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
whitelisted
3800
RUXIMICS.exe
GET
200
23.53.40.178:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
whitelisted
5944
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
23.35.229.160:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
GET
200
23.35.229.160:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
whitelisted
3800
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/wp4096799-lost-in-space-wallpapers_20250621_1447/wp4096799-lost-in-space-wallpapers.jpg
unknown
POST
200
20.190.160.14:443
https://login.live.com/RST2.srf
unknown
xml
1.24 Kb
whitelisted
POST
200
20.190.160.64:443
https://login.live.com/RST2.srf
unknown
xml
11.1 Kb
whitelisted
GET
200
204.62.247.1:443
https://dn721503.ca.archive.org/0/items/wp4096799-lost-in-space-wallpapers_20250621_1447/wp4096799-lost-in-space-wallpapers.jpg
unknown
image
2.48 Mb
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
5944
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
3800
RUXIMICS.exe
20.73.194.208:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
whitelisted
5944
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
23.53.40.178:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
23.53.40.178:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
3800
RUXIMICS.exe
23.53.40.178:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
5944
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
23.35.229.160:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted
1268
svchost.exe
23.35.229.160:80
www.microsoft.com
AKAMAI-AS
DE
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 20.73.194.208
whitelisted
google.com
  • 216.58.206.78
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.53.40.178
  • 23.53.40.176
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 23.35.229.160
  • 2.23.246.101
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.211.123.249
whitelisted
archive.org
  • 207.241.224.2
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 20.190.160.14
  • 20.190.160.64
  • 20.190.160.132
  • 20.190.160.67
  • 20.190.160.131
  • 20.190.160.22
  • 20.190.160.65
  • 20.190.160.2
whitelisted
dn721503.ca.archive.org
  • 204.62.247.1
whitelisted
paste.ee
  • 23.186.113.60
shared
nexusrules.officeapps.live.com
  • 52.111.227.13
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)
2200
svchost.exe
Misc activity
ET INFO Pastebin-like Service Domain in DNS Lookup (paste .ee)
6652
powershell.exe
Potential Corporate Privacy Violation
ET INFO Pastebin-style Service (paste .ee) in TLS SNI
Potentially Bad Traffic
PAYLOAD [ANY.RUN] Reverse Base64 Encoded EXE Inbound
Exploit Kit Activity Detected
ET EXPLOIT_KIT ReverseLoader Base64 Payload Inbound
A Network Trojan was detected
ET MALWARE Reverse Base64 Encoded MZ Header Payload Inbound
No debug info