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File name:

AsyncClient.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/8327c0a4-46ef-4dc3-a955-876b5ff81e0f
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: January 24, 2022, 21:33:40
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Tags:
trojan
rat
asyncrat
Indicators:
MIME: application/x-dosexec
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows
MD5:

326D2DC0B6DF146324A510773D5EAA85

SHA1:

B9AEA0263F6AFF15DB1A35D295C269497F4C5C32

SHA256:

920F4DDF419FB6EEAA0AD0336ACE2C986E8A523AE8A6776023AB746DC6C4DFD5

SSDEEP:

768:2uY49T3kH1jWUvmqRmo2qbiZu/8hPIPO0CjMCM0bVjnrpl743RxUHK2TenS48BD0:2uY49T34l2JcBPOl7bVHvs3RxUH7SnSE

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Changes the autorun value in the registry

      • AsyncClient.exe (PID: 1988)
    • ASYNCRAT was detected

      • svchost.exe (PID: 2148)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Checks supported languages

      • AsyncClient.exe (PID: 1988)
      • cmd.exe (PID: 2228)
      • svchost.exe (PID: 2148)
    • Reads the computer name

      • AsyncClient.exe (PID: 1988)
      • svchost.exe (PID: 2148)
    • Creates executable files which already exist in Windows

      • AsyncClient.exe (PID: 1988)
    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • AsyncClient.exe (PID: 1988)
    • Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution

      • AsyncClient.exe (PID: 1988)
    • Reads Environment values

      • svchost.exe (PID: 2148)
  • INFO

    • Checks supported languages

      • timeout.exe (PID: 2480)
    • Reads settings of System Certificates

      • svchost.exe (PID: 2148)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
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

AssemblyVersion: 1.0.0.0
ProductVersion: 1.0.0.0
ProductName: -
OriginalFileName: Stub.exe
LegalTrademarks: -
LegalCopyright: -
InternalName: Stub.exe
FileVersion: 1.0.0.0
FileDescription: -
CompanyName: -
Comments: -
CharacterSet: Unicode
LanguageCode: Neutral
FileSubtype: -
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileOS: Win32
FileFlags: (none)
FileFlagsMask: 0x003f
ProductVersionNumber: 1.0.0.0
FileVersionNumber: 1.0.0.0
Subsystem: Windows GUI
SubsystemVersion: 4
ImageVersion: -
OSVersion: 4
EntryPoint: 0xd0ae
UninitializedDataSize: -
InitializedDataSize: 2560
CodeSize: 45568
LinkerVersion: 8
PEType: PE32
TimeStamp: 2020:05:10 07:24:51+02:00
MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles

Summary

Architecture: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Subsystem: IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI
Compilation Date: 10-May-2020 05:24:51
Comments: -
CompanyName: -
FileDescription: -
FileVersion: 1.0.0.0
InternalName: Stub.exe
LegalCopyright: -
LegalTrademarks: -
OriginalFilename: Stub.exe
ProductName: -
ProductVersion: 1.0.0.0
Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0

DOS Header

Magic number: MZ
Bytes on last page of file: 0x0090
Pages in file: 0x0003
Relocations: 0x0000
Size of header: 0x0004
Min extra paragraphs: 0x0000
Max extra paragraphs: 0xFFFF
Initial SS value: 0x0000
Initial SP value: 0x00B8
Checksum: 0x0000
Initial IP value: 0x0000
Initial CS value: 0x0000
Overlay number: 0x0000
OEM identifier: 0x0000
OEM information: 0x0000
Address of NE header: 0x00000080

PE Headers

Signature: PE
Machine: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Number of sections: 3
Time date stamp: 10-May-2020 05:24:51
Pointer to Symbol Table: 0x00000000
Number of symbols: 0
Size of Optional Header: 0x00E0
Characteristics:
  • IMAGE_FILE_32BIT_MACHINE
  • IMAGE_FILE_EXECUTABLE_IMAGE

Sections

Name
Virtual Address
Virtual Size
Raw Size
Charateristics
Entropy
.text
0x00002000
0x0000B0B4
0x0000B200
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
5.62391
.rsrc
0x0000E000
0x000007FF
0x00000800
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
4.88507
.reloc
0x00010000
0x0000000C
0x00000200
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
0.0815394

Resources

Title
Entropy
Size
Codepage
Language
Type
1
5.22615
1171
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
RT_MANIFEST

Imports

mscoree.dll
No data.
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All screenshots are available in the full report
All screenshots are available in the full report
Total processes
39
Monitored processes
4
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start asyncclient.exe cmd.exe no specs timeout.exe no specs #ASYNCRAT svchost.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
1988"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AsyncClient.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AsyncClient.exe
Explorer.EXE
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
0
Version:
1.0.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\asyncclient.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\mscoree.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\microsoft.net\framework\v4.0.30319\mscoreei.dll
2228C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpFD6E.tmp.bat""C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exeAsyncClient.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Exit code:
1
Version:
6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\winbrand.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
2480timeout 3 C:\Windows\system32\timeout.execmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
timeout - pauses command processing
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\timeout.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\lpk.dll
c:\windows\system32\usp10.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\ws2_32.dll
2148"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchost.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchost.exe
cmd.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Version:
1.0.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\svchost.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\mscoree.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\microsoft.net\framework\v4.0.30319\mscoreei.dll
Total events
4 666
Read events
4 637
Write events
29
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(1988) AsyncClient.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\16C\52C64B7E
Operation:writeName:LanguageList
Value:
en-US
(PID) Process:(1988) AsyncClient.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Operation:writeName:svchost
Value:
"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchost.exe"
(PID) Process:(2148) svchost.exeKey:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\16C\52C64B7E
Operation:writeName:LanguageList
Value:
en-US
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
3
Text files
1
Unknown types
1

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
2148svchost.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\77EC63BDA74BD0D0E0426DC8F8008506binary
MD5:0F98B0B6EC0C30A35A5D1991773F3368
SHA256:9CE724032297B17A64C229DAEE852A42B7A19A3CF316E2411DD315C18F81AABA
2148svchost.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tar1E65.tmpcat
MD5:D99661D0893A52A0700B8AE68457351A
SHA256:BDD5111162A6FA25682E18FA74E37E676D49CAFCB5B7207E98E5256D1EF0D003
1988AsyncClient.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpFD6E.tmp.battext
MD5:EDDA12C520217DC50C5206E327B1B559
SHA256:B3A4060C7A7D769A1AD6651CF109737FBA440BDD5C3FA42CE1C32EF37508A37C
1988AsyncClient.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchost.exeexecutable
MD5:326D2DC0B6DF146324A510773D5EAA85
SHA256:920F4DDF419FB6EEAA0AD0336ACE2C986E8A523AE8A6776023AB746DC6C4DFD5
2148svchost.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Cab1E64.tmpcompressed
MD5:ACAEDA60C79C6BCAC925EEB3653F45E0
SHA256:6B0CECCF0103AFD89844761417C1D23ACC41F8AEBF3B7230765209B61EEE5658
2148svchost.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\77EC63BDA74BD0D0E0426DC8F8008506compressed
MD5:ACAEDA60C79C6BCAC925EEB3653F45E0
SHA256:6B0CECCF0103AFD89844761417C1D23ACC41F8AEBF3B7230765209B61EEE5658
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HTTP(S) requests
1
TCP/UDP connections
4
DNS requests
2
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
2148
svchost.exe
GET
200
209.197.3.8:80
http://ctldl.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/authrootstl.cab?8a9a5055b6b821a4
US
compressed
59.9 Kb
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
2148
svchost.exe
209.197.3.8:80
ctldl.windowsupdate.com
Highwinds Network Group, Inc.
US
whitelisted
2148
svchost.exe
198.54.133.73:54893
momo5050.ddns.net
tzulo, inc.
US
malicious

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
momo5050.ddns.net
  • 198.54.133.73
malicious
ctldl.windowsupdate.com
  • 209.197.3.8
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
Potentially Bad Traffic
ET POLICY DNS Query to DynDNS Domain *.ddns .net
2148
svchost.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
ET TROJAN Observed Malicious SSL Cert (AsyncRAT Server)
1 ETPRO signatures available at the full report
No debug info