File name:

dropped-payload.bin

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/af6c7a39-65cf-40b8-af23-92265192cd4c
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 04, 2025, 05:39:26
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:
stealer
purehvnc
rat
asyncrat
remote
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows, 3 sections
MD5:

134C5AC8B6BDCDA2926EBEF307CAABBA

SHA1:

C227751791D00553A62A7D8F1C3C05511F74BFFF

SHA256:

C081DCB1CA9B9AD0F308606D544A859597EAD9653E4CD71F7C5CC0B248F3F81C

SSDEEP:

12288:oi8cGoxAqIAwW++1sM0++PJtE+jGDn+2CY/:o9cGcVIAwW++1sP+gxjGDnX/

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Actions looks like stealing of personal data

      • dropped-payload.bin.exe (PID: 7420)
    • PUREHVNC has been detected (YARA)

      • dropped-payload.bin.exe (PID: 7420)
    • ASYNCRAT has been detected (SURICATA)

      • dropped-payload.bin.exe (PID: 7420)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Connects to unusual port

      • dropped-payload.bin.exe (PID: 7420)
    • Contacting a server suspected of hosting an CnC

      • dropped-payload.bin.exe (PID: 7420)
    • Multiple wallet extension IDs have been found

      • dropped-payload.bin.exe (PID: 7420)
  • INFO

    • Reads the computer name

      • dropped-payload.bin.exe (PID: 7420)
    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • dropped-payload.bin.exe (PID: 7420)
    • Reads the software policy settings

      • dropped-payload.bin.exe (PID: 7420)
      • slui.exe (PID: 7524)
    • Checks supported languages

      • dropped-payload.bin.exe (PID: 7420)
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.) (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: 2025:03:16 15:48:06+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 6
CodeSize: 322560
InitializedDataSize: 2048
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x50ab2
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 1.0.0.0
ProductVersionNumber: 1.0.0.0
FileFlagsMask: 0x003f
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: Neutral
CharacterSet: Unicode
Comments: -
CompanyName: -
FileDescription: -
FileVersion: 1.0.0.0
InternalName: Cxtqi.exe
LegalCopyright: -
LegalTrademarks: -
OriginalFileName: Cxtqi.exe
ProductName: -
ProductVersion: 1.0.0.0
AssemblyVersion: 1.0.0.0
No data.
screenshot
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Total processes
133
Monitored processes
4
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start #PUREHVNC dropped-payload.bin.exe sppextcomobj.exe no specs slui.exe slui.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
7420"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\dropped-payload.bin.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\dropped-payload.bin.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Version:
1.0.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\dropped-payload.bin.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
7492C:\WINDOWS\system32\SppExtComObj.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\SppExtComObj.Exesvchost.exe
User:
NETWORK SERVICE
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
SYSTEM
Description:
KMS Connection Broker
Version:
10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\sppextcomobj.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\oleaut32.dll
7524"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=TimerEventC:\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
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
8148C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\slui.exesvchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Activation Client
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
3 876
Read events
3 876
Write events
0
Delete events
0

Modification events

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

Dropped files

No data
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HTTP(S) requests
4
TCP/UDP connections
21
DNS requests
13
Threats
2

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
6544
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.17.190.73:80
http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D
unknown
whitelisted
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
GET
200
23.216.77.29:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
whitelisted
8004
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
8004
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
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
2568
RUXIMICS.exe
51.104.136.2:443
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
whitelisted
51.104.136.2:443
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
51.104.136.2:443
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
5496
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe
23.216.77.29:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
whitelisted
2112
svchost.exe
51.104.136.2:443
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
3216
svchost.exe
20.10.31.115:443
client.wns.windows.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted
7420
dropped-payload.bin.exe
103.54.153.122:56001
SG
malicious
6544
svchost.exe
20.190.160.17:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
google.com
  • 216.58.212.142
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.216.77.29
  • 23.216.77.21
  • 23.216.77.10
  • 23.216.77.25
  • 23.216.77.36
  • 23.216.77.19
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 20.10.31.115
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 20.190.160.17
  • 20.190.160.5
  • 40.126.32.138
  • 40.126.32.74
  • 20.190.160.64
  • 20.190.160.131
  • 40.126.32.76
  • 40.126.32.68
whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com
  • 2.17.190.73
whitelisted
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 51.124.78.146
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 20.12.23.50
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 184.30.21.171
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 40.69.42.241
whitelisted
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
  • 40.91.76.224
whitelisted

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
7420
dropped-payload.bin.exe
Domain Observed Used for C2 Detected
ET MALWARE Generic AsyncRAT/zgRAT Style SSL Cert
7420
dropped-payload.bin.exe
Malware Command and Control Activity Detected
REMOTE [ANY.RUN] AsyncRAT Successful Connection
No debug info