Malware analysis download.exe Malicious activity | ANY.RUN

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File name:	download.exe
Full analysis:	https://app.any.run/tasks/4f93c7f6-9da9-4a88-982d-22efb59e39c4
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. Malware Trends Tracker >>>
Analysis date:	June 13, 2025, 14:11:06
OS:	Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:	asyncrat
Indicators:
MIME:	application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info:	PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows, 3 sections
MD5:	E81F079235A75B064EA503D86251F9F2
SHA1:	88B32EA430B21428EA64955A43F45665AAC7955D
SHA256:	DB84DB8C5D76F6001D5503E8E4B16CDD3446D5535C45BBB0FCA76CFEC40F37CC
SSDEEP:	1536:iEOmtRpMee5fZeidiaDpbfod+PvRupWN34t0Kf+b:bzpMKidZpbfFP5uk5gNmb

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Launch configuration

Task duration:: 60 seconds
Heavy Evasion option:: off
Network geolocation:: off
Additional time used:: none
MITM proxy:: off
Privacy:: Public submission
Fakenet option:: off
Route via Tor:: off
Autoconfirmation of UAC:: on
Network:: on

Software preset

Internet Explorer 11.3636.19041.0
Adobe Acrobat (64-bit) (23.001.20093)
Adobe Flash Player 32 NPAPI (32.0.0.465)
Adobe Flash Player 32 PPAPI (32.0.0.465)
CCleaner (6.20)
FileZilla 3.65.0 (3.65.0)
Google Chrome (133.0.6943.127)
Google Update Helper (1.3.36.51)
Java 8 Update 271 (64-bit) (8.0.2710.9)
Java Auto Updater (2.8.271.9)
Microsoft Edge (133.0.3065.92)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - de-de (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - en-us (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - es-es (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - it-it (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - ja-jp (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - ko-kr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - pt-br (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - tr-tr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professionnel 2019 - fr-fr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office профессиональный 2019 - ru-ru (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft OneNote - en-us (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Update Health Tools (3.74.0.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable (x64) - 12.0.30501 (12.0.30501.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 x64 Additional Runtime - 12.0.21005 (12.0.21005)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 x64 Minimum Runtime - 12.0.21005 (12.0.21005)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x64) - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x86) - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X64 Additional Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X64 Minimum Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X86 Additional Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X86 Minimum Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Mozilla Firefox (x64 en-US) (136.0)
Mozilla Maintenance Service (136.0)
Notepad++ (64-bit x64) (7.9.1)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Extensibility Component (16.0.15726.20202)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Licensing Component (16.0.16026.20146)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Localization Component (16.0.15726.20202)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Localization Component (16.0.15928.20198)
PowerShell 7-x64 (7.3.5.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4023057) (2.59.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4023057) (2.63.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4480730) (2.55.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB5001716) (8.93.0.0)
VLC media player (3.0.11)
WinRAR 5.91 (64-bit) (5.91.0)
Windows PC Health Check (3.6.2204.08001)

Hotfixes

Client LanguagePack Package
DotNetRollup
DotNetRollup 481
FodMetadata Package
Foundation Package
Hello Face Package
InternetExplorer Optional Package
KB5003791
KB5011048
KB5015684
KB5033052
LanguageFeatures Basic en us Package
LanguageFeatures Handwriting en us Package
LanguageFeatures OCR en us Package
LanguageFeatures Speech en us Package
LanguageFeatures TextToSpeech en us Package
MSPaint FoD Package
MediaPlayer Package
Microsoft OneCore ApplicationModel Sync Desktop FOD Package
Microsoft OneCore DirectX Database FOD Package
NetFx3 OnDemand Package
Notepad FoD Package
OpenSSH Client Package
PowerShell ISE FOD Package
Printing PMCPPC FoD Package
Printing WFS FoD Package
ProfessionalEdition
QuickAssist Package
RollupFix
ServicingStack
ServicingStack 3989
StepsRecorder Package
TabletPCMath Package
UserExperience Desktop Package
WordPad FoD Package

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MALICIOUS
- ASYNCRAT has been detected (YARA)
  - download.exe (PID: 3888)
SUSPICIOUS
- Connects to unusual port
  - download.exe (PID: 3888)
INFO
- Reads the computer name
  - download.exe (PID: 3888)
- Checks supported languages
  - download.exe (PID: 3888)
- Reads the machine GUID from the registry
  - download.exe (PID: 3888)

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No Malware configuration.

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TRiD

.exe	\|	Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (56.7)
.exe	\|	Win64 Executable (generic) (21.3)
.scr	\|	Windows screen saver (10.1)
.dll	\|	Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (5)
.exe	\|	Win32 Executable (generic) (3.4)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType:	Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp:	2023:08:14 20:14:54+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics:	Executable, 32-bit
PEType:	PE32
LinkerVersion:	8
CodeSize:	59904
InitializedDataSize:	2560
UninitializedDataSize:	-
EntryPoint:	0x1095e
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:	Stub.exe
LegalCopyright:	-
LegalTrademarks:	-
OriginalFileName:	Stub.exe
ProductName:	-
ProductVersion:	1.0.0.0
AssemblyVersion:	1.0.0.0

No data.

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Total processes

136

Monitored processes

Malicious processes

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Process information

PID

CMD

Path

Indicators

Parent process

3888

"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\download.exe"

C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\download.exe

explorer.exe

User:

admin

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Version:

1.0.0.0

Modules

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c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\download.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

6656

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

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

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Total events

622

Read events

622

Write events

Delete events

Modification events

No data

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Executable files

Suspicious files

Text files

Unknown types

Dropped files

No data

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HTTP(S) requests

TCP/UDP connections

DNS requests

Threats

HTTP requests

PID	Process	Method	HTTP Code	IP	URL	CN	Type	Size	Reputation
1268	svchost.exe	GET	200	23.48.23.156:80	http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
516	SIHClient.exe	GET	200	95.101.149.131:80	http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
1268	svchost.exe	GET	200	2.23.181.156:80	http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
516	SIHClient.exe	GET	200	95.101.149.131:80	http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
3768	svchost.exe	GET	200	2.17.190.73:80	http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D	unknown	—	—	whitelisted

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Connections

PID	Process	IP	Domain	ASN	CN	Reputation
5944	MoUsoCoreWorker.exe	20.73.194.208:443	—	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	NL	whitelisted
4	System	192.168.100.255:137	—	—	—	whitelisted
1268	svchost.exe	20.73.194.208:443	—	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	NL	whitelisted
4868	RUXIMICS.exe	20.73.194.208:443	—	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	NL	whitelisted
4	System	192.168.100.255:138	—	—	—	whitelisted
3888	download.exe	194.37.80.5:5544	—	23M GmbH	DE	malicious
1268	svchost.exe	4.231.128.59:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted
1268	svchost.exe	23.48.23.156:80	crl.microsoft.com	Akamai International B.V.	DE	whitelisted
1268	svchost.exe	2.23.181.156:80	www.microsoft.com	AKAMAI-AS	DE	whitelisted
5944	MoUsoCoreWorker.exe	51.124.78.146:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	NL	whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain	IP	Reputation
google.com	142.250.185.238	whitelisted
settings-win.data.microsoft.com	4.231.128.59 51.124.78.146	whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com	23.48.23.156 23.48.23.143	whitelisted
www.microsoft.com	2.23.181.156 95.101.149.131	whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com	20.12.23.50	whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com	52.165.164.15	whitelisted
login.live.com	20.190.159.2 40.126.31.129 20.190.159.128 40.126.31.69 20.190.159.75 20.190.159.131 20.190.159.64 20.190.159.130	whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com	2.17.190.73	whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com	172.211.123.248	whitelisted
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com	20.83.72.98	whitelisted

Threats

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General Info

download.exe

E81F079235A75B064EA503D86251F9F2

88B32EA430B21428EA64955A43F45665AAC7955D

DB84DB8C5D76F6001D5503E8E4B16CDD3446D5535C45BBB0FCA76CFEC40F37CC

1536:iEOmtRpMee5fZeidiaDpbfod+PvRupWN34t0Kf+b:bzpMKidZpbfFP5uk5gNmb

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Behavior activities

MALICIOUS

ASYNCRAT has been detected (YARA)

SUSPICIOUS

Connects to unusual port

INFO

Reads the computer name

Checks supported languages

Reads the machine GUID from the registry

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EXE

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