| File name: | payload.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/fc34d372-ee60-4714-95cb-8ac10068503f |
| 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 11, 2025, 16:49:26 |
| 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: | 8D94DC018B3823E61665441588CC111C |
| SHA1: | EE0C3D742F11D1FC4B9135646F6ACBC92130859A |
| SHA256: | DD96F8735E1B20F294E4C393ECCB60296D91801ACDCB6A8FADC2D7969383AAD9 |
| SSDEEP: | 1536:rVW+8wvY4Y2OBbz7HI3wUevOONShWrbCz3b+XSB6oY63med:rVW+8wvY4Y2sHIBKCz3b+i6tMd |
MALICIOUS
Changes the autorun value in the registry
- payload.exe (PID: 6516)
ASYNCRAT has been detected (SURICATA)
- system32.exe (PID: 3140)
ASYNCRAT has been detected (YARA)
- system32.exe (PID: 3140)
SUSPICIOUS
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- payload.exe (PID: 6516)
Executing commands from a ".bat" file
- payload.exe (PID: 6516)
Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution
- payload.exe (PID: 6516)
Uses TIMEOUT.EXE to delay execution
- cmd.exe (PID: 1852)
The executable file from the user directory is run by the CMD process
- system32.exe (PID: 3140)
Contacting a server suspected of hosting an CnC
- system32.exe (PID: 3140)
Connects to unusual port
- system32.exe (PID: 3140)
The process executes via Task Scheduler
- default-browser-agent.exe (PID: 516)
Loads DLL from Mozilla Firefox
- default-browser-agent.exe (PID: 516)
INFO
Reads the computer name
- payload.exe (PID: 6516)
- system32.exe (PID: 3140)
Checks supported languages
- payload.exe (PID: 6516)
- system32.exe (PID: 3140)
- default-browser-agent.exe (PID: 516)
Creates files or folders in the user directory
- payload.exe (PID: 6516)
Reads the machine GUID from the registry
- payload.exe (PID: 6516)
- system32.exe (PID: 3140)
Create files in a temporary directory
- payload.exe (PID: 6516)
Reads the software policy settings
- system32.exe (PID: 3140)
- slui.exe (PID: 6620)
- slui.exe (PID: 736)
Application launched itself
- firefox.exe (PID: 4976)
Checks proxy server information
- slui.exe (PID: 736)
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AsyncRat
(PID) Process(3140) system32.exe
C2 (2)miningcrypz.ddns.net
127.0.0.1
Ports (1)5780
Version0.5.8
BotnetDefault
Options
AutoRuntrue
Mutexu9vJ6r1ym5V1
InstallFolder%AppData%
BSoDfalse
AntiVMfalse
Certificates
Cert1MIIE8jCCAtqgAwIBAgIQAOdk776mxVl1dTXHgcfLYTANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQ0FADAaMRgwFgYDVQQDDA9Bc3luY1JBVCBTZXJ2ZXIwIBcNMjUwNTA5MTYwMzMzWhgPOTk5OTEyMzEyMzU5NTlaMBoxGDAWBgNVBAMMD0FzeW5jUkFUIFNlcnZlcjCCAiIwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEBBQADggIPADCCAgoCggIBAONDcgVOme0/EdrVN7dKsi1diQmfZ1RJ/ROpbCPK75xJ3UQejEg03CNE1vr+5Ygoh3Olz0tG8dHS...
Server_Signaturel2hm1+E/CdULWUnOlGtSbbCtqOupkdN+9LskiB/WWaCGxGKfalped5Xh8r4xKLmZVLW8CjBX1lSBaIhD+5Xse5xvnHYokvbmcqggJqbN2ivlDA+ml3m0Mop/01oiWB+UvvzSLcXt96dishyBUzMlL4qASHVtp9GCeZXK6invzV6LchB5jKTdgNx2E1JFSOm/NnpNZh3bubYJwYVNDK6Y6n79KvUUiXxc142waLtHzFSW/17X1ruTtWv+SdbyEYk6ZU4NMZGwl9WpQUJSY16jfn8vnqDd3NFv5el1fwJd5hHe...
Keys
AES6cf16a038d3af4094e5114a728166a47b4f56ecc3f9b544b6e0838b056d0f823
Saltbfeb1e56fbcd973bb219022430a57843003d5644d21e62b9d4f180e7e6c33941
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: | 2023:10:16 21:40:53+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | Executable, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 8 |
| CodeSize: | 43008 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 3072 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0xc71e |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 3.1.1.0 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 3.1.1.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | Neutral |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| Comments: | - |
| CompanyName: | - |
| FileDescription: | OP Auto Clicker |
| FileVersion: | 3.1.1.0 |
| InternalName: | - |
| LegalCopyright: | www.opautoclicker.com |
| LegalTrademarks: | - |
| OriginalFileName: | - |
| ProductName: | OP Auto Clicker |
| ProductVersion: | 3.1.1.0 |
| AssemblyVersion: | 3.1.1.0 |
Total processes
142
Monitored processes
12
Malicious processes
3
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 496 | 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 Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800) | |||||||||||||||
| 516 | "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\default-browser-agent.exe" do-task "308046B0AF4A39CB" | C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\default-browser-agent.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Mozilla Foundation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 2147500037 Version: 123.0 Modules
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| 736 | 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 Exit code: 0 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 1852 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpCDD1.tmp.bat"" | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe | — | payload.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2196 | C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p -s Dnscache | C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe | services.exe | ||||||||||||
User: NETWORK SERVICE Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Host Process for Windows Services Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 3140 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\system32.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\system32.exe | cmd.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: OP Auto Clicker Version: 3.1.1.0 Modules
AsyncRat(PID) Process(3140) system32.exe C2 (2)miningcrypz.ddns.net 127.0.0.1 Ports (1)5780 Version0.5.8 BotnetDefault Options AutoRuntrue Mutexu9vJ6r1ym5V1 InstallFolder%AppData% BSoDfalse AntiVMfalse Certificates Cert1MIIE8jCCAtqgAwIBAgIQAOdk776mxVl1dTXHgcfLYTANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQ0FADAaMRgwFgYDVQQDDA9Bc3luY1JBVCBTZXJ2ZXIwIBcNMjUwNTA5MTYwMzMzWhgPOTk5OTEyMzEyMzU5NTlaMBoxGDAWBgNVBAMMD0FzeW5jUkFUIFNlcnZlcjCCAiIwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEBBQADggIPADCCAgoCggIBAONDcgVOme0/EdrVN7dKsi1diQmfZ1RJ/ROpbCPK75xJ3UQejEg03CNE1vr+5Ygoh3Olz0tG8dHS... Server_Signaturel2hm1+E/CdULWUnOlGtSbbCtqOupkdN+9LskiB/WWaCGxGKfalped5Xh8r4xKLmZVLW8CjBX1lSBaIhD+5Xse5xvnHYokvbmcqggJqbN2ivlDA+ml3m0Mop/01oiWB+UvvzSLcXt96dishyBUzMlL4qASHVtp9GCeZXK6invzV6LchB5jKTdgNx2E1JFSOm/NnpNZh3bubYJwYVNDK6Y6n79KvUUiXxc142waLtHzFSW/17X1ruTtWv+SdbyEYk6ZU4NMZGwl9WpQUJSY16jfn8vnqDd3NFv5el1fwJd5hHe... Keys AES6cf16a038d3af4094e5114a728166a47b4f56ecc3f9b544b6e0838b056d0f823 Saltbfeb1e56fbcd973bb219022430a57843003d5644d21e62b9d4f180e7e6c33941 | |||||||||||||||
| 4976 | "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" --backgroundtask defaultagent do-task 308046B0AF4A39CB | C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe | — | default-browser-agent.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Mozilla Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Firefox Exit code: 3 Version: 123.0 Modules
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| 6516 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\payload.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\payload.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: OP Auto Clicker Exit code: 0 Version: 3.1.1.0 Modules
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| 6564 | timeout 3 | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\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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| 6620 | "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 Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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Total events
5 294
Read events
5 292
Write events
2
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (6516) payload.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | write | Name: | system32 |
Value: "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\system32.exe" | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7052) firefox.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Mozilla\Firefox\DllPrefetchExperiment |
| Operation: | write | Name: | C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe |
Value: 0 | |||
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
4
Text files
3
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7052 | firefox.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Background Tasks Profiles\93u99co2.MozillaBackgroundTask-308046B0AF4A39CB-defaultagent\prefs-1.js | text | |
MD5:60B9928A9125AD808158BBA41E24548F | SHA256:0B2320E881B48FF411951B164CFFDF66435321FCF141D164A7AABC808B558C17 | |||
| 6516 | payload.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpCDD1.tmp.bat | text | |
MD5:11DE723BBCD47085A2A30DF17445388A | SHA256:577CEBA6B1575351C623ECFA9CFF97A7991779F7492587C6EB51DD435D6E3ECB | |||
| 7052 | firefox.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Background Tasks Profiles\93u99co2.MozillaBackgroundTask-308046B0AF4A39CB-defaultagent\datareporting\glean\db\data.safe.tmp | binary | |
MD5:7FBA44CB533472C1E260D1F28892D86B | SHA256:14FB5CDA1708000576F35C39C15F80A0C653AFAF42ED137A3D31678F94B6E8BF | |||
| 7052 | firefox.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Background Tasks Profiles\93u99co2.MozillaBackgroundTask-308046B0AF4A39CB-defaultagent\datareporting\glean\db\data.safe.bin | binary | |
MD5:7FBA44CB533472C1E260D1F28892D86B | SHA256:14FB5CDA1708000576F35C39C15F80A0C653AFAF42ED137A3D31678F94B6E8BF | |||
| 7052 | firefox.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Background Tasks Profiles\93u99co2.MozillaBackgroundTask-308046B0AF4A39CB-defaultagent\prefs.js | text | |
MD5:60B9928A9125AD808158BBA41E24548F | SHA256:0B2320E881B48FF411951B164CFFDF66435321FCF141D164A7AABC808B558C17 | |||
| 6516 | payload.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\system32.exe | executable | |
MD5:8D94DC018B3823E61665441588CC111C | SHA256:DD96F8735E1B20F294E4C393ECCB60296D91801ACDCB6A8FADC2D7969383AAD9 | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
9
TCP/UDP connections
28
DNS requests
18
Threats
5
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | GET | 200 | 2.16.164.40:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.164.40:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2104 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.164.40:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
2104 | svchost.exe | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
— | — | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | unknown | — | — | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | GET | 200 | 95.101.149.131:80 | 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 |
6512 | 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 |
6512 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | 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 |
— | — | 2.16.164.40:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 2.16.164.40:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
2104 | svchost.exe | 2.16.164.40:80 | crl.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
2104 | svchost.exe | 95.101.149.131:80 | www.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
— | — | 95.101.149.131:80 | www.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
5496 | MoUsoCoreWorker.exe | 95.101.149.131:80 | www.microsoft.com | Akamai International B.V. | NL | whitelisted |
— | — | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
3216 | svchost.exe | 172.211.123.250:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | FR | whitelisted |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
crl.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
www.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
miningcrypz.ddns.net |
| malicious |
slscr.update.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
2196 | svchost.exe | Potentially Bad Traffic | ET DYN_DNS DNS Query to DynDNS Domain *.ddns .net |
3140 | system32.exe | Domain Observed Used for C2 Detected | REMOTE [ANY.RUN] AsyncRAT SSL certificate |
3140 | system32.exe | Domain Observed Used for C2 Detected | ET MALWARE Generic AsyncRAT/zgRAT Style SSL Cert |
3140 | system32.exe | Domain Observed Used for C2 Detected | ET MALWARE Observed Malicious SSL Cert (AsyncRAT Server) |
3140 | system32.exe | Malware Command and Control Activity Detected | REMOTE [ANY.RUN] AsyncRAT Successful Connection |