MALICIOUS — 022590d85dbc435ab9087ae0d741e8675aa46adec1a01b314e1689f7297c3025.exe

MALICIOUS — 022590d85dbc435ab9087ae0d741e8675aa46adec1a01b314e1689f7297c3025.exe is a pe sample analyzed by MalwareAnalyzer by Cyble with a malicious verdict (97/100), attributed to the Aotera family. 7 of 53 detection engines flagged it, exhibiting 2 ATT&CK techniques.

Identification

• SHA-256: 022590d85dbc435ab9087ae0d741e8675aa46adec1a01b314e1689f7297c3025
• SHA-1: bf00aeba99ab8afa468ff05d03cb7969334b7325
• MD5: 5e1372e7ebd1af23d561404f5292a3cc
• imphash: b1c022f21e313c400a3bd74350a836c9
• ssdeep: 98304:x4FImRLNQts597c+wizw7kNh44dLCgTiilznbt3fva62TrFkL+dycuVbM939blc:x4FPQts59wddUL9OEznRvtArFkL+Qb6
• TLSH: T12261C03A022F3490F0FFA9A4BC4C6E8CD0E571799433AB558543DF0E5801967AEE646E
• Submitted as: 022590d85dbc435ab9087ae0d741e8675aa46adec1a01b314e1689f7297c3025.exe
• File type: pe · Size: 3879936 bytes
• Verdict: malicious (97/100) · Family: Aotera

Source: MalwareBazaar · first seen 2026-07-28T00:00:00.000Z · SHA-256 verified

Detections (7 of 53 engines)

• capa (capabilities): capability:execution/powershell
• MalwareAnalyser heuristics (entropy/packer): Microsoft Visual C/C++
• YARA: JPCERT/CC: JPCERT_HUILoader_PlugX_SideLoad
• Detect It Easy (packer/type): DIE:Microsoft Visual C/C++
• Microsoft Defender: Trojan:Win64/Aotera.DSY!MTB
• Emsisoft (Emergency Kit): Trojan.Generic.40339359
• Kaspersky (KVRT): UDS:Trojan.Win64.Agent

MITRE ATT&CK

• T1059.001
• T1112

Why this verdict

The malicious score of 97/100 is the fusion of 11 weighted signals:

• Memory forensics: 3 finding(s), e.g. RWX/private injected region in rundll32.exe (pid 7628) (rule windows.malfind.Malfind) - memory signal, weight 0.60, confidence 0.85
• Microsoft Defender flagged Trojan:Win64/Aotera.DSY!MTB (rule Trojan:Win64/Aotera.DSY!MTB) - engine signal, weight 0.55, confidence 0.85
• Emsisoft (Emergency Kit) flagged Trojan.Generic.40339359 (rule Trojan.Generic.40339359) - engine signal, weight 0.55, confidence 0.85
• execute via PowerShell (rule execute via PowerShell) - capa signal, weight 0.40, confidence 0.80
• YARA: JPCERT/CC flagged JPCERT_HUILoader_PlugX_SideLoad (rule JPCERT_HUILoader_PlugX_SideLoad) - engine signal, weight 0.35, confidence 0.70
• Detect It Easy (packer/type) flagged DIE:Microsoft Visual C/C++ (rule DIE:Microsoft Visual C/C++) - engine signal, weight 0.35, confidence 0.70
• Embedded network infrastructure: 4.2.1.0 - static signal, weight 0.35, confidence 0.60
• Packing/obfuscation: Microsoft Visual C/C++ - static signal, weight 0.25, confidence 0.55
• Observed at runtime: Modify Registry (T1112) (rule Modify Registry) - dynamic signal, weight 0.12, confidence 0.90
• Contacted 1 external host(s) at runtime - network signal, weight 0.12, confidence 0.55
• Extracted generic config (1 C2) (generic/advisory) - engine signal, weight 0.15, confidence 0.30

Dynamic analysis (windows)

131 behavior events · 1 ATT&CK techniques · 0 dropped files.

Runtime network

• searchapp.bundleassets.example
• onedsblobvmssprdcus03.centralus.cloudapp.azure.com
• onedsblobvmssprdcus04.centralus.cloudapp.azure.com
• www.msftconnecttest.com
• svc.ms-acdc-teams.office.com
• mr-b01.tm-azurefd.net
• onedscolprdwus52.westus.cloudapp.azure.com
• onedscolprdweu17.westeurope.cloudapp.azure.com
• onedscolprdweu00.westeurope.cloudapp.azure.com
• onedscolprdwus57.westus.cloudapp.azure.com
• onedscolprdeus05.eastus.cloudapp.azure.com
• onedscolprdcus67.centralus.cloudapp.azure.com
• onedscolprdneu51.northeurope.cloudapp.azure.com
• onedscolprdweu14.westeurope.cloudapp.azure.com
• onedscolprdwus68.westus.cloudapp.azure.com
• onedscolprdcus50.centralus.cloudapp.azure.com
• settings-prod-scus-2-tagged.southcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com
• onedscolprdeus15.eastus.cloudapp.azure.com
• onedscolprdwus73.westus.cloudapp.azure.com
• bg.microsoft.map.fastly.net

Embedded URLs

• https://aka.ms/nativeaot-compatibilit

Embedded domains

• aka.ms
• mr-b01.tm-azurefd.net
• aefd.nelreports.net
• ts-frontend.trafficmanager.net

Embedded IP addresses

• 4.2.1.0
• 23.33.238.102

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