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Database Entry



KimJongRAT


Vendor detections: 9


Intelligence 9 IOCs YARA File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 02783530bbd8416ebc82ab1eb5bbe81d5d87731d24c6ff6a8e12139a5fe33cee
SHA3-384 hash: 23d659efde4d3f3a8e3cc00ab13e7514fb04f49552a1863c83cf0d5974f9c6a866b5a1775586a66e1747c5b5b26ab279
SHA1 hash: 60dfa8a864d899f959c9b7e6699ee761bdb51afa
MD5 hash: f32e7891e2cfc58230057a506325c3c8
humanhash: diet-kentucky-seventeen-lithium
File name:hta.hta
Download: download sample
Signature KimJongRAT
File size:166'965 bytes
First seen:2025-06-18 13:05:29 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:HTML Application (hta) hta
MIME type:text/html
ssdeep 3072:UPzcBmc2YlnFBQsDqzpj8sfZCQiItHU/j1ICbM+33Eci:Acz29RNxY71ICAG3Eci
TLSH T1CDF38C170F342DADA36F15675FDF50C9C48F8F1A2F696422892720601928F9D6AC3EF6
Magika vba
Reporter JAMESWT_WT
Tags:hta KimJongRAT

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
81
Origin country :
IT IT
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Tags:
shell virus sage
Result
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
HTA File - Malicious
Payload URLs
URL
File name
http://www.aiim.org/pdfa/ns/id/'
HTA File
Behaviour
BlacklistAPI detected
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
base64 obfuscated obfuscated
Result
Threat name:
Cobalt Strike
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
AI detected malicious Powershell script
Bypasses PowerShell execution policy
Creates autostart registry keys with suspicious values (likely registry only malware)
Detected Cobalt Strike Beacon
Found suspicious powershell code related to unpacking or dynamic code loading
Found suspicious ZIP file
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Powershell creates an autostart link
Self deletion via cmd or bat file
Sigma detected: Dot net compiler compiles file from suspicious location
Sigma detected: Legitimate Application Dropped Archive
Sigma detected: Suspicious MSHTA Child Process
Sigma detected: WScript or CScript Dropper
Suspicious execution chain found
Suspicious powershell command line found
Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc)
Uses dynamic DNS services
Windows Scripting host queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage)
Wscript starts Powershell (via cmd or directly)
Yara detected Powershell decode and execute
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1717494 Sample: hta.hta Startdate: 18/06/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 88 srvdown.ddns.net 2->88 100 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->100 102 Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file 2->102 104 Yara detected Powershell decode and execute 2->104 108 7 other signatures 2->108 11 mshta.exe 1 2->11         started        14 wscript.exe 2->14         started        16 wscript.exe 2->16         started        signatures3 106 Uses dynamic DNS services 88->106 process4 signatures5 110 Self deletion via cmd or bat file 11->110 18 cmd.exe 2 11->18         started        21 cmd.exe 3 3 11->21         started        112 Wscript starts Powershell (via cmd or directly) 14->112 114 Windows Scripting host queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage) 14->114 116 Suspicious execution chain found 14->116 23 cmd.exe 14->23         started        25 cmd.exe 16->25         started        process6 signatures7 92 Detected Cobalt Strike Beacon 18->92 94 Suspicious powershell command line found 18->94 96 Wscript starts Powershell (via cmd or directly) 18->96 27 powershell.exe 46 18->27         started        31 powershell.exe 16 104 18->31         started        33 certutil.exe 2 18->33         started        43 2 other processes 18->43 98 Bypasses PowerShell execution policy 21->98 45 4 other processes 21->45 35 powershell.exe 23->35         started        37 conhost.exe 23->37         started        39 powershell.exe 25->39         started        41 conhost.exe 25->41         started        process8 file9 80 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\pipe\2.log, ASCII 27->80 dropped 82 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\pipe\1.vbs, ASCII 27->82 dropped 84 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\pipe\1.ps1, ASCII 27->84 dropped 118 Detected Cobalt Strike Beacon 27->118 120 Found suspicious powershell code related to unpacking or dynamic code loading 27->120 122 Powershell creates an autostart link 27->122 124 Creates autostart registry keys with suspicious values (likely registry only malware) 31->124 47 powershell.exe 31->47         started        86 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\pipe.zip, Zip 33->86 dropped 126 Loading BitLocker PowerShell Module 35->126 49 powershell.exe 35->49         started        128 Tries to harvest and steal browser information (history, passwords, etc) 39->128 52 powershell.exe 39->52         started        54 AcroCEF.exe 76 45->54         started        signatures10 process11 file12 56 csc.exe 47->56         started        72 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\ao5of3uh.cmdline, Unicode 49->72 dropped 59 csc.exe 49->59         started        61 csc.exe 52->61         started        63 AcroCEF.exe 54->63         started        process13 dnsIp14 74 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\o5f00j2g.dll, PE32 56->74 dropped 66 cvtres.exe 56->66         started        76 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\ao5of3uh.dll, PE32 59->76 dropped 68 cvtres.exe 59->68         started        78 C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\...\0upzud4z.dll, PE32 61->78 dropped 70 cvtres.exe 61->70         started        90 104.118.8.172, 443, 49699 AKAMAI-ASUS United States 63->90 file15 process16
Gathering data
Threat name:
Script-WScript.Trojan.Malgent
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-03-25 09:14:24 UTC
File Type:
Text (VBS)
AV detection:
23 of 38 (60.53%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  8/10
Tags:
defense_evasion discovery execution persistence
Behaviour
Checks processor information in registry
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
Modifies registry class
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Adds Run key to start application
Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information
Checks computer location settings
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Manipulates Digital Signatures
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