AsyncRAT Malware Abuses AutoIt and PowerShell to Hide Inside Legitimate Windows Process

A five-stage AsyncRAT campaign that chains a socially engineered batch file, hidden PowerShell execution, AutoIt abuse and process injection to conceal a .NET remote-access trojan inside Microsoft’s legitimate charmap.exe process. The infection begins with a lure named “Right-click to open Invoice Details.bat”, which relies on user interaction to...