General

  • Target

    545d4b0dcf911ffdf44b5bf01dfef7be8421e05250806eb03ffb25e736961b80

  • Size

    625KB

  • Sample

    220508-jf4whsecdk

  • MD5

    0ab869a3a06f47cd99e5164e76d0ed33

  • SHA1

    19a4f343aeafa888b1b45e95f238ef537cbfe451

  • SHA256

    545d4b0dcf911ffdf44b5bf01dfef7be8421e05250806eb03ffb25e736961b80

  • SHA512

    46987f55f6674a74606d2b106036d35b2c95b4ce4eceb3355132881fc9f730e4f1ef31d874ee1d271ddfb1ed0a21f665c99966a0c531b073fe3b42ad5bd1e0da

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

quasar

Version

2.1.0.0

Botnet

1

C2

10.0.2.15:1337

Mutex

VNM_MUTEX_28broDsmlFWTzx7r3B

Attributes
  • encryption_key

    0hi0YaDWMh7jhT37Tcsm

  • install_name

    Client.exe

  • log_directory

    Logs

  • reconnect_delay

    3000

  • startup_key

    Windows Defender

  • subdirectory

    SubDir

Targets

    • Target

      545d4b0dcf911ffdf44b5bf01dfef7be8421e05250806eb03ffb25e736961b80

    • Size

      625KB

    • MD5

      0ab869a3a06f47cd99e5164e76d0ed33

    • SHA1

      19a4f343aeafa888b1b45e95f238ef537cbfe451

    • SHA256

      545d4b0dcf911ffdf44b5bf01dfef7be8421e05250806eb03ffb25e736961b80

    • SHA512

      46987f55f6674a74606d2b106036d35b2c95b4ce4eceb3355132881fc9f730e4f1ef31d874ee1d271ddfb1ed0a21f665c99966a0c531b073fe3b42ad5bd1e0da

    • Contains code to disable Windows Defender

      A .NET executable tasked with disabling Windows Defender capabilities such as realtime monitoring, blocking at first seen, etc.

    • Quasar Payload

    • Quasar RAT

      Quasar is an open source Remote Access Tool.

    • VenomRAT

      VenomRAT is a modified version of QuasarRAT with some added features, such as rootkit and stealer capabilites.

    • suricata: ET MALWARE Common RAT Connectivity Check Observed

      suricata: ET MALWARE Common RAT Connectivity Check Observed

    • suricata: ET MALWARE W32/Quasar 1.3/Venom RAT Connectivity Check 3

      suricata: ET MALWARE W32/Quasar 1.3/Venom RAT Connectivity Check 3

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Checks computer location settings

      Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Adds Run key to start application

    • Looks up external IP address via web service

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

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Execution

Scheduled Task

1
T1053

Persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1060

Scheduled Task

1
T1053

Privilege Escalation

Scheduled Task

1
T1053

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1
T1112

Discovery

Query Registry

1
T1012

System Information Discovery

2
T1082

Tasks