Analysis
- max time kernel
137s - max time network
152s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20220414-en - submitted
08/05/2022, 07:37
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
545d4b0dcf911ffdf44b5bf01dfef7be8421e05250806eb03ffb25e736961b80.exe
Resource
win7-20220414-en
General
- Target 545d4b0dcf911ffdf44b5bf01dfef7be8421e05250806eb03ffb25e736961b80.exe
- Size 625KB
- Sample220508-jf4whsecdk
- SHA256 545d4b0dcf911ffdf44b5bf01dfef7be8421e05250806eb03ffb25e736961b80
- MD5 0ab869a3a06f47cd99e5164e76d0ed33
- SHA1 19a4f343aeafa888b1b45e95f238ef537cbfe451
- SHA512 46987f55f6674a74606d2b106036d35b2c95b4ce4eceb3355132881fc9f730e4f1ef31d874ee1d271ddfb1ed0a21f665c99966a0c531b073fe3b42ad5bd1e0da
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
Malware Config
Extracted
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quasar
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2.1.0.0
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1
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10.0.2.15:1337
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VNM_MUTEX_28broDsmlFWTzx7r3B
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encryption_key
0hi0YaDWMh7jhT37Tcsm
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install_name
Client.exe
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log_directory
Logs
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reconnect_delay
3000
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startup_key
Windows Defender
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subdirectory
SubDir
Signatures
- Contains code to disable Windows Defender 3 IoCs
A .NET executable tasked with disabling Windows Defender capabilities such as realtime monitoring, blocking at first seen, etc.
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000400000001e54f-138.dat disable_win_def behavioral2/files/0x000400000001e54f-139.dat disable_win_def behavioral2/memory/4832-140-0x0000000000B60000-0x0000000000BEC000-memory.dmp disable_win_def - Quasar Payload 3 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000400000001e54f-138.dat family_quasar behavioral2/files/0x000400000001e54f-139.dat family_quasar behavioral2/memory/4832-140-0x0000000000B60000-0x0000000000BEC000-memory.dmp family_quasar - suricata: ET MALWARE Common RAT Connectivity Check Observed
suricata: ET MALWARE Common RAT Connectivity Check Observed
- Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
pid Process 712 Passwords.exe 4832 Iwpblky.exe - Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3751123196-3323558407-1869646069-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation 545d4b0dcf911ffdf44b5bf01dfef7be8421e05250806eb03ffb25e736961b80.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3751123196-3323558407-1869646069-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation Passwords.exe - Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3751123196-3323558407-1869646069-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Windows Defender = "\"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\Iwpblky.exe\"" Iwpblky.exe - Looks up external IP address via web service 1 IoCs
Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.
flow ioc 19 ip-api.com - Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s). Likely ransomware behaviour.
- Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
pid Process 5040 schtasks.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4832 Iwpblky.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4832 Iwpblky.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
pid Process 4832 Iwpblky.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 3064 wrote to memory of 712 3064 545d4b0dcf911ffdf44b5bf01dfef7be8421e05250806eb03ffb25e736961b80.exe 80 PID 3064 wrote to memory of 712 3064 545d4b0dcf911ffdf44b5bf01dfef7be8421e05250806eb03ffb25e736961b80.exe 80 PID 3064 wrote to memory of 712 3064 545d4b0dcf911ffdf44b5bf01dfef7be8421e05250806eb03ffb25e736961b80.exe 80 PID 712 wrote to memory of 4832 712 Passwords.exe 84 PID 712 wrote to memory of 4832 712 Passwords.exe 84 PID 712 wrote to memory of 4832 712 Passwords.exe 84 PID 4832 wrote to memory of 5040 4832 Iwpblky.exe 86 PID 4832 wrote to memory of 5040 4832 Iwpblky.exe 86 PID 4832 wrote to memory of 5040 4832 Iwpblky.exe 86
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\545d4b0dcf911ffdf44b5bf01dfef7be8421e05250806eb03ffb25e736961b80.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\545d4b0dcf911ffdf44b5bf01dfef7be8421e05250806eb03ffb25e736961b80.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3064 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RarSFX0\Passwords.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RarSFX0\Passwords.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Checks computer location settings
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:712 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Iwpblky.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Iwpblky.exe"3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4832 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe"schtasks" /create /tn "Windows Defender" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Iwpblky.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f4⤵
- Creates scheduled task(s)
PID:5040
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6
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Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Iwpblky.exe
- Size 534KB
- SHA256 2a2e8ebc771d27fc3b32a7e059e1f9aa458324cb225ebea2b4bed0acd191e1be
- MD5 7877fc84e5fad8018d10fedee3fd7b4e
- SHA1 ee58d0a7ee2db778d20bf292393696614443fefa
- SHA512 ba5a3e9072876c89f1c2bb40e748fd6eb7ae0c9eb99756ab4bcd1bb5d5b1dedb1e517b0e3efd354cf3ed58bb3c49b8d365d340d95781b8eb8577e22ab0675175
- SSDEEP 12288:bkxfIayFMJuz825TmvDohy9VZ/tTkGeg8CR8WxT:bwPyFM+825TGVZhMhCRF
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Iwpblky.exe
- Size 534KB
- SHA256 2a2e8ebc771d27fc3b32a7e059e1f9aa458324cb225ebea2b4bed0acd191e1be
- MD5 7877fc84e5fad8018d10fedee3fd7b4e
- SHA1 ee58d0a7ee2db778d20bf292393696614443fefa
- SHA512 ba5a3e9072876c89f1c2bb40e748fd6eb7ae0c9eb99756ab4bcd1bb5d5b1dedb1e517b0e3efd354cf3ed58bb3c49b8d365d340d95781b8eb8577e22ab0675175
- SSDEEP 12288:bkxfIayFMJuz825TmvDohy9VZ/tTkGeg8CR8WxT:bwPyFM+825TGVZhMhCRF
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RarSFX0\Passwords.exe
- Size 351KB
- SHA256 bf79b08db6040f007e6ba07e7628388df2ab9f666e75b16e230d3e9d8600ab31
- MD5 ce5ad18cc090c8a1405f084d9144671d
- SHA1 67530a17331ad6477e4b25ef866412349791a3cb
- SHA512 66f3d07eb12c2a94f30fd37dadf832769fb87d10be3751f91ac474f4e72d86b535c5159f7fe2ac80500a844e9a7ace0db1d6dac69c1150475f03c207b9e8bc2a
- SSDEEP 6144:jCk5BLG6tKwsJNi9rJ1dyDvXzMw8/JYo/Tj8Pu7kIPHWkC:jCEB311dyDPwKorj8/If
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RarSFX0\Passwords.exe
- Size 351KB
- SHA256 bf79b08db6040f007e6ba07e7628388df2ab9f666e75b16e230d3e9d8600ab31
- MD5 ce5ad18cc090c8a1405f084d9144671d
- SHA1 67530a17331ad6477e4b25ef866412349791a3cb
- SHA512 66f3d07eb12c2a94f30fd37dadf832769fb87d10be3751f91ac474f4e72d86b535c5159f7fe2ac80500a844e9a7ace0db1d6dac69c1150475f03c207b9e8bc2a
- SSDEEP 6144:jCk5BLG6tKwsJNi9rJ1dyDvXzMw8/JYo/Tj8Pu7kIPHWkC:jCEB311dyDPwKorj8/If
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP