General

  • Target

    tmp

  • Size

    260KB

  • Sample

    221007-fqxy6sbfc9

  • MD5

    2c7eeef34a1b35c0b025c43c7233f453

  • SHA1

    82e361e77aaf426fcc8d18a46391ce2bf064f493

  • SHA256

    cc7dc07df5e85f948998b1d711b7ea362e529799b2f47d35f256ccd901ab3af9

  • SHA512

    50178b34dadedcd370d031b668906ed3016fd79706b87fd665cfdab942a487625d552629d7ec97a300b63b012a412226b0c128a88e96a17f6189896cb2473010

  • SSDEEP

    6144:8ea7tvhFs3Huy3Pu2eAHNabHtqY+dpEnPM43:67FPeOy3Pu8hNdpEk4

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

quasar

Version

1.4.0

Botnet

SKYNET

C2

173.225.115.99:7702

Mutex

938cda17-a814-4925-8420-83a35a350164

Attributes
  • encryption_key

    F04A75E6507173FAEEC2BB82C564030A5E8413FF

  • install_name

    FileHistory.exe

  • log_directory

    Logs

  • reconnect_delay

    4000

  • startup_key

    FileHistory

  • subdirectory

    FileHistory

Extracted

Family

orcus

C2

146.70.143.176:81

Mutex

712d31c7a3f54904a08d968a15b836e9

Attributes
  • autostart_method

    Registry

  • enable_keylogger

    false

  • install_path

    %programfiles%\orc\orc.exe

  • reconnect_delay

    10000

  • registry_keyname

    orc

  • taskscheduler_taskname

    orc

  • watchdog_path

    AppData\Watchdog.exe

Targets

    • Target

      tmp

    • Size

      260KB

    • MD5

      2c7eeef34a1b35c0b025c43c7233f453

    • SHA1

      82e361e77aaf426fcc8d18a46391ce2bf064f493

    • SHA256

      cc7dc07df5e85f948998b1d711b7ea362e529799b2f47d35f256ccd901ab3af9

    • SHA512

      50178b34dadedcd370d031b668906ed3016fd79706b87fd665cfdab942a487625d552629d7ec97a300b63b012a412226b0c128a88e96a17f6189896cb2473010

    • SSDEEP

      6144:8ea7tvhFs3Huy3Pu2eAHNabHtqY+dpEnPM43:67FPeOy3Pu8hNdpEk4

    • Contains code to disable Windows Defender

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

    • Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings

    • Modifies security service

    • Orcus

      Orcus is a Remote Access Trojan that is being sold on underground forums.

    • Orcus main payload

    • PlagueBot

      PlagueBot is an open source Bot written in Pascal.

    • Quasar RAT

      Quasar is an open source Remote Access Tool.

    • Quasar payload

    • Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess

    • Orcurs Rat Executable

    • PlagueBot Executable

    • Downloads MZ/PE file

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Drops startup file

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Windows security modification

    • Adds Run key to start application

    • Drops desktop.ini file(s)

    • Drops file in System32 directory

    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Execution

Scheduled Task

1
T1053

Persistence

Modify Existing Service

2
T1031

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1060

Scheduled Task

1
T1053

Privilege Escalation

Scheduled Task

1
T1053

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

4
T1112

Disabling Security Tools

2
T1089

Discovery

Query Registry

1
T1012

System Information Discovery

2
T1082

Tasks