General

  • Target

    d199df5116446417372082be7c4f7c8e.exe

  • Size

    300KB

  • Sample

    221019-g9glzaehd8

  • MD5

    d199df5116446417372082be7c4f7c8e

  • SHA1

    17f277eaf2fb5ed78a1c9228526243c857bc6f94

  • SHA256

    bf45d7d41cf421da9cf70d0616d2e2ed599829a190fbfc6b6fd1170cecc5657a

  • SHA512

    06901506c965fa2006113bbeca6521391f9a088a4d44a2bfa13f3b5b05098a75fc1917e63bf9a87aaea4bbe7d4474c5398dcde4d0c8bff64dfc6eaca19aa42da

  • SSDEEP

    3072:el5BwFKLCSdgCb9HICw6EHIzcfbPrk+sGF9X77LA3Di0S8NIPMH/A31TYpOh9bs:Ezfz+62jjgDyA3cPM43OpEbs

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

      d199df5116446417372082be7c4f7c8e.exe

    • Size

      300KB

    • MD5

      d199df5116446417372082be7c4f7c8e

    • SHA1

      17f277eaf2fb5ed78a1c9228526243c857bc6f94

    • SHA256

      bf45d7d41cf421da9cf70d0616d2e2ed599829a190fbfc6b6fd1170cecc5657a

    • SHA512

      06901506c965fa2006113bbeca6521391f9a088a4d44a2bfa13f3b5b05098a75fc1917e63bf9a87aaea4bbe7d4474c5398dcde4d0c8bff64dfc6eaca19aa42da

    • SSDEEP

      3072:el5BwFKLCSdgCb9HICw6EHIzcfbPrk+sGF9X77LA3Di0S8NIPMH/A31TYpOh9bs:Ezfz+62jjgDyA3cPM43OpEbs

    • 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

    • 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

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