General

  • Target

    Venom.exe

  • Size

    1.0MB

  • Sample

    221020-s9baqscch7

  • MD5

    18c19bfe43da0688d3aa10a4f14215eb

  • SHA1

    eba2b90d075faea00d2e20b70dfebdf17f8b0fb0

  • SHA256

    7b14e9c36e5e365489f3e1941fcccc94895497c5e8c062315f4a9c06837ecbbd

  • SHA512

    35f5703e6bf27403304042d8258e92421c972ae3d2e9ae4df4c1f4127b1d472f19e4b0a9c8088f985d01528bcbc33025639adcefbc3677c0cfeda981a00eb6c9

  • SSDEEP

    24576:LXY5kMJDyGouUqg75HVDBvdXlvlMGWWeliTymxE3ZnLWaF:j4kMJDyGouUqg75HVDBvdXRAWelim/pL

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

quasar

Version

2.7.0.0

Botnet

Victima

C2

192.168.0.14:34401

elpepemanca.ddns.net:34401

Mutex

VvxdNHrxwKmtOrJ3IC

Attributes
  • encryption_key

    Ot0UQzulUKQ4dD5ryC4T

  • install_name

    explorer.exe

  • log_directory

    Logs

  • reconnect_delay

    3000

  • startup_key

    Venom Client Startup

Targets

    • Target

      Venom.exe

    • Size

      1.0MB

    • MD5

      18c19bfe43da0688d3aa10a4f14215eb

    • SHA1

      eba2b90d075faea00d2e20b70dfebdf17f8b0fb0

    • SHA256

      7b14e9c36e5e365489f3e1941fcccc94895497c5e8c062315f4a9c06837ecbbd

    • SHA512

      35f5703e6bf27403304042d8258e92421c972ae3d2e9ae4df4c1f4127b1d472f19e4b0a9c8088f985d01528bcbc33025639adcefbc3677c0cfeda981a00eb6c9

    • SSDEEP

      24576:LXY5kMJDyGouUqg75HVDBvdXlvlMGWWeliTymxE3ZnLWaF:j4kMJDyGouUqg75HVDBvdXRAWelim/pL

    • Quasar RAT

      Quasar is an open source Remote Access Tool.

    • Quasar payload

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Adds Run key to start application

    • Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2

    • 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

2
T1012

System Information Discovery

3
T1082

Peripheral Device Discovery

1
T1120

Remote System Discovery

1
T1018

Command and Control

Web Service

1
T1102

Tasks