General

  • Target

    079f023a20cad36a950144e47b5667949285675703312cf8bf0faf22cb25baf3

  • Size

    659KB

  • Sample

    221125-k65feaah8w

  • MD5

    426930b11ed1690067b11e518ea7f821

  • SHA1

    d5dc533365b757ec442ab28b96602dc9f505e876

  • SHA256

    079f023a20cad36a950144e47b5667949285675703312cf8bf0faf22cb25baf3

  • SHA512

    8a913006aa89eb4f3da5727ddece1185d3fdf8032f575f053b410d99752b9f497c629c68e4253b788e18dc5abb43295ff39bd7e3fd626ab0e7a4684169996231

  • SSDEEP

    12288:NlGTddXPvxy4jZZ8vDc6h3iUhFbAsUMdzxP0V2t5fI44FPTZFyd:vwdtvxy4jZ+vDc05hFXxxEIfhe7yd

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

quasar

Version

2.1.0.0

Botnet

hacked

C2

23.105.131.178:7812

Mutex

VNM_MUTEX_0Ae9WwC7TPO9smz3BJ

Attributes
  • encryption_key

    jCEkwlvO5Scyan0S8vZo

  • install_name

    Windows Security Health Service.exe

  • log_directory

    Logs

  • reconnect_delay

    3000

  • startup_key

    Windows Update

  • subdirectory

    Microsoft

Targets

    • Target

      079f023a20cad36a950144e47b5667949285675703312cf8bf0faf22cb25baf3

    • Size

      659KB

    • MD5

      426930b11ed1690067b11e518ea7f821

    • SHA1

      d5dc533365b757ec442ab28b96602dc9f505e876

    • SHA256

      079f023a20cad36a950144e47b5667949285675703312cf8bf0faf22cb25baf3

    • SHA512

      8a913006aa89eb4f3da5727ddece1185d3fdf8032f575f053b410d99752b9f497c629c68e4253b788e18dc5abb43295ff39bd7e3fd626ab0e7a4684169996231

    • SSDEEP

      12288:NlGTddXPvxy4jZZ8vDc6h3iUhFbAsUMdzxP0V2t5fI44FPTZFyd:vwdtvxy4jZ+vDc05hFXxxEIfhe7yd

    • 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

    • Quasar RAT

      Quasar is an open source Remote Access Tool.

    • Quasar payload

    • VenomRAT

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

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Windows security modification

    • 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.

    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

Execution

Scheduled Task

1
T1053

Persistence

Modify Existing Service

1
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

Install Root Certificate

1
T1130

Discovery

Query Registry

1
T1012

System Information Discovery

2
T1082

Remote System Discovery

1
T1018

Tasks