General

  • Target

    b70af2ccc8fd78d0cb69aa34cdb17c61d5024055787a2ddb97051834d5d2561c

  • Size

    630KB

  • Sample

    221130-t9pnssge45

  • MD5

    c45c3dbe62846a145d90077e4d64fe00

  • SHA1

    a9413e2aadb3d0fbf0168666c93c10a74fddcd8a

  • SHA256

    b70af2ccc8fd78d0cb69aa34cdb17c61d5024055787a2ddb97051834d5d2561c

  • SHA512

    e7dd8538f223b2484c87cba7e1239d2c3ab85790a9ab5e9a31dfd3f8959982a39edcad838cb6aa5afe9348a344100ef1bc00c79d3a31d862726bbcfb098991ad

  • SSDEEP

    12288:2oF8GNlD5ZS/1WEJOAqRSEM3Sy21LVbK89elrrJ5:aGKIDAEQSy2TbKuKN

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

quasar

Version

2.1.0.0

Botnet

ajith

C2

23.105.131.178:7812

Mutex

VNM_MUTEX_NdVd2sPSSqFdo7I35g

Attributes
  • encryption_key

    jyerms3KOWmt3C9DBFuq

  • install_name

    Windows Defender Security.exe

  • log_directory

    Logs

  • reconnect_delay

    3000

  • startup_key

    Windows Update

  • subdirectory

    SubDir

Targets

    • Target

      b70af2ccc8fd78d0cb69aa34cdb17c61d5024055787a2ddb97051834d5d2561c

    • Size

      630KB

    • MD5

      c45c3dbe62846a145d90077e4d64fe00

    • SHA1

      a9413e2aadb3d0fbf0168666c93c10a74fddcd8a

    • SHA256

      b70af2ccc8fd78d0cb69aa34cdb17c61d5024055787a2ddb97051834d5d2561c

    • SHA512

      e7dd8538f223b2484c87cba7e1239d2c3ab85790a9ab5e9a31dfd3f8959982a39edcad838cb6aa5afe9348a344100ef1bc00c79d3a31d862726bbcfb098991ad

    • SSDEEP

      12288:2oF8GNlD5ZS/1WEJOAqRSEM3Sy21LVbK89elrrJ5:aGKIDAEQSy2TbKuKN

    • 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

3
T1112

Disabling Security Tools

2
T1089

Discovery

Query Registry

1
T1012

System Information Discovery

2
T1082

Remote System Discovery

1
T1018

Tasks