General

  • Target

    b4b4889b0d6ac058b3d39e62c9cb32fea0abb700b92e1e10325e0854470aac50

  • Size

    680KB

  • Sample

    221130-wd2plabh37

  • MD5

    3d9e3bf3109bfe73bccfb57e360fe465

  • SHA1

    36bd2e71a35f678c8d1e8066e616706f2dcb8610

  • SHA256

    b4b4889b0d6ac058b3d39e62c9cb32fea0abb700b92e1e10325e0854470aac50

  • SHA512

    f24992b8f03df563eca83cce818a0d5af04094acde38af3d0acf1ec40ae87272156f56ab72121becbd82f77d296ad39b60939d2282e0167b11dcf3b33db43be7

  • SSDEEP

    12288:a5393whFOBbosXQsI6f9fqAPzzEeEZchCBywRiaxJDj8DkIonQmP0Ove/diuHc:a53uhFzsAibzzEe9wRiaLSkI8QhOQ18

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

      b4b4889b0d6ac058b3d39e62c9cb32fea0abb700b92e1e10325e0854470aac50

    • Size

      680KB

    • MD5

      3d9e3bf3109bfe73bccfb57e360fe465

    • SHA1

      36bd2e71a35f678c8d1e8066e616706f2dcb8610

    • SHA256

      b4b4889b0d6ac058b3d39e62c9cb32fea0abb700b92e1e10325e0854470aac50

    • SHA512

      f24992b8f03df563eca83cce818a0d5af04094acde38af3d0acf1ec40ae87272156f56ab72121becbd82f77d296ad39b60939d2282e0167b11dcf3b33db43be7

    • SSDEEP

      12288:a5393whFOBbosXQsI6f9fqAPzzEeEZchCBywRiaxJDj8DkIonQmP0Ove/diuHc:a53uhFzsAibzzEe9wRiaLSkI8QhOQ18

    • 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.

    • Deletes itself

    • 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