Analysis

  • max time kernel
    30s
  • max time network
    42s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20230703-it
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20230703-itlocale:it-itos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    05-07-2023 15:43

General

  • Target

    quasar.exe

  • Size

    3.1MB

  • MD5

    8b0270a1fe2e8b6d98bd29ce11d18f9c

  • SHA1

    a64f7a329f2e741d6ce6a3dd3a66023e4885f8c7

  • SHA256

    e3c05e377bb3d08792a47d2d04488df5048549e96939a7207c5ef14015d2c329

  • SHA512

    52e7f3ace9b489729fa8a0434dd362f88e5af8ec34c36b8f40f05fa8fcbc8316ec1e578d8cc6ea2ae9a1e7c7b06ace205f354562988b4428f34066f17589d168

  • SSDEEP

    49152:Xv9z92YpaQI6oPZlhP3ReybewoMdRJ6XbR3LoGdasTHHB72eh2NT:XvV92YpaQI6oPZlhP3YybewoMdRJ6pK

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

quasar

Version

1.4.1

Botnet

Office04

C2

192.168.56.1:4782

93.35.198.71:4782

7.tcp.eu.ngrok.io:14313:25565

Mutex

63eac64e-75b2-49ce-8a2e-3d1114815132

Attributes
  • encryption_key

    4C728E4D527117B7094ADC3922AFF7A3BF47EF70

  • install_name

    WinSysUpdate.exe

  • log_directory

    Logs

  • reconnect_delay

    3000

  • startup_key

    Quasar Client Startup

  • subdirectory

    WinSysAnalisis

Signatures

  • Quasar RAT

    Quasar is an open source Remote Access Tool.

  • Quasar payload 3 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs
  • Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs

    The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\quasar.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\quasar.exe quasar.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4156
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
      "schtasks" /create /tn "Quasar Client Startup" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinSysAnalisis\WinSysUpdate.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
      2⤵
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:3904
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinSysAnalisis\WinSysUpdate.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinSysAnalisis\WinSysUpdate.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4032
      • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks" /create /tn "Quasar Client Startup" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinSysAnalisis\WinSysUpdate.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:3472

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinSysAnalisis\WinSysUpdate.exe

    Filesize

    3.1MB

    MD5

    8b0270a1fe2e8b6d98bd29ce11d18f9c

    SHA1

    a64f7a329f2e741d6ce6a3dd3a66023e4885f8c7

    SHA256

    e3c05e377bb3d08792a47d2d04488df5048549e96939a7207c5ef14015d2c329

    SHA512

    52e7f3ace9b489729fa8a0434dd362f88e5af8ec34c36b8f40f05fa8fcbc8316ec1e578d8cc6ea2ae9a1e7c7b06ace205f354562988b4428f34066f17589d168

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WinSysAnalisis\WinSysUpdate.exe

    Filesize

    3.1MB

    MD5

    8b0270a1fe2e8b6d98bd29ce11d18f9c

    SHA1

    a64f7a329f2e741d6ce6a3dd3a66023e4885f8c7

    SHA256

    e3c05e377bb3d08792a47d2d04488df5048549e96939a7207c5ef14015d2c329

    SHA512

    52e7f3ace9b489729fa8a0434dd362f88e5af8ec34c36b8f40f05fa8fcbc8316ec1e578d8cc6ea2ae9a1e7c7b06ace205f354562988b4428f34066f17589d168

  • memory/4032-141-0x000000001B7B0000-0x000000001B7C0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/4032-142-0x000000001DB70000-0x000000001DBC0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    320KB

  • memory/4032-143-0x000000001DC80000-0x000000001DD32000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    712KB

  • memory/4032-144-0x000000001B7B0000-0x000000001B7C0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/4156-133-0x00000000008A0000-0x0000000000BC4000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    3.1MB

  • memory/4156-134-0x000000001B7D0000-0x000000001B7E0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB