Analysis

  • max time kernel
    152s
  • max time network
    162s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20231020-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20231020-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    22/10/2023, 22:26

General

  • Target
    Client-built.exe
  • Size 288KB
  • Sample231022-2c1nssfa27
  • SHA256 60ac7265bca7554c1b44e9df57ea9960424a581a29222e0b6f0cc1aa54b37fef
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • quasar

Version
  • 1.4.0.0

Botnet
  • keyauth

C2
  • okaa0-35095.portmap.host:25007

Mutex
  • XCN8AF3RJWl0AQkSQo

Attributes
  • encryption_key

    wAFU7n1AkmM7sd0Wm2sH

  • install_name

    COM Surrogate.exe

  • log_directory

    Logs

  • reconnect_delay

    1

  • startup_key

    Google

  • subdirectory

    SubDir

Signatures

  • Quasar RAT

    Quasar is an open source Remote Access Tool.

  • Quasar payload 4 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Looks up external IP address via web service 1 IoCs

    Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

  • 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 9 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Client-built.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Client-built.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4200
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "schtasks" /create /tn "Google" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Client-built.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
      2⤵
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:3296
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\COM Surrogate.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\COM Surrogate.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4368
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks" /create /tn "Google" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\COM Surrogate.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:4052

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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        Downloads

        COM Surrogate.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\COM Surrogate.exe
        • Size 288KB
        • SHA256 60ac7265bca7554c1b44e9df57ea9960424a581a29222e0b6f0cc1aa54b37fef
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        COM Surrogate.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\COM Surrogate.exe
        • Size 288KB
        • SHA256 60ac7265bca7554c1b44e9df57ea9960424a581a29222e0b6f0cc1aa54b37fef
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        memory/4200-4-0x0000000005810000-0x0000000005820000-memory.dmp

        memory/4200-1-0x0000000000D50000-0x0000000000D9E000-memory.dmp

        memory/4200-0-0x0000000074BD0000-0x0000000075380000-memory.dmp

        memory/4200-5-0x0000000005790000-0x00000000057F6000-memory.dmp

        memory/4200-6-0x00000000067C0000-0x00000000067D2000-memory.dmp

        memory/4200-7-0x0000000006C00000-0x0000000006C3C000-memory.dmp

        memory/4200-2-0x0000000005E10000-0x00000000063B4000-memory.dmp

        memory/4200-3-0x0000000005860000-0x00000000058F2000-memory.dmp

        memory/4200-16-0x0000000074BD0000-0x0000000075380000-memory.dmp

        memory/4368-15-0x00000000028A0000-0x00000000028B0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4368-14-0x0000000074BD0000-0x0000000075380000-memory.dmp

        memory/4368-18-0x0000000006470000-0x000000000647A000-memory.dmp

        memory/4368-19-0x0000000074BD0000-0x0000000075380000-memory.dmp

        memory/4368-20-0x00000000028A0000-0x00000000028B0000-memory.dmp