Analysis

  • max time kernel
    33s
  • max time network
    163s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240226-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240226-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    17/03/2024, 02:05

General

  • Target
    fbc01257551c6cd7bc0f2245ed9ce6521861d0238d2272830074f50bfbff620f.exe
  • Size 2.0MB
  • Sample240317-ch8h6abh87
  • SHA256 fbc01257551c6cd7bc0f2245ed9ce6521861d0238d2272830074f50bfbff620f
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • azorult

C2
  • http://0x21.in:8000/_az/

Extracted

Family
  • quasar

Version
  • 1.3.0.0

Botnet
  • EbayProfiles

C2
  • 5.8.88.191:443

  • sockartek.icu:443

Mutex
  • QSR_MUTEX_0kBRNrRz5TDLEQouI0

Attributes
  • encryption_key

    MWhG6wsClMX8aJM2CVXT

  • install_name

    winsock.exe

  • log_directory

    Logs

  • reconnect_delay

    3000

  • startup_key

    win defender run

  • subdirectory

    SubDir

Signatures

  • Azorult

    An information stealer that was first discovered in 2016, targeting browsing history and passwords.

  • Quasar RAT

    Quasar is an open source Remote Access Tool.

  • Quasar payload 3 IoCs
  • Detects Windows executables referencing non-Windows User-Agents 3 IoCs
  • Detects executables containing common artifacts observed in infostealers 3 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 23 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Looks up external IP address via web service 2 IoCs

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

  • Maps connected drives based on registry 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Disk information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • AutoIT Executable 1 IoCs

    AutoIT scripts compiled to PE executables.

  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Program crash 2 IoCs
  • Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 6 IoCs

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

  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 19 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fbc01257551c6cd7bc0f2245ed9ce6521861d0238d2272830074f50bfbff620f.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fbc01257551c6cd7bc0f2245ed9ce6521861d0238d2272830074f50bfbff620f.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2780
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vnc.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vnc.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
      • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:964
      • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k
        3⤵
        • Maps connected drives based on registry
        PID:4156
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windef.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windef.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:4760
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks" /create /tn "win defender run" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windef.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:644
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe"
        3⤵
          PID:1648
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
            "schtasks" /create /tn "win defender run" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
            4⤵
            • Creates scheduled task(s)
            PID:2352
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cbfPm8XDb5YV.bat" "
            4⤵
              PID:776
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\chcp.com
                chcp 65001
                5⤵
                  PID:4956
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
                  ping -n 10 localhost
                  5⤵
                  • Runs ping.exe
                  PID:2432
                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe
                  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe"
                  5⤵
                    PID:4048
                    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
                      "schtasks" /create /tn "win defender run" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
                      6⤵
                      • Creates scheduled task(s)
                      PID:4532
                    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
                      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JVtkAIr3B3Il.bat" "
                      6⤵
                        PID:3668
                        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\chcp.com
                          chcp 65001
                          7⤵
                            PID:2020
                          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
                            ping -n 10 localhost
                            7⤵
                            • Runs ping.exe
                            PID:4504
                          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe
                            "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe"
                            7⤵
                              PID:4556
                              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
                                "schtasks" /create /tn "win defender run" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
                                8⤵
                                • Creates scheduled task(s)
                                PID:3556
                          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
                            C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4048 -s 2284
                            6⤵
                            • Program crash
                            PID:2280
                      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
                        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1648 -s 2056
                        4⤵
                        • Program crash
                        PID:2168
                  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fbc01257551c6cd7bc0f2245ed9ce6521861d0238d2272830074f50bfbff620f.exe
                    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fbc01257551c6cd7bc0f2245ed9ce6521861d0238d2272830074f50bfbff620f.exe"
                    2⤵
                      PID:1476
                    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
                      "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe" /create /tn RtkAudioService64 /tr "C:\Users\Admin\btpanui\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe" /sc minute /mo 1 /F
                      2⤵
                      • Creates scheduled task(s)
                      PID:4740
                  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=asset_store.mojom.AssetStoreService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=asset_store_service --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=4068 --field-trial-handle=2236,i,5367110156796017614,12594004256180761011,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8
                    1⤵
                      PID:3684
                    • C:\Users\Admin\btpanui\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
                      C:\Users\Admin\btpanui\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
                      1⤵
                        PID:1752
                        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vnc.exe
                          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vnc.exe"
                          2⤵
                            PID:5040
                            • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
                              C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k
                              3⤵
                                PID:2620
                            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windef.exe
                              "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windef.exe"
                              2⤵
                                PID:2216
                              • C:\Users\Admin\btpanui\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
                                "C:\Users\Admin\btpanui\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe"
                                2⤵
                                  PID:2616
                                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
                                  "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe" /create /tn RtkAudioService64 /tr "C:\Users\Admin\btpanui\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe" /sc minute /mo 1 /F
                                  2⤵
                                  • Creates scheduled task(s)
                                  PID:4668
                              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
                                C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 360 -p 1648 -ip 1648
                                1⤵
                                  PID:3644
                                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
                                  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 4048 -ip 4048
                                  1⤵
                                    PID:4600

                                  Network

                                        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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                                        Downloads

                                        windef.exe.log

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\windef.exe.log
                                        • Size 1KB
                                        • SHA256 f49dbd55029bfbc15134f7c6a4f967d6c39142c63f2e8f1f8c78fab108a2c928
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                        JVtkAIr3B3Il.bat

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JVtkAIr3B3Il.bat
                                        • Size 208B
                                        • SHA256 70c4897513453f98efb358cb8b35e5e53ece77100c0ac38d51b331b6cd764fdf
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                        cbfPm8XDb5YV.bat

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cbfPm8XDb5YV.bat
                                        • Size 208B
                                        • SHA256 f5f824d7edf5077005d5e964cbb4438d6368945428cc0cb8251f6a0609bbb7f2
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                        vnc.exe

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vnc.exe
                                        • Size 405KB
                                        • SHA256 4e8a99cd33c9e5c747a3ce8f1a3e17824846f4a8f7cb0631aebd0815db2ce3a4
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                                        windef.exe

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windef.exe
                                        • Size 349KB
                                        • SHA256 7050608d53f80269df951d00883ed79815c060ce7678a76b5c3f6a2a985beea9
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                                        03-17-2024

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Logs\03-17-2024
                                        • Size 224B
                                        • SHA256 6a857e587cda9e3c1643283b69559ea1630a1f8af5df6a217e85eae02e39f06d
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                        03-17-2024

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Logs\03-17-2024
                                        • Size 224B
                                        • SHA256 482b3d1e369d8881befb7d2f995e4fe2d7fc44bd88eef083425f3cbd030ac5c5
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                        SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\btpanui\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
                                        • Size 2.0MB
                                        • SHA256 ac23c4126c25d6d3f9014112d7d789532e8444845db4e079952702f27ee8ba5d
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                                        memory/1476-35-0x0000000000AC0000-0x0000000000AE0000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/1476-27-0x0000000000AC0000-0x0000000000AE0000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/1648-56-0x0000000072A60000-0x0000000073210000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/1648-108-0x0000000072A60000-0x0000000073210000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/1648-98-0x0000000072A60000-0x0000000073210000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/1648-59-0x0000000006C60000-0x0000000006C6A000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/2216-99-0x0000000072A60000-0x0000000073210000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/2216-86-0x0000000072A60000-0x0000000073210000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/2216-87-0x0000000004C70000-0x0000000004C80000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/2616-88-0x00000000006A0000-0x00000000006C0000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/2616-97-0x00000000006A0000-0x00000000006C0000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/2620-70-0x00000000001D0000-0x000000000026C000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/2620-74-0x00000000001D0000-0x000000000026C000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/2620-100-0x00000000001D0000-0x000000000026C000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/2620-69-0x0000000000270000-0x0000000000271000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/2780-18-0x0000000003570000-0x0000000003571000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/4048-111-0x0000000072A60000-0x0000000073210000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/4048-106-0x0000000072A60000-0x0000000073210000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/4048-117-0x0000000072A60000-0x0000000073210000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/4048-112-0x00000000049D0000-0x00000000049E0000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/4048-107-0x00000000049D0000-0x00000000049E0000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/4156-21-0x0000000000800000-0x000000000089C000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/4156-42-0x0000000000800000-0x000000000089C000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/4156-20-0x00000000008A0000-0x00000000008A1000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/4156-25-0x0000000000800000-0x000000000089C000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/4556-120-0x0000000005020000-0x0000000005030000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/4556-119-0x0000000072A60000-0x0000000073210000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/4760-38-0x0000000072A60000-0x0000000073210000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/4760-41-0x0000000005260000-0x00000000052F2000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/4760-40-0x0000000005770000-0x0000000005D14000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/4760-57-0x0000000072A60000-0x0000000073210000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/4760-43-0x0000000005160000-0x0000000005170000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/4760-45-0x0000000072A60000-0x0000000073210000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/4760-44-0x00000000051C0000-0x0000000005226000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/4760-46-0x0000000005740000-0x0000000005752000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/4760-39-0x00000000006A0000-0x00000000006FE000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/4760-48-0x0000000006680000-0x00000000066BC000-memory.dmp