Analysis

  • max time kernel
    10s
  • max time network
    153s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240226-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240226-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    27/03/2024, 17:07

General

  • Target
    030e8bc0ca23d5d3aed345683c66c88305287717b58c56a0263463cddbe1c0b8.exe
  • Size 2.0MB
  • Sample240327-vnd6lsbh4t
  • SHA256 030e8bc0ca23d5d3aed345683c66c88305287717b58c56a0263463cddbe1c0b8
  • 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 3 IoCs

    Quasar is an open source Remote Access Tool.

  • Quasar payload 5 IoCs
  • Detects Windows executables referencing non-Windows User-Agents 5 IoCs
  • Detects executables containing common artifacts observed in infostealers 5 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 3 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 3 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 AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 28 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\030e8bc0ca23d5d3aed345683c66c88305287717b58c56a0263463cddbe1c0b8.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\030e8bc0ca23d5d3aed345683c66c88305287717b58c56a0263463cddbe1c0b8.exe"
    1⤵
    • Quasar RAT
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2236
    • 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:1912
      • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k
        3⤵
        • Maps connected drives based on registry
        PID:4112
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windef.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windef.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1652
      • 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:3788
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1256
        • 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:2920
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SQ3WRL2nvsHY.bat" "
          4⤵
            PID:2800
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\chcp.com
              chcp 65001
              5⤵
                PID:4052
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
                ping -n 10 localhost
                5⤵
                • Runs ping.exe
                PID:2852
              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe
                "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe"
                5⤵
                  PID:2400
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
                C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1256 -s 2192
                4⤵
                • Program crash
                PID:4048
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\030e8bc0ca23d5d3aed345683c66c88305287717b58c56a0263463cddbe1c0b8.exe
            "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\030e8bc0ca23d5d3aed345683c66c88305287717b58c56a0263463cddbe1c0b8.exe"
            2⤵
              PID:4980
            • 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:4360
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
            C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 436 -p 1256 -ip 1256
            1⤵
              PID:404
            • C:\Users\Admin\btpanui\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
              C:\Users\Admin\btpanui\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
              1⤵
                PID:2364
                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vnc.exe
                  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vnc.exe"
                  2⤵
                    PID:2628
                    • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
                      C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k
                      3⤵
                        PID:4148
                    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windef.exe
                      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windef.exe"
                      2⤵
                        PID:1952
                        • 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:4716
                        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe
                          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe"
                          3⤵
                            PID:4680
                            • 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:1672
                            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
                              C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\A59yxvtTjjTo.bat" "
                              4⤵
                                PID:3832
                                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\chcp.com
                                  chcp 65001
                                  5⤵
                                    PID:4028
                                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
                                    ping -n 10 localhost
                                    5⤵
                                    • Runs ping.exe
                                    PID:5072
                                  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe
                                    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe"
                                    5⤵
                                      PID:4512
                                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
                                    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4680 -s 2296
                                    4⤵
                                    • Program crash
                                    PID:2856
                              • C:\Users\Admin\btpanui\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
                                "C:\Users\Admin\btpanui\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe"
                                2⤵
                                  PID:4204
                                • 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:404
                              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
                                C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 484 -p 4680 -ip 4680
                                1⤵
                                  PID:4108

                                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

                                      winsock.exe.log

                                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\winsock.exe.log
                                      • Size 701B
                                      • SHA256 d9d92cd6e7a4507912965138b8d1eabb3f188f4dfcb61115ee99dc2c0fd43a92
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                      A59yxvtTjjTo.bat

                                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\A59yxvtTjjTo.bat
                                      • Size 208B
                                      • SHA256 de9567da725f57b5a62411c5e8617b21d75348dae09daf9e58d09480c4d89c17
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                      SQ3WRL2nvsHY.bat

                                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SQ3WRL2nvsHY.bat
                                      • Size 208B
                                      • SHA256 802f2b4aa72bef0f7993abc9322f36f60ff354ccce955f9e715889e366c68dbc
                                      • 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

                                      03-27-2024

                                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Logs\03-27-2024
                                      • Size 224B
                                      • SHA256 6aef1d1b8bc25138ec37d6c6a48b9896b848f760dc997531ba5cd34bf849a99d
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                      SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe

                                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\btpanui\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
                                      • Size 2.0MB
                                      • SHA256 cd4324f1dd603570c57056f7766d038bb728cbb63f49efd358153fa2d75ad692
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                                      SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe

                                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\btpanui\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
                                      • Size 960KB
                                      • SHA256 3e42e0f9e779fece6b7a4ad68e8ccfa42d96ff17e2087ae97461dcc666c4661b
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                                      SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe

                                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\btpanui\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
                                      • Size 520KB
                                      • SHA256 84bc2a289474aee9e309172c7370125cf49c0242fe8da4de200e7d85a6fccbaf
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                                      memory/1256-52-0x0000000073180000-0x0000000073930000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1256-59-0x0000000005870000-0x0000000005880000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1256-58-0x0000000073180000-0x0000000073930000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1256-69-0x0000000073180000-0x0000000073930000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1256-56-0x0000000007130000-0x000000000713A000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1256-53-0x0000000005870000-0x0000000005880000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1652-39-0x0000000005150000-0x00000000051E2000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1652-45-0x0000000006430000-0x000000000646C000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1652-54-0x0000000073180000-0x0000000073930000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1652-44-0x0000000005FF0000-0x0000000006002000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1652-43-0x00000000053F0000-0x0000000005456000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1652-42-0x0000000002C80000-0x0000000002C90000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1652-36-0x0000000005700000-0x0000000005CA4000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1652-28-0x00000000006A0000-0x00000000006FE000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1652-26-0x0000000073180000-0x0000000073930000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1952-100-0x0000000005230000-0x0000000005240000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1952-119-0x0000000073180000-0x0000000073930000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1952-99-0x0000000073180000-0x0000000073930000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/2236-18-0x0000000003920000-0x0000000003921000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/2400-66-0x00000000052D0000-0x00000000052E0000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/2400-65-0x0000000073180000-0x0000000073930000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/2400-68-0x0000000073180000-0x0000000073930000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/4112-29-0x0000000000A00000-0x0000000000A01000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/4112-57-0x0000000000960000-0x00000000009FC000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/4112-25-0x0000000000960000-0x00000000009FC000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/4112-37-0x0000000000960000-0x00000000009FC000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/4148-84-0x00000000005A0000-0x000000000063C000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/4148-89-0x00000000005A0000-0x000000000063C000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/4148-85-0x00000000005A0000-0x000000000063C000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/4148-122-0x00000000005A0000-0x000000000063C000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/4148-83-0x0000000000640000-0x0000000000641000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/4680-117-0x0000000073180000-0x0000000073930000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/4680-118-0x0000000004FC0000-0x0000000004FD0000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/4680-123-0x0000000073180000-0x0000000073930000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/4680-124-0x0000000004FC0000-0x0000000004FD0000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/4680-129-0x0000000073180000-0x0000000073930000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/4980-38-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/4980-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp