Analysis

  • max time kernel
    143s
  • max time network
    146s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240221-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240221-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    29/03/2024, 03:45

General

  • Target
    178ea6b2fe4a5d53f40b4c4ef74f7448_JaffaCakes118.exe
  • Size 6.7MB
  • Sample240329-ebe95sgh8t
  • SHA256 27810441ae1cf22aff376877945394e6430f4e8a0ce907f809880e173a851d35
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • quasar

Version
  • 1.4.0

Botnet
  • Chrome

C2
  • live.nodenet.ml:8863

Mutex
  • 754ce6d6-f75b-4c6f-964c-3996e749369e

Attributes
  • encryption_key

    8F8DE0B9E0A9CA156684061043456EC2CF7D0A6D

  • install_name

    chrome.exe

  • log_directory

    Logs

  • reconnect_delay

    3000

  • startup_key

    System

  • subdirectory

    chrome

Signatures

  • Quasar RAT

    Quasar is an open source Remote Access Tool.

  • Quasar payload 8 IoCs
  • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM) 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks BIOS information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 12 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs
  • Themida packer 5 IoCs

    Detects Themida, an advanced Windows software protection system.

  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 11 IoCs

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

  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 12 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 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\178ea6b2fe4a5d53f40b4c4ef74f7448_JaffaCakes118.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\178ea6b2fe4a5d53f40b4c4ef74f7448_JaffaCakes118.exe"
    1⤵
    • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)
    • Checks BIOS information in registry
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Checks whether UAC is enabled
    • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2232
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\chrome.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\chrome.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1536
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks" /create /tn "System" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\chrome.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:2644
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\chrome\chrome.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\chrome\chrome.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2612
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          "schtasks" /create /tn "System" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\chrome\chrome.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
          4⤵
          • Creates scheduled task(s)
          PID:2628
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          cmd /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sSbfmiDMShKN.bat" "
          4⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:588
          • C:\Windows\system32\chcp.com
            chcp 65001
            5⤵
              PID:112
            • C:\Windows\system32\PING.EXE
              ping -n 10 localhost
              5⤵
              • Runs ping.exe
              PID:1484
            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\chrome\chrome.exe
              "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\chrome\chrome.exe"
              5⤵
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
              • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:1532
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                "schtasks" /create /tn "System" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\chrome\chrome.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
                6⤵
                • Creates scheduled task(s)
                PID:1672
              • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                cmd /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\FG7H5zxVqj8G.bat" "
                6⤵
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:2740
                • C:\Windows\system32\chcp.com
                  chcp 65001
                  7⤵
                    PID:304
                  • C:\Windows\system32\PING.EXE
                    ping -n 10 localhost
                    7⤵
                    • Runs ping.exe
                    PID:2720
                  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\chrome\chrome.exe
                    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\chrome\chrome.exe"
                    7⤵
                    • Executes dropped EXE
                    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
                    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                    PID:1724
                    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                      "schtasks" /create /tn "System" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\chrome\chrome.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
                      8⤵
                      • Creates scheduled task(s)
                      PID:1164
                    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                      cmd /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ltaHeOFkLIvr.bat" "
                      8⤵
                      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                      PID:3032
                      • C:\Windows\system32\chcp.com
                        chcp 65001
                        9⤵
                          PID:2892
                        • C:\Windows\system32\PING.EXE
                          ping -n 10 localhost
                          9⤵
                          • Runs ping.exe
                          PID:832
                        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\chrome\chrome.exe
                          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\chrome\chrome.exe"
                          9⤵
                          • Executes dropped EXE
                          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
                          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                          PID:1716
                          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                            "schtasks" /create /tn "System" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\chrome\chrome.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
                            10⤵
                            • Creates scheduled task(s)
                            PID:2884
                          • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                            cmd /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\aMImPVBKj4e7.bat" "
                            10⤵
                              PID:1228
                              • C:\Windows\system32\chcp.com
                                chcp 65001
                                11⤵
                                  PID:1768
                                • C:\Windows\system32\PING.EXE
                                  ping -n 10 localhost
                                  11⤵
                                  • Runs ping.exe
                                  PID:2312
                                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\chrome\chrome.exe
                                  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\chrome\chrome.exe"
                                  11⤵
                                  • Executes dropped EXE
                                  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                                  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
                                  PID:3020
                                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                                    "schtasks" /create /tn "System" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\chrome\chrome.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
                                    12⤵
                                    • Creates scheduled task(s)
                                    PID:2152
                                  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                    cmd /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\i9PjtF0jNAHi.bat" "
                                    12⤵
                                      PID:2928
                                      • C:\Windows\system32\chcp.com
                                        chcp 65001
                                        13⤵
                                          PID:2496
                                        • C:\Windows\system32\PING.EXE
                                          ping -n 10 localhost
                                          13⤵
                                          • Runs ping.exe
                                          PID:2500
                                        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\chrome\chrome.exe
                                          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\chrome\chrome.exe"
                                          13⤵
                                          • Executes dropped EXE
                                          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                                          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
                                          PID:2136
                                          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                                            "schtasks" /create /tn "System" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\chrome\chrome.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
                                            14⤵
                                            • Creates scheduled task(s)
                                            PID:3000
                                          • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                            cmd /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\F24yB1n8Xa01.bat" "
                                            14⤵
                                              PID:2848
                                              • C:\Windows\system32\chcp.com
                                                chcp 65001
                                                15⤵
                                                  PID:2676
                                                • C:\Windows\system32\PING.EXE
                                                  ping -n 10 localhost
                                                  15⤵
                                                  • Runs ping.exe
                                                  PID:1744
                                                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\chrome\chrome.exe
                                                  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\chrome\chrome.exe"
                                                  15⤵
                                                  • Executes dropped EXE
                                                  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                                                  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
                                                  PID:872
                                                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                                                    "schtasks" /create /tn "System" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\chrome\chrome.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
                                                    16⤵
                                                    • Creates scheduled task(s)
                                                    PID:1048
                                                  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                                    cmd /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\YNMUGfZ9SbvV.bat" "
                                                    16⤵
                                                      PID:2632
                                                      • C:\Windows\system32\chcp.com
                                                        chcp 65001
                                                        17⤵
                                                          PID:1152
                                                        • C:\Windows\system32\PING.EXE
                                                          ping -n 10 localhost
                                                          17⤵
                                                          • Runs ping.exe
                                                          PID:2696
                                                        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\chrome\chrome.exe
                                                          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\chrome\chrome.exe"
                                                          17⤵
                                                          • Executes dropped EXE
                                                          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                                                          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
                                                          PID:2780
                                                          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                                                            "schtasks" /create /tn "System" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\chrome\chrome.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
                                                            18⤵
                                                            • Creates scheduled task(s)
                                                            PID:1420
                                                          • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                                            cmd /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\zaTW6bGGh9Tl.bat" "
                                                            18⤵
                                                              PID:1664
                                                              • C:\Windows\system32\chcp.com
                                                                chcp 65001
                                                                19⤵
                                                                  PID:572
                                                                • C:\Windows\system32\PING.EXE
                                                                  ping -n 10 localhost
                                                                  19⤵
                                                                  • Runs ping.exe
                                                                  PID:320
                                                                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\chrome\chrome.exe
                                                                  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\chrome\chrome.exe"
                                                                  19⤵
                                                                  • Executes dropped EXE
                                                                  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                                                                  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
                                                                  PID:2196
                                                                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                                                                    "schtasks" /create /tn "System" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\chrome\chrome.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
                                                                    20⤵
                                                                    • Creates scheduled task(s)
                                                                    PID:2764
                                                                  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                                                    cmd /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IkhsgShrvKnN.bat" "
                                                                    20⤵
                                                                      PID:1784
                                                                      • C:\Windows\system32\chcp.com
                                                                        chcp 65001
                                                                        21⤵
                                                                          PID:1920
                                                                        • C:\Windows\system32\PING.EXE
                                                                          ping -n 10 localhost
                                                                          21⤵
                                                                          • Runs ping.exe
                                                                          PID:2224
                                                                        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\chrome\chrome.exe
                                                                          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\chrome\chrome.exe"
                                                                          21⤵
                                                                          • Executes dropped EXE
                                                                          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                                                                          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
                                                                          PID:1912
                                                                          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                                                                            "schtasks" /create /tn "System" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\chrome\chrome.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
                                                                            22⤵
                                                                            • Creates scheduled task(s)
                                                                            PID:2832
                                                                          • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                                                            cmd /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\yquUkxXdIidD.bat" "
                                                                            22⤵
                                                                              PID:948
                                                                              • C:\Windows\system32\chcp.com
                                                                                chcp 65001
                                                                                23⤵
                                                                                  PID:680
                                                                                • C:\Windows\system32\PING.EXE
                                                                                  ping -n 10 localhost
                                                                                  23⤵
                                                                                  • Runs ping.exe
                                                                                  PID:1428
                                      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\S^X.exe
                                        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\S^X.exe"
                                        2⤵
                                        • Executes dropped EXE
                                        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                                        PID:2696

                                    Network

                                          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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                                          Downloads

                                          F24yB1n8Xa01.bat

                                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\F24yB1n8Xa01.bat
                                          • Size 207B
                                          • SHA256 91627f8c2bd24c3562f0a013005c274681c813dff4b3dd6811b8684f2ffec890
                                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                          FG7H5zxVqj8G.bat

                                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\FG7H5zxVqj8G.bat
                                          • Size 207B
                                          • SHA256 ecf9b84a0e1de74193c179313e6ef27c48334946e88bb81305f9b483863ae534
                                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                          IkhsgShrvKnN.bat

                                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IkhsgShrvKnN.bat
                                          • Size 207B
                                          • SHA256 ef441da1c75422bfd4ab99a060ef49d000f97304a4ea3f61d45569337b3fe2c5
                                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                          YNMUGfZ9SbvV.bat

                                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\YNMUGfZ9SbvV.bat
                                          • Size 207B
                                          • SHA256 88289c227846ca4350508af895b3633407f3e95111d7f8a6b350ca42f5502c70
                                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                          aMImPVBKj4e7.bat

                                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\aMImPVBKj4e7.bat
                                          • Size 207B
                                          • SHA256 66d6eaac2188eba2850c9acea011dca6c815baf2effd52cd12a748a6940b6a57
                                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                          i9PjtF0jNAHi.bat

                                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\i9PjtF0jNAHi.bat
                                          • Size 207B
                                          • SHA256 0adde0da4f8874ff3ba68878fb7ee07b8124ff1af60b1096934b217c5b8630a5
                                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                          ltaHeOFkLIvr.bat

                                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ltaHeOFkLIvr.bat
                                          • Size 207B
                                          • SHA256 77d1c4be87d2c3074269ce34335847a8196d71057bdbcce11c0bf84cbc5c6874
                                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                          sSbfmiDMShKN.bat

                                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sSbfmiDMShKN.bat
                                          • Size 207B
                                          • SHA256 c2b10e1d969a39ad6e2d0fb428b2f01b18785f4350782f1d3841645d4cb3ac05
                                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                          yquUkxXdIidD.bat

                                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\yquUkxXdIidD.bat
                                          • Size 207B
                                          • SHA256 6a445abcd6239cbf08df069008234d7ce56ade6b7d8ba2db714762d3ffbfb064
                                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                          zaTW6bGGh9Tl.bat

                                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\zaTW6bGGh9Tl.bat
                                          • Size 207B
                                          • SHA256 ae8c6e85795bf10ba283117fd2bcd2f725542a0e4e7aaf8a354ea315ddc85f9d
                                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                          AgileDotNetRT.dll

                                          • Path \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9597a42a-4c71-48eb-9cb7-e4568a3181fa\AgileDotNetRT.dll
                                          • Size 2.2MB
                                          • SHA256 091ab8a1acdab40c544bd1e5c91a96881acc318cac4df5235e1b5673f5489280
                                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                                          S^X.exe

                                          • Path \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\S^X.exe
                                          • Size 789KB
                                          • SHA256 94594fa46d0bd28c02365f0a32ec3a662b25df95f3f3e8e2a952c18a23895b12
                                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                                          chrome.exe

                                          • Path \Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\chrome.exe
                                          • Size 554KB
                                          • SHA256 db92bc93c4836e5db7564cb101233e0c169d3fd5aa6b231538080061ec385be8
                                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                                          memory/872-119-0x000007FEF5880000-0x000007FEF626C000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/872-120-0x000000001B140000-0x000000001B1C0000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/872-131-0x000007FEF5880000-0x000007FEF626C000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1532-56-0x000000001B080000-0x000000001B100000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1532-54-0x00000000012A0000-0x0000000001330000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1532-65-0x000007FEF4E90000-0x000007FEF587C000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1532-55-0x000007FEF4E90000-0x000007FEF587C000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1536-33-0x000000001AED0000-0x000000001AF50000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1536-31-0x0000000000020000-0x00000000000B0000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1536-32-0x000007FEF5880000-0x000007FEF626C000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1536-40-0x000007FEF5880000-0x000007FEF626C000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1716-92-0x000007FEF4E90000-0x000007FEF587C000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1716-80-0x0000000001380000-0x0000000001410000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1716-81-0x000007FEF4E90000-0x000007FEF587C000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1716-82-0x000000001B190000-0x000000001B210000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1724-68-0x000007FEF5880000-0x000007FEF626C000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1724-78-0x000007FEF5880000-0x000007FEF626C000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1912-157-0x000007FEF4E90000-0x000007FEF587C000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1912-167-0x000007FEF4E90000-0x000007FEF587C000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/2136-117-0x000007FEF4E90000-0x000007FEF587C000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/2136-106-0x000007FEF4E90000-0x000007FEF587C000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/2196-145-0x000007FEF5880000-0x000007FEF626C000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/2196-155-0x000007FEF5880000-0x000007FEF626C000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/2232-10-0x00000000729C0000-0x0000000072FC8000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/2232-2-0x0000000000A60000-0x0000000000AA0000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/2232-1-0x0000000074820000-0x0000000074DCB000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/2232-9-0x00000000729C0000-0x0000000072FC8000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/2232-11-0x00000000776D0000-0x00000000776D2000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/2232-28-0x0000000074820000-0x0000000074DCB000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/2232-27-0x00000000729C0000-0x0000000072FC8000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/2232-0-0x0000000074820000-0x0000000074DCB000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/2232-13-0x00000000746A0000-0x00000000746FB000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/2232-12-0x00000000729C0000-0x0000000072FC8000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/2612-38-0x0000000000310000-0x00000000003A0000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/2612-50-0x000007FEF5880000-0x000007FEF626C000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/2612-39-0x000007FEF5880000-0x000007FEF626C000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/2696-30-0x0000000072130000-0x000000007281E000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/2696-52-0x0000000072130000-0x000000007281E000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/2696-41-0x00000000048C0000-0x0000000004900000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/2696-29-0x00000000009A0000-0x0000000000A6C000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/2780-133-0x000007FEF4E90000-0x000007FEF587C000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/2780-143-0x000007FEF4E90000-0x000007FEF587C000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/3020-104-0x000007FEF5880000-0x000007FEF626C000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/3020-94-0x000007FEF5880000-0x000007FEF626C000-memory.dmp