Analysis

  • max time kernel
    1796s
  • max time network
    1804s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240319-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240319-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    31/03/2024, 00:45

General

  • Target
    Client-built.exe
  • Size 3.1MB
  • Sample240331-a4jqtabb36
  • SHA256 f2e04196e1353ad216e077e0aeb2e1ab8ee93b8b16b205422b4cc6d8adc50cc2
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • quasar

Version
  • 1.4.1

Botnet
  • Ratted

C2
  • 140.238.91.110:44867

Mutex
  • be049c71-d631-4f68-8b3e-8e01081f2340

Attributes
  • encryption_key

    AA883CE7347A3543F81EBCDE3BBF3BFC9C60344E

  • install_name

    WOS64UPD.exe

  • log_directory

    Windows Update Logs

  • reconnect_delay

    3000

  • startup_key

    Windows Updater

  • subdirectory

    Windows

Signatures

  • Quasar RAT

    Quasar is an open source Remote Access Tool.

  • Quasar payload 2 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 3 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\Client-built.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Client-built.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3428
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
      "schtasks" /create /tn "Windows Updater" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows\WOS64UPD.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
      2⤵
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:4808
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows\WOS64UPD.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows\WOS64UPD.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1812
      • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks" /create /tn "Windows Updater" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows\WOS64UPD.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:3468
  • 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=4212 --field-trial-handle=2292,i,2927097380497635931,2014459809064723663,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8
    1⤵
      PID:4500
    • C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe" "C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\EDGEHTML.dll",#141 Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00_8wekyb3d8bbwe
      1⤵
        PID:3096
      • C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
        C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k UnistackSvcGroup
        1⤵
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:4744
      • 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=1232 --field-trial-handle=2292,i,2927097380497635931,2014459809064723663,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8
        1⤵
          PID:716

        Network

              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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              Downloads

              WOS64UPD.exe

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows\WOS64UPD.exe
              • Size 3.1MB
              • SHA256 f2e04196e1353ad216e077e0aeb2e1ab8ee93b8b16b205422b4cc6d8adc50cc2
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

              memory/1812-11-0x000000001C280000-0x000000001C2D0000-memory.dmp

              memory/1812-14-0x00000000012B0000-0x00000000012C0000-memory.dmp

              memory/1812-13-0x00007FFE6D3F0000-0x00007FFE6DEB1000-memory.dmp

              memory/1812-12-0x000000001C390000-0x000000001C442000-memory.dmp

              memory/1812-9-0x00007FFE6D3F0000-0x00007FFE6DEB1000-memory.dmp

              memory/1812-10-0x00000000012B0000-0x00000000012C0000-memory.dmp

              memory/3428-8-0x00007FFE6D3F0000-0x00007FFE6DEB1000-memory.dmp

              memory/3428-0-0x0000000000390000-0x00000000006B4000-memory.dmp

              memory/3428-2-0x000000001B3B0000-0x000000001B3C0000-memory.dmp

              memory/3428-1-0x00007FFE6D3F0000-0x00007FFE6DEB1000-memory.dmp

              memory/4744-15-0x000001FCA4F60000-0x000001FCA4F70000-memory.dmp

              memory/4744-31-0x000001FCA5060000-0x000001FCA5070000-memory.dmp

              memory/4744-47-0x000001FCAD3D0000-0x000001FCAD3D1000-memory.dmp

              memory/4744-49-0x000001FCAD400000-0x000001FCAD401000-memory.dmp

              memory/4744-50-0x000001FCAD400000-0x000001FCAD401000-memory.dmp

              memory/4744-51-0x000001FCAD510000-0x000001FCAD511000-memory.dmp