Analysis

  • max time kernel
    1756s
  • max time network
    1782s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240226-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240226-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    31/03/2024, 00:54

General

  • Target
    Client-built.exe
  • Size 3.1MB
  • Sample240331-a9ghmsaf81
  • 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:2952
    • 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:1380
    • 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:3472
      • 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:4032
  • C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
    "C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe" "C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\EDGEHTML.dll",#141 Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00_8wekyb3d8bbwe
    1⤵
      PID:3184
    • C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe
      C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k UnistackSvcGroup
      1⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1176

    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/1176-19-0x0000023633E80000-0x0000023633E90000-memory.dmp

          memory/1176-55-0x000002363C430000-0x000002363C431000-memory.dmp

          memory/1176-54-0x000002363C320000-0x000002363C321000-memory.dmp

          memory/1176-53-0x000002363C320000-0x000002363C321000-memory.dmp

          memory/1176-51-0x000002363C2F0000-0x000002363C2F1000-memory.dmp

          memory/1176-35-0x0000023633F80000-0x0000023633F90000-memory.dmp

          memory/2952-1-0x00007FFD554F0000-0x00007FFD55FB1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2952-2-0x000000001B2F0000-0x000000001B300000-memory.dmp

          memory/2952-8-0x00007FFD554F0000-0x00007FFD55FB1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2952-0-0x00000000003D0000-0x00000000006F4000-memory.dmp

          memory/3472-12-0x000000001B9D0000-0x000000001BA82000-memory.dmp

          memory/3472-18-0x000000001B110000-0x000000001B120000-memory.dmp

          memory/3472-17-0x00007FFD554F0000-0x00007FFD55FB1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3472-16-0x000000001B970000-0x000000001B9AC000-memory.dmp

          memory/3472-15-0x000000001B910000-0x000000001B922000-memory.dmp

          memory/3472-11-0x000000001B0A0000-0x000000001B0F0000-memory.dmp

          memory/3472-10-0x000000001B110000-0x000000001B120000-memory.dmp

          memory/3472-9-0x00007FFD554F0000-0x00007FFD55FB1000-memory.dmp