quasar | 6a1e31b04adc8e779095fb61f7e3cafc8866f644865ee64ee1d02210f7db3766

General

Target

3a7117d0c950b44d5464cd6841dd95cd_JaffaCakes118.exe
Size

472KB
MD5

3a7117d0c950b44d5464cd6841dd95cd
SHA1

b0dd2745f822d1e43300fa1ccb11749fdfcf1260
SHA256

6a1e31b04adc8e779095fb61f7e3cafc8866f644865ee64ee1d02210f7db3766
SHA512

a8c3ce748eee0ef88ce737d853d26d3f9e49bb7cfbbf7c67dfebfa7451279010f67c552f3f49275788db21f423ebfa845f2726892bdc2596af36682b7791ab25
SSDEEP

6144:wYd3flbbsDpd0DHo5AqYOy8oE0B7mEuZe35o4LILBWflzgWErnrXnzmjdoBqZg:wYd901AqoES7mEuZmi4LILBelztqmi

Score

10^/10

quasar venomrat svhost rat rootkit spyware stealer trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

quasar

Version

2.1.0.0

Botnet

svhost

C2

myconect.ddns.net:6606

Mutex

VNM_MUTEX_ND6PULLW5ZVLwo1nwR

Attributes

encryption_key
yaa63tXY4j55os5llHHd
install_name
Client.exe
log_directory
Logs
reconnect_delay
3000
startup_key
Venom Client Startup
subdirectory
SubDir

Signatures

Contains code to disable Windows Defender 2 IoCs

A .NET executable tasked with disabling Windows Defender capabilities such as realtime monitoring, blocking at first seen, etc.

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\$77-Venom.exe	disable_win_def
behavioral2/memory/1080-16-0x0000000000130000-0x00000000001BC000-memory.dmp	disable_win_def

Quasar RAT
Quasar is an open source Remote Access Tool.
trojan spyware quasar

Quasar payload 2 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\$77-Venom.exe	family_quasar
behavioral2/memory/1080-16-0x0000000000130000-0x00000000001BC000-memory.dmp	family_quasar

VenomRAT
VenomRAT is a modified version of QuasarRAT with some added features, such as rootkit and stealer capabilites.
rat rootkit stealer venomrat

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

3a7117d0c950b44d5464cd6841dd95cd_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3558294865-3673844354-2255444939-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	3a7117d0c950b44d5464cd6841dd95cd_JaffaCakes118.exe

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

$77-Venom.exe

pid process

1080 $77-Venom.exe
Looks up external IP address via web service 1 IoCs
Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

Processes:

flow ioc

1 ip-api.com
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

pid	process
1080	$77-Venom.exe

flow	ioc
1	ip-api.com

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

dw20.exe

description	ioc	process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	dw20.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\CentralProcessor\0	dw20.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz	dw20.exe

Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

Processes:

dw20.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\Hardware\Description\System\BIOS	dw20.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemSKU	dw20.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs

Processes:

dw20.exe$77-Venom.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3588	dw20.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3588	dw20.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3588	dw20.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3588	dw20.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1080	$77-Venom.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1080	$77-Venom.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

Processes:

3a7117d0c950b44d5464cd6841dd95cd_JaffaCakes118.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 1408 wrote to memory of 1080	1408	3a7117d0c950b44d5464cd6841dd95cd_JaffaCakes118.exe	$77-Venom.exe
PID 1408 wrote to memory of 1080	1408	3a7117d0c950b44d5464cd6841dd95cd_JaffaCakes118.exe	$77-Venom.exe
PID 1408 wrote to memory of 1080	1408	3a7117d0c950b44d5464cd6841dd95cd_JaffaCakes118.exe	$77-Venom.exe
PID 1408 wrote to memory of 3588	1408	3a7117d0c950b44d5464cd6841dd95cd_JaffaCakes118.exe	dw20.exe
PID 1408 wrote to memory of 3588	1408	3a7117d0c950b44d5464cd6841dd95cd_JaffaCakes118.exe	dw20.exe
PID 1408 wrote to memory of 3588	1408	3a7117d0c950b44d5464cd6841dd95cd_JaffaCakes118.exe	dw20.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3a7117d0c950b44d5464cd6841dd95cd_JaffaCakes118.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3a7117d0c950b44d5464cd6841dd95cd_JaffaCakes118.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1408
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\$77-Venom.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\$77-Venom.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:1080
- C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\dw20.exe
  dw20.exe -x -s 1064
  2⤵
  - Checks processor information in registry
  - Enumerates system info in registry
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:3588

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

3

T1012

System Information Discovery

4

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\$77-Venom.exe

Filesize
534KB

MD5
84c1dc6b428904cc2a6746653849df0f

SHA1
5cce4078427481f4d7456b5a4f3930ae6e706fb4

SHA256
bc24e3c5408fea0b6f9aa0deb56a4636a8d0b9a6054ff1033efa6ccfe04ba44a

SHA512
3b7a7607c3409b5ded563f2e1fcc0fa489c4465ab764d14a647b474968a025a95fa8ceb549fc70482b7b1dd935f66a41ada7b4910059786aafc870c5847a9245

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memory/1080-23-0x0000000071D10000-0x00000000724C0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/1080-28-0x00000000059F0000-0x0000000005A02000-memory.dmp

Filesize
72KB

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memory/1080-32-0x0000000071D10000-0x00000000724C0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/1080-15-0x0000000071D1E000-0x0000000071D1F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1080-16-0x0000000000130000-0x00000000001BC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
560KB

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memory/1080-17-0x0000000005100000-0x00000000056A4000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.6MB

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memory/1080-31-0x0000000071D1E000-0x0000000071D1F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1080-30-0x0000000006210000-0x000000000621A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
40KB

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memory/1080-20-0x0000000004BF0000-0x0000000004C82000-memory.dmp

Filesize
584KB

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memory/1080-27-0x0000000004CD0000-0x0000000004D36000-memory.dmp

Filesize
408KB

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memory/1080-29-0x0000000005F30000-0x0000000005F6C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
240KB

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memory/1408-0-0x0000000074B42000-0x0000000074B43000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1408-26-0x0000000074B40000-0x00000000750F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1408-2-0x0000000074B40000-0x00000000750F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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memory/1408-1-0x0000000074B40000-0x00000000750F1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.7MB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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