Analysis

  • max time kernel
    131s
  • max time network
    142s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240426-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240426-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    14/05/2024, 05:58

General

  • Target

    8d4ffad16068c686ce0bc82a2f864180_NeikiAnalytics.exe

  • Size

    501KB

  • MD5

    8d4ffad16068c686ce0bc82a2f864180

  • SHA1

    5100654967e2490716681675e93d54d846fc616f

  • SHA256

    25d5c86aacdc6814026ae634b44b77b2dcc6db7f3ddb3793037736efbec869cc

  • SHA512

    6091f51d76698563b3cbc0264c3750063a9bf4b65b6c558a51afde80483e4bf3526b054048308e8f295c8b06167c59407b484bccaaed882fbb033753418b39c6

  • SSDEEP

    12288:6TEgdfYPxUcb/ndH9v6C/ebvpDMYRcdZ:3UwJl16C/AvpDVcdZ

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

quasar

Version

1.4.0

Botnet

Cellebrite

C2

darkerzm.duckdns.org:1604

Mutex

df6b6fec-2c59-4f24-847d-2d99ad0fa616

Attributes
  • encryption_key

    A429DEA5E09E47BA36B2CBAC969AFE771C24DD50

  • install_name

    svchost.exe

  • log_directory

    Logs

  • reconnect_delay

    3000

  • startup_key

    Update

  • 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 2 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\8d4ffad16068c686ce0bc82a2f864180_NeikiAnalytics.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8d4ffad16068c686ce0bc82a2f864180_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1468
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
      "schtasks" /create /tn "Update" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8d4ffad16068c686ce0bc82a2f864180_NeikiAnalytics.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
      2⤵
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:3752
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows\svchost.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows\svchost.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4764
      • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks" /create /tn "Update" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows\svchost.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:3448

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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        Downloads

        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows\svchost.exe

          Filesize

          501KB

          MD5

          8d4ffad16068c686ce0bc82a2f864180

          SHA1

          5100654967e2490716681675e93d54d846fc616f

          SHA256

          25d5c86aacdc6814026ae634b44b77b2dcc6db7f3ddb3793037736efbec869cc

          SHA512

          6091f51d76698563b3cbc0264c3750063a9bf4b65b6c558a51afde80483e4bf3526b054048308e8f295c8b06167c59407b484bccaaed882fbb033753418b39c6

        • memory/1468-0-0x00007FFB1E913000-0x00007FFB1E915000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          8KB

        • memory/1468-1-0x00000000002C0000-0x0000000000344000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          528KB

        • memory/1468-2-0x00007FFB1E910000-0x00007FFB1F3D1000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          10.8MB

        • memory/1468-9-0x00007FFB1E910000-0x00007FFB1F3D1000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          10.8MB

        • memory/4764-8-0x00007FFB1E910000-0x00007FFB1F3D1000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          10.8MB

        • memory/4764-11-0x000000001D660000-0x000000001D712000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          712KB

        • memory/4764-10-0x000000001D550000-0x000000001D5A0000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          320KB

        • memory/4764-12-0x00007FFB1E910000-0x00007FFB1F3D1000-memory.dmp

          Filesize

          10.8MB