Analysis

  • max time kernel
    146s
  • max time network
    149s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20240508-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20240508-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64system
  • submitted
    19-05-2024 16:44

General

  • Target

    setup.exe

  • Size

    3.1MB

  • MD5

    85f1c33bca15aed885f2a211c7a16ace

  • SHA1

    4ca79b4c8e8d6a3e7023d94f98c8c4d53e363934

  • SHA256

    f6cb09e109a5cbcd9286b293464ee0fa8ca4a846ccc59b0dfa53c114d74b1093

  • SHA512

    c319cc1cbd39bc1508288f357c4f7fd9fa907fa5d4377f6b7b9e37e3a76e91fcbf62d989b27019a47c95ee51895a794fb5eb5c6c19a639e2636d4eb8f22f6651

  • SSDEEP

    49152:WvyI22SsaNYfdPBldt698dBcjHRmDkE2HNk/+FVoGdvVTHHB72eh2NT:Wvf22SsaNYfdPBldt6+dBcjHRmD2X

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

quasar

Version

1.4.1

Botnet

Office04

C2

86.9.95.137:4782

Mutex

d09b8b98-ea9c-49d4-bfd3-04dda7a80cde

Attributes
  • encryption_key

    F26B2A96E9FB88BAB8A8E7F9F9A1630733DE7809

  • install_name

    Client.exe

  • log_directory

    Logs

  • reconnect_delay

    3000

  • startup_key

    windows defender

  • subdirectory

    SubDir

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\setup.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\setup.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4516
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
      "schtasks" /create /tn "windows defender" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
      2⤵
      • Creates scheduled task(s)
      PID:3996
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3148
      • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks" /create /tn "windows defender" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:248
  • C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {9aa46009-3ce0-458a-a354-715610a075e6} -Embedding
    1⤵
      PID:2880

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v13

    Execution

    Scheduled Task/Job

    1
    T1053

    Persistence

    Scheduled Task/Job

    1
    T1053

    Privilege Escalation

    Scheduled Task/Job

    1
    T1053

    Discovery

    Query Registry

    1
    T1012

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    Downloads

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exe
      Filesize

      3.1MB

      MD5

      85f1c33bca15aed885f2a211c7a16ace

      SHA1

      4ca79b4c8e8d6a3e7023d94f98c8c4d53e363934

      SHA256

      f6cb09e109a5cbcd9286b293464ee0fa8ca4a846ccc59b0dfa53c114d74b1093

      SHA512

      c319cc1cbd39bc1508288f357c4f7fd9fa907fa5d4377f6b7b9e37e3a76e91fcbf62d989b27019a47c95ee51895a794fb5eb5c6c19a639e2636d4eb8f22f6651

    • memory/3148-10-0x00007FF991AE0000-0x00007FF9925A2000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      10.8MB

    • memory/3148-11-0x00007FF991AE0000-0x00007FF9925A2000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      10.8MB

    • memory/3148-12-0x000000001BB90000-0x000000001BBE0000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      320KB

    • memory/3148-13-0x000000001BCA0000-0x000000001BD52000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      712KB

    • memory/3148-14-0x00007FF991AE0000-0x00007FF9925A2000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      10.8MB

    • memory/4516-0-0x00007FF991AE3000-0x00007FF991AE5000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      8KB

    • memory/4516-1-0x0000000000030000-0x0000000000354000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      3.1MB

    • memory/4516-2-0x00007FF991AE0000-0x00007FF9925A2000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      10.8MB

    • memory/4516-9-0x00007FF991AE0000-0x00007FF9925A2000-memory.dmp
      Filesize

      10.8MB