Analysis
- max time kernel
146s - max time network
156s - platform
windows11-21h2_x64 - resource
win11-20240508-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20240508-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64system - submitted
06/06/2024, 11:59
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
svchost.exe
Resource
win10-20240404-en
9 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
svchost.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20240508-en
9 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral3
Sample
svchost.exe
Resource
win11-20240508-en
9 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target svchost.exe
- Size 409KB
- Sample240606-n58m8aeg85
- SHA256 6f9865911d6878366ce10e06b5e5a6b04897df18c1c3ebfb73de573467720fb7
- MD5 499ab44b3be0e431ee482c016f423b2f
- SHA1 8f3fc11724012b202a6e78211a7bf4e323edb53f
- SHA512 54b2612624b4310d8e0c1f571a7b7a10fb2948eed9929b7fed50a8b10155ef10c541e1239c59a75e179c0705b9d27a770f5d37b8c254b00c659f1af3c5d55309
- SSDEEP 6144:xMs9p1kREG60olUijSoNDu3MH6FFIUk6SsFbP7UIYQkG19asz6+MQ6M:dpiREGJHijSomjIoft7UIYxGHdmQ6M
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP
Score
10/10
Malware Config
Extracted
Family
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quasar
Version
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3.1.5
Botnet
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SeroXen | v3.1.5 |
C2
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dating-mpegs.gl.at.ply.gg:6566
Mutex
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$Sxr-jy6vh8CtEJL5ceZuIb
Attributes
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encryption_key
Nj2uU7r8zbApMgWfD7rz
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install_name
$sxr-powershell.exe
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log_directory
$sxr-Logs
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reconnect_delay
3000
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startup_key
Powershell
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subdirectory
$sxr-seroxen2
Signatures
- Quasar payload 2 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral3/memory/2564-1-0x0000000000BB0000-0x0000000000C1C000-memory.dmp family_quasar behavioral3/files/0x000100000002aa1b-11.dat family_quasar - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 2176 $sxr-powershell.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.
flow ioc 1 ip-api.com - Drops file in System32 directory 4 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\$sxr-seroxen2\$sxr-powershell.exe svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\$sxr-seroxen2\$sxr-powershell.exe svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\$sxr-seroxen2\$sxr-powershell.exe $sxr-powershell.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\$sxr-seroxen2 $sxr-powershell.exe - Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
pid Process 2544 schtasks.exe 1676 SCHTASKS.exe 1904 schtasks.exe 3044 SCHTASKS.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2564 svchost.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2176 $sxr-powershell.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
pid Process 2176 $sxr-powershell.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 15 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2564 wrote to memory of 2544 2564 svchost.exe 82 PID 2564 wrote to memory of 2544 2564 svchost.exe 82 PID 2564 wrote to memory of 2544 2564 svchost.exe 82 PID 2564 wrote to memory of 2176 2564 svchost.exe 84 PID 2564 wrote to memory of 2176 2564 svchost.exe 84 PID 2564 wrote to memory of 2176 2564 svchost.exe 84 PID 2564 wrote to memory of 1676 2564 svchost.exe 85 PID 2564 wrote to memory of 1676 2564 svchost.exe 85 PID 2564 wrote to memory of 1676 2564 svchost.exe 85 PID 2176 wrote to memory of 1904 2176 $sxr-powershell.exe 87 PID 2176 wrote to memory of 1904 2176 $sxr-powershell.exe 87 PID 2176 wrote to memory of 1904 2176 $sxr-powershell.exe 87 PID 2176 wrote to memory of 3044 2176 $sxr-powershell.exe 89 PID 2176 wrote to memory of 3044 2176 $sxr-powershell.exe 89 PID 2176 wrote to memory of 3044 2176 $sxr-powershell.exe 89
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchost.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchost.exe"1⤵
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2564 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe"schtasks" /create /tn "Powershell" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchost.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f2⤵
- Creates scheduled task(s)
PID:2544
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\$sxr-seroxen2\$sxr-powershell.exe"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\$sxr-seroxen2\$sxr-powershell.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2176 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe"schtasks" /create /tn "Powershell" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\$sxr-seroxen2\$sxr-powershell.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f3⤵
- Creates scheduled task(s)
PID:1904
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SCHTASKS.exe"SCHTASKS.exe" /create /tn "$77$sxr-powershell.exe" /tr "'C:\Windows\SysWOW64\$sxr-seroxen2\$sxr-powershell.exe'" /sc onlogon /rl HIGHEST3⤵
- Creates scheduled task(s)
PID:3044
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SCHTASKS.exe"SCHTASKS.exe" /create /tn "$77svchost.exe" /tr "'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\svchost.exe'" /sc onlogon /rl HIGHEST2⤵
- Creates scheduled task(s)
PID:1676
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15
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Downloads
- Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\$sxr-seroxen2\$sxr-powershell.exe
- Size 409KB
- SHA256 6f9865911d6878366ce10e06b5e5a6b04897df18c1c3ebfb73de573467720fb7
- MD5 499ab44b3be0e431ee482c016f423b2f
- SHA1 8f3fc11724012b202a6e78211a7bf4e323edb53f
- SHA512 54b2612624b4310d8e0c1f571a7b7a10fb2948eed9929b7fed50a8b10155ef10c541e1239c59a75e179c0705b9d27a770f5d37b8c254b00c659f1af3c5d55309
- SSDEEP 6144:xMs9p1kREG60olUijSoNDu3MH6FFIUk6SsFbP7UIYQkG19asz6+MQ6M:dpiREGJHijSomjIoft7UIYxGHdmQ6M
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP