Analysis

  • max time kernel
    4s
  • max time network
    145s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240221-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240221-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    11-06-2024 22:02

General

  • Target

    0713f5c069b4941fe7f7d1b731c29790_NeikiAnalytics.exe

  • Size

    2.0MB

  • MD5

    0713f5c069b4941fe7f7d1b731c29790

  • SHA1

    d632985bc67504d094e20b5cf4f2ca6412796eb7

  • SHA256

    0c8909985c5ceb882f9b15eb48e728256b2218e0cdfaf372c2a30e8f96e77054

  • SHA512

    859d7efb9e0780e45030ab18899d1cf6f44d23c04135739f70dec9df094447c2dd7622ccb0ee96d770d64192348938411d78123eb03e07be1b5920ec00764235

  • SSDEEP

    24576:su6J33O0c+JY5UZ+XC0kGso6FaI1IXgM6YmenKKSUlmDaGJTA4Pqa6jUvOkQwKYZ:2u0c++OCvkGs9Fap5aLKLkDl+dUvO9Yf

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

quasar

Version

1.3.0.0

Botnet

EbayProfiles

C2

5.8.88.191:443

sockartek.icu:443

Mutex

QSR_MUTEX_0kBRNrRz5TDLEQouI0

Attributes
  • encryption_key

    MWhG6wsClMX8aJM2CVXT

  • install_name

    winsock.exe

  • log_directory

    Logs

  • reconnect_delay

    3000

  • startup_key

    win defender run

  • subdirectory

    SubDir

Extracted

Family

azorult

C2

http://0x21.in:8000/_az/

Signatures

  • Azorult

    An information stealer that was first discovered in 2016, targeting browsing history and passwords.

  • Quasar RAT

    Quasar is an open source Remote Access Tool.

  • Quasar payload 4 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 8 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 23 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Looks up external IP address via web service 1 IoCs

    Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

  • Maps connected drives based on registry 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • AutoIT Executable 1 IoCs

    AutoIT scripts compiled to PE executables.

  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Program crash 1 IoCs
  • Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 25 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0713f5c069b4941fe7f7d1b731c29790_NeikiAnalytics.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0713f5c069b4941fe7f7d1b731c29790_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
    1⤵
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2072
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vnc.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vnc.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
      • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1896
      • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k
        3⤵
        • Maps connected drives based on registry
        PID:2912
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windef.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windef.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:2436
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks" /create /tn "win defender run" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windef.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
        3⤵
        • Creates scheduled task(s)
        PID:364
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe"
        3⤵
          PID:1488
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
            "schtasks" /create /tn "win defender run" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
            4⤵
            • Creates scheduled task(s)
            PID:1984
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
            cmd /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\acE6jR2axrpB.bat" "
            4⤵
              PID:1468
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\chcp.com
                chcp 65001
                5⤵
                  PID:2168
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
                  ping -n 10 localhost
                  5⤵
                  • Runs ping.exe
                  PID:2660
                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe
                  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe"
                  5⤵
                    PID:2020
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
                  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1488 -s 1400
                  4⤵
                  • Program crash
                  PID:1140
            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0713f5c069b4941fe7f7d1b731c29790_NeikiAnalytics.exe
              "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0713f5c069b4941fe7f7d1b731c29790_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
              2⤵
                PID:2904
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
                "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe" /create /tn RtkAudioService64 /tr "C:\Users\Admin\btpanui\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe" /sc minute /mo 1 /F
                2⤵
                • Creates scheduled task(s)
                PID:2500
            • C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe
              taskeng.exe {18CF7CCA-F8A7-4473-B0DA-0D4956BFBC9A} S-1-5-21-330940541-141609230-1670313778-1000:KXIPPCKF\Admin:Interactive:[1]
              1⤵
                PID:476
                • C:\Users\Admin\btpanui\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
                  C:\Users\Admin\btpanui\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
                  2⤵
                    PID:1572

                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

                2
                T1012

                Peripheral Device Discovery

                2
                T1120

                System Information Discovery

                3
                T1082

                Remote System Discovery

                1
                T1018

                Replay Monitor

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                Downloads

                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\acE6jR2axrpB.bat
                  Filesize

                  208B

                  MD5

                  001f281cbbf20eb29c3e480cb1287181

                  SHA1

                  2b4bae66fa74a7865bf4498658139aa7eb93c5af

                  SHA256

                  258edacb41737730893ad4ce2369db644249e6b0f94d8d4ce077359866dff091

                  SHA512

                  bb292996d6ea2631e4941fe3cec596c18af2c2794efdcf002eaac550d9573498e4f4ffec27ac23244ffc2489486d15d507081da7d6a69161dbdb3c2d2f6c74bd

                • C:\Users\Admin\btpanui\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
                  Filesize

                  2.0MB

                  MD5

                  44d380bea5bd84ebbbe911c196130197

                  SHA1

                  bad8e6825770218e61602f35dfc0d1b4c4024b5c

                  SHA256

                  34caa17d674865ed8eb0c382b2e604838f8d827221fdefb406b0e4dcd3aa5069

                  SHA512

                  02fef3c6130c1c886ae7a48571b8ee143d7522b86f4a44e4f3a088f86625b5201322c3b9ba362c098bdd37fbf2d16dbcc19fc91e0562532114cb596f2ba9f492

                • \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vnc.exe
                  Filesize

                  405KB

                  MD5

                  b8ba87ee4c3fc085a2fed0d839aadce1

                  SHA1

                  b3a2e3256406330e8b1779199bb2b9865122d766

                  SHA256

                  4e8a99cd33c9e5c747a3ce8f1a3e17824846f4a8f7cb0631aebd0815db2ce3a4

                  SHA512

                  7a775a12cd5bcd182d64be0d31f800b456ca6d1b531189cea9c72e1940871cfe92ccd005938f67bfa4784ae44c54b3a7ea29a5bb59766e98c78bf53b680f2ab2

                • \Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windef.exe
                  Filesize

                  349KB

                  MD5

                  b4a202e03d4135484d0e730173abcc72

                  SHA1

                  01b30014545ea526c15a60931d676f9392ea0c70

                  SHA256

                  7050608d53f80269df951d00883ed79815c060ce7678a76b5c3f6a2a985beea9

                  SHA512

                  632a035a3b722ea29b02aad1f0da3df5bdc38abc7e6617223790955c6c0830f1070b528680416d5c63ea5e846074cdad87f06c21c35a77b1ccc4edc089d8b1fb

                • memory/1488-64-0x0000000000C60000-0x0000000000CBE000-memory.dmp
                  Filesize

                  376KB

                • memory/2072-41-0x0000000000CC0000-0x0000000000CC1000-memory.dmp
                  Filesize

                  4KB

                • memory/2072-66-0x0000000000CC0000-0x0000000000CC1000-memory.dmp
                  Filesize

                  4KB

                • memory/2436-56-0x0000000000050000-0x00000000000AE000-memory.dmp
                  Filesize

                  376KB

                • memory/2904-37-0x00000000FFFDE000-0x00000000FFFDF000-memory.dmp
                  Filesize

                  4KB

                • memory/2904-29-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000A0000-memory.dmp
                  Filesize

                  128KB

                • memory/2904-31-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000A0000-memory.dmp
                  Filesize

                  128KB

                • memory/2904-42-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000A0000-memory.dmp
                  Filesize

                  128KB

                • memory/2912-44-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000021000-memory.dmp
                  Filesize

                  4KB

                • memory/2912-53-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000049C000-memory.dmp
                  Filesize

                  624KB

                • memory/2912-46-0x000007FFFFFD8000-0x000007FFFFFD9000-memory.dmp
                  Filesize

                  4KB

                • memory/2912-49-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000049C000-memory.dmp
                  Filesize

                  624KB