Analysis

  • max time kernel
    5s
  • max time network
    122s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240426-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240426-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    11-06-2024 13:31

General

  • Target

    36693649afa2c9aec8f405129f2c2d00_NeikiAnalytics.exe

  • Size

    2.0MB

  • MD5

    36693649afa2c9aec8f405129f2c2d00

  • SHA1

    fcf0920747bda371ebdcda6ad39ee9e5a55c3719

  • SHA256

    083b974a0a968d3c94a64c6f7d4a0e707a9e3242512165135f9cfc867a841a5b

  • SHA512

    46c8ecb431fd37dd79b408b21c2d47ccd796474065f3f29aa1269257a652807ec59be7a859efac8c164cbc73da22987410654494dbb359e394ac0b127a908d43

  • SSDEEP

    24576:su6J33O0c+JY5UZ+XC0kGso6FaI1IXgM6YmenKKSUlmDaGJTA4Pqa6jUvOkQwKYV:2u0c++OCvkGs9Fap5aLKLkDl+dUvO9YD

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

azorult

C2

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

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

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 3 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 3 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.

  • AutoIT Executable 1 IoCs

    AutoIT scripts compiled to PE executables.

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

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

  • Program crash 4 IoCs
  • Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

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

  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 26 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\36693649afa2c9aec8f405129f2c2d00_NeikiAnalytics.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\36693649afa2c9aec8f405129f2c2d00_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3132
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vnc.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vnc.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4656
      • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k
        3⤵
          PID:1392
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4656 -s 552
          3⤵
          • Program crash
          PID:1556
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windef.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windef.exe"
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3552
        • 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:3088
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe"
          3⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:1156
          • 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:3456
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NvXu39QiGPlp.bat" "
            4⤵
              PID:2508
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\chcp.com
                chcp 65001
                5⤵
                  PID:1092
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
                  ping -n 10 localhost
                  5⤵
                  • Runs ping.exe
                  PID:964
                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe
                  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe"
                  5⤵
                    PID:3612
                    • 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
                      6⤵
                      • Creates scheduled task(s)
                      PID:4892
                    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
                      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\g06rYSSL3S3Y.bat" "
                      6⤵
                        PID:3088
                        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\chcp.com
                          chcp 65001
                          7⤵
                            PID:4432
                          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
                            ping -n 10 localhost
                            7⤵
                            • Runs ping.exe
                            PID:4544
                        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
                          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3612 -s 1976
                          6⤵
                          • Program crash
                          PID:8
                    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
                      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1156 -s 2220
                      4⤵
                      • Program crash
                      PID:2956
                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\36693649afa2c9aec8f405129f2c2d00_NeikiAnalytics.exe
                  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\36693649afa2c9aec8f405129f2c2d00_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
                  2⤵
                    PID:2344
                  • 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:4640
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
                  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 4656 -ip 4656
                  1⤵
                    PID:4900
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
                    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 476 -p 1156 -ip 1156
                    1⤵
                      PID:3516
                    • C:\Users\Admin\btpanui\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
                      C:\Users\Admin\btpanui\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
                      1⤵
                        PID:2424
                        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vnc.exe
                          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vnc.exe"
                          2⤵
                            PID:4416
                            • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
                              C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k
                              3⤵
                                PID:2360
                              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
                                C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4416 -s 520
                                3⤵
                                • Program crash
                                PID:4764
                            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windef.exe
                              "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windef.exe"
                              2⤵
                                PID:4468
                              • C:\Users\Admin\btpanui\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
                                "C:\Users\Admin\btpanui\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe"
                                2⤵
                                  PID:2664
                                • 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:2132
                              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
                                C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 468 -p 4416 -ip 4416
                                1⤵
                                  PID:3652
                                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
                                  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 528 -p 3612 -ip 3612
                                  1⤵
                                    PID:1840
                                  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\ClickToRun\OfficeClickToRun.exe
                                    "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\ClickToRun\OfficeClickToRun.exe" /service
                                    1⤵
                                      PID:3968
                                    • C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\ClickToRun\OfficeClickToRun.exe
                                      "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\ClickToRun\OfficeClickToRun.exe" /service
                                      1⤵
                                        PID:2204

                                      Network

                                      MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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                                      Downloads

                                      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\windef.exe.log

                                        Filesize

                                        1KB

                                        MD5

                                        10eab9c2684febb5327b6976f2047587

                                        SHA1

                                        a12ed54146a7f5c4c580416aecb899549712449e

                                        SHA256

                                        f49dbd55029bfbc15134f7c6a4f967d6c39142c63f2e8f1f8c78fab108a2c928

                                        SHA512

                                        7e5fd90fffae723bd0c662a90e0730b507805f072771ee673d1d8c262dbf60c8a03ba5fe088f699a97c2e886380de158b2ccd59ee62e3d012dd6dd14ea9d0e50

                                      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NvXu39QiGPlp.bat

                                        Filesize

                                        208B

                                        MD5

                                        33da2969277268c477538385fc6bcee4

                                        SHA1

                                        4956beecb80798187827f934ed530867391dd03c

                                        SHA256

                                        1fd795ba1146b3872c546062f5168f0c590645b3503c1aeb335c42d8a5f4271a

                                        SHA512

                                        e8cdb6172bc20ad938729b859c9a42483ac6469176862152698293475aa79d0022a28236daec511f6adc4944fa838a433e50d112af69f7a75e7876973e8820e0

                                      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\g06rYSSL3S3Y.bat

                                        Filesize

                                        208B

                                        MD5

                                        9643f6faa1bf4f9f1e5f679551d609fb

                                        SHA1

                                        0d300db8f0da3c341bb02e88b4554e3f279608c1

                                        SHA256

                                        6d5f583d56f77d14132ea4e4ee3b0c68b5e6d7adec00febdb16d4d8cc995e366

                                        SHA512

                                        7f0f31a8ecd846199b454f04ca2ad72b067858737a0e24f8bd268aaa2151d9ad4281ca6a8e54208e969ce5a902272e449b41a3eb8104e635d2777fb8b7b1c3a1

                                      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vnc.exe

                                        Filesize

                                        405KB

                                        MD5

                                        b8ba87ee4c3fc085a2fed0d839aadce1

                                        SHA1

                                        b3a2e3256406330e8b1779199bb2b9865122d766

                                        SHA256

                                        4e8a99cd33c9e5c747a3ce8f1a3e17824846f4a8f7cb0631aebd0815db2ce3a4

                                        SHA512

                                        7a775a12cd5bcd182d64be0d31f800b456ca6d1b531189cea9c72e1940871cfe92ccd005938f67bfa4784ae44c54b3a7ea29a5bb59766e98c78bf53b680f2ab2

                                      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windef.exe

                                        Filesize

                                        349KB

                                        MD5

                                        b4a202e03d4135484d0e730173abcc72

                                        SHA1

                                        01b30014545ea526c15a60931d676f9392ea0c70

                                        SHA256

                                        7050608d53f80269df951d00883ed79815c060ce7678a76b5c3f6a2a985beea9

                                        SHA512

                                        632a035a3b722ea29b02aad1f0da3df5bdc38abc7e6617223790955c6c0830f1070b528680416d5c63ea5e846074cdad87f06c21c35a77b1ccc4edc089d8b1fb

                                      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Logs\06-11-2024

                                        Filesize

                                        224B

                                        MD5

                                        a4f4e2a3f3e2d3cd50ff36b07ea4e827

                                        SHA1

                                        118e5b26e632b561028da1a43216fc5c8750c566

                                        SHA256

                                        2facd92f3b2d2df0c8428f8ea94deff1dce57b2d12772241221dfc68abb29b75

                                        SHA512

                                        7ce844f506b5ae912ddf1f7e80543c8a692dac56541612335c9466bff7a24e0a5be251fd4391410e5745170cb7b89650e4f664bbee94d4eb53e16ca4fc9ad9a9

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

                                        Filesize

                                        2.0MB

                                        MD5

                                        f857e16833904a03990410e942d6fc03

                                        SHA1

                                        e6b005aea12d55b742e2c26fb21b1c36cdc05c85

                                        SHA256

                                        29102c0cbe84fe285b0896e71766da350c5ec85863bd2137ba61b16d6f426d3d

                                        SHA512

                                        21017348b4f41afb704a0c90fa11b622db1f6afe3e1e5c12e3988bec93dac526b14e20f99ae711c0aaffcd25ca3908c673b8bd835b906de800ee9eda39cde3db

                                      • memory/1156-45-0x0000000006C10000-0x0000000006C1A000-memory.dmp

                                        Filesize

                                        40KB

                                      • memory/2344-20-0x00000000000E0000-0x0000000000100000-memory.dmp

                                        Filesize

                                        128KB

                                      • memory/2344-29-0x00000000000E0000-0x0000000000100000-memory.dmp

                                        Filesize

                                        128KB

                                      • memory/2664-81-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

                                        Filesize

                                        128KB

                                      • memory/2664-75-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

                                        Filesize

                                        128KB

                                      • memory/3132-26-0x0000000004260000-0x0000000004261000-memory.dmp

                                        Filesize

                                        4KB

                                      • memory/3132-46-0x0000000004260000-0x0000000004261000-memory.dmp

                                        Filesize

                                        4KB

                                      • memory/3552-37-0x00000000060C0000-0x00000000060FC000-memory.dmp

                                        Filesize

                                        240KB

                                      • memory/3552-36-0x00000000053D0000-0x00000000053E2000-memory.dmp

                                        Filesize

                                        72KB

                                      • memory/3552-35-0x0000000004F80000-0x0000000004FE6000-memory.dmp

                                        Filesize

                                        408KB

                                      • memory/3552-34-0x0000000004EE0000-0x0000000004F72000-memory.dmp

                                        Filesize

                                        584KB

                                      • memory/3552-33-0x00000000053F0000-0x0000000005994000-memory.dmp

                                        Filesize

                                        5.6MB

                                      • memory/3552-30-0x0000000000410000-0x000000000046E000-memory.dmp

                                        Filesize

                                        376KB

                                      • memory/3552-27-0x000000007357E000-0x000000007357F000-memory.dmp

                                        Filesize

                                        4KB