Analysis

  • max time kernel
    4s
  • max time network
    102s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240508-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240508-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    12-06-2024 21:50

General

  • Target

    471f39f758c3c50f62d295dd22e3a060_NeikiAnalytics.exe

  • Size

    2.0MB

  • MD5

    471f39f758c3c50f62d295dd22e3a060

  • SHA1

    6fa6bcab273ec548205d4f38723b227e1f4edfc7

  • SHA256

    8ee25c1d81e4220271ae3b191791e0e5b794331dd12710daa9a1650574c3294c

  • SHA512

    213a2b4aceb19b120474a45116bd410f7491763562e12e971c8144a72a9e806cb183484040bdae2d1a0abf6f3980134be4cf51f02a1573e92fe848b30dac9607

  • SSDEEP

    24576:su6J33O0c+JY5UZ+XC0kGso6FaI1IXgM6YmenKKSUlmDaGJTA4Pqa6jUvOkQwKYv:2u0c++OCvkGs9Fap5aLKLkDl+dUvO9Yh

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 2 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 2 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 3 IoCs
  • Creates scheduled task(s) 1 TTPs 4 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 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 17 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\471f39f758c3c50f62d295dd22e3a060_NeikiAnalytics.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\471f39f758c3c50f62d295dd22e3a060_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4684
    • 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:3280
      • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k
        3⤵
          PID:3016
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3280 -s 548
          3⤵
          • Program crash
          PID:2640
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windef.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windef.exe"
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:3852
        • 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:4812
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe"
          3⤵
            PID:5068
            • 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:2332
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
              C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fjGoSvI4okKP.bat" "
              4⤵
                PID:3820
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\chcp.com
                  chcp 65001
                  5⤵
                    PID:4356
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
                    ping -n 10 localhost
                    5⤵
                    • Runs ping.exe
                    PID:2344
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
                  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 5068 -s 2180
                  4⤵
                  • Program crash
                  PID:3996
            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\471f39f758c3c50f62d295dd22e3a060_NeikiAnalytics.exe
              "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\471f39f758c3c50f62d295dd22e3a060_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
              2⤵
                PID:3980
              • 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:4748
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
              C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 432 -p 3280 -ip 3280
              1⤵
                PID:4492
              • C:\Users\Admin\btpanui\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
                C:\Users\Admin\btpanui\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
                1⤵
                  PID:2080
                  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vnc.exe
                    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vnc.exe"
                    2⤵
                      PID:2208
                      • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
                        C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k
                        3⤵
                          PID:724
                        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
                          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2208 -s 520
                          3⤵
                          • Program crash
                          PID:1416
                      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windef.exe
                        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windef.exe"
                        2⤵
                          PID:4860
                        • C:\Users\Admin\btpanui\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
                          "C:\Users\Admin\btpanui\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe"
                          2⤵
                            PID:3472
                          • 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:3588
                        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
                          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 508 -p 2208 -ip 2208
                          1⤵
                            PID:396
                          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
                            C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 504 -p 5068 -ip 5068
                            1⤵
                              PID:3872
                            • 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:2368

                                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

                                  701B

                                  MD5

                                  5de8527438c860bfa3140dc420a03e52

                                  SHA1

                                  235af682986b3292f20d8d71a8671353f5d6e16d

                                  SHA256

                                  d9d92cd6e7a4507912965138b8d1eabb3f188f4dfcb61115ee99dc2c0fd43a92

                                  SHA512

                                  77c3a774a2235c55ad520f1bf0c71fa3d3f0e7cf478a78e0d4dd6d253ee12a9859acc9ee822664467387788a2655a18373c8fcf08ea0d001549d3d4391b00bf8

                                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fjGoSvI4okKP.bat

                                  Filesize

                                  208B

                                  MD5

                                  e88a741042d4956b01ff2053a9f63e9d

                                  SHA1

                                  362620a494cc269dc39842140fbf1683611d1382

                                  SHA256

                                  0e839a7e1e59f8361fbf0ffa52d8346c2893ec1e85972fc182d635df29a8dffb

                                  SHA512

                                  11ee56e1f581dc4db89fdca5f4fa54f3182850dbebf596785d3924f9e4c34b6a5b073680a24c34419ef1d0aaed486003f4c20a8db835571cb038936c82e7a560

                                • 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\btpanui\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe

                                  Filesize

                                  2.0MB

                                  MD5

                                  8c8162b57719deafcae8763f1083a92a

                                  SHA1

                                  d594ad4d8965359bc3315bd3a7c7ed7d72ca8852

                                  SHA256

                                  5979421d465467c30d84ee855ddf774eca50568a1b52b5d5a470341d562b7047

                                  SHA512

                                  442e0b5a3af744a0e788ccad7950fc842358dbd19094cc60de4f8355a36fe8f4f4366b5fb4d8a2107666e2c517dfc8fccd026ceb20132cc800c1d33ca5fd5be2

                                • memory/3472-53-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

                                  Filesize

                                  128KB

                                • memory/3472-47-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

                                  Filesize

                                  128KB

                                • memory/3852-34-0x0000000005400000-0x0000000005492000-memory.dmp

                                  Filesize

                                  584KB

                                • memory/3852-33-0x00000000058D0000-0x0000000005E74000-memory.dmp

                                  Filesize

                                  5.6MB

                                • memory/3852-35-0x00000000054A0000-0x0000000005506000-memory.dmp

                                  Filesize

                                  408KB

                                • memory/3852-36-0x00000000061A0000-0x00000000061B2000-memory.dmp

                                  Filesize

                                  72KB

                                • memory/3852-30-0x0000000000930000-0x000000000098E000-memory.dmp

                                  Filesize

                                  376KB

                                • memory/3852-55-0x0000000072DFE000-0x0000000072DFF000-memory.dmp

                                  Filesize

                                  4KB

                                • memory/3852-20-0x0000000072DFE000-0x0000000072DFF000-memory.dmp

                                  Filesize

                                  4KB

                                • memory/3980-21-0x0000000001640000-0x0000000001660000-memory.dmp

                                  Filesize

                                  128KB

                                • memory/3980-29-0x0000000001640000-0x0000000001660000-memory.dmp

                                  Filesize

                                  128KB

                                • memory/4684-19-0x0000000003E70000-0x0000000003E71000-memory.dmp

                                  Filesize

                                  4KB

                                • memory/5068-63-0x0000000006DB0000-0x0000000006DBA000-memory.dmp

                                  Filesize

                                  40KB