Analysis Overview
SHA256
2a1ac8ad07aeebc3068d7bb0729baaefc2ffe536c90f4be50acf962fa43c49c2
Threat Level: Known bad
The file a86fe27a5d5b4cfff182b46f4053e500_NeikiAnalytics.exe was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Quasar payload
Quasar RAT
Quasar family
Azorult
Loads dropped DLL
Executes dropped EXE
Checks computer location settings
Enumerates connected drives
Maps connected drives based on registry
Looks up external IP address via web service
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
AutoIT Executable
Enumerates physical storage devices
Unsigned PE
Program crash
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Runs ping.exe
Creates scheduled task(s)
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
MITRE ATT&CK Matrix V13
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-06-14 06:12
Signatures
Quasar family
Quasar payload
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
AutoIT Executable
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Unsigned PE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-06-14 06:12
Reported
2024-06-14 06:15
Platform
win7-20231129-en
Max time kernel
1s
Max time network
132s
Command Line
Signatures
Azorult
Quasar RAT
Quasar payload
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vnc.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windef.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vnc.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windef.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
Enumerates connected drives
Looks up external IP address via web service
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | ip-api.com | N/A | N/A |
Maps connected drives based on registry
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Disk\Enum | C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe | N/A |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Disk\Enum\0 | C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 2328 set thread context of 2572 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a86fe27a5d5b4cfff182b46f4053e500_NeikiAnalytics.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a86fe27a5d5b4cfff182b46f4053e500_NeikiAnalytics.exe |
| PID 1992 set thread context of 2316 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vnc.exe | C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe |
| PID 2328 set thread context of 2572 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a86fe27a5d5b4cfff182b46f4053e500_NeikiAnalytics.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a86fe27a5d5b4cfff182b46f4053e500_NeikiAnalytics.exe |
| PID 1992 set thread context of 2316 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vnc.exe | C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Creates scheduled task(s)
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a86fe27a5d5b4cfff182b46f4053e500_NeikiAnalytics.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a86fe27a5d5b4cfff182b46f4053e500_NeikiAnalytics.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a86fe27a5d5b4cfff182b46f4053e500_NeikiAnalytics.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a86fe27a5d5b4cfff182b46f4053e500_NeikiAnalytics.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vnc.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vnc.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windef.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windef.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a86fe27a5d5b4cfff182b46f4053e500_NeikiAnalytics.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a86fe27a5d5b4cfff182b46f4053e500_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vnc.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vnc.exe"
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windef.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windef.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a86fe27a5d5b4cfff182b46f4053e500_NeikiAnalytics.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a86fe27a5d5b4cfff182b46f4053e500_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
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
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
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe"
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
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| RU | 5.8.88.191:8080 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 0x21.in | udp |
| US | 44.221.84.105:8000 | 0x21.in | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 0x21.in | udp |
| US | 44.221.84.105:8000 | 0x21.in | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ip-api.com | udp |
| US | 208.95.112.1:80 | ip-api.com | tcp |
| US | 208.95.112.1:80 | ip-api.com | tcp |
| RU | 5.8.88.191:443 | tcp | |
| RU | 5.8.88.191:8080 | tcp | |
| RU | 5.8.88.191:8080 | tcp | |
| RU | 5.8.88.191:8080 | tcp | |
| RU | 5.8.88.191:8080 | tcp | |
| RU | 5.8.88.191:8080 | tcp |
Files
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vnc.exe
| MD5 | b8ba87ee4c3fc085a2fed0d839aadce1 |
| SHA1 | b3a2e3256406330e8b1779199bb2b9865122d766 |
| SHA256 | 4e8a99cd33c9e5c747a3ce8f1a3e17824846f4a8f7cb0631aebd0815db2ce3a4 |
| SHA512 | 7a775a12cd5bcd182d64be0d31f800b456ca6d1b531189cea9c72e1940871cfe92ccd005938f67bfa4784ae44c54b3a7ea29a5bb59766e98c78bf53b680f2ab2 |
\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windef.exe
| MD5 | b4a202e03d4135484d0e730173abcc72 |
| SHA1 | 01b30014545ea526c15a60931d676f9392ea0c70 |
| SHA256 | 7050608d53f80269df951d00883ed79815c060ce7678a76b5c3f6a2a985beea9 |
| SHA512 | 632a035a3b722ea29b02aad1f0da3df5bdc38abc7e6617223790955c6c0830f1070b528680416d5c63ea5e846074cdad87f06c21c35a77b1ccc4edc089d8b1fb |
memory/2328-29-0x0000000002B40000-0x0000000002B41000-memory.dmp
memory/2572-30-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000A0000-memory.dmp
memory/2572-42-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000A0000-memory.dmp
memory/2572-38-0x00000000FFFDE000-0x00000000FFFDF000-memory.dmp
memory/2572-32-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000A0000-memory.dmp
memory/2916-46-0x00000000013C0000-0x000000000141E000-memory.dmp
memory/2316-49-0x000007FFFFFD8000-0x000007FFFFFD9000-memory.dmp
memory/2316-47-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000021000-memory.dmp
memory/2316-50-0x00000000003D0000-0x000000000046C000-memory.dmp
memory/2316-54-0x00000000003D0000-0x000000000046C000-memory.dmp
memory/1208-64-0x0000000000DB0000-0x0000000000E0E000-memory.dmp
memory/2328-29-0x0000000002B40000-0x0000000002B41000-memory.dmp
memory/2572-30-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000A0000-memory.dmp
memory/2572-42-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000A0000-memory.dmp
memory/2572-38-0x00000000FFFDE000-0x00000000FFFDF000-memory.dmp
memory/2572-32-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000A0000-memory.dmp
memory/2916-46-0x00000000013C0000-0x000000000141E000-memory.dmp
memory/2316-49-0x000007FFFFFD8000-0x000007FFFFFD9000-memory.dmp
memory/2316-47-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000021000-memory.dmp
memory/2316-50-0x00000000003D0000-0x000000000046C000-memory.dmp
memory/2316-54-0x00000000003D0000-0x000000000046C000-memory.dmp
memory/1208-64-0x0000000000DB0000-0x0000000000E0E000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-06-14 06:12
Reported
2024-06-14 06:15
Platform
win10v2004-20240508-en
Max time kernel
4s
Max time network
101s
Command Line
Signatures
Azorult
Quasar RAT
Quasar payload
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Checks computer location settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1337824034-2731376981-3755436523-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a86fe27a5d5b4cfff182b46f4053e500_NeikiAnalytics.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vnc.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windef.exe | N/A |
Enumerates connected drives
Looks up external IP address via web service
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | ip-api.com | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | api.ipify.org | N/A | N/A |
AutoIT Executable
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 3812 set thread context of 5056 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a86fe27a5d5b4cfff182b46f4053e500_NeikiAnalytics.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a86fe27a5d5b4cfff182b46f4053e500_NeikiAnalytics.exe |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Program crash
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vnc.exe |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vnc.exe |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe |
Creates scheduled task(s)
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe | N/A |
Runs ping.exe
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a86fe27a5d5b4cfff182b46f4053e500_NeikiAnalytics.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a86fe27a5d5b4cfff182b46f4053e500_NeikiAnalytics.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a86fe27a5d5b4cfff182b46f4053e500_NeikiAnalytics.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a86fe27a5d5b4cfff182b46f4053e500_NeikiAnalytics.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windef.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a86fe27a5d5b4cfff182b46f4053e500_NeikiAnalytics.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a86fe27a5d5b4cfff182b46f4053e500_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vnc.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vnc.exe"
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windef.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windef.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 452 -p 1804 -ip 1804
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a86fe27a5d5b4cfff182b46f4053e500_NeikiAnalytics.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\a86fe27a5d5b4cfff182b46f4053e500_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1804 -s 552
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
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
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe"
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
C:\Users\Admin\btpanui\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
C:\Users\Admin\btpanui\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vnc.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vnc.exe"
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windef.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windef.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 476 -p 4832 -ip 4832
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4832 -s 520
C:\Users\Admin\btpanui\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\btpanui\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe"
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
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fHLPKZ5aPoB0.bat" "
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 520 -p 4652 -ip 4652
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\chcp.com
chcp 65001
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4652 -s 2188
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping -n 10 localhost
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\ClickToRun\OfficeClickToRun.exe
"C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\ClickToRun\OfficeClickToRun.exe" /service
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\ClickToRun\OfficeClickToRun.exe
"C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\ClickToRun\OfficeClickToRun.exe" /service
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 0x21.in | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ip-api.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 0x21.in | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | freegeoip.net | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | api.ipify.org | udp |
| RU | 5.8.88.191:443 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 0x21.in | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | sockartek.icu | udp |
Files
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vnc.exe
| MD5 | b8ba87ee4c3fc085a2fed0d839aadce1 |
| SHA1 | b3a2e3256406330e8b1779199bb2b9865122d766 |
| SHA256 | 4e8a99cd33c9e5c747a3ce8f1a3e17824846f4a8f7cb0631aebd0815db2ce3a4 |
| SHA512 | 7a775a12cd5bcd182d64be0d31f800b456ca6d1b531189cea9c72e1940871cfe92ccd005938f67bfa4784ae44c54b3a7ea29a5bb59766e98c78bf53b680f2ab2 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windef.exe
| MD5 | b4a202e03d4135484d0e730173abcc72 |
| SHA1 | 01b30014545ea526c15a60931d676f9392ea0c70 |
| SHA256 | 7050608d53f80269df951d00883ed79815c060ce7678a76b5c3f6a2a985beea9 |
| SHA512 | 632a035a3b722ea29b02aad1f0da3df5bdc38abc7e6617223790955c6c0830f1070b528680416d5c63ea5e846074cdad87f06c21c35a77b1ccc4edc089d8b1fb |
memory/2476-19-0x000000007304E000-0x000000007304F000-memory.dmp
memory/3812-20-0x0000000004680000-0x0000000004681000-memory.dmp
memory/2476-21-0x0000000000E70000-0x0000000000ECE000-memory.dmp
memory/5056-30-0x0000000000A20000-0x0000000000A40000-memory.dmp
memory/5056-22-0x0000000000A20000-0x0000000000A40000-memory.dmp
memory/2476-31-0x0000000005C50000-0x00000000061F4000-memory.dmp
memory/2476-34-0x00000000057B0000-0x0000000005842000-memory.dmp
memory/2476-35-0x0000000005850000-0x00000000058B6000-memory.dmp
memory/2476-36-0x00000000064A0000-0x00000000064B2000-memory.dmp
memory/2476-37-0x000000007304E000-0x000000007304F000-memory.dmp
memory/4652-45-0x0000000006490000-0x000000000649A000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\btpanui\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
| MD5 | e67b8eec389fb94beecf7b0c79e793e8 |
| SHA1 | 64f9b515c203199cd7b6d92b73a68efacc7150e7 |
| SHA256 | 133bcda9f9bb480771e5ba1e48b7e4a9978fe6372d479310aaa358ed5cd07d08 |
| SHA512 | b63069d247766f63fb5287faf05acb93ce782d381659401946d4d150fb4e631c54cedf03ac9837e71208afcf3c8c41b1a90c1d80715ba38875b4bd5dcb2054a1 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\windef.exe.log
| MD5 | 8013ca45a4b68a281377f2c7b517ac8a |
| SHA1 | aff79b7c8f408e5ae6f00cf9d83e2fd95d9affc3 |
| SHA256 | 234381ea204c431d0936c4141a38381629938e4f5d40dd0ef01de6a282abbae7 |
| SHA512 | 428305df713c12d2165303a9b0433c83a0e3f3088a9551deb6403e9351814c38c2377e7c22ede57bcd23ca764e02fce431c52aba6bf4b998b89a518129fda2d6 |
memory/3320-67-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp
memory/3320-73-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fHLPKZ5aPoB0.bat
| MD5 | ff85251b4690351554ffe40abd3e1978 |
| SHA1 | 9a49fc2aef9342304870e7a5049964d00584e1d9 |
| SHA256 | acc167e625638367ee6dd154a648c1e8ebe1d92a548b5d4442a43205676f95f6 |
| SHA512 | b31af1fd56d006631595722ee620cd6a32f3a4c1ab0ebeb620eaf42482a487927768fce1920629e1f7175a8725f3df36549e38a4cedf1fb78fa252bac4a11587 |