Analysis Overview
SHA256
043cccb2058c7d584b6c4b7a5c27c1840efd352071cd83338288b72fe0c36863
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 043cccb2058c7d584b6c4b7a5c27c1840efd352071cd83338288b72fe0c36863_NeikiAnalytics.exe was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Quasar family
Quasar RAT
Quasar payload
Azorult
Loads dropped DLL
Checks computer location settings
Executes dropped EXE
Enumerates connected drives
Looks up external IP address via web service
Maps connected drives based on registry
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
AutoIT Executable
Unsigned PE
Program crash
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
Runs ping.exe
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
MITRE ATT&CK Matrix V13
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-06-24 21:14
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
2024-06-24 21:14
Reported
2024-06-24 21:16
Platform
win7-20240508-en
Max time kernel
4s
Max time network
141s
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 |
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 |
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 848 set thread context of 2728 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\043cccb2058c7d584b6c4b7a5c27c1840efd352071cd83338288b72fe0c36863_NeikiAnalytics.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\043cccb2058c7d584b6c4b7a5c27c1840efd352071cd83338288b72fe0c36863_NeikiAnalytics.exe |
| PID 2108 set thread context of 2336 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vnc.exe | C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe |
Enumerates physical storage devices
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| 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\043cccb2058c7d584b6c4b7a5c27c1840efd352071cd83338288b72fe0c36863_NeikiAnalytics.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\043cccb2058c7d584b6c4b7a5c27c1840efd352071cd83338288b72fe0c36863_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 |
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\043cccb2058c7d584b6c4b7a5c27c1840efd352071cd83338288b72fe0c36863_NeikiAnalytics.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\043cccb2058c7d584b6c4b7a5c27c1840efd352071cd83338288b72fe0c36863_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\043cccb2058c7d584b6c4b7a5c27c1840efd352071cd83338288b72fe0c36863_NeikiAnalytics.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\043cccb2058c7d584b6c4b7a5c27c1840efd352071cd83338288b72fe0c36863_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
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| RU | 5.8.88.191:8080 | tcp | |
| 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 |
| 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/2728-31-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000A0000-memory.dmp
memory/2728-42-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000A0000-memory.dmp
memory/848-40-0x00000000010A0000-0x00000000010A1000-memory.dmp
memory/2728-37-0x00000000FFFDE000-0x00000000FFFDF000-memory.dmp
memory/2728-29-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000A0000-memory.dmp
memory/2608-46-0x0000000000290000-0x00000000002EE000-memory.dmp
memory/2336-47-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000021000-memory.dmp
memory/2336-49-0x000007FFFFFDE000-0x000007FFFFFDF000-memory.dmp
memory/2336-50-0x00000000001D0000-0x000000000026C000-memory.dmp
memory/2336-54-0x00000000001D0000-0x000000000026C000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-06-24 21:14
Reported
2024-06-24 21:16
Platform
win10v2004-20240611-en
Max time kernel
6s
Max time network
66s
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-1-5-21-200405930-3877336739-3533750831-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\043cccb2058c7d584b6c4b7a5c27c1840efd352071cd83338288b72fe0c36863_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 |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.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 |
AutoIT Executable
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| PID 64 set thread context of 780 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\043cccb2058c7d584b6c4b7a5c27c1840efd352071cd83338288b72fe0c36863_NeikiAnalytics.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\043cccb2058c7d584b6c4b7a5c27c1840efd352071cd83338288b72fe0c36863_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\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vnc.exe |
Runs ping.exe
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE | N/A |
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
| 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 |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
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\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\043cccb2058c7d584b6c4b7a5c27c1840efd352071cd83338288b72fe0c36863_NeikiAnalytics.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\043cccb2058c7d584b6c4b7a5c27c1840efd352071cd83338288b72fe0c36863_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vnc.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vnc.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windef.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windef.exe"
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\043cccb2058c7d584b6c4b7a5c27c1840efd352071cd83338288b72fe0c36863_NeikiAnalytics.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\043cccb2058c7d584b6c4b7a5c27c1840efd352071cd83338288b72fe0c36863_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 1004 -ip 1004
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\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1004 -s 548
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:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SzEflEjBVNzn.bat" "
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 472 -p 556 -ip 556
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 556 -s 2248
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\chcp.com
chcp 65001
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping -n 10 localhost
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 508 -p 640 -ip 640
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 640 -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
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 8.8.8.8.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 0x21.in | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 149.220.183.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 0.205.248.87.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ip-api.com | udp |
| US | 208.95.112.1:80 | ip-api.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 1.112.95.208.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 44.221.84.105:8000 | 0x21.in | tcp |
| US | 208.95.112.1:80 | ip-api.com | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 0x21.in | udp |
| RU | 5.8.88.191:443 | tcp | |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 76.32.126.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 105.84.221.44.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 44.221.84.105:8000 | 0x21.in | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 13.86.106.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 55.36.223.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | sockartek.icu | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 50.23.12.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 206.23.85.13.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 31.251.17.2.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 208.95.112.1:80 | ip-api.com | tcp |
| RU | 5.8.88.191:443 | tcp | |
| US | 44.221.84.105:8000 | 0x21.in | tcp |
| US | 44.221.84.105:8000 | 0x21.in | tcp |
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/780-26-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp
memory/780-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp
memory/64-28-0x0000000003BF0000-0x0000000003BF1000-memory.dmp
memory/1436-29-0x0000000000620000-0x000000000067E000-memory.dmp
memory/1436-32-0x0000000005540000-0x0000000005AE4000-memory.dmp
memory/1436-33-0x0000000004F90000-0x0000000005022000-memory.dmp
memory/1436-34-0x0000000005030000-0x0000000005096000-memory.dmp
memory/1436-35-0x00000000054B0000-0x00000000054C2000-memory.dmp
memory/1436-36-0x00000000061B0000-0x00000000061EC000-memory.dmp
memory/556-44-0x0000000006C70000-0x0000000006C7A000-memory.dmp
memory/64-45-0x0000000003BF0000-0x0000000003BF1000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SzEflEjBVNzn.bat
| MD5 | a15977dfa178f66c024c6d77702b5317 |
| SHA1 | d5eb27236cb13b50db4f1baa5890825b418bd479 |
| SHA256 | 956673acfff8df1317cf7277c79d24f593f3401fac7e128fca5cd15abbb672cf |
| SHA512 | e4b0309ff254622a3cc4a362e09683b46d06fa74ff2a5a73effeebf3940b0f94c78702c934157480f805e12125d70c5e7033ed2312733b26abfbfd2021d5771c |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Logs\06-24-2024
| MD5 | 60e56907cb3cd0d45ad9a6ec7b4899b4 |
| SHA1 | e5c0130328582d3d2dd0587021179f74d978613a |
| SHA256 | 07de74688a14ef8f57a39c4584bf7337706d052540c7a4dfc316954029a663e5 |
| SHA512 | 43c1fc4e4b8d3f872043964101654ec0baaf0c065c9b7a81c0ba71a7d07830722534103f89bc4e2895890e33f6f8d2ec1819fd7dee18b962a46a694699c459a1 |
C:\Users\Admin\btpanui\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
| MD5 | 710e36498a00330ec26830a90d7a945f |
| SHA1 | de023bb0922522b5ba01770d088598c00f1368d5 |
| SHA256 | 4a065ed5b9b4ddd4e69ae724be62d2af835c91e327690d11d4fc06e9c14db862 |
| SHA512 | f149d397702cc33c8a84e231f59a37329a793800cef39a5fc3cb74a5410bfa417d1b13a955849d9b0dffe7c3dbd4b0c291fce5361c5fd635c1be4ad2e5a68901 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\windef.exe.log
| MD5 | 10eab9c2684febb5327b6976f2047587 |
| SHA1 | a12ed54146a7f5c4c580416aecb899549712449e |
| SHA256 | f49dbd55029bfbc15134f7c6a4f967d6c39142c63f2e8f1f8c78fab108a2c928 |
| SHA512 | 7e5fd90fffae723bd0c662a90e0730b507805f072771ee673d1d8c262dbf60c8a03ba5fe088f699a97c2e886380de158b2ccd59ee62e3d012dd6dd14ea9d0e50 |