Analysis

  • max time kernel
    5s
  • max time network
    93s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240611-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240611-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    29-06-2024 21:51

General

  • Target

    03072758b7650be1b67f642d93a667b41f1f336c14aa041cb69cb6830ba6f68f_NeikiAnalytics.exe

  • Size

    2.0MB

  • MD5

    ef908c7740ea7e8a775c95bc1d6e4b90

  • SHA1

    f421075c268b6863e7c9711f7ba661111fc630fc

  • SHA256

    03072758b7650be1b67f642d93a667b41f1f336c14aa041cb69cb6830ba6f68f

  • SHA512

    be1b4ffc29465a0b9879a597e274af9c29b83712162d2e20fc968b0081165c307013506fff3b787012e9de12e90c7089fcda7a027ae73ee6cc7d4983aac4223a

  • SSDEEP

    24576:su6J33O0c+JY5UZ+XC0kGso6FaI1IXgM6YmenKKSUlmDaGJTA4Pqa6jUvOkQwKY6:2u0c++OCvkGs9Fap5aLKLkDl+dUvO9Y4

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 2 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.

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

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

  • Program crash 2 IoCs
  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

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

  • 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\03072758b7650be1b67f642d93a667b41f1f336c14aa041cb69cb6830ba6f68f_NeikiAnalytics.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\03072758b7650be1b67f642d93a667b41f1f336c14aa041cb69cb6830ba6f68f_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5068
    • 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:3924
      • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k
        3⤵
          PID:4488
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3924 -s 344
          3⤵
          • Program crash
          PID:5116
      • 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:3532
        • 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⤵
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:4624
        • 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:4916
          • 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⤵
            • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
            PID:3368
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\y6wqNRggkcpZ.bat" "
            4⤵
              PID:4980
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\chcp.com
                chcp 65001
                5⤵
                  PID:4336
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
                  ping -n 10 localhost
                  5⤵
                  • Runs ping.exe
                  PID:3456
                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe
                  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe"
                  5⤵
                    PID:3468
                    • 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⤵
                      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                      PID:4744
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
                  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4916 -s 1976
                  4⤵
                  • Program crash
                  PID:4328
            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\03072758b7650be1b67f642d93a667b41f1f336c14aa041cb69cb6830ba6f68f_NeikiAnalytics.exe
              "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\03072758b7650be1b67f642d93a667b41f1f336c14aa041cb69cb6830ba6f68f_NeikiAnalytics.exe"
              2⤵
                PID:1684
              • 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⤵
                • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                PID:3396
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
              C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 3924 -ip 3924
              1⤵
                PID:1924
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
                C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 4916 -ip 4916
                1⤵
                  PID:116
                • C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\ClickToRun\OfficeClickToRun.exe
                  "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\ClickToRun\OfficeClickToRun.exe" /service
                  1⤵
                    PID:2680
                  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\ClickToRun\OfficeClickToRun.exe
                    "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\ClickToRun\OfficeClickToRun.exe" /service
                    1⤵
                      PID:712

                    Network

                    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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                    Downloads

                    • 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\Local\Temp\y6wqNRggkcpZ.bat

                      Filesize

                      208B

                      MD5

                      751d0fcffd1e59d0833cd3a787c1a73a

                      SHA1

                      090d92c632b5a196e4b36dc2ceb7d14e6062d5b3

                      SHA256

                      2c48ec4f01ab2bc6297112a8fda35af0ce4159e9c814044779ab336d6b4dce16

                      SHA512

                      8e47cf532a859a36f8d966ce89e95c3ea7bf9e826e51e0ee7afd4acaa9acce177db55c3593a5b5560337dd744c65a461c2280402d13a6f183d8a9f68dcbc801e

                    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Logs\06-29-2024

                      Filesize

                      224B

                      MD5

                      4c8a057ec6e180196fe8d9a99c746d85

                      SHA1

                      2e80ea28dccac9259320598919085c7e091bbb4e

                      SHA256

                      1689092f662cd41348074f10dcb006cda200c42b97bf6870dadec83b6f31dacc

                      SHA512

                      9055db4df7762a2fb7915a473ec62e0ecec3fc807018ffeca3767cf13ed2ef8bdb7050368d735e5898447b1e72ffae8a6a3c8debc28dec0c8be9a13e702a819f

                    • memory/1684-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

                      Filesize

                      128KB

                    • memory/1684-28-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

                      Filesize

                      128KB

                    • memory/3468-54-0x00000000771F0000-0x00000000771F7000-memory.dmp

                      Filesize

                      28KB

                    • memory/3532-34-0x0000000004CC0000-0x0000000004D52000-memory.dmp

                      Filesize

                      584KB

                    • memory/3532-33-0x0000000005150000-0x00000000056F4000-memory.dmp

                      Filesize

                      5.6MB

                    • memory/3532-35-0x0000000004DC0000-0x0000000004E26000-memory.dmp

                      Filesize

                      408KB

                    • memory/3532-36-0x0000000005110000-0x0000000005122000-memory.dmp

                      Filesize

                      72KB

                    • memory/3532-37-0x0000000005F00000-0x0000000005F3C000-memory.dmp

                      Filesize

                      240KB

                    • memory/3532-30-0x0000000000390000-0x00000000003EE000-memory.dmp

                      Filesize

                      376KB

                    • memory/3532-29-0x000000007393E000-0x000000007393F000-memory.dmp

                      Filesize

                      4KB

                    • memory/4916-45-0x00000000063D0000-0x00000000063DA000-memory.dmp

                      Filesize

                      40KB

                    • memory/5068-19-0x00000000039D0000-0x00000000039D1000-memory.dmp

                      Filesize

                      4KB

                    • memory/5068-53-0x00007FF937D90000-0x00007FF937F85000-memory.dmp

                      Filesize

                      2.0MB