Analysis Overview
SHA256
41acf9ca09bfc5077607ae7df9f014f44d7260b309e08db533f3afd6e0cf8cbe
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 41acf9ca09bfc5077607ae7df9f014f44d7260b309e08db533f3afd6e0cf8cbe_NeikiAnalytics.exe was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Quasar payload
Quasar family
Quasar RAT
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
Unsigned PE
Program crash
Enumerates physical storage devices
Runs ping.exe
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
MITRE ATT&CK Matrix V13
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-07-01 08:01
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
2024-07-01 08:01
Reported
2024-07-01 08:03
Platform
win7-20240508-en
Max time kernel
4s
Max time network
142s
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 |
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 |
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 1932 set thread context of 2696 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\41acf9ca09bfc5077607ae7df9f014f44d7260b309e08db533f3afd6e0cf8cbe_NeikiAnalytics.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\41acf9ca09bfc5077607ae7df9f014f44d7260b309e08db533f3afd6e0cf8cbe_NeikiAnalytics.exe |
| PID 1952 set thread context of 1040 | 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 |
| 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\41acf9ca09bfc5077607ae7df9f014f44d7260b309e08db533f3afd6e0cf8cbe_NeikiAnalytics.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\41acf9ca09bfc5077607ae7df9f014f44d7260b309e08db533f3afd6e0cf8cbe_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 |
| 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\41acf9ca09bfc5077607ae7df9f014f44d7260b309e08db533f3afd6e0cf8cbe_NeikiAnalytics.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\41acf9ca09bfc5077607ae7df9f014f44d7260b309e08db533f3afd6e0cf8cbe_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\41acf9ca09bfc5077607ae7df9f014f44d7260b309e08db533f3afd6e0cf8cbe_NeikiAnalytics.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\41acf9ca09bfc5077607ae7df9f014f44d7260b309e08db533f3afd6e0cf8cbe_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 | 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 |
| US | 44.221.84.105:8000 | 0x21.in | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 0x21.in | udp |
| RU | 5.8.88.191:443 | tcp | |
| US | 44.221.84.105:8000 | 0x21.in | 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/1932-39-0x0000000000B40000-0x0000000000B41000-memory.dmp
memory/2696-36-0x00000000FFFDE000-0x00000000FFFDF000-memory.dmp
memory/2696-30-0x00000000004C0000-0x00000000004E0000-memory.dmp
memory/2696-41-0x00000000004C0000-0x00000000004E0000-memory.dmp
memory/2696-29-0x00000000004C0000-0x00000000004E0000-memory.dmp
memory/2416-45-0x0000000000230000-0x000000000028E000-memory.dmp
memory/1040-48-0x000007FFFFFD7000-0x000007FFFFFD8000-memory.dmp
memory/1040-46-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000021000-memory.dmp
memory/1040-49-0x00000000002E0000-0x000000000037C000-memory.dmp
memory/1040-53-0x00000000002E0000-0x000000000037C000-memory.dmp
memory/2760-61-0x00000000008C0000-0x000000000091E000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-07-01 08:01
Reported
2024-07-01 08:03
Platform
win10v2004-20240508-en
Max time kernel
5s
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-1-5-21-2539840389-1261165778-1087677076-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\41acf9ca09bfc5077607ae7df9f014f44d7260b309e08db533f3afd6e0cf8cbe_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 | 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 2836 set thread context of 208 | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\41acf9ca09bfc5077607ae7df9f014f44d7260b309e08db533f3afd6e0cf8cbe_NeikiAnalytics.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\41acf9ca09bfc5077607ae7df9f014f44d7260b309e08db533f3afd6e0cf8cbe_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 |
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 |
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 |
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\41acf9ca09bfc5077607ae7df9f014f44d7260b309e08db533f3afd6e0cf8cbe_NeikiAnalytics.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\41acf9ca09bfc5077607ae7df9f014f44d7260b309e08db533f3afd6e0cf8cbe_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 408 -p 5036 -ip 5036
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\41acf9ca09bfc5077607ae7df9f014f44d7260b309e08db533f3afd6e0cf8cbe_NeikiAnalytics.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\41acf9ca09bfc5077607ae7df9f014f44d7260b309e08db533f3afd6e0cf8cbe_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\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 5036 -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:\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 184 -p 4404 -ip 4404
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4404 -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\BJsM7wthPBdU.bat" "
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 472 -p 1864 -ip 1864
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1864 -s 1932
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:\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
C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
sihost.exe
C:\Windows\explorer.exe
explorer.exe /LOADSAVEDWINDOWS
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 |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 0x21.in | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | ip-api.com | 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/1248-19-0x00000000732EE000-0x00000000732EF000-memory.dmp
memory/2836-20-0x0000000004490000-0x0000000004491000-memory.dmp
memory/208-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp
memory/208-29-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp
memory/1248-30-0x00000000000A0000-0x00000000000FE000-memory.dmp
memory/1248-33-0x0000000004FC0000-0x0000000005564000-memory.dmp
memory/1248-34-0x0000000004B90000-0x0000000004C22000-memory.dmp
memory/1248-35-0x0000000004B00000-0x0000000004B66000-memory.dmp
memory/1248-36-0x0000000005810000-0x0000000005822000-memory.dmp
memory/1248-37-0x00000000732EE000-0x00000000732EF000-memory.dmp
memory/1864-45-0x00000000063B0000-0x00000000063BA000-memory.dmp
C:\Users\Admin\btpanui\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
| MD5 | b8c7b16702c1fb7b495e05352605fafb |
| SHA1 | 41fadb55f1f8690a666569a92a28777027161bdc |
| SHA256 | a51bcf8f30d6e460a0c121056680396b56380f15e558642d6632951614152411 |
| SHA512 | 38e5834dcadab2b807f16340845c0366c77cebdca1a46afa164928a9f442b12ff93a2fcccf8606150004b9e082f871d4a7fc9899e7d5be4057139af41ffe353e |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\windef.exe.log
| MD5 | 8013ca45a4b68a281377f2c7b517ac8a |
| SHA1 | aff79b7c8f408e5ae6f00cf9d83e2fd95d9affc3 |
| SHA256 | 234381ea204c431d0936c4141a38381629938e4f5d40dd0ef01de6a282abbae7 |
| SHA512 | 428305df713c12d2165303a9b0433c83a0e3f3088a9551deb6403e9351814c38c2377e7c22ede57bcd23ca764e02fce431c52aba6bf4b998b89a518129fda2d6 |
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\BJsM7wthPBdU.bat
| MD5 | 9b5c972cf56f1438393f82a26635ee9b |
| SHA1 | 5cc3a8148308e76cba4325038a6263d736d5f8ac |
| SHA256 | 74f03d5b669dbebd43e894ad9b120ca7eb089f7934358814b47454f780d210bb |
| SHA512 | 316f271de3694a84bdafef283970eb892d428b51e0a6c5791a7fd40cda1dd149f960c7d3dd91c00641814a4ee90f7228f33420bbeaa0b012b1d8ac5a48e2aace |