Analysis

  • max time kernel
    1798s
  • max time network
    1810s
  • platform
    windows10-1703_x64
  • resource
    win10-20240404-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10-20240404-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-1703-x64system
  • submitted
    08/07/2024, 03:15

General

  • Target
    Artic-Tools-main/setup 2.exe
  • Size 3.1MB
  • Sample240708-dsawbasbnh
  • SHA256 0ad5d74f21bcda02fbc66aa850d1bbd71a0f3413da9177e64e92aa0446da37ae
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • quasar

Version
  • 1.4.1

Botnet
  • Office04

C2
  • 192.168.0.220:4782

Mutex
  • c6c343f8-8382-4a66-9b65-94ac25db16e4

Attributes
  • encryption_key

    E93DA55A12FC3EE59E1A5D2106636D62B1953227

  • install_name

    setup_2.exe

  • log_directory

    Logs

  • reconnect_delay

    3000

  • startup_key

    Quasar Client Startup

  • subdirectory

    SubDir

Signatures

  • Quasar RAT

    Quasar is an open source Remote Access Tool.

  • Quasar payload 2 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs
  • Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs

    The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Artic-Tools-main\setup 2.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Artic-Tools-main\setup 2.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1596
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
      "schtasks" /create /tn "Quasar Client Startup" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\setup_2.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
      2⤵
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:4368
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\setup_2.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\setup_2.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3996
      • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks" /create /tn "Quasar Client Startup" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\setup_2.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
        3⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4672

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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        Downloads

        setup_2.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\setup_2.exe
        • Size 3.1MB
        • SHA256 0ad5d74f21bcda02fbc66aa850d1bbd71a0f3413da9177e64e92aa0446da37ae
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

        memory/1596-0-0x00007FFAC0A40000-0x00007FFAC0C1B000-memory.dmp

        memory/1596-1-0x0000000000FE0000-0x0000000001304000-memory.dmp

        memory/1596-2-0x00007FFAC0A40000-0x00007FFAC0C1B000-memory.dmp

        memory/1596-9-0x00007FFAC0A40000-0x00007FFAC0C1B000-memory.dmp

        memory/3996-8-0x00007FFAC0A40000-0x00007FFAC0C1B000-memory.dmp

        memory/3996-10-0x00007FFAC0A40000-0x00007FFAC0C1B000-memory.dmp

        memory/3996-11-0x000000001B820000-0x000000001B870000-memory.dmp

        memory/3996-12-0x000000001C000000-0x000000001C0B2000-memory.dmp

        memory/3996-13-0x00007FFAC0A40000-0x00007FFAC0C1B000-memory.dmp