Analysis

  • max time kernel
    140s
  • max time network
    153s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240802-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240802-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    09/08/2024, 16:25

General

  • Target
    SecuriteInfo.com.Trojan.TR.Dropper.Gen.31130.17125.exe
  • Size 12KB
  • Sample240809-twzlvasfrn
  • SHA256 b8009341f881ba620519fbda30335ea2cc6b4a1eb4fb0216c0d908b7aaf26686
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • quasar

Version
  • 1.4.1

Botnet
  • Office04

C2
  • 147.45.44.138:4782

Mutex
  • 74661366-3221-4ef8-a135-99063277201a

Attributes
  • encryption_key

    9F5E83CF4EAD1B51E34A8D5F82E492881AB9FF3B

  • install_name

    Client.exe

  • log_directory

    Logs

  • reconnect_delay

    3000

  • startup_key

    Yandex.service

  • subdirectory

    SubDir

Signatures

  • Quasar RAT

    Quasar is an open source Remote Access Tool.

  • Quasar payload 1 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

  • Downloads MZ/PE file
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 10 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\SecuriteInfo.com.Trojan.TR.Dropper.Gen.31130.17125.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SecuriteInfo.com.Trojan.TR.Dropper.Gen.31130.17125.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3972
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir'
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:920
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\NkCUVyfGoReONT1k.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\NkCUVyfGoReONT1k.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5084
      • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks" /create /tn "Yandex.service" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
        3⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:560
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1252
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
          "schtasks" /create /tn "Yandex.service" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
          4⤵
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:2456

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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        Downloads

        __PSScriptPolicyTest_gnasx4av.sxk.ps1

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_gnasx4av.sxk.ps1
        • Size 60B
        • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        memory/920-16-0x00007FF965A30000-0x00007FF9664F1000-memory.dmp

        memory/920-2-0x00000146B48B0000-0x00000146B48D2000-memory.dmp

        memory/920-12-0x00007FF965A30000-0x00007FF9664F1000-memory.dmp

        memory/920-13-0x00007FF965A30000-0x00007FF9664F1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1252-38-0x000000001BE40000-0x000000001BE90000-memory.dmp

        memory/1252-39-0x000000001BF50000-0x000000001C002000-memory.dmp

        memory/1252-42-0x000000001BED0000-0x000000001BEE2000-memory.dmp

        memory/1252-43-0x000000001CA50000-0x000000001CA8C000-memory.dmp

        memory/3972-1-0x000001A484930000-0x000001A48493A000-memory.dmp

        memory/3972-0-0x00007FF965A33000-0x00007FF965A35000-memory.dmp

        memory/3972-17-0x00007FF965A30000-0x00007FF9664F1000-memory.dmp

        memory/3972-31-0x00007FF965A30000-0x00007FF9664F1000-memory.dmp

        memory/5084-30-0x0000000000A90000-0x0000000000DB4000-memory.dmp