Analysis

  • max time kernel
    38s
  • max time network
    38s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240802-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240802-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    18/08/2024, 17:37

General

  • Target
    https://github.com/quasar/Quasar/releases
  • Sample240818-v7mxvsyfkn

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Quasar RAT

    Quasar is an open source Remote Access Tool.

  • Quasar payload 4 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Browser Information Discovery 1 TTPs

    Enumerate browser information.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 17 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary 7 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 37 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 25 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 64 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --single-argument https://github.com/quasar/Quasar/releases
    1⤵
    • Enumerates system info in registry
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious behavior: NtCreateUserProcessBlockNonMicrosoftBinary
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5096
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=crashpad-handler "--user-data-dir=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data" /prefetch:7 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler "--database=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Crashpad" "--metrics-dir=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data" --annotation=IsOfficialBuild=1 --annotation=channel= --annotation=chromium-version=92.0.4515.131 "--annotation=exe=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --annotation=plat=Win64 "--annotation=prod=Microsoft Edge" --annotation=ver=92.0.902.67 --initial-client-data=0xfc,0x100,0x104,0xd8,0x108,0x7ffd3ab646f8,0x7ffd3ab64708,0x7ffd3ab64718
      2⤵
        PID:4472
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=gpu-process --field-trial-handle=2136,16372396661487160422,17167707224655337775,131072 --gpu-preferences=UAAAAAAAAADgAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAAAAAAwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHgAAAAAAAAAeAAAAAAAAAAoAAAABAAAACAAAAAAAAAAKAAAAAAAAAAwAAAAAAAAADgAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADQAAABAAAAAAAAAAAQAAAA0AAAAQAAAAAAAAAAQAAAANAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAHAAAADQAAAAgAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAA= --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2128 /prefetch:2
        2⤵
          PID:4888
        • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
          "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=network.mojom.NetworkService --field-trial-handle=2136,16372396661487160422,17167707224655337775,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2256 /prefetch:3
          2⤵
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          PID:1664
        • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
          "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=storage.mojom.StorageService --field-trial-handle=2136,16372396661487160422,17167707224655337775,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=utility --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2784 /prefetch:8
          2⤵
            PID:2404
          • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
            "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=2136,16372396661487160422,17167707224655337775,131072 --lang=en-US --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=6 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3364 /prefetch:1
            2⤵
              PID:5020
            • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
              "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=2136,16372396661487160422,17167707224655337775,131072 --lang=en-US --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=5 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3372 /prefetch:1
              2⤵
                PID:3560
              • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\92.0.902.67\identity_helper.exe
                "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\92.0.902.67\identity_helper.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=winrt_app_id.mojom.WinrtAppIdService --field-trial-handle=2136,16372396661487160422,17167707224655337775,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5232 /prefetch:8
                2⤵
                  PID:2332
                • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\92.0.902.67\identity_helper.exe
                  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\92.0.902.67\identity_helper.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=winrt_app_id.mojom.WinrtAppIdService --field-trial-handle=2136,16372396661487160422,17167707224655337775,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5232 /prefetch:8
                  2⤵
                  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                  PID:4272
                • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=2136,16372396661487160422,17167707224655337775,131072 --lang=en-US --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=8 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5456 /prefetch:1
                  2⤵
                    PID:1536
                  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=2136,16372396661487160422,17167707224655337775,131072 --lang=en-US --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --instant-process --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=9 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5408 /prefetch:1
                    2⤵
                      PID:3224
                    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=edge_collections.mojom.CollectionsDataManager --field-trial-handle=2136,16372396661487160422,17167707224655337775,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=collections --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5828 /prefetch:8
                      2⤵
                        PID:4588
                      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=2136,16372396661487160422,17167707224655337775,131072 --lang=en-US --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=12 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5852 /prefetch:1
                        2⤵
                          PID:3884
                        • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                          "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=quarantine.mojom.Quarantine --field-trial-handle=2136,16372396661487160422,17167707224655337775,131072 --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5960 /prefetch:8
                          2⤵
                          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                          PID:956
                        • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                          "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=2136,16372396661487160422,17167707224655337775,131072 --lang=en-US --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=14 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=5952 /prefetch:1
                          2⤵
                            PID:5268
                          • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
                            "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=renderer --field-trial-handle=2136,16372396661487160422,17167707224655337775,131072 --lang=en-US --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --instant-process --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=15 --no-v8-untrusted-code-mitigations --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6216 /prefetch:1
                            2⤵
                              PID:5276
                          • C:\Windows\System32\CompPkgSrv.exe
                            C:\Windows\System32\CompPkgSrv.exe -Embedding
                            1⤵
                              PID:3464
                            • C:\Windows\System32\CompPkgSrv.exe
                              C:\Windows\System32\CompPkgSrv.exe -Embedding
                              1⤵
                                PID:4908
                              • C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
                                C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {9aa46009-3ce0-458a-a354-715610a075e6} -Embedding
                                1⤵
                                  PID:5480
                                • C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe
                                  "C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe" x -o"C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\Quasar.v1.4.1\" -ad -an -ai#7zMap15215:88:7zEvent3660
                                  1⤵
                                  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                                  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
                                  PID:5596
                                • C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\Quasar.v1.4.1\Quasar v1.4.1\Quasar.exe
                                  "C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\Quasar.v1.4.1\Quasar v1.4.1\Quasar.exe"
                                  1⤵
                                  • Checks computer location settings
                                  • Executes dropped EXE
                                  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
                                  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                                  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
                                  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
                                  PID:5964
                                  • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
                                    "C:\Windows\explorer.exe" /select, "C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\Quasar.v1.4.1\Quasar v1.4.1\quasar.p12"
                                    2⤵
                                      PID:5468
                                  • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
                                    C:\Windows\explorer.exe /factory,{75dff2b7-6936-4c06-a8bb-676a7b00b24b} -Embedding
                                    1⤵
                                    • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
                                    • Modifies registry class
                                    • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
                                    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
                                    PID:5560

                                  Network

                                        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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                                        Downloads

                                        settings.dat

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Crashpad\settings.dat
                                        • Size 152B
                                        • SHA256 d7be4042a1e3511b0dbf0ab5c493245e4ac314440a4ae0732813db01a21ef8bc
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                        settings.dat

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Crashpad\settings.dat
                                        • Size 152B
                                        • SHA256 cc34b8f8e3f4bfe4c9a227d88f56ea2dd276ca3ac81df622ff5e9a8ec46b951c
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                        the-real-index

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Code Cache\js\index-dir\the-real-index
                                        • Size 1KB
                                        • SHA256 df651c1a1938ee95811eb3225da48fa2983ef179525f63bfcb4853b16eb9a64e
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                        Preferences

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Preferences
                                        • Size 5KB
                                        • SHA256 4d5dd29ee1c2ee62f120863be36ef2ec07c5fe9a6a3171215b7ef62b4729728a
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                                        Preferences

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Preferences
                                        • Size 6KB
                                        • SHA256 297d4e58fab9a71fe60c2e85ff1bfab77a7cece1e4468459c1f13221f8670c5f
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                                        TransportSecurity

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\TransportSecurity
                                        • Size 872B
                                        • SHA256 e5001de706083c67765a51e4c5a292d842c6ed7381506c2b24f7618f99c8deb9
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                        TransportSecurity~RFe580b46.TMP

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\TransportSecurity~RFe580b46.TMP
                                        • Size 872B
                                        • SHA256 c541953d1933404c44a0b6d93a9f01c375cd132c3305f2cbb3e0d552fbe243af
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                        CURRENT

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\data_reduction_proxy_leveldb\CURRENT
                                        • Size 16B
                                        • SHA256 0861415cada612ea5834d56e2cf1055d3e63979b69eb71d32ae9ae394d8306cd
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                        Local State

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Local State
                                        • Size 11KB
                                        • SHA256 6cf06eedfe4cc2c5e19b0102843c55083040099737acedd82cd025ffb69c9d5e
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                                        f564de5c-ec28-43c4-abfb-d3dcbafa31f3.tmp

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\f564de5c-ec28-43c4-abfb-d3dcbafa31f3.tmp
                                        • Size 11KB
                                        • SHA256 8a04b83a246441bcbbee5bce2c704748e676f8a8a1bec674c19741e08a44ac1a
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                                        Quasar.v1.4.1.zip

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\Quasar.v1.4.1.zip
                                        • Size 3.3MB
                                        • SHA256 4cdeb2eae1cec1ab07077142313c524e9cf360cdec63497538c4405c2d8ded62
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                                        BouncyCastle.Crypto.dll

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\Quasar.v1.4.1\Quasar v1.4.1\BouncyCastle.Crypto.dll
                                        • Size 3.2MB
                                        • SHA256 e51721dc0647f4838b1abc592bd95fd8cb924716e8a64f83d4b947821fa1fa42
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                                        Open.Nat.dll

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\Quasar.v1.4.1\Quasar v1.4.1\Open.Nat.dll
                                        • Size 68KB
                                        • SHA256 0b1e0d8f87f557b52315d98c1f4727e539f5120d20b4ca9edba548983213fbb5
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                                        Quasar.Common.dll

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\Quasar.v1.4.1\Quasar v1.4.1\Quasar.Common.dll
                                        • Size 62KB
                                        • SHA256 de930a748e4dc08c851ba0a22afce8dcfd0f15f23b291f9306c8ef6ccd7460a2
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                                        Quasar.exe

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\Quasar.v1.4.1\Quasar v1.4.1\Quasar.exe
                                        • Size 1.2MB
                                        • SHA256 43315abb9c8be9a39782bd8694a7ea9f16a867500dc804454d04b8bf2c15c51e
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                                        Quasar.exe.config

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\Quasar.v1.4.1\Quasar v1.4.1\Quasar.exe.config
                                        • Size 176B
                                        • SHA256 b44739eeff82db2b575a45b668893e2fe8fdd24a709cbf0554732fd3520b2190
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                        protobuf-net.dll

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\Quasar.v1.4.1\Quasar v1.4.1\protobuf-net.dll
                                        • Size 282KB
                                        • SHA256 ca6608346291ec82ee4acf8017c90e72db2ee7598015f695120c328d25319ec6
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                                        quasar.p12

                                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\Quasar.v1.4.1\Quasar v1.4.1\quasar.p12
                                        • Size 4KB
                                        • SHA256 896bf877309050441f73eea4548a6438cb747ca10b490441716ad186ec3d7810
                                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                                        memory/5964-254-0x0000024A88DA0000-0x0000024A88ED8000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/5964-256-0x0000024A8AA70000-0x0000024A8AA86000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/5964-258-0x0000024AA6640000-0x0000024AA696E000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/5964-281-0x0000024AA5820000-0x0000024AA5838000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/5964-282-0x0000024AA5A80000-0x0000024AA5AD0000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/5964-283-0x0000024AA63E0000-0x0000024AA6492000-memory.dmp

                                        memory/5964-285-0x0000024AA6320000-0x0000024AA636C000-memory.dmp