Analysis

  • max time kernel
    5s
  • max time network
    99s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20240802-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20240802-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    24/08/2024, 19:45

General

  • Target
    daa3f04539ecd2b69d665300350bb8c0N.exe
  • Size 2.0MB
  • Sample240824-ygwc4awcmd
  • SHA256 8564d54ff1369a37f13ca1bb61f3c4cfd28b31d440ee20d169b10e1c43bbcdd9
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • azorult

C2
  • http://0x21.in:8000/_az/

Extracted

Family
  • quasar

Version
  • 1.3.0.0

Botnet
  • EbayProfiles

C2
  • 5.8.88.191:443

  • sockartek.icu:443

Mutex
  • QSR_MUTEX_0kBRNrRz5TDLEQouI0

Attributes
  • encryption_key

    MWhG6wsClMX8aJM2CVXT

  • install_name

    winsock.exe

  • log_directory

    Logs

  • reconnect_delay

    3000

  • startup_key

    win defender run

  • subdirectory

    SubDir

Signatures

  • Azorult

    An information stealer that was first discovered in 2016, targeting browsing history and passwords.

  • Quasar RAT

    Quasar is an open source Remote Access Tool.

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

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 23 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • 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
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Program crash 2 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 8 IoCs

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

  • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 26 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\daa3f04539ecd2b69d665300350bb8c0N.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\daa3f04539ecd2b69d665300350bb8c0N.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4524
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vnc.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vnc.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2616
      • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k
        3⤵
          PID:1964
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2616 -s 548
          3⤵
          • Program crash
          PID:1656
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windef.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windef.exe"
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2648
        • 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
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:1088
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe"
          3⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:3908
          • 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
            4⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
            PID:2788
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\blP40ifsvMwZ.bat" "
            4⤵
              PID:2024
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\chcp.com
                chcp 65001
                5⤵
                  PID:1276
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
                  ping -n 10 localhost
                  5⤵
                  • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
                  • Runs ping.exe
                  PID:3000
                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe
                  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe"
                  5⤵
                    PID:664
                    • 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
                      6⤵
                      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                      PID:2336
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
                  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3908 -s 1088
                  4⤵
                  • Program crash
                  PID:3936
            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\daa3f04539ecd2b69d665300350bb8c0N.exe
              "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\daa3f04539ecd2b69d665300350bb8c0N.exe"
              2⤵
              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
              PID:684
            • 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
              2⤵
              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
              • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
              PID:1756
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
            C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 416 -p 2616 -ip 2616
            1⤵
              PID:4880
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
              C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 512 -p 3908 -ip 3908
              1⤵
                PID:3280
              • C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\ClickToRun\OfficeClickToRun.exe
                "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\ClickToRun\OfficeClickToRun.exe" /service
                1⤵
                  PID:2892
                • C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\ClickToRun\OfficeClickToRun.exe
                  "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\ClickToRun\OfficeClickToRun.exe" /service
                  1⤵
                    PID:2120

                  Network

                        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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                        Downloads

                        blP40ifsvMwZ.bat

                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\blP40ifsvMwZ.bat
                        • Size 208B
                        • SHA256 f1daf27d5a07ba9daf8bca5af3fbf47591420286be7b3fbcb2563f282113d3b5
                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                        vnc.exe

                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vnc.exe
                        • Size 405KB
                        • SHA256 4e8a99cd33c9e5c747a3ce8f1a3e17824846f4a8f7cb0631aebd0815db2ce3a4
                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                        windef.exe

                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windef.exe
                        • Size 349KB
                        • SHA256 7050608d53f80269df951d00883ed79815c060ce7678a76b5c3f6a2a985beea9
                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                        08-24-2024

                        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Logs\08-24-2024
                        • Size 224B
                        • SHA256 65ab31cfcd3fe1d70c067d336b49ac700426f951be406bc85854b9845aaee1d1
                        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                        memory/684-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

                        memory/684-27-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

                        memory/2648-35-0x0000000005710000-0x0000000005776000-memory.dmp

                        memory/2648-33-0x0000000005BC0000-0x0000000006164000-memory.dmp

                        memory/2648-34-0x0000000005610000-0x00000000056A2000-memory.dmp

                        memory/2648-32-0x0000000000CE0000-0x0000000000D3E000-memory.dmp

                        memory/2648-36-0x0000000005B60000-0x0000000005B72000-memory.dmp

                        memory/2648-37-0x0000000006850000-0x000000000688C000-memory.dmp

                        memory/2648-29-0x000000007394E000-0x000000007394F000-memory.dmp

                        memory/3908-45-0x0000000006E70000-0x0000000006E7A000-memory.dmp

                        memory/4524-18-0x00000000040E0000-0x00000000040E1000-memory.dmp