quasar | e2e708e09031d7fa512f31ca4d6b10d0e48df7aff2a5b889477e792c6847a90c

Analysis

max time kernel
394s
max time network
1120s
platform
windows11-21h2_x64
resource
win11-20240802-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20240802-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64system
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13-09-2024 18:56

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General

Target

AuroraALPHABUILD.0-6 - Copy (3).exe
Size

231.7MB
MD5

3cda647a8948f3ac4df14abf6f1d62c1
SHA1

f4da28914a3938e7de76546bcf911f539672459a
SHA256

c905d2c1b9df641f12daab74948cef579aa92b6f07c36f97ed70146b615411c1
SHA512

77c0cd078ab2d2765237c3cc68a4872a81db653f1ad6a42122b786b27c7d48842577a65e88ad61e549e13b5be0df51e25b5f026089a19833e9da71f8c30c0cdd
SSDEEP

6144:0MNHXf500MU8zfjEm0beDmcCl/QOqNgJyCqv7cc:Rd505jwmZmcgSNgJyrv7cc

Score

10^/10

quasar gimp1 discovery spyware trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

quasar

Version

1.3.0.0

Botnet

gimp1

193.42.33.210:4444

gimpdns.ddns.net:4444

Mutex

QSR_MUTEX_XwuUSTCgYhmnf6vJ1L

Attributes

encryption_key
lRzFKjYQKUKzh6RyUYYQ
install_name
svchost.exe
log_directory
Logs
reconnect_delay
3000
startup_key
svchost
subdirectory
SubDir

Signatures

Quasar RAT
Quasar is an open source Remote Access Tool.
trojan spyware quasar

Quasar payload 1 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral8/memory/2764-1-0x0000000000710000-0x000000000076E000-memory.dmp	family_quasar

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe

pid process

768 svchost.exe
Looks up external IP address via web service 1 IoCs
Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

Processes:

flow ioc

1 ip-api.com
Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

pid	process
768	svchost.exe

flow	ioc
1	ip-api.com

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.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Processes:

svchost.exeschtasks.exeschtasks.execmd.exechcp.comPING.EXEAuroraALPHABUILD.0-6 - Copy (3).exeschtasks.exe

description	ioc	process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	schtasks.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	schtasks.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	chcp.com
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	PING.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	AuroraALPHABUILD.0-6 - Copy (3).exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	schtasks.exe

System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.
discovery

Internet Connection Discovery
T1016.001

Processes:

PING.EXE

pid process

912 PING.EXE
Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery
T1018

Processes:

PING.EXE

pid process

912 PING.EXE
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
persistence execution

Scheduled Task
T1053.005

Processes:

schtasks.exeschtasks.exe

pid process

2300 schtasks.exe
1144 schtasks.exe
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

Processes:

AuroraALPHABUILD.0-6 - Copy (3).exesvchost.exe

description pid process

Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2764 AuroraALPHABUILD.0-6 - Copy (3).exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege 768 svchost.exe
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe

pid process

768 svchost.exe

pid	process
912	PING.EXE

pid	process
912	PING.EXE

pid	process
2300	schtasks.exe
1144	schtasks.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2764	AuroraALPHABUILD.0-6 - Copy (3).exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	768	svchost.exe

pid	process
768	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 21 IoCs

Processes:

AuroraALPHABUILD.0-6 - Copy (3).exesvchost.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2764 wrote to memory of 2300	2764	AuroraALPHABUILD.0-6 - Copy (3).exe	schtasks.exe
PID 2764 wrote to memory of 2300	2764	AuroraALPHABUILD.0-6 - Copy (3).exe	schtasks.exe
PID 2764 wrote to memory of 2300	2764	AuroraALPHABUILD.0-6 - Copy (3).exe	schtasks.exe
PID 2764 wrote to memory of 768	2764	AuroraALPHABUILD.0-6 - Copy (3).exe	svchost.exe
PID 2764 wrote to memory of 768	2764	AuroraALPHABUILD.0-6 - Copy (3).exe	svchost.exe
PID 2764 wrote to memory of 768	2764	AuroraALPHABUILD.0-6 - Copy (3).exe	svchost.exe
PID 768 wrote to memory of 1144	768	svchost.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 768 wrote to memory of 1144	768	svchost.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 768 wrote to memory of 1144	768	svchost.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 768 wrote to memory of 4192	768	svchost.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 768 wrote to memory of 4192	768	svchost.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 768 wrote to memory of 4192	768	svchost.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 768 wrote to memory of 128	768	svchost.exe	cmd.exe
PID 768 wrote to memory of 128	768	svchost.exe	cmd.exe
PID 768 wrote to memory of 128	768	svchost.exe	cmd.exe
PID 128 wrote to memory of 3956	128	cmd.exe	chcp.com
PID 128 wrote to memory of 3956	128	cmd.exe	chcp.com
PID 128 wrote to memory of 3956	128	cmd.exe	chcp.com
PID 128 wrote to memory of 912	128	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 128 wrote to memory of 912	128	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 128 wrote to memory of 912	128	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AuroraALPHABUILD.0-6 - Copy (3).exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AuroraALPHABUILD.0-6 - Copy (3).exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2764

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
"schtasks" /create /tn "svchost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AuroraALPHABUILD.0-6 - Copy (3).exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:2300

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\svchost.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\svchost.exe"
2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:768

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
"schtasks" /create /tn "svchost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\svchost.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:1144

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
"schtasks" /delete /tn "svchost" /f
3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4192

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TIwg4sWUOUJW.bat" "
3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:128

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\chcp.com
chcp 65001
4⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:3956

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
ping -n 10 localhost
4⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
- Runs ping.exe
PID:912

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Persistence

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Privilege Escalation

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

Remote System Discovery

T1018

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

System Network Configuration Discovery

T1016

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TIwg4sWUOUJW.bat

Filesize
263B

MD5
09779d12222a688e54dd7e58d3cc4a70

SHA1
97f26b5d1f2b0f07270a074117d89a83766476ab

SHA256
8ca76079a4a1d3b4948b3c867ebbab7c391daa397fdce2636972816823e34875

SHA512
853496df2af2a4b2d5217887311e4c92e29e605130ea84a5e98e56974ca2c997a09ab0a2a24bbd97a253510ac9e4d229d0b247c5dbef5a635c39ba047a3ca468

Download Submit
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Logs\09-13-~1

Filesize
224B

MD5
ff3aebaa695a7d1e1c8fe7819d35a375

SHA1
b98f4456b8876767233f9e75904df5de4ee8d976

SHA256
53a085613dae0e66f32752d14d8ec582f4cfc7c62989f9e74a6d944378d920dd

SHA512
bfb4c3cff259d3f0cb112ffc186cecb934ea0684b4951e0ba64fff4d6ed34fb92965b8ca3f8bdafc57f72fd409c69048668c31dfc0c3e7870b0cb7affc3499ed

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memory/768-14-0x00000000748B0000-0x0000000075061000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/768-24-0x00000000748B0000-0x0000000075061000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/768-18-0x00000000748B0000-0x0000000075061000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/768-17-0x0000000006DA0000-0x0000000006DAA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
40KB

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memory/2764-3-0x00000000052E0000-0x0000000005372000-memory.dmp

Filesize
584KB

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memory/2764-7-0x0000000006490000-0x00000000064CC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
240KB

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memory/2764-15-0x00000000748B0000-0x0000000075061000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/2764-6-0x00000000056A0000-0x00000000056B2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
72KB

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memory/2764-5-0x0000000005230000-0x0000000005296000-memory.dmp

Filesize
408KB

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memory/2764-4-0x00000000748B0000-0x0000000075061000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/2764-0-0x00000000748BE000-0x00000000748BF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2764-2-0x00000000056D0000-0x0000000005C76000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.6MB

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memory/2764-1-0x0000000000710000-0x000000000076E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
376KB

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