quasar | e2e708e09031d7fa512f31ca4d6b10d0e48df7aff2a5b889477e792c6847a90c

Analysis

max time kernel
842s
max time network
846s
platform
windows7_x64
resource
win7-20240903-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
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13-09-2024 18:56

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General

Target

AuroraALPHABUILD.0-6 - Copy (4).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 2 IoCs

Processes:

resource	yara_rule
behavioral9/memory/2872-1-0x0000000000DD0000-0x0000000000E2E000-memory.dmp	family_quasar
behavioral9/memory/2824-10-0x0000000000180000-0x00000000001DE000-memory.dmp	family_quasar

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe

pid process

2824 svchost.exe
Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs

Processes:

AuroraALPHABUILD.0-6 - Copy (4).exe

pid process

2872 AuroraALPHABUILD.0-6 - Copy (4).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

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

System Information Discovery
T1082

pid	process
2824	svchost.exe

pid	process
2872	AuroraALPHABUILD.0-6 - Copy (4).exe

flow	ioc
2	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:

cmd.exechcp.comPING.EXEAuroraALPHABUILD.0-6 - Copy (4).exeschtasks.exesvchost.exeschtasks.exeschtasks.exe

description	ioc	process
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 (4).exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	schtasks.exe
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

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

1820 PING.EXE
Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery
T1018

Processes:

PING.EXE

pid process

1820 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

2936 schtasks.exe
2236 schtasks.exe
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

Processes:

AuroraALPHABUILD.0-6 - Copy (4).exesvchost.exe

description pid process

Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2872 AuroraALPHABUILD.0-6 - Copy (4).exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2824 svchost.exe
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

Processes:

svchost.exe

pid process

2824 svchost.exe

pid	process
1820	PING.EXE

pid	process
1820	PING.EXE

pid	process
2936	schtasks.exe
2236	schtasks.exe

description	pid	process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2872	AuroraALPHABUILD.0-6 - Copy (4).exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2824	svchost.exe

pid	process
2824	svchost.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 28 IoCs

Processes:

AuroraALPHABUILD.0-6 - Copy (4).exesvchost.execmd.exe

description	pid	process	target process
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 2936	2872	AuroraALPHABUILD.0-6 - Copy (4).exe	schtasks.exe
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 2936	2872	AuroraALPHABUILD.0-6 - Copy (4).exe	schtasks.exe
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 2936	2872	AuroraALPHABUILD.0-6 - Copy (4).exe	schtasks.exe
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 2936	2872	AuroraALPHABUILD.0-6 - Copy (4).exe	schtasks.exe
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 2824	2872	AuroraALPHABUILD.0-6 - Copy (4).exe	svchost.exe
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 2824	2872	AuroraALPHABUILD.0-6 - Copy (4).exe	svchost.exe
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 2824	2872	AuroraALPHABUILD.0-6 - Copy (4).exe	svchost.exe
PID 2872 wrote to memory of 2824	2872	AuroraALPHABUILD.0-6 - Copy (4).exe	svchost.exe
PID 2824 wrote to memory of 2236	2824	svchost.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 2824 wrote to memory of 2236	2824	svchost.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 2824 wrote to memory of 2236	2824	svchost.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 2824 wrote to memory of 2236	2824	svchost.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 2824 wrote to memory of 2924	2824	svchost.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 2824 wrote to memory of 2924	2824	svchost.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 2824 wrote to memory of 2924	2824	svchost.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 2824 wrote to memory of 2924	2824	svchost.exe	schtasks.exe
PID 2824 wrote to memory of 664	2824	svchost.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2824 wrote to memory of 664	2824	svchost.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2824 wrote to memory of 664	2824	svchost.exe	cmd.exe
PID 2824 wrote to memory of 664	2824	svchost.exe	cmd.exe
PID 664 wrote to memory of 2316	664	cmd.exe	chcp.com
PID 664 wrote to memory of 2316	664	cmd.exe	chcp.com
PID 664 wrote to memory of 2316	664	cmd.exe	chcp.com
PID 664 wrote to memory of 2316	664	cmd.exe	chcp.com
PID 664 wrote to memory of 1820	664	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 664 wrote to memory of 1820	664	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 664 wrote to memory of 1820	664	cmd.exe	PING.EXE
PID 664 wrote to memory of 1820	664	cmd.exe	PING.EXE

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AuroraALPHABUILD.0-6 - Copy (4).exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AuroraALPHABUILD.0-6 - Copy (4).exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2872

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
"schtasks" /create /tn "svchost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AuroraALPHABUILD.0-6 - Copy (4).exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:2936

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:2824

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:2236

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
"schtasks" /delete /tn "svchost" /f
3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2924

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
cmd /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Ea2kOO9EtSmk.bat" "
3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:664

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\chcp.com
chcp 65001
4⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2316

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:1820

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\Ea2kOO9EtSmk.bat

Filesize
263B

MD5
58c6d99c46ce62c1367d568d6be5efbf

SHA1
2ba76694fbb5df64b00623d3627659d285623438

SHA256
66559c2e00eadae1e1d0f26438e674f7668a5c800b155209047618eff83824f1

SHA512
360ab8ac967c72a6a27c92e9e15da3b5d035a78fbbac082412e510e65ce6b626137f2716305a528b26fd5f6bbca782bbccc7b9fb4115545d7f08c081132adb69

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

Filesize
224B

MD5
57c98219c2ad9b10cbaceaf601ca08b0

SHA1
3bb74d1970d0bb377036eafcef2ffa6b0c71362d

SHA256
b1735f406a7beb48dfee57eafae027d66963949359ac2509cc458f05d871e17f

SHA512
8a6378ebcfd305c334e618c28dca3ce8e481c2923910a38bd51f83903271ad2449d7278e2acce9ffa1787e4baf36eab00bb8c56ea4119d7e3db169ba46200f5b

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memory/2824-10-0x0000000000180000-0x00000000001DE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
376KB

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memory/2824-11-0x00000000740D0000-0x00000000747BE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.9MB

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memory/2824-12-0x00000000740D0000-0x00000000747BE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.9MB

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memory/2824-15-0x00000000740D0000-0x00000000747BE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.9MB

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memory/2824-25-0x00000000740D0000-0x00000000747BE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.9MB

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memory/2872-0-0x00000000740DE000-0x00000000740DF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2872-1-0x0000000000DD0000-0x0000000000E2E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
376KB

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memory/2872-2-0x00000000740D0000-0x00000000747BE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.9MB

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memory/2872-13-0x00000000740D0000-0x00000000747BE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.9MB

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