azorult | 072f6a8def0bc18d8c4fa08119f6d2578476276e9b9b181cbf61301dcc84a09c

General

Target

SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
Size

2.0MB
MD5

f4d7ad283b2db80eb3c4ffbf159e6ead
SHA1

a801b87f3e2d01a08a8953fddc9cf0964843dbd5
SHA256

072f6a8def0bc18d8c4fa08119f6d2578476276e9b9b181cbf61301dcc84a09c
SHA512

01f2f23983d0985d27ec1f6322529cfdd9bc81789af3c9cb8c79b3462f5c65bb9fc4c525c73a39b232956a68736989c0fc32b7f4cb4f7563dab456db92d6cde2
SSDEEP

24576:su6J33O0c+JY5UZ+XC0kGso6FaI1IXgM6YmenKKSUlmDaGJTA4Pqa6jUvOkQwKYf:2u0c++OCvkGs9Fap5aLKLkDl+dUvO9Y9

Score

10^/10

azorult quasar ebayprofiles discovery infostealer spyware trojan

Malware Config

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

Extracted

Family

azorult

C2

http://0x21.in:8000/_az/

Signatures

Azorult
An information stealer that was first discovered in 2016, targeting browsing history and passwords.
trojan infostealer azorult
Quasar RAT
Quasar is an open source Remote Access Tool.
trojan spyware quasar

Quasar payload 5 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x000a000000016e60-17.dat	family_quasar
behavioral1/memory/2704-54-0x0000000000FF0000-0x000000000104E000-memory.dmp	family_quasar
behavioral1/memory/2380-64-0x0000000000200000-0x000000000025E000-memory.dmp	family_quasar
behavioral1/files/0x0006000000017236-81.dat	family_quasar
behavioral1/memory/580-132-0x0000000000BB0000-0x0000000000C0E000-memory.dmp	family_quasar

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
932	vnc.exe
2704	windef.exe

Loads dropped DLL 8 IoCs

pid	Process
948	SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
948	SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
948	SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
948	SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
948	SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
948	SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
948	SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
948	SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe

Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 23 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
File opened (read-only)	\??\w:	SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\x:	SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\a:	SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\b:	SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\g:	SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\j:	SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\k:	SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\q:	SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\h:	SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\r:	SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\y:	SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\z:	SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\v:	SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\e:	SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\m:	SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\n:	SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\s:	SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\t:	SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\u:	SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\i:	SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\l:	SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\o:	SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
File opened (read-only)	\??\p:	SystemPropertiesPerformance.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.

flow	ioc
5	ip-api.com

Maps connected drives based on registry 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

Disk information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

Query Registry

T1012

Peripheral Device Discovery

T1120

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Disk\Enum	svchost.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\services\Disk\Enum\0	svchost.exe

AutoIT Executable 1 IoCs

AutoIT scripts compiled to PE executables.

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/files/0x0006000000017236-81.dat	autoit_exe

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 948 set thread context of 2864	948	SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe	34
PID 932 set thread context of 456	932	vnc.exe	32

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

System Information Discovery
T1082

Program crash 1 IoCs

pid	pid_target	Process	procid_target
2692	2380	WerFault.exe	41

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 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

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	vnc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	windef.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

pid	Process
2040	PING.EXE

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
2040	PING.EXE

Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

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

persistence execution

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

pid	Process
2880	schtasks.exe
2936	schtasks.exe
2696	schtasks.exe
3068	schtasks.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
948	SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
948	SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe

Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 1 IoCs

pid	Process
932	vnc.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2704	windef.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 25 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 948 wrote to memory of 932	948	SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe	31
PID 948 wrote to memory of 932	948	SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe	31
PID 948 wrote to memory of 932	948	SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe	31
PID 948 wrote to memory of 932	948	SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe	31
PID 932 wrote to memory of 456	932	vnc.exe	32
PID 932 wrote to memory of 456	932	vnc.exe	32
PID 932 wrote to memory of 456	932	vnc.exe	32
PID 932 wrote to memory of 456	932	vnc.exe	32
PID 932 wrote to memory of 456	932	vnc.exe	32
PID 948 wrote to memory of 2704	948	SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe	33
PID 948 wrote to memory of 2704	948	SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe	33
PID 948 wrote to memory of 2704	948	SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe	33
PID 948 wrote to memory of 2704	948	SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe	33
PID 948 wrote to memory of 2864	948	SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe	34
PID 948 wrote to memory of 2864	948	SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe	34
PID 948 wrote to memory of 2864	948	SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe	34
PID 948 wrote to memory of 2864	948	SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe	34
PID 948 wrote to memory of 2864	948	SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe	34
PID 948 wrote to memory of 2864	948	SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe	34
PID 948 wrote to memory of 2880	948	SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe	35
PID 948 wrote to memory of 2880	948	SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe	35
PID 948 wrote to memory of 2880	948	SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe	35
PID 948 wrote to memory of 2880	948	SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe	35
PID 932 wrote to memory of 456	932	vnc.exe	32
PID 932 wrote to memory of 456	932	vnc.exe	32

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe"
1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Enumerates connected drives
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:948
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vnc.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vnc.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:932
- - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k
    3⤵
    - Maps connected drives based on registry
    PID:456
- 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
  PID:2704
- - 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⤵
    - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:2936
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe"
    3⤵
    PID:2380
  - - 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⤵
      Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2696
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\G95UsqlmD3qW.bat" "
      4⤵
      PID:1880
    - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\chcp.com
        
        chcp 65001
        5⤵
        
        PID:2364
    - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
        
        ping -n 10 localhost
        5⤵
        System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
        Runs ping.exe
        
        PID:2040
    - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe
        
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe"
        5⤵
        
        PID:2108
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2380 -s 1536
      4⤵
      Program crash
      PID:2692
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe"
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2864
- 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:2880

C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe
taskeng.exe {A4E9B7FC-B36E-4FD3-BE1A-39E816CA6181} S-1-5-21-457978338-2990298471-2379561640-1000:WOUOSVRD\Admin:Interactive:[1]
1⤵
PID:956
- C:\Users\Admin\btpanui\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\btpanui\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
  2⤵
  PID:788
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vnc.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vnc.exe"
    3⤵
    PID:1788
  - - C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k
      4⤵
      PID:1940
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windef.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windef.exe"
    3⤵
    PID:580
- - C:\Users\Admin\btpanui\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\btpanui\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe"
    3⤵
    PID:2504
- - 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
    3⤵
    - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:3068

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Scheduled Task/Job

1

T1053

Scheduled Task

1

T1053.005

Persistence

Scheduled Task/Job

1

T1053

Scheduled Task

1

T1053.005

Privilege Escalation

Scheduled Task/Job

1

T1053

Scheduled Task

1

T1053.005

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

Peripheral Device Discovery

Query Registry

Remote System Discovery

1

T1018

System Information Discovery

3

T1082

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

System Network Configuration Discovery

1

T1016

Internet Connection Discovery

1

T1016.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\G95UsqlmD3qW.bat

Filesize
208B

MD5
99a028269187fd741522990caf6bef63

SHA1
c8ab380cce1ae0053700772d5f730379ac245810

SHA256
ba3f7a05da0bd744d14d2f8b154cdb112743595a14b2a27dd56a5298762aa5cd

SHA512
432a3cb3edc6f05b2ef771321f1a744f07db03810a53b8045ca9bba4eadba3688284a5670bbd831e3f87ece7b0149f313a67a00f360e5d93ddd688e7e97273e9

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Cookies\OE3UCGKF.txt

Filesize
211B

MD5
c16396b2d8d19e7a6544dc5b86a2db53

SHA1
5bf7878b45775012a0355e85a6afd389b34ce0c0

SHA256
eef24c762ac18f699e0b5715f9f4ae2ee4c8bf975a0fd444f5bb661fcd648321

SHA512
9c4fe0a9baca9222f3e0e9b2869dc24709178fa28173394ca3ddd70375cbc1e90989e2c4265144502afc3dd6f3308db30c0264f79a70509fad02799bc9d18a0c

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C:\Users\Admin\btpanui\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe

Filesize
2.0MB

MD5
d29268414eb2fd0f10babbe08553a379

SHA1
5732b839bc408465ae903a8a00b87914c77dd5c5

SHA256
321e3c20e6ae2b45c628bcdbd5b4ea39c0ba12dc6e661b49c204b5e3dd7da993

SHA512
6dfdb52b3cfd08075d727acc1799b65535aaf6a0422db7e3da100654e9439e7a61f2f4e47b2c2c1dd8c57445284f0410c0a19c6adb5ab99c30cc1bf24a3d81e5

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vnc.exe

Filesize
405KB

MD5
b8ba87ee4c3fc085a2fed0d839aadce1

SHA1
b3a2e3256406330e8b1779199bb2b9865122d766

SHA256
4e8a99cd33c9e5c747a3ce8f1a3e17824846f4a8f7cb0631aebd0815db2ce3a4

SHA512
7a775a12cd5bcd182d64be0d31f800b456ca6d1b531189cea9c72e1940871cfe92ccd005938f67bfa4784ae44c54b3a7ea29a5bb59766e98c78bf53b680f2ab2

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\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windef.exe

Filesize
349KB

MD5
b4a202e03d4135484d0e730173abcc72

SHA1
01b30014545ea526c15a60931d676f9392ea0c70

SHA256
7050608d53f80269df951d00883ed79815c060ce7678a76b5c3f6a2a985beea9

SHA512
632a035a3b722ea29b02aad1f0da3df5bdc38abc7e6617223790955c6c0830f1070b528680416d5c63ea5e846074cdad87f06c21c35a77b1ccc4edc089d8b1fb

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memory/456-46-0x000007FFFFFDB000-0x000007FFFFFDC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/456-53-0x0000000000290000-0x000000000032C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
624KB

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memory/456-44-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000021000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/456-47-0x0000000000290000-0x000000000032C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
624KB

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memory/580-132-0x0000000000BB0000-0x0000000000C0E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
376KB

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memory/948-66-0x0000000002660000-0x0000000002661000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/948-43-0x0000000002660000-0x0000000002661000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1940-103-0x0000000000380000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
624KB

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memory/1940-108-0x0000000000380000-0x000000000041C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
624KB

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memory/1940-102-0x000007FFFFFD6000-0x000007FFFFFD7000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2380-64-0x0000000000200000-0x000000000025E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
376KB

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memory/2504-127-0x00000000FFFDE000-0x00000000FFFDF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/2704-54-0x0000000000FF0000-0x000000000104E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
376KB

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memory/2864-40-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000A0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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memory/2864-28-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000A0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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memory/2864-30-0x0000000000080000-0x00000000000A0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
128KB

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memory/2864-36-0x00000000FFFDE000-0x00000000FFFDF000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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Analysis

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General

Malware Config

Extracted

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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