Analysis Overview
SHA256
96c634c1e1c36808ad958b40621d8c7a13c6547ab74a5c9ccb6244a116d78116
Threat Level: Known bad
The file 2024-11-02_ab3645924d8778ff67010227f5ca5e00_icedid_poet-rat_quasar-rat_xrat was found to be: Known bad.
Malicious Activity Summary
Quasar RAT
Quasar family
Quasar payload
Drops startup file
Loads dropped DLL
Executes dropped EXE
UPX packed file
Unsigned PE
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
MITRE ATT&CK
Enterprise Matrix V15
Analysis: static1
Detonation Overview
Reported
2024-11-02 07:35
Signatures
Quasar family
Quasar payload
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Unsigned PE
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Analysis: behavioral1
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-11-02 07:31
Reported
2024-11-02 07:39
Platform
win7-20240903-en
Max time kernel
150s
Max time network
135s
Command Line
Signatures
Quasar RAT
Quasar family
Quasar payload
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Drops startup file
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\sign.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-11-02_ab3645924d8778ff67010227f5ca5e00_icedid_poet-rat_quasar-rat_xrat.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\sign.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exe | N/A |
Loads dropped DLL
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-11-02_ab3645924d8778ff67010227f5ca5e00_icedid_poet-rat_quasar-rat_xrat.exe | N/A |
UPX packed file
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System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-11-02_ab3645924d8778ff67010227f5ca5e00_icedid_poet-rat_quasar-rat_xrat.exe | N/A |
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-11-02_ab3645924d8778ff67010227f5ca5e00_icedid_poet-rat_quasar-rat_xrat.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-11-02_ab3645924d8778ff67010227f5ca5e00_icedid_poet-rat_quasar-rat_xrat.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\sign.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-11-02_ab3645924d8778ff67010227f5ca5e00_icedid_poet-rat_quasar-rat_xrat.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-11-02_ab3645924d8778ff67010227f5ca5e00_icedid_poet-rat_quasar-rat_xrat.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\sign.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\\sign.exe"
C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
"schtasks" /create /tn "Quasar Client Startup" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exe"
C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
"schtasks" /create /tn "Quasar Client Startup" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | mx5.deitie.asia | udp |
| CN | 114.116.244.244:4495 | mx5.deitie.asia | tcp |
| CN | 114.116.244.244:4495 | mx5.deitie.asia | tcp |
| CN | 114.116.244.244:4495 | mx5.deitie.asia | tcp |
| CN | 114.116.244.244:4495 | mx5.deitie.asia | tcp |
| CN | 114.116.244.244:4495 | mx5.deitie.asia | tcp |
| CN | 114.116.244.244:4495 | mx5.deitie.asia | tcp |
| CN | 114.116.244.244:4495 | tcp |
Files
\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\sign.exe
| MD5 | 7498d554976744dfbd271ba755c6c192 |
| SHA1 | ec733d01e776518e387d2f51d1a6559b81f03b1e |
| SHA256 | 44089202623b9671051aa5bba5e72f81f68ce818c3054dde57726aaa6dcb9ff7 |
| SHA512 | d4e987d0e6235001fac4ae3a634e8fe98c6830e26a6a6876fbc36262842688d3ec301cff75003d2af695cdfd357ac50919946695b7d5d3293ebcba97153e1030 |
memory/2756-5-0x000007FEF6123000-0x000007FEF6124000-memory.dmp
memory/2756-6-0x0000000000A40000-0x0000000000D64000-memory.dmp
memory/2756-7-0x000007FEF6120000-0x000007FEF6B0C000-memory.dmp
memory/2144-9-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp
memory/2144-34-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp
memory/2144-36-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp
memory/2144-55-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp
memory/2144-50-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp
memory/2144-42-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp
memory/2144-40-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp
memory/2144-38-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp
memory/2144-16-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp
memory/2144-14-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp
memory/2144-53-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp
memory/2144-49-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp
memory/2144-54-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp
memory/2144-46-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp
memory/2144-44-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp
memory/2144-32-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp
memory/2144-30-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp
memory/2144-28-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp
memory/2144-26-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp
memory/2144-24-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp
memory/2144-22-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp
memory/2144-20-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp
memory/2144-18-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp
memory/2144-12-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp
memory/2144-11-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp
memory/3044-60-0x0000000001040000-0x0000000001364000-memory.dmp
memory/2756-61-0x000007FEF6120000-0x000007FEF6B0C000-memory.dmp
memory/2144-10-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp
memory/2144-62-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp
Analysis: behavioral2
Detonation Overview
Submitted
2024-11-02 07:31
Reported
2024-11-02 07:39
Platform
win10v2004-20241007-en
Max time kernel
130s
Max time network
147s
Command Line
Signatures
Quasar RAT
Quasar family
Quasar payload
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Drops startup file
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| File created | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\sign.exe | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-11-02_ab3645924d8778ff67010227f5ca5e00_icedid_poet-rat_quasar-rat_xrat.exe | N/A |
Executes dropped EXE
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\sign.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exe | N/A |
UPX packed file
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System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Key opened | \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-11-02_ab3645924d8778ff67010227f5ca5e00_icedid_poet-rat_quasar-rat_xrat.exe | N/A |
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe | N/A |
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-11-02_ab3645924d8778ff67010227f5ca5e00_icedid_poet-rat_quasar-rat_xrat.exe | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-11-02_ab3645924d8778ff67010227f5ca5e00_icedid_poet-rat_quasar-rat_xrat.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
| Description | Indicator | Process | Target |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\sign.exe | N/A |
| Token: SeDebugPrivilege | N/A | C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exe | N/A |
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
Processes
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-11-02_ab3645924d8778ff67010227f5ca5e00_icedid_poet-rat_quasar-rat_xrat.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2024-11-02_ab3645924d8778ff67010227f5ca5e00_icedid_poet-rat_quasar-rat_xrat.exe"
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\sign.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\\sign.exe"
C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
"schtasks" /create /tn "Quasar Client Startup" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exe"
C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
"schtasks" /create /tn "Quasar Client Startup" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
Network
| Country | Destination | Domain | Proto |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 8.8.8.8.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 228.249.119.40.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 172.214.232.199.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | g.bing.com | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | mx5.deitie.asia | udp |
| US | 150.171.27.10:443 | g.bing.com | tcp |
| CN | 114.116.244.244:4495 | mx5.deitie.asia | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 75.159.190.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 95.221.229.192.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 43.58.199.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 97.17.167.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| CN | 114.116.244.244:4495 | mx5.deitie.asia | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 53.210.109.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 198.187.3.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| CN | 114.116.244.244:4495 | mx5.deitie.asia | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 240.221.184.93.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| CN | 114.116.244.244:4495 | mx5.deitie.asia | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 13.227.111.52.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | tse1.mm.bing.net | udp |
| US | 150.171.27.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.27.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.27.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.27.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 150.171.27.10:443 | tse1.mm.bing.net | tcp |
| US | 8.8.8.8:53 | 57.169.31.20.in-addr.arpa | udp |
| CN | 114.116.244.244:4495 | mx5.deitie.asia | tcp |
| CN | 114.116.244.244:4495 | mx5.deitie.asia | tcp |
Files
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\sign.exe
| MD5 | 7498d554976744dfbd271ba755c6c192 |
| SHA1 | ec733d01e776518e387d2f51d1a6559b81f03b1e |
| SHA256 | 44089202623b9671051aa5bba5e72f81f68ce818c3054dde57726aaa6dcb9ff7 |
| SHA512 | d4e987d0e6235001fac4ae3a634e8fe98c6830e26a6a6876fbc36262842688d3ec301cff75003d2af695cdfd357ac50919946695b7d5d3293ebcba97153e1030 |
memory/3056-4-0x00007FFC72ED3000-0x00007FFC72ED5000-memory.dmp
memory/3056-5-0x0000000000BE0000-0x0000000000F04000-memory.dmp
memory/3056-6-0x00007FFC72ED0000-0x00007FFC73991000-memory.dmp
memory/3280-48-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp
memory/3280-51-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp
memory/3280-14-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp
memory/3280-50-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp
memory/3280-46-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp
memory/3280-42-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp
memory/3280-40-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp
memory/3280-36-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp
memory/3280-34-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp
memory/3280-32-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp
memory/3280-30-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp
memory/3280-26-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp
memory/3280-24-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp
memory/3280-20-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp
memory/3280-18-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp
memory/3280-16-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp
memory/3280-44-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp
memory/3280-38-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp
memory/3280-28-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp
memory/3280-22-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp
memory/3280-12-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp
memory/3280-11-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp
memory/3280-9-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp
memory/3280-8-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp
memory/3056-57-0x00007FFC72ED0000-0x00007FFC73991000-memory.dmp
memory/2600-58-0x000000001BA40000-0x000000001BA90000-memory.dmp
memory/2600-59-0x000000001C300000-0x000000001C3B2000-memory.dmp
memory/3280-60-0x0000000010000000-0x000000001003E000-memory.dmp