Analysis

  • max time kernel
    931s
  • max time network
    1055s
  • platform
    windows10-ltsc 2021_x64
  • resource
    win10ltsc2021-20241023-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10ltsc2021-20241023-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-ltsc 2021-x64system
  • submitted
    04-11-2024 00:08

General

  • Target

    Fps unlocker.exe

  • Size

    3.1MB

  • MD5

    bf656c2e5e1e942c41fa918132faa7ab

  • SHA1

    1c2ddd815378e54db9e21dd2e61d89067c94da4f

  • SHA256

    b70c5aea64d75fc98a82b3c88cfecc6c2856f2a4987f4c1212c3fcf866ec9c9f

  • SHA512

    54bef34ab722d69f1d3b7f5316f1fbc10fc629bb134f70eecb6a368330b7b73305ef5fa0b9e83c104e6e679ccd1d6e7f5a20caf4f39e6b03d4940b4ed9540b7d

  • SSDEEP

    49152:Pv2I22SsaNYfdPBldt698dBcjHDWxNESE9k/irLoGd5pTHHB72eh2NT:Pvb22SsaNYfdPBldt6+dBcjHSxw3p

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

quasar

Version

1.4.1

Botnet

Office04

C2

Inversin-43597.portmap.host:43597

Mutex

80329fd2-f063-4b06-9c7e-8dbc6278c2a3

Attributes
  • encryption_key

    744EA1A385FEBC6DA96387411B7000D77E66B075

  • install_name

    Client.exe

  • log_directory

    Logs

  • reconnect_delay

    3000

  • startup_key

    java updater

  • subdirectory

    SubDir

Signatures

  • Quasar RAT

    Quasar is an open source Remote Access Tool.

  • Quasar family
  • Quasar payload 2 IoCs
  • 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
  • Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 7 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Modifies system certificate store 2 TTPs 6 IoCs
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 9 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 9 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 7 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 27 IoCs
  • Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs

    The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Fps unlocker.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Fps unlocker.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4272
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
      "schtasks" /create /tn "java updater" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
      2⤵
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2508
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exe"
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4680
      • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks" /create /tn "java updater" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
        3⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4804
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VFe4aoc8D200.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VFe4aoc8D200.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2168
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS878F5345\setup.exe
          C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS878F5345\setup.exe --server-tracking-blob=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
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Loads dropped DLL
          • Enumerates connected drives
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Modifies system certificate store
          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:112
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS878F5345\setup.exe
            C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS878F5345\setup.exe --type=crashpad-handler /prefetch:4 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler "--database=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera GX Stable\Crash Reports" "--crash-count-file=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera GX Stable\crash_count.txt" --url=https://crashstats-collector-2.opera.com/ --annotation=channel=Stable --annotation=plat=Win32 --annotation=prod=OperaDesktopGX --annotation=ver=113.0.5230.75 --initial-client-data=0x310,0x314,0x33c,0x318,0x340,0x745d1864,0x745d1870,0x745d187c
            5⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Loads dropped DLL
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            PID:5044
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\Opera GX Installer Temp\setup.exe
            "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\Opera GX Installer Temp\setup.exe" --version
            5⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Loads dropped DLL
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            PID:3088
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\Opera GX Installer Temp\opera_package_202411040024401\assistant\Opera_GX_assistant_73.0.3856.382_Setup.exe_sfx.exe
            "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\Opera GX Installer Temp\opera_package_202411040024401\assistant\Opera_GX_assistant_73.0.3856.382_Setup.exe_sfx.exe"
            5⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            PID:4636
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\Opera GX Installer Temp\opera_package_202411040024401\assistant\assistant_installer.exe
            "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\Opera GX Installer Temp\opera_package_202411040024401\assistant\assistant_installer.exe" --version
            5⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:2488
            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\Opera GX Installer Temp\opera_package_202411040024401\assistant\assistant_installer.exe
              "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\Opera GX Installer Temp\opera_package_202411040024401\assistant\assistant_installer.exe" --type=crashpad-handler /prefetch:7 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler "--database=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera GX Stable\Crash Reports" "--crash-count-file=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera GX Stable\crash_count.txt" --url=https://crashstats-collector.opera.com/collector/submit --annotation=channel=Stable --annotation=plat=Win32 --annotation=prod=OperaDesktopGX --annotation=ver=73.0.3856.382 --initial-client-data=0x290,0x294,0x298,0x26c,0x29c,0x7b4f48,0x7b4f58,0x7b4f64
              6⤵
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
              PID:4316
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE
    "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE" /n /f "C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\PopFormat.dotm"
    1⤵
    • Checks processor information in registry
    • Enumerates system info in registry
    • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:3812

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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Downloads

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\Opera GX Installer Temp\opera_package_202411040024401\additional_file0.tmp

    Filesize

    1.4MB

    MD5

    e9a2209b61f4be34f25069a6e54affea

    SHA1

    6368b0a81608c701b06b97aeff194ce88fd0e3c0

    SHA256

    e950f17f4181009eeafa9f5306e8a9dfd26d88ca63b1838f44ff0efc738e7d1f

    SHA512

    59e46277ca79a43ed8b0a25b24eff013e251a75f90587e013b9c12851e5dd7283b6172f7d48583982f6a32069457778ee440025c1c754bf7bb6ce8ae1d2c3fc5

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\.opera\Opera GX Installer Temp\opera_package_202411040024401\assistant\assistant_installer.exe

    Filesize

    1.8MB

    MD5

    4c8fbed0044da34ad25f781c3d117a66

    SHA1

    8dd93340e3d09de993c3bc12db82680a8e69d653

    SHA256

    afe569ce9e4f71c23ba5f6e8fd32be62ac9538e397cde8f2ecbe46faa721242a

    SHA512

    a04e6fd052d2d63a0737c83702c66a9af834f9df8423666508c42b3e1d8384300239c9ddacdc31c1e85140eb1193bcfac209f218750b40342492ffce6e9da481

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS878F5345\setup.exe

    Filesize

    6.3MB

    MD5

    eb798e91d503b97614756193e195a7b1

    SHA1

    06367f70a0b4c6de9e208c419beb84fa10c0eeef

    SHA256

    406b5edbd94bc38ce345d3c0f34b6b5fcd0405bd290a2ad0fd55c08b0695eed8

    SHA512

    5738431f355f599e88ec8b603f692a23a779ef41183ee1ebad3f7c81a9296a3df626d852cca1256791cc665d912f8f73c4ac00a15e4f96259c253290a40ba020

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Opera_installer_241104002438295112.dll

    Filesize

    5.8MB

    MD5

    d9566efedb5ea286e12826594a40e623

    SHA1

    eba69b688be145e73103ec9587db22e072ee9fb5

    SHA256

    d09af4042577f9c1c72863df791b0114d25086cbf9fa3012b765157ddcbbdf33

    SHA512

    daa4adc5f254088d3b8d22d27b5af3d3663630017903f64377579cba46c0b8e4ffa427b7e51ccdc214e70ed835e2ff9ec2baf4a28a194a1c22dd2ee2abf653bb

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TCDF251.tmp\gb.xsl

    Filesize

    262KB

    MD5

    51d32ee5bc7ab811041f799652d26e04

    SHA1

    412193006aa3ef19e0a57e16acf86b830993024a

    SHA256

    6230814bf5b2d554397580613e20681752240ab87fd354ececf188c1eabe0e97

    SHA512

    5fc5d889b0c8e5ef464b76f0c4c9e61bda59b2d1205ac9417cc74d6e9f989fb73d78b4eb3044a1a1e1f2c00ce1ca1bd6d4d07eeadc4108c7b124867711c31810

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\VFe4aoc8D200.exe

    Filesize

    3.1MB

    MD5

    450ad48d0614d3a31773f79809bf19b4

    SHA1

    57402d30b0791aaee6d9e84d58eda7379a75cabf

    SHA256

    722a7b694b0367ead69eb07f2b204a67b477753fc195cddf221348182f9fddfe

    SHA512

    c57283e05d9e7bcdf623995810be623056bb71a2b48c7e526e681da584dec480a44ba8d779024c1c1858132ced2a6ac68ca8c80ff8a5f2ee90d4880062613b76

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera GX Stable\Crash Reports\settings.dat

    Filesize

    40B

    MD5

    71d292693513b24a16b34bef9be64a11

    SHA1

    bd2e963a8f4203f8fe9c3bf786e6b4bd22acd12b

    SHA256

    3b19d239f024ebd7597109f34173116b405d9be7a21fd9217775bf8f0b296390

    SHA512

    ffcede08b0c8040e3a86c8a30e0d65d8113edc048a497a12551eb4c58f30677d5ea13933d56874e133b8a48e6c47552706a725fa28d9bcff2d7a96f416ec1052

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exe

    Filesize

    3.1MB

    MD5

    bf656c2e5e1e942c41fa918132faa7ab

    SHA1

    1c2ddd815378e54db9e21dd2e61d89067c94da4f

    SHA256

    b70c5aea64d75fc98a82b3c88cfecc6c2856f2a4987f4c1212c3fcf866ec9c9f

    SHA512

    54bef34ab722d69f1d3b7f5316f1fbc10fc629bb134f70eecb6a368330b7b73305ef5fa0b9e83c104e6e679ccd1d6e7f5a20caf4f39e6b03d4940b4ed9540b7d

  • memory/3812-526-0x00007FFD4E950000-0x00007FFD4E960000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/3812-22-0x00007FFD4BFE0000-0x00007FFD4BFF0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/3812-523-0x00007FFD4E950000-0x00007FFD4E960000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/3812-524-0x00007FFD4E950000-0x00007FFD4E960000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/3812-525-0x00007FFD4E950000-0x00007FFD4E960000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/3812-16-0x00007FFD4E950000-0x00007FFD4E960000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/3812-17-0x00007FFD4E950000-0x00007FFD4E960000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/3812-18-0x00007FFD4E950000-0x00007FFD4E960000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/3812-19-0x00007FFD4E950000-0x00007FFD4E960000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/3812-20-0x00007FFD4E950000-0x00007FFD4E960000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/3812-21-0x00007FFD4BFE0000-0x00007FFD4BFF0000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    64KB

  • memory/4272-0-0x00007FFD70443000-0x00007FFD70445000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    8KB

  • memory/4272-6-0x00007FFD70440000-0x00007FFD70F02000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/4272-2-0x00007FFD70440000-0x00007FFD70F02000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/4272-1-0x0000000000890000-0x0000000000BB4000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    3.1MB

  • memory/4680-12-0x000000001C960000-0x000000001C972000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    72KB

  • memory/4680-9-0x000000001CA20000-0x000000001CAD2000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    712KB

  • memory/4680-15-0x00007FFD70440000-0x00007FFD70F02000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/4680-14-0x00007FFD70440000-0x00007FFD70F02000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/4680-13-0x000000001C9C0000-0x000000001C9FC000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    240KB

  • memory/4680-8-0x000000001C910000-0x000000001C960000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    320KB

  • memory/4680-7-0x00007FFD70440000-0x00007FFD70F02000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB

  • memory/4680-5-0x00007FFD70440000-0x00007FFD70F02000-memory.dmp

    Filesize

    10.8MB