quasar | 0bf4aee4c471383b5acc4eb2d99123132e0cf9f36476a1edc870f8ee8eb7610a

General

Target

NiggaKernel.exe
Size

3.1MB
MD5

0aa6ce8e774d2094a0bbc155159693be
SHA1

b96b9b432b7eaee655711ca9067273275e3b86e3
SHA256

0bf4aee4c471383b5acc4eb2d99123132e0cf9f36476a1edc870f8ee8eb7610a
SHA512

70e1bd72be9ccce3e15245480060fc569e03cbd22b5e5282342cde401f79639c0ce9865dc2fdf032676037b7dba9ff5fbb9af5e1475bfdc81cf9a91d33b81297
SSDEEP

49152:Ov+I22SsaNYfdPBldt698dBcjHfsxNESETk/iYLoGdW3THHB72eh2NT:Ovz22SsaNYfdPBldt6+dBcjHUxe2m

Score

10^/10

quasar niggavictim discovery spyware stealer trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

quasar

Version

1.4.1

Botnet

NiggaVictim

C2

TheSillyValor-36700.portmap.host:36700

Mutex

6c3995b9-837d-4aad-89fd-b25da7ae4c30

Attributes

encryption_key
029FCE648CA3D58DA3A16C9A8EBE57C1E2BA129C
install_name
niggakernel.exe
log_directory
Logs
reconnect_delay
3000
startup_key
niggakernel
subdirectory
niggakernel

Signatures

Quasar RAT
Quasar is an open source Remote Access Tool.
trojan spyware quasar
Quasar family
quasar

Quasar payload 2 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral1/memory/1688-1-0x0000000000600000-0x0000000000924000-memory.dmp	family_quasar
behavioral1/files/0x001c00000002ab3e-5.dat	family_quasar

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3280	niggakernel.exe

Reads WinSCP keys stored on the system 2 TTPs
Tries to access WinSCP stored sessions.
spyware stealer

Data from Local System
T1005

Credentials in Registry
T1552.002
Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
spyware stealer

Data from Local System
T1005

Credentials In Files
T1552.001

Credentials from Web Browsers
T1555.003

Drops file in System32 directory 5 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\system32\niggakernel\niggakernel.exe	niggakernel.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\system32\niggakernel	niggakernel.exe
File created	C:\Windows\system32\niggakernel\niggakernel.exe	NiggaKernel.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\system32\niggakernel\niggakernel.exe	NiggaKernel.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\system32\niggakernel	NiggaKernel.exe

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

System Information Discovery
T1082

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
3968	PING.EXE

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
3968	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

pid	Process
1604	schtasks.exe
2040	schtasks.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1688	NiggaKernel.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3280	niggakernel.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3280	niggakernel.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 14 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1688 wrote to memory of 1604	1688	NiggaKernel.exe	77
PID 1688 wrote to memory of 1604	1688	NiggaKernel.exe	77
PID 1688 wrote to memory of 3280	1688	NiggaKernel.exe	79
PID 1688 wrote to memory of 3280	1688	NiggaKernel.exe	79
PID 3280 wrote to memory of 2040	3280	niggakernel.exe	80
PID 3280 wrote to memory of 2040	3280	niggakernel.exe	80
PID 3280 wrote to memory of 2968	3280	niggakernel.exe	83
PID 3280 wrote to memory of 2968	3280	niggakernel.exe	83
PID 3280 wrote to memory of 4508	3280	niggakernel.exe	85
PID 3280 wrote to memory of 4508	3280	niggakernel.exe	85
PID 4508 wrote to memory of 72	4508	cmd.exe	87
PID 4508 wrote to memory of 72	4508	cmd.exe	87
PID 4508 wrote to memory of 3968	4508	cmd.exe	88
PID 4508 wrote to memory of 3968	4508	cmd.exe	88

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.
persistence

Query Registry
T1012

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NiggaKernel.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NiggaKernel.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1688
- C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
  "schtasks" /create /tn "niggakernel" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Windows\system32\niggakernel\niggakernel.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
  2⤵
  - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
  PID:1604
- C:\Windows\system32\niggakernel\niggakernel.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\niggakernel\niggakernel.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Drops file in System32 directory
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3280
- - C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
    "schtasks" /create /tn "niggakernel" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Windows\system32\niggakernel\niggakernel.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
    3⤵
    - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:2040
- - C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
    "schtasks" /delete /tn "niggakernel" /f
    3⤵
    PID:2968
- - C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3rWPBNf4tNyA.bat" "
    3⤵
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4508
  - - C:\Windows\system32\chcp.com
      chcp 65001
      4⤵
      PID:72
  - - C:\Windows\system32\PING.EXE
      ping -n 10 localhost
      4⤵
      System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
      Runs ping.exe
      PID:3968

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

Credentials from Password Stores

1

T1555

Credentials from Web Browsers

1

T1555.003

Unsecured Credentials

2

T1552

Credentials In Files

1

T1552.001

Credentials in Registry

1

T1552.002

Discovery

Query Registry

1

T1012

Remote System Discovery

1

T1018

System Information Discovery

1

T1082

System Network Configuration Discovery

1

T1016

Internet Connection Discovery

1

T1016.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Data from Local System

2

T1005

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\niggakernel.exe.log

Filesize
1KB

MD5
b4e91d2e5f40d5e2586a86cf3bb4df24

SHA1
31920b3a41aa4400d4a0230a7622848789b38672

SHA256
5d8af3c7519874ed42a0d74ee559ae30d9cc6930aef213079347e2b47092c210

SHA512
968751b79a98961f145de48d425ea820fd1875bae79a725adf35fc8f4706c103ee0c7babd4838166d8a0dda9fbce3728c0265a04c4b37f335ec4eaa110a2b319

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3rWPBNf4tNyA.bat

Filesize
210B

MD5
6de1bfe07c145ced9eb7318c53384018

SHA1
830619f59846f81cf0ea17e9cae51a364cf3c00b

SHA256
9ae38ee834ec879bb161a9d66684e99c8b2b96b27385e9cca92622f94c757361

SHA512
c3a8f7aed1cb8a166a073ed3a9724ba1c7a96381f65314e34c76cf0ffb0577a01d394c40152de5e1d6d5ee8fc882e10c79938babac15d575b8d830fa78c6e43e

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C:\Windows\System32\niggakernel\niggakernel.exe

Filesize
3.1MB

MD5
0aa6ce8e774d2094a0bbc155159693be

SHA1
b96b9b432b7eaee655711ca9067273275e3b86e3

SHA256
0bf4aee4c471383b5acc4eb2d99123132e0cf9f36476a1edc870f8ee8eb7610a

SHA512
70e1bd72be9ccce3e15245480060fc569e03cbd22b5e5282342cde401f79639c0ce9865dc2fdf032676037b7dba9ff5fbb9af5e1475bfdc81cf9a91d33b81297

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memory/1688-1-0x0000000000600000-0x0000000000924000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.1MB

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memory/1688-2-0x00007FFA8C7B0000-0x00007FFA8D272000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/1688-10-0x00007FFA8C7B0000-0x00007FFA8D272000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/1688-0-0x00007FFA8C7B3000-0x00007FFA8C7B5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/3280-11-0x00007FFA8C7B0000-0x00007FFA8D272000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/3280-13-0x000000001C5D0000-0x000000001C620000-memory.dmp

Filesize
320KB

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memory/3280-14-0x000000001C6E0000-0x000000001C792000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/3280-15-0x00007FFA8C7B0000-0x00007FFA8D272000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/3280-18-0x000000001C670000-0x000000001C682000-memory.dmp

Filesize
72KB

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memory/3280-19-0x000000001D2F0000-0x000000001D32C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
240KB

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memory/3280-24-0x00007FFA8C7B0000-0x00007FFA8D272000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/3280-12-0x00007FFA8C7B0000-0x00007FFA8D272000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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