Analysis

  • max time kernel
    134s
  • max time network
    134s
  • platform
    windows7_x64
  • resource
    win7-20240903-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win7-20240903-enlocale:en-usos:windows7-x64system
  • submitted
    18-01-2025 04:57

General

  • Target

    cfd7fa8f2578198fa2aab263ae3087774a557a065f3e36c0a05be900a062b221.exe

  • Size

    331KB

  • MD5

    25e4b3153f2e61b139aaa9df1b2f8b12

  • SHA1

    23c38b69b037670cafd48cf285cf88f41c7c854c

  • SHA256

    cfd7fa8f2578198fa2aab263ae3087774a557a065f3e36c0a05be900a062b221

  • SHA512

    b0c7090f25d63e7277e25d396db6636135a72c863f98bf24b23ab16ed547c593cf4ed19c6ebd969395cee205741ca7d5f9dffbe3ed770cbad016f33cb2f9d46e

  • SSDEEP

    6144:FQAEfkGPHFi1zron6+s78g8mTXJgQ8EZbST8FQeLg5tIk:6/Fi1zro6+swHOEx8FQeLSq

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Contains code to disable Windows Defender 3 IoCs

    A .NET executable tasked with disabling Windows Defender capabilities such as realtime monitoring, blocking at first seen, etc.

  • Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings 3 TTPs 9 IoCs
  • Modifies security service 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Quasar RAT

    Quasar is an open source Remote Access Tool.

  • Quasar family
  • Quasar payload 3 IoCs
  • UAC bypass 3 TTPs 6 IoCs
  • Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Deletes shadow copies 3 TTPs

    Ransomware often targets backup files to inhibit system recovery.

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Windows security modification 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2 1 TTPs 4 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.

  • Modifies Security services 2 TTPs 16 IoCs

    Modifies the startup behavior of a security service.

  • Interacts with shadow copies 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Shadow copies are often targeted by ransomware to inhibit system recovery.

  • 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: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 30 IoCs
  • System policy modification 1 TTPs 6 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.

  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cfd7fa8f2578198fa2aab263ae3087774a557a065f3e36c0a05be900a062b221.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cfd7fa8f2578198fa2aab263ae3087774a557a065f3e36c0a05be900a062b221.exe"
    1⤵
    • Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings
    • Modifies security service
    • UAC bypass
    • Windows security bypass
    • Windows security modification
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Checks whether UAC is enabled
    • Modifies Security services
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    • System policy modification
    PID:2520
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      "schtasks" /create /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\System\Pev64\Files\PocTelemetryAgentLogOfse" /SC MINUTE /MO 3 /RL HIGHEST /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cfd7fa8f2578198fa2aab263ae3087774a557a065f3e36c0a05be900a062b221.exe" /f
      2⤵
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:2704
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      "schtasks" /delete /tn "PocTelemetryAgentLogOfse" /f
      2⤵
        PID:2844
      • C:\Windows\system32\vssadmin.exe
        "vssadmin" delete shadows /all /quiet
        2⤵
        • Interacts with shadow copies
        PID:2880
      • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
        "powershell" Get-MpPreference -verbose
        2⤵
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2356
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\PLogfsete\Pnsys.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\PLogfsete\Pnsys.exe"
        2⤵
        • Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings
        • Modifies security service
        • UAC bypass
        • Windows security bypass
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Windows security modification
        • Adds Run key to start application
        • Checks whether UAC is enabled
        • Modifies Security services
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        • System policy modification
        PID:2600
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          "schtasks" /create /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\System\Pev64\Files\PocTelemetryAgentLogOfse" /SC MINUTE /MO 3 /RL HIGHEST /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\PLogfsete\Pnsys.exe" /f
          3⤵
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:2664
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          "schtasks" /delete /tn "PocTelemetryAgentLogOfse" /f
          3⤵
            PID:1268
          • C:\Windows\system32\vssadmin.exe
            "vssadmin" delete shadows /all /quiet
            3⤵
            • Interacts with shadow copies
            PID:2004
          • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
            "powershell" Get-MpPreference -verbose
            3⤵
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:2124
      • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
        1⤵
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:2728
      • C:\Windows\system32\taskeng.exe
        taskeng.exe {42A0B768-A617-42CE-BC80-C2940DF547BE} S-1-5-21-3063565911-2056067323-3330884624-1000:KHBTHJFA\Admin:Interactive:[1]
        1⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:468
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\PLogfsete\Pnsys.exe
          C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\PLogfsete\Pnsys.exe
          2⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:2216

      Network

      MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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      Downloads

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\590aee7bdd69b59b.customDestinations-ms

        Filesize

        7KB

        MD5

        a5bb1b27a96edc627205f5dac721b4fe

        SHA1

        01e5b4e241cfdbfec2cd80a9c686ca17d37a4f71

        SHA256

        d353378fd04186809fc0dfba37c7c791e1646b3235bb98a2853cd7f6433458df

        SHA512

        8940b79474b09b463993e806e31f7a8fbbd332489fbe48ecf87da2539127345a60f3b77362812e2b81d0d4d96fbeb49c81c65d1200b9bd08adf47e260812c039

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\PLogfsete\Pnsys.exe

        Filesize

        331KB

        MD5

        25e4b3153f2e61b139aaa9df1b2f8b12

        SHA1

        23c38b69b037670cafd48cf285cf88f41c7c854c

        SHA256

        cfd7fa8f2578198fa2aab263ae3087774a557a065f3e36c0a05be900a062b221

        SHA512

        b0c7090f25d63e7277e25d396db6636135a72c863f98bf24b23ab16ed547c593cf4ed19c6ebd969395cee205741ca7d5f9dffbe3ed770cbad016f33cb2f9d46e

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\PLogfsete\settings.xml

        Filesize

        76B

        MD5

        40e440ce239159e3cde7b45b84808e97

        SHA1

        39d26bff21d71f42a2e2a986052d4b0923cf8ad8

        SHA256

        aeff5791a3a6038946fbf288d21cd444e3138c54923ff2e17c0ef4e428edd49f

        SHA512

        20594a23757a352272faa24a6beb97130c30ff53f2e253ce5e246222fc16af048dd65ba7229bf4df6bf8981b6bd0864a8b0560ea63020189f6a9d2c14671ba90

      • memory/2124-24-0x000000001B720000-0x000000001BA02000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        2.9MB

      • memory/2124-25-0x00000000004F0000-0x00000000004F8000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        32KB

      • memory/2356-9-0x000000001B520000-0x000000001B802000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        2.9MB

      • memory/2356-10-0x0000000001DA0000-0x0000000001DA8000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        32KB

      • memory/2520-0-0x000007FEF53E3000-0x000007FEF53E4000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        4KB

      • memory/2520-1-0x0000000000EB0000-0x0000000000F0A000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        360KB

      • memory/2520-2-0x000007FEF53E0000-0x000007FEF5DCC000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        9.9MB

      • memory/2520-17-0x000007FEF53E0000-0x000007FEF5DCC000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        9.9MB

      • memory/2600-16-0x0000000000920000-0x000000000097A000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        360KB