Analysis

  • max time kernel
    1033s
  • max time network
    1050s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20241007-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64system
  • submitted
    20-01-2025 00:22

General

  • Target

    Client-built.exe

  • Size

    3.1MB

  • MD5

    bb394e24cefb7def4a58be7a086c1b6e

  • SHA1

    ca0ee7eb98f7f3fac0dbb64178e8bbdb6a85688e

  • SHA256

    043bd9f70265da014b6ca98126748570265db535b8105d5ef9ee5b9d4064c9ed

  • SHA512

    4acab7609b1ccbaf5a37e3239db135c350edad82caefa28f46dbbcf68ba002b9ca42765f96e7df7899c9a29e6f570f20c1a1455ddd0b3ac5f2a3017f9dbf02db

  • SSDEEP

    49152:DvzlL26AaNeWgPhlmVqvMQ7XSKixRJ6fbR3LoGdctTHHB72eh2NT:DvpL26AaNeWgPhlmVqkQ7XSKixRJ6x

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

quasar

Version

1.4.1

Botnet

Office04

C2

192.168.0.169:4782

Mutex

d1633e8d-888a-4785-b591-7ddec8df31a6

Attributes
  • encryption_key

    E2C0A8DE00F91C56BBD30BD99E29F3EB6F0E59DB

  • install_name

    Client.exe

  • log_directory

    Logs

  • reconnect_delay

    3000

  • startup_key

    Quasar Client Startup

  • subdirectory

    SubDir

Signatures

  • Quasar RAT

    Quasar is an open source Remote Access Tool.

  • Quasar family
  • Quasar payload 2 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Client-built.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Client-built.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3540
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2404
  • C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\MiniSearchHost.exe
    "C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\MiniSearchHost.exe" -ServerName:MiniSearchUI.AppXj3y73at8fy1htwztzxs68sxx1v7cksp7.mca
    1⤵
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:4968
  • C:\Windows\system32\BackgroundTransferHost.exe
    "BackgroundTransferHost.exe" -ServerName:BackgroundTransferHost.13
    1⤵
    • Modifies registry class
    PID:392
  • C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {9aa46009-3ce0-458a-a354-715610a075e6} -Embedding
    1⤵
      PID:3504

    Network

    MITRE ATT&CK Matrix

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    Downloads

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\BackgroundTransferApi\6d7109c3-fe57-4939-8f01-efff69cf990b.down_data

      Filesize

      555KB

      MD5

      5683c0028832cae4ef93ca39c8ac5029

      SHA1

      248755e4e1db552e0b6f8651b04ca6d1b31a86fb

      SHA256

      855abd360d8a8d6974eba92b70cbd09ce519bc8773439993f9ab37cb6847309e

      SHA512

      aba434bd29be191c823b02ea9b639beb10647bbe7759bbffdaa790dfb1ec2c58d74c525ef11aacda209e4effe322d1d3a07b115446c8914b07a3bce4d8a0e2c3

    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\TempState\SearchHoverUnifiedTileModelCache.dat

      Filesize

      10KB

      MD5

      711f1a880c08e1f7867f1bdd117320b7

      SHA1

      50c2d0859f6fd41024d486e2ab537507b975991d

      SHA256

      f868e98aa21c341e365d73e301d87c006b557033d8d7b2808fed207734fe5143

      SHA512

      885c2abd9047727b33ea760836cbbe4eaf5fddc08375a8b37840c99332131f0f7164f87c0abeb4523f42262349ab12a1c22c12813a9d81d6955c7d20b41a9a0a

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

      Filesize

      3.1MB

      MD5

      bb394e24cefb7def4a58be7a086c1b6e

      SHA1

      ca0ee7eb98f7f3fac0dbb64178e8bbdb6a85688e

      SHA256

      043bd9f70265da014b6ca98126748570265db535b8105d5ef9ee5b9d4064c9ed

      SHA512

      4acab7609b1ccbaf5a37e3239db135c350edad82caefa28f46dbbcf68ba002b9ca42765f96e7df7899c9a29e6f570f20c1a1455ddd0b3ac5f2a3017f9dbf02db

    • memory/2404-9-0x00007FFCF6F20000-0x00007FFCF79E2000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      10.8MB

    • memory/2404-10-0x00007FFCF6F20000-0x00007FFCF79E2000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      10.8MB

    • memory/2404-11-0x000000001B4D0000-0x000000001B520000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      320KB

    • memory/2404-12-0x000000001B5E0000-0x000000001B692000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      712KB

    • memory/2404-13-0x00007FFCF6F20000-0x00007FFCF79E2000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      10.8MB

    • memory/3540-0-0x00007FFCF6F23000-0x00007FFCF6F25000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      8KB

    • memory/3540-1-0x00000000009A0000-0x0000000000CC4000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      3.1MB

    • memory/3540-2-0x00007FFCF6F20000-0x00007FFCF79E2000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      10.8MB

    • memory/3540-8-0x00007FFCF6F20000-0x00007FFCF79E2000-memory.dmp

      Filesize

      10.8MB