Analysis

  • max time kernel
    4s
  • max time network
    146s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20241007-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20241007-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    28/01/2025, 03:34

General

  • Target
    cd2fbad7de3454ead5efd638a3d42799665c7b3ec2a818f9aea661f96a6b27b2.exe
  • Size 2.0MB
  • Sample250128-d4879awnck
  • SHA256 cd2fbad7de3454ead5efd638a3d42799665c7b3ec2a818f9aea661f96a6b27b2
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • azorult

C2
  • http://0x21.in:8000/_az/

Extracted

Family
  • quasar

Version
  • 1.3.0.0

Botnet
  • EbayProfiles

C2
  • 5.8.88.191:443

  • sockartek.icu:443

Mutex
  • QSR_MUTEX_0kBRNrRz5TDLEQouI0

Attributes
  • encryption_key

    MWhG6wsClMX8aJM2CVXT

  • install_name

    winsock.exe

  • log_directory

    Logs

  • reconnect_delay

    3000

  • startup_key

    win defender run

  • subdirectory

    SubDir

Signatures

  • Azorult

    An information stealer that was first discovered in 2016, targeting browsing history and passwords.

  • Azorult family
  • Quasar RAT 3 IoCs

    Quasar is an open source Remote Access Tool.

  • Quasar family
  • Quasar payload 3 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 23 IoCs

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

  • Looks up external IP address via web service 2 IoCs

    Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

  • AutoIT Executable 1 IoCs

    AutoIT scripts compiled to PE executables.

  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Program crash 4 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 8 IoCs

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

  • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 6 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 26 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cd2fbad7de3454ead5efd638a3d42799665c7b3ec2a818f9aea661f96a6b27b2.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cd2fbad7de3454ead5efd638a3d42799665c7b3ec2a818f9aea661f96a6b27b2.exe"
    1⤵
    • Quasar RAT
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3420
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vnc.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vnc.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4568
      • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k
        3⤵
          PID:2512
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4568 -s 548
          3⤵
          • Program crash
          PID:5096
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windef.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windef.exe"
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3676
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          "schtasks" /create /tn "win defender run" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windef.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:2824
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe"
          3⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:1204
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
            "schtasks" /create /tn "win defender run" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
            4⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
            PID:1124
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jxwECjvKaxi7.bat" "
            4⤵
              PID:5048
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\chcp.com
                chcp 65001
                5⤵
                  PID:4252
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
                  ping -n 10 localhost
                  5⤵
                  • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
                  • Runs ping.exe
                  PID:2780
                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe
                  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe"
                  5⤵
                    PID:2552
                    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
                      "schtasks" /create /tn "win defender run" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
                      6⤵
                      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                      PID:3276
                    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
                      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Nfw51pmDw08k.bat" "
                      6⤵
                        PID:4108
                        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\chcp.com
                          chcp 65001
                          7⤵
                            PID:748
                          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
                            ping -n 10 localhost
                            7⤵
                            • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
                            • Runs ping.exe
                            PID:4968
                          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe
                            "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe"
                            7⤵
                              PID:1368
                              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
                                "schtasks" /create /tn "win defender run" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
                                8⤵
                                • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                                PID:2236
                          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
                            C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2552 -s 2236
                            6⤵
                            • Program crash
                            PID:2748
                      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
                        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1204 -s 2264
                        4⤵
                        • Program crash
                        PID:3020
                  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cd2fbad7de3454ead5efd638a3d42799665c7b3ec2a818f9aea661f96a6b27b2.exe
                    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\cd2fbad7de3454ead5efd638a3d42799665c7b3ec2a818f9aea661f96a6b27b2.exe"
                    2⤵
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    PID:3752
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
                    "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe" /create /tn RtkAudioService64 /tr "C:\Users\Admin\btpanui\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe" /sc minute /mo 1 /F
                    2⤵
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                    PID:1304
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
                  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 4568 -ip 4568
                  1⤵
                    PID:4324
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
                    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 428 -p 1204 -ip 1204
                    1⤵
                      PID:2236
                    • C:\Users\Admin\btpanui\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
                      C:\Users\Admin\btpanui\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
                      1⤵
                        PID:2712
                        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vnc.exe
                          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vnc.exe"
                          2⤵
                            PID:3964
                            • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
                              C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k
                              3⤵
                                PID:3052
                              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
                                C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3964 -s 520
                                3⤵
                                • Program crash
                                PID:4268
                            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windef.exe
                              "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windef.exe"
                              2⤵
                                PID:4404
                              • C:\Users\Admin\btpanui\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
                                "C:\Users\Admin\btpanui\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe"
                                2⤵
                                  PID:400
                                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
                                  "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe" /create /tn RtkAudioService64 /tr "C:\Users\Admin\btpanui\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe" /sc minute /mo 1 /F
                                  2⤵
                                  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                                  PID:1600
                              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
                                C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 412 -p 3964 -ip 3964
                                1⤵
                                  PID:3740
                                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
                                  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 512 -p 2552 -ip 2552
                                  1⤵
                                    PID:3404
                                  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\ClickToRun\OfficeClickToRun.exe
                                    "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\ClickToRun\OfficeClickToRun.exe" /service
                                    1⤵
                                      PID:4668
                                    • C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\ClickToRun\OfficeClickToRun.exe
                                      "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\ClickToRun\OfficeClickToRun.exe" /service
                                      1⤵
                                        PID:228

                                      Network

                                            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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                                            Downloads

                                            windef.exe.log

                                            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\windef.exe.log
                                            • Size 1KB
                                            • SHA256 f49dbd55029bfbc15134f7c6a4f967d6c39142c63f2e8f1f8c78fab108a2c928
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                            Nfw51pmDw08k.bat

                                            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Nfw51pmDw08k.bat
                                            • Size 208B
                                            • SHA256 59e1ca5b4a19493686358353f070885be753490f45f704961345e734e9e27be6
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                            jxwECjvKaxi7.bat

                                            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jxwECjvKaxi7.bat
                                            • Size 208B
                                            • SHA256 3ad1595b8b87019356e222cab45460b4aeb4181a906ac68d4afe6ec986c303ed
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                            vnc.exe

                                            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vnc.exe
                                            • Size 405KB
                                            • SHA256 4e8a99cd33c9e5c747a3ce8f1a3e17824846f4a8f7cb0631aebd0815db2ce3a4
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                                            windef.exe

                                            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windef.exe
                                            • Size 349KB
                                            • SHA256 7050608d53f80269df951d00883ed79815c060ce7678a76b5c3f6a2a985beea9
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                                            01-28-2025

                                            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Logs\01-28-2025
                                            • Size 224B
                                            • SHA256 41a0bd257f4a0398dc0363bbdeeedc0f19705fe334475efc8021d7b8f3dc0be1
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

                                            SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe

                                            • Path C:\Users\Admin\btpanui\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
                                            • Size 2.0MB
                                            • SHA256 7a7d85e99e31d48888e7904f7192f53eeec6ff8374e1cc8c75e5b2d2a0c12ecd
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

                                            memory/400-80-0x00000000007A0000-0x00000000007C0000-memory.dmp

                                            memory/400-74-0x00000000007A0000-0x00000000007C0000-memory.dmp

                                            memory/1204-45-0x00000000060F0000-0x00000000060FA000-memory.dmp

                                            memory/3420-20-0x00000000040C0000-0x00000000040C1000-memory.dmp

                                            memory/3676-36-0x0000000005D00000-0x0000000005D12000-memory.dmp

                                            memory/3676-37-0x0000000006A00000-0x0000000006A3C000-memory.dmp

                                            memory/3676-35-0x0000000005800000-0x0000000005866000-memory.dmp

                                            memory/3676-34-0x00000000058A0000-0x0000000005932000-memory.dmp

                                            memory/3676-33-0x0000000005DB0000-0x0000000006354000-memory.dmp

                                            memory/3676-30-0x0000000000D30000-0x0000000000D8E000-memory.dmp

                                            memory/3676-19-0x000000007300E000-0x000000007300F000-memory.dmp

                                            memory/3752-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

                                            memory/3752-29-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp