quasar | 1ea872be9eeda2c5637a2f53b1121e88417bf0bff95fc12a2aeee9c48f0664e3 | Triage

Analysis

max time kernel
9s
max time network
12s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20250129-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250129-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
submitted
31/01/2025, 19:39 UTC

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General

Target

s.exe
Size

3.1MB
MD5

c710a6667ea3c649ee266a981893440d
SHA1

064314508d0579b471c568741ce170f1d6ce61d3
SHA256

1ea872be9eeda2c5637a2f53b1121e88417bf0bff95fc12a2aeee9c48f0664e3
SHA512

f9cc489459127a011f4e883f53d20c146d1ee2410e77b0c767162b11e42d2c3b19fb7fb40df841ce6c18bc3f3ad1b453de7692abaa69db71373c5a953fd31fe6
SSDEEP

49152:bvTlL26AaNeWgPhlmVqvMQ7XSK2ixNESEXk/idLoGdSTHHB72eh2NT:bvJL26AaNeWgPhlmVqkQ7XSKfxeV

Score

10^/10

quasar office04 spyware trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

quasar

Version

1.4.1

Botnet

Office04

C2

per-cassette.gl.at.ply.gg:41388

Mutex

96621e5e-be82-4575-8b94-bb078b016935

Attributes

encryption_key
8372309E4F7DFDD0DD443E979B8B9374D4F2B48F
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.
trojan spyware quasar
Quasar family
quasar

Quasar payload 2 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/3772-1-0x0000000000220000-0x0000000000544000-memory.dmp	family_quasar
behavioral2/files/0x0008000000023c81-6.dat	family_quasar

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3612	Client.exe

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

System Information Discovery
T1082

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

pid	Process
3044	schtasks.exe
4532	schtasks.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3772	s.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3612	Client.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3612	Client.exe

Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3612	Client.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3772 wrote to memory of 3044	3772	s.exe	86
PID 3772 wrote to memory of 3044	3772	s.exe	86
PID 3772 wrote to memory of 3612	3772	s.exe	88
PID 3772 wrote to memory of 3612	3772	s.exe	88
PID 3612 wrote to memory of 4532	3612	Client.exe	89
PID 3612 wrote to memory of 4532	3612	Client.exe	89

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\s.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\s.exe"
1⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3772
- C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
  "schtasks" /create /tn "Quasar Client Startup" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
  2⤵
  - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
  PID:3044
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
  - Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3612
- - C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
    "schtasks" /create /tn "Quasar Client Startup" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
    3⤵
    - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:4532

Network

DNS

4.160.190.20.in-addr.arpa

Remote address:

8.8.8.8:53

Request

4.160.190.20.in-addr.arpa

IN PTR

Response
DNS

58.99.105.20.in-addr.arpa

Remote address:

8.8.8.8:53

Request

58.99.105.20.in-addr.arpa

IN PTR

Response
DNS

per-cassette.gl.at.ply.gg

Client.exe

Remote address:

8.8.8.8:53

Request

per-cassette.gl.at.ply.gg

IN A

Response

per-cassette.gl.at.ply.gg

IN A

147.185.221.25

147.185.221.25:41388

per-cassette.gl.at.ply.gg

Client.exe

208 B
4

8.8.8.8:53

4.160.190.20.in-addr.arpa

dns

71 B
157 B
1
1

DNS Request

4.160.190.20.in-addr.arpa
8.8.8.8:53

58.99.105.20.in-addr.arpa

dns

71 B
157 B
1
1

DNS Request

58.99.105.20.in-addr.arpa
8.8.8.8:53

per-cassette.gl.at.ply.gg

dns

Client.exe

71 B
87 B
1
1

DNS Request

per-cassette.gl.at.ply.gg

DNS Response

147.185.221.25

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Scheduled Task/Job

Scheduled Task

Persistence

Scheduled Task/Job

Scheduled Task

Privilege Escalation

Scheduled Task/Job

Scheduled Task

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

System Information Discovery

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

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

Filesize
3.1MB

MD5
c710a6667ea3c649ee266a981893440d

SHA1
064314508d0579b471c568741ce170f1d6ce61d3

SHA256
1ea872be9eeda2c5637a2f53b1121e88417bf0bff95fc12a2aeee9c48f0664e3

SHA512
f9cc489459127a011f4e883f53d20c146d1ee2410e77b0c767162b11e42d2c3b19fb7fb40df841ce6c18bc3f3ad1b453de7692abaa69db71373c5a953fd31fe6

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memory/3612-10-0x00007FFCB9340000-0x00007FFCB9E01000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/3612-11-0x00007FFCB9340000-0x00007FFCB9E01000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/3612-12-0x000000001C1D0000-0x000000001C220000-memory.dmp

Filesize
320KB

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memory/3612-13-0x000000001C2E0000-0x000000001C392000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/3612-14-0x00007FFCB9340000-0x00007FFCB9E01000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/3772-0-0x00007FFCB9343000-0x00007FFCB9345000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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memory/3772-1-0x0000000000220000-0x0000000000544000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.1MB

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memory/3772-2-0x00007FFCB9340000-0x00007FFCB9E01000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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memory/3772-9-0x00007FFCB9340000-0x00007FFCB9E01000-memory.dmp

Filesize
10.8MB

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