quasar | 8d7559b7b2641f0eddca0905f3ebd59dbe93ebf5d44603227480fbcbe69ed82c

General

Target

8d7559b7b2641f0eddca0905f3ebd59dbe93ebf5d44603227480fbcbe69ed82c.exe
Size

18.7MB
MD5

20f922eb17efc661c32b9af7123cc2e3
SHA1

cc225ff5794975e66fcbd7f6a6a0cf3c780fd488
SHA256

8d7559b7b2641f0eddca0905f3ebd59dbe93ebf5d44603227480fbcbe69ed82c
SHA512

6c332727ff87f432bd7b8f862e6155ff748d687a2da55726c1055f4b655d6ec43a4d3475a7f8be39302efe5905b5a8164bd8113598c1a0af5b85aa47071153fd
SSDEEP

192:8yihNYoCYedOzbD/kyL7F9DKCvzlKHmCYOF6Qb/:8hmoCJdOzbrkyF1RKGCLAk

Score

10^/10

quasar svhost32 discovery execution spyware trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

quasar

Version

1.4.1

Botnet

svhost32

C2

87.228.57.81:4782

Mutex

47b71fc0-b2c4-4112-b97a-39385a5399c1

Attributes

encryption_key
19A0FAF8459F69650B5965C225752D425C429EEC
install_name
Client.exe
log_directory
Logs
reconnect_delay
3000
startup_key
svhost32
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/files/0x000a000000023c4e-56.dat	family_quasar
behavioral2/memory/4816-65-0x0000000000480000-0x00000000007A4000-memory.dmp	family_quasar

Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

execution

PowerShell

T1059.001

pid	Process
1976	powershell.exe

Downloads MZ/PE file 1 IoCs

flow	pid	Process
22	436	8d7559b7b2641f0eddca0905f3ebd59dbe93ebf5d44603227480fbcbe69ed82c.exe

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1121399784-3202166597-3503557106-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	8d7559b7b2641f0eddca0905f3ebd59dbe93ebf5d44603227480fbcbe69ed82c.exe

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4816	roirdc.exe
4064	Client.exe

Legitimate hosting services abused for malware hosting/C2 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Web Service

T1102

flow	ioc
22	raw.githubusercontent.com
21	raw.githubusercontent.com

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

System Information Discovery
T1082

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	powershell.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	8d7559b7b2641f0eddca0905f3ebd59dbe93ebf5d44603227480fbcbe69ed82c.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
2768	schtasks.exe
984	schtasks.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
1976	powershell.exe
1976	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1976	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	436	8d7559b7b2641f0eddca0905f3ebd59dbe93ebf5d44603227480fbcbe69ed82c.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4816	roirdc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4064	Client.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4064	Client.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 11 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 436 wrote to memory of 1976	436	8d7559b7b2641f0eddca0905f3ebd59dbe93ebf5d44603227480fbcbe69ed82c.exe	87
PID 436 wrote to memory of 1976	436	8d7559b7b2641f0eddca0905f3ebd59dbe93ebf5d44603227480fbcbe69ed82c.exe	87
PID 436 wrote to memory of 1976	436	8d7559b7b2641f0eddca0905f3ebd59dbe93ebf5d44603227480fbcbe69ed82c.exe	87
PID 436 wrote to memory of 4816	436	8d7559b7b2641f0eddca0905f3ebd59dbe93ebf5d44603227480fbcbe69ed82c.exe	89
PID 436 wrote to memory of 4816	436	8d7559b7b2641f0eddca0905f3ebd59dbe93ebf5d44603227480fbcbe69ed82c.exe	89
PID 4816 wrote to memory of 2768	4816	roirdc.exe	90
PID 4816 wrote to memory of 2768	4816	roirdc.exe	90
PID 4816 wrote to memory of 4064	4816	roirdc.exe	92
PID 4816 wrote to memory of 4064	4816	roirdc.exe	92
PID 4064 wrote to memory of 984	4064	Client.exe	93
PID 4064 wrote to memory of 984	4064	Client.exe	93

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\8d7559b7b2641f0eddca0905f3ebd59dbe93ebf5d44603227480fbcbe69ed82c.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\8d7559b7b2641f0eddca0905f3ebd59dbe93ebf5d44603227480fbcbe69ed82c.exe"
1⤵
- Downloads MZ/PE file
- Checks computer location settings
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:436
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "powershell.exe" -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\aiyidmof'
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:1976
- C:\aiyidmof\roirdc.exe
  "C:\aiyidmof\roirdc.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4816
- - C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
    "schtasks" /create /tn "svhost32" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
    3⤵
    - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:2768
- - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exe"
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4064
  - - C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
      "schtasks" /create /tn "svhost32" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
      4⤵
      Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:984

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

1

T1059

PowerShell

1

T1059.001

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

Discovery

Query Registry

2

T1012

System Information Discovery

2

T1082

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Web Service

1

T1102

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_o2gb0fd4.wye.ps1

Filesize
60B

MD5
d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641

SHA1
6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d

SHA256
96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7

SHA512
5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82

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C:\aiyidmof\roirdc.exe

Filesize
3.1MB

MD5
fbb44da2d0860af30fc45116529832df

SHA1
44377732b9959172cdb261d366069801adafd52a

SHA256
3dc3c88ce100a2f6d16e8c0fbd096b622810bb62dd6dcf5719c657254129ec31

SHA512
b1cdda7f3b67f1bedfbf896a4e7e8af0d12aa78a8709604d1262cc68ff0b0bdb3a326e7325075210f4d4e22e43fd7a7fa4bfbc90fc4c032bc3f3304f79157909

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memory/436-1-0x00000000007C0000-0x00000000007C8000-memory.dmp

Filesize
32KB

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memory/436-66-0x0000000074420000-0x0000000074BD0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/436-51-0x0000000074420000-0x0000000074BD0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/436-38-0x000000007442E000-0x000000007442F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/436-0-0x000000007442E000-0x000000007442F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1976-35-0x0000000074420000-0x0000000074BD0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/1976-39-0x0000000008150000-0x00000000087CA000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.5MB

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memory/1976-8-0x00000000059A0000-0x0000000005A06000-memory.dmp

Filesize
408KB

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memory/1976-7-0x0000000005900000-0x0000000005922000-memory.dmp

Filesize
136KB

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memory/1976-19-0x00000000061C0000-0x0000000006514000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.3MB

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memory/1976-20-0x00000000067D0000-0x00000000067EE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
120KB

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memory/1976-21-0x0000000006810000-0x000000000685C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
304KB

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memory/1976-24-0x0000000070220000-0x000000007026C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
304KB

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memory/1976-23-0x0000000074420000-0x0000000074BD0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/1976-22-0x0000000007790000-0x00000000077C2000-memory.dmp

Filesize
200KB

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memory/1976-34-0x0000000006DB0000-0x0000000006DCE000-memory.dmp

Filesize
120KB

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memory/1976-6-0x0000000074420000-0x0000000074BD0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/1976-36-0x00000000077D0000-0x0000000007873000-memory.dmp

Filesize
652KB

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memory/1976-3-0x0000000074420000-0x0000000074BD0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/1976-37-0x0000000074420000-0x0000000074BD0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/1976-9-0x0000000006060000-0x00000000060C6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
408KB

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memory/1976-40-0x0000000007B00000-0x0000000007B1A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
104KB

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memory/1976-41-0x0000000007B70000-0x0000000007B7A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
40KB

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memory/1976-42-0x0000000007D80000-0x0000000007E16000-memory.dmp

Filesize
600KB

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memory/1976-43-0x0000000007D00000-0x0000000007D11000-memory.dmp

Filesize
68KB

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memory/1976-44-0x0000000007D30000-0x0000000007D3E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
56KB

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memory/1976-45-0x0000000007D40000-0x0000000007D54000-memory.dmp

Filesize
80KB

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memory/1976-46-0x0000000007E40000-0x0000000007E5A000-memory.dmp

Filesize
104KB

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memory/1976-47-0x0000000007E20000-0x0000000007E28000-memory.dmp

Filesize
32KB

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memory/1976-50-0x0000000074420000-0x0000000074BD0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/1976-5-0x0000000074420000-0x0000000074BD0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/1976-4-0x0000000005A30000-0x0000000006058000-memory.dmp

Filesize
6.2MB

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memory/1976-2-0x00000000031E0000-0x0000000003216000-memory.dmp

Filesize
216KB

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memory/4064-73-0x0000000002B10000-0x0000000002B60000-memory.dmp

Filesize
320KB

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memory/4064-74-0x000000001BED0000-0x000000001BF82000-memory.dmp

Filesize
712KB

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memory/4816-65-0x0000000000480000-0x00000000007A4000-memory.dmp

Filesize
3.1MB

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memory/4816-63-0x00007FFE757F3000-0x00007FFE757F5000-memory.dmp

Filesize
8KB

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Analysis

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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