Analysis

  • max time kernel
    98s
  • max time network
    133s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20250129-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250129-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
  • submitted
    03-02-2025 12:54

General

  • Target

    Payment010225.exe

  • Size

    951KB

  • MD5

    b76d3e743d68ca1e3f04d641bfcc3ec7

  • SHA1

    d2d4fea6920a1a737199ce0fcac7c44adb5d7bd8

  • SHA256

    72209f1e92435b27f56db50ee9db7b82ebb11a6fb37ea5ade6cda13fc2c0d00c

  • SHA512

    c1e29917358740c56e9c83a0a5e8ea48d368806a0b71b2a240df9f5568cb7dc0d7b18e2959fe5b40d4ada2733594b6c17e705f6181c3a38eeaa1efd0ab24558b

  • SSDEEP

    24576:JPzFQtxBAb2JewjA/s5TqKnNiw0RALH0+XxryrSwg2J:1FC+2jpnNiRSXxqgM

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

quasar

Version

1.3.0.0

Botnet

Stroy

C2

109.248.151.166:61537

Mutex

QSR_MUTEX_uHD8seWaFzpqqYxRLX

Attributes
  • encryption_key

    IR3AcRhjtuelpwNmTP7v

  • install_name

    Updater.exe

  • log_directory

    Logs

  • reconnect_delay

    3000

  • startup_key

    Windows Update

  • subdirectory

    Windows

Signatures

  • Quasar RAT

    Quasar is an open source Remote Access Tool.

  • Quasar family
  • Quasar payload 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 3 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.

  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 4 IoCs
  • Program crash 1 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 7 IoCs

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

  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 41 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Payment010225.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Payment010225.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3700
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Payment010225.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Payment010225.exe
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4220
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks" /create /tn "Windows Update" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Payment010225.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2864
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows\Updater.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows\Updater.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2792
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows\Updater.exe
          C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows\Updater.exe
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:2968
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows\Updater.exe
          C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows\Updater.exe
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:4964
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
            "schtasks" /create /tn "Windows Update" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows\Updater.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
            5⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
            PID:2664
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Payment010225.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Payment010225.exe
      2⤵
        PID:2600
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2600 -s 80
          3⤵
          • Program crash
          PID:3876
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 2600 -ip 2600
      1⤵
        PID:1340

      Network

      MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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      Downloads

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\Payment010225.exe.log

        Filesize

        706B

        MD5

        d95c58e609838928f0f49837cab7dfd2

        SHA1

        55e7139a1e3899195b92ed8771d1ca2c7d53c916

        SHA256

        0407c814aef0d62aec7fd39b7c2f614746f0d8ff41f8ef957736f520f14b0339

        SHA512

        405310b29a833604c6627063bfdcf055a197e01f633ef21da238f1a6415a02e21315d689b4a6669db23e82152bed6f3492afb60963e6b2a0e9bb2ac09a480b5d

      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows\Updater.exe

        Filesize

        951KB

        MD5

        b76d3e743d68ca1e3f04d641bfcc3ec7

        SHA1

        d2d4fea6920a1a737199ce0fcac7c44adb5d7bd8

        SHA256

        72209f1e92435b27f56db50ee9db7b82ebb11a6fb37ea5ade6cda13fc2c0d00c

        SHA512

        c1e29917358740c56e9c83a0a5e8ea48d368806a0b71b2a240df9f5568cb7dc0d7b18e2959fe5b40d4ada2733594b6c17e705f6181c3a38eeaa1efd0ab24558b

      • memory/2792-28-0x0000000074E30000-0x00000000755E0000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        7.7MB

      • memory/2792-22-0x0000000074E30000-0x00000000755E0000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        7.7MB

      • memory/2792-21-0x0000000074E30000-0x00000000755E0000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        7.7MB

      • memory/3700-5-0x00000000078C0000-0x0000000007952000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        584KB

      • memory/3700-4-0x0000000007DD0000-0x0000000008374000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        5.6MB

      • memory/3700-1-0x00000000006F0000-0x00000000007E4000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        976KB

      • memory/3700-2-0x0000000007670000-0x0000000007780000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        1.1MB

      • memory/3700-10-0x0000000074E30000-0x00000000755E0000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        7.7MB

      • memory/3700-3-0x0000000007780000-0x000000000781C000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        624KB

      • memory/3700-6-0x0000000074E30000-0x00000000755E0000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        7.7MB

      • memory/3700-0-0x0000000074E3E000-0x0000000074E3F000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        4KB

      • memory/4220-14-0x0000000006570000-0x00000000065AC000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        240KB

      • memory/4220-13-0x0000000005EF0000-0x0000000005F02000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        72KB

      • memory/4220-12-0x00000000052E0000-0x0000000005346000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        408KB

      • memory/4220-20-0x0000000074E30000-0x00000000755E0000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        7.7MB

      • memory/4220-11-0x0000000074E30000-0x00000000755E0000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        7.7MB

      • memory/4220-9-0x0000000074E30000-0x00000000755E0000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        7.7MB

      • memory/4220-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045E000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        376KB

      • memory/4964-30-0x0000000007050000-0x000000000705A000-memory.dmp

        Filesize

        40KB