quasar | b373e9052f312689b1b3097c601ccb837917d52d9a0c10b6120457eb945bb1ac

Analysis

max time kernel
143s
max time network
138s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20250313-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20250313-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64system
submitted
27/03/2025, 03:03

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General

Target

c8f09665c4c94041dd63191d0ea1b0f5092dc636eea7191242a7d7da9d7fa8b6.exe
Size

947KB
MD5

964efbbcba7f76c77d831f02fdc30de4
SHA1

1ec5e6ac8d0154eca145460e1b349cd49b06fb46
SHA256

c8f09665c4c94041dd63191d0ea1b0f5092dc636eea7191242a7d7da9d7fa8b6
SHA512

a78d5134be0c9c4cbe44fb63309f895946a666306b757622c3d7e715d3c87d056a24dcdcf8f3cd303424ad00861d113ec7aa812088015fb2ec07b2b018a3f990
SSDEEP

24576:IOdMrF///F53jIWQuTXIZK131ZEhNT8rlwR4QM:ah

Score

10^/10

quasar office05 discovery persistence spyware trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

quasar

Version

1.3.0.0

Botnet

Office05

morelogs.thruhere.net:4788

Mutex

QSR_MUTEX_vpuZcEVGdqV4nkKTlB

Attributes

encryption_key
rHoRBOHzyexwZPVgy5QT
install_name
Client.exe
log_directory
Logs
reconnect_delay
3000
startup_key
Quasar Client Startup
subdirectory
SubDir

Signatures

Quasar RAT 3 IoCs

Quasar is an open source Remote Access Tool.

trojan spyware quasar

description	flow	ioc	Process
Key opened		\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	c8f09665c4c94041dd63191d0ea1b0f5092dc636eea7191242a7d7da9d7fa8b6.exe
	62	ip-api.com	Process not Found
	71	ip-api.com	Process not Found

Quasar family
quasar

Quasar payload 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/3768-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045E000-memory.dmp	family_quasar

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 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-1-5-21-3446877943-4095308722-756223633-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	c8f09665c4c94041dd63191d0ea1b0f5092dc636eea7191242a7d7da9d7fa8b6.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3446877943-4095308722-756223633-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	c8f09665c4c94041dd63191d0ea1b0f5092dc636eea7191242a7d7da9d7fa8b6.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3446877943-4095308722-756223633-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\winrar = "\"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Start Menu\\Programs\\Winrar\\winrar.exe\""	c8f09665c4c94041dd63191d0ea1b0f5092dc636eea7191242a7d7da9d7fa8b6.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3446877943-4095308722-756223633-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\winrar = "\"C:\\Users\\Admin\\AppData\\Roaming\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Start Menu\\Programs\\Winrar\\winrar.exe\""	c8f09665c4c94041dd63191d0ea1b0f5092dc636eea7191242a7d7da9d7fa8b6.exe

Looks up external IP address via web service 2 IoCs

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

flow	ioc
62	ip-api.com
71	ip-api.com

Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 5408 set thread context of 3768	5408	c8f09665c4c94041dd63191d0ea1b0f5092dc636eea7191242a7d7da9d7fa8b6.exe	103
PID 2364 set thread context of 4252	2364	c8f09665c4c94041dd63191d0ea1b0f5092dc636eea7191242a7d7da9d7fa8b6.exe	111

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 11 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	c8f09665c4c94041dd63191d0ea1b0f5092dc636eea7191242a7d7da9d7fa8b6.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	c8f09665c4c94041dd63191d0ea1b0f5092dc636eea7191242a7d7da9d7fa8b6.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	c8f09665c4c94041dd63191d0ea1b0f5092dc636eea7191242a7d7da9d7fa8b6.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	c8f09665c4c94041dd63191d0ea1b0f5092dc636eea7191242a7d7da9d7fa8b6.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	PING.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	chcp.com
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	PING.EXE
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	chcp.com
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	c8f09665c4c94041dd63191d0ea1b0f5092dc636eea7191242a7d7da9d7fa8b6.exe

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

Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

discovery

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

pid	Process
1876	PING.EXE
3136	PING.EXE

Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Remote System Discovery

T1018

pid	Process
1876	PING.EXE
3136	PING.EXE

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 5 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5408	c8f09665c4c94041dd63191d0ea1b0f5092dc636eea7191242a7d7da9d7fa8b6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3768	c8f09665c4c94041dd63191d0ea1b0f5092dc636eea7191242a7d7da9d7fa8b6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2364	c8f09665c4c94041dd63191d0ea1b0f5092dc636eea7191242a7d7da9d7fa8b6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4252	c8f09665c4c94041dd63191d0ea1b0f5092dc636eea7191242a7d7da9d7fa8b6.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5388	c8f09665c4c94041dd63191d0ea1b0f5092dc636eea7191242a7d7da9d7fa8b6.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 40 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 5408 wrote to memory of 3768	5408	c8f09665c4c94041dd63191d0ea1b0f5092dc636eea7191242a7d7da9d7fa8b6.exe	103
PID 5408 wrote to memory of 3768	5408	c8f09665c4c94041dd63191d0ea1b0f5092dc636eea7191242a7d7da9d7fa8b6.exe	103
PID 5408 wrote to memory of 3768	5408	c8f09665c4c94041dd63191d0ea1b0f5092dc636eea7191242a7d7da9d7fa8b6.exe	103
PID 5408 wrote to memory of 3768	5408	c8f09665c4c94041dd63191d0ea1b0f5092dc636eea7191242a7d7da9d7fa8b6.exe	103
PID 5408 wrote to memory of 3768	5408	c8f09665c4c94041dd63191d0ea1b0f5092dc636eea7191242a7d7da9d7fa8b6.exe	103
PID 5408 wrote to memory of 3768	5408	c8f09665c4c94041dd63191d0ea1b0f5092dc636eea7191242a7d7da9d7fa8b6.exe	103
PID 5408 wrote to memory of 3768	5408	c8f09665c4c94041dd63191d0ea1b0f5092dc636eea7191242a7d7da9d7fa8b6.exe	103
PID 5408 wrote to memory of 3768	5408	c8f09665c4c94041dd63191d0ea1b0f5092dc636eea7191242a7d7da9d7fa8b6.exe	103
PID 3768 wrote to memory of 848	3768	c8f09665c4c94041dd63191d0ea1b0f5092dc636eea7191242a7d7da9d7fa8b6.exe	104
PID 3768 wrote to memory of 848	3768	c8f09665c4c94041dd63191d0ea1b0f5092dc636eea7191242a7d7da9d7fa8b6.exe	104
PID 3768 wrote to memory of 848	3768	c8f09665c4c94041dd63191d0ea1b0f5092dc636eea7191242a7d7da9d7fa8b6.exe	104
PID 848 wrote to memory of 3472	848	cmd.exe	106
PID 848 wrote to memory of 3472	848	cmd.exe	106
PID 848 wrote to memory of 3472	848	cmd.exe	106
PID 848 wrote to memory of 1876	848	cmd.exe	107
PID 848 wrote to memory of 1876	848	cmd.exe	107
PID 848 wrote to memory of 1876	848	cmd.exe	107
PID 848 wrote to memory of 2364	848	cmd.exe	108
PID 848 wrote to memory of 2364	848	cmd.exe	108
PID 848 wrote to memory of 2364	848	cmd.exe	108
PID 2364 wrote to memory of 4252	2364	c8f09665c4c94041dd63191d0ea1b0f5092dc636eea7191242a7d7da9d7fa8b6.exe	111
PID 2364 wrote to memory of 4252	2364	c8f09665c4c94041dd63191d0ea1b0f5092dc636eea7191242a7d7da9d7fa8b6.exe	111
PID 2364 wrote to memory of 4252	2364	c8f09665c4c94041dd63191d0ea1b0f5092dc636eea7191242a7d7da9d7fa8b6.exe	111
PID 2364 wrote to memory of 4252	2364	c8f09665c4c94041dd63191d0ea1b0f5092dc636eea7191242a7d7da9d7fa8b6.exe	111
PID 2364 wrote to memory of 4252	2364	c8f09665c4c94041dd63191d0ea1b0f5092dc636eea7191242a7d7da9d7fa8b6.exe	111
PID 2364 wrote to memory of 4252	2364	c8f09665c4c94041dd63191d0ea1b0f5092dc636eea7191242a7d7da9d7fa8b6.exe	111
PID 2364 wrote to memory of 4252	2364	c8f09665c4c94041dd63191d0ea1b0f5092dc636eea7191242a7d7da9d7fa8b6.exe	111
PID 2364 wrote to memory of 4252	2364	c8f09665c4c94041dd63191d0ea1b0f5092dc636eea7191242a7d7da9d7fa8b6.exe	111
PID 4252 wrote to memory of 1444	4252	c8f09665c4c94041dd63191d0ea1b0f5092dc636eea7191242a7d7da9d7fa8b6.exe	112
PID 4252 wrote to memory of 1444	4252	c8f09665c4c94041dd63191d0ea1b0f5092dc636eea7191242a7d7da9d7fa8b6.exe	112
PID 4252 wrote to memory of 1444	4252	c8f09665c4c94041dd63191d0ea1b0f5092dc636eea7191242a7d7da9d7fa8b6.exe	112
PID 1444 wrote to memory of 4144	1444	cmd.exe	114
PID 1444 wrote to memory of 4144	1444	cmd.exe	114
PID 1444 wrote to memory of 4144	1444	cmd.exe	114
PID 1444 wrote to memory of 3136	1444	cmd.exe	115
PID 1444 wrote to memory of 3136	1444	cmd.exe	115
PID 1444 wrote to memory of 3136	1444	cmd.exe	115
PID 1444 wrote to memory of 5388	1444	cmd.exe	116
PID 1444 wrote to memory of 5388	1444	cmd.exe	116
PID 1444 wrote to memory of 5388	1444	cmd.exe	116

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c8f09665c4c94041dd63191d0ea1b0f5092dc636eea7191242a7d7da9d7fa8b6.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c8f09665c4c94041dd63191d0ea1b0f5092dc636eea7191242a7d7da9d7fa8b6.exe"
1⤵
- Quasar RAT
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5408
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c8f09665c4c94041dd63191d0ea1b0f5092dc636eea7191242a7d7da9d7fa8b6.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c8f09665c4c94041dd63191d0ea1b0f5092dc636eea7191242a7d7da9d7fa8b6.exe"
  2⤵
  - Checks computer location settings
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3768
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\iqEjyy2QWfkU.bat" "
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:848
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\chcp.com
      chcp 65001
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3472
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
      ping -n 10 localhost
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
      Runs ping.exe
      PID:1876
  - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c8f09665c4c94041dd63191d0ea1b0f5092dc636eea7191242a7d7da9d7fa8b6.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c8f09665c4c94041dd63191d0ea1b0f5092dc636eea7191242a7d7da9d7fa8b6.exe"
      4⤵
      Adds Run key to start application
      Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2364
    - - C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c8f09665c4c94041dd63191d0ea1b0f5092dc636eea7191242a7d7da9d7fa8b6.exe
        
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c8f09665c4c94041dd63191d0ea1b0f5092dc636eea7191242a7d7da9d7fa8b6.exe"
        5⤵
        Checks computer location settings
        System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        
        PID:4252
      - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5AtyhcLUYSYV.bat" "
        6⤵
        System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        
        PID:1444
        
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\chcp.com
        
        chcp 65001
        7⤵
        System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        
        PID:4144
        
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
        
        ping -n 10 localhost
        7⤵
        System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
        Runs ping.exe
        
        PID:3136
        
        C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c8f09665c4c94041dd63191d0ea1b0f5092dc636eea7191242a7d7da9d7fa8b6.exe
        
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c8f09665c4c94041dd63191d0ea1b0f5092dc636eea7191242a7d7da9d7fa8b6.exe"
        7⤵
        System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        
        PID:5388

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

Remote System Discovery

T1018

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

System Network Configuration Discovery

T1016

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\c8f09665c4c94041dd63191d0ea1b0f5092dc636eea7191242a7d7da9d7fa8b6.exe.log

Filesize
318B

MD5
51157910b86291e93bd1968c56ca70fb

SHA1
b1ba3bdd6eb9aba9bf084b3d7987f7636e2aa4d9

SHA256
06e03bc8ce534b3c6b6e1d26b9a0ab0acdf09f06d46969144186a69fcf8129aa

SHA512
da5d08989ff38c56a512f7a4fb72102c06ffacd65ed6eb220551fdfb2e6899d77d83fabd1238d487c7901da7d406d0967975b0e1eab5d13f02c7d1e19559083f

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5AtyhcLUYSYV.bat

Filesize
261B

MD5
253ec861f0b7e1d7f64cd6da6fdef2a4

SHA1
b0086595ccd63fa8cabb1f6f56727b42ecb4b196

SHA256
e1aef0957a26c278b2f57f6fda24a46fc1b1e0becbc26e391019e9086e3feb47

SHA512
4908d68494f007f7a2c1f8f8c37eeceb6d71869a64c7ccd1290e440355ed8962a150811b40913b1cec824a4a4ca5a4fd791fb045998ca2541598df3f91303f69

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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\iqEjyy2QWfkU.bat

Filesize
261B

MD5
5b429d92a86cfa8c5d72d3b2360538ff

SHA1
9850dbddc111a2f4e682f3e407eafb9129ccd342

SHA256
0d4d94f66acb3e932653b85255bdb0758f066019c10d4eb308cf5eb50020a01b

SHA512
6e98c769bac9d5f2cba1dbf4feb1e033c352df11f5b9c59f027cbfafbf1f7ced02458eeb72295e61bfbeb66f4bf2d4ec4024fab69ff061deb9891529f356be00

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memory/2364-23-0x00000000057F0000-0x0000000005856000-memory.dmp

Filesize
408KB

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memory/3768-17-0x0000000006A80000-0x0000000006ABC000-memory.dmp

Filesize
240KB

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memory/3768-16-0x0000000005D10000-0x0000000005D22000-memory.dmp

Filesize
72KB

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memory/3768-21-0x0000000074C10000-0x00000000753C0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/3768-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045E000-memory.dmp

Filesize
376KB

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memory/3768-15-0x0000000074C10000-0x00000000753C0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/3768-12-0x0000000074C10000-0x00000000753C0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/3768-14-0x0000000005780000-0x0000000005812000-memory.dmp

Filesize
584KB

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memory/3768-13-0x0000000005D30000-0x00000000062D4000-memory.dmp

Filesize
5.6MB

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memory/5408-4-0x00000000015A0000-0x0000000001606000-memory.dmp

Filesize
408KB

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memory/5408-11-0x0000000074C10000-0x00000000753C0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/5408-6-0x0000000001680000-0x000000000169C000-memory.dmp

Filesize
112KB

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memory/5408-0-0x0000000074C1E000-0x0000000074C1F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/5408-7-0x0000000074C10000-0x00000000753C0000-memory.dmp

Filesize
7.7MB

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memory/5408-3-0x0000000005C50000-0x0000000005CB6000-memory.dmp

Filesize
408KB

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memory/5408-2-0x0000000074C1E000-0x0000000074C1F000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/5408-1-0x0000000000F70000-0x0000000001062000-memory.dmp

Filesize
968KB

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General

Malware Config

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Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v15

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