Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
151s - platform
windows11-21h2_x64 - resource
win11-20260130-en - resource tags
- submitted
01/04/2026, 18:01
General
- Target powercare.exe
- Size 3.5MB
- Sample260401-wmax8sey5l
- SHA256 65e7eba42ace5056e3d0e58f21086404e88f447810065d8832fe16249efe791e
Malware Config
Extracted
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quasar
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1.4.1
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apple
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pbucz.sa.com:4782
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powercare.in.net:4782
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www.powercare.in.net:4782
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apple
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encryption_key
2DA8E1B5D18EAA4561218BCAF7CC51C403CE73ED
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install_name
powercare.exe
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key_salt
bfeb1e56fbcd973bb219022430a57843003d5644d21e62b9d4f180e7e6c33941
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log_directory
Logs
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reconnect_delay
3000
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startup_key
powercare
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subdirectory
powercare
Signatures
- Quasar RAT
Quasar is an open source Remote Access Tool.
- Quasar family
- Quasar payload 2 IoCs
- Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
- Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs
- 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 2 IoCs
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
- Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 1 IoCs
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs
- 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.
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\powercare.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\powercare.exe"1⤵
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe"schtasks" /create /tn "powercare" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Program Files\powercare\powercare.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f2⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\Program Files\powercare\powercare.exe"C:\Program Files\powercare\powercare.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe"schtasks" /create /tn "powercare" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Program Files\powercare\powercare.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f3⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
powercare.exe
powercare.exe.log
memory/948-9-0x0000000000BB0000-0x0000000000BBC000-memory.dmp
memory/948-1-0x000000001B250000-0x000000001B260000-memory.dmp
memory/948-8-0x000000001AF80000-0x000000001B11A000-memory.dmp
memory/948-10-0x000000001B150000-0x000000001B162000-memory.dmp
memory/948-0-0x0000000000100000-0x000000000047E000-memory.dmp
memory/4604-11-0x000000001B900000-0x000000001B910000-memory.dmp
memory/4604-12-0x0000000002930000-0x0000000002980000-memory.dmp
memory/4604-13-0x000000001C000000-0x000000001C0B2000-memory.dmp
memory/4604-15-0x0000000000F00000-0x0000000000F0C000-memory.dmp
memory/4604-17-0x000000001B900000-0x000000001B910000-memory.dmp
memory/4604-16-0x00000000010C0000-0x00000000010D2000-memory.dmp
memory/4604-14-0x000000001B3E0000-0x000000001B57A000-memory.dmp