Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    14/04/2026, 10:11

General

  • Target
    mko32.exe
  • Size 3.1MB
  • Sample260414-l8brjsbw9v
  • SHA256 76bfec771a7ad8afe96bafe0361c7d554d23710106e191a1ba89b76b4fe1b47d
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • quasar

Version
  • 1.4.1

Botnet
  • https://gamesocialunder.it.com

C2
  • gamesocialunder.it.com:80

  • gamesocialunder.it.com:8080

  • gamesocialunder.it.com:443

  • gamesocialunder.it.com:8443

  • gamesocialunder.it.com:3306

  • https://gamesocialunder.it.com:80

  • https://gamesocialunder.it.com:8080

  • https://gamesocialunder.it.com:443

  • https://gamesocialunder.it.com:8443

  • https://gamesocialunder.it.com:3306

Mutex
  • 73ccb855-1714-40cc-b11e-365a8bb7081e

Attributes
  • encryption_key

    576D1496F563366ADEBFC3046D6584BB4AD91241

  • install_name

    mko32.exe

  • key_salt

    bfeb1e56fbcd973bb219022430a57843003d5644d21e62b9d4f180e7e6c33941

  • log_directory

    Logs

  • reconnect_delay

    10

  • startup_key

    https://gamesocialunder.it.com

  • subdirectory

    e2bet

Signatures

  • Family: Quasar RAT

    Quasar is an open source Remote Access Tool.

  • Quasar payload 2 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 5 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 18 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

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mko32.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mko32.exe"
    1⤵
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:392
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
      "schtasks" /create /tn "https://gamesocialunder.it.com" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Windows\system32\e2bet\mko32.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
      2⤵
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:1676
    • C:\Windows\system32\e2bet\mko32.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\e2bet\mko32.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4436
      • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
        "schtasks" /create /tn "https://gamesocialunder.it.com" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Windows\system32\e2bet\mko32.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
        3⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4664
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2SBzJ0fFvR4K.bat" "
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1008
        • C:\Windows\system32\chcp.com
          chcp 65001
          4⤵
            PID:4636
          • C:\Windows\system32\PING.EXE
            ping -n 10 localhost
            4⤵
            • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
            • Runs ping.exe
            PID:1988
          • C:\Windows\system32\e2bet\mko32.exe
            "C:\Windows\system32\e2bet\mko32.exe"
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Adds Run key to start application
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:3448
            • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
              "schtasks" /create /tn "https://gamesocialunder.it.com" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Windows\system32\e2bet\mko32.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
              5⤵
              • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
              PID:1700
            • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
              C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Xuc3C78TpnYB.bat" "
              5⤵
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:3888
              • C:\Windows\system32\chcp.com
                chcp 65001
                6⤵
                  PID:1412
                • C:\Windows\system32\PING.EXE
                  ping -n 10 localhost
                  6⤵
                  • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
                  • Runs ping.exe
                  PID:1624
                • C:\Windows\system32\e2bet\mko32.exe
                  "C:\Windows\system32\e2bet\mko32.exe"
                  6⤵
                  • Executes dropped EXE
                  • Adds Run key to start application
                  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
                  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                  PID:4188
                  • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
                    "schtasks" /create /tn "https://gamesocialunder.it.com" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Windows\system32\e2bet\mko32.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
                    7⤵
                    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                    PID:4676
                  • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JwcIucdT6hWs.bat" "
                    7⤵
                    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                    PID:3864
                    • C:\Windows\system32\chcp.com
                      chcp 65001
                      8⤵
                        PID:3252
                      • C:\Windows\system32\PING.EXE
                        ping -n 10 localhost
                        8⤵
                        • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
                        • Runs ping.exe
                        PID:3344
                      • C:\Windows\system32\e2bet\mko32.exe
                        "C:\Windows\system32\e2bet\mko32.exe"
                        8⤵
                        • Executes dropped EXE
                        • Adds Run key to start application
                        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
                        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                        PID:3828
                        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
                          "schtasks" /create /tn "https://gamesocialunder.it.com" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Windows\system32\e2bet\mko32.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
                          9⤵
                          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                          PID:3752
        • C:\Windows\system32\e2bet\mko32.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\e2bet\mko32.exe
          1⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:2692

        Network

              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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              Downloads

              mko32.exe.log

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\mko32.exe.log
              • Size 1KB
              • SHA256 5d8af3c7519874ed42a0d74ee559ae30d9cc6930aef213079347e2b47092c210
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

              2SBzJ0fFvR4K.bat

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2SBzJ0fFvR4K.bat
              • Size 194B
              • SHA256 3daa2ff6448dc7dd838f0fc31be467af0cf7fb7ead6dbb9757d66561f348cb99
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

              JwcIucdT6hWs.bat

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\JwcIucdT6hWs.bat
              • Size 194B
              • SHA256 7bf9f83f004d6e468a551dfba86e974abaa8c325a596b13979ef273bf55a629e
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

              Xuc3C78TpnYB.bat

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Xuc3C78TpnYB.bat
              • Size 194B
              • SHA256 c040ecd73bdcfa9511f9c6beecdb4a7ac64c42bce2f36eb11d1349534b4332d0
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

              mko32.exe

              • Path C:\Windows\System32\e2bet\mko32.exe
              • Size 3.1MB
              • SHA256 76bfec771a7ad8afe96bafe0361c7d554d23710106e191a1ba89b76b4fe1b47d
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              memory/392-1-0x000000001B740000-0x000000001B750000-memory.dmp

              memory/392-7-0x00000000013A0000-0x00000000013D1000-memory.dmp

              memory/392-10-0x0000000002B70000-0x0000000002B82000-memory.dmp

              memory/392-9-0x0000000002AB0000-0x0000000002ABC000-memory.dmp

              memory/392-0-0x0000000000660000-0x0000000000984000-memory.dmp

              memory/2692-15-0x0000000000FA0000-0x0000000000FD1000-memory.dmp

              memory/2692-17-0x00000000028C0000-0x00000000028D2000-memory.dmp

              memory/2692-16-0x0000000002810000-0x000000000281C000-memory.dmp

              memory/3448-39-0x000000001B110000-0x000000001B119000-memory.dmp

              memory/3448-58-0x000000001B110000-0x000000001B119000-memory.dmp

              memory/3448-55-0x0000000000D10000-0x0000000000D41000-memory.dmp

              memory/3448-37-0x0000000002550000-0x000000000255C000-memory.dmp

              memory/3448-38-0x000000001B520000-0x000000001B532000-memory.dmp

              memory/3448-36-0x0000000000D10000-0x0000000000D41000-memory.dmp

              memory/3448-56-0x0000000002550000-0x000000000255C000-memory.dmp

              memory/4188-83-0x0000000003240000-0x0000000003249000-memory.dmp

              memory/4188-80-0x00000000016B0000-0x00000000016E1000-memory.dmp

              memory/4188-61-0x00000000016B0000-0x00000000016E1000-memory.dmp

              memory/4188-81-0x0000000001880000-0x000000000188C000-memory.dmp

              memory/4188-64-0x0000000003240000-0x0000000003249000-memory.dmp

              memory/4188-63-0x0000000001930000-0x0000000001942000-memory.dmp

              memory/4188-62-0x0000000001880000-0x000000000188C000-memory.dmp

              memory/4436-13-0x000000001C190000-0x000000001C1E0000-memory.dmp

              memory/4436-31-0x00000000029F0000-0x00000000029FC000-memory.dmp

              memory/4436-30-0x0000000000EA0000-0x0000000000ED1000-memory.dmp

              memory/4436-33-0x000000001B5E0000-0x000000001B5E9000-memory.dmp

              memory/4436-19-0x00000000029F0000-0x00000000029FC000-memory.dmp

              memory/4436-20-0x0000000002BB0000-0x0000000002BC2000-memory.dmp

              memory/4436-21-0x000000001B5E0000-0x000000001B5E9000-memory.dmp

              memory/4436-22-0x000000001B780000-0x000000001B790000-memory.dmp

              memory/4436-18-0x0000000000EA0000-0x0000000000ED1000-memory.dmp

              memory/4436-14-0x000000001C2A0000-0x000000001C352000-memory.dmp

              memory/4436-11-0x000000001B780000-0x000000001B790000-memory.dmp