Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
141s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260130-en - resource tags
- submitted
15/04/2026, 23:32
General
- Target client.exe
- Size 3.1MB
- Sample260415-3jgd6set6v
- SHA256 fce9cb222586bcd4d19cb110c907ba2af019178a0f07aa887229bec748597a5b
Malware Config
Extracted
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quasar
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15.4.1
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SeroXen
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127.0.0.1:1414
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43778e33-6e95-4120-85f8-de7b6beca9a7
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encryption_key
634E580A85C375140B9A7F5972559DFD4F02033D
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install_name
sxr.exe
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key_salt
bfeb1e56fbcd973bb219022430a57843003d5644d21e62b9d4f180e7e6c33941
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log_directory
$sxr-Logs
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reconnect_delay
3000
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startup_key
$sxr-seroxen
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subdirectory
$sxr-seroxen1
Signatures
- Family: Quasar RAT
Quasar is an open source Remote Access Tool.
- Quasar payload 2 IoCs
- Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs
- Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs
The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\client.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\client.exe"1⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe"schtasks" /create /tn "$sxr-seroxen" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\$sxr-seroxen1\sxr.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f2⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\$sxr-seroxen1\sxr.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\$sxr-seroxen1\sxr.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe"schtasks" /create /tn "$sxr-seroxen" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\$sxr-seroxen1\sxr.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f3⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\$sxr-seroxen1\sxr.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\$sxr-seroxen1\sxr.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
sxr.exe
memory/1780-12-0x000000001BCF0000-0x000000001C045000-memory.dmp
memory/1780-13-0x00000000031D0000-0x00000000031DC000-memory.dmp
memory/3352-16-0x000000001BB30000-0x000000001BE85000-memory.dmp
memory/3352-9-0x000000001C000000-0x000000001C010000-memory.dmp
memory/3352-14-0x000000001C700000-0x000000001C750000-memory.dmp
memory/3352-15-0x000000001C810000-0x000000001C8C2000-memory.dmp
memory/3352-18-0x000000001C000000-0x000000001C010000-memory.dmp
memory/3352-17-0x0000000001870000-0x000000000187C000-memory.dmp
memory/3352-19-0x000000001BB30000-0x000000001BE85000-memory.dmp
memory/3352-29-0x000000001BB30000-0x000000001BE85000-memory.dmp
memory/3352-41-0x000000001BB30000-0x000000001BE85000-memory.dmp
memory/4732-7-0x000000001BC50000-0x000000001BFA5000-memory.dmp
memory/4732-8-0x0000000001990000-0x000000000199C000-memory.dmp
memory/4732-1-0x000000001C080000-0x000000001C090000-memory.dmp
memory/4732-0-0x0000000000DB0000-0x00000000010DC000-memory.dmp