Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    152s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    20/04/2026, 22:43

General

  • Target
    e43f17c314b55fd5cb523284ee2f132942c9a4dc28e917acd67c16901135586e_nethost.dll
  • Size 103KB
  • Sample260420-2nekpsex9m
  • SHA256 e43f17c314b55fd5cb523284ee2f132942c9a4dc28e917acd67c16901135586e
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • quasar

Version
  • 1.4.1

Botnet
  • Office04

C2
  • 127.0.0.1:4782

Mutex
  • 5f34ccca-3055-4fc6-8717-ab2a8e0bc218

Attributes
  • encryption_key

    9BD5BFB930BF97834590CB0E737FF24D6F422857

  • install_name

    Client.exe

  • key_salt

    bfeb1e56fbcd973bb219022430a57843003d5644d21e62b9d4f180e7e6c33941

  • log_directory

    Logs

  • reconnect_delay

    3000

  • startup_key

    Quasar Client Startup

  • subdirectory

    SubDir

Signatures

  • Family: Quasar RAT

    Quasar is an open source Remote Access Tool.

  • Quasar payload 1 IoCs
  • Badlisted process makes network request 4 IoCs

    Network request originating from process or tool commonly abused by malware.

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
    rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\e43f17c314b55fd5cb523284ee2f132942c9a4dc28e917acd67c16901135586e_nethost.dll,#1
    1⤵
    • Badlisted process makes network request
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:3100
  • C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\rundll32.exe
    1⤵
      PID:4832

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          memory/3100-8-0x000002334A0A0000-0x000002334A0B0000-memory.dmp

          memory/3100-9-0x000002334A3E0000-0x000002334A704000-memory.dmp

          memory/3100-11-0x000002334A0A0000-0x000002334A0B0000-memory.dmp

          memory/3100-10-0x000002334A0A0000-0x000002334A0B0000-memory.dmp

          memory/3100-12-0x0000023331AF0000-0x0000023331B40000-memory.dmp

          memory/3100-13-0x0000023349FD0000-0x000002334A082000-memory.dmp

          memory/3100-14-0x000002334A0A0000-0x000002334A0B0000-memory.dmp

          memory/3100-15-0x000002334A0A0000-0x000002334A0B0000-memory.dmp

          memory/3100-16-0x000002334A0A0000-0x000002334A0B0000-memory.dmp

          memory/3100-17-0x000002334A0A0000-0x000002334A0B0000-memory.dmp