General

  • Target
    (DxO PhotoLab Elite-x64) [18] - DxO PhotoLab Elite Multilingual.zip
  • Size 674.4MB
  • Sample260702-13mn7act6p
  • SHA256 8191dd4efd8e525dd91970fedc1c32d2888435dad15f84e18ac582ad787bc83c
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • quasar

Version
  • 1.3.0.0

Botnet
  • afra

C2
  • alexisfargo425.myvnc.com:39558

Mutex
  • QSR_MUTEX_dtdSKBHJ4zlrRzcS9c

Attributes
  • encryption_key

    MGcPZQ36T3BRZDuPXtu7

  • install_name

    Client.exe

  • key_salt

    bfeb1e56fbcd973bb219022430a57843003d5644d21e62b9d4f180e7e6c33941

  • log_directory

    Logs

  • reconnect_delay

    3000

  • startup_key

    Quasar Client Startup

  • subdirectory

    SubDir

Targets

    • Target
      (DxO PhotoLab Elite-x64) [18] - DxO PhotoLab Elite Multilingual/DxO PhotoLab Elite Multilingual/DxO PhotoLab 9.2.1.542 Installer.exe
    • Size 373.9MB
    • SHA256 285930cd7241e1ff2385ff6338e54468d0105254444fe542d637c24212b1e24b
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Family: Quasar RAT

      Quasar is an open source Remote Access Tool.

    • Quasar payload

    • Badlisted process makes network request

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

    • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup

      Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine.

    • Modifies Windows Firewall

    • Checks computer location settings

      Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Checks installed software on the system

      Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

    • Enumerates connected drives

      Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

    • Looks up external IP address via web service

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

    • Drops file in System32 directory

    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

    • Target
      (DxO PhotoLab Elite-x64) [18] - DxO PhotoLab Elite Multilingual/DxO PhotoLab Elite Multilingual/dxo.photolab.elite.9.0.0.46.[x64]-MPT.exe
    • Size 208KB
    • SHA256 8cfa31dc653fbb385966914717630769f124347b32ce0c50b676ccd8727d9e57
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    Score
    7/10
    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Target
      (DxO PhotoLab Elite-x64) [18] - DxO PhotoLab Elite Multilingual/DxO PhotoLab Elite Multilingual/dxo.photolab.elite.9.0.0.46.[x64]-MPT_1.exe
    • Size 208KB
    • SHA256 8cfa31dc653fbb385966914717630769f124347b32ce0c50b676ccd8727d9e57
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup

      Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine.

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Enumerates connected drives

      Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Tasks