Analysis
- user interaction
yes - max time kernel
516s - max time network
517s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
- submitted
20/07/2026, 21:31
General
- Target EclipseX.exe
- Size 3.1MB
- Sample260720-1dgrmsgz6v
- SHA256 1bcffe4c87b4819dee936a2c03567a0458dba5edafdbef663c0ef6116d9f3a5b
Malware Config
Extracted
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quasar
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1.4.1
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EclipseX
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192.168.1.133:4785
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8ff75d12-2a62-4daf-91dd-95f798377530
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encryption_key
68BC53829FF8EB1B6A16183484DC84F6265112BE
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install_name
Microsoft_SQL_Server.exe
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key_salt
bfeb1e56fbcd973bb219022430a57843003d5644d21e62b9d4f180e7e6c33941
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log_directory
Microsoft_keyboard
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reconnect_delay
2984
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startup_key
Microsoft startup
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subdirectory
Microsoft
Signatures
- Family: Quasar RAT
Quasar is an open source Remote Access Tool.
- Quasar payload 2 IoCs
- Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
- Drops file in System32 directory 5 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 behavior: LoadsDriver 6 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 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\EclipseX.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EclipseX.exe"1⤵
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe"schtasks" /create /tn "Microsoft startup" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Windows\system32\Microsoft\Microsoft_SQL_Server.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f2⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\Windows\system32\Microsoft\Microsoft_SQL_Server.exe"C:\Windows\system32\Microsoft\Microsoft_SQL_Server.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe"schtasks" /create /tn "Microsoft startup" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Windows\system32\Microsoft\Microsoft_SQL_Server.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f3⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\Windows\system32\Microsoft\Microsoft_SQL_Server.exeC:\Windows\system32\Microsoft\Microsoft_SQL_Server.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exeC:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalService -p -s NPSMSvc1⤵
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C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXEC:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE 0x00000000000004F4 0x00000000000004F81⤵
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C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exeC:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k DevicesFlow -s DevicesFlowUserSvc1⤵
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C:\Windows\System32\ShellHost.exe"C:\Windows\System32\ShellHost.exe"1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
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C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exeC:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup1⤵
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
Microsoft_SQL_Server.exe
memory/252-27-0x00007FF8BD610000-0x00007FF8BDFB4000-memory.dmp
memory/252-22-0x00007FF8BD610000-0x00007FF8BDFB4000-memory.dmp
memory/252-33-0x000000001CAE0000-0x000000001CB92000-memory.dmp
memory/252-32-0x000000001B530000-0x000000001B580000-memory.dmp
memory/252-30-0x00007FF8BD610000-0x00007FF8BDFB4000-memory.dmp
memory/252-29-0x00007FF8BD610000-0x00007FF8BDFB4000-memory.dmp
memory/252-28-0x00007FF8BD610000-0x00007FF8BDFB4000-memory.dmp
memory/252-19-0x00007FF8BD610000-0x00007FF8BDFB4000-memory.dmp
memory/252-34-0x00007FF8BD610000-0x00007FF8BDFB4000-memory.dmp
memory/252-26-0x00007FF8BD610000-0x00007FF8BDFB4000-memory.dmp
memory/252-25-0x00007FF8BD610000-0x00007FF8BDFB4000-memory.dmp
memory/252-24-0x00007FF8BD610000-0x00007FF8BDFB4000-memory.dmp
memory/252-21-0x00007FF8BD610000-0x00007FF8BDFB4000-memory.dmp
memory/252-20-0x00007FF8BD610000-0x00007FF8BDFB4000-memory.dmp
memory/252-35-0x000000001D420000-0x000000001D948000-memory.dmp
memory/252-16-0x00007FF8BD610000-0x00007FF8BDFB4000-memory.dmp
memory/252-17-0x00007FF8BD610000-0x00007FF8BDFB4000-memory.dmp
memory/252-18-0x00007FF8BD610000-0x00007FF8BDFB4000-memory.dmp
memory/5016-8-0x00007FF8BD610000-0x00007FF8BDFB4000-memory.dmp
memory/5016-14-0x00007FF8BD610000-0x00007FF8BDFB4000-memory.dmp
memory/5016-13-0x00007FF8BD610000-0x00007FF8BDFB4000-memory.dmp
memory/5016-12-0x00007FF8BD610000-0x00007FF8BDFB4000-memory.dmp
memory/5016-11-0x00007FF8BD610000-0x00007FF8BDFB4000-memory.dmp
memory/5016-23-0x00007FF8BD610000-0x00007FF8BDFB4000-memory.dmp
memory/5016-10-0x00007FF8BD610000-0x00007FF8BDFB4000-memory.dmp
memory/5016-9-0x00007FF8BD610000-0x00007FF8BDFB4000-memory.dmp
memory/5016-0-0x00007FF8BD79F000-0x00007FF8BD7A0000-memory.dmp
memory/5016-7-0x00007FF8BD610000-0x00007FF8BDFB4000-memory.dmp
memory/5016-6-0x00007FF8BD610000-0x00007FF8BDFB4000-memory.dmp
memory/5016-5-0x00007FF8BD610000-0x00007FF8BDFB4000-memory.dmp
memory/5016-4-0x00007FF8BD610000-0x00007FF8BDFB4000-memory.dmp
memory/5016-3-0x00007FF8BD610000-0x00007FF8BDFB4000-memory.dmp
memory/5016-2-0x00007FF8BD610000-0x00007FF8BDFB4000-memory.dmp
memory/5016-1-0x0000000000790000-0x0000000000AB4000-memory.dmp