Analysis
- user interaction
yes - max time kernel
8s - max time network
9s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
- submitted
07/08/2026, 23:22
General
- Target Nexware - Fortnite Free Edition.exe
- Size 2.0MB
- Sample260807-3cshvsdp2v
- SHA256 f01c070825679c0426310584d88ee8e86ac7d9ea3ef4678d47a356994f1aa70b
Malware Config
Extracted
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quasar
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1.6.6
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fake cs2
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localhost:4782
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45b8b986-4374-4c81-a262-fe0a0ac94115
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encryption_key
21E9DAB67B97B810D7BA46F047F7595AB92AEDA0
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install_name
Nexware CS2 Free Edition.exe
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key_salt
5a23f8394640cb9e40658446a04c0bbae82dc93d0470e1b2a406a90fd2520382
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log_directory
Logs
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reconnect_delay
3000
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startup_key
NVIDIA Performance Manager
Signatures
- Family: Quasar RAT
Quasar is an open source Remote Access Tool.
- Quasar payload 2 IoCs
- Executes dropped EXE 1 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: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 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\Nexware - Fortnite Free Edition.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Nexware - Fortnite Free Edition.exe"1⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe"schtasks" /create /tn "NVIDIA Performance Manager" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Nexware CS2 Free Edition.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f2⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Nexware CS2 Free Edition.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Nexware CS2 Free Edition.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe"schtasks" /create /tn "NVIDIA Performance Manager" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Nexware CS2 Free Edition.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f3⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
Nexware CS2 Free Edition.exe
memory/1288-10-0x0000021AB1BE0000-0x0000021AB1C30000-memory.dmp
memory/1288-12-0x0000021AB1B90000-0x0000021AB1BDA000-memory.dmp
memory/1288-16-0x0000021AB1DB0000-0x0000021AB1DFC000-memory.dmp
memory/1288-8-0x0000021AB1930000-0x0000021AB1940000-memory.dmp
memory/1288-9-0x0000021AB1B50000-0x0000021AB1B8A000-memory.dmp
memory/1288-17-0x0000021AB1E00000-0x0000021AB1E4A000-memory.dmp
memory/1288-11-0x0000021AB1CF0000-0x0000021AB1DA2000-memory.dmp
memory/1288-18-0x0000021AB1E50000-0x0000021AB1E7A000-memory.dmp
memory/1288-14-0x0000021AB1C80000-0x0000021AB1CA6000-memory.dmp
memory/1288-13-0x0000021AB1C30000-0x0000021AB1C7E000-memory.dmp
memory/1288-15-0x0000021AB1CB0000-0x0000021AB1CE4000-memory.dmp
memory/2040-2-0x000001EA234F0000-0x000001EA2350C000-memory.dmp
memory/2040-0-0x000001EA22F40000-0x000001EA2313C000-memory.dmp
memory/2040-1-0x000001EA3D820000-0x000001EA3D830000-memory.dmp