Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    09/08/2026, 07:48

General

  • Target
    connect-sextop1-client.exe
  • Size 3.1MB
  • Sample260809-jnbvpsw1ds
  • SHA256 7054a8967fd95f76792ad545a6cd543dbf5f02ece43a2c8951a0c4afea4f0070
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • quasar

Version
  • 1.4.1

Botnet
  • sextop1

C2
  • sextop1.pl:443

  • sextop1.gl:443

  • sextop1.email:443

  • sextop1.cm:443

  • sextop1.fo:443

  • sextop1.am:443

  • sextop1.gd:443

  • sextop1.vg:443

  • sextop1.hot:443

  • sextop1.st:443

  • sextop1.fit:443

  • sextop1.skin:443

  • sextop1.moe:443

  • sextop1.work:443

  • sextop1.dad:443

  • sextop1.ing:443

  • sextop1.net:443

  • 66.179.30.124:443

  • irena.ns.cloudflare.com:443

  • jake.ns.cloudflare.com:443

Mutex
  • a01906ce-c109-4d42-8bd9-2e6b02d0599c

Attributes
  • encryption_key

    239ECC85C91C3110CB08E82C11B57BB8B6AD4392

  • install_name

    connect-to-sextop1-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 2 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

  • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\connect-sextop1-client.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\connect-sextop1-client.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4560
    • C:\Windows\system32\SubDir\connect-to-sextop1-client.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\SubDir\connect-to-sextop1-client.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2764
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Myg0DaO7meZn.bat" "
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        PID:2080
        • C:\Windows\system32\chcp.com
          chcp 65001
          4⤵
            PID:5400
          • C:\Windows\system32\PING.EXE
            ping -n 10 localhost
            4⤵
            • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
            • Runs ping.exe
            PID:5052
          • C:\Windows\system32\SubDir\connect-to-sextop1-client.exe
            "C:\Windows\system32\SubDir\connect-to-sextop1-client.exe"
            4⤵
              PID:3032
              • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xqsW2IOzw9jq.bat" "
                5⤵
                • Executes a command shell one-liner
                PID:5372
                • C:\Windows\system32\chcp.com
                  chcp 65001
                  6⤵
                    PID:4792
                  • C:\Windows\system32\PING.EXE
                    ping -n 10 localhost
                    6⤵
                    • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
                    • Runs ping.exe
                    PID:5656
                  • C:\Windows\system32\SubDir\connect-to-sextop1-client.exe
                    "C:\Windows\system32\SubDir\connect-to-sextop1-client.exe"
                    6⤵
                      PID:1116
                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0IMrZzb94eNN.bat" "
                        7⤵
                        • Executes a command shell one-liner
                        PID:4904
                        • C:\Windows\system32\chcp.com
                          chcp 65001
                          8⤵
                            PID:2224
                          • C:\Windows\system32\PING.EXE
                            ping -n 10 localhost
                            8⤵
                            • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
                            • Runs ping.exe
                            PID:3200
                          • C:\Windows\system32\SubDir\connect-to-sextop1-client.exe
                            "C:\Windows\system32\SubDir\connect-to-sextop1-client.exe"
                            8⤵
                              PID:1488

              Network

                    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                    Downloads

                    0IMrZzb94eNN.bat

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\0IMrZzb94eNN.bat
                    • Size 215B
                    • SHA256 c430f5f2cfd842366e161f85ccff32a84617473354347f9102870614d82761b2
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                    Myg0DaO7meZn.bat

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Myg0DaO7meZn.bat
                    • Size 215B
                    • SHA256 0f452c015f4087a49e73ea6d0b597d56bb6bbf3e5bd3a9f805a3c158147566a7
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                    xqsW2IOzw9jq.bat

                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xqsW2IOzw9jq.bat
                    • Size 215B
                    • SHA256 7e232e0b7eb87fefe35049061dbc5624e5eb61c2b4680f44d274f905f8bfb8a6
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                    connect-to-sextop1-client.exe

                    • Path C:\Windows\System32\SubDir\connect-to-sextop1-client.exe
                    • Size 3.1MB
                    • SHA256 7054a8967fd95f76792ad545a6cd543dbf5f02ece43a2c8951a0c4afea4f0070
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                    memory/2764-29-0x00007FFF4B4D0000-0x00007FFF4BE74000-memory.dmp

                    memory/2764-19-0x00007FFF4B4D0000-0x00007FFF4BE74000-memory.dmp

                    memory/2764-42-0x00007FFF4B4D0000-0x00007FFF4BE74000-memory.dmp

                    memory/2764-34-0x00007FFF4B4D0000-0x00007FFF4BE74000-memory.dmp

                    memory/2764-31-0x000000001CEA0000-0x000000001CF52000-memory.dmp

                    memory/2764-30-0x000000001CD90000-0x000000001CDE0000-memory.dmp

                    memory/2764-28-0x00007FFF4B4D0000-0x00007FFF4BE74000-memory.dmp

                    memory/2764-27-0x00007FFF4B4D0000-0x00007FFF4BE74000-memory.dmp

                    memory/2764-26-0x00007FFF4B4D0000-0x00007FFF4BE74000-memory.dmp

                    memory/2764-25-0x00007FFF4B4D0000-0x00007FFF4BE74000-memory.dmp

                    memory/2764-24-0x00007FFF4B4D0000-0x00007FFF4BE74000-memory.dmp

                    memory/2764-23-0x00007FFF4B4D0000-0x00007FFF4BE74000-memory.dmp

                    memory/2764-17-0x00007FFF4B4D0000-0x00007FFF4BE74000-memory.dmp

                    memory/2764-18-0x00007FFF4B4D0000-0x00007FFF4BE74000-memory.dmp

                    memory/2764-16-0x00007FFF4B4D0000-0x00007FFF4BE74000-memory.dmp

                    memory/2764-22-0x00007FFF4B4D0000-0x00007FFF4BE74000-memory.dmp

                    memory/2764-21-0x00007FFF4B4D0000-0x00007FFF4BE74000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4560-5-0x00007FFF4B4D0000-0x00007FFF4BE74000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4560-9-0x00007FFF4B4D0000-0x00007FFF4BE74000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4560-14-0x00007FFF4B4D0000-0x00007FFF4BE74000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4560-13-0x00007FFF4B4D0000-0x00007FFF4BE74000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4560-12-0x00007FFF4B4D0000-0x00007FFF4BE74000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4560-11-0x00007FFF4B4D0000-0x00007FFF4BE74000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4560-4-0x00007FFF4B4D0000-0x00007FFF4BE74000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4560-0-0x00007FFF4B65F000-0x00007FFF4B660000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4560-20-0x00007FFF4B4D0000-0x00007FFF4BE74000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4560-10-0x00007FFF4B4D0000-0x00007FFF4BE74000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4560-8-0x00007FFF4B4D0000-0x00007FFF4BE74000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4560-7-0x00007FFF4B4D0000-0x00007FFF4BE74000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4560-3-0x00007FFF4B4D0000-0x00007FFF4BE74000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4560-6-0x00007FFF4B4D0000-0x00007FFF4BE74000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4560-2-0x00007FFF4B4D0000-0x00007FFF4BE74000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4560-1-0x0000000000540000-0x0000000000864000-memory.dmp