Analysis
- max time kernel
6s - max time network
152s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
22/08/2026, 06:45
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
j8kbet.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target j8kbet.exe
- Size 3.1MB
- Sample260822-hh76aaed89
- SHA256 18d429b2af7e1c5e9cba9b6510933f486c5c9278127c31e587a8d0105060eae6
- MD5 efd80949028ca0b5afd41733c4dea43a
- SHA1 dfa459fc3a9fece5e214df493b43e908068e02e5
- SHA512 76509f28b8a69eb413408f15c2252bfbeeab22778b57bca8b5147c330f4fb6adf54775ecf66004afe839129835fc32b351477bfbad9f4d876a94d53cd0ed6f1f
- SSDEEP 49152:bv/e821/aQWl8P0lSk3aKA3Z+nSsGmRoGRMITHHB72eh2NT:bv2821/aQWl8P0lSk3DA3Z+nSsGos
- TLSH T102E56A043BF85E76E16BD6B7D5B1501263F0F86AF363EB1B2581A77A0C53B4098026B7
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Extracted
Family
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quasar
Version
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1.4.1
Botnet
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Office04
C2
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j8kbet.com:443
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www.j8kbet.com:443
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j8kbet.com:80
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www.j8kbet.com:80
Mutex
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00aec19e-9bda-4ea6-b578-9286aab8d699
Attributes
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encryption_key
ED3227F773701D05083B11A65776F95F93EEEF5E
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install_name
Client.exe
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key_salt
bfeb1e56fbcd973bb219022430a57843003d5644d21e62b9d4f180e7e6c33941
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log_directory
Logs
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reconnect_delay
3000
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startup_key
Quasar Client Startup
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subdirectory
SubDir
Signatures
- Quasar payload 2 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/3800-1-0x0000000000540000-0x0000000000864000-memory.dmp family_quasar behavioral2/files/0x000e00000001c4ac-15.dat family_quasar - Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
pid Process 792 Client.exe 5432 Client.exe - Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
pid Process 5244 schtasks.exe 2316 schtasks.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3800 j8kbet.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 792 Client.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 5432 Client.exe - Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
pid Process 5432 Client.exe - Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 1 IoCs
pid Process 5432 Client.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 3800 wrote to memory of 5244 3800 j8kbet.exe 89 PID 3800 wrote to memory of 792 3800 j8kbet.exe 91 PID 5432 wrote to memory of 2316 5432 Client.exe 94 - 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\j8kbet.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\j8kbet.exe"1⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3800 -
C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe"schtasks" /create /tn "Quasar Client Startup" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f2⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:5244
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:792
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5432 -
C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe"schtasks" /create /tn "Quasar Client Startup" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f2⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:2316
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exe
- Size 3.1MB
- SHA256 18d429b2af7e1c5e9cba9b6510933f486c5c9278127c31e587a8d0105060eae6
- MD5 efd80949028ca0b5afd41733c4dea43a
- SHA1 dfa459fc3a9fece5e214df493b43e908068e02e5
- SHA512 76509f28b8a69eb413408f15c2252bfbeeab22778b57bca8b5147c330f4fb6adf54775ecf66004afe839129835fc32b351477bfbad9f4d876a94d53cd0ed6f1f
- SSDEEP 49152:bv/e821/aQWl8P0lSk3aKA3Z+nSsGmRoGRMITHHB72eh2NT:bv2821/aQWl8P0lSk3DA3Z+nSsGos
- TLSH T102E56A043BF85E76E16BD6B7D5B1501263F0F86AF363EB1B2581A77A0C53B4098026B7
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH