Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
150s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260911-en - resource tags
- submitted
14/10/2026, 06:17
General
- Target 78win.ceo.exe
- Size 3.1MB
- Sample261014-g17rsshs5p
- SHA256 adb15ed458072b783f5f08a3e29deb5d5e8f39d674c53d16f6f23990f3d41645
Malware Config
Extracted
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quasar
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1.4.1
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Office04
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78win.ceo:443
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www.78win.ceo:443
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78win.ceo:80
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www.78win.ceo:80
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e6fc084c-f94b-449a-ad13-18f0a2f4598c
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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
- Family: Quasar RAT
Quasar is an open source Remote Access Tool.
- Quasar payload 2 IoCs
- Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
- Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
The configured hostname and DNS domain identify the machine and are commonly collected to profile a host before it reports in.
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
- Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 1 IoCs
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 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\78win.ceo.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\78win.ceo.exe"1⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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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
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe"schtasks" /create /tn "Quasar Client Startup" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f3⤵
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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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
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
Client.exe
memory/1740-0-0x0000000000A30000-0x0000000000D54000-memory.dmp
memory/1740-1-0x0000000001500000-0x0000000001510000-memory.dmp
memory/3192-8-0x0000000000DE0000-0x0000000000DF0000-memory.dmp
memory/3192-11-0x000000001CAA0000-0x000000001CAF0000-memory.dmp
memory/3192-12-0x000000001CBB0000-0x000000001CC62000-memory.dmp
memory/3192-13-0x0000000000DE0000-0x0000000000DF0000-memory.dmp