Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    132s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    03/11/2026, 01:11

General

  • Target
    2026-11-02_b3232882e463e07ee4270aa341b84a45_agent-tesla_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_maze_quasar-rat_remcos_xloader_xrat.exe
  • Size 2.0MB
  • Sample261103-bkfeqagg57
  • SHA256 d5ee7b3c97a07d257e49100a3055703bdeb6b7e5f5a11ce5ab004574977fed99
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • quasar

Version
  • 1.3.0.0

Botnet
  • EbayProfiles

C2
  • 5.8.88.191:443

  • sockartek.icu:443

Mutex
  • QSR_MUTEX_0kBRNrRz5TDLEQouI0

Attributes
  • encryption_key

    MWhG6wsClMX8aJM2CVXT

  • install_name

    winsock.exe

  • key_salt

    bfeb1e56fbcd973bb219022430a57843003d5644d21e62b9d4f180e7e6c33941

  • log_directory

    Logs

  • reconnect_delay

    3000

  • startup_key

    win defender run

  • subdirectory

    SubDir

Extracted

Family
  • azorult

C2
  • http://0x21.in:8000/_az/

Signatures

  • Family: Azorult

    An information stealer that was first discovered in 2016, targeting browsing history and passwords.

  • Family: Quasar RAT

    Quasar is an open source Remote Access Tool.

  • Quasar payload 3 IoCs
  • Custom signature
    Detects Windows executables referencing non-Windows User-Agents 3 IoCs
  • Custom signature
    Detects executables containing common artifacts observed in infostealers 3 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 23 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Looks up external IP address via web service 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

  • AutoIT Executable 1 IoCs

    AutoIT scripts compiled to PE executables.

  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • 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.

  • Program crash 5 IoCs
  • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

    The configured hostname and DNS domain identify the machine and are commonly collected to profile a host before it reports in.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 8 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • 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
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 7 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-11-02_b3232882e463e07ee4270aa341b84a45_agent-tesla_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_maze_quasar-rat_remcos_xloader_xrat.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-11-02_b3232882e463e07ee4270aa341b84a45_agent-tesla_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_maze_quasar-rat_remcos_xloader_xrat.exe"
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2136
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vnc.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vnc.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3356
      • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k
        3⤵
          PID:5076
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3356 -s 612
          3⤵
          • Program crash
          PID:4516
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windef.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windef.exe"
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4396
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          "schtasks" /create /tn "win defender run" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windef.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
          3⤵
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:3780
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe"
          3⤵
            PID:1124
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
              "schtasks" /create /tn "win defender run" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
              4⤵
              • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
              PID:4948
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
              C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xuyjQTa45Z0u.bat" "
              4⤵
              • Executes a command shell one-liner
              PID:2400
              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\chcp.com
                chcp 65001
                5⤵
                  PID:4496
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
                  ping -n 10 localhost
                  5⤵
                  • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
                  • Runs ping.exe
                  PID:1736
                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe
                  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe"
                  5⤵
                    PID:1472
                    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
                      "schtasks" /create /tn "win defender run" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
                      6⤵
                      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                      PID:4072
                    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
                      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\aZQx3kYGGJ7u.bat" "
                      6⤵
                      • Executes a command shell one-liner
                      PID:6068
                      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\chcp.com
                        chcp 65001
                        7⤵
                          PID:3312
                        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
                          ping -n 10 localhost
                          7⤵
                          • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
                          • Runs ping.exe
                          PID:4316
                        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe
                          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe"
                          7⤵
                            PID:3212
                            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
                              "schtasks" /create /tn "win defender run" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
                              8⤵
                              • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                              PID:2068
                            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
                              C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IegXWeinSh6Y.bat" "
                              8⤵
                              • Executes a command shell one-liner
                              PID:3340
                              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\chcp.com
                                chcp 65001
                                9⤵
                                  PID:2596
                                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
                                  ping -n 10 localhost
                                  9⤵
                                  • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
                                  • Runs ping.exe
                                  PID:2280
                                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe
                                  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe"
                                  9⤵
                                    PID:1692
                                    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
                                      "schtasks" /create /tn "win defender run" /sc ONLOGON /tr "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe" /rl HIGHEST /f
                                      10⤵
                                      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                                      PID:2208
                                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
                                  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3212 -s 2112
                                  8⤵
                                  • Program crash
                                  PID:4744
                            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
                              C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1472 -s 2388
                              6⤵
                              • Program crash
                              PID:4856
                        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
                          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1124 -s 2376
                          4⤵
                          • Program crash
                          PID:2332
                    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-11-02_b3232882e463e07ee4270aa341b84a45_agent-tesla_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_maze_quasar-rat_remcos_xloader_xrat.exe
                      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-11-02_b3232882e463e07ee4270aa341b84a45_agent-tesla_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_maze_quasar-rat_remcos_xloader_xrat.exe"
                      2⤵
                      • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
                      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                      PID:5860
                    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
                      "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe" /create /tn RtkAudioService64 /tr "C:\Users\Admin\btpanui\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe" /sc minute /mo 1 /F
                      2⤵
                      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                      PID:1496
                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
                    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 436 -p 3356 -ip 3356
                    1⤵
                      PID:4836
                    • C:\Users\Admin\btpanui\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
                      C:\Users\Admin\btpanui\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
                      1⤵
                      • Executes dropped EXE
                      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                      PID:2120
                      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vnc.exe
                        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vnc.exe"
                        2⤵
                        • Executes dropped EXE
                        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                        PID:1632
                        • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
                          C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k
                          3⤵
                            PID:5960
                          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
                            C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1632 -s 568
                            3⤵
                            • Program crash
                            PID:1408
                        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windef.exe
                          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windef.exe"
                          2⤵
                          • Executes dropped EXE
                          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                          PID:5888
                        • C:\Users\Admin\btpanui\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
                          "C:\Users\Admin\btpanui\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe"
                          2⤵
                            PID:1140
                          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
                            "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe" /create /tn RtkAudioService64 /tr "C:\Users\Admin\btpanui\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe" /sc minute /mo 1 /F
                            2⤵
                            • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                            PID:1608
                        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
                          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 508 -p 1632 -ip 1632
                          1⤵
                            PID:2624
                          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windef.exe
                            C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windef.exe
                            1⤵
                              PID:504
                            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe
                              C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\winsock.exe
                              1⤵
                                PID:4648
                              • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
                                C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 608 -p 1124 -ip 1124
                                1⤵
                                  PID:4416
                                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
                                  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 416 -p 1472 -ip 1472
                                  1⤵
                                    PID:1652
                                  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
                                    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 624 -p 3212 -ip 3212
                                    1⤵
                                      PID:3884
                                    • C:\Users\Admin\btpanui\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
                                      "C:\Users\Admin\btpanui\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe"
                                      1⤵
                                        PID:5856

                                      Network

                                            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                                            Downloads

                                            IegXWeinSh6Y.bat

                                            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\IegXWeinSh6Y.bat
                                            • Size 208B
                                            • SHA256 4303654cb10ab25b376ea9043ca464a8c85361d50d39dca5e4272c315eb74c02
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                            aZQx3kYGGJ7u.bat

                                            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\aZQx3kYGGJ7u.bat
                                            • Size 208B
                                            • SHA256 c492f75bcb9d9a5e7738030fcbd58c8083abf5feda4f4b411ea557cf0825e391
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                            vnc.exe

                                            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vnc.exe
                                            • Size 405KB
                                            • SHA256 4e8a99cd33c9e5c747a3ce8f1a3e17824846f4a8f7cb0631aebd0815db2ce3a4
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                            windef.exe

                                            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\windef.exe
                                            • Size 349KB
                                            • SHA256 7050608d53f80269df951d00883ed79815c060ce7678a76b5c3f6a2a985beea9
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                            xuyjQTa45Z0u.bat

                                            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\xuyjQTa45Z0u.bat
                                            • Size 208B
                                            • SHA256 34101c87802cc7e6e257970db122d8e98e1b5d4e1e5cea8d021d5d9aa7a30012
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                            11-03-2026

                                            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Logs\11-03-2026
                                            • Size 224B
                                            • SHA256 e18bf9f19aad5971f5da1806031fae895e46cee422485ba250f99feb143985c8
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                            11-03-2026

                                            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Logs\11-03-2026
                                            • Size 224B
                                            • SHA256 094f3bb5a385742416b4f28111f3abe0639011b5b893d67a4b192281af6c4dee
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                            11-03-2026

                                            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Logs\11-03-2026
                                            • Size 224B
                                            • SHA256 a94b244261b86134ab01f383ca1a35d8027e566acae139870f1af07ab2bb191c
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                            SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe

                                            • Path C:\Users\Admin\btpanui\SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
                                            • Size 2.0MB
                                            • SHA256 fdc2e620f228217594ec584bdffe76cfcaf8dfa0a65ddcc0f16f8c493e7892e3
                                            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                            memory/1124-51-0x0000000006290000-0x000000000629A000-memory.dmp

                                            memory/2136-18-0x0000000003380000-0x0000000003381000-memory.dmp

                                            memory/4396-28-0x0000000072BF2000-0x0000000072BF3000-memory.dmp

                                            memory/4396-47-0x0000000005FF0000-0x000000000602C000-memory.dmp

                                            memory/4396-46-0x0000000005AC0000-0x0000000005AD2000-memory.dmp

                                            memory/4396-37-0x0000000004EB0000-0x0000000004F16000-memory.dmp

                                            memory/4396-33-0x0000000004DA0000-0x0000000004E32000-memory.dmp

                                            memory/4396-32-0x00000000052C0000-0x000000000587A000-memory.dmp

                                            memory/4396-29-0x0000000000330000-0x000000000038E000-memory.dmp

                                            memory/5860-27-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp

                                            memory/5860-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000420000-memory.dmp