File name:

Synapse X.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/65fe22cc-8fe9-4b3f-a2bb-a3854e9bd194
Verdict: Malicious activity
Threats:

Quasar is a very popular RAT in the world thanks to its code being available in open-source. This malware can be used to control the victim’s computer remotely.

Analysis date: January 03, 2020, 01:01:18
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Tags:
evasion
trojan
rat
quasar
Indicators:
MIME: application/x-dosexec
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows
MD5:

1DCD93F4BCAE70255B49DD3E656A5D7E

SHA1:

CCDD3A97CB0BABC96B625E88226AA31BDCED20A2

SHA256:

2F31911658AE95D1ACC6BBFDE6754D98903F32E8FF1E82C3B7716B4DCC0DAD23

SSDEEP:

3072:BwwsPiZ+cRtVpWRqmx3QAQbqRy08E5+uLt8ruHbWX0DPcIzk77UOu2YCng1ZOmPg:Vqikcnxg3SqwE5dLSruH9cI4UOuQg1ZO

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Changes the autorun value in the registry

      • System.exe (PID: 2396)
      • Synapse X.exe (PID: 3196)
    • QUASAR was detected

      • Synapse X.exe (PID: 3196)
      • System.exe (PID: 2396)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Creates files in the user directory

      • Synapse X.exe (PID: 3196)
      • System.exe (PID: 2396)
    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • Synapse X.exe (PID: 3196)
    • Starts itself from another location

      • Synapse X.exe (PID: 3196)
    • Checks for external IP

      • Synapse X.exe (PID: 3196)
      • System.exe (PID: 2396)
    • Connects to unusual port

      • System.exe (PID: 2396)
  • INFO

    No info indicators.
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (82.9)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (7.4)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (5.1)
.exe | Generic Win/DOS Executable (2.2)
.exe | DOS Executable Generic (2.2)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2019:11:19 08:14:38+01:00
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 11
CodeSize: 190464
InitializedDataSize: 2048
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x306fe
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 0.0.0.0
ProductVersionNumber: 0.0.0.0
FileFlagsMask: 0x003f
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: Neutral
CharacterSet: Unicode
FileDescription:
FileVersion: 0.0.0.0
InternalName: Synapse X.exe
LegalCopyright:
OriginalFileName: Synapse X.exe
ProductVersion: 0.0.0.0
AssemblyVersion: 0.0.0.0

Summary

Architecture: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Subsystem: IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI
Compilation Date: 19-Nov-2019 07:14:38
FileDescription: -
FileVersion: 0.0.0.0
InternalName: Synapse X.exe
LegalCopyright: -
OriginalFilename: Synapse X.exe
ProductVersion: 0.0.0.0
Assembly Version: 0.0.0.0

DOS Header

Magic number: MZ
Bytes on last page of file: 0x0090
Pages in file: 0x0003
Relocations: 0x0000
Size of header: 0x0004
Min extra paragraphs: 0x0000
Max extra paragraphs: 0xFFFF
Initial SS value: 0x0000
Initial SP value: 0x00B8
Checksum: 0x0000
Initial IP value: 0x0000
Initial CS value: 0x0000
Overlay number: 0x0000
OEM identifier: 0x0000
OEM information: 0x0000
Address of NE header: 0x00000080

PE Headers

Signature: PE
Machine: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Number of sections: 3
Time date stamp: 19-Nov-2019 07:14:38
Pointer to Symbol Table: 0x00000000
Number of symbols: 0
Size of Optional Header: 0x00E0
Characteristics:
  • IMAGE_FILE_32BIT_MACHINE
  • IMAGE_FILE_EXECUTABLE_IMAGE

Sections

Name
Virtual Address
Virtual Size
Raw Size
Charateristics
Entropy
.text
0x00002000
0x0002E704
0x0002E800
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
7.99117
.rsrc
0x00032000
0x000004E0
0x00000600
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
3.7287
.reloc
0x00034000
0x0000000C
0x00000200
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
0.0611629

Resources

Title
Entropy
Size
Codepage
Language
Type
1
5.00112
490
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
RT_MANIFEST

Imports

mscoree.dll
No data.
screenshot
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Total processes
38
Monitored processes
4
Malicious processes
4
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start drop and start synapse x.exe no specs #QUASAR synapse x.exe system.exe no specs #QUASAR system.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
856"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Synapse X.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Synapse X.exeexplorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Exit code:
0
Version:
0.0.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\synapse x.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\mscoree.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\microsoft.net\framework\v4.0.30319\mscoreei.dll
952"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows\System.exe"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows\System.exeSynapse X.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Exit code:
0
Version:
0.0.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\roaming\windows\system.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\mscoree.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\microsoft.net\framework\v4.0.30319\mscoreei.dll
2396"{path}"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows\System.exe
System.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Exit code:
0
Version:
0.0.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\roaming\windows\system.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\mscoree.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\microsoft.net\framework\v4.0.30319\mscoreei.dll
3196"{path}"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Synapse X.exe
Synapse X.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Exit code:
0
Version:
0.0.0.0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\synapse x.exe
c:\systemroot\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\mscoree.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\microsoft.net\framework\v4.0.30319\mscoreei.dll
Total events
92
Read events
66
Write events
26
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(3196) Synapse X.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Synapse X_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:EnableFileTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(3196) Synapse X.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Synapse X_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:EnableConsoleTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(3196) Synapse X.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Synapse X_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:FileTracingMask
Value:
4294901760
(PID) Process:(3196) Synapse X.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Synapse X_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:ConsoleTracingMask
Value:
4294901760
(PID) Process:(3196) Synapse X.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Synapse X_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:MaxFileSize
Value:
1048576
(PID) Process:(3196) Synapse X.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Synapse X_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:FileDirectory
Value:
%windir%\tracing
(PID) Process:(3196) Synapse X.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Synapse X_RASMANCS
Operation:writeName:EnableFileTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(3196) Synapse X.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Synapse X_RASMANCS
Operation:writeName:EnableConsoleTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(3196) Synapse X.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Synapse X_RASMANCS
Operation:writeName:FileTracingMask
Value:
4294901760
(PID) Process:(3196) Synapse X.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\Synapse X_RASMANCS
Operation:writeName:ConsoleTracingMask
Value:
4294901760
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
1
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
2396System.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Logs\01-03-2020binary
MD5:
SHA256:
3196Synapse X.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows\System.exeexecutable
MD5:
SHA256:
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HTTP(S) requests
2
TCP/UDP connections
13
DNS requests
2
Threats
9

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
3196
Synapse X.exe
GET
200
208.95.112.1:80
http://ip-api.com/json/
unknown
text
347 b
malicious
2396
System.exe
GET
200
208.95.112.1:80
http://ip-api.com/json/
unknown
text
347 b
malicious
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
3196
Synapse X.exe
208.95.112.1:80
ip-api.com
IBURST
malicious
2396
System.exe
208.95.112.1:80
ip-api.com
IBURST
malicious
2396
System.exe
193.161.193.99:33874
meol3555-33874.portmap.host
OOO Bitree Networks
RU
malicious

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
ip-api.com
  • 208.95.112.1
malicious
meol3555-33874.portmap.host
  • 193.161.193.99
malicious

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
3196
Synapse X.exe
Potential Corporate Privacy Violation
ET POLICY External IP Lookup ip-api.com
3196
Synapse X.exe
Potential Corporate Privacy Violation
AV POLICY Internal Host Retrieving External IP Address (ip-api. com)
3196
Synapse X.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
REMOTE [PTsecurity] Quasar.RAT IP Lookup
2396
System.exe
Potential Corporate Privacy Violation
ET POLICY External IP Lookup ip-api.com
2396
System.exe
Potential Corporate Privacy Violation
AV POLICY Internal Host Retrieving External IP Address (ip-api. com)
2396
System.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
REMOTE [PTsecurity] Quasar.RAT IP Lookup
2396
System.exe
Misc Attack
ET TOR Known Tor Relay/Router (Not Exit) Node Traffic group 303
2 ETPRO signatures available at the full report
No debug info