Malware analysis ExpressGen.rar Malicious activity | ANY.RUN

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download:	ExpressGen.rar
Full analysis:	https://app.any.run/tasks/eb283bcd-4055-486d-bd7f-878b84e1ae4d
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. Remote access trojans (RATs) are a type of malware that enables attackers to establish complete to partial control over infected computers. Such malicious programs often have a modular design, offering a wide range of functionalities for conducting illicit activities on compromised systems. Some of the most common features of RATs include access to the users’ data, webcam, and keystrokes. This malware is often distributed through phishing emails and links. Trojans are a group of malicious programs distinguished by their ability to masquerade as benign software. Depending on their type, trojans possess a variety of capabilities, ranging from maintaining full remote control over the victim’s machine to stealing data and files, as well as dropping other malware. At the same time, the main functionality of each trojan family can differ significantly depending on its type. The most common trojan infection chain starts with a phishing email. Malware Trends Tracker >>>
Analysis date:	January 10, 2019, 19:50:18
OS:	Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Tags:	evasion trojan rat quasar
Indicators:
MIME:	application/x-rar
File info:	RAR archive data, v5
MD5:	49D834E1F9F733C9F3F7256216BA2B1F
SHA1:	E453E7750A283DF64D1D9EDB73FDABAD3BF77B6F
SHA256:	3CB2802B37C8060A433FAFF56BC1E92EB19DF44E514F94679A430FDBEB6844C6
SSDEEP:	12288:9e5XWBtzrbtQhLmjGbDIOGj8qrf5rp/irs09ijfPe5XWBtzrD:9KWnIsCIoqr2sHjHKWnD

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Launch configuration

Task duration:: 240 seconds
Heavy Evasion option:: off
Network geolocation:: off
Additional time used:: 180 seconds
MITM proxy:: off
Privacy:: Public submission
Fakenet option:: off
Route via Tor:: off
Autoconfirmation of UAC:: off
Network:: on

Software preset

Internet Explorer 8.0.7601.17514 undefined
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC MUI (15.023.20070)
Adobe Flash Player 26 ActiveX (26.0.0.131)
Adobe Flash Player 26 NPAPI (26.0.0.131)
Adobe Flash Player 26 PPAPI (26.0.0.131)
Adobe Refresh Manager (1.8.0)
CCleaner (5.35)
FileZilla Client 3.36.0 (3.36.0)
Google Chrome (68.0.3440.106)
Google Update Helper (1.3.33.17)
Java 8 Update 92 (8.0.920.14)
Java Auto Updater (2.8.92.14)
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.1 (4.6.01055)
Microsoft Office Access MUI (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Access Setup Metadata MUI (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Excel MUI (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office OneNote MUI (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Outlook MUI (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office PowerPoint MUI (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Professional 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Proof (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Proof (French) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Proof (Spanish) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Proofing (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Publisher MUI (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Shared MUI (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Shared Setup Metadata MUI (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Single Image 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Office Word MUI (English) 2010 (14.0.6029.1000)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable - x86 9.0.30729.6161 (9.0.30729.6161)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x86 Redistributable - 10.0.40219 (10.0.40219)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable (x86) - 12.0.30501 (12.0.30501.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 x86 Additional Runtime - 12.0.21005 (12.0.21005)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 x86 Minimum Runtime - 12.0.21005 (12.0.21005)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 Redistributable (x86) - 14.15.26706 (14.15.26706.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 x86 Additional Runtime - 14.15.26706 (14.15.26706)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 x86 Minimum Runtime - 14.15.26706 (14.15.26706)
Mozilla Firefox 61.0.2 (x86 en-US) (61.0.2)
Notepad++ (32-bit x86) (7.5.1)
Opera 12.15 (12.15.1748)
Skype version 8.29 (8.29)
VLC media player (2.2.6)
WinRAR 5.60 (32-bit) (5.60.0)

Hotfixes

Client LanguagePack Package
Client Refresh LanguagePack Package
CodecPack Basic Package
Foundation Package
IE Troubleshooters Package
InternetExplorer Optional Package
KB2534111
KB2999226
KB976902
LocalPack AU Package
LocalPack CA Package
LocalPack GB Package
LocalPack US Package
LocalPack ZA Package
ProfessionalEdition
UltimateEdition

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MALICIOUS
- Application was dropped or rewritten from another process
  - ExpressGen.exe (PID: 2840)
  - WindowsDefender.exe (PID: 3800)
- QUASAR was detected
  - Regasm.exe (PID: 3824)
- Changes the autorun value in the registry
  - Regasm.exe (PID: 3824)
- Actions looks like stealing of personal data
  - Regasm.exe (PID: 3824)
SUSPICIOUS
- Executable content was dropped or overwritten
  - ExpressGen.exe (PID: 2840)
  - WinRAR.exe (PID: 3012)
- Starts itself from another location
  - ExpressGen.exe (PID: 2840)
- Checks for external IP
  - Regasm.exe (PID: 3824)
- Connects to unusual port
  - Regasm.exe (PID: 3824)
- Creates files in the user directory
  - Regasm.exe (PID: 3824)
- Loads DLL from Mozilla Firefox
  - Regasm.exe (PID: 3824)
- Reads Internet Cache Settings
  - Regasm.exe (PID: 3824)
INFO
No info indicators.

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No Malware configuration.

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TRiD

.rar	\|	RAR compressed archive (v5.0) (61.5)
.rar	\|	RAR compressed archive (gen) (38.4)

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Total processes

Monitored processes

Malicious processes

Suspicious processes

Behavior graph

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Process information

PID	CMD	Path	Indicators	Parent process
3012	"C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe" "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ExpressGen.rar"	C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe		explorer.exe
User: admin Company: Alexander Roshal Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: WinRAR archiver Version: 5.60.0
2840	"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXa3012.34282\ExpressGen.exe"	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXa3012.34282\ExpressGen.exe		WinRAR.exe
User: admin Company: Update Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Update.exe Exit code: 0 Version: 1.1.1.0
3824	"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\Regasm.exe"	C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\Regasm.exe		ExpressGen.exe
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft .NET Assembly Registration Utility Version: 4.6.1055.0 built by: NETFXREL2
3800	"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WindowsDefender.exe"	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WindowsDefender.exe	—	ExpressGen.exe
User: admin Company: Update Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Update.exe Exit code: 0 Version: 1.1.1.0
3112	"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\Regasm.exe"	C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\Regasm.exe	—	WindowsDefender.exe
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft .NET Assembly Registration Utility Exit code: 0 Version: 4.6.1055.0 built by: NETFXREL2

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Total events

913

Read events

882

Write events

Delete events

Modification events


(PID) Process:	(3012) WinRAR.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR\Interface\Themes
Operation:	write	Name:	ShellExtBMP
Value:
(PID) Process:	(3012) WinRAR.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR\Interface\Themes
Operation:	write	Name:	ShellExtIcon
Value:
(PID) Process:	(3012) WinRAR.exe	Key:	HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\5F\52C64B7E
Operation:	write	Name:	LanguageList
Value: en-US
(PID) Process:	(3012) WinRAR.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR\ArcHistory
Operation:	write	Name:	0
Value: C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ExpressGen.rar
(PID) Process:	(3012) WinRAR.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths
Operation:	write	Name:	name
Value: 120
(PID) Process:	(3012) WinRAR.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths
Operation:	write	Name:	size
Value: 80
(PID) Process:	(3012) WinRAR.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths
Operation:	write	Name:	type
Value: 120
(PID) Process:	(3012) WinRAR.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths
Operation:	write	Name:	mtime
Value: 100
(PID) Process:	(3012) WinRAR.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:	write	Name:	UNCAsIntranet
Value: 0
(PID) Process:	(3012) WinRAR.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:	write	Name:	AutoDetect
Value: 1

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Executable files

Suspicious files

Text files

Unknown types

Dropped files

PID	Process	Filename		Type
2840	ExpressGen.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WindowsDefender.exe		executable
		MD5:8562233ADA966F028E5A10AB31CAC9F7	SHA256:ED1E990CBF5206B77A0DB76E168470ADE7C16BC29CAB6FFFA1024DEEBF740AAD
3012	WinRAR.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXa3012.34282\ExpressGen.exe		executable
		MD5:8562233ADA966F028E5A10AB31CAC9F7	SHA256:ED1E990CBF5206B77A0DB76E168470ADE7C16BC29CAB6FFFA1024DEEBF740AAD
3824	Regasm.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\68xoPlXDUDRe.bat		text
		MD5:E6E0BD6E37B29C2B4689E7E7A5F30FCF	SHA256:CC976F5E36BC92DEB96DA1F93B65A933618E17FB508317202918303CEEF5B5D7
3824	Regasm.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Logs\01-10-2019		binary
		MD5:03153E608F55423C3393180DE65F3B34	SHA256:F61E5C6D5EB90D533014806ED415B1DDA28585109B1273A8B9D4C3BA65F36C40
3012	WinRAR.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXa3012.34282\xNet.dll		executable
		MD5:612080028164B12939751DCCCBB68D4A	SHA256:E96030FDDAF7E78401567EE82480AD75EE48D3556199A3F85C0EC669EDAC2EF4
3012	WinRAR.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXa3012.34282\DeathByCaptcha.dll		executable
		MD5:612080028164B12939751DCCCBB68D4A	SHA256:E96030FDDAF7E78401567EE82480AD75EE48D3556199A3F85C0EC669EDAC2EF4
3012	WinRAR.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXa3012.34282\MetroFramework.dll		executable
		MD5:44538B311E9EC2BCF0A6452702628D99	SHA256:BAF326F52D39155D722465947F4CC67E6E90CFD0F89954EAB959568E9BC342AA

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HTTP(S) requests

TCP/UDP connections

DNS requests

Threats

HTTP requests

PID	Process	Method	HTTP Code	IP	URL	CN	Type	Size	Reputation
3824	Regasm.exe	GET	200	185.194.141.58:80	http://ip-api.com/json/	DE	text	253 b	shared

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Connections

PID	Process	IP	Domain	ASN	CN	Reputation
3824	Regasm.exe	185.194.141.58:80	ip-api.com	netcup GmbH	DE	unknown
3824	Regasm.exe	193.56.28.121:5431	—	—	—	malicious

DNS requests

Domain	IP	Reputation
ip-api.com	185.194.141.58	shared

Threats

PID	Process	Class	Message
3824	Regasm.exe	Potential Corporate Privacy Violation	ET POLICY External IP Lookup ip-api.com
3824	Regasm.exe	A Network Trojan was detected	MALWARE [PTsecurity] Quasar 1.3 RAT IP Lookup ip-api.com (HTTP headeer)
3824	Regasm.exe	A Network Trojan was detected	MALWARE [PTsecurity] Quasar RAT

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No debug info

General Info

ExpressGen.rar

49D834E1F9F733C9F3F7256216BA2B1F

E453E7750A283DF64D1D9EDB73FDABAD3BF77B6F

3CB2802B37C8060A433FAFF56BC1E92EB19DF44E514F94679A430FDBEB6844C6

12288:9e5XWBtzrbtQhLmjGbDIOGj8qrf5rp/irs09ijfPe5XWBtzrD:9KWnIsCIoqr2sHjHKWnD

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Behavior activities

MALICIOUS

Application was dropped or rewritten from another process

QUASAR was detected

Changes the autorun value in the registry

Actions looks like stealing of personal data

SUSPICIOUS

Executable content was dropped or overwritten

Starts itself from another location

Checks for external IP

Connects to unusual port

Creates files in the user directory

Loads DLL from Mozilla Firefox

Reads Internet Cache Settings

INFO

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TRiD

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