Malware analysis WindowsUpdate.exe Malicious activity

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File name:	WindowsUpdate.exe
Full analysis:	https://app.any.run/tasks/28c04930-ed34-4d14-978c-bee22ee267b3
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:	February 10, 2019, 15:54:32
OS:	Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Tags:	rat quasar evasion trojan
Indicators:
MIME:	application/x-dosexec
File info:	PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows
MD5:	14DED9DAC1A53FACE4E1DCA827E9412B
SHA1:	77946CD2C624231F8B5EEA92BAD4C9CF50996EAE
SHA256:	5F833346B5E35C12D7693F3015CEC72A25FB9C10B8AB70E421503266423E8204
SSDEEP:	6144:IrNHXf500MFdKXLa32BbZH9G5mvQBABgreHNHoi:Cd5010E29v+AMeHNHoi

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Launch configuration

Task duration:: 60 seconds
Heavy Evasion option:: off
Network geolocation:: off
Additional time used:: none
MITM proxy:: off
Privacy:: Public submission
Fakenet option:: off
Route via Tor:: off
Autoconfirmation of UAC:: on
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
- Changes the autorun value in the registry
  - WindowsUpdate.exe (PID: 2952)
  - WindowsUpdate.exe (PID: 2404)
- Drops/Copies Quasar RAT executable
  - WindowsUpdate.exe (PID: 2952)
- QUASAR was detected
  - WindowsUpdate.exe (PID: 2952)
  - WindowsUpdate.exe (PID: 2404)
SUSPICIOUS
- Executable content was dropped or overwritten
  - WindowsUpdate.exe (PID: 2952)
- Starts itself from another location
  - WindowsUpdate.exe (PID: 2952)
- Creates files in the user directory
  - WindowsUpdate.exe (PID: 2952)
- Checks for external IP
  - WindowsUpdate.exe (PID: 2404)
  - WindowsUpdate.exe (PID: 2952)
- Connects to unusual port
  - WindowsUpdate.exe (PID: 2404)
INFO
No info indicators.

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No Malware configuration.

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TRiD

.exe	\|	Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (56.7)
.exe	\|	Win64 Executable (generic) (21.3)
.scr	\|	Windows screen saver (10.1)
.dll	\|	Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (5)
.exe	\|	Win32 Executable (generic) (3.4)

EXIF

EXE

AssemblyVersion:	1.3.0.0
ProductVersion:	1.3.0.0
ProductName:	-
OriginalFileName:	Client.exe
LegalTrademarks:	-
LegalCopyright:	-
InternalName:	Client.exe
FileVersion:	1.3.0.0
FileDescription:	-
CompanyName:	-
Comments:	-
CharacterSet:	Unicode
LanguageCode:	Neutral
FileSubtype:	-
ObjectFileType:	Executable application
FileOS:	Win32
FileFlags:	(none)
FileFlagsMask:	0x003f
ProductVersionNumber:	1.3.0.0
FileVersionNumber:	1.3.0.0
Subsystem:	Windows GUI
SubsystemVersion:	4
ImageVersion:	-
OSVersion:	4
EntryPoint:	0x581de
UninitializedDataSize:	-
InitializedDataSize:	3072
CodeSize:	352768
LinkerVersion:	8
PEType:	PE32
TimeStamp:	2018:07:12 05:09:36+02:00
MachineType:	Intel 386 or later, and compatibles

Summary

Architecture:	IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Subsystem:	IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI
Compilation Date:	12-Jul-2018 03:09:36
Comments:	-
CompanyName:	-
FileDescription:	-
FileVersion:	1.3.0.0
InternalName:	Client.exe
LegalCopyright:	-
LegalTrademarks:	-
OriginalFilename:	Client.exe
ProductName:	-
ProductVersion:	1.3.0.0
Assembly Version:	1.3.0.0

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:	12-Jul-2018 03:09:36
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	0x000561E4	0x00056200	IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ	6.44591
.rsrc	0x0005A000	0x00000A00	0x00000A00	IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ	4.23597
.reloc	0x0005C000	0x0000000C	0x00000200	IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ	0.10191

Resources

Title	Entropy	Size	Codepage	Language	Type
1	5.22615	1171	UNKNOWN	UNKNOWN	RT_MANIFEST

Imports


mscoree.dll

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Process information

PID

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Path

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Parent process

2952

"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WindowsUpdate.exe"

C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\WindowsUpdate.exe

explorer.exe

User:

admin

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Exit code:

Version:

1.3.0.0

Modules

Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\windowsupdate.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

2404

"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\WindowsUpdate.exe"

C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\WindowsUpdate.exe

WindowsUpdate.exe

User:

admin

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Version:

1.3.0.0

Modules

Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\roaming\subdir\windowsupdate.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

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(PID) Process:	(2952) WindowsUpdate.exe	Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\WindowsUpdate_RASAPI32
Operation:	write	Name:	EnableFileTracing
Value: 0
(PID) Process:	(2952) WindowsUpdate.exe	Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\WindowsUpdate_RASAPI32
Operation:	write	Name:	EnableConsoleTracing
Value: 0
(PID) Process:	(2952) WindowsUpdate.exe	Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\WindowsUpdate_RASAPI32
Operation:	write	Name:	FileTracingMask
Value: 4294901760
(PID) Process:	(2952) WindowsUpdate.exe	Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\WindowsUpdate_RASAPI32
Operation:	write	Name:	ConsoleTracingMask
Value: 4294901760
(PID) Process:	(2952) WindowsUpdate.exe	Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\WindowsUpdate_RASAPI32
Operation:	write	Name:	MaxFileSize
Value: 1048576
(PID) Process:	(2952) WindowsUpdate.exe	Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\WindowsUpdate_RASAPI32
Operation:	write	Name:	FileDirectory
Value: %windir%\tracing
(PID) Process:	(2952) WindowsUpdate.exe	Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\WindowsUpdate_RASMANCS
Operation:	write	Name:	EnableFileTracing
Value: 0
(PID) Process:	(2952) WindowsUpdate.exe	Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\WindowsUpdate_RASMANCS
Operation:	write	Name:	EnableConsoleTracing
Value: 0
(PID) Process:	(2952) WindowsUpdate.exe	Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\WindowsUpdate_RASMANCS
Operation:	write	Name:	FileTracingMask
Value: 4294901760
(PID) Process:	(2952) WindowsUpdate.exe	Key:	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\WindowsUpdate_RASMANCS
Operation:	write	Name:	ConsoleTracingMask
Value: 4294901760

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Dropped files

PID	Process	Filename		Type
2952	WindowsUpdate.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\WindowsUpdate.exe		executable
		MD5:14DED9DAC1A53FACE4E1DCA827E9412B	SHA256:5F833346B5E35C12D7693F3015CEC72A25FB9C10B8AB70E421503266423E8204

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HTTP requests

PID	Process	Method	HTTP Code	IP	URL	CN	Type	Size	Reputation
2404	WindowsUpdate.exe	GET	200	185.194.141.58:80	http://ip-api.com/json/	DE	text	293 b	shared
2952	WindowsUpdate.exe	GET	200	185.194.141.58:80	http://ip-api.com/json/	DE	text	293 b	shared

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Connections

PID	Process	IP	Domain	ASN	CN	Reputation
2952	WindowsUpdate.exe	185.194.141.58:80	ip-api.com	netcup GmbH	DE	unknown
2404	WindowsUpdate.exe	185.194.141.58:80	ip-api.com	netcup GmbH	DE	unknown
2404	WindowsUpdate.exe	76.29.51.93:1512	turtlecave.duckdns.org	Comcast Cable Communications, LLC	US	unknown

DNS requests

Domain	IP	Reputation
ip-api.com	185.194.141.58	shared
turtlecave.duckdns.org	76.29.51.93	unknown

Threats

PID	Process	Class	Message
2952	WindowsUpdate.exe	Potential Corporate Privacy Violation	ET POLICY External IP Lookup ip-api.com
2952	WindowsUpdate.exe	A Network Trojan was detected	MALWARE [PTsecurity] Quasar 1.3 RAT IP Lookup ip-api.com (HTTP headeer)
2404	WindowsUpdate.exe	Potential Corporate Privacy Violation	ET POLICY External IP Lookup ip-api.com
2404	WindowsUpdate.exe	A Network Trojan was detected	MALWARE [PTsecurity] Quasar 1.3 RAT IP Lookup ip-api.com (HTTP headeer)
—	—	Misc activity	ET INFO DYNAMIC_DNS Query to *.duckdns. Domain

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General Info

WindowsUpdate.exe

14DED9DAC1A53FACE4E1DCA827E9412B

77946CD2C624231F8B5EEA92BAD4C9CF50996EAE

5F833346B5E35C12D7693F3015CEC72A25FB9C10B8AB70E421503266423E8204

6144:IrNHXf500MFdKXLa32BbZH9G5mvQBABgreHNHoi:Cd5010E29v+AMeHNHoi

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MALICIOUS

Changes the autorun value in the registry

Drops/Copies Quasar RAT executable

QUASAR was detected

SUSPICIOUS

Executable content was dropped or overwritten

Starts itself from another location

Creates files in the user directory

Checks for external IP

Connects to unusual port

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