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File name:

Cat.jpg.zip

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/de259f24-2d65-48d4-8eb6-b08b94b3d8bd
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: September 30, 2020, 10:11:27
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Tags:
evasion
trojan
rat
quasar
Indicators:
MIME: application/zip
File info: Zip archive data, at least v2.0 to extract
MD5:

2C0F9DE7626F5C23FE8F4FB271728CE3

SHA1:

3D5A11FC836FBD8113D06FA80D8A03F215ADB639

SHA256:

7FB2335E6267BEC98739BEFFC898A1C2A446798E9AFF044F56ADAB145D201053

SSDEEP:

6144:niCCtcMgxRsSiqtVxYjwJc3B7AJoB68g7MyP6d32niRM7+9tE6BYPTCUYmKl8N2V:niCCyvsSfVxYjwJcKJ2g7MyPLnYM2E6B

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Application was dropped or rewritten from another process

      • Cat.jpg.exe (PID: 3160)
      • $77-WindowsUpdate.exe (PID: 2524)
      • Windows.exe (PID: 980)
      • $77-WindowsUpdate.exe (PID: 3952)
    • Changes the autorun value in the registry

      • $77-WindowsUpdate.exe (PID: 2524)
      • Windows.exe (PID: 980)
    • QUASAR was detected

      • $77-WindowsUpdate.exe (PID: 2524)
      • Windows.exe (PID: 980)
    • Runs PING.EXE for delay simulation

      • cmd.exe (PID: 2200)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • WinRAR.exe (PID: 2452)
      • Cat.jpg.exe (PID: 3160)
      • $77-WindowsUpdate.exe (PID: 2524)
    • Creates files in the user directory

      • Cat.jpg.exe (PID: 3160)
      • $77-WindowsUpdate.exe (PID: 2524)
      • Windows.exe (PID: 980)
    • Executed via COM

      • DllHost.exe (PID: 3008)
    • Starts itself from another location

      • $77-WindowsUpdate.exe (PID: 2524)
    • Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution

      • $77-WindowsUpdate.exe (PID: 2524)
    • Checks for external IP

      • $77-WindowsUpdate.exe (PID: 2524)
      • Windows.exe (PID: 980)
    • Starts application with an unusual extension

      • cmd.exe (PID: 2200)
  • INFO

    • Manual execution by user

      • Cat.jpg.exe (PID: 3160)
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No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.zip | ZIP compressed archive (100)

EXIF

ZIP

ZipFileName: Cat.jpg
ZipUncompressedSize: 663552
ZipCompressedSize: 380511
ZipCRC: 0x2bcd9bc6
ZipModifyDate: 2020:09:30 10:08:15
ZipCompression: Deflated
ZipBitFlag: 0x0001
ZipRequiredVersion: 788
No data.
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Total processes
46
Monitored processes
9
Malicious processes
3
Suspicious processes
1

Behavior graph

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start drop and start drop and start winrar.exe cat.jpg.exe PhotoViewer.dll no specs #QUASAR $77-windowsupdate.exe #QUASAR windows.exe cmd.exe no specs chcp.com no specs ping.exe no specs $77-windowsupdate.exe no specs

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
2452"C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe" "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Cat.jpg.zip"C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Alexander Roshal
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
WinRAR archiver
Exit code:
0
Version:
5.60.0
3160"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Cat.jpg.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\Cat.jpg.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Company:
buffer
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
combatantdisconnect
Exit code:
0
Version:
9.27.71.6
3008C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{76D0CB12-7604-4048-B83C-1005C7DDC503}C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exesvchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
COM Surrogate
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
2524"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\$77-WindowsUpdate.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\$77-WindowsUpdate.exe
Cat.jpg.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
0
Version:
2.1.0.0
980"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows\Windows.exe"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows\Windows.exe
$77-WindowsUpdate.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Version:
2.1.0.0
2200cmd /c ""C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\dtA9D1Ec5TM7.bat" "C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe$77-WindowsUpdate.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Command Processor
Exit code:
1
Version:
6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)
2164chcp 65001C:\Windows\system32\chcp.comcmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Change CodePage Utility
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
2844ping -n 10 localhost C:\Windows\system32\PING.EXEcmd.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
TCP/IP Ping Command
Exit code:
0
Version:
6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)
3952"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\$77-WindowsUpdate.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\$77-WindowsUpdate.execmd.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Version:
2.1.0.0
Total events
1 669
Read events
1 600
Write events
0
Delete events
0

Modification events

No data
Executable files
3
Suspicious files
1
Text files
2
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
2452WinRAR.exeC:\Users\admin\Desktop\Cat.jpgexecutable
MD5:68125A7F390CAE7D4B25FC95C949E3C8
SHA256:B41C9BD430DCB90F05AB42035D22FB3A4D7040A401E8CB1BC7466146539A801E
3160Cat.jpg.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\576px-Catting.jpgimage
MD5:5550738ED85E60534EB2A92CD4B06330
SHA256:1D5A938D3F066ADE33B44AB068F25B4242CD93F821C4E1076048D6D1F449FD6A
2524$77-WindowsUpdate.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\dtA9D1Ec5TM7.battext
MD5:27161DE4CCFD104618214E5DD4B3AFD5
SHA256:DAE1C046CA5CB7B938E1BB0B40A9E83E2B7F2E42D5C16F939C240CF44DCBF90B
2524$77-WindowsUpdate.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Windows\Windows.exeexecutable
MD5:16BD9B497618025A7D84ED99266587C6
SHA256:BE036F9D723D01102D62E0545181EC42820E18D14EFE3B8670BB201D879F42CF
3160Cat.jpg.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\$77-WindowsUpdate.exeexecutable
MD5:16BD9B497618025A7D84ED99266587C6
SHA256:BE036F9D723D01102D62E0545181EC42820E18D14EFE3B8670BB201D879F42CF
980Windows.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Logs\09-30-2020binary
MD5:A440F90B79193597A8ADACEA506D2EC0
SHA256:7FC2E745C0E6D9568DB7252D7BDEEB68AE216B37FF13043E856DD53B86FE591D
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HTTP(S) requests
1
TCP/UDP connections
49
DNS requests
2
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
980
Windows.exe
GET
200
208.95.112.1:80
http://ip-api.com/json/
unknown
text
258 b
shared
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
2524
$77-WindowsUpdate.exe
208.95.112.1:80
ip-api.com
IBURST
malicious
980
Windows.exe
208.95.112.1:80
ip-api.com
IBURST
malicious
2524
$77-WindowsUpdate.exe
145.14.145.179:443
payloads-poison.000webhostapp.com
Hostinger International Limited
US
shared
980
Windows.exe
193.161.193.99:45152
OOO Bitree Networks
RU
malicious

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
ip-api.com
  • 208.95.112.1
shared
payloads-poison.000webhostapp.com
  • 145.14.145.179
shared

Threats

PID
Process
Class
Message
Not Suspicious Traffic
ET INFO Observed Free Hosting Domain (*.000webhostapp .com in DNS Lookup)
2524
$77-WindowsUpdate.exe
Potential Corporate Privacy Violation
ET POLICY External IP Lookup ip-api.com
2524
$77-WindowsUpdate.exe
Potential Corporate Privacy Violation
AV POLICY Internal Host Retrieving External IP Address (ip-api. com)
2524
$77-WindowsUpdate.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
REMOTE [PTsecurity] Quasar.RAT IP Lookup
2524
$77-WindowsUpdate.exe
Not Suspicious Traffic
ET INFO Observed SSL Cert for Free Hosting Domain (*.000webhostapp .com)
980
Windows.exe
Potential Corporate Privacy Violation
ET POLICY External IP Lookup ip-api.com
980
Windows.exe
Potential Corporate Privacy Violation
AV POLICY Internal Host Retrieving External IP Address (ip-api. com)
980
Windows.exe
A Network Trojan was detected
REMOTE [PTsecurity] Quasar.RAT IP Lookup
980
Windows.exe
Misc Attack
ET TOR Known Tor Relay/Router (Not Exit) Node Traffic group 404
980
Windows.exe
Misc Attack
ET TOR Known Tor Relay/Router (Not Exit) Node Traffic group 404
2 ETPRO signatures available at the full report
No debug info