Malware analysis cd425ba34aa2ac7f31b6c498b09780cd7bacb7d7826cdc119fd6a35e95ee8700.zip Malicious activity

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File name:	cd425ba34aa2ac7f31b6c498b09780cd7bacb7d7826cdc119fd6a35e95ee8700.zip
Full analysis:	https://app.any.run/tasks/575d0552-33f9-4a3e-ab17-e5c7f75faf4d
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. Malware Trends Tracker >>>
Analysis date:	June 10, 2025, 06:49:40
OS:	Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:	arch-exec rat quasar remote evasion
Indicators:
MIME:	application/zip
File info:	Zip archive data, at least v5.1 to extract, compression method=AES Encrypted
MD5:	05EE211AFDB05461521E0C653AEE98F8
SHA1:	3F92E0CADBA3308CFB3A81A2EF33FA818170ABC4
SHA256:	907D8468EF3EC0EC2F948015992F2BCC810982BFC31EF6BEA76B79759AC09CAC
SSDEEP:	6144:iJASODMNecwijm7007rb/SEmFVenlBeBsOYOis0qspARBr7x12D:iJAbMhNE00fb6EEVenLekOXs6RBr7P2D

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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 11.3636.19041.0
Adobe Acrobat (64-bit) (23.001.20093)
Adobe Flash Player 32 NPAPI (32.0.0.465)
Adobe Flash Player 32 PPAPI (32.0.0.465)
CCleaner (6.20)
FileZilla 3.65.0 (3.65.0)
Google Chrome (122.0.6261.70)
Google Update Helper (1.3.36.51)
Java 8 Update 271 (64-bit) (8.0.2710.9)
Java Auto Updater (2.8.271.9)
Microsoft Edge (122.0.2365.59)
Microsoft Edge Update (1.3.185.17)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - de-de (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - en-us (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - es-es (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - it-it (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - ja-jp (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - ko-kr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - pt-br (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professional 2019 - tr-tr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office Professionnel 2019 - fr-fr (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Office профессиональный 2019 - ru-ru (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft OneNote - en-us (16.0.16026.20146)
Microsoft Update Health Tools (3.74.0.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable (x64) - 12.0.30501 (12.0.30501.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 x64 Additional Runtime - 12.0.21005 (12.0.21005)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 x64 Minimum Runtime - 12.0.21005 (12.0.21005)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x64) - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2022 Redistributable (x86) - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532.0)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X64 Additional Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X64 Minimum Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X86 Additional Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2022 X86 Minimum Runtime - 14.36.32532 (14.36.32532)
Mozilla Firefox (x64 en-US) (123.0)
Mozilla Maintenance Service (123.0)
Notepad++ (64-bit x64) (7.9.1)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Extensibility Component (16.0.15726.20202)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Licensing Component (16.0.16026.20146)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Localization Component (16.0.15726.20202)
Office 16 Click-to-Run Localization Component (16.0.15928.20198)
PowerShell 7-x64 (7.3.5.0)
Skype version 8.104 (8.104)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4023057) (2.59.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4023057) (2.63.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB4480730) (2.55.0.0)
Update for Windows 10 for x64-based Systems (KB5001716) (8.93.0.0)
VLC media player (3.0.11)
WinRAR 5.91 (64-bit) (5.91.0)
Windows PC Health Check (3.6.2204.08001)

Hotfixes

Client LanguagePack Package
DotNetRollup
DotNetRollup 481
FodMetadata Package
Foundation Package
Hello Face Package
InternetExplorer Optional Package
KB5003791
KB5011048
KB5015684
KB5033052
LanguageFeatures Basic en us Package
LanguageFeatures Handwriting en us Package
LanguageFeatures OCR en us Package
LanguageFeatures Speech en us Package
LanguageFeatures TextToSpeech en us Package
MSPaint FoD Package
MediaPlayer Package
Microsoft OneCore ApplicationModel Sync Desktop FOD Package
Microsoft OneCore DirectX Database FOD Package
NetFx3 OnDemand Package
Notepad FoD Package
OpenSSH Client Package
PowerShell ISE FOD Package
Printing PMCPPC FoD Package
Printing WFS FoD Package
ProfessionalEdition
QuickAssist Package
RollupFix
ServicingStack
ServicingStack 3989
StepsRecorder Package
TabletPCMath Package
UserExperience Desktop Package
WordPad FoD Package

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MALICIOUS
- Generic archive extractor
  - WinRAR.exe (PID: 7348)
- QUASAR has been detected (SURICATA)
  - cd425ba34aa2ac7f31b6c498b09780cd7bacb7d7826cdc119fd6a35e95ee8700.exe (PID: 7904)
- Connects to the CnC server
  - cd425ba34aa2ac7f31b6c498b09780cd7bacb7d7826cdc119fd6a35e95ee8700.exe (PID: 7904)
- QUASAR has been detected (YARA)
  - cd425ba34aa2ac7f31b6c498b09780cd7bacb7d7826cdc119fd6a35e95ee8700.exe (PID: 7904)
SUSPICIOUS
- Contacting a server suspected of hosting an CnC
  - cd425ba34aa2ac7f31b6c498b09780cd7bacb7d7826cdc119fd6a35e95ee8700.exe (PID: 7904)
- Checks for external IP
  - cd425ba34aa2ac7f31b6c498b09780cd7bacb7d7826cdc119fd6a35e95ee8700.exe (PID: 7904)
- Connects to unusual port
  - cd425ba34aa2ac7f31b6c498b09780cd7bacb7d7826cdc119fd6a35e95ee8700.exe (PID: 7904)
- There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)
  - cd425ba34aa2ac7f31b6c498b09780cd7bacb7d7826cdc119fd6a35e95ee8700.exe (PID: 7904)
INFO
- Manual execution by a user
  - cd425ba34aa2ac7f31b6c498b09780cd7bacb7d7826cdc119fd6a35e95ee8700.exe (PID: 7904)
- Checks supported languages
  - cd425ba34aa2ac7f31b6c498b09780cd7bacb7d7826cdc119fd6a35e95ee8700.exe (PID: 7904)
- Reads Environment values
  - cd425ba34aa2ac7f31b6c498b09780cd7bacb7d7826cdc119fd6a35e95ee8700.exe (PID: 7904)
- Reads the computer name
  - cd425ba34aa2ac7f31b6c498b09780cd7bacb7d7826cdc119fd6a35e95ee8700.exe (PID: 7904)
- Reads the machine GUID from the registry
  - cd425ba34aa2ac7f31b6c498b09780cd7bacb7d7826cdc119fd6a35e95ee8700.exe (PID: 7904)
- Executable content was dropped or overwritten
  - WinRAR.exe (PID: 7348)
- Reads the software policy settings
  - cd425ba34aa2ac7f31b6c498b09780cd7bacb7d7826cdc119fd6a35e95ee8700.exe (PID: 7904)
- Disables trace logs
  - cd425ba34aa2ac7f31b6c498b09780cd7bacb7d7826cdc119fd6a35e95ee8700.exe (PID: 7904)
- Checks proxy server information
  - cd425ba34aa2ac7f31b6c498b09780cd7bacb7d7826cdc119fd6a35e95ee8700.exe (PID: 7904)

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No Malware configuration.

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TRiD

.zip	\|	ZIP compressed archive (100)

EXIF

ZIP

ZipRequiredVersion:	51
ZipBitFlag:	0x0003
ZipCompression:	Unknown (99)
ZipModifyDate:	2025:06:10 06:48:16
ZipCRC:	0xf799cabf
ZipCompressedSize:	235089
ZipUncompressedSize:	514048
ZipFileName:	cd425ba34aa2ac7f31b6c498b09780cd7bacb7d7826cdc119fd6a35e95ee8700.exe

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Total processes

132

Monitored processes

Malicious processes

Suspicious processes

Behavior graph

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Process information

PID

CMD

Path

Indicators

Parent process

7348

"C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\cd425ba34aa2ac7f31b6c498b09780cd7bacb7d7826cdc119fd6a35e95ee8700.zip

C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe

explorer.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Alexander Roshal

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

WinRAR archiver

Exit code:

Version:

5.91.0

Modules

Images
c:\program files\winrar\winrar.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
c:\windows\system32\win32u.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\gdi32full.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcp_win.dll
c:\windows\system32\ucrtbase.dll

7548

C:\WINDOWS\system32\SppExtComObj.exe -Embedding

C:\Windows\System32\SppExtComObj.Exe

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svchost.exe

User:

NETWORK SERVICE

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

SYSTEM

Description:

KMS Connection Broker

Version:

10.0.19041.3996 (WinBuild.160101.0800)

Modules

Images
c:\windows\system32\sppextcomobj.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.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\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\oleaut32.dll

7580

"C:\WINDOWS\System32\SLUI.exe" RuleId=3482d82e-ca2c-4e1f-8864-da0267b484b2;Action=AutoActivate;AppId=55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f;SkuId=4de7cb65-cdf1-4de9-8ae8-e3cce27b9f2c;NotificationInterval=1440;Trigger=TimerEvent

C:\Windows\System32\slui.exe

—

SppExtComObj.Exe

User:

NETWORK SERVICE

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

SYSTEM

Description:

Windows Activation Client

Version:

10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)

Modules

Images
c:\windows\system32\slui.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.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\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll

7904

"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\cd425ba34aa2ac7f31b6c498b09780cd7bacb7d7826cdc119fd6a35e95ee8700.exe"

C:\Users\admin\Desktop\cd425ba34aa2ac7f31b6c498b09780cd7bacb7d7826cdc119fd6a35e95ee8700.exe

explorer.exe

User:

admin

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

Quasar Client

Version:

1.4.0

Modules

Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\cd425ba34aa2ac7f31b6c498b09780cd7bacb7d7826cdc119fd6a35e95ee8700.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\mscoree.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll

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Total events

5 349

Read events

5 316

Write events

Delete events

Modification events


(PID) Process:	(7348) WinRAR.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\ArcHistory
Operation:	write	Name:	3
Value: C:\Users\admin\Desktop\preferences.zip
(PID) Process:	(7348) WinRAR.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\ArcHistory
Operation:	write	Name:	2
Value: C:\Users\admin\Desktop\chromium_ext.zip
(PID) Process:	(7348) WinRAR.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\ArcHistory
Operation:	write	Name:	1
Value: C:\Users\admin\Desktop\omni_23_10_2024_.zip
(PID) Process:	(7348) WinRAR.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\ArcHistory
Operation:	write	Name:	0
Value: C:\Users\admin\Desktop\cd425ba34aa2ac7f31b6c498b09780cd7bacb7d7826cdc119fd6a35e95ee8700.zip
(PID) Process:	(7348) WinRAR.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths
Operation:	write	Name:	name
Value: 120
(PID) Process:	(7348) WinRAR.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths
Operation:	write	Name:	size
Value: 80
(PID) Process:	(7348) WinRAR.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths
Operation:	write	Name:	type
Value: 120
(PID) Process:	(7348) WinRAR.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths
Operation:	write	Name:	mtime
Value: 100
(PID) Process:	(7348) WinRAR.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\Interface
Operation:	write	Name:	ShowPassword
Value: 0
(PID) Process:	(7348) WinRAR.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\ArcColumnWidths
Operation:	write	Name:	name
Value: 256

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Executable files

Suspicious files

Text files

Unknown types

Dropped files

PID	Process	Filename		Type
7348	WinRAR.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$DRb7348.788\cd425ba34aa2ac7f31b6c498b09780cd7bacb7d7826cdc119fd6a35e95ee8700.exe		executable
		MD5:EDF5EE6173907A5C75650016186EA5A8	SHA256:CD425BA34AA2AC7F31B6C498B09780CD7BACB7D7826CDC119FD6A35E95EE8700

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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
5496	MoUsoCoreWorker.exe	GET	200	2.23.246.101:80	http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
5496	MoUsoCoreWorker.exe	GET	200	2.19.11.105:80	http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
7980	SIHClient.exe	GET	200	95.101.149.131:80	http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
6544	svchost.exe	GET	200	2.23.77.188:80	http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBSAUQYBMq2awn1Rh6Doh%2FsBYgFV7gQUA95QNVbRTLtm8KPiGxvDl7I90VUCEAJ0LqoXyo4hxxe7H%2Fz9DKA%3D	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
7980	SIHClient.exe	GET	200	95.101.149.131:80	http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted

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Connections

PID	Process	IP	Domain	ASN	CN	Reputation
4	System	192.168.100.255:137	—	—	—	whitelisted
—	—	40.127.240.158:443	—	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	unknown
5496	MoUsoCoreWorker.exe	2.19.11.105:80	crl.microsoft.com	Elisa Oyj	NL	whitelisted
5496	MoUsoCoreWorker.exe	2.23.246.101:80	www.microsoft.com	Ooredoo Q.S.C.	QA	whitelisted
5796	svchost.exe	40.127.240.158:443	—	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	unknown
6392	RUXIMICS.exe	40.127.240.158:443	—	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	unknown
2112	svchost.exe	51.104.136.2:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted
4	System	192.168.100.255:138	—	—	—	whitelisted
3216	svchost.exe	172.211.123.248:443	client.wns.windows.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	FR	whitelisted
6544	svchost.exe	20.190.159.71:443	login.live.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	IE	whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain	IP	Reputation
google.com	142.250.186.46	whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com	2.19.11.105 2.19.11.120	whitelisted
www.microsoft.com	2.23.246.101 95.101.149.131	whitelisted
settings-win.data.microsoft.com	51.104.136.2 20.73.194.208	whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com	172.211.123.248	whitelisted
login.live.com	20.190.159.71 40.126.31.131 20.190.159.131 20.190.159.129 40.126.31.129 40.126.31.67 40.126.31.73 20.190.159.130	whitelisted
ocsp.digicert.com	2.23.77.188	whitelisted
tools.keycdn.com	185.172.148.96	whitelisted
api.ipify.org	172.67.74.152 104.26.12.205 104.26.13.205	shared
slscr.update.microsoft.com	52.149.20.212	whitelisted

Threats

PID	Process	Class	Message
7904	cd425ba34aa2ac7f31b6c498b09780cd7bacb7d7826cdc119fd6a35e95ee8700.exe	Domain Observed Used for C2 Detected	ET MALWARE Generic AsyncRAT/zgRAT Style SSL Cert
2196	svchost.exe	Misc activity	ET INFO External IP Lookup Domain (ipify .org) in DNS Lookup
7904	cd425ba34aa2ac7f31b6c498b09780cd7bacb7d7826cdc119fd6a35e95ee8700.exe	Misc activity	ET INFO External IP Address Lookup Domain (ipify .org) in TLS SNI
7904	cd425ba34aa2ac7f31b6c498b09780cd7bacb7d7826cdc119fd6a35e95ee8700.exe	Domain Observed Used for C2 Detected	ET MALWARE Observed Malicious SSL Cert (Quasar CnC)
7904	cd425ba34aa2ac7f31b6c498b09780cd7bacb7d7826cdc119fd6a35e95ee8700.exe	Malware Command and Control Activity Detected	REMOTE [ANY.RUN] QuasarRAT Successful Connection (GCM_SHA384)

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General Info

cd425ba34aa2ac7f31b6c498b09780cd7bacb7d7826cdc119fd6a35e95ee8700.zip

05EE211AFDB05461521E0C653AEE98F8

3F92E0CADBA3308CFB3A81A2EF33FA818170ABC4

907D8468EF3EC0EC2F948015992F2BCC810982BFC31EF6BEA76B79759AC09CAC

6144:iJASODMNecwijm7007rb/SEmFVenlBeBsOYOis0qspARBr7x12D:iJAbMhNE00fb6EEVenLekOXs6RBr7P2D

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Behavior activities

MALICIOUS

Generic archive extractor

QUASAR has been detected (SURICATA)

Connects to the CnC server

QUASAR has been detected (YARA)

SUSPICIOUS

Contacting a server suspected of hosting an CnC

Checks for external IP

Connects to unusual port

There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)

INFO

Manual execution by a user

Checks supported languages

Reads Environment values

Reads the computer name

Reads the machine GUID from the registry

Executable content was dropped or overwritten

Reads the software policy settings

Disables trace logs

Checks proxy server information

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