| File name: | Synapse X.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/5cad0254-06f1-4554-b7b4-5db26871f548 |
| 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: | May 30, 2020, 16:32:44 |
| OS: | Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/x-dosexec |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows |
| MD5: | 8B980BE476EFED4FE62EFC56F806FE75 |
| SHA1: | A299FC69D1042F7BFCD9C3554A6263D6275002DE |
| SHA256: | A636FC201D827DBC5A5E8D256256F7BA2DA4AA1341258A614EADDBB05A92BEF4 |
| SSDEEP: | 24576:k2N85H8SzYdzL3BOYOqHY720yr74PqiC+xcwkUIj4IUQ0vd:VNw8SzY1UYOqHj0S4PL1xcwkpcIX |
MALICIOUS
Application was dropped or rewritten from another process
- 1.exe (PID: 632)
- 2.exe (PID: 2220)
- 3.exe (PID: 2216)
- 4.exe (PID: 3836)
- dllhst4g.exe (PID: 1152)
Drops/Copies Quasar RAT executable
- Synapse X.exe (PID: 1568)
- 4.exe (PID: 3836)
Runs PING.EXE for delay simulation
- cmd.exe (PID: 2384)
Actions looks like stealing of personal data
- 3.exe (PID: 2216)
Changes the autorun value in the registry
- 4.exe (PID: 3836)
- dllhst4g.exe (PID: 1152)
SUSPICIOUS
Starts CMD.EXE for commands execution
- Synapse X.exe (PID: 1568)
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- Synapse X.exe (PID: 1568)
- 4.exe (PID: 3836)
Starts CMD.EXE for self-deleting
- Synapse X.exe (PID: 1568)
Starts itself from another location
- 4.exe (PID: 3836)
Creates files in the user directory
- 4.exe (PID: 3836)
- dllhst4g.exe (PID: 1152)
INFO
Manual execution by user
- explorer.exe (PID: 3676)
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TRiD
| .exe | | | Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (63.1) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (23.8) |
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (5.6) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (3.8) |
| .exe | | | Generic Win/DOS Executable (1.7) |
EXIF
EXE
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2020:05:29 03:57:34+02:00 |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 11 |
| CodeSize: | 1384448 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 12288 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x153f5e |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 1.0.0.0 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 1.0.0.0 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | Neutral |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| FileDescription: | Synapse Bootstrapper |
| FileVersion: | 1.0.0.0 |
| InternalName: | Synapse X.exe |
| LegalCopyright: | Copyright © Synapse G.P 2019 |
| OriginalFileName: | Synapse X.exe |
| ProductName: | Synapse Bootstrapper |
| ProductVersion: | 1.0.0.0 |
| AssemblyVersion: | 1.0.0.0 |
Summary
| Architecture: | IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386 |
|---|---|
| Subsystem: | IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI |
| Compilation Date: | 29-May-2020 01:57:34 |
| FileDescription: | Synapse Bootstrapper |
| FileVersion: | 1.0.0.0 |
| InternalName: | Synapse X.exe |
| LegalCopyright: | Copyright © Synapse G.P 2019 |
| OriginalFilename: | Synapse X.exe |
| ProductName: | Synapse Bootstrapper |
| ProductVersion: | 1.0.0.0 |
| Assembly Version: | 1.0.0.0 |
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: | 29-May-2020 01:57:34 |
| Pointer to Symbol Table: | 0x00000000 |
| Number of symbols: | 0 |
| Size of Optional Header: | 0x00E0 |
| Characteristics: |
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Sections
Name | Virtual Address | Virtual Size | Raw Size | Charateristics | Entropy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.text | 0x00002000 | 0x00151F64 | 0x00152000 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 7.99925 |
.rsrc | 0x00154000 | 0x00002CD0 | 0x00002E00 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 2.70771 |
.reloc | 0x00158000 | 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 | 5.09134 | 745 | Latin 1 / Western European | UNKNOWN | RT_MANIFEST |
10 | 1.79059 | 9640 | Latin 1 / Western European | UNKNOWN | RT_ICON |
Imports
mscoree.dll |
Total processes
48
Monitored processes
10
Malicious processes
3
Suspicious processes
2
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 632 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1.exe | — | Synapse X.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Bitcoin-Grabber Exit code: 0 Version: 1.0.0.0 Modules
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| 1152 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\dllhst4g.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\dllhst4g.exe | 4.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: The RPCSS service is the Service Control Manager for COM and DCOM servers. It performs object activations requests, object exporter resolutions and distributed garbage collection for COM and DCOM ser Exit code: 0 Version: 1.5.3.0 Modules
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| 1568 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Synapse X.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Synapse X.exe | explorer.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Synapse Bootstrapper Exit code: 0 Version: 1.0.0.0 Modules
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| 2216 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3.exe | Synapse X.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Exit code: 0 Version: 0.0.0.0 Modules
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| 2220 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2.exe | — | Synapse X.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: RCL Exit code: 0 Version: 1.0.0.0 Modules
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| 2384 | "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 100 > Nul & Del "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Synapse X.exe"& ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 900 > Nul & Del "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Synapse X.exe" | C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe | — | Synapse X.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850) Modules
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| 2596 | ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 100 | C:\Windows\system32\PING.EXE | — | cmd.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) Modules
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| 3600 | ping 1.1.1.1 -n 1 -w 900 | C:\Windows\system32\PING.EXE | — | cmd.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) Modules
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| 3676 | "C:\Windows\explorer.exe" | C:\Windows\explorer.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Windows Explorer Exit code: 1 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 3836 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4.exe | Synapse X.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: The RPCSS service is the Service Control Manager for COM and DCOM servers. It performs object activations requests, object exporter resolutions and distributed garbage collection for COM and DCOM ser Exit code: 0 Version: 1.5.3.0 Modules
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Total events
511
Read events
480
Write events
31
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (1568) Synapse X.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | UNCAsIntranet |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1568) Synapse X.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap |
| Operation: | write | Name: | AutoDetect |
Value: 1 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3836) 4.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\12F\52C64B7E |
| Operation: | write | Name: | LanguageList |
Value: en-US | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3836) 4.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\12F\52C64B7E |
| Operation: | write | Name: | @%SystemRoot%\system32\p2pcollab.dll,-8042 |
Value: Peer to Peer Trust | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3836) 4.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\12F\52C64B7E |
| Operation: | write | Name: | @%SystemRoot%\system32\qagentrt.dll,-10 |
Value: System Health Authentication | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3836) 4.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\12F\52C64B7E |
| Operation: | write | Name: | @%SystemRoot%\system32\dnsapi.dll,-103 |
Value: Domain Name System (DNS) Server Trust | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3836) 4.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\12F\52C64B7E |
| Operation: | write | Name: | @%SystemRoot%\System32\fveui.dll,-843 |
Value: BitLocker Drive Encryption | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3836) 4.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\12F\52C64B7E |
| Operation: | write | Name: | @%SystemRoot%\System32\fveui.dll,-844 |
Value: BitLocker Data Recovery Agent | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3836) 4.exe | Key: | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run |
| Operation: | write | Name: | Remote Procedure Call (RPC Manager) |
Value: "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4.exe" | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1152) dllhst4g.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\12F\52C64B7E |
| Operation: | write | Name: | LanguageList |
Value: en-US | |||
Executable files
5
Suspicious files
1
Text files
0
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1568 | Synapse X.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2.exe | executable | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1568 | Synapse X.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\1.exe | executable | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1568 | Synapse X.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3.exe | executable | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1568 | Synapse X.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4.exe | executable | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3836 | 4.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\dllhst4g.exe | executable | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 1152 | dllhst4g.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\saves\05-30-2020 | binary | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
0
TCP/UDP connections
30
DNS requests
4
Threats
0
HTTP requests
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1152 | dllhst4g.exe | 112.213.222.80:4783 | freedomclub.mynetgear.com | — | AU | unknown |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
freedomclub.mynetgear.com |
| malicious |