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File name:

Cat.jpg

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/45acea27-ba0e-4da8-a9f6-b662486ec633
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, 10:07:05
OS: Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 (build: 7601, 32 bit)
Tags:
evasion
trojan
rat
quasar
Indicators:
MIME: application/x-dosexec
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows
MD5:

68125A7F390CAE7D4B25FC95C949E3C8

SHA1:

980FB207607996B08962AAC0A0B384F9471856C6

SHA256:

B41C9BD430DCB90F05AB42035D22FB3A4D7040A401E8CB1BC7466146539A801E

SSDEEP:

12288:+kxfIayFMKjr2fBjaTxpQbZu+SK5g71sMT0COa:+wPyFMhGpt+bE1hAs

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  • MALICIOUS

    • Application was dropped or rewritten from another process

      • $77-WindowsUpdate.exe (PID: 2432)
    • QUASAR was detected

      • $77-WindowsUpdate.exe (PID: 2432)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • Cat.jpg.exe (PID: 828)
    • Executed via COM

      • DllHost.exe (PID: 3400)
    • Checks for external IP

      • $77-WindowsUpdate.exe (PID: 2432)
    • Creates files in the user directory

      • Cat.jpg.exe (PID: 828)
  • INFO

    No info indicators.
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

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

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 2020:09:28 19:04:19+02:00
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 11
CodeSize: 660992
InitializedDataSize: 2048
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0xa344e
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 9.27.71.6
ProductVersionNumber: 9.27.71.6
FileFlagsMask: 0x003f
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: Neutral
CharacterSet: Unicode
CompanyName: buffer
FileDescription: combatantdisconnect
FileVersion: 9.27.71.6
InternalName: Cat.jpg
LegalCopyright: red © puzzle
OriginalFileName: Cat.jpg
ProductName: carrot
ProductVersion: 9.27.71.6
AssemblyVersion: 9.27.71.6

Summary

Architecture: IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386
Subsystem: IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI
Compilation Date: 28-Sep-2020 17:04:19
CompanyName: buffer
FileDescription: combatantdisconnect
FileVersion: 9.27.71.6
InternalName: Cat.jpg
LegalCopyright: red © puzzle
OriginalFilename: Cat.jpg
ProductName: carrot
ProductVersion: 9.27.71.6
Assembly Version: 9.27.71.6

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: 28-Sep-2020 17:04:19
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
0x000A1454
0x000A1600
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
6.82532
.rsrc
0x000A4000
0x00000570
0x00000600
IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ
4.04256
.reloc
0x000A6000
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
5.00112
490
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
RT_MANIFEST

Imports

mscoree.dll
No data.
screenshotscreenshot
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Total processes
37
Monitored processes
3
Malicious processes
1
Suspicious processes
1

Behavior graph

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drop and start start cat.jpg.exe PhotoViewer.dll no specs #QUASAR $77-windowsupdate.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
828"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
3400C:\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)
2432"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\$77-WindowsUpdate.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\$77-WindowsUpdate.exe
Cat.jpg.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Version:
2.1.0.0
Total events
771
Read events
752
Write events
19
Delete events
0

Modification events

(PID) Process:(828) Cat.jpg.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Cached
Operation:writeName:{FFE2A43C-56B9-4BF5-9A79-CC6D4285608A} {00000122-0000-0000-C000-000000000046} 0xFFFF
Value:
010000000000000004D9517D1197D601
(PID) Process:(828) Cat.jpg.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Direct3D\MostRecentApplication
Operation:writeName:Name
Value:
Cat.jpg.exe
(PID) Process:(3400) DllHost.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Direct3D\MostRecentApplication
Operation:writeName:Name
Value:
DllHost.exe
(PID) Process:(828) Cat.jpg.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:UNCAsIntranet
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(828) Cat.jpg.exeKey:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ZoneMap
Operation:writeName:AutoDetect
Value:
1
(PID) Process:(2432) $77-WindowsUpdate.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\$77-WindowsUpdate_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:EnableFileTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2432) $77-WindowsUpdate.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\$77-WindowsUpdate_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:EnableConsoleTracing
Value:
0
(PID) Process:(2432) $77-WindowsUpdate.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\$77-WindowsUpdate_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:FileTracingMask
Value:
4294901760
(PID) Process:(2432) $77-WindowsUpdate.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\$77-WindowsUpdate_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:ConsoleTracingMask
Value:
4294901760
(PID) Process:(2432) $77-WindowsUpdate.exeKey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\$77-WindowsUpdate_RASAPI32
Operation:writeName:MaxFileSize
Value:
1048576
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
0
Text files
1
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
828Cat.jpg.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\576px-Catting.jpgimage
MD5:5550738ED85E60534EB2A92CD4B06330
SHA256:1D5A938D3F066ADE33B44AB068F25B4242CD93F821C4E1076048D6D1F449FD6A
828Cat.jpg.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\$77-WindowsUpdate.exeexecutable
MD5:16BD9B497618025A7D84ED99266587C6
SHA256:BE036F9D723D01102D62E0545181EC42820E18D14EFE3B8670BB201D879F42CF
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HTTP(S) requests
2
TCP/UDP connections
3
DNS requests
5
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
2432
$77-WindowsUpdate.exe
GET
301
104.26.15.73:80
http://freegeoip.net/xml/
US
shared
2432
$77-WindowsUpdate.exe
GET
200
104.26.15.73:80
http://freegeoip.net/shutdown
US
html
23.3 Kb
shared
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
2432
$77-WindowsUpdate.exe
208.95.112.1:80
ip-api.com
IBURST
malicious
2432
$77-WindowsUpdate.exe
104.26.15.73:80
freegeoip.net
Cloudflare Inc
US
shared
2432
$77-WindowsUpdate.exe
50.19.252.36:80
api.ipify.org
Amazon.com, Inc.
US
malicious

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
ip-api.com
  • 208.95.112.1
shared
dns.msftncsi.com
  • 131.107.255.255
shared
freegeoip.net
  • 104.26.15.73
  • 104.26.14.73
  • 172.67.75.176
shared
api.ipify.org
  • 50.19.252.36
  • 23.21.109.69
  • 54.225.169.28
  • 54.225.195.221
  • 54.235.83.248
  • 54.235.98.120
  • 54.235.169.38
  • 174.129.214.20
shared

Threats

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4 ETPRO signatures available at the full report
No debug info