Malware analysis larp-exodus-main.zip Malicious activity

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File name:	larp-exodus-main.zip
Full analysis:	https://app.any.run/tasks/7cd88839-e6b3-4cb4-82b9-414243be5ba1
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. Malware Trends Tracker >>>
Analysis date:	March 29, 2025, 11:33:10
OS:	Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:	quasar
Indicators:
MIME:	application/zip
File info:	Zip archive data, at least v1.0 to extract, compression method=store
MD5:	8570C81C807180EC423404FB7908AE99
SHA1:	34287E0115DDE607C4A25AAEF771C762A591A6BD
SHA256:	BBA5F53C405C572979A2A250CE8883BA44C80ED31366D8E8A5447CC822A00C3B
SSDEEP:	98304:S2HlCAskP4fWOW3xXpS7CrW2uM/Cfru+UYBByuX2teJoHHrlvl/bjTCjcFuXsd6F:3ehgI2kLZXKtK8AVZjOC6q

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Launch configuration

Task duration:: 60 seconds
Heavy Evasion option:
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
- QUASAR has been detected (YARA)
  - ExodusLoader.exe (PID: 4112)
SUSPICIOUS
- Application launched itself
  - WinRAR.exe (PID: 1180)
- Process drops legitimate windows executable
  - WinRAR.exe (PID: 3020)
  - WinRAR.exe (PID: 1180)
- Reads security settings of Internet Explorer
  - WinRAR.exe (PID: 1180)
  - WinRAR.exe (PID: 3020)
- There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)
  - ExodusLoader.exe (PID: 4112)
- Connects to unusual port
  - ExodusLoader.exe (PID: 4112)
INFO
- Executable content was dropped or overwritten
  - WinRAR.exe (PID: 3020)
- Checks supported languages
  - ExodusLoader.exe (PID: 4112)
- Reads the computer name
  - ExodusLoader.exe (PID: 4112)
- Reads Environment values
  - ExodusLoader.exe (PID: 4112)
- Reads the machine GUID from the registry
  - ExodusLoader.exe (PID: 4112)

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No Malware configuration.

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TRiD

.zip	\|	ZIP compressed archive (100)

EXIF

ZIP

ZipRequiredVersion:	10
ZipBitFlag:	-
ZipCompression:	None
ZipModifyDate:	2025:03:09 03:04:06
ZipCRC:	0x00000000
ZipCompressedSize:	-
ZipUncompressedSize:	-
ZipFileName:	larp-exodus-main/

No data.

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Total processes

124

Monitored processes

Malicious processes

Suspicious processes

Behavior graph

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Process information

PID

CMD

Path

Indicators

Parent process

1180

"C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\larp-exodus-main.zip

C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe

—

explorer.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Alexander Roshal

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

WinRAR archiver

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

2096

C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -Embedding

C:\Windows\System32\slui.exe

—

svchost.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Microsoft Corporation

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

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

3020

"C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe" C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$DIa1180.31395\ExodusWallet.zip

C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe

WinRAR.exe

User:

admin

Company:

Alexander Roshal

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Description:

WinRAR archiver

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

4112

"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXa3020.31899\ExodusLoader.exe"

C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXa3020.31899\ExodusLoader.exe

WinRAR.exe

User:

admin

Integrity Level:

MEDIUM

Version:

1.4.1

Modules

Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\rar$exa3020.31899\exodusloader.exe
c:\windows\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\system32\bcrypt.dll

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Total events

4 336

Read events

4 320

Write events

Delete events

Modification events


(PID) Process:	(1180) WinRAR.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\ArcHistory
Operation:	write	Name:	3
Value: C:\Users\admin\Desktop\preferences.zip
(PID) Process:	(1180) WinRAR.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\ArcHistory
Operation:	write	Name:	2
Value: C:\Users\admin\Desktop\chromium_ext.zip
(PID) Process:	(1180) 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:	(1180) WinRAR.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\ArcHistory
Operation:	write	Name:	0
Value: C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\larp-exodus-main.zip
(PID) Process:	(1180) WinRAR.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths
Operation:	write	Name:	name
Value: 120
(PID) Process:	(1180) WinRAR.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths
Operation:	write	Name:	size
Value: 80
(PID) Process:	(1180) WinRAR.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths
Operation:	write	Name:	type
Value: 120
(PID) Process:	(1180) WinRAR.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\FileList\FileColumnWidths
Operation:	write	Name:	mtime
Value: 100
(PID) Process:	(3020) WinRAR.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\ArcHistory
Operation:	write	Name:	3
Value: C:\Users\admin\Desktop\chromium_ext.zip
(PID) Process:	(3020) WinRAR.exe	Key:	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\WinRAR\ArcHistory
Operation:	write	Name:	2
Value: C:\Users\admin\Desktop\omni_23_10_2024_.zip

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Executable files

Suspicious files

Text files

Unknown types

Dropped files

PID	Process	Filename		Type
3020	WinRAR.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXa3020.31899\MicroCom.Runtime.dll		executable
		MD5:C27B01D179AB856B42E910496FE749F9	SHA256:59839E18E46B06AB23B633944AE3C3B552A300C5DA389DA870DFA980BCEF93C1
3020	WinRAR.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXa3020.31899\ReactiveUI.Fody.Helpers.dll		executable
		MD5:2276DC006B3C86F136CAC75E73EA0756	SHA256:184BB1A17A1F30C38BD039FF776C3C6FE7A3F680A2B30D8785D3FF90E5FBD14E
3020	WinRAR.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXa3020.31899\Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp.dll		executable
		MD5:808F5815F7E3B7092924F6C58C38A212	SHA256:AD26FBE3B2DDE93520C5425F74EA3D17AFF2EE045C659455F5172181B890A726
3020	WinRAR.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXa3020.31899\cs\Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.resources.dll		executable
		MD5:E98E218B28C34B4C863C23B99C0419CB	SHA256:3F01D8BD84718F05E6CFCF1396F11B91B11FA93E5E9B07B2236E0D1E7E8C16D5
3020	WinRAR.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXa3020.31899\Newtonsoft.Json.dll		executable
		MD5:ADF3E3EECDE20B7C9661E9C47106A14A	SHA256:22C649F75FCE5BE7C7CCDA8880473B634EF69ECF33F5D1AB8AD892CAF47D5A07
3020	WinRAR.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXa3020.31899\Tmds.DBus.Protocol.dll		executable
		MD5:492783813953BF82E43C2083BF262A7C	SHA256:6A38C93A728FA33DD1EE35EA5E12EBEF9E9365C2A550D2A1C3D54E46DF8594BA
3020	WinRAR.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXa3020.31899\ReactiveUI.dll		executable
		MD5:CB35EE743A0D1CB032849A15824F3EB1	SHA256:620B8AEB14CDD6143D3FCB5273AF510CD898E50B08B6DD717BA124EB64E77BB5
3020	WinRAR.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXa3020.31899\Splat.dll		executable
		MD5:5378F7B03620F7ED4275AC5D73FB86C0	SHA256:626E82D8797EAE368DC11347DF2425D3F9860FCA8BA52DF741139895DFFA92A5
3020	WinRAR.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXa3020.31899\SkiaSharp.dll		executable
		MD5:7431676C90A5D584D50C8F209DEA9DFD	SHA256:6C38973434C742D65A0E2B82C6F5471E53EA1D85FB0CA058274ECD4F7D51B839
3020	WinRAR.exe	C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXa3020.31899\Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Scripting.dll		executable
		MD5:F8485604C7AF6A2FD52A49DB2CBD6629	SHA256:14AFC4797218A849C71E88760DE14D5AA4EB25EA0F8CE0C6CAC693BAC681B539

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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
—	—	GET	200	23.48.23.156:80	http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
4120	SIHClient.exe	GET	200	184.30.21.171:80	http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Secure%20Server%20CA%202.1.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted
4120	SIHClient.exe	GET	200	184.30.21.171:80	http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Product%20Root%20Certificate%20Authority%202018.crl	unknown	—	—	whitelisted

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Connections

PID	Process	IP	Domain	ASN	CN	Reputation
4	System	192.168.100.255:137	—	—	—	whitelisted
—	—	51.124.78.146:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	NL	whitelisted
—	—	23.48.23.156:80	crl.microsoft.com	Akamai International B.V.	DE	whitelisted
4	System	192.168.100.255:138	—	—	—	whitelisted
2104	svchost.exe	51.124.78.146:443	settings-win.data.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	NL	whitelisted
3216	svchost.exe	20.198.162.78:443	client.wns.windows.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	SG	whitelisted
4112	ExodusLoader.exe	195.177.94.58:7000	—	WINDSTREAM	US	malicious
4120	SIHClient.exe	20.12.23.50:443	slscr.update.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	US	whitelisted
4120	SIHClient.exe	184.30.21.171:80	www.microsoft.com	AKAMAI-AS	DE	whitelisted
4120	SIHClient.exe	20.3.187.198:443	fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com	MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK	US	whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain	IP	Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com	51.124.78.146	whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com	23.48.23.156 23.48.23.143	whitelisted
google.com	216.58.206.78	whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com	20.198.162.78	whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com	20.12.23.50	whitelisted
www.microsoft.com	184.30.21.171	whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com	20.3.187.198	whitelisted
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com	20.83.72.98	whitelisted

Threats

PID	Process	Class	Message
4112	ExodusLoader.exe	Misc Attack	ET DROP Spamhaus DROP Listed Traffic Inbound group 37

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General Info

larp-exodus-main.zip

8570C81C807180EC423404FB7908AE99

34287E0115DDE607C4A25AAEF771C762A591A6BD

BBA5F53C405C572979A2A250CE8883BA44C80ED31366D8E8A5447CC822A00C3B

98304:S2HlCAskP4fWOW3xXpS7CrW2uM/Cfru+UYBByuX2teJoHHrlvl/bjTCjcFuXsd6F:3ehgI2kLZXKtK8AVZjOC6q

Software environment set and analysis options

Launch configuration

Software preset

Hotfixes

Behavior activities

MALICIOUS

QUASAR has been detected (YARA)

SUSPICIOUS

Application launched itself

Process drops legitimate windows executable

Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)

Connects to unusual port

INFO

Executable content was dropped or overwritten

Checks supported languages

Reads the computer name

Reads Environment values

Reads the machine GUID from the registry

Malware configuration

Static information

TRiD

EXIF

ZIP

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