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| File name: | watchdog.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/e12a878a-662a-455a-9221-3245a1bc4ab4 |
| 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: | January 24, 2022, 15:54:28 |
| 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: | 2D1CE0085B2BACDEEE133B187AC77F08 |
| SHA1: | AEB9689EE81D5CDFE01B76020B1636C4813B443A |
| SHA256: | E98675C098355AEA44178EC2FC8B22EAB92030B5F930FA94F8AF19DC7CC9937F |
| SSDEEP: | 12288:a3HUmmfCeeeElh5yRyIUoPRhIuYDCpj4kTHuVcrNHk0JymuTMVJ4odCE1KaGAzTn:a3HUTeMUocuqC6SJk+rTdtKlAz2THq |
MALICIOUS
Changes the autorun value in the registry
- watchdog.exe (PID: 1408)
- watchdog.exe (PID: 3252)
QUASAR was detected
- watchdog.exe (PID: 1408)
SUSPICIOUS
Reads the computer name
- watchdog.exe (PID: 1408)
- watchdog.exe (PID: 3252)
Checks supported languages
- watchdog.exe (PID: 1408)
- watchdog.exe (PID: 3252)
Starts itself from another location
- watchdog.exe (PID: 1408)
Creates files in the user directory
- watchdog.exe (PID: 1408)
- watchdog.exe (PID: 3252)
Reads Environment values
- watchdog.exe (PID: 1408)
- watchdog.exe (PID: 3252)
Executable content was dropped or overwritten
- watchdog.exe (PID: 1408)
Drops a file with a compile date too recent
- watchdog.exe (PID: 1408)
Executed via COM
- DllHost.exe (PID: 3936)
Checks for external IP
- watchdog.exe (PID: 1408)
- watchdog.exe (PID: 3252)
INFO
Reads the computer name
- DllHost.exe (PID: 3936)
Checks supported languages
- DllHost.exe (PID: 3936)
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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
| AssemblyVersion: | 6.1.7601.18010 |
|---|---|
| ProductVersion: | 6.1.7601.18010 |
| ProductName: | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System |
| OriginalFileName: | taskhost.exe |
| LegalTrademarks: | - |
| LegalCopyright: | © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. |
| InternalName: | taskhost.exe |
| FileVersion: | 6.1.7601.18010 |
| FileDescription: | Host Process for Windows Tasks |
| CompanyName: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Comments: | - |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| LanguageCode: | Neutral |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileOS: | Win32 |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 6.1.7601.18010 |
| FileVersionNumber: | 6.1.7601.18010 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| EntryPoint: | 0xe246e |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| InitializedDataSize: | 3072 |
| CodeSize: | 919040 |
| LinkerVersion: | 8 |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| TimeStamp: | 2022:01:02 05:54:47+01:00 |
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
Summary
| Architecture: | IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386 |
|---|---|
| Subsystem: | IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI |
| Compilation Date: | 02-Jan-2022 04:54:47 |
| Comments: | - |
| CompanyName: | Microsoft Corporation |
| FileDescription: | Host Process for Windows Tasks |
| FileVersion: | 6.1.7601.18010 |
| InternalName: | taskhost.exe |
| LegalCopyright: | © Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. |
| LegalTrademarks: | - |
| OriginalFilename: | taskhost.exe |
| ProductName: | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System |
| ProductVersion: | 6.1.7601.18010 |
| Assembly Version: | 6.1.7601.18010 |
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: | 02-Jan-2022 04:54:47 |
| 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 | 0x000E0474 | 0x000E0600 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 7.34437 |
.rsrc | 0x000E4000 | 0x00000944 | 0x00000A00 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 4.59768 |
.reloc | 0x000E6000 | 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 | 5.22615 | 1171 | Latin 1 / Western European | UNKNOWN | RT_MANIFEST |
Imports
mscoree.dll |
Total processes
37
Monitored processes
3
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0
Behavior graph
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Process information
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1408 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\watchdog.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\watchdog.exe | Explorer.EXE | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Host Process for Windows Tasks Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7601.18010 Modules
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| 3252 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\RemDir\watchdog.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\RemDir\watchdog.exe | watchdog.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Host Process for Windows Tasks Version: 6.1.7601.18010 Modules
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| 3936 | C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{76D0CB12-7604-4048-B83C-1005C7DDC503} | C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: COM Surrogate Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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Total events
1 239
Read events
1 195
Write events
44
Delete events
0
Modification events
| (PID) Process: | (1408) watchdog.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\16C\52C64B7E |
| Operation: | write | Name: | LanguageList |
Value: en-US | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1408) watchdog.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\watchdog_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1408) watchdog.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\watchdog_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1408) watchdog.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\watchdog_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1408) watchdog.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\watchdog_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ConsoleTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1408) watchdog.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\watchdog_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MaxFileSize |
Value: 1048576 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1408) watchdog.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\watchdog_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileDirectory |
Value: %windir%\tracing | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1408) watchdog.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\watchdog_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1408) watchdog.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\watchdog_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (1408) watchdog.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\watchdog_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileTracingMask |
Value: | |||
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
1
Text files
0
Unknown types
0
Dropped files
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3252 | watchdog.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Logs\01-24-2022 | binary | |
MD5:75C40467335CB5BFFB5A81534DFF946E | SHA256:0020B23A3F007A7BC7D943B5ED3BD9DBAF59D20DDC3EE9FF1AB57B294570C6E2 | |||
| 1408 | watchdog.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\RemDir\watchdog.exe | executable | |
MD5:2D1CE0085B2BACDEEE133B187AC77F08 | SHA256:E98675C098355AEA44178EC2FC8B22EAB92030B5F930FA94F8AF19DC7CC9937F | |||
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HTTP(S) requests
4
TCP/UDP connections
19
DNS requests
10
Threats
0
HTTP requests
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1408 | watchdog.exe | GET | 301 | 172.67.75.176:80 | http://freegeoip.net/xml/ | US | — | — | shared |
1408 | watchdog.exe | GET | 200 | 3.220.57.224:80 | http://api.ipify.org/ | US | text | 11 b | shared |
1408 | watchdog.exe | GET | 200 | 172.67.75.176:80 | http://freegeoip.net/shutdown | US | html | 1.00 Kb | shared |
3252 | watchdog.exe | GET | 200 | 208.95.112.1:80 | http://ip-api.com/json/ | unknown | binary | 256 b | shared |
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Connections
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1408 | watchdog.exe | 172.67.75.176:80 | freegeoip.net | — | US | malicious |
1408 | watchdog.exe | 208.95.112.1:80 | ip-api.com | IBURST | — | malicious |
1408 | watchdog.exe | 3.220.57.224:80 | api.ipify.org | — | US | malicious |
3252 | watchdog.exe | 208.95.112.1:80 | ip-api.com | IBURST | — | malicious |
3252 | watchdog.exe | 193.161.193.99:38804 | MiguriChan-38804.portmap.io | OOO Bitree Networks | RU | malicious |
— | — | 193.161.193.99:28653 | MiguriChan-38804.portmap.io | OOO Bitree Networks | RU | malicious |
3252 | watchdog.exe | 193.161.193.99:57410 | MiguriChan-38804.portmap.io | OOO Bitree Networks | RU | malicious |
3252 | watchdog.exe | 193.161.193.99:28653 | MiguriChan-38804.portmap.io | OOO Bitree Networks | RU | malicious |
3252 | watchdog.exe | 193.161.193.99:40591 | MiguriChan-38804.portmap.io | OOO Bitree Networks | RU | malicious |
3252 | watchdog.exe | 193.161.193.99:30117 | MiguriChan-38804.portmap.io | OOO Bitree Networks | RU | malicious |
DNS requests
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
ip-api.com |
| shared |
freegeoip.net |
| shared |
api.ipify.org |
| shared |
MiguriChan-38804.portmap.io |
| malicious |
Watapampa-57410.portmap.host |
| malicious |
Sorvillas-28653.portmap.io |
| malicious |
WingChun-40591.portmap.host |
| malicious |
Gabroader-30117.portmap.host |
| malicious |
Kurama98-28588.portmap.host |
| malicious |
Threats
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
1408 | watchdog.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | ET TROJAN W32/Quasar 1.3/Venom RAT Connectivity Check 3 |
1408 | watchdog.exe | Potential Corporate Privacy Violation | ET POLICY External IP Lookup api.ipify.org |
3252 | watchdog.exe | Potential Corporate Privacy Violation | ET POLICY External IP Lookup ip-api.com |
3252 | watchdog.exe | Potential Corporate Privacy Violation | AV POLICY Internal Host Retrieving External IP Address (ip-api. com) |
— | — | Potential Corporate Privacy Violation | ET POLICY DNS Query to a Reverse Proxy Service Observed |
— | — | Potential Corporate Privacy Violation | ET POLICY DNS Query to a Reverse Proxy Service Observed |
— | — | Potential Corporate Privacy Violation | ET POLICY DNS Query to a Reverse Proxy Service Observed |
— | — | Potential Corporate Privacy Violation | ET POLICY DNS Query to a Reverse Proxy Service Observed |
— | — | Potential Corporate Privacy Violation | ET POLICY DNS Query to a Reverse Proxy Service Observed |
— | — | Potential Corporate Privacy Violation | ET POLICY DNS Query to a Reverse Proxy Service Observed |
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