File name:

SpezxUpdatedcrack.exe

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/9a5e0c13-badd-4507-800d-8f1f8b96fba0
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 15, 2025, 15:59:55
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:
quasar
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows, 3 sections
MD5:

2158CC334AF36981797767F9E7E12FCC

SHA1:

148B02B45141A290A6EEBEEF9852D697166296EC

SHA256:

F59F1419B66E8FE259B74B801A7B03699BCF7C1A40C9F190A929FF270473C945

SSDEEP:

49152:K0EcsT90z2NkvSCmRf7uY1+DVlYZ+hHjGmt/3DgGpVI69j7JoOXOXVttg1zvjLoR:v2NkKCmRf7uY1+DVlYZ+hHaIDgbgFU

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  • MALICIOUS

    • QUASAR has been detected (YARA)

      • Client.exe (PID: 2692)
  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Starts itself from another location

      • SpezxUpdatedcrack.exe (PID: 4408)
    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • SpezxUpdatedcrack.exe (PID: 4408)
    • There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)

      • Client.exe (PID: 2692)
    • Connects to unusual port

      • Client.exe (PID: 2692)
  • INFO

    • Reads the computer name

      • SpezxUpdatedcrack.exe (PID: 4408)
      • Client.exe (PID: 2692)
    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • SpezxUpdatedcrack.exe (PID: 4408)
      • Client.exe (PID: 2692)
    • Checks supported languages

      • SpezxUpdatedcrack.exe (PID: 4408)
      • Client.exe (PID: 2692)
    • Creates files or folders in the user directory

      • SpezxUpdatedcrack.exe (PID: 4408)
    • Reads Environment values

      • SpezxUpdatedcrack.exe (PID: 4408)
      • Client.exe (PID: 2692)
    • Reads the software policy settings

      • slui.exe (PID: 728)
    • Checks proxy server information

      • slui.exe (PID: 728)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report

Quasar

(PID) Process(2692) Client.exe
Version1.4.1
C2 (2)10.0.0.114:4782
Sub_DirSubDir
Install_NameClient.exe
Mutexc9753698-a42e-4d78-9fac-db0f662ee0b1
StartupQuasar Client Startup
TagOffice04
LogDirLogs
SignatureJzapCPp2cNNmk8CBoQoXLdDmxzJbLkVes7L+QItIHvPqZlWiKknBJg3iBmOtbpe1wDqkz4HsGkwLVNEfWfOmvqM+JguK8NOQkRV3JMLlBzw/fCTeTgQ2clrj1jndxelbjjQ/0ZMbdXBIu40BSEDVy4nIYy6GLgo1WByovmArbPITwXg++1JZ7bXCCz8KYwGYnuo7yiXthPsMNOgEklG9IomL5PyU3xzGNgwpGQUgCKfxIGQMxD38PDu2P9MPTUDlOAA5HZRtrHxrTLbV+ddAQ8D1Hg2XzlTAhrJXVvLJnjqu...
CertificateMIIE9DCCAtygAwIBAgIQAItcNMA9k3YtEoWgPM6I4zANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQ0FADAbMRkwFwYDVQQDDBBRdWFzYXIgU2VydmVyIENBMCAXDTI1MDUxMzEyNDcyOFoYDzk5OTkxMjMxMjM1OTU5WjAbMRkwFwYDVQQDDBBRdWFzYXIgU2VydmVyIENBMIICIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAg8AMIICCgKCAgEApEfBiY9iHzQllkLah2d8UZQglL1jpmDqUyYsaxGp3/lbBCFsQyFAnCBs9ttuxqfmm4UPWugS...
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: 2023:03:12 16:16:39+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, 32-bit
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 8
CodeSize: 3261952
InitializedDataSize: 3584
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x31e40e
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
FileVersionNumber: 1.4.1.0
ProductVersionNumber: 1.4.1.0
FileFlagsMask: 0x003f
FileFlags: (none)
FileOS: Win32
ObjectFileType: Executable application
FileSubtype: -
LanguageCode: Neutral
CharacterSet: Unicode
Comments: -
CompanyName: -
FileDescription: Quasar Client
FileVersion: 1.4.1
InternalName: Client.exe
LegalCopyright: Copyright © MaxXor 2023
LegalTrademarks: -
OriginalFileName: Client.exe
ProductName: Quasar
ProductVersion: 1.4.1
AssemblyVersion: 1.4.1.0
No data.
screenshot
All screenshots are available in the full report
All screenshots are available in the full report
Total processes
124
Monitored processes
3
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
0

Behavior graph

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start spezxupdatedcrack.exe #QUASAR client.exe slui.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
728C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\slui.exe
svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Activation Client
Exit code:
0
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
2692"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exe"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exe
SpezxUpdatedcrack.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Quasar Client
Version:
1.4.1
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\roaming\subdir\client.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
Quasar
(PID) Process(2692) Client.exe
Version1.4.1
C2 (2)10.0.0.114:4782
Sub_DirSubDir
Install_NameClient.exe
Mutexc9753698-a42e-4d78-9fac-db0f662ee0b1
StartupQuasar Client Startup
TagOffice04
LogDirLogs
SignatureJzapCPp2cNNmk8CBoQoXLdDmxzJbLkVes7L+QItIHvPqZlWiKknBJg3iBmOtbpe1wDqkz4HsGkwLVNEfWfOmvqM+JguK8NOQkRV3JMLlBzw/fCTeTgQ2clrj1jndxelbjjQ/0ZMbdXBIu40BSEDVy4nIYy6GLgo1WByovmArbPITwXg++1JZ7bXCCz8KYwGYnuo7yiXthPsMNOgEklG9IomL5PyU3xzGNgwpGQUgCKfxIGQMxD38PDu2P9MPTUDlOAA5HZRtrHxrTLbV+ddAQ8D1Hg2XzlTAhrJXVvLJnjqu...
CertificateMIIE9DCCAtygAwIBAgIQAItcNMA9k3YtEoWgPM6I4zANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQ0FADAbMRkwFwYDVQQDDBBRdWFzYXIgU2VydmVyIENBMCAXDTI1MDUxMzEyNDcyOFoYDzk5OTkxMjMxMjM1OTU5WjAbMRkwFwYDVQQDDBBRdWFzYXIgU2VydmVyIENBMIICIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAg8AMIICCgKCAgEApEfBiY9iHzQllkLah2d8UZQglL1jpmDqUyYsaxGp3/lbBCFsQyFAnCBs9ttuxqfmm4UPWugS...
4408"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\SpezxUpdatedcrack.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\SpezxUpdatedcrack.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Quasar Client
Exit code:
3
Version:
1.4.1
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\spezxupdatedcrack.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
Total events
3 921
Read events
3 921
Write events
0
Delete events
0

Modification events

No data
Executable files
1
Suspicious files
0
Text files
0
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
4408SpezxUpdatedcrack.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\SubDir\Client.exeexecutable
MD5:2158CC334AF36981797767F9E7E12FCC
SHA256:F59F1419B66E8FE259B74B801A7B03699BCF7C1A40C9F190A929FF270473C945
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HTTP(S) requests
8
TCP/UDP connections
71
DNS requests
14
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
5376
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
2.19.11.105:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
whitelisted
5376
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
95.101.149.131:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
whitelisted
5376
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
2.19.11.105:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut_2010-06-23.crl
unknown
whitelisted
5376
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
2.19.11.105:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicTimStaPCA_2010-07-01.crl
unknown
whitelisted
5376
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
5376
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
95.101.149.131:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.2.crl
unknown
whitelisted
5376
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
95.101.149.131:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.1.crl
unknown
whitelisted
5376
SIHClient.exe
GET
200
95.101.149.131:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/Microsoft%20ECC%20Update%20Signing%20CA%202.2.crl
unknown
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
whitelisted
40.127.240.158:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
6544
svchost.exe
40.126.31.129:443
login.live.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
172.211.123.248:443
client.wns.windows.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
FR
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
2692
Client.exe
10.0.0.114:4782
unknown
3216
svchost.exe
172.211.123.248:443
client.wns.windows.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
FR
whitelisted
5376
SIHClient.exe
172.202.163.200:443
slscr.update.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
GB
whitelisted
5376
SIHClient.exe
2.19.11.105:80
crl.microsoft.com
Elisa Oyj
NL
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 40.127.240.158
  • 4.231.128.59
whitelisted
google.com
  • 216.58.206.46
whitelisted
login.live.com
  • 40.126.31.129
  • 20.190.159.129
  • 40.126.31.71
  • 40.126.31.0
  • 20.190.159.71
  • 20.190.159.130
  • 20.190.159.2
  • 20.190.159.128
whitelisted
client.wns.windows.com
  • 172.211.123.248
whitelisted
slscr.update.microsoft.com
  • 172.202.163.200
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 2.19.11.105
  • 2.19.11.120
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 95.101.149.131
whitelisted
fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
  • 52.165.164.15
whitelisted
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
  • 40.91.76.224
whitelisted
nexusrules.officeapps.live.com
  • 52.111.243.30
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
No debug info