| File name: | watchdog.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/281ba940-a460-45f1-8d57-faf594ec3cb5 |
| 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: | December 30, 2021, 11:33:22 |
| 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: | 772501B1E91B6837357D04E3A89B0707 |
| SHA1: | 350C0D1F76D3CE87E3B14B61844E6839218C63A2 |
| SHA256: | FE6DCEB9B9C770A385C65C6EF271552F0E9BEC34682ED894FA75022474C6B689 |
| SSDEEP: | 12288:x2+gDpyM3cG1uZQ5pKqsYw+88X4MxuYmEjJyhiGydCgDizFF15o4EMLJZVRMF:UbyMX1BpkR4XDxvjzcH8aHMF |
| .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) |
| 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: | 0xe2c6e |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| InitializedDataSize: | 3072 |
| CodeSize: | 921088 |
| LinkerVersion: | 8 |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| TimeStamp: | 2021:12:30 11:39:03+01:00 |
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
| Architecture: | IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386 |
|---|---|
| Subsystem: | IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI |
| Compilation Date: | 30-Dec-2021 10:39:03 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Signature: | PE |
|---|---|
| Machine: | IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I386 |
| Number of sections: | 3 |
| Time date stamp: | 30-Dec-2021 10:39:03 |
| Pointer to Symbol Table: | 0x00000000 |
| Number of symbols: | 0 |
| Size of Optional Header: | 0x00E0 |
| Characteristics: |
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Name | Virtual Address | Virtual Size | Raw Size | Charateristics | Entropy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.text | 0x00002000 | 0x000E0C74 | 0x000E0E00 | IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE, IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ | 7.3413 |
.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 |
Title | Entropy | Size | Codepage | Language | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5.22615 | 1171 | Latin 1 / Western European | UNKNOWN | RT_MANIFEST |
mscoree.dll |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
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| 332 | C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService | C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe | services.exe | ||||||||||||
User: NETWORK SERVICE Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Host Process for Windows Services Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 412 | "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /C vssadmin delete shadows /all /quiet & wmic shadowcopy delete | C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe | — | sdf51ewxzv24d54fg.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Windows Command Processor Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850) Modules
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| 468 | "C:\ProgramData\Decrypter.exe" | C:\ProgramData\Decrypter.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Chaos ransomware decrypter Exit code: 3221226540 Version: 1.0.0.0 Modules
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| 504 | "C:\Windows\system32\wbengine.exe" | C:\Windows\system32\wbengine.exe | — | services.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Microsoft� Block Level Backup Engine Service EXE Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 636 | "C:\ProgramData\Decrypter.exe" | C:\ProgramData\Decrypter.exe | cmd.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Chaos ransomware decrypter Exit code: 0 Version: 1.0.0.0 Modules
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| 876 | C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs | C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe | services.exe | ||||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Host Process for Windows Services Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 1260 | C:\Windows\System32\vdsldr.exe -Embedding | C:\Windows\System32\vdsldr.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Virtual Disk Service Loader Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 1284 | vssadmin delete shadows /all /quiet | C:\Windows\system32\vssadmin.exe | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Command Line Interface for Microsoft� Volume Shadow Copy Service Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 2080 | C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe | C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe | — | services.exe | |||||||||||
User: SYSTEM Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: SYSTEM Description: Microsoft� Volume Shadow Copy Service Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| 2132 | chcp 437 | C:\Windows\system32\chcp.com | — | cmd.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Change CodePage Utility Exit code: 0 Version: 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (3448) watchdog.exe | Key: | HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MuiCache\16C\52C64B7E |
| Operation: | write | Name: | LanguageList |
Value: en-US | |||
| (PID) Process: | (332) svchost.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\Nla\Cache\Intranet |
| Operation: | write | Name: | {4040CF00-1B3E-486A-B407-FA14C56B6FC0} |
Value: 5254006FB319 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3448) watchdog.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\watchdog_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3448) watchdog.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\watchdog_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3448) watchdog.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\watchdog_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3448) watchdog.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\watchdog_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ConsoleTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3448) watchdog.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\watchdog_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MaxFileSize |
Value: 1048576 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3448) watchdog.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\watchdog_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileDirectory |
Value: %windir%\tracing | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3448) watchdog.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\watchdog_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (3448) watchdog.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\watchdog_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2752 | watchdog.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sMZxbqVDZigh.exe | executable | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 3448 | watchdog.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\RemDir\watchdog.exe | executable | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 876 | svchost.exe | C:\Windows\appcompat\programs\RecentFileCache.bcf | txt | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2460 | sdf51ewxzv24d54fg.exe | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\amonglead.png.WNBE | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2752 | watchdog.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Logs\12-30-2021 | binary | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2460 | sdf51ewxzv24d54fg.exe | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\designedinternal.rtf.WNBE | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2460 | sdf51ewxzv24d54fg.exe | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\desktop.ini | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2460 | sdf51ewxzv24d54fg.exe | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\industrialsteve.rtf.WNBE | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2460 | sdf51ewxzv24d54fg.exe | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\designedinternal.rtf | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 2460 | sdf51ewxzv24d54fg.exe | C:\Users\admin\Desktop\industrialsteve.rtf | text | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2752 | watchdog.exe | GET | 301 | 104.26.15.73:80 | http://freegeoip.net/xml/ | US | — | — | malicious |
3448 | watchdog.exe | GET | 200 | 208.95.112.1:80 | http://ip-api.com/json/ | unknown | binary | 275 b | malicious |
2752 | watchdog.exe | GET | 200 | 104.26.15.73:80 | http://freegeoip.net/shutdown | US | html | 1.00 Kb | malicious |
2752 | watchdog.exe | GET | 200 | 54.91.59.199:80 | http://api.ipify.org/ | US | text | 13 b | shared |
2752 | watchdog.exe | GET | 200 | 208.95.112.1:80 | http://ip-api.com/json/ | unknown | binary | 275 b | malicious |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2752 | watchdog.exe | 104.26.15.73:80 | freegeoip.net | Cloudflare Inc | US | shared |
— | — | 193.161.193.99:57410 | MiguriChan-38804.portmap.io | OOO Bitree Networks | RU | malicious |
2752 | watchdog.exe | 193.161.193.99:40591 | MiguriChan-38804.portmap.io | OOO Bitree Networks | RU | malicious |
2752 | watchdog.exe | 193.161.193.99:28588 | MiguriChan-38804.portmap.io | OOO Bitree Networks | RU | malicious |
2752 | watchdog.exe | 193.161.193.99:38804 | MiguriChan-38804.portmap.io | OOO Bitree Networks | RU | malicious |
2752 | watchdog.exe | 193.161.193.99:57410 | MiguriChan-38804.portmap.io | OOO Bitree Networks | RU | malicious |
2752 | watchdog.exe | 193.161.193.99:45555 | MiguriChan-38804.portmap.io | OOO Bitree Networks | RU | malicious |
2752 | watchdog.exe | 193.161.193.99:46412 | MiguriChan-38804.portmap.io | OOO Bitree Networks | RU | malicious |
2752 | watchdog.exe | 193.161.193.99:59097 | MiguriChan-38804.portmap.io | OOO Bitree Networks | RU | malicious |
2752 | watchdog.exe | 193.161.193.99:22717 | MiguriChan-38804.portmap.io | OOO Bitree Networks | RU | malicious |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
ip-api.com |
| malicious |
freegeoip.net |
| malicious |
api.ipify.org |
| shared |
MiguriChan-38804.portmap.io |
| malicious |
Watapampa-57410.portmap.host |
| malicious |
badass3456-45555.portmap.host |
| malicious |
WingChun-40591.portmap.host |
| malicious |
Gabroader-30117.portmap.host |
| malicious |
Kurama98-28588.portmap.host |
| malicious |
parkour-46412.portmap.io |
| malicious |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
3448 | watchdog.exe | Potential Corporate Privacy Violation | ET POLICY External IP Lookup ip-api.com |
3448 | watchdog.exe | Potential Corporate Privacy Violation | AV POLICY Internal Host Retrieving External IP Address (ip-api. com) |
2752 | watchdog.exe | A Network Trojan was detected | ET TROJAN W32/Quasar 1.3/Venom RAT Connectivity Check 3 |
2752 | watchdog.exe | Potential Corporate Privacy Violation | ET POLICY External IP Lookup api.ipify.org |
— | — | 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 |