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Database Entry



QuasarRAT


Vendor detections: 15


Intelligence 15 IOCs YARA 6 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 517a1f946ddd3d532ba53b7b0b8da56b05516415a75aca02de9844a054997c4d
SHA3-384 hash: 5966f1ab8720e6ac8e1b9999589936d876de0efe40a6287f93e37fe0fd9fbc21b8433e0e62f5e66ea60cabe4099b5b41
SHA1 hash: 87696fe93eb86d3af2a4f577d8ef63917e11b420
MD5 hash: 271832cf4f192b559c9e8171f9d22340
humanhash: low-massachusetts-bacon-hot
File name:271832cf4f192b559c9e8171f9d22340.exe
Download: download sample
Signature QuasarRAT
File size:10'986'128 bytes
First seen:2025-08-11 09:09:42 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 4cc73de8cd7c1f7f5369f4155bc01c8c (1 x QuasarRAT)
ssdeep 196608:1Jzp4NCRTYF5zt74O7S9fY+i7PylwjCCmaNKPQ/FzHT6:1Jz2zZ7SdAjdHT6
Threatray 22 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T188B6AE3093C6D1F6EE5E40761A35AF231B39AFB49370245D7EE058E9A2369247C37326
TrID 40.3% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
19.3% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
17.2% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
7.7% (.EXE) OS/2 Executable (generic) (2029/13)
7.6% (.EXE) Generic Win/DOS Executable (2002/3)
Magika pebin
dhash icon 2b4665c49c9c8043 (1 x QuasarRAT)
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:exe QuasarRAT

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
44
Origin country :
SE SE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
271832cf4f192b559c9e8171f9d22340.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-08-11 09:10:06 UTC
Tags:
auto-reg evasion crypto-regex

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.1%
Tags:
autorun dropper virus sage
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a window
DNS request
Connection attempt
Sending a custom TCP request
Sending an HTTP GET request
Сreating synchronization primitives
Launching a process
Setting a keyboard event handler
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
adaptive-context fingerprint invalid-signature krypt microsoft_visual_cc obfuscated signed
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Found malware configuration
Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier)
Installs a global keyboard hook
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample uses string decryption to hide its real strings
Sigma detected: Potentially Suspicious Malware Callback Communication
Sigma detected: Schedule system process
Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function)
Uses schtasks.exe or at.exe to add and modify task schedules
Yara detected Quasar RAT
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
4 match(es)
Tags:
Executable PDB Path PE (Portable Executable) Win 32 Exe x86
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Etset
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-08-07 02:17:58 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
4
AV detection:
19 of 36 (52.78%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:quasar discovery execution persistence spyware trojan
Behaviour
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Quasar RAT
Quasar family
Quasar payload
Verdict:
Suspicious
Tags:
n/a
YARA:
n/a
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
517a1f946ddd3d532ba53b7b0b8da56b05516415a75aca02de9844a054997c4d
MD5 hash:
271832cf4f192b559c9e8171f9d22340
SHA1 hash:
87696fe93eb86d3af2a4f577d8ef63917e11b420
Malware family:
QuasarRAT
Verdict:
Malicious
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YARA Signatures


MalwareBazaar uses YARA rules from several public and non-public repositories, such as YARAhub and Malpedia. Those are being matched against malware samples uploaded to MalwareBazaar as well as against any suspicious process dumps they may create. Please note that only results from TLP:CLEAR rules are being displayed.

Rule name:Check_OutputDebugStringA_iat
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:pe_detect_tls_callbacks
Rule name:PE_Digital_Certificate
Author:albertzsigovits
Rule name:Sus_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)

File information


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BLint


The following table provides more information about this file using BLint. BLint is a Binary Linter to check the security properties, and capabilities in executables.

Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_AUTHENTICODEMissing Authenticodehigh
CHECK_DLL_CHARACTERISTICSMissing dll Security Characteristics (HIGH_ENTROPY_VA)high
Reviews
IDCapabilitiesEvidence
COM_BASE_APICan Download & Execute componentsole32.dll::CLSIDFromProgID
GDI_PLUS_APIInterfaces with Graphicsgdiplus.dll::GdiplusStartup
gdiplus.dll::GdiplusShutdown
gdiplus.dll::GdipAlloc
WIN32_PROCESS_APICan Create Process and ThreadsKERNEL32.dll::OpenProcess
WININET.dll::InternetCloseHandle
KERNEL32.dll::CloseHandle
KERNEL32.dll::CreateThread
WIN_BASE_APIUses Win Base APIKERNEL32.dll::TerminateProcess
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryExW
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryW
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryA
KERNEL32.dll::GetSystemInfo
KERNEL32.dll::GetStartupInfoW
WIN_BASE_EXEC_APICan Execute other programsKERNEL32.dll::WriteConsoleW
KERNEL32.dll::ReadConsoleW
KERNEL32.dll::SetStdHandle
KERNEL32.dll::GetConsoleMode
KERNEL32.dll::GetConsoleOutputCP
WIN_BASE_IO_APICan Create FilesKERNEL32.dll::CreateFileA
KERNEL32.dll::CreateFileW
KERNEL32.dll::CreateFileMappingW
KERNEL32.dll::DeleteFileA
KERNEL32.dll::DeleteFileW
KERNEL32.dll::GetWindowsDirectoryA
WIN_REG_APICan Manipulate Windows RegistryADVAPI32.dll::RegOpenKeyExA
WIN_USER_APIPerforms GUI ActionsUSER32.dll::CreateWindowExW

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