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Database Entry



QuasarRAT


Vendor detections: 20


Maldoc score: 30


Intelligence 20 IOCs YARA 5 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: c29ae3440fdedb73695e61c3b63cc272ead3850f4cb7d3c04599cd2531829eb8
SHA3-384 hash: 142d550dfb7f7f1893b7c0d32fd0c34e44e18431e04b14a23283e9f9f16ae259ffabde3e8c3f1260d7c0085fe9b99b69
SHA1 hash: 5fe217e9cf6aec139f64f759da3de19839607989
MD5 hash: bc0af2a0c2c42bd2ed7f6bdaf0b923a0
humanhash: massachusetts-pip-hawaii-october
File name:Comprobante.de.Transferencia.xls
Download: download sample
Signature QuasarRAT
File size:54'784 bytes
First seen:2025-09-27 12:53:13 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Excel file xls
MIME type:application/vnd.ms-excel
ssdeep 1536:1TFxEtjPOtioVjDGUU1qfDlaGGx+cL2QnAnVPQ5NnksWgr:5FxEtjPOtioVjDGUU1qfDlaGGx+cL2Q9
TLSH T19433C4A2F282E84AC61403344CDBDAD62736BC555F67834B3389F32F6F37A90C952616
TrID 46.5% (.XLS) Microsoft Excel sheet (alternate) (56500/1/4)
26.7% (.XLS) Microsoft Excel sheet (32500/1/3)
20.1% (.XLS) Microsoft Excel sheet (alternate) (24500/1/2)
6.5% (.) Generic OLE2 / Multistream Compound (8000/1)
Magika xls
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:QuasarRAT xls

Office OLE Information


This malware samples appears to be an Office document. The following table provides more information about this document using oletools and oledump.

OLE id
Maldoc score: 30
Application name is Microsoft Excel
Author of this document is oplup
File Format is MS Excel 97-2003
Container Format is OLE
Office document contains VBA Macros
OLE dump

MalwareBazaar was able to identify 16 sections in this file using oledump:

Section IDSection sizeSection name
1107 bytesCompObj
2244 bytesDocumentSummaryInformation
3208 bytesSummaryInformation
428267 bytesWorkbook
5521 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/PROJECT
6104 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/PROJECTwm
7977 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/Sheet1
8977 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/Sheet2
9977 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/Sheet3
107323 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/ThisWorkbook
115949 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/_VBA_PROJECT
121524 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/__SRP_0
13208 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/__SRP_1
14528 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/__SRP_2
15466 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/__SRP_3
16559 bytes_VBA_PROJECT_CUR/VBA/dir
OLE vba

MalwareBazaar was able to extract and deobfuscate VBA script(s) the following information from OLE objects embedded in this file using olevba:

TypeKeywordDescription
AutoExecWorkbook_OpenRuns when the Excel Workbook is opened
SuspiciousOpenMay open a file
SuspiciousWriteMay write to a file (if combined with Open)
Suspiciousadodb.streamMay create a text file
SuspiciousSaveToFileMay create a text file
SuspiciousShellMay run an executable file or a systemcommand
SuspiciousWScript.ShellMay run an executable file or a systemcommand
SuspiciousCreateObjectMay create an OLE object
SuspiciousShell.ApplicationMay run an application (if combined withCreateObject)
Suspiciousmicrosoft.xmlhttpMay download files from the Internet
SuspiciousChrMay attempt to obfuscate specific strings(use option --deobf to deobfuscate)
SuspiciousXorMay attempt to obfuscate specific strings(use option --deobf to deobfuscate)
SuspiciousHex StringsHex-encoded strings were detected, may beused to obfuscate strings (option --decode tosee all)code and P-code are different, this may havebeen used to hide malicious code

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
84
Origin country :
SE SE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
Transferencia.eml
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-09-26 14:27:43 UTC
Tags:
attachments attc-unc susp-attachments arch-doc evasion crypto-regex confuser

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
94.9%
Tags:
autorun office macro micro
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Sending a custom TCP request
Creating a window
Сreating synchronization primitives
DNS request
Sending an HTTP GET request
Creating a file in the %AppData% subdirectories
Searching for synchronization primitives
Creating a file
Launching the default Windows debugger (dwwin.exe)
Enabling the 'hidden' option for recently created files
Connection attempt by exploiting the app vulnerability
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process by context flags manipulation
Enabling autorun with the standard Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run registry branch
Sending a custom TCP request by exploiting the app vulnerability
Creating a process from a recently created file
Result
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
Legacy Excel File with Macro
Behaviour
BlacklistAPI detected
Document image
Document image
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
dropper macros macros-on-open
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Msoffice/malicious_confidence_100%
Label:
Malicious
Suspicious Score:
10/10
Score Malicious:
1%
Score Benign:
0%
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Details
Macro with Startup Hook
Detected macro logic that will automatically execute on document open. Most malware contains some execution hook.
Macro with File System Write
Detected macro logic that can write data to the file system.
Document With Minimal Content
Document contains less than 1 kilobyte of semantic information.
Shell.Application Object
Detected the instantiation of Shell Application object within the macro.
Macro Contains Suspicious String
Detected a macro with a suspicious string. Suspicious strings include privileged function calls, obfuscations, odd registry keys, etc...
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
xls
First seen:
2025-09-26T10:54:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-09-26T10:54:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Detections:
Trojan-Downloader.MSOffice.SLoad.sb HEUR:Trojan-Downloader.Script.Generic
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.expl.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Antivirus detection for dropped file
Antivirus detection for URL or domain
Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights)
Document contains an embedded VBA macro with suspicious strings
Document contains an embedded VBA with functions possibly related to ADO stream file operations
Document contains an embedded VBA with functions possibly related to HTTP operations
Document contains an embedded VBA with hexadecimal encoded strings
Document contains VBA stomped code (only p-code) potentially bypassing AV detection
Document exploit detected (process start blacklist hit)
Found malware configuration
Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier)
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Office process queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage)
PE file contains section with special chars
PE file has nameless sections
Sample uses string decryption to hide its real strings
Sigma detected: Suspicious Binary In User Directory Spawned From Office Application
Sigma detected: Suspicious Microsoft Office Child 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:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1785175 Sample: Comprobante.de.Transferencia.xls Startdate: 27/09/2025 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 57 www.vdsolidflowbins.buzz 2->57 59 vdsolidflowbins.buzz 2->59 61 14 other IPs or domains 2->61 73 Found malware configuration 2->73 75 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->75 77 Antivirus detection for URL or domain 2->77 79 14 other signatures 2->79 12 EXCEL.EXE 233 60 2->12         started        17 FramemHost.exe 2->17         started        signatures3 process4 dnsIp5 67 vdsolidflowbins.buzz 94.154.172.199, 443, 49689 LVLT-10753US Germany 12->67 69 part-0013.t-0009.t-msedge.net 13.107.213.41, 443, 49709, 49710 MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCKUS United States 12->69 71 osiprod-ncus-buff-azsc-000.northcentralus.cloudapp.azure.com 52.109.16.112, 443, 49687 MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCKUS United States 12->71 55 C:\Users\...\Comprobante.de.Transferencia.xls, Composite 12->55 dropped 97 Office process queries suspicious COM object (likely to drop second stage) 12->97 19 IYVVVXQ.exe 1 12->19         started        22 splwow64.exe 12->22         started        24 FramemHost.exe 17->24         started        26 FramemHost.exe 17->26         started        file6 signatures7 process8 signatures9 81 Detected unpacking (changes PE section rights) 19->81 83 Tries to detect sandboxes and other dynamic analysis tools (process name or module or function) 19->83 85 Uses schtasks.exe or at.exe to add and modify task schedules 19->85 87 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 19->87 28 IYVVVXQ.exe 4 19->28         started        32 IYVVVXQ.exe 2 19->32         started        34 WerFault.exe 24->34         started        process10 file11 53 C:\Users\user\AppData\...\FramemHost.exe, PE32 28->53 dropped 95 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 28->95 36 FramemHost.exe 1 28->36         started        39 schtasks.exe 1 28->39         started        signatures12 process13 signatures14 89 Antivirus detection for dropped file 36->89 91 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 36->91 41 FramemHost.exe 36->41         started        45 FramemHost.exe 36->45         started        47 conhost.exe 39->47         started        process15 dnsIp16 63 onanothertry.ydns.eu 196.251.83.163, 4799, 49711, 49713 SONIC-WirelessZA Seychelles 41->63 65 asesorarcolom.crabdance.com 198.251.83.164, 4898 PONYNETUS United States 41->65 93 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 41->93 49 schtasks.exe 41->49         started        signatures17 process18 process19 51 conhost.exe 49->51         started       
Verdict:
Malware
YARA:
5 match(es)
Tags:
adodb.stream ATT&CK T1564.007 Blacklist VBA Malicious Malicious Document microsoft.xmlhttp Office Document Shell.Application VBA Stomping WScript.Shell
Threat name:
Script-Macro.Trojan.Heuristic
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-09-26 14:14:49 UTC
File Type:
Document
Extracted files:
24
AV detection:
16 of 24 (66.67%)
Threat level:
  2/5
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
quasarrat
Similar samples:
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:quasar botnet:silver02 discovery execution macro macro_on_action persistence spyware trojan
Behaviour
Checks processor information in registry
Enumerates system info in registry
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of UnmapMainImage
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Program crash
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
ConfuserEx .NET packer
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Executes dropped EXE
Downloads MZ/PE file
Quasar RAT
Quasar family
Quasar payload
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
onanothertry.ydns.eu:4799
asesorarcolom.crabdance.com:4898
Verdict:
Suspicious
Tags:
n/a
YARA:
n/a
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.

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:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerException__SetConsoleCtrl
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:informational_win_ole_protected
Author:Jeff White (karttoon@gmail.com) @noottrak
Description:Identify OLE Project protection within documents.

File information


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