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Database Entry



QuasarRAT


Vendor detections: 16


Intelligence 16 IOCs YARA 25 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 288d31c7d357a129cf21143a30062144d41c899f44c0515b815caf31c4be14b1
SHA3-384 hash: a952ba588579283b922cb4903110c080b73ea57155f9e5ba2b582c6571e271bb9588978947a2fa2a876812426ecc2ca5
SHA1 hash: e2c28016de17d1aa1abd785e8a448ef48873b9ae
MD5 hash: 31e46a4b15b6ebb8e31385d97c949480
humanhash: hotel-moon-friend-nineteen
File name:288d31c7d357a129cf21143a30062144d41c899f44c0515b815caf31c4be14b1
Download: download sample
Signature QuasarRAT
File size:1'914'368 bytes
First seen:2025-08-14 11:56:20 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (48'657 x AgentTesla, 19'468 x Formbook, 12'206 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 24576:2j44fHyclOYM5NKij8QzO4lcHNF0tXZWLuyWf25CNV:2j4ASGOGqnXpyW1N
Threatray 109 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T19B950111B3F59206F1FF2BB9A8B216554B77B612993AD70F098C506C0FE7B909D107A3
TrID 62.2% (.RLL) Microsoft Resource Library (x86) (177572/6/26)
25.6% (.EXE) Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (73123/4/13)
3.6% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
2.3% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
1.7% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
Magika pebin
Reporter Neiki
Tags:exe Quasar QuasarRAT

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
55
Origin country :
DE DE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
backdoor.exe
Verdict:
Suspicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-08-14 11:49:40 UTC
Tags:
crypto-regex

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
99.9%
Tags:
vmdetect autorun quasar
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a window
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a file in the system32 directory
Launching a process
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-vm anti-vm cmd explorer hacktool lolbin obfuscated obfuscated packed packed packer_detected remote runonce threat update
Gathering data
Threat name:
ByteCode-MSIL.Hacktool.Aikaantivm
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-08-14 11:49:41 UTC
File Type:
PE (.Net Exe)
Extracted files:
4
AV detection:
23 of 23 (100.00%)
Threat level:
  1/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:quasar botnet:office04 execution persistence spyware trojan
Behaviour
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Uses Task Scheduler COM API
Drops file in System32 directory
Executes dropped EXE
Quasar RAT
Quasar family
Quasar payload
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
45.80.158.210:4782
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
red_team_tool rat quasar_rat backdoor backnet Win.Malware.Generic-9883083-0
YARA:
HKTL_EXE_AlKhaser_Jul_01 MAL_QuasarRAT_May19_1 malware_windows_quasarrat MAL_BackNet_Nov18_1
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
288d31c7d357a129cf21143a30062144d41c899f44c0515b815caf31c4be14b1
MD5 hash:
31e46a4b15b6ebb8e31385d97c949480
SHA1 hash:
e2c28016de17d1aa1abd785e8a448ef48873b9ae
Detections:
QuasarRAT
Malware family:
QuasarRAT
Verdict:
Malicious
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:Check_Dlls
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__API
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerCheck__QueryInfo
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DebuggerHiding__Thread
Reference:https://github.com/naxonez/yaraRules/blob/master/AntiDebugging.yara
Rule name:DetectEncryptedVariants
Author:Zinyth
Description:Detects 'encrypted' in ASCII, Unicode, base64, or hex-encoded
Rule name:Detect_PowerShell_Obfuscation
Author:daniyyell
Description:Detects obfuscated PowerShell commands commonly used in malicious scripts.
Rule name:FreddyBearDropper
Author:Dwarozh Hoshiar
Description:Freddy Bear Dropper is dropping a malware through base63 encoded powershell scrip.
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
Rule name:INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_Fody
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables manipulated with Fody
Rule name:Indicator_MiniDumpWriteDump
Author:Obscurity Labs LLC
Description:Detects PE files and PowerShell scripts that use MiniDumpWriteDump either through direct imports or string references
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_NoneWindowsUA
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects Windows executables referencing non-Windows User-Agents
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_SandboxHookingDLL
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects binaries and memory artifacts referencing sandbox DLLs typically observed in sandbox evasion
Rule name:MAL_BackNet_Nov18_1
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects BackNet samples
Reference:https://github.com/valsov/BackNet
Rule name:MAL_BackNet_Nov18_1_RID2D6D
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects BackNet samples
Reference:https://github.com/valsov/BackNet
Rule name:MAL_QuasarRAT_May19_1
Description:Detects QuasarRAT malware
Rule name:MAL_QuasarRAT_May19_1
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects QuasarRAT malware
Reference:https://blog.ensilo.com/uncovering-new-activity-by-apt10
Rule name:MAL_QuasarRAT_May19_1_RID2E1E
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects QuasarRAT malware
Reference:https://blog.ensilo.com/uncovering-new-activity-by-apt10
Rule name:Multifamily_RAT_Detection
Author:Lucas Acha (http://www.lukeacha.com)
Description:Generic Detection for multiple RAT families, PUPs, Packers and suspicious executables
Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:NETexecutableMicrosoft
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:pe_imphash
Rule name:RANSOMWARE
Author:ToroGuitar
Rule name:Skystars_Malware_Imphash
Author:Skystars LightDefender
Description:imphash
Rule name:Sus_CMD_Powershell_Usage
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:May Contain(Obfuscated or no) Powershell or CMD Command that can be abused by threat actor(can create FP)
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


The table below shows additional information about this malware sample such as delivery method and external references.

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 (GUARD_CF)high

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