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Database Entry



QuasarRAT


Vendor detections: 16


Intelligence 16 IOCs YARA 26 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 2d8ad81473e833e8c5794950455ec2859d438345f839dd2124aefd2160b83b39
SHA3-384 hash: 2c941f67135f9ca2579cca79918e91be881aa6f3caf7ac310ea06bae818105d42008baf640d85ac91dd4e0c49f89c81d
SHA1 hash: af958537b6ec5a72af07a832debcb16494056b17
MD5 hash: 2a9a0f19068f0cbb8aade5e08694e6eb
humanhash: comet-wolfram-charlie-mirror
File name:file
Download: download sample
Signature QuasarRAT
File size:1'835'008 bytes
First seen:2026-03-12 16:33:32 UTC
Last seen:2026-03-12 16:36:30 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (48'842 x AgentTesla, 19'774 x Formbook, 12'296 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 24576:eg0iZSKxJzck+7eWBRwRR16zA0KKm77yviUSQaZaOwI55l2S62r9cGW/yFoBkkA4:eg0OTYj77wRGKKm77LrwCB6hqang
TLSH T12E85025073F58116F2FF2BB9A5B605464B77F913DA3AC75E0D4890AC2EA73409E603A3
TrID 63.0% (.RLL) Microsoft Resource Library (x86) (177572/6/26)
25.9% (.EXE) Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (73123/4/13)
2.3% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
2.3% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
1.7% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
Magika pebin
Reporter Bitsight
Tags:dropped-by-amadey exe fbf543 QuasarRAT


Avatar
Bitsight
url: http://158.94.208.7/files/8548282130/O43GJVa.exe

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
12
# of downloads :
155
Origin country :
US US
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
_2d8ad81473e833e8c5794950455ec2859d438345f839dd2124aefd2160b83b39.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-03-12 16:35:45 UTC
Tags:
auto-reg crypto-regex pulsar rat

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
97.4%
Tags:
vmdetect quasar emotet
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-vm anti-vm base64 cmd cscript explorer fingerprint hacktool lolbin mshta obfuscated packed privilege reconnaissance runonce schtasks update
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
Detections:
HEUR:Trojan-Banker.MSIL.ClipBanker.gen HEUR:Trojan.MSIL.Quasar.gen Backdoor.MSIL.PulsarRAT.sb PDM:Trojan.Win32.Tasker.cust PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic Trojan-PSW.MSIL.Agent.sb
Gathering data
Threat name:
ByteCode-MSIL.Hacktool.Aikaantivm
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-03-12 16:34:28 UTC
File Type:
PE (.Net Exe)
Extracted files:
4
AV detection:
18 of 23 (78.26%)
Threat level:
  1/5
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
quasarrat
Similar samples:
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
Enumerates physical storage devices
Executes dropped EXE
Quasar RAT
Quasar family
Quasar payload
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
45.88.186.189:4782
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
2d8ad81473e833e8c5794950455ec2859d438345f839dd2124aefd2160b83b39
MD5 hash:
2a9a0f19068f0cbb8aade5e08694e6eb
SHA1 hash:
af958537b6ec5a72af07a832debcb16494056b17
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


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Rule name:Check_Dlls
Rule name:cobalt_strike_beacon_detected
Author:0x0d4y
Description:This rule detects cobalt strike beacons.
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: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
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
Description:Detects QuasarRAT malware
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:pe_imphash
Rule name:Pulsar_RAT
Author:@bartblaze
Description:Identifies Pulsar RAT, based on Quasar RAT.
Reference:https://malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de/details/win.pulsar_rat
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)

File information


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Web download

QuasarRAT

Executable exe 2d8ad81473e833e8c5794950455ec2859d438345f839dd2124aefd2160b83b39

(this sample)

  
Dropped by
Amadey
  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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