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Database Entry



QuasarRAT


Vendor detections: 21


Intelligence 21 IOCs YARA 33 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 5cf7ddfa23907ed2b33c3dd5942345c9be45faf5dd2df832dbcf31a0eaeaad02
SHA3-384 hash: 85baee4202708aa40384a23ebb64b623e7f27178cfc1ee4619e96cb9347022bae392dcd8e4ca3f6905749b46fdfc0bdb
SHA1 hash: 282ba33a07220288997ea6b94eda9d277fa23963
MD5 hash: 5077f10dcc14b8b80cb2661042968cd4
humanhash: moon-helium-solar-colorado
File name:Client.exe
Download: download sample
Signature QuasarRAT
File size:356'352 bytes
First seen:2025-11-22 23:56:33 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (48'854 x AgentTesla, 19'783 x Formbook, 12'304 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 6144:2LNHXf500Mk/9Yabwbo8/Fzb7Ypx4ndaSYmmCgwa:Qd50g3bSDIxUdaSYmmCgwa
Threatray 744 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH T157749D1373A8E53BD1FD173AE43286140BB0D9C7B626E39F5A5856B96C133868E503B3
TrID 58.7% (.EXE) Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (73123/4/13)
13.2% (.EXE) Microsoft Visual C++ compiled executable (generic) (16529/12/5)
8.4% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
5.2% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
4.0% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
Magika pebin
Reporter Hexastrike
Tags:exe QuasarRAT

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
38
Origin country :
IE IE
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
ID:
1
File name:
Client.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-11-23 05:10:34 UTC
Tags:
quasar rat auto-reg evasion

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

Behaviour
DNS request
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Сreating synchronization primitives
Connection attempt
Sending an HTTP GET request
Launching a process
Setting a keyboard event handler
Creating a file in the %AppData% subdirectories
Creating a window
Creating a file in the %temp% directory
Running batch commands
Creating a process with a hidden window
Searching for synchronization primitives
Launching the default Windows debugger (dwwin.exe)
Creating a file
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process
Restart of the analyzed sample
Enabling autorun with the standard Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run registry branch
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-vm base64 byteguard fingerprint infostealer keylogger lolbin obfuscated obfuscated packed quasar rat reconnaissance runonce stealer vbnet vermin xrat
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2025-11-10T07:29:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2025-11-10T21:38:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Verdict:
QuasarRat
YARA:
16 match(es)
Tags:
.Net Executable Malicious Managed .NET PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout QuasarRat RAT SOS: 0.61 Win 32 Exe x86
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
PORT: aafraarania.ddns
CNC: aafraarania.ddns
Threat name:
ByteCode-MSIL.Backdoor.Quasar
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-11-10 12:26:39 UTC
AV detection:
31 of 37 (83.78%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:quasar botnet:afraa discovery execution persistence spyware trojan
Behaviour
Runs ping.exe
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
Program crash
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
Looks up external IP address via web service
Checks computer location settings
Quasar RAT
Quasar family
Quasar payload
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
aafraarania.ddnsking.com:19049
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
rat quasar_rat vermin Win.Packed.Generic-9829635-0 Qasar_Rat External_IP_Lookup VoidRat AZORult
YARA:
JPCERTCC_Quasar MALWARE_Win_QuasarRAT MAL_QuasarRAT_May19_1 Quasar_RAT_1 Quasar_RAT_2 Vermin_Keylogger_Jan18_1 Windows_Trojan_Quasarrat_e52df647 malware_Quasar_strings malware_windows_quasarrat win_quasar_rat_client
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
5cf7ddfa23907ed2b33c3dd5942345c9be45faf5dd2df832dbcf31a0eaeaad02
MD5 hash:
5077f10dcc14b8b80cb2661042968cd4
SHA1 hash:
282ba33a07220288997ea6b94eda9d277fa23963
Detections:
QuasarRAT
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:CN_disclosed_20180208_KeyLogger_1
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects malware from disclosed CN malware set
Reference:https://www.virustotal.com/graph/#/selected/n120z79z208z189/drawer/graph-details
Rule name:CN_disclosed_20180208_KeyLogger_1_RID3227
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects malware from disclosed CN malware set
Reference:https://www.virustotal.com/graph/#/selected/n120z79z208z189/drawer/graph-details
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:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_NoneWindowsUA
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects Windows executables referencing non-Windows User-Agents
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_GENInfoStealer
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables containing common artifacts observed in infostealers
Rule name:malware_Quasar_strings
Author:JPCERT/CC Incident Response Group
Description:detect QuasarRAT in memory
Rule name:MALWARE_Win_QuasarRAT
Author:ditekSHen
Description:QuasarRAT payload
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:NETexecutableMicrosoft
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:pe_imphash
Rule name:Quasar
Author:JPCERT/CC Incident Response Group
Description:detect QuasarRAT in memory
Rule name:quasarrat
Author:jeFF0Falltrades
Rule name:QuasarRAT
Author:ditekshen
Description:QuasarRAT payload
Rule name:quasarrat_kingrat
Author:jeFF0Falltrades
Rule name:Quasar_RAT_1
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects Quasar RAT
Reference:https://www.pwc.co.uk/cyber-security/pdf/cloud-hopper-annex-b-final.pdf
Rule name:Quasar_RAT_1
Author:@SOCRadar
Description:Detects Quasar RAT
Rule name:Quasar_RAT_1_RID2B54
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects Quasar RAT
Reference:https://www.pwc.co.uk/cyber-security/pdf/cloud-hopper-annex-b-final.pdf
Rule name:Quasar_RAT_2
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects Quasar RAT
Reference:https://www.pwc.co.uk/cyber-security/pdf/cloud-hopper-annex-b-final.pdf
Rule name:Quasar_RAT_2
Description:Detects Quasar RAT
Rule name:Quasar_RAT_2_RID2B55
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects Quasar RAT
Reference:https://www.pwc.co.uk/cyber-security/pdf/cloud-hopper-annex-b-final.pdf
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:Vermin_Keylogger_Jan18_1
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects Vermin Keylogger
Reference:https://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2018/01/unit42-vermin-quasar-rat-custom-malware-used-ukraine/
Rule name:Windows_Trojan_Quasarrat_e52df647
Author:Elastic Security
Rule name:win_quasar_rat_client
Author:Matthew @ Embee_Research
Description:Detects strings present in Quasar Rat Samples.
Rule name:xRAT_1
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects Patchwork malware
Reference:https://goo.gl/Pg3P4W
Rule name:xRAT_1_RID2900
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects Patchwork malware
Reference:https://goo.gl/Pg3P4W

File information


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