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Database Entry



QuasarRAT


Vendor detections: 8


Intelligence 8 IOCs YARA 14 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 78a881cbc86ce0458d8db0eae0c92a8e016537796ef3ab7928037f4a51d4ca2f
SHA3-384 hash: 20d511ac4afcf3b897b4cd593b54061dcfae7497515f526ebc1f1d4079d113875205e65faf10ceca6e8517d1a421a305
SHA1 hash: 73c2226a8592f0a729a837013d40e5b55ecb4415
MD5 hash: 07b8be238ea7e4d28ab60dd6c485f663
humanhash: nine-sweet-ink-low
File name:smokeweed.vbs
Download: download sample
Signature QuasarRAT
File size:3'190 bytes
First seen:2021-02-26 06:13:41 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Visual Basic Script (vbs) vbs
MIME type:text/plain
ssdeep 48:Y2O+d1AJcccx2pJD+Jg9JuJIJIJgOezAK2O+Gcccx2pJD+Jg9JuJIJIJgOg:VA7kK
Threatray 173 similar samples on MalwareBazaar
TLSH F661BE0576D84A00ACE102438CDD76F48D1578C51CA8EDF2B9B86E1FADB4A84B9E4BD8
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:QuasarRAT RAT vbs


Avatar
abuse_ch
QuasarRAT C2:
newss.myq-see.com

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
163
Origin country :
n/a
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a window
Launching a process
Sending a UDP request
Creating a process with a hidden window
DNS request
Sending a custom TCP request
Creating a file
Using the Windows Management Instrumentation requests
Sending an HTTP GET request
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Unauthorized injection to a system process
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
.NET source code references suspicious native API functions
Bypasses PowerShell execution policy
Creates an undocumented autostart registry key
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)
May check the online IP address of the machine
Multi AV Scanner detection for domain / URL
Potential malicious VBS script found (suspicious strings)
Queries sensitive BIOS Information (via WMI, Win32_Bios & Win32_BaseBoard, often done to detect virtual machines)
Sigma detected: MSHTA Spawning Windows Shell
Suspicious powershell command line found
VBScript performs obfuscated calls to suspicious functions
Writes to foreign memory regions
Wscript starts Powershell (via cmd or directly)
Yara detected Quasar RAT
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 signatures2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 358671 Sample: smokeweed.vbs Startdate: 26/02/2021 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 50 Multi AV Scanner detection for domain / URL 2->50 52 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->52 54 Yara detected Quasar RAT 2->54 56 6 other signatures 2->56 9 wscript.exe 1 2->9         started        process3 signatures4 62 VBScript performs obfuscated calls to suspicious functions 9->62 12 wscript.exe 1 9->12         started        process5 signatures6 64 Suspicious powershell command line found 12->64 66 Wscript starts Powershell (via cmd or directly) 12->66 15 powershell.exe 14 35 12->15         started        19 mshta.exe 25 12->19         started        process7 dnsIp8 38 104.21.234.56, 443, 49739 CLOUDFLARENETUS United States 15->38 44 Creates an undocumented autostart registry key 15->44 46 Writes to foreign memory regions 15->46 48 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 15->48 22 jsc.exe 15 2 15->22         started        26 conhost.exe 15->26         started        40 z.zz.ht 104.21.234.57, 443, 49730 CLOUDFLARENETUS United States 19->40 42 192.168.2.1 unknown unknown 19->42 32 C:\Users\Public\Datax.ps1, ASCII 19->32 dropped 28 powershell.exe 26 19->28         started        file9 signatures10 process11 dnsIp12 34 ip-api.com 208.95.112.1, 49746, 80 TUT-ASUS United States 22->34 36 newss.myq-see.com 154.16.67.107, 1999, 49747 AS40676US South Africa 22->36 58 Queries sensitive BIOS Information (via WMI, Win32_Bios & Win32_BaseBoard, often done to detect virtual machines) 22->58 60 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 22->60 30 conhost.exe 28->30         started        signatures13 process14
Threat name:
Script-WScript.Trojan.Heuristic
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2021-02-26 06:14:08 UTC
AV detection:
5 of 47 (10.64%)
Threat level:
  2/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:quasar spyware trojan
Behaviour
Modifies Internet Explorer settings
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
Enumerates physical storage devices
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Looks up external IP address via web service
Blocklisted process makes network request
Quasar RAT
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:Chrome_stealer_bin_mem
Author:James_inthe_box
Description:Chrome in files like avemaria
Rule name:CN_disclosed_20180208_KeyLogger_1
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects malware from disclosed CN malware set
Reference:https://www.virustotal.com/graph/#/selected/n120z79z208z189/drawer/graph-details
Rule name:INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_GENInfoStealer
Author:ditekSHen
Description:Detects executables containing common artifcats observed in infostealers
Rule name:Keylog_bin_mem
Author:James_inthe_box
Description:Contains Keylog
Rule name:MALWARE_Win_QuasarRAT
Author:ditekSHen
Description:QuasarRAT payload
Rule name:MAL_QuasarRAT_May19_1
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects QuasarRAT malware
Reference:https://blog.ensilo.com/uncovering-new-activity-by-apt10
Rule name:MSILStealer
Author:https://github.com/hwvs
Description:Detects strings from C#/VB Stealers and QuasarRat
Reference:https://github.com/quasar/QuasarRAT
Rule name:Quasar
Author:JPCERT/CC Incident Response Group
Description:detect QuasarRAT in memory
Rule name:Quasar_RAT_1
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
Description:Detects Quasar RAT
Reference:https://www.pwc.co.uk/cyber-security/pdf/cloud-hopper-annex-b-final.pdf
Rule name:Select_from_enumeration
Author:James_inthe_box
Description:IP and port combo
Rule name:Vermin_Keylogger_Jan18_1
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects Vermin Keylogger
Reference:https://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2018/01/unit42-vermin-quasar-rat-custom-malware-used-ukraine/
Rule name:WScript_Shell_PowerShell_Combo
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects malware from Middle Eastern campaign reported by Talos
Reference:http://blog.talosintelligence.com/2018/02/targeted-attacks-in-middle-east.html
Rule name:xRAT_1
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects Patchwork malware
Reference:https://goo.gl/Pg3P4W

File information


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

Malspam

QuasarRAT

Visual Basic Script (vbs) vbs 78a881cbc86ce0458d8db0eae0c92a8e016537796ef3ab7928037f4a51d4ca2f

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via e-mail attachment

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