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Database Entry



QuasarRAT


Vendor detections: 17


Intelligence 17 IOCs YARA 36 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: 85f74bb59ea8d264fe591a28814625269564a666e56b7647c7c18a8c2a3f3754
SHA3-384 hash: 83b449427bc1aaf8754046773f4696b226b4c1956564e01e0f29858e5fd00e9480385022ab6acc914ff297a90db4e748
SHA1 hash: ae4066094de9205aace581a4a68cdc59822045aa
MD5 hash: 9b13b6e400a8ddd9fb6d8c9f1aa75b11
humanhash: aspen-fruit-missouri-lamp
File name:85f74bb59ea8d264fe591a28814625269564a666e56b7647c7c18a8c2a3f3754.exe
Download: download sample
Signature QuasarRAT
File size:1'953'792 bytes
First seen:2026-10-14 16:11:51 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
imphash f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (49'272 x AgentTesla, 20'616 x Formbook, 12'394 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 49152:l2WEu7rRFirm+Nn42KK8i7Ltwa+VVaSz:l2WEwavNnoK8i7LtwbHJz
TLSH T1A095F150B3F68106F1BF2BB9A8B304490B77BA029A3AC35F499C906D1FA3751DE51367
TrID 59.5% (.RLL) Microsoft Resource Library (x86) (177572/6/26)
24.5% (.EXE) Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (73123/4/13)
5.5% (.EXE) Microsoft Visual C++ compiled executable (generic) (16529/12/5)
2.2% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
2.1% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
Magika pebin
dhash icon a46968f0f0e85192 (1 x QuasarRAT)
Reporter ShadowOpCode
Tags:exe QuasarRAT RGBLoader

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
170
Origin country :
IT IT
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
n/a
ID:
1
File name:
exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-10-14 19:01:59 UTC
Tags:
pulsar rat

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

Behaviour
Creating a window
Creating synchronization primitives
Connection attempt
Launching a service
Verdict:
Malicious
Threat level:
  10/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
anti-vm anti-vm base64 cmd entropy explorer fingerprint hacktool lolbin obfuscated packed privilege pulsar quasarrat reconnaissance runonce update
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
Backdoor_Win32_PulsarRat_AR_AMTB
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
First seen:
2026-10-10T10:44:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-10-16T00:25:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Gathering data
Threat name:
Win32.Trojan.Pulsar
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-10-10 15:09:50 UTC
File Type:
PE (.Net Exe)
Extracted files:
5
AV detection:
22 of 24 (91.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:quasar botnet:office04 module rat spyware trojan
Behaviour
Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Family: Quasar RAT
PulsaRAT library module
Quasar payload
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
192.168.1.158:1877
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
85f74bb59ea8d264fe591a28814625269564a666e56b7647c7c18a8c2a3f3754
MD5 hash:
9b13b6e400a8ddd9fb6d8c9f1aa75b11
SHA1 hash:
ae4066094de9205aace581a4a68cdc59822045aa
Detections:
QuasarRAT cn_utf8_windows_terminal INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_Fody INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_NoneWindowsUA INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_SandboxHookingDLL MAL_BackNet_Nov18_1 MAL_QuasarRAT_May19_1 malware_windows_xrat_quasarrat
Malware family:
PulsarRAT
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:Costura_Protobuf
Author:@bartblaze
Description:Identifies Costura and Protobuf in .NET assemblies, respectively for storing resources and (de)serialization. Seen together might indicate a suspect binary.
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:DotNet_RGB_Embedded_AssemblyLoader_Hunt
Author:ShadowOpCode
Description:Hunt .NET bitmap RGB extraction combined with embedded resources and assembly loading
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:hunting_generic_win_rat
Author:Ajin Deepak, AD2001
Description:Hunting RATS based on common patterns
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:Malware_PE_NET_KoiLoader
Author:Serhii Kocherhan
Description:Detects Koi Loader .NET executables packed with Confuser featuring specific mutex, assembly metadata, and unmanaged DLL imports
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:NET
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:NETexecutableMicrosoft
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:SUSP_Script_PowerShell_Hidden_Launcher
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Script (JS/VBS) lancant PowerShell en mode furtif - dropper frais MalwareBazaar
Reference:Veille fraicheur 2026-09-14 / cluster misses web
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:telebot_framework
Author:vietdx.mb
Rule name:VECT_Ransomware
Author:Mustafa Bakhit
Description:Detects activity associated with VECT ransomware. This includes registry modifications and deletions, execution of system and defense-evasion commands, suspicious API usage, mutex creation, file and memory manipulation, ransomware note generation, anti-debugging and anti-analysis techniques, and embedded cryptographic constants (SHA256) characteristic of this malware family. Designed for threat intelligence and malware detection environments.
Rule name:WIN_Malware_SalatStealer_ForgeAuto_542e717b
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects SalatStealer (pe, etat binaire)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_2ffc3572
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (pe, etat binaire)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_Unknown_ForgeAuto_ce8c5b46
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects Unknown (pe, etat binaire)
Rule name:WIN_Malware_XWorm_ForgeAuto_6b06c990_Extrait
Author:Marjoriefort
Description:Detects XWorm (pe, etat extrait)

File information


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