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Database Entry



QuasarRAT


Vendor detections: 21


Intelligence 21 IOCs 1 YARA 4 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: a46bec2031259cff4135b985d533e9c0bdb175603d61f031c227103bbb002a7b
SHA3-384 hash: 4327972ea0f35963af02f00f7433ba23a1ac1825ee25d15ce9bd0fd8870b12001bd834fa997eec25718f15df51c847d5
SHA1 hash: 072633870bcb7b5f76eaad74a0a31ceb54038c11
MD5 hash: 905426cbc53f5a127addb0352997e974
humanhash: lactose-may-mars-ceiling
File name:WORDS.exe
Download: download sample
Signature QuasarRAT
File size:4'154'880 bytes
First seen:2026-02-25 20:55:51 UTC
Last seen:2026-02-25 21:32:12 UTC
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744 (48'817 x AgentTesla, 19'740 x Formbook, 12'286 x SnakeKeylogger)
ssdeep 98304:vjcADthjqXlbIaYs3da4986oss7ZE6bA2WmPIuQVsrb3h9LnXoSr:bbDthjkkaL3dae8TfEQopVsrLjYS
TLSH T1C31633682200C202C419567D95B1F7B8037C8DFFA911E227CFD4BCB7BABAB251E59257
TrID 73.9% (.EXE) Generic CIL Executable (.NET, Mono, etc.) (73123/4/13)
6.6% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
6.6% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (6522/11/2)
4.5% (.EXE) Win32 Executable (generic) (4504/4/1)
2.0% (.ICL) Windows Icons Library (generic) (2059/9)
Magika pebin
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:exe QuasarRAT RAT


Avatar
abuse_ch
QuasarRAT C2:
91.92.241.145:9792

Indicators Of Compromise (IOCs)


Below is a list of indicators of compromise (IOCs) associated with this malware samples.

IOCThreatFox Reference
91.92.241.145:9792 https://threatfox.abuse.ch/ioc/1742141/

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
2
# of downloads :
174
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
ID:
1
File name:
_a46bec2031259cff4135b985d533e9c0bdb175603d61f031c227103bbb002a7b.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2026-02-25 20:57:05 UTC
Tags:
auto-reg quasar

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Creating a window
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process
Restart of the analyzed sample
Creating a file
Сreating synchronization primitives
Creating a file in the %AppData% subdirectories
Launching a process
Enabling autorun by creating a file
Verdict:
Likely Malicious
Threat level:
  7.5/10
Confidence:
100%
Tags:
krypt obfuscated packed
Verdict:
Malicious
Labled as:
MSIL/GenKryptik_AGeneric.BVE trojan
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
exe x32
Detections:
PDM:Trojan.Win32.Generic HEUR:Backdoor.MSIL.Remcos.gen PDM:Trojan.Win32.Tasker.cust
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.spyw.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
.NET source code contains potential unpacker
Found malware configuration
Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier)
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
Installs a global keyboard hook
Installs new ROOT certificates
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Sample uses string decryption to hide its real strings
Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic
Uses schtasks.exe or at.exe to add and modify task schedules
Yara detected AntiVM3
Yara detected Quasar RAT
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
behaviorgraph top1 dnsIp2 2 Behavior Graph ID: 1875023 Sample: WORDS.exe Startdate: 25/02/2026 Architecture: WINDOWS Score: 100 40 twart.myfirewall.org 2->40 42 ipwho.is 2->42 50 Suricata IDS alerts for network traffic 2->50 52 Found malware configuration 2->52 54 Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule) 2->54 56 5 other signatures 2->56 11 WORDS.exe 3 2->11         started        14 Notepadbook.exe 2 2->14         started        signatures3 process4 signatures5 58 Uses schtasks.exe or at.exe to add and modify task schedules 11->58 16 WORDS.exe 4 11->16         started        60 Injects a PE file into a foreign processes 14->60 20 Notepadbook.exe 2 14->20         started        22 Notepadbook.exe 14->22         started        process6 file7 38 C:\Users\user\AppData\...38otepadbook.exe, PE32 16->38 dropped 48 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 16->48 24 Notepadbook.exe 3 16->24         started        26 schtasks.exe 1 16->26         started        signatures8 process9 process10 28 Notepadbook.exe 15 2 24->28         started        32 conhost.exe 26->32         started        dnsIp11 44 twart.myfirewall.org 91.92.241.145, 49693, 9792 THEZONEBG Bulgaria 28->44 46 ipwho.is 104.20.44.133, 443, 49696 CLOUDFLARENETUS United States 28->46 62 Installs new ROOT certificates 28->62 64 Hides that the sample has been downloaded from the Internet (zone.identifier) 28->64 66 Installs a global keyboard hook 28->66 34 schtasks.exe 1 28->34         started        signatures12 process13 process14 36 conhost.exe 34->36         started       
Verdict:
inconclusive
YARA:
5 match(es)
Tags:
.Net Executable Managed .NET PDB Path PE (Portable Executable) PE File Layout SOS: 0.14 Win 32 Exe x86
Threat name:
ByteCode-MSIL.Backdoor.Androm
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-02-25 20:56:22 UTC
File Type:
PE (.Net Exe)
Extracted files:
4
AV detection:
10 of 36 (27.78%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
quasarrat
Similar samples:
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:quasar botnet:spain2 discovery execution persistence spyware trojan
Behaviour
Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
Executes dropped EXE
Quasar RAT
Quasar family
Quasar payload
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
twart.myfirewall.org:9792
rency.ydns.eu:5287
wqo9.firewall-gateway.de:8841
code1.ydns.eu:5287
wqo9.firewall-gateway.de:9792
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
51c9d562e54c1db3b9ff9329eddda0e92e77043a4849183c5acf8bc142b40490
MD5 hash:
de0d1de886e25d7eb0a6581d46d177f4
SHA1 hash:
9a012667475a0ed6c4f0e8dbfbafbffc35a172ef
Detections:
SUSP_OBF_NET_ConfuserEx_Name_Pattern_Jan24
SH256 hash:
7e1ad413becb342eab79a517ed8a986d01ef6234248f837b5cce16df255cfcd5
MD5 hash:
fe6918a61784ffe8063e996735293a1e
SHA1 hash:
d4c22969c56656ac95227680eb1fe8d7d7d55bd8
SH256 hash:
286a1147424919ea410d54c1a8ba3c34a84183d483f3a4f4ad633aa85b35d1e8
MD5 hash:
46d54844306e6b43f04bfe4825ae87e1
SHA1 hash:
f26fc10c91c0bc589424560a38df41a768811257
Detections:
QuasarRAT cn_utf8_windows_terminal malware_windows_xrat_quasarrat MAL_QuasarRAT_May19_1 win_quasarrat_j2 win_quasar_rat_client INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_References_Browsers INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_GENInfoStealer INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_NoneWindowsUA MALWARE_Win_QuasarStealer
SH256 hash:
a46bec2031259cff4135b985d533e9c0bdb175603d61f031c227103bbb002a7b
MD5 hash:
905426cbc53f5a127addb0352997e974
SHA1 hash:
072633870bcb7b5f76eaad74a0a31ceb54038c11
Malware family:
QuasarRAT
Verdict:
Malicious
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YARA Signatures


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Rule name:NET
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:NETexecutableMicrosoft
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:pe_imphash
Rule name:Skystars_Malware_Imphash
Author:Skystars LightDefender
Description:imphash

File information


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Web download

QuasarRAT

Executable exe a46bec2031259cff4135b985d533e9c0bdb175603d61f031c227103bbb002a7b

(this sample)

  
Delivery method
Distributed via web download

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