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Database Entry



QuasarRAT


Vendor detections: 19


Intelligence 19 IOCs YARA 35 File information Comments

SHA256 hash: b8e35d21cd27c3f66b7e9dede80e2052299ffd45a7d160ac891277ff656dcb60
SHA3-384 hash: d319bd5d7482dc97f66fb8a5aa468692a1ef83538e02e31d64697262ae41598dca499421f415adee8b77dc03856dbe73
SHA1 hash: 0c51faf2333283295a3c7bfabe0f1e4dbbec3043
MD5 hash: 4a40df879786da0a244949fb0cf217b0
humanhash: wisconsin-washington-purple-pizza
File name:4a40df879786da0a244949fb0cf217b0.exe
Download: download sample
Signature QuasarRAT
File size:618'496 bytes
First seen:2025-02-26 18:08:55 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type:Executable exe
MIME type:application/x-dosexec
imphash 0ebb3c09b06b1666d307952e824c8697 (15 x RedLineStealer, 13 x LgoogLoader, 7 x NanoCore)
ssdeep 12288:Yuc9O5h9vWpoTlvwLbX/EZ+j8qGvSw1ZoQtYraa4uo968fXGDfJ6eIQFSr+AT0:Y99ofKMCLTK+jDH0rzuo0zDfJ6eTSr/0
TLSH T150D41212C5E48137E4E6337029FA16A31B34BCA56B28A3EF934565E98C367D1613C36F
TrID 82.1% (.EXE) Win32 MS Cabinet Self-Extractor (WExtract stub) (303567/2/11)
8.4% (.EXE) Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (31206/45/13)
2.8% (.EXE) Win64 Executable (generic) (10522/11/4)
1.7% (.DLL) Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (6578/25/2)
1.3% (.EXE) Win16 NE executable (generic) (5038/12/1)
Magika pebin
dhash icon e862eae6b692c6ee (3 x Azov, 1 x CoinMiner.XMRig, 1 x Worm.m0yv)
Reporter abuse_ch
Tags:exe QuasarRAT RAT

Intelligence


File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
455
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware family:
avemaria
ID:
1
File name:
4a40df879786da0a244949fb0cf217b0.exe
Verdict:
Malicious activity
Analysis date:
2025-02-26 18:13:57 UTC
Tags:
avemaria warzone rat quasar upx

Note:
ANY.RUN is an interactive sandbox that analyzes all user actions rather than an uploaded sample
Verdict:
Malicious
Score:
96.5%
Tags:
fynloski dropper virus
Result
Verdict:
Malware
Maliciousness:

Behaviour
Searching for the window
Creating a file in the %temp% subdirectories
Creating a process from a recently created file
Creating a window
Creating a file
Enabling the 'hidden' option for recently created files
Moving a file to the %temp% subdirectory
Replacing files
Launching many processes
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process
Unauthorized injection to a recently created process by context flags manipulation
Result
Verdict:
MALICIOUS
Details
Windows PE Executable
Found a Windows Portable Executable (PE) binary. Depending on context, the presence of a binary is suspicious or malicious.
Result
Threat name:
Detection:
malicious
Classification:
troj.evad
Score:
100 / 100
Signature
Antivirus / Scanner detection for submitted sample
Contain functionality to detect virtual machines
Contains functionality to inject code into remote processes
Injects a PE file into a foreign processes
Joe Sandbox ML detected suspicious sample
Malicious sample detected (through community Yara rule)
Multi AV Scanner detection for submitted file
Sample uses string decryption to hide its real strings
Tries to detect process monitoring tools (Task Manager, Process Explorer etc.)
Tries to detect sandboxes / dynamic malware analysis system (file name check)
Yara detected Quasar RAT
Behaviour
Behavior Graph:
Threat name:
Win32.Backdoor.Fynloski
Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2025-02-24 12:43:44 UTC
File Type:
PE (Exe)
Extracted files:
43
AV detection:
23 of 24 (95.83%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Verdict:
malicious
Label(s):
venomrat
Similar samples:
Result
Malware family:
Score:
  10/10
Tags:
family:quasar botnet:googleupdate discovery persistence spyware trojan
Behaviour
Checks processor information in registry
Enumerates system info in registry
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
Adds Run key to start application
Looks up external IP address via web service
Executes dropped EXE
Loads dropped DLL
Quasar RAT
Quasar family
Quasar payload
Malware Config
C2 Extraction:
192.168.1.101:80
Verdict:
Malicious
Tags:
stealer redline Win.Malware.Cyix-6914663-0
YARA:
detect_Redline_Stealer win_redline_wextract_hunting_oct_2023
Unpacked files
SH256 hash:
1cf2e04b329396ff50859cfae471914e5d48eeda6f8852a8d440049d9edc1708
MD5 hash:
d2ae5ac88fdc8860a4a2e40889f12648
SHA1 hash:
bc601212bb927a26fa6341df265066927d8b1aa4
SH256 hash:
a9cb9cc0c4522c15a9e4697836063cf1269dedd961c229f84d425375ebc38e18
MD5 hash:
c0de5fe1351ac284f80c665038c190a7
SHA1 hash:
ae3c6097ae349ea68b09965b2ed6c5946e216996
Detections:
QuasarRAT cn_utf8_windows_terminal malware_windows_xrat_quasarrat Quasar_RAT_1 Quasar_RAT_2 MAL_QuasarRAT_May19_1 Vermin_Keylogger_Jan18_1 xRAT_1 CN_disclosed_20180208_KeyLogger_1 win_quasarrat_j1 Quasar win_quasar_rat_client INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_GENInfoStealer INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_NoneWindowsUA MALWARE_Win_QuasarRAT
SH256 hash:
df3d56ec16ab0aa62127b45667ed0c77f08c80a43fba0cdf0a43fa64faba44b5
MD5 hash:
52ffc95139b59b0f38e727373eacfa63
SHA1 hash:
e0ce5d70a4a21dc7ae435efb2656687143a9e8f3
Detections:
ZxShell_Related_Malware_CN_Group_Jul17_2 CN_disclosed_20180208_Mal1 MAL_Nitol_Malware_Jan19_1 GoogleBot_UserAgent INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_NoneWindowsUA
SH256 hash:
b8e35d21cd27c3f66b7e9dede80e2052299ffd45a7d160ac891277ff656dcb60
MD5 hash:
4a40df879786da0a244949fb0cf217b0
SHA1 hash:
0c51faf2333283295a3c7bfabe0f1e4dbbec3043
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: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:Detect_PowerShell_Obfuscation
Author:daniyyell
Description:Detects obfuscated PowerShell commands commonly used in malicious scripts.
Rule name:detect_Redline_Stealer
Author:Varp0s
Rule name:golang_bin_JCorn_CSC846
Author:Justin Cornwell
Description:CSC-846 Golang detection ruleset
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
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:ditekshen
Description:QuasarRAT payload
Rule name:quasarrat_kingrat
Author:jeFF0Falltrades
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_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_Obf_Enc_Spoof_Hide_PE
Author:XiAnzheng
Description:Check for Overlay, Obfuscating, Encrypting, Spoofing, Hiding, or Entropy Technique(can create FP)
Rule name:UPXV200V290MarkusOberhumerLaszloMolnarJohnReiser
Author:malware-lu
Rule name:UPXv20MarkusLaszloReiser
Author:malware-lu
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:win_redline_wextract_hunting_oct_2023
Author:Matthew @ Embee_Research
Description:Detects wextract archives related to redline/amadey
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
Rule name:Zeus_Panda
Author:Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Description:Detects ZEUS Panda Malware
Reference:https://cyberwtf.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/panda-whitepaper.pdf
Rule name:Zeus_Panda_RID2AFB
Author:Florian Roth
Description:Detects ZEUS Panda Malware
Reference:https://cyberwtf.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/panda-whitepaper.pdf

File information


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BLint


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Findings
IDTitleSeverity
CHECK_AUTHENTICODEMissing Authenticodehigh
CHECK_DLL_CHARACTERISTICSMissing dll Security Characteristics (HIGH_ENTROPY_VA)high
CHECK_NXMissing Non-Executable Memory Protectioncritical
CHECK_PIEMissing Position-Independent Executable (PIE) Protectionhigh
Reviews
IDCapabilitiesEvidence
AUTH_APIManipulates User AuthorizationADVAPI32.dll::AllocateAndInitializeSid
ADVAPI32.dll::EqualSid
ADVAPI32.dll::FreeSid
SECURITY_BASE_APIUses Security Base APIADVAPI32.dll::AdjustTokenPrivileges
ADVAPI32.dll::GetTokenInformation
WIN32_PROCESS_APICan Create Process and ThreadsKERNEL32.dll::CreateProcessA
ADVAPI32.dll::OpenProcessToken
KERNEL32.dll::CloseHandle
KERNEL32.dll::CreateThread
WIN_BASE_APIUses Win Base APIKERNEL32.dll::TerminateProcess
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryExA
KERNEL32.dll::LoadLibraryA
KERNEL32.dll::GetDriveTypeA
KERNEL32.dll::GetVolumeInformationA
KERNEL32.dll::GetSystemInfo
WIN_BASE_IO_APICan Create FilesKERNEL32.dll::CreateDirectoryA
KERNEL32.dll::CreateFileA
KERNEL32.dll::DeleteFileA
KERNEL32.dll::GetWindowsDirectoryA
KERNEL32.dll::GetSystemDirectoryA
KERNEL32.dll::GetFileAttributesA
WIN_BASE_USER_APIRetrieves Account InformationADVAPI32.dll::LookupPrivilegeValueA
WIN_REG_APICan Manipulate Windows RegistryADVAPI32.dll::RegCreateKeyExA
ADVAPI32.dll::RegOpenKeyExA
ADVAPI32.dll::RegQueryInfoKeyA
ADVAPI32.dll::RegQueryValueExA
ADVAPI32.dll::RegSetValueExA
WIN_USER_APIPerforms GUI ActionsUSER32.dll::PeekMessageA

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