Analysis

  • max time kernel
    138s
  • resource
    win10v191014
  • submitted
    09-01-2020 02:05

General

  • Target

    lhuft.exe

  • Sample

    200109-pvvhk66ab2

  • SHA256

    7f90029d8bb4d49d1001a65f4d139f1a2b630b420e5caf4315e5d3da43d603b2

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

qakbot

Campaign

1577715876

C2

80.14.209.42:2222

207.237.1.152:443

74.96.151.6:443

137.99.224.198:443

172.221.45.151:443

71.30.56.170:443

184.191.62.78:443

73.195.20.237:443

173.3.132.17:995

71.88.220.181:443

64.19.74.29:995

47.23.101.26:465

208.126.142.17:443

66.214.75.176:443

75.97.151.96:995

45.45.105.94:995

71.226.140.73:443

45.45.105.94:443

24.229.245.124:995

76.180.69.236:443

Signatures

  • Qakbot/Qbot

    Qbot or Qakbot is a sophisticated worm with banking capabilities

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
  • Adds Run entry to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 18 IoCs

    SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Turn off Windows Defender SpyNet reporting 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 18 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 1 IoCs
  • Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\lhuft.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\lhuft.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4948
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\lhuft.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\lhuft.exe /C
      2⤵
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      PID:5000
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Tiepdci\idxcw.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Tiepdci\idxcw.exe
      2⤵
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      • Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
      PID:1008
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Tiepdci\idxcw.exe
        C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Tiepdci\idxcw.exe /C
        3⤵
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
        PID:984
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
        3⤵
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Adds Run entry to start application
        PID:2616
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe" /Create /RU "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" /tn gojzccx /tr "\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\lhuft.exe\" /I gojzccx" /SC ONCE /Z /ST 23:20 /ET 23:32
      2⤵
        PID:1816
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\lhuft.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\lhuft.exe /I gojzccx
      1⤵
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4504
      • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft AntiMalware\SpyNet" /f /t REG_DWORD /v "SpyNetReporting" /d "0"
        2⤵
        • Turn off Windows Defender SpyNet reporting
        PID:4560
      • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft AntiMalware\SpyNet" /f /t REG_DWORD /v "SubmitSamplesConsent" /d "2"
        2⤵
        • Turn off Windows Defender SpyNet reporting
        PID:4328
      • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft AntiMalware\SpyNet" /f /t REG_DWORD /v "SpyNetReporting" /d "0"
        2⤵
          PID:4680
        • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft AntiMalware\SpyNet" /f /t REG_DWORD /v "SubmitSamplesConsent" /d "2"
          2⤵
            PID:4628
          • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\SpyNet" /f /t REG_DWORD /v "SpyNetReporting" /d "0"
            2⤵
            • Turn off Windows Defender SpyNet reporting
            PID:4764
          • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\SpyNet" /f /t REG_DWORD /v "SubmitSamplesConsent" /d "2"
            2⤵
            • Turn off Windows Defender SpyNet reporting
            PID:4716
          • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Spynet" /f /t REG_DWORD /v "SpyNetReporting" /d "0"
            2⤵
            • Turn off Windows Defender SpyNet reporting
            PID:4420
          • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Spynet" /f /t REG_DWORD /v "SubmitSamplesConsent" /d "2"
            2⤵
            • Turn off Windows Defender SpyNet reporting
            PID:3880
          • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /f /t REG_DWORD /v "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Tiepdci" /d "0"
            2⤵
            • Windows security bypass
            PID:4296
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Tiepdci\idxcw.exe
            C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Tiepdci\idxcw.exe
            2⤵
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:4276
            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Tiepdci\idxcw.exe
              C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Tiepdci\idxcw.exe /C
              3⤵
              • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
              PID:3968
          • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /c ping.exe -n 6 127.0.0.1 & type "C:\Windows\System32\calc.exe" > "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\lhuft.exe"
            2⤵
              PID:4036
              • C:\Windows\system32\PING.EXE
                ping.exe -n 6 127.0.0.1
                3⤵
                • Runs ping.exe
                PID:4176
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              "C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe" /DELETE /F /TN gojzccx
              2⤵
                PID:4020

            Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Matrix ATT&CK v6

            Persistence

            Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

            1
            T1060

            Defense Evasion

            Modify Registry

            2
            T1112

            Disabling Security Tools

            1
            T1089

            Discovery

            Remote System Discovery

            1
            T1018

            Query Registry

            1
            T1012

            Peripheral Device Discovery

            1
            T1120

            System Information Discovery

            1
            T1082

            Replay Monitor

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            Downloads

            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Tiepdci\idxcw.dat
            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Tiepdci\idxcw.exe
            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Tiepdci\idxcw.exe
            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Tiepdci\idxcw.exe
            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Tiepdci\idxcw.exe
            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Tiepdci\idxcw.exe
            • memory/984-4-0x0000000002B70000-0x0000000002B71000-memory.dmp
              Filesize

              4KB

            • memory/1008-5-0x0000000002AF0000-0x0000000002B82000-memory.dmp
              Filesize

              584KB

            • memory/3968-9-0x0000000002830000-0x0000000002831000-memory.dmp
              Filesize

              4KB

            • memory/5000-0-0x0000000002B50000-0x0000000002B51000-memory.dmp
              Filesize

              4KB